Those numbers are increasing, with 5, 000 Syrians crossing borders each day, according to Adrian Edwards, a spokesman for the U.N.

CNN: Syrian army in Homs is showing strains of war

But younger presenters including the BBC's Brummie Adrian Chiles and Welsh Huw Edwards have not had to go all Chumley -Warner to get ahead in the game.

BBC: By BBC News Online's Liz Doig