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End of the year...

Peter Rippon | 16:04 UK time, Friday, 19 December 2008

From new Newsnight editor Peter Rippon:

Dear Viewers,

My Newsnight career is now three weeks old and we are about to disappear for a Christmas break. My arrival has come in the middle of a great run for the programme. We have delivered some record audiences. I have to admit it has little to do with me. The economic crisis has seen audiences to pretty much all ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ News programmes, on all indicators, spiking sharply in a way not seen since September 11th 2001.

If I had to pick one non-economic item we have done it would have to be . The three contributors say they have had a huge response from friends and colleagues. If you have some iPlayer time I would strongly recommend it or you can .

is looking at the cultural highlights of the year this evening. Let us know yours or you can . Personally on TV I would go for Mad Men or maybe Damages. At the cinema it will have to be Kung Fu Panda as it is the only thing I got to see.

Next year on Newsnight there will be and possibly the . The website is also getting a revamp and over Christmas the technicians will be making a change to the Newsnight set. See if you can spot what it is...

Peter Rippon

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