We don't know who or what prompted the Newsnight team to suddenly develop a sense of humour, but we can't say we don't like it. The BBC decided to celebrate the fact that Sesame Street favourites Cookie Monster and Elmo are set to feature in a series of shows for their childrens programming, and gave Emily Maitlis the exclusive first interview with Cookie Monster.
Can't see Primetime ever pulling this kind of move.
