BBC walkout causes widespread disruption to radio and television but where are all the strikers? Despite the apparent low turn out Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, said there had been rock solid support for the strike from the 4,000 members of the union. She said that many of the picket lines looked smaller because they were on a rota and that at least 100 people had attended Broadcasting House throughout the day. "There has been really significant numbers," she said. It is absolute nonsense to say there has been little support. But she admitted that many of the 8,000-strong staff in journalism would have stayed at home to avoid the expense of travelling to work. Angie Bray, Conservative MP for Ealing, and member of Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Select committee, said that the low active turnout demonstrated the weak support. "Even though it has been disruptive to programming there doesn't seem to be an actual support when you look at the picket lines," she said. It is hardly Wapping all over again. It is a damp squib when you consider how many people turned up to show their support. I suspect because it's a nice day, it's school holidays and it's a Monday many people have taken the opportunity to extend their weekend. This is not like the strikes of old. They have even said that they only want to highlight the issue, not reverse it. New Broadcasting House in central London (AFP) According to the union the "overwhelming majority" of the BBC's 4,000-plus NUJ members are taking part in the action, which has seen radio and television schedules disrupted today. According to the NUJ picket lines have been set up in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast among other places. BBC staff in other countries have also joined in the strike and a picket line has been set up in Turkey. TV news was also hit by the 24-hour walkout by members of the National Union of Journalists in protest at compulsory redundancies. Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary, led journalists out of the building at the BBC's central London studios at midnight at the start of the walkout. Picket lines were mounted outside BBC studios and offices across the UK and the union said the strike was being well supported. The Today programme was not broadcast at its usual time of 6am and instead repeats of other factual programmes were played alongside news bulletins. Ms Stanistreet said: "NUJ members across the BBC are taking action to defend jobs and quality journalism at the corporation.