<text>  Emily Maitliss outfit on Newsnight on Wednesday complete with spotty tie, waistcoat and rolled up shirt sleeves - sparked discussion among viewers . It is meant to be BBC televisions flagship current affairs programme. But, for some, Newsnight appeared to be more reminiscent of school-set comedy St Trinians. Emily Maitliss outfit on Wednesday night complete with spotty tie, waistcoat and rolled up shirt sleeves raised more than a few eyebrows on social networking site Twitter. The BBC2 programme was watched by 830,000 people but it was the 44-year-olds unusual outfit choice that sparked discussion and drew attention away from what was meant to be the programmes top story. The leading segment was intended as a serious discussion about the announcement by the BBC that Jeremy Clarksons contract would not be renewed following a fracas with producer Oisin Tymon. Miss Maitlis interviewed Alan Yentob, the BBCs creative director and presenter of arts show Imagine, about the decision. Mr Yentobs remarks on the programme were also criticised as elitist. One viewer tweeted: Why is Emily Maitlis dressed as if she has escaped from the sets of St Trinians, refusing to play the extra. Another added: Of course we all adore Emily Maitlis almost as much as she adores herself but isnt the ravaged St Trinians schoolgirl look a tad de trop? A third wrote: Emily Maitlis is wearing a strange outfit this eve, part off duty city boy, part pirate. This is not the first time the journalists wardrobe has drawn comments. In 2012, she was compared to a Sontaran an alien from Doctor Who after anchoring BBC News while wearing an unconventional collar. She was also once criticised for her numerous costume changes while presenting a documentary about the social networking site Facebook. Scroll down for video . Viewers compared Emily Maitliss outfit to that of a St Trinian schoolgirl as depicted in the 2007 hit film, above It is not the first time the journalists wardrobe has drawn comments. In 2012, she was compared to a Sontaran an alien from Doctor Who right after anchoring BBC News while wearing an unconventional collar left 