BBC Newsroom Live
| BBC Newsroom Live | |
|---|---|
 Final title card, used in 2019 to 2020. | |
| Created by | BBC News |
| Presented by | Joanna Gosling Martine Croxall Shaun Ley |
| Theme music composer | David Lowe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio E,Broadcasting House,London2016-present |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 2 Hours |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC News |
| Release | 21 March 2016– 24 April 2021 |
| Related | |
| BBC Breakfast BBC News at One BBC News at Five BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Weekend News | |
BBC Newsroom Liveis a news and current affairs programme that was broadcast on the BBC News Channel and BBC Two. It was broadcast from 11:00 to 13:00 and was followed by theBBC News at Oneusually withSophie RaworthorKate Silverton.The first programme was broadcast on the BBC News Channel on 21 March 2016 presented byJoanna Gosling.The main presenters included Gosling,Annita McVeighand formerlyCarrie Gracie.The programme's motto is "Stay up to date on the day's top stories, with the latest breaking news as it happens."[1][2]During theCOVID-19 pandemic,Joanna Goslingpresented Monday-Wednesday withMartine Croxallpresenting Thursday-Friday but other presenters presented as relief.
Since 2020, the news programme at this slot no longer carries the nameNewsroom Live,but simply branded a genericBBC Newsbulletin.
On 24 April 2021, theBBCrolled out a new repetitive presenting rota for the newsreaders - lasting for 4 weeks before it starts again.[3]
Presenters
[edit]| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Joanna Gosling | Joanna Gosling | Joanna Gosling | Joanna Gosling |
| Tuesday | Joanna Gosling | Annita McVeigh | Joanna Gosling | Joanna Gosling |
| Wednesday | Joanna Gosling | Annita McVeigh | Joanna Gosling | Annita McVeigh |
| Thursday | Joanna Gosling | Annita McVeigh | Martine Croxall | Geeta Guru-Murthy |
| Friday | Annita McVeigh | Joanna Gosling | Martine Croxall | Annita McVeigh |
Relief presenters includeKasia Madera,Tim Wilcox,Geeta Guru-Murthy,Luxmy Gopal,Martine Croxall,Ben Thompson andLukwesa Burak.
Former presenters
[edit]Maxine Mawhinney(relief 2016-2017)
Carrie Gracie(2016-2020)
References
[edit]- ^"BBC Newsroom Live".BBC.
- ^"BBC News channel to merge its two paper reviews into one extended show".The Guardian.15 March 2016.
- ^@AnnitaBBC (24 April 2021)."Good morning #Saturdaynewsroom - not the time of week you normally expect to see me on your screens but you'll see all the regular News Channel presenters a little more at weekends from now on, as well as our weekday slots. On air today from 10BST @BBCNews @BBCWorld"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
