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Newshour

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Newshour
GenreNews, current events, and factual
Running time60 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC World Service
Hosted byJames Coomarasamy
Lyse Doucet
Tim Franks
James Menendez
Andrew Peach
Rebecca Kesby
Recording studioBroadcasting House
Original release1988 –
present
Websitehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnk

Newshour is BBC World Service's flagship international news and current affairs radio programme, which is broadcast twice daily: weekdays at 1400, weekends at 1300 and nightly at 2100 (UK time). There is also an additional online programme at 20:00 on weekdays. Occasionally the programme can run for three hours during major breaking stories such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Each edition lasts one hour. It consists of news bulletins on the hour and half hour, international interviews and in-depth reports of world news. The BBC World Service considers it one of their most important programmes. In 2011, it was kept as one of four key outlets, despite severe cutbacks. It is also broadcast in the United States on various American Public Media stations. Most prominently, WNYC simulcasts the programme's afternoon edition on weekdays, and the nightly edition on weekends.[1] The programme is broadcast live from Broadcasting House in London. It covers the major news of the day, often interviewing heads of state and government ministers.

History

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The programme was first broadcast in October 1988.[2] Originally broadcast in a single timeslot at 2200 UTC, World Service planners responded to listener demand in April, 1991 by expanding to a two timeslot schedule at 1300 and 2100 UTC.[3] In January 1992 under the Directorship of John Tusa, who had received increased funding from the Foreign Office,[4] Newshour added a third timeslot at 0500 UTC to serve listeners in the Americas.[5] Later budget cuts eventually caused the elimination of the 0500 broadcast, and Newshour reverted to the present twice per day schedule.

Presenters

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Current

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Years Presenter Current role
2010–present James Coomarasamy Main presenter
1999–present Lyse Doucet
2012–present Tim Franks
?–present James Menendez
2013–present Andrew Peach
?–present Rebecca Kesby
2023-present Nuala McGovern
?–present Audrey Brown Regular relief presenter
?–present Roger Hearing
?–present Paul Henley
?–present Owen Bennett-Jones
?–present Julian Worricker
?–present Celia Hatton

On weekdays, the 14:00 & 21:00 GMT editions are presented by different presenters where as on weekends they are presented by the same presenter

Past

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WNYC Schedule 6.5.2023.xls - wnyc-schedule.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "BBC World Service | Programmes | Newshour | About Us - A Note from the Editor". Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  3. ^ "BBC World Service | London Calling | April, 1991 | pp 3,4" (PDF).
  4. ^ "BBC World Service | London Calling | April, 1991 | "The Right to Know," pp 18-19" (PDF).
  5. ^ "BBC World Service | London Calling | April, 1991 | "Doubletime," p 4" (PDF).
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