60 Seconds
| 60 Seconds | |
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| Format | News |
| Created by | BBC News |
| Presented by | Sam Naz (weekdays) Claudia-Liza Armah (weekends) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | London |
| Running time | 1 minute |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Three (originally BBC Choice) |
| Original run | 16 July 2001 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The 7 O'Clock News |
| External links | |
| BBC News Website | |
60 Seconds is the news programme running between shows on BBC Three. The weekday presenter is Sam Naz with weekend bulletins presented by Claudia-Liza Armah.[1] Previous presenters include Tasmin Lucia Khan, Andy May, Matt Cooke, James Dagwell and Alex Stanger.
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[edit] Format
The programme lasts for 60 seconds as the name suggests, during which time the presenter condenses some of the day's news, sport and entertainment stories into a 60-second bulletin. Throughout the bulletin, a timer in the corner of the screen is featured which counts down the seconds. There are two sets of pictures running simultaneously for each story. Five stories are featured in every bulletin. 60 Seconds is presented in a relaxed, cheeky style in keeping with the channel. Humour is a feature and some of the scripting often raises a smile.
[edit] History
60 Seconds was launched on 16 July 2001 on BBC Choice, the precursor to BBC Three, to appeal to those within the 18–34 age group;[2] BBC Three's target audience, and also the demographic with lowest news-watching[3] and voter turnout. When BBC Choice was replaced by BBC Three on 9 February 2003, the programme was kept[2][4] and the titles updated to match the style of The 7 O'Clock News also on the channel.
There was a rebrand of BBC Three on 12 February 2008,[5] during which the identity of 60 Seconds changed too to match with the new colour scheme of the channel. The first broadcast of the revamped 60 Seconds saw a new take on the news: the headlines of news channels across the world, such as Al Jazeera and CNN, are read as opposed to the original UK headline bulletins.[5] However, maintaining its original purpose, the UK's headlines are still included in the bulletin, as well as most of the original properties of 60 Seconds, with the keeping of the two images–videos running parallel to each other.
[edit] Presenters
[edit] Current
- Sam Naz - 2010–present[6]
- Claudia-Liza Armah - 2011–present
[edit] Former
- Sumit Bose - 2001-2002[7]
- Nick Wallis - 2001-2004[8]
- Tazeen Ahmad - 2001-2005[9]
- Sevan Bastajian - 2001-2005[9]
- Alex Stanger - 2001-2008
- Susannah Streeter - 2003-2005[10]
- James Dagwell - 2006-2008[11]
- Tasmin Lucia Khan - 2008-2010[12]
- Andy May - 2008-2010[12]
- Charlene White[13]
- Matt Cooke - 2008-2011[14]
- Tina Daheley - 2010-2011[15][16]
[edit] References
- ^ New presenters announced for BBC Three's 60seconds news bulletin BBC Press Office, 14 July 2011
- ^ a b Richard Sambrook RTS Speech BBC Press Office, 4 December 2001
- ^ BBC3 gets serious with promise of hard news show The Independent, 3 January 2004
- ^ BBC Three News and Current Affairs Programmes BBC Press Office, 23 January 2003
- ^ a b BBC Three's new programming, new look and huge move forward into multiplatform on-air from 12 February BBC Press Office, 5 February 2008
- ^ 60seconds Sam meets Kara Tointon Blog, BBC Three, 11 November 2010
- ^ London Inside Out BBC Press Office, 15 August 2002
- ^ BBC Surrey announces new Breakfast show presenter BBC News, 6 July 2009
- ^ a b BBC THREE Spring Summer 2004 News & Current Affairs BBC Press Office, 25 March 2004
- ^ Susannah Streeter BBC News, 4 May 2005
- ^ Biography - James Dagwell BBC Press Office, August 2008
- ^ a b New faces and look for BBC Three's 60seconds BBC Press Office, 8 February 2008
- ^ Me & My career: Charlene White Pride Magazine, 22 September 2010
- ^ BBC London's Matt Cooke BBC London, 12 February 2008
- ^ Tina Daheley takes up sports role on The Chris Moyles Show BBC Press Office, 10 February 2010
- ^ Tina Chris Moyles Show, BBC Radio 1
