BBC Points West
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| Format | Regional News |
| Presented by | Alex Lovell David Garmston Amanda Parr (Main anchors) |
| Theme music composer | David Lowe |
| Country of origin | England, UK |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Editor(s) | Neil Bennett |
| Location(s) | Broadcasting House, Bristol, England, UK |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (main 6:30pm programme) |
| Production company(s) | BBC West |
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| Original channel | BBC One West |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) |
| Original run | September 1957 – present |
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| Related shows | BBC News, The Westcountry Tonight |
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BBC Points West (known as News West from June 1991 until May 2000) is the BBC's regional news programme for the West of England, covering Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Produced by BBC West, the programme is produced from the BBC Broadcasting Centre at Whiteladies Road, Bristol with reporters also based at newsrooms in Bath, Taunton, Swindon and Gloucester. The main presenters are Alex Lovell, David Garmston and Amanda Parr.
The programme can be watched in any part of the UK via Sky channel 986 and Freesat channel 965 (101 in the West itself). As it is free-to-air, it is also available throughout Europe via a digital satellite system pointed at Astra 1N (10773H 22000 5/6). The latest edition can be watched again on the Points West website or on BBC iPlayer.
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[edit] History
Regional television news in the West of England began in September 1957 with the start of daily short bulletins. Around this time, news bulletins for the West shared a 5-10 minute timeslot with Welsh news bulletins as the Wenvoe transmitter on the western outskirts of Cardiff was serving viewers in both south Wales and the West of England. The West's regional bulletins were relaunched in 1962 as Points West but still had to share the new 25-minute timeslot with Wales Today.
The launch of a dedicated BBC Wales television station in February 1964 allowed Points West to become a full-length regional news programme broadcast only to the West of England. Between 1991 and 2000, the programme was known as BBC News West.
[edit] The team
Currently, the Points West on-air team consists of the following:
[edit] Main presenters
- Alex Lovell
- David Garmston (also presents The Politics Show West)
- Amanda Parr (stand-in)
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[edit] Other presenters
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[edit] Reporters
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Bristol
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Somerset (Taunton/Bath)
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Gloucestershire (Gloucester)
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Wiltshire (Swindon)
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[edit] General reporter
- Andrew Plant (also presenter)
[edit] Producers
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[edit] Past presenters
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[edit] See also
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