BBC News at Ten
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- For the ITV News programme, see News at Ten.
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| Format | News, Business, Sport, Weather |
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| Created by | BBC News |
| Presented by | Huw Edwards (Monday to Thursday presenter) Fiona Bruce (Friday presenter) George Alagiah Sophie Raworth (Other relief presenters) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | London |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 16 October 2000 – Present |
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| Preceded by | BBC Nine O'Clock News |
| Related shows | BBC Breakfast, BBC News at One, BBC News at Five O'Clock, BBC News at Six |
The BBC News at Ten is the flagship evening news programme for British television channel BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented by Huw Edwards, and deputised by Fiona Bruce. It is the final comprehensive news programme of the day on BBC One. The programme was controversially moved from 21:00 on 16 October 2000.
It is broadcast Monday to Sunday from 22:00 until 22:30 and features twenty-five minutes of British national and international news, with an emphasis on the latter. It incorporates five minutes of news from the BBC regions around the UK at around 22:25. Over the three months since its revival ITV1 News at Ten has averaged 2.2 million viewers compared with an average of 4.8 million viewers watching the BBC bulletin over the same period.[1]
The BBC News at Ten is currently the most watched news programme in the UK, averaging 4.9 million viewers each night.[2]
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[edit] History
The programme was launched on 16 October 2000, replacing the former BBC Nine O'Clock News, which had been on the air since 14 September 1970. Its launch presenters were Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons.
Michael Buerk & Peter Sissons left the BBC Ten O'Clock News in 19 January 2003 to make way for presenters Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce. To mark this presenter reshuffle, on Monday 20 January 2003 as Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce took over, the bulletin and the rest of BBC One news bulletins were relaunched with a new studio.
Since 5 February 2006, the bulletin has been simulcast on BBC News channel as part of the BBC Ten O'Clock News Hour. This consists of the BBC One bulletin for the first half hour, with the second half coming from the News channel studio and presented by Chris Eakin. It includes a paper, sport and business review.
From 21 April 2008 the programme, along with the rest of BBC News underwent a graphical refresh and moved into a refurbished studio. It also changed name to the BBC News at Ten.
After the regional news, there is a weather forecast from the BBC Weather Centre: usually presented by either Darren Bett, Alex Deakin, Jay Wynne, Rob McElwee or Elizabeth Saary.
[edit] Out Of Studio
As well as presenting from the studio, the main presenters are called upon to present on location when major stories break. For Example Huw Edwards reported live from Washington for the 2008 US Presidential Elections, George Alagiah presented from L'Aquila when the 6 April 2009 Earthquake struck, and Huw Edwards presented live from Basra fom the withdrawal ceremony.
[edit] Presenters
[edit] Current weekday presenters
| Years | Presenter | Current Role | Previous Role |
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| 2003-present | Huw Edwards | Mon-Thu Main Presenter, Fri Main Relief Presenter | Relief Presenter 1999-2002 |
| 2003-present | Fiona Bruce | Fri Presenter, Main Relief | Relief Presenter 1999-2002 |
| 2000-present | George Alagiah | Regular Relief Presenter | |
| 2006-present | Sophie Raworth | Regular Relief Presenter | Occasional Relief Presenter 2003-2006 |
| 2009-present | Kate Silverton | Occasional Relief Presenter | |
| 2009-present | Emily Maitlis | Occasional Relief Presenter |
[edit] Current weekend presenters
| Years | Presenter | Current Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-present | Joanna Gosling | Regular Saturday Presenter |
| 2004-present | Matthew Amroliwala | Regular Saturday Presenter |
| 2009-present | Simon McCoy | Regular Saturday Presenter |
| 2004-present | Jane Hill | Regular Saturday Presenter |
| 2005-present | Mishal Husain | Regular Sunday Presenter |
| 2006-present | Emily Maitlis | Regular Sunday Presenter |
| 2007-present | Louise Minchin | Occasional Presenter |
| 2009-present | Riz Lateef | Occasional Presenter |
[edit] Former presenters
- Michael Buerk (2000-2003)
- Peter Sissons (2000-2003)
- Darren Jordon (2004-2006)
- Dermot Murnaghan (2004-2007)
- Natasha Kaplinsky (2006-2007)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ BBC wins the News ratings battle Media Guardian
- ^ "BBC Press Office: News viewers turned to BBC in 2007". http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/12_december/17/news.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
