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BBC News at One
File:BBC News at One.jpg
Created byBBC News
Presented bySophie Raworth
Sian Williams
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationLondon
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release27 October 1986 –
Present
Related
BBC Breakfast,
BBC News at Five
BBC News at Six
BBC News at Ten
BBC Weekend News

The BBC News at One is the afternoon news bulletin from the BBC. Produced by BBC News, the programme is broadcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel on Monday to Sunday 1:00pm.

Like the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten, the programme is presented by a single newsreader; usually Sian Williams on Mondays and Sophie Raworth from Tuesday to Friday.

The BBC News at One achieved an average reach of 2.7 million viewers per bulletin in 2007, making it the most watched programme on UK daytime television.[1]

History

BBC One O'Clock News with Martyn Lewis in 1986

The One O'Clock News launched on the 27 October 1986 together with the daytime television service on BBC One serving as a replacement to the BBC News After Noon programme. Martyn Lewis, who had joined the BBC from rival ITN, was the original presenter.

A unified look across BBC news output was introduced in April 1993, and the News at One adopted this look, though still kept some of its individuality, such as a stereo version of the theme music.

A new look across all of BBC News television output on 10 May 1999 meant that for the first time all the main bulletins on BBC One had the same look, the only exception being the title of the programme. At this time Anna Ford took over as the main presenter of the bulletin, staying until her retirement from news reading in April 2006.

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BBC News at One with Sophie Raworth in 2007

On 22 January 2007 the programme titles were relaunched, along with the rest of the BBC television output, to give an identical series of titles across news programming on all BBC channels.

On 4 February 2008, the programme temporarily moved studios, from N6 to N8 (the former BBC News 24 studio), as part of restructuring across BBC News. On 21 April 2008 the programme underwent a graphical refresh and returned to the refurbished N6 as well as changing its name to the BBC News at One.

On 5 November 2010, during the National Union of Journalists strike action,[2] former Sky News and GMTV presenter Emma Crosby presented the programme whilst the regular presenters were absent.[3] Further strike dates occurred on 15 July 2011 and 1 August 2011. Gavin Grey presented both of these days in addition to BBC News Channel.[4][5]

Presenters

Current presenters

Years Presenter Current role
2006–present Sophie Raworth Main presenter (Tuesday-Friday)
2004–present Sian Williams Deputy presenter (Monday), Relief presenter
2007–present Kate Silverton Relief presenter
2008–present Simon McCoy
2003–present Jane Hill Occasional relief presenter
2010-present Jon Sopel
2007-present Emily Maitlis

Former presenters

If there is no position before the years of being a presenter, then this newsreader was either a relief presenter or occasional guest stand-in presenter.

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BBC One O'Clock News with Anna Ford in 2001

Presentation

Within the last few minutes of each programme, a full national weather forecast is presented within the studio, usually by Nina Ridge, Laura Tobin, Peter Gibbs or Nick Miller, the current forecasters for this bulletin.

One O'Clock News Hour

The BBC News at One has been shown on the BBC News channel since April 2006, making up the first half hour of the BBC News at One. Significant differences can be seen between the two halves of the programme, as the second half is presented by the News Channel presenters Matthew Amroliwala and Jane Hill. During the headlines and 'coming up' section, BBC One viewers see a preview of the stories to come from their region, while BBC News viewers see sports headlines. Between 12:45 and 14:00 BBC News has a service providing in-vision British Sign Language for those viewers with hearing difficulties.

See also

References

  1. ^ "News viewers turned to BBC in 2007". BBC Press Office. 7 December 2007.
  2. ^ "BBC News staff strike over pensions". BBC News. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Revoir, Paul (5 November 2010). "Ex-GMTV presenter given the boot when Christine Bleakley moved to ITV finds new role... replacing BBC strikers". Mail Online. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/bbc-news/bbc-national-news/bbc-news-strike-july-2011-11195/
  5. ^ http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/bbc-news/bbc-national-news/bbc-news-strike-august-2011-11475/