BBC Newsroom Live

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BBC Newsroom Live
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Final title card, used in 2019 to 2020.
Created by BBC News
Presented by Joanna Gosling
Martine Croxall
Shaun Ley
Theme music composer David Lowe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsStudio E, Broadcasting House, London 2016-present
Camera setup Multi-camera setup
Running time2 Hours
Original release
Network BBC News
Release21 March 2016 (2016-03-21) 
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24)
Related
BBC Breakfast
BBC News at One
BBC News at Five
BBC News at Six
BBC News at Ten
BBC Weekend News

BBC Newsroom Live is a news and current affairs programme that was broadcast on the BBC News Channel and BBC Two. It was broadcast from 11:00 to 13:00 and was followed by the BBC News at One usually with Sophie Raworth or Kate Silverton. The first programme was broadcast on the BBC News Channel on 21 March 2016 presented by Joanna Gosling. The main presenters included Gosling, Annita McVeigh and formerly Carrie Gracie. The programme's motto is "Stay up to date on the day's top stories, with the latest breaking news as it happens." [1] [2] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Joanna Gosling presented Monday-Wednesday with Martine Croxall presenting Thursday-Friday but other presenters presented as relief.

Contents

Since 2020, the news programme at this slot no longer carries the name Newsroom Live, but simply branded a generic BBC News bulletin.

On 24 April 2021, the BBC rolled out a new repetitive presenting rota for the newsreaders - lasting for 4 weeks before it starts again. [3]

Presenters

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4
Monday Joanna Gosling Joanna Gosling Joanna Gosling Joanna Gosling
Tuesday Joanna Gosling Annita McVeigh Joanna Gosling Joanna Gosling
Wednesday Joanna Gosling Annita McVeigh Joanna Gosling Annita McVeigh
Thursday Joanna Gosling Annita McVeigh Martine Croxall Geeta Guru-Murthy
FridayAnnita McVeigh Joanna Gosling Martine Croxall Annita McVeigh

Relief presenters include Kasia Madera, Tim Wilcox, Geeta Guru-Murthy, Luxmy Gopal, Martine Croxall, Ben Thompson and Lukwesa Burak.

Former presenters

Maxine Mawhinney (relief 2016-2017)

Carrie Gracie (2016-2020)

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References

  1. "BBC Newsroom Live". BBC.
  2. "BBC News channel to merge its two paper reviews into one extended show". The Guardian. 15 March 2016.
  3. @AnnitaBBC (24 April 2021). "Good morning #Saturdaynewsroom - not the time of week you normally expect to see me on your screens but you'll see all the regular News Channel presenters a little more at weekends from now on, as well as our weekday slots. On air today from 10BST @BBCNews @BBCWorld" (Tweet) via Twitter.