Boulton & Co

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Boulton & Co
Presented by Adam Boulton
Sarah Hewson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time1 hour
Original release
Network Sky News
Release17 January 2011 (2011-01-17) 
1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)

Boulton & Co was a British news programme airing between 1pm and 2pm on weekdays on Sky News. [1]

It was presented by the channel's political editor, Adam Boulton who gave up his Sunday morning show to take on the weekday commitment, and Sarah Hewson, Sky's former Royal correspondent. Sarah-Jane Mee and Jayne Secker acted as relief second presenter.

Unlike other programmes on Sky News which are broadcast from their main studios, Boulton & Co came from Sky's Westminster studio. The programme featured interviews, breaking news stories and hard hitting debates. [2] Although its focus was primarily on UK events, the show was aired internationally. It was launched on Monday 17 January 2011.

The show ended on Friday 1 August 2014 with Adam Boulton and Sarah Hewson moving to host a new evening show, Sky News Tonight, from September 2014.

DayPresenter OnePresenter Two
Monday-Friday Adam Boulton Sarah Hewson

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References

  1. Boulton & Co Blog Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Boulton & Co". Tvnewsroom.co.uk. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.