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{{short description|Hour-long daily news programme broadcast at 17:00 on BBC News}}
{{short description|Hour-long daily news programme broadcast at 17:00 on BBC News}}
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| image = BBC News at Five title.png
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| caption = Final title card, used from 2019 to 2020
| runtime = 60 minutes
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| creator = [[BBC News]]
| runtime = 60 minutes
| presenter = [[Huw Edwards]]
| theme_music_composer = [[David Lowe (television and radio composer)|David Lowe]]
| creator = [[BBC News]]
| presenter = [[Huw Edwards]]<br>[[Jane Hill]]
| country = United Kingdom
| location = Studio A or C, [[Broadcasting House]], [[London]]
| theme_music_composer = [[David Lowe (television and radio composer)|David Lowe]]
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| network = [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]]
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| network = [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]]
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| related = ''[[BBC Breakfast]]''<br />''[[BBC News at One]]''<br />''[[BBC News at Six]]''<br />''[[BBC News at Ten]]''<br />''[[BBC Weekend News]]''<br />''[[Outside Source]]''<br />''[[World News Today]]''
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The '''''BBC News at Five''''' is an hour-long daily news programme broadcast at 5:00pm on [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]]. The programme is fronted by [[Huw Edwards]], the BBC's lead presenter for major breaking news, and [[Jane Hill]] on Friday. <!-- Do not add weekend presenters, the branded News at Five only runs on weekdays --> The show includes a detailed look at the news, as well as analysis with guests and sport and weather updates.
The '''''BBC News at Five''''' was an hour-long daily news programme which was broadcast at 5:00{{nbsp}}pm on [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]] between 2006 and 2020. The programme was fronted by [[Huw Edwards]], who at the time was the BBC's lead presenter for major breaking news. [[Gavin Esler]] or [[Jane Hill]] presented the show on a Friday. <!-- Do not add weekend presenters, the branded News at Five only runs on weekdays --> The show includes a detailed look at the news, as well as analysis with guests and sport and weather updates.


The programme was placed on an indefinite hiatus as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The final edition of the ''BBC News at Five'' was broadcast on 13 March 2020.
Unlike most other BBC News Channel bulletins, the ''BBC News at Five'' is presented from Studio C, which is usually the main studio for BBC World News.


==History==
The programme is currently on hiatus as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Although off air since 24 April 2021, the hour has been presented by the same presenter as the [[BBC News at One]].
The programme started on 3 April 2006 as part of the BBC's relaunch of BBC News presenters, which saw the introduction of the new flagship programme to compete against [[Jeremy Thompson (journalist)|Jeremy Thompson]]'s ''[[Live at Five (Sky News programme)|Live at Five]]'' programme on rival channel [[Sky News]], and to improve BBC News ratings for the hour.


As part of the 2008 news revamp, the show moved studios within [[BBC Television Centre]] along with [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]] and the ''[[BBC News at One]]'' and ''[[BBC News at Ten]]'' bulletins. The show originally broadcast from Studio N8 but moved to Studio N6.
==Weekends and Bank Holidays==
During weekends and bank holidays, BBC News at Five resembles an unbranded BBC News channel bulletin, usually lasting for 30 minutes. As the main evening news on Saturday is normally at 17:30, when the main news isn't the back half hour is filled with a sports bulletin and ''The Film Review''. It presented from the News Channel's main studio, studio E.


On 18 March 2013, the programme moved to [[Broadcasting House]] along with BBC News and the BBC One bulletins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/tv_news_move.html |title=BBC News' television output moves to new studios at Broadcasting House |publisher=BBC |date=18 March 2013 |access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref> Unlike most other BBC News Channel bulletins, the ''BBC News at Five'' was presented from Studio C, which was usually the main studio for BBC World News.
==History==
The programme started on 3 April 2006 as part of the BBC's relaunch of BBC News presenters, which saw the introduction of the new flagship programme to compete against [[Jeremy Thompson]]'s ''[[Live at Five (Sky News programme)|Live at Five]]'' programme on rival channel [[Sky News]], and to improve BBC News ratings for the hour.


On 4 November 2013, the ''BBC News at Five'' received new opening titles featuring the broadcast hour.
As part of the 2008 revamp of the entire news output, the show moved studios within [[BBC Television Centre]] along with [[BBC News (TV channel)|BBC News]] and the ''[[BBC News at One]]'' and ''[[BBC News at Ten]]'' bulletins. The show originally broadcast from Studio N8 but moved to Studio N6.


On 13 March 2020, the last edition of the '''BBC News at Five'' was broadcast until further notice in light of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The UK Government's daily press conference on the pandemic was broadcast in place of ''BBC News at Five'' on [[BBC One]] and the [[BBC News Channel]].
On 18 March 2013, the programme moved to [[Broadcasting House]] along with BBC News and the BBC One bulletins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/tv_news_move.html |title=BBC News' television output moves to new studios at Broadcasting House |publisher=BBC |date=18 March 2013 |access-date=2013-03-18}}</ref> On 4 November 2013, the ''BBC News at Five'' received new opening titles featuring the hour of broadcast.

On 13 March 2020, the last BBC News at Five was broadcast until further notice in light of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The UK governments daily press conference on the pandemic was broadcast in place of BBC News at Five on [[BBC One]] and the [[BBC News Channel]].


==Outside broadcasts==
==Outside broadcasts==
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 (journalist)|Huw Edwards]] presented live from the BBC's Washington Studio for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 US Presidential Elections and has presented live from Basra from the withdrawal ceremony. [[George Alagiah]] presented from L'Aquila in April 2009 and Haiti in January 2010 when earthquakes struck the countries. During the 2015 Election campaign Edwards presented from across the UK, while [[Gavin Esler]] was based in Edinburgh and [[Clive Myrie]] served as the London presenter.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
As well as presenting from the studio, the main presenters were called upon to present on location when major stories broke. For example, [[Huw Edwards (journalist)|Huw Edwards]] presented live from the BBC's Washington Studio for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 US Presidential Elections and presented live from Basra from the withdrawal ceremony. [[George Alagiah]] presented from L'Aquila in April 2009 and Haiti in January 2010 when earthquakes struck the countries. During the 2015 Election campaign Edwards presented from across the UK, while [[Gavin Esler]] was based in Edinburgh and [[Clive Myrie]] served as the London presenter.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}


==Presenters==
==Presenters==
<!-- Do not add weekend presenters, the branded News at Five only runs on weekdays -->
On ''<u>Saturday 24th April 2021</u>'', a new presenting rota was introduced, lasting for 4 weeks before repeating again. Until July 2021, Mondays and Wednesdays on “Week 1” were presented by [[Reeta Chakrabarti]], and Tuesdays and Thursdays were presented by [[Clive Myrie]].
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|- bgcolor="#9A0000" align="center"
! DAYS !! Week 1 !! Week 2
!Week 3
!Week 4
|-
| '''Monday'''
|[[Ben Brown (journalist)|Ben Brown]]
|[[Victoria Derbyshire]]
|[[Reeta Chakrabarti]]
|[[Reeta Chakrabarti]]
|-
|'''Tuesday'''
|[[Ben Brown (journalist)|Ben Brown]]
|[[Ben Brown (journalist)|Ben Brown]]
|[[Reeta Chakrabarti]]
|[[Reeta Chakrabarti]]
|-
| '''Wednesday'''
|[[Jane Hill]]
|[[Ben Brown (journalist)|Ben Brown]]
|[[Reeta Chakrabarti]]
|[[Victoria Derbyshire]]
|-
|'''Thursday'''
|[[Jane Hill]]
|[[Ben Brown (journalist)|Ben Brown]]
|[[Jane Hill]]
|[[Reeta Chakrabarti]]
|-
|'''Friday'''
|[[Jane Hill]]
|[[Jane Hill]]
|[[Jane Hill]]
|[[Jane Hill]]
|}
Ben, Jane and Reeta also appear as relief presenters. Victoria, [[Clive Myrie]] and [[Martine Croxall]] appear as backup relief presenters.


In addition, [[Huw Edwards (journalist)|Huw Edwards]] or [[Sophie Raworth]] occasionally present in the event of a major news story

===2006–2020 Presenters===
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|- bgcolor="#9A0000" align="center"
! <span style="color:white">Years</span> !! <span style="color:white">Presenter</span> !! <span style="color:white">Current role</span>
|-
| 2006–present || [[Huw Edwards (journalist)|Huw Edwards]] || Main presenter (Monday–Thursday)
|-
| 2013–present ||[[Jane Hill]]|| Main presenter (Friday)
|-
| 2006–present ||[[Ben Brown (journalist)|Ben Brown]]
| rowspan="2" |Regular relief presenter
|-
| 2010–present || [[Clive Myrie]]
|-
| 2006–present || [[Julian Worricker]]
| rowspan="6" |Occasional relief presenter
|-
| 2016–present || [[Christian Fraser]]
|-
| 2017–present || [[Reeta Chakrabarti]]
|-
| 2017–present || [[Shaun Ley]]
|-
| 2018–present || [[Martine Croxall]]
|-
| 2018–present || [[Rebecca Jones (presenter)|Rebecca Jones]]
|}

===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.
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.


{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Huw Edwards]] (Main presenter, 2006–2020)
* [[Gavin Esler]] (Deputy presenter, 2006–2017)
* [[Gavin Esler]] (Deputy presenter, 2006–2017)
* [[Jane Hill]] (Deputy presenter, 2017–2020)
* [[Ben Brown (journalist)|Ben Brown]] (2006–2020)
* [[Louise Minchin]] (2006–2011)
* [[Peter Sissons]] (2006–2009)
* [[Peter Sissons]] (2006–2009)
* [[Julian Worricker]] (2006–2020)
* [[Emily Maitlis]] (2007–2016)
* [[Emily Maitlis]] (2007–2016)
* [[Louise Minchin]] (2007–2011)
* [[Nicholas Owen (journalist)|Nicholas Owen]] (2008–2017)
* [[Nicholas Owen (journalist)|Nicholas Owen]] (2008–2017)
* [[Tim Willcox]] (2008–2015)
* [[Tim Willcox]] (2008–2015)
* [[Joanna Gosling]] (2009–2010)
* [[Joanna Gosling]] (2009–2010)
* [[Jon Sopel]] (2009–2012)
* [[Jon Sopel]] (2009–2012)
* [[Clive Myrie]] (2010–2020)
* [[Zeinab Badawi]] (2011)
* [[Zeinab Badawi]] (2011)
* [[Sophie Long]] (2011–2012)
* [[Sophie Long]] (2011–2012)
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* [[Maxine Mawhinney]] (2015–2016)
* [[Maxine Mawhinney]] (2015–2016)
* [[Simon McCoy]] (2015–2019)
* [[Simon McCoy]] (2015–2019)
* [[Carole Walker]] (2018–2019)
* [[Christian Fraser]] (2016–2020)
* [[Reeta Chakrabarti]] (2017–2020)
* [[Shaun Ley]] (2017–2020)
* [[Martine Croxall]] (2018–2020)
* [[Carrie Gracie]] (2018–2020)
* [[Carrie Gracie]] (2018–2020)
* Rebecca Jones (2018–2020)
* [[Carole Walker]] (2018–2019)
{{div col end}}


==Format==
==Format==
Generally the program follows a standard format as follows –
Generally the programme followed a standard format as follows –


* 5:00pm – Headlines
* 5:00{{nbsp}}pm – Headlines
* 5:00pm to 5:15pm – Stories
* 5:00{{nbsp}}pm to 5:15{{nbsp}}pm – Stories
* 5:15pm – Headlines
* 5:15{{nbsp}}pm – Headlines
* 5:15pm to 5:25pm – Interview, in-depth analysis
* 5:15{{nbsp}}pm to 5:25{{nbsp}}pm – Interview, in-depth analysis
* 5:25pm to 5:30pm – Weather
* 5:25{{nbsp}}pm to 5:30{{nbsp}}pm – Weather
* 5:30pm – Headlines
* 5:30{{nbsp}}pm – Headlines
* 5:30pm to 5:45pm – Stories with sports round-up (except on Friday)
* 5:30{{nbsp}}pm to 5:45{{nbsp}}pm – Stories with sports round-up (except on Friday)
* 5:45pm – Headlines (except on Friday for a look ahead to [[Sportsday]])
* 5:45{{nbsp}}pm – Headlines (except on Friday for a look ahead to [[Sport Today| Sportsday ]])
* 5:45pm to 5:55pm – Interview, in-depth analysis (except on Friday for [[The Film Review]])
* 5:45{{nbsp}}pm to 5:55{{nbsp}}pm – Interview, in-depth analysis (except on Friday for [[The Film Review]])
* 5:55pm to 6:00pm – Weather
* 5:55{{nbsp}}pm to 6:00{{nbsp}}pm – Weather


The weather updates are generally presented from the screen away from the main desk. Sports updates are presented from the BBC Sport Centre at [[MediaCityUK]], [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]]. ''[[The Film Review]]'' appears during the program on Fridays between 5:45pm and 6:00pm, and is presented by the anchor and a film critic, usually [[Mark Kermode]], from the main desk, however the background and lighting changes to resemble a cinema effect. It features reviews of all the week's main releases.
The weather updates were generally presented from the screen away from the main desk. Sports updates were presented from the BBC Sport Centre at [[MediaCityUK]], [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]]. ''[[The Film Review]]'' appeared during the programme on Fridays between 5:45{{nbsp}}pm and 6:00{{nbsp}}pm, and is presented by, usually, [[Gavin Esler]] or [[Jane Hill]] and a film critic, usually [[Mark Kermode]], from the main desk, however the background and lighting changes to resemble a cinema effect. It features reviews of all the week's main releases.


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==

* {{BBC programme}}
* {{BBC programme}}


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Latest revision as of 10:37, 21 August 2024

BBC News at Five
Final title card, used from 2019 to 2020
Created byBBC News
Presented byHuw Edwards
Theme music composerDavid Lowe
Country of originVereinigtes Königreich
Original languageEnglisch
Production
Production locationsStudio A or C, Broadcasting House, London
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC News
Release3 April 2006 (2006-04-03) –
13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Related

The BBC News at Five was an hour-long daily news programme which was broadcast at 5:00 pm on BBC News between 2006 and 2020. The programme was fronted by Huw Edwards, who at the time was the BBC's lead presenter for major breaking news. Gavin Esler or Jane Hill presented the show on a Friday. The show includes a detailed look at the news, as well as analysis with guests and sport and weather updates.

The programme was placed on an indefinite hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The final edition of the BBC News at Five was broadcast on 13 March 2020.

History

[edit]

The programme started on 3 April 2006 as part of the BBC's relaunch of BBC News presenters, which saw the introduction of the new flagship programme to compete against Jeremy Thompson's Live at Five programme on rival channel Sky News, and to improve BBC News ratings for the hour.

As part of the 2008 news revamp, the show moved studios within BBC Television Centre along with BBC News and the BBC News at One and BBC News at Ten bulletins. The show originally broadcast from Studio N8 but moved to Studio N6.

On 18 March 2013, the programme moved to Broadcasting House along with BBC News and the BBC One bulletins.[1] Unlike most other BBC News Channel bulletins, the BBC News at Five was presented from Studio C, which was usually the main studio for BBC World News.

On 4 November 2013, the BBC News at Five received new opening titles featuring the broadcast hour.

On 13 March 2020, the last edition of the 'BBC News at Five was broadcast until further notice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK Government's daily press conference on the pandemic was broadcast in place of BBC News at Five on BBC One and the BBC News Channel.

Outside broadcasts

[edit]

As well as presenting from the studio, the main presenters were called upon to present on location when major stories broke. For example, Huw Edwards presented live from the BBC's Washington Studio for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 US Presidential Elections and presented live from Basra from the withdrawal ceremony. George Alagiah presented from L'Aquila in April 2009 and Haiti in January 2010 when earthquakes struck the countries. During the 2015 Election campaign Edwards presented from across the UK, while Gavin Esler was based in Edinburgh and Clive Myrie served as the London presenter.[citation needed]

Presenters

[edit]

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.

Format

[edit]

Generally the programme followed a standard format as follows –

  • 5:00 pm – Headlines
  • 5:00 pm to 5:15 pm – Stories
  • 5:15 pm – Headlines
  • 5:15 pm to 5:25 pm – Interview, in-depth analysis
  • 5:25 pm to 5:30 pm – Weather
  • 5:30 pm – Headlines
  • 5:30 pm to 5:45 pm – Stories with sports round-up (except on Friday)
  • 5:45 pm – Headlines (except on Friday for a look ahead to Sportsday )
  • 5:45 pm to 5:55 pm – Interview, in-depth analysis (except on Friday for The Film Review)
  • 5:55 pm to 6:00 pm – Weather

The weather updates were generally presented from the screen away from the main desk. Sports updates were presented from the BBC Sport Centre at MediaCityUK, Salford. The Film Review appeared during the programme on Fridays between 5:45 pm and 6:00 pm, and is presented by, usually, Gavin Esler or Jane Hill and a film critic, usually Mark Kermode, from the main desk, however the background and lighting changes to resemble a cinema effect. It features reviews of all the week's main releases.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "BBC News' television output moves to new studios at Broadcasting House". BBC. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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