BBC News at Five

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BBC News at Five
Final title card, used from 2019 to 2020
Created byBBC News
Presented byHuw Edwards
Theme music composerDavid Lowe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
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)
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The BBC News at Five was an hour-long daily news programme broadcast at 5:00 pm on BBC News. The programme was fronted by Huw Edwards, the BBC's lead presenter for major breaking news. 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

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

BBC News Channel
.

Outside broadcasts

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

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

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

Salford. The Film Review appeared during the programme on Fridays between 5:45 pm and 6:00 pm, 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.

References

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

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