Newsroom (BBC programme)
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Newsroom | |
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Genre | News and Current affairs |
Presented by | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Production locations | Television Centre (1969–1972) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC2 |
Release | 20 April 1964 10 November 1972 | –
Related | |
News Extra |
Newsroom is a news programme. It was the BBC2 channel's main news programme between 20 April 1964 and 10 November 1972.
The programme began on the day BBC2 started transmission, 20 April 1964[1] and continued until the end of 10 November 1972. The programme was initially broadcast late at night (after 10.30 pm) but was moved to a 7.30 pm–8.00 pm time-slot in 1968.[2] The schedule change was followed by a switch from monochrome to colour transmission; Newsroom was, in fact, the first British news programme to be shown in colour.[3]
Until September 1969 it originated from
Television Centre
.
Various newsreaders presented Newsroom over the years, including John Timpson, Peter Woods (from the first night) and Robert Dougall.[4]
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