BBC News Channel Archives

Technical fault strikes down overnight BBC News service

9th September 2021 in Bloopers

Programming on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News was disrupted by technical issues overnight.

26th July 2021 in PresWatch

For the first time in the channel’s history, BBC Parliament effectively closed down (albeit …

11th May 2021 in PresWatch

BBC One’s late-night handover to the BBC News Channel is generally less than slick. More often …

11th April 2021 in Opinion

The BBC was in a no-win situation on Friday after the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The …

9th April 2021 in News

Many of the main UK TV channels have suspended normal programming following the announcement of the …

9th April 2021 in PresWatch

Typical – just like buses, you wait a long time for a well-executed BBC One/BBC News Channel …

31st January 2021 in Opinion

Possibly the untidiest junction on UK TV – and it’s on BBC One: the nightly handover to …

31st January 2021 in PresWatch

The BBC News Channel’s top-of-the-hour headlines and title sequence didn’t go quite as …

28th October 2020 in PresWatch

The BBC News Channel took an unexpected diversion to BBC World News at 4.30pm today.

27th August 2020 in Opinion

In the old days, the start of September was one of the key points in the year for TV. The beginning …

3rd May 2020 in PresWatch

Since the launch of BBC News 24 in November 1997, BBC One has used a simulcast of the 24-hour news …

17th March 2020 in News

On Tuesday evening, BBC’s director of news, Fran Unsworth announced plans to cut back BBC News …