BBC News Channel Archives

BBC One/BBC News Channel handover challenge (week 1)

1st May 2021 in PresWatch

For the scoring rules and background information about this challenge, please refer to the Rules for …

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 …

23rd January 2020 in Opinion

Any decision to axe a high profile programme will provoke debate or even an outcry. On the face of …

30th December 2019 in Bloopers

In the early hours of this morning, the BBC News Channel was forced to resort to recorded material …