''BBC OS'' (referred to as ''Outside Source'' when broadcast on television) is a news programme produced by the BBC; it utilises social media in the presentation of its stories. The programme is usually presented by the BBC's analysis editor

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and

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on the

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. ''Outside Source'' replaced a standard edition of BBC World News, which originally was an edition of ''

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''. In the UK it replaced the ''

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'' along with ''World News Today'' on Friday and weekends. Normally between 23 December and 1 January Outside Source is replaced by an edition of World News Today at 7 pm on BBC World News and at 9 pm on the BBC News Channel. According to the BBC, "''Outside Source'' aims to open up the news process, enabling people to discover the latest on the stories that matter to them. An hour-long World Service Radio show is the first element of the pan-Global News format to be brought to air."

History

The programme was launched on BBC World Service on 28 October 2013; and on BBC World News on 17 February 2014. It began being broadcast in the UK on 1 June 2015, though it has been broadcast during major stories in the past. In March 2017 the radio programme was renamed ''BBC OS''. In 2017, the radio programme was moved to 16:00 GMT to go out at the same time as the TV version. But in July, this was changed to 19:00 GMT to allow an edition of ''World News Today'' to be broadcast at 19:00 UK Time. In 2020, Atkins developed with the OS team a series of short ten minute explainers called ''Ros Atkins On...'' which are designed to work on TV, radio and online, airing on BBC One during Breakfast,

and social media. These have covered topics from COVID,

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which went viral, to

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. On 30 March 2020, the format of the programme was drastically changed as a result of the

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moving from the balcony studio overlooking the newsroom into Studio C, where

is based, whilst

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was operating with a reduced staffing capacity for social distancing. It's expected that the programme will return to the balcony on 21 June for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, after

had announced on Twitter that the 17th June show would be the last one from Studio C. Although the touchscreen itself, which has formed a major part of OS since it first launched in 2014, will not be returning as part of the main format, with Atkins stating in a Twitter reply, "I'm afraid it's time has come (on ''OS'' at least)." It's not yet known what the new format will look like when ''Outside Source'' returns to the balcony, though it has been teased by Atkins that they have "worked on something new" and that he's "excited to start using it from Monday." ''Outside Source'' has continued to broadcast on the

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and PBS (in the United States) during lockdown, despite other specialised and uniquely branded programmes on BBC News having gone off air since the start of the pandemic. On the 18 August 2020, the programme was moved to 18:00 GMT / 19:00 BST swapping places with the programme formerly called ''

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''. It runs for 90 minutes on BBC World News and 60 minutes on BBC News Channel while ''OS'' on the World Service runs for 120 minutes. On 13 January 2022, McGovern announced on Twitter that she will leave ''OS'' on the World Service to become a news presenter on

. However, has since become the main relief presenter for the TV version.

United States

''Outside Source'' broadcasts on most PBS in the United States at 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM Eastern Time, although air times varies on each PBS member stations. The programme also launched on 1 January 2020 replacing ''

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'' with the series finale ending a 40-year run.

Presenters

The remaining original edition shown on BBC News and ''BBC World News'' is presented by:

Former presenters

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2015-21

References

External links

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