''Newshour'' is

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's flagship international news and current affairs radio programme, which is broadcast twice daily: weekdays at 1400, weekends at 1300 and nightly at 2100 (UK time). There is also an additional online programme at 20:00 on weekdays. Occasionally the programme can run for three hours during major breaking stories such as the

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. Each edition lasts one hour. It consists of news bulletins on the hour and half hour, international interviews and in-depth reports of world news. The BBC World Service considers it one of their most important programmes. In 2011, it was kept as one of four key outlets, despite severe cutbacks. It is also broadcast in the United States on various

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stations. Most prominently,

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simulcasts the programme's afternoon edition on weekdays, and the nightly edition on weekends. The programme is broadcast live from

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in London. It covers the major news of the day, often interviewing heads of state and government ministers.

History

The programme was first broadcast in October 1988. Originally broadcast in a single timeslot at 2200 UTC, World Service planners responded to listener demand in April, 1991 by expanding to a two timeslot schedule at 1300 and 2100 UTC. In January 1992 under the Directorship of

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, who had received increased funding from the

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, Newshour added a third timeslot at 0500 UTC to serve listeners in the Americas. Later budget cuts eventually caused the elimination of the 0500 broadcast, and Newshour reverted to the present twice per day schedule.

Presenters

Current

On weekdays, the 14:00 & 21:00 GMT editions are presented by different presenters where as on weekends they are presented by the same presenter

Past

* Claire Bolderson, 1997–2012 *

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, 2011–2023 *

Robin Lustig Robin Francis Lustig (born 30 August 1948, London) is a British journalist and radio broadcaster, who has presented programmes for the BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4. Family Lustig was born in Stoke Newington, London, to Jewish refugees. ...

, 1989–2012 *

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, 2008–10 *

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* Judy Swallow * Alex Brodie *

Philippa Thomas Philippa Thomas (born 22 November 1965) is a former television newsreader and journalist, both domestic and foreign. At the BBC she was a chief news presenter at BBC World News, presenting evening bulletins on BBC News Channel and BBC World N ...

200?-21 * Nick Worrall, 1988 - ? * Oliver Scott, 1988 - ? * Hugh Prysor-Jones, 1988 - ? * Geoffrey Stern, 1988 - ? *

Max Pearson Max Pearson (born 1959) is a BBC journalist and news presenter with the BBC World Service, best known as one of the presenters of '' The World Today'' and ''Newshour''. Career After completing post-graduate training in broadcast journalism, Pea ...

* Kathryn Davies, 1991-? * Max Easterman, 1991-? *

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, 1991–2025

References

External links

* {{BBC News

Newshour ''Newshour'' is BBC World Service's flagship international news and current affairs radio programme, which is broadcast twice daily: weekdays at 1400, weekends at 1300 and nightly at 2100 (UK time). There is also an additional online programme ...

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