BBC OS

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BBC Outside Source
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Outside Source Titles
Also known asOutside Source
Outside Source with Ros Atkins (TV)
BBC OS (Radio)
Created byBBC World News
Presented byRos Atkins
James Reynolds (radio)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsBroadcasting House, Central London
Running time90 minutes (TV)
120 minutes (radio)
Release
Original networkWorldwide:
BBC World News
BBC News
BBC World Service
United States:
PBS
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release17 February 2014 (2014-02-17) –
present
Chronology
Preceded byBBC News at Nine
Related showsWorld Have Your Say
World News Today

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 Ros Atkins on BBC News and BBC World News and by James Reynolds on the BBC World Service.

Outside Source replaced a standard edition of BBC World News, which originally was an edition of World News Today. In the UK it replaced the BBC News at Nine along with World News Today on Friday and weekends.[1] Normally between 23 December and 1 January Outside Source is normally 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."[2]

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. The programme also launched on PBS on 1 January 2020 replacing Nightly Business Report with the series finale ending a 40-year run.

On 30 March 2020, the format of the programme was drastically changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic moving from the balcony studio overlooking the newsroom into Studio C, where BBC World News is based, whilst Broadcasting House 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 Ros Atkins had announced on Twitter that the 17th June show would be the last one from Studio C.[3] 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)."[4] 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."[5]

Outside Source has continued to broadcast on the BBC News Channel, BBC World News and PBS (in the United States) during lockdown, despite other specialised & 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 Beyond 100 Days.[6] 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 BBC World News.[7]

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.

Presenters[]

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

Years Presenter Current role
2014–present Ros Atkins Main presenter
2014–2022 Nuala McGovern
2015–present Karin Giannone
Kasia Madera
Philippa Thomas
2018–present Krupa Padhy Radio Presenter
Lewis Vaughan-Jones
2020–present Maryam Moshiri
2021–present James Reynolds

References[]

  1. ^ "BBC News Channel announces new commitment to international news". BBC. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "BBC - Media Centre - BBC announces development of new weekday international news programme across Radio, TV and Online". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  3. ^ @BBCRosAtkins (17 June 2021). "We're relaunching on Monday, so for..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @BBCRosAtkins (17 June 2021). "@PrebashniG @toby_stretch That's..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @BBCRosAtkins (17 June 2021). "Hi Toby. It's not. We've worked on..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "BBC World News - Beyond 100 Days - Christian Fraser".
  7. ^ @BBCNuala (January 13, 2022). "Back from holiday today to present my last OS @bbcworldservice show as I move to my new position as @BBCWorld TV presenter. Thanks to amazing listeners, guests, OS team & all who helped OS shine. What a ride and privilege it has been presenting @bbcworldservice for a decade" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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