BBC Weekend News

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BBC Weekend News
Created byBBC News
Presented byAnnita McVeigh
Victoria Derbyshire
Ben Brown
Joanna Gosling
Clive Myrie
Reeta Chakrabarti
Mishal Husain
Theme music composerDavid Lowe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsStudio E, Broadcasting House, London
EditorPaul Royall
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeLunchtime: 10 minutes
Evening: 10 minutes (Saturday) 15 Minutes (Sunday)
Late: 15 Minutes (Saturday) 20 minutes (Sunday)
Release
Original networkBBC One
BBC News
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereo
Original release5 July 1954 (1954-07-05) –
present
Chronology
Related showsBBC Breakfast
BBC News
BBC News at One
BBC News at Six
BBC News at Ten

BBC Weekend News is the BBC's national news programmes on BBC One at the weekend and bank holidays, although it is often referred to on guides simply as BBC News. It is called BBC Weekend News on all bulletins, apart from the late bulletin on Sunday where it is named BBC News at Ten. The programmes are simulcast on the BBC News Channel, unless it clashes with the edition of World News Today at 9:00pm or there is some major news story being covered on the News Channel.

Format[]

BBC Weekend News airs three times on both Saturday and Sunday, and is also used as the title of the BBC News Channel simulcast on Sunday mornings during August when The Andrew Marr Show doesn't air. The main three bulletins are presented in the studio in a similar format to other national news bulletins on BBC One but are shorter in length.

The lunchtime bulletin is normally at 1:00pm although these times often vary. The programme lasts approximately 15 minutes including the sport and is immediately followed on BBC One by a weather forecast on Saturday and Sunday.

The evening bulletin contains a sports update from the BBC sports centre in Salford, and is at 6:00pm on Saturday and Sunday depending on scheduling. It is followed by regional news.

The late bulletin contains a sports update from the BBC sports centre in Salford, and is at 10:00pm on Saturday and Sunday depending on scheduling. There is a BBC One regional news after the Sunday late news on BBC One.

Presenters[]

Lunchtime[]

The lunchtime bulletin is presented by the on-duty BBC News Channel presenter during the scheduled bulletin. Maxine Mawhinney was the long term presenter from 2006 until 2015. Following a reshuffle, BBC News 24 launch presenter Gavin Esler became the main presenter until his departure from the channel in early 2017. Mawhinney briefly returned to the role until her departure in April 2017[1] and Shaun Ley took over afterwards. Following the COVID-19 pandemic in spring and summer 2020, the main presenter of the Saturday bulletin was Carrie Gracie and the Sunday presenter normally continued to be Ben Brown. On 25 August 2020, Carrie Gracie announced that she had left the BBC.[2] From then, Shaun Ley returned as the main host on Saturdays (alternating with Geeta Guru-Murthy once every 4 weeks). However, Ben Brown continued to present the programme every Sunday. On Saturday 24th April 2021, the BBC rolled out a new repetitive presenting rota for the newsreaders - lasting for 4 weeks before it starts again.

Current presenters

DAYS Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Saturday Annita McVeigh Victoria Derbyshire Joanna Gosling Luxmy Gopal
Sunday Joanna Gosling Victoria Derbyshire Joanna Gosling Ben Brown

Relief presenters include; Luxmy Gopal and Shaun Ley. Martine Croxall, Ben Mundy, Lukwesa Burak and Ben Thompson appear as backup relief presenters. Ben Boulos appeared as a relief presenter throughout the Summer, whilst he worked as a weekend relief presenter for the BBC News Channel.

Evening[]

Unlike the lunchtime bulletin, the presenter of the two evening bulletins has usually been a dedicated presenter for that evening on BBC One, with the surrounding news presentation on the BBC News Channel being presented by another presenter. The programmes are presented by Clive Myrie, Reeta Chakrabarti, Martine Croxall and Mishal Husain.

Senior presenters, such as Huw Edwards and Sophie Raworth, can appear in the event of a major news story.

The Bank Holiday news bulletins can be presented by either a member of the BBC Weekend News team or a presenter from the BBC News at One, BBC News at Six or BBC News at Ten.

Current presenters[]

Years Presenter Current role
2015–present Clive Myrie Presenter (Saturday & Sunday)
2014–present Reeta Chakrabarti Presenter (Saturday) & Relief Presenter
2007–present Mishal Husain Presenter (Sunday)
2021–present Martine Croxall Relief Presenter
2002–present Jane Hill Backup Relief Presenter
2014–present Ben Brown
2021–present Victoria Derbyshire

Former presenters[]

If there is no position before the years of being a presenter, then this newsreader was either a relief presenter or occasional guest stand-in presenter.

  • George Alagiah (1999–2002)
  • Matthew Amroliwala (2001–2014)
  • Michael Aspel (Main presenter, 1964–1972)
  • Richard Baker (1954–1982)
  • Jennie Bond (Main presenter, 1988–1999)
  • Fiona Bruce (Main presenter, 1999–2005)
  • Michael Buerk (Main presenter, 1988–2003)
  • Jill Dando (Main presenter, 1988–1999)
  • Robert Dougall (Main presenter, 1964–1973)
  • Chris Eakin (2013–2015)
  • Gavin Esler (2002, 2015–2017)
  • Joanna Gosling (2008–2011)
  • Andrew Harvey (Main presenter, 1984–1999)
  • Philip Hayton (Main presenter, 1984–1993, 2005)
  • John Humphrys (Main presenter, 1981–1993)
  • Darren Jordon (2001–2006)
  • Kenneth Kendall (1954–1981)
  • Sue Lawley (Main presenter, 1983–1988)
  • Jan Leeming (Main presenter, 1980–1987)
  • Chris Lowe (Main presenter, 1988–1999, 2006-2007)
  • Jon Sopel (2003)
  • Martyn Lewis (1988–1999)
  • Emily Maitlis (2006–2013)
  • Maxine Mawhinney (Main presenter, 1999–2017)
  • Laurie Mayer (1985–1993)
  • Louise Minchin (2006–2012)
  • Clarence Mitchell (1999–2005)
  • Christopher Morris (1984–1993)
  • Riz Lateef (2008-2013)
  • Sophie Raworth (2002–2006)
  • Angela Rippon (1975–1983)
  • John Simpson (1981–1988)
  • Peter Sissons (Main presenter, 1993–2009)
  • Julia Somerville (2011–2012)
  • Edward Stourton (1993–1999)
  • Moira Stuart (1981–1998, 2006)
  • Carole Walker (2012–2017)
  • Richard Whitmore (Main presenter, 1972–1988)
  • Sian Williams (1999–2013)
  • Nicholas Witchell (Main presenter, 1981–1999)
  • Peter Woods (Main presenter, 1964–1981)
  • Nicholas Owen (2007-2018)
  • Sophie Long (2010-2013, 2017)
  • Rebecca Jones (2015-2017)
  • Karin Giannone (2017)
  • Simon McCoy (2008-2021)
  • Tina Daheley (2018-2020)
  • Kate Silverton (2008-2021)

Sports News[]

During the late programme on each day a round up of the days sports news is presented from the BBC Sport Centre at MediaCityUK, Salford. This is usually presented by one of the BBC News channel sports presenters: Olly Foster, Karthi Gnanasegaram, Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes and Katherine Downes.

References[]

  1. ^ "BBC News Channel anchor Maxine Mawhinney leaving corporation after 21 years". 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ @TheCarrieGracie (25 August 2020). "#BBC my last day on air. After 33..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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