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Newsnight
Genre News and Current Affairs Programme
Created by BBC News
Presented by Jeremy Paxman
Gavin Esler
Kirsty Wark
Emily Maitlis
Theme music composer George Fenton
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) BBC News
Editor(s) Peter Barron
Running time 50 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel BBC Two
Picture format 720x576 (1998-present anamorphic 16:9, pre-1998 4:3)
Original run 30 January 1980 – Present
Chronology
Related shows Newsnight Scotland
Newsnight Review
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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The programme's main presenters are Jeremy Paxman, Gavin Esler, Kirsty Wark and Emily Maitlis. Jeremy Dixon Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English Journalist, Author and Television presenter. Gavin Esler (born Glasgow, 27 February 1953) is a BBC Television presenter, currently one of the five main presenters on BBC Two 's Kirsteen Anne Wark (born 3 February, 1955) is a Scottish Journalist and Television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Emily Maitlis, (born 6 September, 1970, Canada) educated in Sheffield at King Edward VII School, is a British television newscaster

Newsnight also has a semi-separate arts slot known as Newsnight Review. On BBC Two Scotland, an opt-out slot, Newsnight Scotland, presented by Gordon Brewer, replaces the final twenty minutes of Newsnight from Monday to Thursday. Opt out, (or opt-out is a term used in broadcasting when a nation or region splits from the main national output Newsnight Scotland is an award winning BBC television news programme which started on Monday October 4 1999

Contents

History

The programme's original titles, from 1980.
The programme's original titles, from 1980.

Newsnight has been running since 30 January 1980, with Peter Snow presenting the programme for its first 17 years. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Peter Snow CBE (born 20 April 1938 in Dublin, Ireland) is a Television and Radio presenter in Britain The theme music was composed by George Fenton and various different arrangements have been used over the years. The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. George Fenton (born 19 October

Newsnight also appeared (in repackaged form) on BBC World Service Television and its successor, BBC World, until 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Starting 29 February 2008, a "best of" edition of Newsnight will air weekly on BBC America and BBC World News. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common BBC America is an American Television network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide Americas, and available on both cable and satellite [1]

Until the start of 1988, the timing of Newsnight in the BBC2 schedule was flexible, in order to allow the channel to show a film at 9:30pm (the time the main BBC1 news programme then finished). Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The move to a fixed timeslot of 10:30pm was made despite the known objections of the then Managing Director of BBC TV, Bill Cotton, who was supposed to be in charge of all scheduling decisions. Sir William Frederick "Bill" Cotton CBE ( 23 April 1928 &ndash 11 August 2008) was a British Television producer The announcement was also made without informing him first, and caused a massive and widely reported internal row within the BBC, with one person saying it would "destroy the BBC". [2]

Interviews

Newsnight remains the UK's flagship television news and current affairs programme and regularly breaks major stories, such as the fact that the leader of the London suicide bombers (7 July 2005) had been monitored by British security services. The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The programme also features interviews with high-profile figures both from the UK and abroad.

One of Newsnight's most famous interviews took place on 13 May 1997, between Paxman and Michael Howard, who had until 13 days earlier been Home Secretary. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Michael Howard QC (born 7 July 1941 is a British Politician, a Conservative MP since the 1983 General Election for the constituency of Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office Howard was questioned regarding a meeting with Derek Lewis, the head of the Prison Service, regarding the potential dismissal of John Marriott, the governor of Parkhurst Prison, following a well-publicised jail-break. For the prison governor involved in a political controversy involving Michael Howard see Derek Lewis Derek Ivor Edwin Lewis (born Edmonton London HM Prison Parkhurst is a prison situated in Parkhurst Isle of Wight. Lewis had argued against dismissing Marriott. During one continuous sequence Paxman put the same question — "Did you threaten to overrule him?" — twelve times (not fourteen as is widely believed)[3] to Howard, who on each occasion gave a qualified or evasive answer, such as "I did not overrule him". It was revealed during Newsnight's 20th anniversary special programme that after Paxman introduced the next report and the film started rolling, he politely asked Howard, "Was that okay?". Howard, whilst disconnecting his microphone, rhetorically replied, "Well, what do you think?"

This was later revealed to be a stalling strategy by Paxman on being told that the studio was having technical trouble with one of the reports which was to follow. In 2004, Paxman broached the subject with Howard, who was then Conservative leader. Again, Howard laughed the question off, but did say he "didn't" threaten to overrule the Head of the Prison Service. The clip was voted the best Newsnight moment ever by members of the show's production team.

Newsnight Review

On Friday evenings, Newsnight gives way at 23:00 to Newsnight Review, a 35-minute slot looking at cultural developments across the board, from literature (including occasionally children's novels) to opera via the latest contemporary art exhibitions to prime-time TV programming. Past presenters have included Tom Sutcliffe and Tim Marlowe, though Mark Lawson was the programme's original presenter in its Late Review format as part of BBC Two's The Late Show strand. Mark Gerard Lawson (born April 11, 1962) is an English journalist broadcaster and author The Late Show (1989&ndash1995 was a British television arts magazine programme broadcast on BBC Two weeknights at 11 He continued to chair the critical discussion among the panel of guest reviewers frequently since its becoming Newsnight Review in 2000, but in December 2005 retired from the lineup. The programme is currently presented by Kirsty Wark, Martha Kearney, John Wilson, Kwame Kwei-Armah or Hardeep Singh Kohli. Kirsteen Anne Wark (born 3 February, 1955) is a Scottish Journalist and Television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Martha Catherine Kearney (born October 8 1957, Dublin) is a British broadcaster and journalist John Richard Wilson (born 2nd August, 1965) is a British journalist and broadcaster Kwame Kwei-Armah (born 1967 is a British Actor, Playwright, Singer and broadcaster. Hardeep Singh Kohli (born 1969 is a Sikh writer presenter broadcaster and reporter of Indian descent from Scotland and working in the United Regular contributors to the panel discussion include Mark Kermode, Tom Paulin and Ekow Eshun. Mark Kermode (born Mark Fairey, 2 July 1963) is an English film critic who regularly writes for Sight and Sound Thomas Neilson Paulin (born January 25, 1949 in Leeds, England) is a Northern Irish Poet Ekow Eshun (born May 27, 1968) is the Artistic Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Bands have also played on the programme, albeit recorded.

Stock market update vs. Weather

Traditionally at the end of the programme there is a short stock market update. In 2005, Newsnight's editor, Peter Barron, replaced it with a 30-second weather report, arguing that the market data was available via the Internet and that weather would be more useful. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Barron is Google's Head of Communications and Public affairs in the UK and a former editor of Newsnight, a British daily news analysis current affairs However, the change brought a flurry of complaints. On one occasion, Jeremy Paxman said in his usual sarcastic tone, "So finally and controversially, tomorrow's weather forecast. It's a veritable smorgasbord. Sun, rain, thunder, hail, snow, cold, wind. Almost worth going to work. " Other occasions saw him quip, "It's April, what do you expect?" and "Take an umbrella with you tomorrow. " Nonetheless, he claimed he was happy presenting the weather. Gavin Esler also joined in, announcing ". . . as for the Spring, you can forget about that until further notice. " [1]

Consequently, Newsnight conducted a telephone poll. Michael Fish, a former weather forecaster, was seen arguing in favour of the weather report, while Norman Lamont (former Chancellor of the Exchequer) campaigned for the market update. Michael Fish MBE (born 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) is a semi-retired weather forecaster Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont Baron Lamont of Lerwick, PC (born 8 May 1942 is a former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames, England The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial 62% of viewers voted in favour of the market update, and as a result it returned on Monday, 18 April 2005. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Taking up another populist cause, for a week at the end of January 2006, Newsnight played out its closing credits accompanied by the Radio 4 Theme which was facing the axe from BBC Radio 4. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The BBC Radio 4 UK Theme is an arrangement of traditional British airs composed by Fritz Spiegl (and possibly Manfred Arlan which was played every morning Continuing the motif, the 24 April 2006 edition played out with the signature tune of the soon-to-be-cancelled BBC sports programme, Grandstand. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Grandstand was a British Television Sport programme and was one of the BBC 's longest running sports shows alongside BBC

International Edition

Newsnight is also being shown though the BBC's American Service, BBC America and on its international news service, BBC World News, but in a shorted weekly version. BBC America is an American Television network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide Americas, and available on both cable and satellite Unlike the British version, the International version uses different kind of graphics and presentations.

Newsnight via other media

Newsnight is now available via broadband for viewing up to 24 hours post-broadcast. Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just Broadband, is high-speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over a Modem In March 2006 the programme launched a weekly Podcast, and a blog by business correspondent Paul Mason. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download Paul Mason (born 23 January 1960) is the Economics editor of BBC's Newsnight and author of the book "Live In July 2006, a weekly video podcast was launched featuring 20 minutes of highlights from the previous week's programmes. Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of Video on demand Video clip content via Scheduled for 2007, Newsnight will be linked to Project Phoenix, BBC World's largest-ever investment in a news-based magazine. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Project Phoenix is the codename designated for the BBC 's plans to launch an international news-based magazine Newsnight podcasts for the last week are available here.

Current Newsnight presenters

The programme's political editor has been Michael Crick since April 2007 when he replaced Martha Kearney who was also an occasional presenter on the programme until she left to present The World At One on BBC Radio Four. Jeremy Dixon Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English Journalist, Author and Television presenter. Kirsteen Anne Wark (born 3 February, 1955) is a Scottish Journalist and Television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Gavin Esler (born Glasgow, 27 February 1953) is a BBC Television presenter, currently one of the five main presenters on BBC Two 's Emily Maitlis, (born 6 September, 1970, Canada) educated in Sheffield at King Edward VII School, is a British television newscaster Michael Crick (born 21 May 1958) is a British journalist author and broadcaster Martha Catherine Kearney (born October 8 1957, Dublin) is a British broadcaster and journalist The World at One, or WATO ("what-oh" for short is BBC Radio 4 's long-running lunchtime news and current affairs programme which

Former Newsnight presenters

Newsnight editors

Many former editors of Newsnight have now gone on to a career as a senior executive in the BBC. Peter Snow CBE (born 20 April 1938 in Dublin, Ireland) is a Television and Radio presenter in Britain Sir John Tusa (born 2 March 1936) is a Czech -born British television journalist and manager of arts and broadcasting organisations Peter Hobday was a Presenter on the early morning radio programme Today. Olivia O'Leary (born 1949 is an Irish journalist writer and current affairs presenter Sarah Montague (born 8 February 1966) is a British journalist best known for her work on BBC Radio 4 as a Political Correspondent and for being a presenter James Cox is the name of James Cox (Representative (1753–1810 United States Representative from New Jersey 1809–1810 James Cox (surgeon Donald MacCormick (born 16 April, 1939) is a UK broadcast journalist Francine Stock (born March 14, 1958) is a British radio and TV presenter and novelist of part-French origin Sir Charles Cornelius Wheeler CMG (born Selwyn Charles Cornelius-Wheeler on 15 March 1923 &ndash 4 July 2008 was a British journalist and broadcaster Jeremy Vine (born May 17, 1965, Epsom, Surrey) is a British current affairs Presenter for Radio Martha Catherine Kearney (born October 8 1957, Dublin) is a British broadcaster and journalist David Lloyd may refer to David Lloyd (botanist, New Zealand plant scientist and victim of poisoning scandal David Lloyd (comic artist Richard Tait CBE, is a BBC Trustee He transferred to the BBC Trust from the BBC Board of Governors to which he was appointed for a four year term on John Morrison (or Morison) is the name of several persons In politics: John Morrison (Manitoba politician (1868-unknown politician in Tim Gardam is a British Journalist and Educator. He is the son of the novelist Jane Gardam. Peter Horrocks (born 1959 is the Head of the BBC newsroom within BBC News. Peter Barron is Google's Head of Communications and Public affairs in the UK and a former editor of Newsnight, a British daily news analysis current affairs

Footnotes

  1. ^ BBC America Launches Weekly Version of Newsnight, Broacasting and Cable Magazine
  2. ^ 'Fuzzy Monsters: Fear and Loathing at the BBC' (1994) by Chris Horrie and Steve Clarke
  3. ^ BBC News website: Newsnight 25 — Paxman versus Howard

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