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 The Newsround logo (2006) |
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| Format | Children's news magazine |
| Created by | Edward Barnes & John Craven |
| Presented by | Sonali Shah Ore Oduba (Main presenters) |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Editor(s) | Owenna Griffiths |
| Running time | 5 - 15 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One BBC Two CBBC Channel |
| Original run | 4 April 1972 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Newsround Specials Sportsround Ffeil |
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| Official website | |
Newsround (originally called John Craven's Newsround, before the departure of Craven) is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children. Initially commissioned as a short series by BBC Children's Department, who held editorial control, its facilities are provided by BBC News. The programme is now aimed at 6 to 12-year-olds.
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History
Originally known as John Craven's Newsround, it was mostly presented by John Craven between 4 April 1972 and 22 June 1989. Originally, stand-in presenters came from main BBC News bulletins, including Richard Whitmore. By the 1980s, the programme had developed its own presentation team including Roger Finn and Helen Rollason with Craven in the dual role of chief presenter and programme editor.
Shortly before Craven's departure, the show was renamed Newsround, and was now anchored by a rotating team of presenters. Past presenters have included Juliet Morris, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Julie Etchingham, Chris Rogers, Kate Sanderson, Matthew Price, and Becky Jago. Regular reporters on the programme, who have also presented it, include Paul McDowell, Paul Welsh and Terry Baddoo.
The distinctive opening theme used for the first fifteen years of the programme was not composed especially for it, but is instead the opening bars of a cover of Johnny One Note by Ted Heath[citation needed], recorded by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Newsround was the first British television programme to break the news of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger on 28 January 1986. As the event was shown during the opening titles, it is often erroneously stated that the tragedy happened live on air, but it in fact happened about fifteen minutes earlier. This edition was presented by Roger Finn, who had only recently joined the programme.
In 1981, the programme was also first in Britain to report an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in Vatican City.
The programme was the first media outlet on the scene during the Windsor Castle fire of 20th November 1992.
On 4 April 2002, John Craven returned to the presenter's chair for the first time since his departure in 1989 to present the "30th Anniversary" edition of the show.
On air
On weekdays, a one-minute bulletin airs at the start of the CBBC Channel's transmission at 7am. Five-minute bulletins are broadcast on BBC Two at 7:25am and the CBBC Channel at 8:25am, 3:25pm & 6:25pm. The main ten-minute edition of Newsround airs on BBC One at 5:05pm.
Five-minute bulletins are also broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays at 12:55pm, 2:55pm and 4:55pm.
Presenters and Reporters
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Main anchors
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Reporters
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Spinoffs
Newsround Specials
A variation on the regular format of Newsround is a series of short (typically 15-minute) documentary films, previously broadcast under the title Newsround Extra but now called "specials"[1], which have been a regular feature since the late 1970s. There are two or three series of these documentaries during the year, which replace the regular bulletins on one day of the week (for Extras it was usually Monday, although sometimes on Fridays, particularly during the 1980s). On 1 December 2006 The Wrong Trainers[2] was broadcast, a rather dark film consisting of six short animations dealing with child poverty and related issues. In one of the presentations Chris says the Government is not spending money as wisely as they should be. Afterwards, there was a linked BBCi special following up the issues. Newsround - The Wrong Trainers won the Royal Television Society Award for best children's programme 2006[3]. The Wrong Trainers won the factual category at the 2007 Children's Baftas.
On 5 February 2008 the BBC announced two Newsround Specials[4] The first, televised on 19 March 2008 and called The Worst Thing Ever?[5], is about children's experience of divorce. The other was Newsround on Knives[6] broadcast on 27 March 2008.
On 12 March 2009 the BBC announced[7] a Newsround Special documentary, entitled Gone[8]. It was presented by Barney Harwood and dealt with the subject of bereavement. It first aired on 30 March 2009.
Newsround Investigates
Newsround Investigates was intended as a special half-hour documentary series for CBBC, taking an in-depth look at issues affecting children’s lives. The only edition was on 8 May 2006. It investigated the subject of arson in schools. It is likely that this strand has been absorbed into the run of occasional Newsround Specials as listed above.
Newsround Showbiz
Originally called Newsround Lite, Newsround Showbiz ran from 2001 to 2005. It started as a daily programme and then moved to Saturdays and Sundays. The latter version of the show was hosted by regular Newsround presenters/reporters Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes, Adam Fleming, Rachel Horne and Thalia Pellegrini and was produced by Sinéad Rocks. The show contained entertainment news and gossip and generally took a lighthearted view of the world of celebrity.
Sportsround
Main Article: Sportsround
In September 2005, a new spin-off of Newsround was launched, entitled Sportsround. It contains reports from major sporting events and local sport competitions. The show is presented by Ore Oduba with reporters, Des Clarke and Jon Franks.
Newsround Review of the Year
Traditionally, a review of the year special was produced for broadcast during the Christmas/New Year period. A review was not produced in 2007.
Other Features
Newsround on the web
Newsround has its own website as part of the main CBBC web site, featuring:
- The latest news headlines, grouped into the relevant sections (e.g. World, UK, sport, animals, showbiz etc.)
- An RSS feed for each of the sections (e.g. an RSS feed for World news, UK news, etc.)
- A games section, with many Flash games.
- Message boards for different topics (e.g. In The News, Games And Gadgets, Showbiz and Sportsround.)
- A voting section, where users can vote on different popular topics such as favourite film, etc.
- Quizzes.
- Press Pack reports presented by children.
In February, an online video podcast was released called And Finally [9]. This was a summary of the entire week's news, and a new edition was released every Thursday. There was also a podcast for Sportsround called Action Replay[10]. This could either be downloaded as an MPEG-4 Part 14 file or as a podcast which includes both And Finally and Action Replay. Both services were part of a podcast trial which has now been stopped.
Newsround Quiz
From 18 December 2006 to 5 January 2007, digital satellite and Freeview viewers could access the free and interactive Newsround Review of The Year Quiz by pressing the red button on their remote control. Viewers watched video questions and then selected their answer by pressing the coloured keys on their remote control.
Former presenters/reporters
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See also
References
- ^ Newsround Specials
- ^ Newsround Specials:The Wrong Trainers
- ^ "The jury were unanimous in their admiration for a programme that set itself a bold and challenging objective, and achieved it with stunning results. Clever animation, coupled with heart-rendingly real children’s voices, engaged young viewers with child poverty in a meaningful and relevant way."
- ^ CBBC's Newsround announces two new special programmes retrieved 18 March 2008
- ^ The Worst Thing Ever? retrieved 21 March 2008
- ^ Specials - 2008 - Newsround on Knives
- ^ CBBC's Newsround explores how bereavement affects children's lives in special documentary - Press release
- ^ Newsround Special on bereavement
- ^ "CBBC Newsround | TV/Film | Newsround And Finally video podcast". http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6330000/newsid_6335000/6335029.stm. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- ^ "CBBC Newsround | Sport | Sportsround: Action Replay Video Podcast". http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6330000/newsid_6335100/6335103.stm. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
External links
- Newsround at bbc.co.uk/cbbc
- Newsround Message Boards at bbc.co.uk/cbbc
- BBC Editors' blog - Simon Goretzki
- BBC Editors' blog - former editor Sinéad Rocks
- BBC Editors' blog - former editor Tim Levell
- Newsround blog
- Newsround History
- British Film Institute Screen Online
- Newsround at the Internet Movie Database
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