Newsround

Newsround (stylized as newsround, originally called John Craven's Newsround before his departure in 1989) is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972. It 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 were provided by BBC News. The programme is aimed at 6 to 10 year olds.

Newsround
Newsround logo as of 2019
Created byEdward Barnes & John Craven
Presented byRicky Boleto
Martin Dougan
Nazia Mogra
Jenny Lawrence
De'Graft Mensah
Shanequa Paris
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsBBC TV Centre (1972–2011)
dock10 studios (2011—present)
EditorLewis James
Running time5–15 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC One (1972–2012)
CBBC Channel (2002–present)
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release4 April 1972 (1972-04-04) –
present
Chronology
Preceded byBBC Television Children's Newsreel
Related showsNewsround Specials
Sportsround
Ffeil
External links
Website

History

Originally known as John Craven's Newsround,[1] it was mostly presented by John Craven between 4 April 1972 and 22 June 1989. Originally, stand-in presenters, such as Richard Whitmore, came from the main BBC News bulletins and Huw Edwards presented in 2005.

The programme gradually developed its own presentation team, including Helen Rollason, with Craven in the dual role of chief presenter and programme editor. For most of its first two decades, Newsround drew upon the BBC's network of national and international correspondents such as John Humphrys, Michael Buerk and Martin Bell. The programme gradually developed its own small reporting team, including Lucy Mathen, and long-serving space editor Reg Turnill.

Shortly before Craven's departure, the show was renamed Newsround, and was then presented by a rotating team including Juliet Morris, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Julie Etchingham, Chris Rogers, Kate Gerbeau, Matthew Price and Becky Jago. Regular reporters on the programme, who have also presented it, included Paul Welsh, Lizo Mzimba 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 eight bars of a 1968 cover of "Johnny One Note" by Ted Heath and his Music. The closing sting used the last couple of bars of "New Worlds" by John Baker, recorded by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Newsround updated its opening in May 1987, with computer graphics, although this look was originally planned for January 1987. In September 1990, a space look was introduced. The multi-coloured look appeared in January 1994, with further updates taking place on 1 September 1997, 11 February 2002, 30 May 2006, and 13 October 2008.

Newsround was the first British television programme to break the news of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger on 28 January 1986. This edition was presented by Roger Finn, who had only recently joined the programme. The programme was also first in Britain to report an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in Vatican City in 1981 and provided the first reports from the Windsor Castle fire of November 1992.

In February 2002, Newsround expanded from a sole ten-minute programme on weeknights to through-the-day bulletins seven days a week to tie-in with the launch of the CBBC Channel. With this included a new theme, titles and presenting team. In 2009, a small bureau for the programme was opened at the BBC's former Manchester studios. As part of the relocation of the BBC Children's Department, Newsround began broadcasting from new studios at Dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford Quays on Monday 21 November 2011

In July 2020, the programme's teatime edition was axed by the BBC after being on air since 1972, they concluded that children can no longer turn on traditional television channels when they return home from school and would focus on the morning edition instead which will be aimed at schools, where it is often used by teachers in classrooms, in addition to investing in the programme's website.[2]

Broadcasts

On weekdays, Newsround is broadcast on the CBBC Channel with a ten-minute bulletin at 7:40 am. Previously there were bulletins at 7:40am, 8:15am and 4:00pm (formerly 4:20pm).

Weekend bulletins are also broadcast on the CBBC Channel. The Saturday edition includes five-minute bulletins at 8:55 am, noon and 1:35 pm. The Sunday edition includes five-minute bulletins at 10:00 am and 12:10 pm and a ten-minute bulletin at 1:45 pm.

The programme was traditionally broadcast as a fifteen-minute programme on BBC One at 5:00 pm. The final BBC One edition was broadcast on 20 December 2012.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, weekday bulletin times were altered to 9:15 am, 12:10 pm and 4:00 pm due to all schools closing in the United Kingdom.[3]

Former presenters
Year Presenter Tenure
1972–1989John Craven (and Editor)17 years
1976–1980Lucy Mathen (and Reporter)4 years
1979–1985Paul McDowell (and Reporter)6 years
1984Howard Stableford1 year
1985–1991Roger Finn6 years
1987–1990Helen Rollason3 years
1988Terry Baddoo (and Reporter)1 year
1990–1994Juliet Morris4 years
1991–1994Krishnan Guru-Murthy3 years
1991–1992Paul Welsh (and Reporter)1 year
1994–1998Julie Etchingham4 years
1994–1999Chris Rogers5 years
1997–2001Kate Sanderson4 years
1998–2008Lizo Mzimba10 years
1999–2002Matthew Price (and Reporter)3 years
2001–2003Becky Jago2 years
2001–2008Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes7 years
May 2002 – October 2002 Adam Smyth (and Reporter)[4][5] 6 months
2002–2006Rachel Horne4 years
2002–2008Laura Jones6 years
2002–2009Adam Fleming7 years
2003–2007Thalia Pellegrini4 years
2003–2008Ellie Crisell5 years
2005–2008Jake Humphrey3 years
2006–2011Sonali Shah5 years
2007–2008Helen Skelton1 year
2007–2009Gavin Ramjaun2 years
2009Barney Harwood (Newsround Specials only)1 year
2008–2013Ore Oduba5 years
2009–2013Joe Tidy4 years
2009–2021 Leah Boleto 12 years
2010–2014Nel Hedayat4 years
2013–2018Ayshah Tull5 years

Editors
  • Edward Barnes (1972)
  • Jill Roach (1976)[6]
  • John Craven (1986–1989)
  • Eric Rowan[7]
  • Nick Heathcote (1990–1996)[8]
  • Susie Staples (1996–1998)[9]
  • Roy Milani[10]
  • Sinead Rocks[11]
  • Owenna Griffiths (2009–)[12]
  • Daniel Clark (−2013)[13]
  • Lewis James (2013–)[14]
  • Paul Plunkett (2019; parental leave cover for Lewis James)[15]

Current presenters
  • Ricky Boleto (2008 – present)[16]
  • Hayley Hassall (2009 – present)[17]
  • Martin Dougan (2013 – present)
  • Jenny Lawrence (2013 – present)[18]
  • De'Graft Mensah (2019 – present)[19]
  • Shanequa Paris (2020 – present)[20]

Occasional presenters:

  • Nazia Morga (2015 – present)
  • Alex Humphreys (2018 – present)[21]
  • Sameena Misbahuddin (2019-present)

Spin-offs

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",[22] which have been a regular feature since the late 1970s. Two or three series of these documentaries air 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).

Newsround Specials in recent years have included:

  • The Wrong Trainers: a series of six animated films dealing with child poverty. The programme won the 2006 Royal

award for best children's programme and the 2007 BAFTA children's award for best factual programme.

  • The Worst Thing Ever: a dramatised documentary revolving around a child's experience of their parents' divorce.
  • Newsround on Knives: an animated look at knife crime from a child's point of view. (Bafta nominated)
  • Gone: interviews with four bereaved children. (Bafta nominated)
  • Whose Side Are You On?: a drama on the role of bystanders in tackling, bullying featuring Joe Calzaghe, Aston Merrygold, Patsy Palmer, George Sampson and Gemma Hunt (first shown 16 November 2009)
  • Living with Alcohol: a special about children's experiences with alcohol, presented by Barney Harwood.
  • "Ricky Investigates": a six-part investigative series which began on 28 September 2010
  • A one-off Newsround Investigates documentary on arson in schools was broadcast in May 2006.

The most recent Newsround Specials:

Title About Presenter Date
Caught in the Web A modern-day fairytale exploring the dangers of the internet, combining drama with cautionary real-life tales (BAFTA nominated). Narrated by David Tennant 9 February 2010
Growing Up In A War Zone A special about how the lives of children in Afghanistan are affected by the war, presented by Sonali Shah. Sonali Shah 22 November 2010
Life on the Front Line A special about why British troops are in Afghanistan and what we are doing, presented by Ore Oduba. Ore Oduba 28 February 2011
The Real Tracy Beaker Dani Harmer, who plays Tracy Beaker in the hit CBBC series, presents a Newsround special where she finds out what it's really like to grow up in care. Dani Harmer March 2011
Living with Cancer CBBC actress Dominique Moore takes a personal look at how cancer affects the lives of children and young people. Dominique Moore June 2011
Children of the Drought A special about the impact of the drought to Kenyan children, presented by Ricky Boleto Ricky Boleto 28 July 2011
Behind the Riots A special about the riots, what's been going on and why, presented by Sonali Shah Sonali Shah 12 August 2011
My Autism and Me A special about what it is like to have autism with 13-year-old Rosie King. Rosie King 11 November 2011
Welcome to My World Children from different cultures spend a week in each other's lives, narrated by Leah Boleto Narrated by Leah Boleto 11 November 2011
Behind Closed Doors A special about children's experience with domestic violence, presented by Barney Harwood featuring Alesha Dixon Barney Harwood 19 March 2012
Football and Race A special about if racism still exists in football, presented by Ore Oduba Ore Oduba 17 August 2012
Up And Away 14-year-old Rosie King, who has autism, hears the moving, often inspirational stories of kids who, like her, have made the great leap to big school. Rosie King 7 September 2012
Decision Time USA Ricky travels to the States to meet people from all walks of life to talk about the election, what they think about the candidates, and how they will vote... Ricky Boleto 6 November 2012
My Dyslexic Mind A special about dyslexia, explaining it and what it's like to be a child with it, presented by 12-year-old Ben Ben Hunter 7 January 2013
Hard Times A special about children who are finding it tough in the current economic crisis, presented by Ricky Boleto. Ricky Boleto March 2013
Generation Inspiration? A year on from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, this film explores how far they've got in terms of inspiring a generation of kids to get involved in sport. Barney Harwood/Martin Dougan 25 July 2013
Surviving The Typhoon A special about how children coped after one of the most powerful storms ever hit the Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan, presented by Leah Boleto. Leah Boleto 23 December 2013
Cyberbullying Reporter Ricky Boleto investigates the world of cyberbullying, speaking to young victims and finding out about their experiences. Ricky Boleto 11 February 2014
Children of Kabul – An Uncertain Future Nel Hedayat goes to Afghanistan, the country of her birth, where she meets the child casualties of the war and sees the influence of Western culture. Nel Hedayat 25 March 2014
Frontline Families Newsround meets British families who have been changed by war and hears from children who have dealt with years of separation, disabilities and bereavement. Martin Dougan 26 March 2014
How To Make Friends On Planet Earth Looking at how children make friends, through the story of a lonely alien who disguises herself as a regular schoolgirl and visits Earth 20 November 2014
America vs Food A documentary on the issue of obesity and overeating in America, presented by Ricky Boleto Ricky Boleto 34 March 2015
Being Me A special that explores what UK children think of their body image, featuring popstar Meghan Trainor Milly Innes 31 March 2015
Growing Up Black In America A special on life for black people in America after the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and the events surrounding it. Ricky Boleto 2 June 2015
Hiroshima: A Newsround Special A documentary commemorating the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, talking to a survivor and the youth of Japan about what it means to them. Leah Boleto 6 August 2015
Bullying – The Newsround Debate Ricky and Leah talk to children about their experiences of bullying in front of an audience of 100 children. They ask questions about how the problem should be tackled. Ricky and Leah Boleto 19 November 2015
Brothers and Sisters Newsround looks at what it takes to be a brother or sister, by meeting children from all over the world and hearing some incredible stories. 17 February 2016
Is Tech Taking Over? Ricky investigates how important technology is to children, taking some away from a group and then giving another group as much as they want. Ricky Boleto 22 March 2016
Defending the Rhino Ayshah looks at the fight that rhino are facing in South Africa. Ayshah Tull 11 May 2016
Inside My Head: Taking Control of My Anxiety A boy called Josh has a mental health problem, and originally didn't speak to anyone which made life difficult for him. 27 March 2017
Finding My Family – Partition Ricky follows the adventure of three girls to India to find out what happened to their families during Indian Partition 70 years ago. Ricky Boleto 8 August 2017
Finding My Family – Windrush Maya and Levi head back to the Caribbean islands that their granddads left to see where they grew up and why they decided to start new lives in the UK. Narrated by Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE 18 June 2018
Finding My Family – Holocuast Holocaust survivor Steven Frank takes his teenage granddaughter Maggie on a journey to learn about his experiences during the Holocaust. (BAFTA winner) Narrated by Anthony Horowitz 27 January 2019
Anne Frank: A Life in Hiding Nazia explores the story of Anne Frank – a young, Jewish teenager forced to go into hiding with her family during the Holocaust. Nazia Morga 27 January 2019
"Living With The Wall" Hayley finds out what life is like living by the US-Mexico border wall. Hayley Hassall 23 May 2019
"Inside My Head: Taking Control of My Anxiety" 16-year-old Molly sets out on a mission to learn about what she can do to keep her anxiety in check. 6 February 2020
"Thirteen" Newsround special spending a day in the life of six teenagers who each lead very different lives, to try and find out what life is really like at 13. Narrated by Karim Zeroual 17 March 2020
"Australia - Life after the fires" Australia experienced the worst bushfire season ever in 2019–2020 with fires blazing for months in large parts of the country Maeve O'Sullivan 27 April 2020
"Summer Term in Lockdown" After months in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, NR speaks to children about the past term at home 13 July 2020
"Fiji - On The Climate Change Front Line" Martin travels to Fiji to witness first-hand the rising sea levels caused by global warming, and talks with the people living there about how climate change is impacting their lives. Martin Dougan 14 September 2020

Newsround Showbiz
Main article: Newsround Showbiz

A light-hearted entertainment news round-up, originally known as Newsround Lite and introduced as part of the CBBC Channel's launch in February 2002. The latter version of the show was hosted by regular Newsround presenters/reporters Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes, Adam Fleming, Rachel Horne and Thalia Pellegrini, and produced by Sinéad Rocks. The programme was axed in 2005.

Sportsround
Main article: Sportsround

A Saturday morning sports magazine show introduced in September 2005 & produced by Sinead Rocks. It was cancelled in December 2010 and replaced by Match of the Day Kickabout. In 2010 it was presented by Ore Oduba with reporters Des Clarke and Jon Franks.

Newsround Review of the Year

Until 2006, a half-hour review of the year special was produced for broadcast during the Christmas/New Year period. The last review aired in 2009, and since then the final bulletin of the year (excluding 2019's) is hosted by all presenters who discuss their most memorable news stories.

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