BBC Weekend News

BBC Weekend News
Created by	BBC News
Presented by	Maxine Mawhinney or Various
Theme music composer	David Lowe
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	Studio E, Broadcasting House, London
Running time	5-20 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One BBC News
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	5 July 1954 – present
Chronology
Related shows	BBC Breakfast BBC News at One BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC News Summary

BBC Weekend News is the national news programmes on BBC One at a weekend and bank holidays although it is often referred to on guides simply as BBC News, or if broadcast at 1:00pm exactly, BBC News at One, 6:00pm exactly, BBC News at Six and 10:00pm exactly, BBC News at Ten. The programmes are simulcast on the BBC News Channel.

Format

The programme airs three times a day at different times, such as Saturday lunch-time at 12:00 and evenings are variable and on Sunday lunch-time is at 13:00, evening is variable but mostly at 17:30 and at night is at 22:00.

Presenters

Lunchtime

The lunchtime bulletin is presented by the duty BBC News Channel presenter during that particular time. Maxine Mawhinney presents the bulletin most often, due to it usually airing at 1200 or 1300, during her BBC News Channel shifts. Chris Eakin has been a regular presenter. Cover presenters include Nicholas Owen, Rebecca Jones, Carole Walker and Tim Willcox.^[1]

Current Presenters

Evening

The two evening bulletins are presented by the same presenter. Clive Myrie and Nicholas Owen are regular presenters. Kate Silverton is on maternity leave and her duties are being covered by Reeta Chakrabarti. The presenter of the two evening bulletins has usually been a dedicated presenter, specific to the two bulletins for that evening on BBC One, with the surrounding news presentation on the BBC News Channel being presented by another presenter. Unusually, on 9 and 16 August 2014, the same presenter has covered both the evening Weekend News bulletins and presented the late shift (8pm-12.30am) on the BBC News Channel.

During bank holidays it is presented on rota by Myrie, Chakrabarti, Silverton, Owen, Huw Edwards, Fiona Bruce, Sophie Raworth, George Alagiah.

Current Presenters

Former Presenters

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:

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