Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - Printable Version

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - msim - 26-02-2023

Maybe it's more World but WBR was often seen on News 24 so it's epic theme that lasted for years and years beyond the flags era deserves a mention

https://youtu.be/he7HypRTA7s 

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - oscillon - 26-02-2023

(25-02-2023, 09:52 PM)Robinho02 Wrote:  Talking of Matthew and Jane, here they are presenting in 2000, I wonder if this was one of the first times the channel was simulcast on BBC One for breaking news: https://youtu.be/rRWUl7VPz7Q 

And those old times when Richard Quest appeared as a correspondent on BBC News 24!

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - DTV - 26-02-2023

I think there's something to be said for every era of BBC News 24/BBC News - from the slightly idealistic ambition of the flags era, to the gorgeous sets of the cream-and-red and NBH era, to the dynamic graphics of the clamshell era. Even with the Barco era, which wasn't particularly sparkling presentation wise, I have a certain soft-spot for the subtle Aston animations, even if they were arguably a bit basic and Gill Sans Bold is somewhat less attractive than its Regular weight. Plus, the Barco era gave us the white and red globe titles, whose quality and depth continues to amaze me 15 years on.

I know that the current era isn't everybody's cup of tea and, in certain respects, the channel isn't what it was, but I do feel there is enough good in there presentation-wise.
- The 2013 countdown is far-and-away my favourite version yet - the orchestra adds a real musical depth to it that was missing in some earlier versions (only really those from the mid-2000s are comparable).
- You are never going to beat Studio E's backdrop, the only set that comes close is N8 circa 2002, but that could feel a bit clinical when the 'newsroom' was empty and loses points for being so static on the air - even a small panning shot would have looked fantastic in a set with that much depth. One thing they do have in common, and that the BBC need to learn from, is that warm painted red looks so much better than bright lightbox red (though, to be fair, the lightboxes in E and the new set in B are towards the better end on this front).
- And, although they aren't perfect, I do really like the current set of graphics and would certainly rank them highly. They are clean, simple and easy-on-the-eye, with smooth animations. Plus, I find the flipper is a lot less distracting than the tickers could be.

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - Newsroom - 26-02-2023

(26-02-2023, 01:15 AM)oscillon Wrote:  

(25-02-2023, 09:52 PM)Robinho02 Wrote:  Talking of Matthew and Jane, here they are presenting in 2000, I wonder if this was one of the first times the channel was simulcast on BBC One for breaking news: https://youtu.be/rRWUl7VPz7Q 

And those old times when Richard Quest appeared as a correspondent on BBC News 24!

Yes, this was documented as the very first time the BBC threw N24 onto BBC 1 and received huge praise for doing so. Management and viewers alike finally got to experience the channel coming into its own.

I think they was from an interview Lord Hall did with Huw Edwards on one anniversary.

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - DrewF - 26-02-2023

I've had a dig through the archive for some presenters you may have forgotten from the BBC News Channel:

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - JamesWorldNews - 26-02-2023

The only one I can’t name is the lady sitting next to Clive.

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - Newsroom - 26-02-2023

(26-02-2023, 10:18 AM)JamesWorldNews Wrote:  The only one I can’t name is the lady sitting next to Clive.

That's Luisa Baldini

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - Worzel - 26-02-2023

(26-02-2023, 10:18 AM)JamesWorldNews Wrote:  The only one I can’t name is the lady sitting next to Clive.

That's Louisa Baldini.

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - Rolling News - 26-02-2023

It might be a personal age thing, but those caps @DrewF just posted (from a decade ago) seem so recent. Yet those @itsrobert posted yesterday (from 20 years ago) really do seem like they’re from another lifetime!

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RE: Remembering BBC News 24/BBC News Channel 1997-2023 - Andrew - 26-02-2023

Is anyone able to give the full list of names of those above?

I wasn’t a fan of that era, it basically looks like they were presenting a double headed network bulletin rather than a news channel

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