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:''For the CNN programme see NewsNight with Aaron Brown''
'''Newsnight''' is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22:30 and 23:20 on weekdays on BBC Two.
The programme's main presenters are Jeremy Paxman (1989-), Gavin Esler (2003-), Kirsty Wark (1993-) and Emily Maitlis (2006-). 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. Occasionally (usually when most of the regular presenters are on holiday), the programme is presented by others including Jon Sopel or ''PM's'' Eddie Mair.
''Newsnight'' also has a semi-separate arts slot known as '''Newsnight Review'''. On BBC Two Scotland, an opt-out slot, '''Newsnight Scotland''', replaces the final twenty minutes of ''Newsnight'' from Monday to Thursday.
''Newsnight'' has been running since 30 January 1980. Peter Snow presented the programme for its first 17 years and still helps out for special broadcasts, such as those covering wars and elections. Other former presenters include Peter Hobday, Charles Wheeler (latterly the BBC's chief reporter in Washington, DC), John Tusa, Olivia O'Leary, Francine Stock, Sarah Montague, and Jeremy Vine (1999-2002). Vine's style grew so close to that of the incumbent main presenter, Paxman, that the latter was said to refer to the former as Mini-me. The theme music was composed by George Fenton and various different arrangements have been used over the years.
''Newsnight'' also appeared (in repackaged form) on BBC World Service Television and its successor, BBC World, until 1999.
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). 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. The announcement was also made without informing him first, and caused a massive amd widely reported internal row within the BBC, with one person saying it would "destroy the BBC".[1]
''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 programme also features interviews with high-profile figures, including Tony Blair, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Jimmy Carter, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Clinton, Jacques Chirac and several other world leaders.
One of ''Newsnight''' s most famous interviews took place on 13 May 1997, between Jeremy Paxman and Michael Howard, who had until 13 days earlier been Home Secretary. Howard was questioned regarding a meeting he had convened 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. 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)[2] 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 later repeated on the satirical news quiz ''Have I Got News for You'', and has been voted the best ''Newsnight'' moment ever by members of the show's production team.
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. Presenters have included Tom Sutcliffe (who presents a similar programme, ''Saturday Review'', on BBC Radio Four) 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. 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 or Hardeep Singh Kohli. Recent panellists have included Mark Kermode, Nikki Gemmell, Bonnie Greer, Tom Paulin, Germaine Greer, Ian Hislop, Grayson Perry, Ian Rankin, John Mortimer, PD James, Natalie Haynes, and many others. Bands have also played on the programme, albeit recorded. The most recent to play was Guillemots. The comedy programme ''Dead Ringers'' parodies the programme, with impressions of Lawson, Greer and Paulin.
Traditionally at the end of the programme the 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. 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. Not worth going to work really." Another occasion saw him quip, "It's April, what do you expect?" and "Take an umbrella." Nonetheless, he claimed he was happy presenting the weather.
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. 62% of viewers voted in favour of the market update, and as a result it returned on Monday, 18 April, 2005.
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. Continuing the motif, the 24 April 2006 edition played out with the signature tune of the soon-to-be-cancelled BBC sports programme, ''Grandstand''. On 11 December, 2006. Newsnight played out with the signature tune but being played with what sounded like a saxophone and a xylophone.
''Newsnight'' is now available via broadband for viewing up to 24 hours post-broadcast. In March 2006 the programme launched a weekly Podcast, and a blog by business correspondent Paul Mason. In July 2006, a weekly video podcast was launched featuring 20 minutes of highlights from the previous week's programmes. Scheduled for 2007, Newsnight will be linked to Project Phoenix, BBC World's largest-ever investment in a news-based magazine. Newsnight podcasts for the last week are available here.
★ Jeremy Paxman (joined 1989)
★ Kirsty Wark (Joined October 1993)
★ Gavin Esler (Joined January 2003)
★ Emily Maitlis (Joined February 2006)
★ Gordon Brewer (now hosts the ''Newsnight Scotland'' opt-out)
★ Sue Cameron
★ James Cox
★ Peter Hobday (1980 - 1983)
★ Donald MacCormick
★ Sarah Montague (1998-2001)
★ Fran Morrison
★ Olivia O'Leary (17 June 1985 - 26 September 1986)
★ Peter Snow (30 January 1980 - 3 July 1997)
★ Francine Stock
★ John Tusa (January 1980 - 5 June 1986)
★ Jeremy Vine (1999-2002)
★ Charles Wheeler
★ Martha Kearney (joined Newsnight in 1994 and was political editor from 2000 to 2007)
★ George Carey (1980 - 1981)
★ Ronald Neil (1981 - 1982)
★ David Lloyd (1982 - 1983)
★ David Dickinson (1983 - 1985)
★ Richard Tait (1985 - 1987)
★ John Morrison (1987 - 1990)
★ Tim Gardam (1990 - 1993)
★ Peter Horrocks (1994 - 1997)
★ Sian Kevill (1998 - 2001)
★ George Entwistle (2001 - 2004)
★ Peter Barron (2004 - present)
For most of the above, the editorship of Newsnight was a stepping stone to a distinguished career as a senior executive in the BBC or elsewhere in the media.
★ George Carey went on to a successful career in the independent sector and now runs The TV Corporation, which includes some well-known production companies such as Mentorn, and Sunset and Vine.
★ Ronald Neil became chief executive of BBC Production; he is now retired but maintains close links with the BBC whom he advises on editorial issues – he wrote the Neil Report, recommending changes to BBC journalism after the Hutton inquiry and is currently reviewing the BBC's rules for premium phonelines.
★ David Lloyd for many years ran news and current affairs at Channel Four. David Dickinson is one of the few Newsnight editors not to go much further – he edited Panorama, then produced BBC obituaries and other special projects; he has published a number of murder mysteries.
★ Richard Tait left Newsnight to edit Channel Four News and later became editor-in-chief of ITN; he is now a professor of journalism and a member of the BBC Trust.
★ John Morrison (the editor who hired Jeremy Paxman)became head of television news programmes at the BBC and now runs a successful media consultancy, Morrison Media Consultants.
★ Tim Gardam became a senior executive at Channel Five, and then at Channel Four; he is now principal of St Anne’s College, Oxford.
★ Peter Horrocks is head of television news at the BBC. Sian Kevill ran the BBC’s “new politics” initiative – an attempt to broaden the audience for political news.
★ George Entwistle now runs television current affairs at the BBC.
1. 'Fuzzy Monsters: Fear and Loathing at the BBC' (1994) by Chris Horrie and Steve Clarke
2. BBC News website: Newsnight 25 — Paxman versus Howard
★ ''Newsnight'' at bbc.co.uk
★ ''Newsnight: The Opera''
★ ''Newsnight'' weathers storm as forecast is axed
★ ''Newsnight'' viewers ditch weather
★ ''Newsnight's'' blog Idle Scrawl
★ [1]
'''Newsnight''' is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22:30 and 23:20 on weekdays on BBC Two.
The programme's main presenters are Jeremy Paxman (1989-), Gavin Esler (2003-), Kirsty Wark (1993-) and Emily Maitlis (2006-). 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. Occasionally (usually when most of the regular presenters are on holiday), the programme is presented by others including Jon Sopel or ''PM's'' Eddie Mair.
''Newsnight'' also has a semi-separate arts slot known as '''Newsnight Review'''. On BBC Two Scotland, an opt-out slot, '''Newsnight Scotland''', replaces the final twenty minutes of ''Newsnight'' from Monday to Thursday.
History
The programme's original titles, from 1980.
''Newsnight'' has been running since 30 January 1980. Peter Snow presented the programme for its first 17 years and still helps out for special broadcasts, such as those covering wars and elections. Other former presenters include Peter Hobday, Charles Wheeler (latterly the BBC's chief reporter in Washington, DC), John Tusa, Olivia O'Leary, Francine Stock, Sarah Montague, and Jeremy Vine (1999-2002). Vine's style grew so close to that of the incumbent main presenter, Paxman, that the latter was said to refer to the former as Mini-me. The theme music was composed by George Fenton and various different arrangements have been used over the years.
''Newsnight'' also appeared (in repackaged form) on BBC World Service Television and its successor, BBC World, until 1999.
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). 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. The announcement was also made without informing him first, and caused a massive amd widely reported internal row within the BBC, with one person saying it would "destroy the BBC".[1]
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 programme also features interviews with high-profile figures, including Tony Blair, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Jimmy Carter, Condoleezza Rice, Bill Clinton, Jacques Chirac and several other world leaders.
One of ''Newsnight''
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 later repeated on the satirical news quiz ''Have I Got News for You'', and has been 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. Presenters have included Tom Sutcliffe (who presents a similar programme, ''Saturday Review'', on BBC Radio Four) 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. 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 or Hardeep Singh Kohli. Recent panellists have included Mark Kermode, Nikki Gemmell, Bonnie Greer, Tom Paulin, Germaine Greer, Ian Hislop, Grayson Perry, Ian Rankin, John Mortimer, PD James, Natalie Haynes, and many others. Bands have also played on the programme, albeit recorded. The most recent to play was Guillemots. The comedy programme ''Dead Ringers'' parodies the programme, with impressions of Lawson, Greer and Paulin.
Stock market update vs. Weather
Traditionally at the end of the programme the there is a short stock market update. In 2005, ''Newsnight''
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. 62% of viewers voted in favour of the market update, and as a result it returned on Monday, 18 April, 2005.
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. Continuing the motif, the 24 April 2006 edition played out with the signature tune of the soon-to-be-cancelled BBC sports programme, ''Grandstand''. On 11 December, 2006. Newsnight played out with the signature tune but being played with what sounded like a saxophone and a xylophone.
''Newsnight'' via other media
''Newsnight'' is now available via broadband for viewing up to 24 hours post-broadcast. In March 2006 the programme launched a weekly Podcast, and a blog by business correspondent Paul Mason. In July 2006, a weekly video podcast was launched featuring 20 minutes of highlights from the previous week's programmes. Scheduled for 2007, Newsnight will be linked to Project Phoenix, BBC World's largest-ever investment in a news-based magazine. Newsnight podcasts for the last week are available here.
List of Current ''Newsnight'' presenters
★ Jeremy Paxman (joined 1989)
★ Kirsty Wark (Joined October 1993)
★ Gavin Esler (Joined January 2003)
★ Emily Maitlis (Joined February 2006)
List of Former ''Newsnight'' presenters
★ Gordon Brewer (now hosts the ''Newsnight Scotland'' opt-out)
★ Sue Cameron
★ James Cox
★ Peter Hobday (1980 - 1983)
★ Donald MacCormick
★ Sarah Montague (1998-2001)
★ Fran Morrison
★ Olivia O'Leary (17 June 1985 - 26 September 1986)
★ Peter Snow (30 January 1980 - 3 July 1997)
★ Francine Stock
★ John Tusa (January 1980 - 5 June 1986)
★ Jeremy Vine (1999-2002)
★ Charles Wheeler
★ Martha Kearney (joined Newsnight in 1994 and was political editor from 2000 to 2007)
List of editors
★ George Carey (1980 - 1981)
★ Ronald Neil (1981 - 1982)
★ David Lloyd (1982 - 1983)
★ David Dickinson (1983 - 1985)
★ Richard Tait (1985 - 1987)
★ John Morrison (1987 - 1990)
★ Tim Gardam (1990 - 1993)
★ Peter Horrocks (1994 - 1997)
★ Sian Kevill (1998 - 2001)
★ George Entwistle (2001 - 2004)
★ Peter Barron (2004 - present)
For most of the above, the editorship of Newsnight was a stepping stone to a distinguished career as a senior executive in the BBC or elsewhere in the media.
★ George Carey went on to a successful career in the independent sector and now runs The TV Corporation, which includes some well-known production companies such as Mentorn, and Sunset and Vine.
★ Ronald Neil became chief executive of BBC Production; he is now retired but maintains close links with the BBC whom he advises on editorial issues – he wrote the Neil Report, recommending changes to BBC journalism after the Hutton inquiry and is currently reviewing the BBC's rules for premium phonelines.
★ David Lloyd for many years ran news and current affairs at Channel Four. David Dickinson is one of the few Newsnight editors not to go much further – he edited Panorama, then produced BBC obituaries and other special projects; he has published a number of murder mysteries.
★ Richard Tait left Newsnight to edit Channel Four News and later became editor-in-chief of ITN; he is now a professor of journalism and a member of the BBC Trust.
★ John Morrison (the editor who hired Jeremy Paxman)became head of television news programmes at the BBC and now runs a successful media consultancy, Morrison Media Consultants.
★ Tim Gardam became a senior executive at Channel Five, and then at Channel Four; he is now principal of St Anne’s College, Oxford.
★ Peter Horrocks is head of television news at the BBC. Sian Kevill ran the BBC’s “new politics” initiative – an attempt to broaden the audience for political news.
★ George Entwistle now runs television current affairs at the BBC.
Footnotes
1. 'Fuzzy Monsters: Fear and Loathing at the BBC' (1994) by Chris Horrie and Steve Clarke
2. BBC News website: Newsnight 25 — Paxman versus Howard
External links
★ ''Newsnight'' at bbc.co.uk
★ ''Newsnight: The Opera''
★ ''Newsnight'' weathers storm as forecast is axed
★ ''Newsnight'' viewers ditch weather
★ ''Newsnight's'' blog Idle Scrawl
★ [1]
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