Current Schedule
BBC interim schedule March 2013
BBC Summer 2013 schedule (effective 4/1/2013)
Overview
With the world's unrelenting 24-hour news cycle, Newshour is the program that cuts through the background noise and provides definitive reports on the big stories of the day. With two daily feeds 365 days a year, Newshour delivers an hour of headlines, commentary and reporting from around the world. The BBC's global correspondents give listeners vital information to keep up with world events.
Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Award in 2008 and Bronze winner in 2011 for best news and current affairs radio show, Newshour presents an all-encompassing explanation of the day's lead story, compelling reports from the BBC's team of correspondents and probing interviews with the newsmakers at the heart of every story.
host
Owen Bennett-Jones, Lyse Doucet, Robin Lustig, Razia Iqbal, James Coomarasamy and Julian Marshall
length
59:00
number of programs/frequency
Daily, Sunday – Saturday. See Program Feed Schedule for full details.
Program feed schedule
BBC Newshour is available via the ContentDepot. To get the programs, stations must subscribe to the BBC World Service program pages in the ContentDepot. Stations must subscribe to the live stream(s) they wish to receive. Live streams are made available at the following times:
ContentDepot Live Stream:
Monday-Friday
0800 – 0859 ET
0900 – 0959 ET
Monday-Friday
1500 – 1559 ET
1600 – 1659 ET
Saturday-Sunday
0800 – 0859 ET
1600 – 1659 ET
(All feeds also on BBC World Service Live Stream.)
promo access
For custom promos, pre-recorded image spots and sample program scripts check out the On-air promos page.
program website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnk
listener inquiries
broadcast rights
BBC Newshour is available to all American Public Media affiliate stations for broadcast. BBC Newshour must be aired live; no tape delaying or editing allowed. Simulcast streaming rights are available for BBC programming. See terms and conditions described in the American Public Media Service Agreement. Prior to carrying this series, stations must confirm carriage with American Public Media.
BBC: Newshour