Newsroom South East was the name of the BBC

BBC

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's regional news programme for southeastern England

England

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. It was launched in March 1989 as the successor to London Plus

London Plus

London Plus was the name of the BBC's regional news programme for southeastern England. Launched in 1984, the programme represented the BBC's attempt to boost regional news service for the South East...

, the South East's previous news programme. The programme was in turn replaced by "BBC South Today" in the Oxford area from October 2000, BBC London News

BBC London News

For other uses of the BBC London brand, see BBC London .BBC London News is the BBC's regional television news programme for the English region encompassing London and surrounding suburbs...

in the Crystal Palace coverage area from October 2001 and BBC South East Today in the remaining area, from September 2001.

For all but the last two months, the programme was broadcast from the BBC's Elstree Studios

Elstree Studios

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, near Borehamwood

Borehamwood

-Film industry:Since the 1920s, the town has been home to several film studios and many shots of its streets are included in final cuts of 20th century British films. This earned it the nickname of the "British Hollywood"...

 in Hertsmere

Hertsmere

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, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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. In August 2001 the future home of the successor BBC London News programme - a new and purpose built broadcast centre on the Marylebone High Street

Marylebone High Street

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 - was used alongside radio station BBC London Live

BBC London 94.9

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. To provide continuity to staff prior to the launch of BBC London News, the Elstree set was temporarily placed in the Marleybone Road studios for these few weeks, although the smaller space meant that there was only space for one presenter. For the last month the programme covered the 'London' area only, and Newsroom South East broadcast alongside the new South East Today.

Following the 1999 BBC News relaunch, the main bulletin aired between 18:30 and 18:55 after the BBC Six O'Clock News

BBC Six O'Clock News

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. Other bulletins followed the BBC One O'Clock News

BBC One O'Clock News

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and the BBC Ten O'Clock News

BBC Ten O'Clock News

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. Main presenters included Mike Embley

Mike Embley

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, Gwenan Edwards

Gwenan Edwards

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, Gargy Patel, Gillian Joseph

Gillian Joseph

Gillian Joseph is a British newscaster currently working for Sky News.-Journalism career:Joseph originally worked for the BBC in Manchester, as well as working as a radio reporter for Radio Merseyside. In 1998, she moved to London and presented Newsroom South East until it ended in 2001...

, Tim Donovan

Tim Donovan

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, Heather Lima and sports presenter Rob Curling

Rob Curling

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.
Unlike other BBC regions, the South East

South East England

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never had a dedicated weather forecaster; instead the weather came from whichever national forecaster was presenting that particular day.