The Politics Show
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The Politics Show is an hour long BBC
One television political programme broadcast in the United Kingdom
on Sundays. The programme usually starts at midday, but is often earlier or later when sporting events clash in the schedules. It was launched in 2003 and was originally presented by Jeremy Vine
, now a BBC Radio 2
presenter. It contains reports on the big political stories of the week as well as analysing the way these stories will affect people all over the country. It also features interviews with senior politicians about current issues. The programme is usually presented by BBC News presenter Jon Sopel, who replaced Vine in September 2005. Susanna Reid
and Tim Donovan
, Deputy Political Editor James Landale
and political correspondents Laura Kuenssberg
and Jo Coburn
have all presented in place of Sopel.
At 12:00pm, the programme features a short summary of the main news headlines from the national news studio, and at 12:30pm there is a twenty minute opt out, fronted by a different presenter for each region, looking into how political stories affect the local area. The latest version of the programme can be watched at any time through the BBC website.
The programme will end in December 2011 and be replaced by Sunday Politics, a weekend version of The Daily Politics
, hosted by Andrew Neil in January 2012.
N.B. The Yorkshire and Lincolnshire opt-out is broadcast to both Yorkshire
and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
regions.
's main political programme broadcast on Sundays and was launched in 2003. In 2007 BBC Scotland overhauled the programmes to replace and incorporate "Politics Scotland", which now see Scotland taking the first 20-30min of the national broadcast then opt-out to provide a full one hour show analysing the big political stories of the week in Scotland.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
One television political programme broadcast in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on Sundays. The programme usually starts at midday, but is often earlier or later when sporting events clash in the schedules. It was launched in 2003 and was originally presented by Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Guy Vine is a British author, journalist and news presenter for the BBC. He is known for his direct interview style and exclusive reporting from war-torn areas throughout Africa...
, now a BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
presenter. It contains reports on the big political stories of the week as well as analysing the way these stories will affect people all over the country. It also features interviews with senior politicians about current issues. The programme is usually presented by BBC News presenter Jon Sopel, who replaced Vine in September 2005. Susanna Reid
Susanna Reid
Susanna Reid is an English journalist and presenter, best known for presenting BBC Breakfast.-Early life:The youngest of three children, Reid was born in Croydon, London to an English father who worked as a management consultant, of Scottish ancestry, and an English mother who worked as a nurse...
and Tim Donovan
Tim Donovan
Tim Donovan is the Political Editor for the BBC's regional news service for London, BBC London. He also presents the London regional opt-out for The Politics Show each Sunday on BBC One, as well as occasionally presenting the main programme when regular presenter Jon Sopel is away.He initially...
, Deputy Political Editor James Landale
James Landale
James Landale is a BBC journalist who is the current Deputy Political Editor for BBC News.-Education:Landale was educated at Eton College, a famous independent school in the town of Eton in Berkshire, and was a contemporary of London Mayor Boris Johnson and Prime Minister David Cameron, followed by...
and political correspondents Laura Kuenssberg
Laura Kuenssberg
Laura Kuenssberg is a Scottish journalist, currently working as the Business Editor for ITV News.-Early life:The daughter of Scottish businessman Professor Nick Kuenssberg OBE, and his wife Sally Kuenssberg CBE, her paternal grandfather was German-born Dr. Ekke von Kuenssberg, a founder and...
and Jo Coburn
Jo Coburn
Jo Coburn is a British journalist and political correspondent for BBC News, previously with special responsibility for BBC Breakfast. She has also previously worked as BBC political correspondent for London, most notably during the 2000 London Mayoral election...
have all presented in place of Sopel.
At 12:00pm, the programme features a short summary of the main news headlines from the national news studio, and at 12:30pm there is a twenty minute opt out, fronted by a different presenter for each region, looking into how political stories affect the local area. The latest version of the programme can be watched at any time through the BBC website.
The programme will end in December 2011 and be replaced by Sunday Politics, a weekend version of The Daily Politics
The Daily Politics
The Daily Politics is a British television show launched by the BBC in 2003. Presented by Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn, the programme takes an in-depth and sometimes irreverent look at the daily goings on in Westminster and other areas across Britain and the world, and includes interviews with leading...
, hosted by Andrew Neil in January 2012.
Northern Ireland
- Presenter: Jim Fitzpatrick
- Political editor: Mark Davenport
- Political correspondents: Gareth Gordon and Martina Purdy
East
- Presenter: Etholle George
- Political editor: Deborah McGurran
- Reporter: Clive Lewis
East Midlands
- Presenter: Marie Ashby
- Political editor: John Hess
- Reporter: Robin Powell
Wales/Cymru
- Presenter: Felicity Evans
- Political editor: Betsan PowysBetsan PowysBetsan Powys , is a Welsh journalist, currently the political editor for BBC Wales.A native Welsh speaker, Powys joined BBC Wales as a News Trainee in 1989, before joining the newsroom in Cardiff as a bilingual, bi-media reporter...
- Reporters: Mark Hannaby (Videojournalist), John Stevenson (Bangor) and Bethan JamesBethan JamesBethan James is a BBC political reporter from Wales based in Westminster. She went to the high school Ysgol Maes Garmon, Mold.Following some intrepid trips to Colombia, Bethan joined BBC Wales' political team in 2002. She primarily works on BBC Wales opt outs of the Politics Show and BBC Wales'...
(Westminster) - Online journalist: John Cooper
- Producer: Mark Palmer
London
- Presenter/political editor: Tim DonovanTim DonovanTim Donovan is the Political Editor for the BBC's regional news service for London, BBC London. He also presents the London regional opt-out for The Politics Show each Sunday on BBC One, as well as occasionally presenting the main programme when regular presenter Jon Sopel is away.He initially...
- Reporter: Andrew Cryan
- Producer: Ian Laughlin
North East & Cumbria
- Presenter/Political Editor : Richard Moss
- Producer: Michael Wild
- Political correspondent: Mark Denten
- Reporters: Emily Unia,Luke Walton and Fergus Hewison
North West
- Presenter: Annabel TiffinAnnabel TiffinAnnabel Tiffin is one of the presenters of the regional BBC programme BBC North West Tonight.Annabel is the current presenter of the weekday late night bulletin and also occasionally produces some of the other bulletins. She joined BBC North West Tonight in 2003 as presenter of the late night...
- Political editor: Arif Ansari
- Reporters: Lucy Breakwell and Elaine Dunkley
- Producer: Michelle Mayman
South
- Presenter/political editor: Peter HenleyPeter Henley (presenter)Peter Henley is BBC South's political editor, and has been reporting in the south of England for over twenty years.-Career:Beginning his media career at BBC Radio Leicester while still at university, Peter went on to Pennine Radio, where he was a reporter and newsreader for the Bradford station...
- Producer: Ian Paul
South East
- Presenters: Natalie Graham and Julia GeorgeJulia GeorgeJulia Charlotte George , also known as Jules Botfield, is a reporter for the BBC Breakfast television news programme...
- Political editor: Louise Stewart
- Reporter: Helen Drew
- Producer: Seán Browne
South West
- Presenter/political editor: Martyn Oates
- Reporter/researcher: Ben Woolvin
- Producer: Chris Lyddon
West Midlands
- Presenter and Political editor: Patrick Burns
- Reporter: Susana Mendonça
- Producer: Nicholas Watson
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
- Presenter/political editor (East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire): Tim IredaleTim IredaleTimothy Iredale is a British television journalist, currently the Political Editor for the BBC in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.- Early life :...
- Reporter/political editor (Yorkshire & North Midlands): Len Tingle
N.B. The Yorkshire and Lincolnshire opt-out is broadcast to both Yorkshire
BBC Yorkshire
BBC Yorkshire is one of the English regions of the BBC. It was formed from the division of the former BBC North region into BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, based in Hull.-Television:...
and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, sometimes abbreviated to BBC Yorks & Lincs, is the name for the BBC's twelfth English Region, based in Hull and created from the division of the former BBC North region, based in Leeds...
regions.
The Politics Show Scotland
The Politics Show Scotland is BBC ScotlandBBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
's main political programme broadcast on Sundays and was launched in 2003. In 2007 BBC Scotland overhauled the programmes to replace and incorporate "Politics Scotland", which now see Scotland taking the first 20-30min of the national broadcast then opt-out to provide a full one hour show analysing the big political stories of the week in Scotland.
Presenters
- Presenter/Holyrood correspondent: Isabel Frazer
- Political editor: Brian TaylorBrian Taylor (journalist)Brian Taylor is the political editor for BBC Scotland. Taylor – who joined the BBC in 1985 – originally co-presented Left, Right and Centre and was political correspondent prior to his current role....
- Reporter: Catriona Renton
- Holyrood correspondent: Raymond Buchanan
- Westminster correspondents: David Porter and Tim Reid
- Original Presenter: Glenn Campbell