BBC Points West (known as News West from June 1991 until May 2000) is the BBC's regional TV news programme for the West of England, covering Bristol, the majority of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, northern, eastern and parts of western and southern Somerset & North Dorset.
Regional television news in the West of England began in September 1957 with daily short bulletins. Around this time, news bulletins for the West shared a 5–10 minute timeslot with Welsh news bulletins as the Wenvoe transmitter on the western outskirts of Cardiff was serving viewers in both south Wales and the West of England. The West's regional bulletins were relaunched in 1962 as Points West but still shared the new 25-minute timeslot with Wales Today.
The launch of a dedicated BBC Wales television station in February 1964 allowed Points West to become a full-length regional news programme broadcast only to the West of England. Between 1991 and 2000, the programme was known as BBC News West.
points, west, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2020, learn, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources BBC Points West news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message BBC Points West known as News West from June 1991 until May 2000 is the BBC s regional TV news programme for the West of England covering Bristol the majority of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire northern eastern and parts of western and southern Somerset amp North Dorset BBC Points WestAlso known asPoints WestPresented byAlex LovellDavid Garmston main anchors Theme music composerDavid LoweCountry of originEngland United KingdomOriginal languageEnglishProductionProduction locationsBroadcasting House Bristol EnglandEditorNeil BennettCamera setupMulti cameraRunning time30 minutes main 6 30pm programme Production companyBBC WestReleaseOriginal networkBBC One WestOriginal releaseSeptember 1957 1957 09 present Contents 1 History 2 Notable presenters and reporters 3 Former presenters and reporters 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditRegional television news in the West of England began in September 1957 with daily short bulletins Around this time news bulletins for the West shared a 5 10 minute timeslot with Welsh news bulletins as the Wenvoe transmitter on the western outskirts of Cardiff was serving viewers in both south Wales and the West of England The West s regional bulletins were relaunched in 1962 as Points West but still shared the new 25 minute timeslot with Wales Today The launch of a dedicated BBC Wales television station in February 1964 allowed Points West to become a full length regional news programme broadcast only to the West of England Between 1991 and 2000 the programme was known as BBC News West Notable presenters and reporters EditDavid Garmston Alex Lovell Ian Fergusson Fiona Lamdin Dan Johnson network correspondent for BBC News Former presenters and reporters EditChris Vacher Susan Osman Gerald Hine Haycock as Gerald Haycock Michael Buerk Armine Sandford Vivien Creegor Sue Carpenter Clive Myrie Saima Mohsin Richard Angwin weather See also EditBBC NewsReferences EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources BBC Points West news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message External links EditBBC Points West at BBC Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BBC Points West amp oldid 1144940854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
