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programme. Produced by
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, the programme is broadcast on
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and the
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. The
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is presented live, originally from the
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, London before moving in 2012 to
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in
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, Greater Manchester. The programme is broadcast daily and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items.


Pre-''BBC Breakfast'' history

'' Breakfast Time'' was the first BBC breakfast programme, with
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as producer. It was conceived in response to the plans of the
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company
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to introduce a breakfast television show. ''Breakfast Times first broadcast was on 17 January 1983, and was presented by
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,
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,
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and
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. The atmosphere of the set was intended to encourage a relaxed informality; the set mimicked a living-room rather than a studio, with red leather sofas, and Bough and Ross wearing jumpers and open-necked shirts. ''Breakfast Time'' lasted 150 minutes, initially being transmitted between 6:30am and 9:00am, before moving to a 6:50am to 9:20am slot on 18 February 1985. Ron Neil, the programme's first editor, departed from the programme and on 10 November 1986 a more conventional news focus was introduced featuring a news desk, presenters in suits and a shortened broadcast that began at 7:00am and ended any time between 8:30am and 8:55am. Presenters included
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, John Stapleton,
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and
Sally Magnusson Sally Anne Magnusson (born 1955) is a Scottish broadcast journalist, television presenter and writer, who currently presents the Thursday and Friday night edition of BBC Scotland's ''Reporting Scotland''. She also presents ''Tracing Your Roots'' ...
. On 2 October 1989, the programme was renamed ''
BBC Breakfast News ''Breakfast News'' was a breakfast news programme which first aired on BBC1 on 2 October 1989. The programme was previously known as '' Breakfast Time''. It was planned to launch on 18 September 1989 but was held back by two weeks due to tech ...
'' and followed a more authoritative tone with a set modelled on the conventional desk style of news bulletins, starting at 6:30am. The programme had been planned to start in September but was postponed due to delays with the set. The first edition was presented by
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and
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. In April 1993, both programmes moved to the then sixth floor N2 studio in a set used for the One, Six and Nine O'Clock News, using the new computer generated virtual set. Composer
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reworked the theme tune for the Silicon Graphics CGI, title sequences were designed in-house by the BBC and the set was built by Television Production Design Ltd. The business news coverage extended to an hour-long programme in its own right, beginning at 6:00am, while ''Breakfast News'' started at 7:00am. A further revamp occurred in June 1997, when the programme was renamed simply ''Breakfast News''.


''BBC Breakfast'' history

On 2 October 2000, the merging of separate breakfast programmes,
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, into one single simulcast called ''Breakfast'' started, with the first show hosted by
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and
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. The studio was replaced with a new set in 2003. Since 3 April 2006, the
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channel has returned to its traditional format (starting at 8:30am) while ''Breakfast'' continues on BBC One until 9:15am. In April 2008, BBC News 24 was renamed "BBC News", as part of a £550,000 rebranding of the BBC's news output, complete with a new studio and presentation. On 2 May 2006, ''Breakfast'' moved into studio N6 at Television Centre with other BBC One news programmes that required a larger set design that included walls of Barco video screens. The original screen scenes of cirrus clouds on a blue sky were changed as a result of viewer comments that 'it looked too cold'—their replacement was with orange squares of the same design as those appearing in the programme's new title sequence, which were designed to hide any joins or faults between the screens which had previously been obvious. The screens eventually displayed visuals needed for story content: different backgrounds, graphics and still photographs. More importantly, the set had a generic visual style that could be used for other programmes, such as the national news bulletins, without much additional physical change. The programme celebrated its 20th anniversary on 17 January 2003. On 28 January 2008, ''Breakfast'' returned to the TC7 studios, where '' Breakfast Time'' had been based following its move from the BBC Lime Grove Studios. On 2 March 2009, ''Breakfast'' relaunched with a new set and studio background. The backdrop resembled that of the
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channel as did the new ''Breakfast'' titles. In May 2009 as part of cost-cutting, the live broadcasts of the business news from the
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were dropped. In July 2010, the BBC announced that ''Breakfast'' was moving to their new studios in
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. The BBC announced that with the April 2012 move to Salford, co-presenter
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and sports presenter Chris Hollins preferred not be included in the move to the
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. Williams left ''Breakfast'' on 15 March 2012. On 12 December 2011, the first of several presenter changes was announced.
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would, with the studio move to
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, join the other main presenters of ''BBC Breakfast'':
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,
Susanna Reid Susanna Reid (born 10 December 1970) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of ''BBC Breakfast'' from 2003 until 2014 alongside Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt. In 2013, she finished as a runner-up on the elev ...
and
Charlie Stayt Charles Jeffaries "Charlie" Stayt (born 19 June 1962) is a British newsreader and broadcaster. He is a journalist with the BBC as a presenter for ''BBC Breakfast''.Carol Kirkwood Carol Kirkwood (née MacKellaig) (born 29 May 1962) is a Scottish weather presenter, trained by the Met Office, and employed by the BBC, on '' BBC Breakfast''. In 2015, she participated in the 13th series of BBC One's '' Strictly Come Dancing' ...
, on 26 March 2012, would remain in London presenting weather. Sports presenters
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and
Sally Nugent Sally Nugent (born 5 August 1971) is an English journalist, newsreader and television presenter. Since October 2021, she has presented '' BBC Breakfast'' along with Dan Walker, Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt and Jon Kay Early life and educat ...
and business presenter
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would locate to Salford. The first ''Breakfast'' edition from Salford occurred on Tuesday 10 April 2012. London-based newspapers have reported extensive criticism of the BBC move, but a decrease in audience did not occur, with the retention of an approximate average of 1.5 million viewers. The
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prompted ''BBC Breakfast'' to temporarily broadcast from a temporary studio near the
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in Stratford. During the Games, former presenters
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and Chris Hollins also returned to lead the morning programme, in addition to
Bill Turnbull William Robert Jolyon Turnbull (25 January 1956 – 31 August 2022) was an English television and radio presenter and journalist, whose broadcasting career spanned over four decades. He began his career working for radio stations including Rad ...
,
Charlie Stayt Charles Jeffaries "Charlie" Stayt (born 19 June 1962) is a British newsreader and broadcaster. He is a journalist with the BBC as a presenter for ''BBC Breakfast''.Louise Minchin Louise Mary Minchin (born September 1968) is a British television presenter, journalist and former news presenter who currently works freelance within the BBC. Beginning in 2012, Minchin was a regular anchor on the BBC One programme ''Breakfas ...
, and
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presenter
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. The show ended its temporary London return with broadcasting from the
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's studio on the morning following the closing ceremonies before rebroadcasting from Salford the next day. On 19 March 2013, ''BBC Breakfast'' updated its "
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s" to match the graphics and fonts used by the rest of BBC News since the previous day. The clock was consequently moved to the lower right side of the screen. In 2014,
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left the programme to join a revamped '' Good Morning Britain'' on
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.
Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), also known as Naga Munchetty, is a British television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She regularly presents '' BBC Breakfast''. She is also a former presenter of BBC World Ne ...
became a regular presenter, hosting with
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to showcase highlights from the
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. In the hours leading up to the opening ceremony,
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reported from
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. The day after the end of the Games,
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in the lead up to ceremonies marking 100 years since the start of
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. In February 2016,
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left the programme and was replaced by Dan Walker. For the
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, the programme was again renamed ''Olympic Breakfast'' and was anchored by Salford and Rio broadcasting from the
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studio. In September 2019,
Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), also known as Naga Munchetty, is a British television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She regularly presents '' BBC Breakfast''. She is also a former presenter of BBC World Ne ...
was initially ruled to have breached the BBC's guidelines by criticising US President
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for perceived racism. That July, while presenting ''BBC Breakfast'', Munchetty had taken issue with Trump's comments telling his opponents to "go back" to the "places from which they came". Munchetty said: "Every time I have been told, as a woman of colour, to go back to where I came from, that was embedded in racism. Now I'm not accusing anyone of anything here, but you know what certain phrases mean." Several public figures, including
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and
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, signed an open letter asking the corporation to revisit its ruling against her. It was later reported in ''
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'' that the complaint was also made against her co-host Dan Walker, but his comments were not the focus of the BBC's executive complaints unit (ECU) investigation, due to the complainant's follow up complaint focusing solely on Munchetty. Later that day, the Director-General of the BBC Tony Hall overturned the decision after looking into it personally. In June 2021,
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announced she would be leaving ''BBC Breakfast'', 20 years after she joined the programme. Her final show was on 15 September 2021. From 20 September,
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co-hosted alongside Dan Walker. On 27 October 2021,
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announced that she would permanently join the programme as the new Monday-Wednesday presenter. It was announced on 4 April 2022 that Dan Walker would be leaving Breakfast to join ITN to be a joint lead presenter for Channel 5 News. On 26 May 2022, the BBC announced that ''Breakfast'', along with the BBC News at Six and Ten will be revamped in June 2022 to include a completely new studio and presentation, as part of a wider rebrand of the BBC. Local regional programmes will also be revamped over the coming months to tie in with the regional BBC channels broadcasting in HD by the beginning of 2023. It was announced on 8 July that
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would permanently replace Dan Walker after being a stand-in presenter for ''Breakfast''.


Format

Between 06:00 and 09:00 on weekdays, the programme is simulcast on
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. During the simulcast, the sports news is at 06:10, 06:35, 07:35 and 08:35. In addition, live sports bulletins are broadcast from sporting locations, such as
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and
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, with the presenter interviewing key sporting figures. Business updates are presented at 06:10, when the main business stories from the newspapers are also discussed, and then at 20 minutes and 50 minutes past the hour, either from the studio, or out on location. The United Kingdom weather forecast is at 10 minutes and 40 minutes past the hour throughout the programme, either from the BBC Weather Centre in
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, or out on location. Short (approximately four minutes) regional news, travel and weather bulletins broadcast just before the hour and the half-hour throughout the programme. Once the BBC News Channel breaks away for its own programming (starting from ''
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'') at 09:00, the programme is extended until 09:15 on BBC One. The programme is shortened to three hours on
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but still features regional news updates, and is fully simulcast on the BBC News Channel. During weekends, there are no updates from regional news bureaus. The first and/or second hour of the weekend edition may occasionally feature abridged versions of the BBC's other programmes such as ''Click'', ''Reporters'' (shown in full at 6:30 on Sundays), ''Newswatch'' (shown on Saturdays at 7:45), ''The Travel Show'' and the ''Film Review''. They also have a paper review with guests, and Paul Lewis normally discusses business or personal finance news. The show is also simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News Channel, but, during the Premier League season, BBC One regularly breaks away on Sundays to show the previous night's edition of ''
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''. During the
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, the presenters moved to sit apart on the sofa. Sports presenters are traditionally seated towards the end of the sofa, whereas business items are usually given from a standing or seated position located some distance from the main presenters. However, both sports and business news were presented from the satellite standing position.


Interactive

''Breakfast'' encourages viewer response and interaction via
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,
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and
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. Video reports and interviews from the programme are made available on the ''Breakfast'' Facebook page after transmission.


Current on-air team

Main presenters ''Note: Sunday editions of BBC Breakfast are presented by two of the regular stand-in presenting team''


Stand-in presenters


Business presenters


Sports presenters


Weather presenters


Regular reporters


Regular BBC contributors


Former presenters


Main

*
Jeremy Bowen Jeremy Francis John Bowen (born 6 February 1960) is a Welsh journalist and television presenter. He was the BBC's Middle East correspondent based in Jerusalem between 1995 and 2000 and the BBC Middle East editor from 2005 to 2022, before being ...
(2000–2002) *
Darren Jordon Darren Jordon (born 23 November 1960 in London, England) is a British journalist working for the Al-Jazeera 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, Al Jazeera English. He is also a former officer of the Jamaica Defence Forc ...
(2000–2001) *
Sarah Montague Sarah Anne Louise Montague, Lady Brooke (born 8 February 1966),''Who's who'' is a British journalist and presenter of the BBC Radio 4 current affairs programme ''The World at One''. For 18 years, prior to April 2018, she was a regular presenter ...
(2000–2001) *
Sophie Raworth Sophie Jane Raworth () (born 15 May 1968) is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is a senior newsreader and is one of the main presenters of BBC News (mainly ''BBC News at Six'' and ''BBC News at Ten''). S ...
(2000–2002) *
Bill Turnbull William Robert Jolyon Turnbull (25 January 1956 – 31 August 2022) was an English television and radio presenter and journalist, whose broadcasting career spanned over four decades. He began his career working for radio stations including Rad ...
(2001–2016) *
Sian Williams Sian Mary Williams (; born 28 November 1964) is a Welsh journalist, current affairs presenter best known for her work with the BBC, and psychologist. From 2001 until 2012, Williams regularly presented weekday editions of ''BBC Breakfast'' as ...
(2001–2012) *
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(2002–2005) *
Dermot Murnaghan Dermot John Murnaghan (; born 26 December 1957) is a British broadcaster. A presenter for Sky News, he was a news presenter at CNBC Europe, Independent Television News and BBC News. He has presented news programmes in a variety of time slots ...
(2002–2007) *
Mishal Husain Mishal Husain (born 11 February 1973) is a British newsreader and journalist for BBC Television and BBC Radio. She is the main Sunday presenter of the ''BBC News at Ten'' and ''BBC Weekend News'' and one of the main presenters of BBC Radio 4's ' ...
(2003–2006) *
Susanna Reid Susanna Reid (born 10 December 1970) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of ''BBC Breakfast'' from 2003 until 2014 alongside Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt. In 2013, she finished as a runner-up on the elev ...
(2006–2014) *
Louise Minchin Louise Mary Minchin (born September 1968) is a British television presenter, journalist and former news presenter who currently works freelance within the BBC. Beginning in 2012, Minchin was a regular anchor on the BBC One programme ''Breakfas ...
(2012–2021) * Dan Walker (2016–2022)


Stand-in and guest

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Julie Etchingham Julie Anne Etchingham (born 21 August 1969) is an English journalist who works as a television newsreader with ITV News. A graduate of Newnham College, Cambridge, Etchingham joined the BBC as a trainee after completing her studies, and went on ...
(2000–2001) *
Michael Peschardt Michael Peschardt is a journalist and broadcaster for BBC News. Early life Educated at Merchant Taylors' School in Northwood, London and the University of Sussex he joined the BBC as a network reporter from 1983. BBC career After covering the ...
(2000–2007) *
Noel Thompson Noel Thompson is a Northern Irish news journalist with BBC Northern Ireland. He was part of the presenting team for BBC Radio Ulster's flagship morning programme Good Morning Ulster.Rob Bonnet Robert Bonnet (born ) is a BBC sports journalist. He has presented bulletins across the BBC News Channel and BBC World News and presents '' Extratime'', an interview programme on BBC World and BBC News. Bonnet is currently one of the main sports ...
(2000–2005) *
Tanya Beckett Tanya Louise Beckett (born July 1966) is an English television and radio journalist. Early life Beckett was born in 1966 in Maldon, Essex. She has one brother. She was educated at the independent Redland High School for Girls in Bristol, Engl ...
(2001–2003) *
Susanna Reid Susanna Reid (born 10 December 1970) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of ''BBC Breakfast'' from 2003 until 2014 alongside Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt. In 2013, she finished as a runner-up on the elev ...
(2001–2006) *
Louise Minchin Louise Mary Minchin (born September 1968) is a British television presenter, journalist and former news presenter who currently works freelance within the BBC. Beginning in 2012, Minchin was a regular anchor on the BBC One programme ''Breakfas ...
(2001–2012) * Jules Botfield (2002–2006) *
Chris Eakin Chris Eakin is a journalist who was a newsreader on the BBC's 24-hour rolling news channel, BBC News, and a relief presenter on BBC News at One at weekends. He was one of the channel's launch presenters in 1997, and is a published author. He left ...
(2002–2005) * Ben Geoghegan (2002–2008) *
Jane Hill Jane Amanda Hill (born 10 June 1969 in Eastbourne, Sussex) is an English newsreader working for the BBC. She is one of the main presenters for BBC News, and is the main presenter on the '' BBC News at One'' and the '' BBC News at Five'', as w ...
(2002–2004) *
Jon Sopel Jonathan B. Sopel (born 22 May 1959) is a British journalist, television presenter and a former correspondent for BBC News. He was formerly the BBC's North America editor; chief political correspondent for the domestic news channel BBC News; a ...
(2002–2010) *
Tim Willcox Timothy Melton Willcox (born 28 May 1963 in Wellington, Somerset) is a British journalist for BBC News. He presents news programmes on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. He is probably most recognisable for presenting the BBC's live cover ...
(2002–2004) * Stephen Cole (2003–2004) * Joanna Gosling (2003–2006) *
Simon McCoy Simon McCoy (born 7 October 1961) is a British journalist and former newsreader on BBC News and Sky News and presenter at GB News. Early life McCoy was born on 7 October 1961 in Hammersmith. He was educated at the independent Sherborne School ...
(2004–2015) *
Kate Silverton Kate Silverton (born 4 August 1970) is an English journalist. She formerly worked as a broadcaster and newsreader for the BBC. Silverton was a regular presenter of ''BBC News at One'' and ''BBC Weekend News'', as well as making occasional appea ...
(2005–2011) * Sarah Campbell (2005–2006) *
Julian Worricker Julian Gordon Worricker (born 6 January 1963 in Woking, Surrey) is an English journalist, currently working as one of the main presenters of ''Weekend'' on the BBC World Service, as stand in presenter of ''Any Answers'' on BBC Radio 4 and a rel ...
(2006) *
Charlie Stayt Charles Jeffaries "Charlie" Stayt (born 19 June 1962) is a British newsreader and broadcaster. He is a journalist with the BBC as a presenter for ''BBC Breakfast''.Chris Hollins (2008–2012) *
Sonia Deol Sonia Deol is an English radio and television presenter of Indian descent. Background Deol's media career began before she left school, when at the age of 14 she presented a oneoff programme to raise money for Comic Relief on the BBC Local Radi ...
(2008–2009) *
Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), also known as Naga Munchetty, is a British television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She regularly presents '' BBC Breakfast''. She is also a former presenter of BBC World Ne ...
(2009–2014) *
Jon Kay Jonathan Francis Kay (born 8 November 1969 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English television presenter, newsreader, and journalist based in the West of England known for his work on BBC News. Early life Kay was born on 8 November 1 ...
(2009–2022) * Robert Hall (2009) * Nicholas Owen (2009–2013) *
Julia Somerville Julia Mary Fownes Somerville, (born 14 July 1947) is an English television news reader and reporter who has worked for the BBC and ITN. Early life and education Somerville was born in Wells, Somerset, the granddaughter of Admiral of the Flee ...
(2010) *
Clive Myrie Clive Myrie (born 25 August 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader and presenter who works for the BBC. Since August 2021 he has been the host of the long-running BBC quiz shows ''Mastermind'' and '' Celebrity Mastermind''. Early life Myrie ...
(2010) *
Simon Jack Simon Jack (born 10 May 1971) is an English business journalist and news correspondent. He is currently the Business Editor for BBC News, known for appearing on '' BBC Breakfast'' until September 2011 and on BBC Radio 4's ''Today''. He has also p ...
(2010–2011) *
Victoria Derbyshire Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous current affairs and debate programme was broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel from 2015 until March 2020. She has also presented ''News ...
(2011, 2022) * Adam Parsons (2011–2013) *
Sally Nugent Sally Nugent (born 5 August 1971) is an English journalist, newsreader and television presenter. Since October 2021, she has presented '' BBC Breakfast'' along with Dan Walker, Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt and Jon Kay Early life and educat ...
(2011–2021) *
Fiona Armstrong Fiona Armstrong, Lady MacGregor (born 28 November 1956), is a British television journalist and is Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries. She is also the author of several books and has written for newspapers and made television programmes on Scottish to ...
(2012) * Sian Lloyd (2012–2017) *
Steph McGovern Stephanie Rose McGovern (born 31 May 1982) is an English journalist and television presenter. She currently hosts ''Steph's Packed Lunch'' on Channel 4. She worked for the BBC as the main business presenter for ''BBC Breakfast'', often co-hosti ...
(2012–2019) * Tim Muffett (2012–2013) * John Maguire (2014–2018) *
Christian Fraser Christian James Fraser (born 13 November 1973) is a British journalist, newsreader, writer and broadcaster, specialising in news and current affairs, who is a BBC News senior news correspondent and co-presenter of the programme formerly called ' ...
(2014–2019) * Katherine Downes (2014–2022) * Chris Mason (2017–2022) *
Babita Sharma Babita Sharma (born April 1977) is a British television newsreader on BBC News (TV channel) and BBC World News, presenting the Newsday strand each Monday to Wednesday from London with Rico Hizon in Singapore. Early life and education Sharma is ...
(2018–2019) *
Martin Geissler Martin Geissler (born 1971) is a Scottish news reader, broadcast journalist and correspondent for BBC Scotland News. Career Geissler joined the Scottish bureau of the then-recently launched Sky News in 1991. Later he joined Grampian Televisi ...
(2020)


Sports

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Rob Bonnet Robert Bonnet (born ) is a BBC sports journalist. He has presented bulletins across the BBC News Channel and BBC World News and presents '' Extratime'', an interview programme on BBC World and BBC News. Bonnet is currently one of the main sports ...
(2000–2005) * Chris Hollins (2005–2012) *
Sue Thearle Sue Thearle is a British journalist. She presented on the now defunct Setanta Sports News. She is currently a relief presenter on the BBC's 24-hour news channel BBC News. She was previously a sports presenter on the channel and on BBC Breakfast. ...
(2000–2008) *
Ore Oduba Ore Oduba (born 17 November 1986) is a British television and radio presenter who has also worked as an actor. He is best known for winning the fourteenth series of BBC One's ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2016. He presented the CBBC news program ...
(2013–2016) * Katherine Downes (2012–2021)


Business

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Declan Curry Declan Gerald Curry (born 5 September 1971) is a Northern Irish freelance journalist, news presenter and businessman, best known as the former business correspondent for '' BBC Breakfast''. Early life Curry was born and raised in Strabane, Coun ...
(presenter 2000–2008) *
Max Foster Max Foster (born 30 October 1972) is an anchor and correspondent for CNN, based in London. He hosts the 1pm GMT edition of CNN Newsroom. Education Foster spent most of his childhood in Wiltshire, England where he attended The Ridgeway School ...
(presenter and newsreader 2001–2005) * Aaron Heslehurst (presenter 2008–2011) *
Simon Jack Simon Jack (born 10 May 1971) is an English business journalist and news correspondent. He is currently the Business Editor for BBC News, known for appearing on '' BBC Breakfast'' until September 2011 and on BBC Radio 4's ''Today''. He has also p ...
(presenter 2008–2011) *
Maryam Moshiri Maryam Moshiri is a television broadcaster who currently works for the BBC. Career Moshiri began her career as a business reporter for Independent Radio News, before joining the BBC in 2003. She worked for 16 years as a Business News Anchor on ...
– (relief 2008–2011) *
Steph McGovern Stephanie Rose McGovern (born 31 May 1982) is an English journalist and television presenter. She currently hosts ''Steph's Packed Lunch'' on Channel 4. She worked for the BBC as the main business presenter for ''BBC Breakfast'', often co-hosti ...
(presenter 2011–2019) * Ben Thompson (presenter 2012–2021)


Weather

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Isobel Lang Isobel Dinah Lang (born 16 July 1970 in Lincoln) used to be weather presenter for Sky News, now Talk TV Early life Lang grew up in Sussex and Hertfordshire. She graduated with a BSc degree in mathematics in 1991 from the University of Exeter, be ...
(presenter 2000–2006) *
Louise Lear Louise Lear (born as Tracy Louise Barden in 1967) is a British television journalist who works as a presenter for BBC Weather. She has appeared on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Red Button and BBC Radio. She is also a regular forecaster on the '' ...
(presenter 1998–2007) *
Helen Willetts Helen Willetts is a meteorologist on the BBC. She appears regularly on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Red Button, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 2. Willetts is an occasional weather forecaster on the BBC News at Ten on BBC One. Early ...
(presenter 2000–2008) *
Alex Deakin Alexander Roy Deakin is a meteorologist and weather forecaster for the Met Office. Deakin appeared regularly on BBC services and was one of the main weather presenters on the ''BBC News at Ten''. In addition, he joined the Weather team on BBC Br ...
(presenter 2007–2016) * Ben Rich (presenter 2010–2011)


Newsreaders

* Kate Sanderson (2000–2004, occasional stand-in main presenter) *
Gillian Joseph Gillian Angela Joseph (born 20 July 1969) is a British newscaster currently working for Sky News. Joseph is the anchor of weekend editions of ''Sky News at Ten''. Early life She was born in 1969 in Coventry, England. Her parents originated fro ...
(2004–2005, occasional stand-in main presenter) * Louisa Preston (relief newsreader 2004–2006) *
Moira Stuart Moira Clare Ruby Stuart, (born 2 September 1949) is a British presenter and broadcaster. She was the first female newsreader of Caribbean heritage to appear on British national television, having worked on BBC News since 1981.Suzanne Virdee Suzanne Nicole Virdee (born 16 October 1969 in Solihull, Warwickshire, now the West Midlands) is a British journalist and television presenter, working on a freelance basis with UK news organisation ITN. Career Virdee became a journalist at the ...
(relief newsreader 2004–2006)


Editorial team

Richard Frediani is the current editor of ''BBC Breakfast''. He took on the role in September 2019 after being appointed in July 2019. He replaced Adam Bullimore, who had held the role since 2013. Bullimore was previously the deputy editor for five years. Alison Ford, previously the UK Editor for BBC Newsgathering, was the editor of the programme until her death in July 2013. Her appointment followed the departure of David Kermode to ''
5 News ''5 News at 5'', also known as ''Channel 5 News'', is the news programme of British broadcaster Channel 5, produced by ITN from its main newsroom on Gray's Inn Road, London. History ''5 News'' was one of the new station's flagship programme ...
''.


Regular guests

BBC Breakfast has a regular panel of experts who appear to provide specialist insight or analysis into news stories when they are required. In addition, the newspaper review on the weekends have a regular guest to provide commentary. *
Justin Urquhart Stewart Justin Alun Urquhart Stewart (born January 1955) is a British investment manager and business commentator who was the co-founder and Head of Corporate Development at the investment fund 7IM. Urquhart Stewart foundeRegionallyin 2020. Urquhart Ste ...
(business expert) * Kevin Maguire (political journalist) *
Andrew Pierce Andrew Pierce (born Patrick Connolly) is a British journalist, editor, author, broadcaster and political commentator. Early life Pierce was born in Bristol to a Roman Catholic Irish mother and an unknown father. He spent the first two years o ...
(political journalist) * Dr. Rangan Chatterjee (doctor) * Dr. Rosemary Leonard (doctor) *
Linda Papadopoulos Linda Papadopoulos (born May 10, 1971) is a Canadian psychologist based in England. Education Papadopoulos was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 10, 1971. She earned a BA degree in Psychology from York University in Toronto, Ontario, ...
(psychologist) *
Cary Cooper Sir Cary Lynn Cooper (born 28 April 1940), is an American-born British psychologist and 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. Before moving to Manchester ...
(psychologist) * Ian McMillan (poet) * Sally Hitchiner (vicar) *
Nazir Afzal Nazir Afzal (born October 1962, Birmingham) is a British solicitor and former prosecutor within the Crown Prosecution Service. Afzal spent most of his career in the Crown Prosecution Service, rising to be Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West ...
(former Chief Crown Prosecutor) *
Simon Calder Simon Calder (born 25 December 1955) is a freelance UK travel journalist and broadcaster. He works for various news and travel publications as well as being travel correspondent for ''The Independent''. Biography In 1962, Calder joined the Wo ...
(travel expert) * Bobby Seagull (maths expert) *
Peter Bradshaw Peter Bradshaw (born 19 June 1962) is a British writer and film critic. He has been chief film critic at ''The Guardian'' since 1999, and is a contributing editor at ''Esquire''. Early life and education Bradshaw was educated at Haberdashers ...
(author and film critic)


Out of studio broadcasts

Presenters make on-location broadcasts for particularly significant events. The day after the
September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...
in New York City,
Jeremy Bowen Jeremy Francis John Bowen (born 6 February 1960) is a Welsh journalist and television presenter. He was the BBC's Middle East correspondent based in Jerusalem between 1995 and 2000 and the BBC Middle East editor from 2005 to 2022, before being ...
presented live near
Ground Zero In relation to nuclear explosions and other large bombs, ground zero (also called surface zero) is the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation. In the case of an explosion above the ground, ''ground zero'' is the point on the ground ...
.
Dermot Murnaghan Dermot John Murnaghan (; born 26 December 1957) is a British broadcaster. A presenter for Sky News, he was a news presenter at CNBC Europe, Independent Television News and BBC News. He has presented news programmes in a variety of time slots ...
presented from
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to cover the 2004 US election. Bill Turnbull did the same for the
2008 US presidential election The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from ...
. In the aftermath of the
7 July 2005 London bombings The 7 July 2005 London bombings, often referred to as 7/7, were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks carried out by Islamic terrorists in London that targeted commuters travelling on the city's public transport system during the mo ...
,
Bill Turnbull William Robert Jolyon Turnbull (25 January 1956 – 31 August 2022) was an English television and radio presenter and journalist, whose broadcasting career spanned over four decades. He began his career working for radio stations including Rad ...
presented live from King's Cross.
Sian Williams Sian Mary Williams (; born 28 November 1964) is a Welsh journalist, current affairs presenter best known for her work with the BBC, and psychologist. From 2001 until 2012, Williams regularly presented weekday editions of ''BBC Breakfast'' as ...
reported live from the scene of the
Indian Ocean earthquake An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sum ...
in 2005. Dermot Murnaghan presented from the 2006 election campaign from
Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
. In September 2009,
Kate Silverton Kate Silverton (born 4 August 1970) is an English journalist. She formerly worked as a broadcaster and newsreader for the BBC. Silverton was a regular presenter of ''BBC News at One'' and ''BBC Weekend News'', as well as making occasional appea ...
presented from Lashkargāh,
Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. The programme would return to Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2014, when Bill Turnbull presented from
Camp Bastion Camp Shorabak (formerly Camp Bastion) is a former British Army airbase, located northwest of the city of Lashkargah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The camp was situated in a remote desert area, far from population centres. The camp was built ...
to celebrate
Armed Forces Day Many nations around the world observe some kind of Armed Forces Day to honor their military forces. This day is not to be confused with Veterans Day or Memorial Day. Africa Egypt In Egypt, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 6 October, ...
. Bill Turnbull presented live from
Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
for the September 2009 Liberal Democrats
Conference A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...
, while Sian Williams presented from the
Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
and
Conservative Party Conference The Conservative Party Conference (CPC) is a four-day national conference event held by the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. It takes place every year around October during the British party conference season, when the House of Commons is ...
s.
Susanna Reid Susanna Reid (born 10 December 1970) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of ''BBC Breakfast'' from 2003 until 2014 alongside Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt. In 2013, she finished as a runner-up on the elev ...
presented from the 2010 Academy Awards Ceremony. On 6 April 2010, Sian Williams presented from
Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Bu ...
in the run-up to the announcement of the 2010 General Election. During April and May 2010, Bill Turnbull presented and reported from various locations on the party campaign trail throughout the country. On 30 April 2010,
Charlie Stayt Charles Jeffaries "Charlie" Stayt (born 19 June 1962) is a British newsreader and broadcaster. He is a journalist with the BBC as a presenter for ''BBC Breakfast''.University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...
following the final
leaders' debate A leaders' debate or presidential debate is a public debate held during a general election campaign, where the candidates expose their political opinions and public policy proposals, and criticism of them, to potential voters. They are normally ...
of the election campaign. On 12 May 2010, Sian Williams presented the programme from
College Green College Green or The College Green may refer to: * College Green, Adelaide outdoor venue at the University of Adelaide * College Green, Bristol, England * College Green (Dartmouth College), New Hampshire, primarily known as "the Green" * College ...
, Westminster the day after
David Cameron David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader o ...
became Prime Minister. Bill Turnbull also presented from outside
10 Downing Street 10 Downing Street in London, also known colloquially in the United Kingdom as Number 10, is the official residence and executive office of the first lord of the treasury, usually, by convention, the prime minister of the United Kingdom. Along wi ...
. Following the
Cumbria shootings The Cumbria shootings was a shooting spree which occurred on 2 June 2010 when a lone gunman, taxi driver Derrick Bird, killed twelve people and injured eleven others in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. Along with the 1987 Hungerford massacre a ...
the previous day, Bill Turnbull presented live from the town of
Whitehaven Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is th ...
on 3 June 2010. Bill Turnbull presented on the progress of the
Olympic Park An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics c ...
in Stratford, East London on 27 July 2010, two years before the
Opening Ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.
of the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.Live – Two years to London 2012 Olympics
BBC Sport, 27 July 2010 Chris Hollins presented the sports news from the same location. Bill Turnbull presented from the September 2010 Liberal Democrats conference in
Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
and the
Labour Conference The Labour Party Conference is the annual conference of the British Labour Party. It is formally the supreme decision-making body of the party and is traditionally held in the final week of September, during the party conference season when the ...
in
Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
. Sian Williams presented from the October 2010 Tory Conference in
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
. He additionally presented from College Green, Westminster in anticipation of the unveiling of
Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...
George Osborne George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born Gideon Oliver Osborne; 23 May 1971) is a former British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the ...
's
spending review A spending review, or occasionally a comprehensive spending review, is a governmental process in the United Kingdom carried out by HM Treasury to set firm expenditure limits and, through public service agreements, define the key improvements that t ...
and at the unveiling itself, both in October 2010. On 19 May 2012,
Louise Minchin Louise Mary Minchin (born September 1968) is a British television presenter, journalist and former news presenter who currently works freelance within the BBC. Beginning in 2012, Minchin was a regular anchor on the BBC One programme ''Breakfas ...
presented the 1st day of the 2012 Olympics Torch Relay from
Lands End Land's End ( kw, Penn an Wlas or ''Pedn an Wlas'') is a headland and tourist and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England, on the Penwith peninsula about west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road. To the east of it is ...
with
Charlie Stayt Charles Jeffaries "Charlie" Stayt (born 19 June 1962) is a British newsreader and broadcaster. He is a journalist with the BBC as a presenter for ''BBC Breakfast''.Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London. It was purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, situated adjacent to the Stratford City developm ...
in the background A special split edition of the programme aired for the
wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place on Friday, 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London, England. The groom was second in the line of succession to the British throne. The couple had been in a relationship since ...
, with Sian presenting from
Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United ...
and Bill live from
Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace () is a London royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It ...
. Naga Munchetty would later present from
Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history. The original cast ...
to mark the
wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on Saturday 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The groom is a member of the British royal family; the bride is American and previously worked as an ...
. On 17 April 2013, Charlie Stayt presented the show from
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...
, London for a special split edition in the build-up of the funeral of Baroness Margaret Thatcher. On 13 March 2015, Bill Turnbull presented from St Paul's Cathedral, London in the lead up to a special service of remembrance to mark the end of operations in Afghanistan. On 12 June 2016, Louise Minchin presented from outside Buckingham Palace in the lead up to the finale of the Queen's 90th Birthday celebrations.
Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), also known as Naga Munchetty, is a British television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She regularly presents '' BBC Breakfast''. She is also a former presenter of BBC World Ne ...
presented from outside the
Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Informally known as the Houses of Parli ...
covering the aftermath of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
's European Union membership referendum results. Charlie Stayt and
Sally Nugent Sally Nugent (born 5 August 1971) is an English journalist, newsreader and television presenter. Since October 2021, she has presented '' BBC Breakfast'' along with Dan Walker, Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt and Jon Kay Early life and educat ...
presented live from Westminster the day after the 2017 terror attack. During a special edition focusing on the Manchester terror attack that took place the previous night, Louise Minchin presented from outside
Manchester Arena Manchester Arena, currently referred to as the AO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the Manchester city centre, city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights s ...
where the attack happened, and Dan Walker presented in the studio. Naga Munchetty presented from
Borough Market Borough Market is a wholesale and retail market hall in Southwark, London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century. The present buildings were b ...
in the aftermath of the London Bridge terror attack. Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin spoke to MPs in Westminster on 10 June 2017 about the hung Parliament result from 8 June. Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt presented a special on the
Grenfell Tower fire On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. 72 people died, two later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 escapin ...
that happened during the night, followed by a broadcast the next day with Charlie live from
West London West London is the western part of London, England, north of the River Thames, west of the City of London, and extending to the Greater London boundary. The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North London ...
and Naga in the studio talking to people. On 13 December 2018, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt presented live from
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,
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focusing on the unsuccessful vote of no confidence in Prime Minister
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MPs.
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presented live from
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in Sheffield when a flypast took place for the 75th anniversary of the " Mi Amigo" crash. On 17 April 2021
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on the day of
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with
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presenting the show from the studio.


Video podcast

In September 2006, ''Breakfast'' launched its own
video podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing. ...
called the ''Breakfast Takeaway''. BBC News had already launched three other services: ''
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'', the ''Ten O'Clock News'' and '' STORYFix'' (also previously shown on television at weekends on News 24). The ''Breakfast Takeaway'' was available Monday to Friday in MP4 format where it could be downloaded and viewed from a home or office computer. The video podcasts were a one-year trial. After the BBC reviewed the trial, the podcasts were discontinued in July 2007.


Specials

In 2003, the Breakfast production team was commissioned by BBC One to make a week long series called ''The Day Team From Chatsworth,'' presented by
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and presenter of the BBC's ''
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'' programme,
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. It took a behind-the-scenes look at the
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, and was broadcast separately on BBC One at 10:30am. A number of other guests or celebrity presenters have been used on ''Breakfast'' to present themed days or weeks, even though some have never been mainstream news reporters or presenters. Many of these have seen the programme extended to 9:30am. *
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:
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2004,
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2003 *
Chris Beardshaw Christopher Paul Beardshaw (born 11 January 1969) is a British garden designer, plantsman, author, speaker and broadcaster. Background Beardshaw was formally trained in Horticulture at Pershore College, and holds a BA Hons and PGDip in Landscape ...
:
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2006 *
Jennie Bond Jennifer Bond (born 19 August 1950) is an English journalist and television presenter. Bond worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted ''Cash in the Attic'' and narrated the programme ''Great Britis ...
: Buckingham Palace 2004 *
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: Children in Need November 2005,
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2004, Chelsea Flower Show 2006 *
Philippa Forrester Philippa Clare Ryan Forrester (born September 1968) is a British television and radio presenter, producer and author. Throughout her career, Forrester has presented shows such as CBBC, ''Tomorrow's World'', Crufts, ''The Heaven and Earth Show'' ...
:
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2002 *
Andi Peters Andi Eleazu Peters (born 29 July 1970) is a British television presenter, producer, journalist and voice actor, currently employed by ITV and known for presenting Children's BBC, roles on breakfast TV shows ''Live & Kicking'', ''GMTV'', '' Good ...
: ''
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'' set 2005, ''
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''/
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outside broadcast 2006 *
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outside broadcast 2002 *
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:
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Auction Room 2004


Awards

* In March 2006, ''Breakfast'' won the
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for best daytime television programme for the third year in a row. * The show was nominated for a
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in the Topical Magazine Programme category in
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, but lost out to ITV's '' This Morning.'' * In 2021, sports presenter
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's interview with
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regarding free school meals won Scoop of the Year at the
Royal Television Society The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen r ...
Television Journalist awards.


See also

*
Breakfast television Breakfast television (Europe, Canada, and Australia) or morning show (United States) is a type of news or infotainment television programme that broadcasts live in the morning (typically scheduled between 5:00 and 10:00a.m., or if it is a ...
* ''Today'' (BBC Radio 4)


References


External links

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