''Newsroom'' was the

BBC2 BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...

channel's main news programme between 20 April 1964 and 10 November 1972. The programme began on the day BBC2 started transmission, 20 April 1964 and continued until the end of 10 November 1972. The programme was initially broadcast late at night (after 10.30pm) but was moved to a 7.30pm – 8.00pm time-slot in 1968. The schedule change was followed by a switch from monochrome to colour transmission; ''Newsroom'' was, in fact, the first British news programme to be shown in colour. Until September 1969 it originated from

BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadca ...

Studio A at

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, and after this date from Studio N2 at Television Centre. Various newsreaders presented ''Newsroom'' over the years, including

John Timpson John Harry Robert Timpson, (2 July 1928 – 19 November 2005) was a British journalist, best known as a radio presenter. Early life Born at Ridgeholme, 53 The Ridgeway, Kenton, Middlesex, he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, a boys' ...

, Peter Woods (from the first night) and

Robert Dougall Robert Dougall, MBE (27 November 1913 – 18 December 1999) was an English broadcaster and ornithologist, mainly known as a newsreader and announcer. Early life and radio broadcasting Dougall was born and educated in Croydon, Surrey. He a ...

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