''Broadcasting House'' (''BH'') is a current affairs programme produced by

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for

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, presented by

Paddy O'Connell Guy Patrick O'Connell (born 11 March 1966 in Guildford, Surrey) is an English television and radio presenter, working mainly for the BBC. He presents BBC Radio 4's ''Broadcasting House'' programme each Sunday morning. He is also an occasional ...

. It was launched on 19 April 1998 and is broadcast every Sunday between 9am and 10am.BBC Genome Project - BBC Radio 4 listings 19 April 1998
/ref> There used to be a weekly quiz, with a cryptic sound clue pointing to a news event in the last week. The prize was a spoon, originally a jam spoon, but then replaced by a honey spoon. The programme made frequent visits to the "BH

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" based in southwest London. The competition was nominated for a Sony Award in 2007. More serious features include the headlines and current affairs sections, which look at the background to recent news stories. There is also a review of the Sunday papers with guest reviewers. The BBC newsreaders work on a five-week rotation and are as follows:

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, Zeb Soanes and Diana Speed. ''Broadcasting House''s original presenter was

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, who left the programme on becoming the regular sole presenter of '' PM'' in 2003. After a period with no regular presenter,

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replaced Mair at the beginning of 2004. Matthew Bannister was the first stand-in presenter when Glover went on maternity leave, but on gaining his own new obituary strand on Radio 4, ''Last Word'', most editions of ''BH'' in the spring/summer of 2006 were presented by '' Working Lunch'' and

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presenter

. Glover did not return, instead taking on the Saturday 9am slot with '' Saturday Live'', and on 30 August 2006, O'Connell was named as the new regular host of ''BH''.

References

External links

Rumsfeld's Soundbite of the Week''Broadcasting House''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Broadcasting House (Radio Programme) BBC Radio 4 programmes