''60 Seconds'' is a short-news programme which ran between shows on

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(and before that

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). It was broadcast under the

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format and branding. The presenters included

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, Andy May,

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, James Dagwell, Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije and

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. The programme was similar to the now defunct ''

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'' that aired on

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, also broadcast under the BBC News format.

Format

The programme lasted for 60 seconds as the name suggests, during which time the presenter condensed some of the day's news, sport and entertainment stories into a 60-second bulletin. This made it similar to ''

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'', a programme of the same length which airs on

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and

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. ''60 Seconds'' ran from 7:00pm to 12:15am with a bulletin at the top of the hour or after a programme had ended, if more than an hour. Throughout the bulletin, a line gradually crossed the screen which effectively counted down the seconds. There were sets of pictures running simultaneously for each story. Five stories were featured in every bulletin. During the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games, bulletins ran from 7:00am to 12:15am with a round-up of the day's other news stories.

History

''60 Seconds'' was launched on 16 July 2001 on

, the precursor to

, to appeal to those within the 18–34 age group;Richard Sambrook RTS Speech
BBC Press Office, 4 December 2001 BBC Three's target audience, and also the demographic with lowest news-watching and voter turnout. When BBC Choice was replaced by BBC Three on 9 February 2003, the programme was kept and the

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updated to match the style of ''

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'' also on the channel. There was a rebrand of BBC Three on 12 February 2008,BBC Three's new programming, new look and huge move forward into multiplatform on-air from 12 February
BBC Press Office, 5 February 2008 during which the identity of ''60 Seconds'' also changed to match the new colour scheme of the channel. The first broadcast of the revamped ''60seconds'' saw a new take on the news; the headlines of

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across the world, such as

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and

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, are read as opposed to the original UK headline bulletins. However, maintaining its original purpose, the UK's headlines are still included in the bulletin, as well as most of the original properties of ''60 Seconds'', with the keeping of the two images–videos running parallel to each other. On 18 March 2013, ''60 Seconds'', along with the rest of BBC News, moved to

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. This can be used as a stepping stone as James Dagwell moved to

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and the simulcast between BBC World News and

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overnight as a presenter.

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now co-presents Freespeech, Susannah Streeter is another BBC World News presenter. In October 2013 it was announced by Director-General Tony Hall that the programme would be rebranded to bring it under the

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banner of the BBC's youth radio station, Radio 1. In March 2014, it was announced that ''60 Seconds'' would be axed as well as its main channel, BBC Three in late 2015. All current programmes on BBC Three would be moved onto the BBC iPlayer website, but it was not revealed if 60 Seconds would be moved online too. However the final decision was announced in autumn 2015. It was now announced that the change would happen in February 2016 with 60 Seconds being axed. The final 60 Seconds aired in the early hours of 16 February with the final words from

saying: "Thank you for watching and for all of your lovely messages. Goodnight!" ''60 Seconds'' did not return following the relaunch of the BBC Three channel in February 2022; it was instead succeeded by '' The Catch Up''. * Tazeen Ahmad (2001–2005) * Sevan Bastaijan (2003-2005) * James Dagwell (2004–2008) * Riz Lateef *

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(2008–2010) * Andy May (2008–2010) *

Charlene White Charlene Denise White (born 22 June 1980) is a British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter, best known for presenting ''ITV News'' programmes. She has been an anchor on '' Loose Women'' since 2021.Matt Cooke Matthew David Cooke (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played sixteen seasons and 1046 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Cooke won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the ...

(2008–2011) *

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(2010–2016) * Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije (2011-2016) * Christopher Lee Johnson * Karl Riley * James Harrod

References

External links

BBC News

60 Seconds at IMDB.com
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