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Newsround
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Craven's Newsround, News Round, John Craven's News Round, CBBS Newsround
Newsround (stylised as newsround) is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972. Originally '''''John Craven's Newsround''''', it was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children. Initially commissioned as a short series by BBC Children's Department, who held editorial control, its facilities were provided by BBC News. Broadcast on CBBC, the programme is aimed at 5 to 15-year-olds.
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★ 7.0Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children. Initially commissioned as a short series by BBC Children's Department, who held editorial control, its facilities are provided by BBC News. The programme is aimed at 6 to 16-year-olds.
- Seasons
- 0 · 0 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- BBC One
- Genres
- News
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- news program
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Official website
- www.bbc.co.uk/newsround
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- original broadcaster
- BBC One
- language of work or name
- English language
- start time
- 1972-04-04
- social media followers
- 20595
- stylized name
- newsround
- Commons category
- Newsround
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Broadcast times
- Presenters and reporters
- Current presenters
- Former presenters
- Editors
- Spin-offs
- ''Newsround Specials''
- ''Newsround Showbiz''
- ''Sportsround''
- ''Newsround Review of the Year''
- References
- External links
Newsround (stylised as newsround) is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972. Originally '''''John Craven's Newsround''''', it was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children. Initially commissioned as a short series by BBC Children's Department, who held editorial control, its facilities were provided by BBC News. Broadcast on CBBC, the programme is aimed at 5 to 15-year-olds.
== History == Created by Edward Barnes and John Craven and originally titled '''''John Craven's Newsround''', it was first presented by Craven between 4 April 1972 and 22 June 1989. Originally, stand-in presenters, such as Richard Whitmore, came from the main BBC News bulletins.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newsround” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.