BBC Weekend News: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

BBC Weekend News is the national news programmes on BBC One at a weekend although it is often referred to on guides simply as BBC News, or if broadcast at 10pm exactly, BBC News at Ten. The programmes are also simulcast on the BBC News Channel.

Series details

• Title: BBC Weekend News
• Format: News
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1954-07-05
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 16 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7333
• IMDb ID: tt1415000
• TVDB ID: 264762

Cast and credited roles

• Mishal Husain — Presenter
• Kate Silverton — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1954: premiered 1954-07-05; final listed air date 1954-07-05.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-12-22; final listed air date 2012-12-30.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-01-05; final listed air date 2013-12-29.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-01-04; final listed air date 2014-01-12.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-01-03; final listed air date 2015-12-27.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-02; final listed air date 2016-12-31; episode order: 285.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-01; final listed air date 2017-12-31; episode order: 321.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-01-06; final listed air date 2018-12-30.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-01-05; final listed air date 2019-07-14.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-04-25; final listed air date 2020-10-10.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-03-12; final listed air date 2022-12-31; episode order: 314.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-01-01; final listed air date 2023-07-23.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-01-06; final listed air date 2024-12-29; episode order: 312.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-01-04; final listed air date 2025-12-28; episode order: 311.

Source and licence

Adapted from BBC Weekend News on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.