#Dateline hosts series

Shaun Ley and Maxine Mawhinney served as stand-in hosts during Esler's tenure.Įsler hosted his final edition on 25 March 2017, and Mawhinney on 8 April 2017. Hosts ĭateline London was first hosted by Charles Wheeler, and subsequently by Gavin Esler. The final episode was broadcast on 15 October 2022. In mid-2022, at the same time as axing virtual guests, the BBC announced its decision to axe the programme later that year.

If significant news stories occurred during the day, the programme was able to be recorded earlier or later on the Friday. Additionally, the programme moved to being recorded live every Friday at 7:30 p.m, with repeats continuing as normal over the weekend. In mid-2022, the virtual guests were stopped as they were accommodated in the studio, and on occasion a BBC correspondent would participate. Two foreign correspondents from other news agencies or papers joined the programme virtually, with an in-studio guest usually being a relevant BBC correspondent with previous background to the stories being covered. When the pandemic curtailed all in-person activities, only three guests participated in the programme. It always featured four guests in a round-table discussion of the weeks' main stories. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dateline London was recorded live on Saturday at 11.30am on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. The last episode made was on the 15th October 2022. A panel of four leading journalists, lecturers, and foreign correspondents discussed top news stories from an international perspective.

#Dateline hosts series

British TV series or program Dateline Londonĭateline London is a weekly BBC News discussion programme.