| BBC OS | |
|---|---|
 Final title card on TV used in 2023. | |
| Also known as | Outside Source Outside Source with Ros Atkins (TV) BBC OS (Radio) |
| Created by | BBC World News |
| Presented by | Ros Atkins James Reynolds (radio) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Broadcasting House,Central London |
| Running time | 90 minutes (TV) 120 minutes (radio) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC World News BBC News BBC World Service |
| Release | 17 February 2014 (2014-02-17) – 30 March 2023 (2023-03-30) (TV) |
| Related | |
| World Have Your Say World News Today | |
BBC OS (referred to asOutside Source when broadcast on television) is a news programme that was produced by theBBC. It utilised social media in the presentation of its stories. The television programme version was usually presented by the BBC's analysis editorRos Atkins onBBC News andBBC World News until its cancellation in March 2023, and the radio version is presented byJames Reynolds on theBBC World Service.
Outside Source replaced a standard edition of BBC World News, which originally was an edition ofWorld News Today. In the UK it replaced theBBC News at Nine along withWorld News Today on Friday and weekends.[1] Normally between 23 December and 1 January Outside Source is replaced by an edition of World News Today at 19:00 on BBC World News and at 21:00 on the BBC News Channel.
According to theBBC, "Outside Source aims to open up the news process, enabling people to discover the latest on the stories that matter to them. An hour-long World Service Radio show is the first element of the pan-Global News format to be brought to air."[2]
The programme aired for the final time ondomestic BBC News channel andBBC World News on 30 March 2023.
The programme was launched on BBC World Service on 28 October 2013; and on BBC World News on 17 February 2014. It began being broadcast in the UK on 1 June 2015, though it has been broadcast during major stories in the past. In March 2017 the radio programme was renamedBBC OS. In 2017, the radio programme was moved to 16:00 GMT to go out at the same time as the TV version. But in July, this was changed to 19:00 GMT to allow an edition ofWorld News Today to be broadcast at 19:00 UK Time.
In 2020, Atkins developed with the OS team a series of short ten minute explainers calledRos Atkins On... which are designed to work on TV, radio and online, airing on BBC One during Breakfast,BBC News at Nine and social media. These have covered topics from COVID,Partygate which went viral, to2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
On 30 March 2020, the format of the programme was drastically changed as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic moving from the balcony studio overlooking the newsroom into Studio C, whereBBC World News is based, whilstBroadcasting House was operating with a reduced staffing capacity for social distancing. It's expected that the programme will return to the balcony on 21 June for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, afterRos Atkins had announced on Twitter that the 17th June show would be the last one from Studio C.[3] Although the touchscreen itself, which has formed a major part of OS since it first launched in 2014, will not be returning as part of the main format, with Atkins stating in a Twitter reply, "I'm afraid it's time has come (onOS at least)."[4] It's not yet known what the new format will look like whenOutside Source returns to the balcony, though it has been teased by Atkins that they have "worked on something new" and that he's "excited to start using it from Monday."[5]
Outside Source had continued to broadcast on theBBC News Channel,BBC World News andPBS (in the United States) during lockdown, despite other specialised and uniquely branded programmes on BBC News having gone off air since the start of the pandemic.
On the 18 August 2020, the programme was moved to 18:00 GMT / 19:00 BST swapping places with the programme formerly calledBeyond 100 Days.[6] It ran for 90 minutes on BBC World News and BBC News Channel whileOS on the World Service runs for 120 minutes.
On 13 January 2022, McGovern announced on Twitter that she would leaveOS on the World Service to become a news presenter onBBC World News.[7] However, had since become the main relief presenter for the TV version.
The final televised episode of the program aired on 30 March 2023.[8]
Outside Source broadcast on most PBS in the United States at 18:30 to 19:00 Eastern Time, although air times varied on each PBS member stations. The programme also launched on 1 January 2020 replacingNightly Business Report with the series finale ending a 40-year run.
The remaining original edition shown on BBC News andBBC World News was presented by:
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–2023 | Ros Atkins | Main presenter |
| Nuala McGovern | Main relief presenter | |
| 2015–2023 | Karin Giannone | relief presenter |
| Kasia Madera | ||
| 2018–2023 | Krupa Padhy | Radio Presenter |
| Lewis Vaughan-Jones | ||
| 2020–2023 | Maryam Moshiri | |
| 2021–2023 | James Reynolds | |
| 2022–2023 | Nancy Kacungira | |
| 2015–2021 | Philippa Thomas |
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