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| GMT | |
|---|---|
 GMT with George Alagiah | |
| Also known as | GMT with Lucy Hockings (2014–2019) GMT with Stephen Sackur (2010–2019) |
| Created by | BBC World News |
| Presented by | Lucy Hockings (2014–2019) Stephen Sackur (2010–2019) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio B and C,Broadcasting House,London |
| Running time | 2 x 30 minutes 1 x 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC World News |
| Release | 1 February 2010 (2010-02-01) – 1 November 2019 (2019-11-01) |
| Related | |
GMT is a news programme that aired weekdays onBBC World News between 1 February 2010 and 1 November 2019. The programme's main presenters wereLucy Hockings andStephen Sackur, rotated depending on the edition because (as of 2016[update], original presenterGeorge Alagiah was on leave from his anchor duties onGMT), withTim Willcox serving as a primary relief presenter.
Each programme began with the presenter providing an in-depth lead story, giving the time in that part of the world; the program also featured other reports of moderate length focusing on political, social, health andhuman rights issues, business and sport news, as well as a brief summary of other news headlines from around the world (however, the programme does not emphasize 'headlines' from BBC World News). Its title apparently refers toGreenwich Mean Time, as the programme commences at 12:00 GMT. It was also the first program to be broadcast from theBroadcasting House on 14 January 2013 at 12:00 GMT.[1]
GMT aired three times a day (09:00-09:30 GMT, 11:00-11:30 GMT and 12:00-13:00 GMT) each Monday through Friday on BBC World News. The programme acted as a morning programme forNorth America andSouth America, a daytime/afternoon programme forEurope,Middle East andAfrica, an evening programme forAsia, and a late night/early morning programme forAustralia andOceania. The programme featured analysis and discussion of the top news stories of the day and also previewed the exclusive reports, correspondent feature films and interviews planned on BBC World News programmeBBC World News America at 00:00 GMT later that day. In the United States, the first half-hour of the 12:00 GMT segment of the program was also syndicated toPBS member stations and selectnon-commercial educationalindependent stations through a distribution agreement between BBC World News andLos Angeles public independentKCET.
From 6 September 2010, a 27-minute segment was shown onBBC Two in the UK on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 12:30 GMT, replacingWorking Lunch.[2] Originally an edition ofWorld Business Report was shown at 12:40 GMT, though this was changed forBBC Two viewers to feature a four-minute-long business update. There was no Wednesday edition during Parliament, because of a 90-minute-long edition ofThe Daily Politics to coverPrime Minister's Questions. The BBC Two simulcast was ended at the end of 2011, and was replaced in 2012 by an extended edition ofThe Daily Politics. An edition ofBBC World News was shown instead on BBC Two at 11:30, this was replaced in 2015 withBBC Newsroom Live.
| Presenter | Current Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–2019 | Lucy Hockings | Main Presenter (Monday-Thursday) |
| 2010–2019 | Stephen Sackur | Main Presenter (Friday) |
| David Eades | Relief Presenter | |
| Tim Willcox | ||
| 2013–2019 | Kate Silverton | |
| Babita Sharma | ||
| Alice Baxter | ||
| Karin Giannone | ||
| Kasia Madera | ||
| 2015–2019 | Philippa Thomas | |
| Nuala McGovern | ||
| 2017–2019 | Samantha Simmonds |
