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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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Vinony's link graph records 649 inbound references to Newsround, and connects out to BBC News, BBC World Service and CBBC.
It sits within the topics 1970s British children's television series, 1972 British television series debuts and 1980s British children's television series.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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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.
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- Ended
- Network
- BBC One
- Genres
- News
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.bbc.co.uk/newsround
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- start time
- 1972-04-04
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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.