Worklife (TV programme)
Worklife (Previously Business Edition and Business Live) is a news programme that premiered on BBC World News on 1 February 2010 as part of a network-wide refresh.[1] The programme is presented by Tanya Beckett (Monday–Thursday) and Jamie Robertson (Friday). The programme examines the inner workings of business, translating complex financial stories to give viewers a clearer understanding of the rapidly changing global economy, and how it will impact on their lives. It also includes the top global news stories of the day as well as weather updates.
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| Also known as | Business Edition with Tanya Beckett (2010–2015) Business Edition with Jamie Robertson (2011–2014) Business Live (2015–2019) |
| Created by | BBC World News BBC News Channel |
| Presented by | Sally Bundock Ben Thompson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio C, Broadcasting House, London / Singapore / New York City |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC World News BBC News Channel |
| Original release | 1 February 2010 (as Business Edition) 1 June 2015 (as Business Live) 7 October 2019 (as Worklife) |
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The current presenting line up is Sally Bundock with either David Eades or Karin Giannone in the morning.
In 2015, the programme was relaunched as Business Live with two editions one at 08:30 BST/GMT and 20:00 BST/GMT. Originally there was only one morning edition but was expanded to two in November.
History
Business Edition was reduced from 60 to 45 then to a 30-minute structure on 9 November 2010. The programme was replaced with an edition of BBC World News from April 2011. Business Edition with Tanya Beckett returned to BBC World News on 18 June 2012 at 22:00 GMT. This was originally an edition of World News Today: Business Edition. In June 2015 the program was ended to allow Outside Source and World News Today to be simulcast on the BBC News Channel.
It returned in November 2015 replacing an edition of World News Today under the name Business Live.
On 7 October 2019, Business Live was renamed to Worklife to reflect with sister programme Worklife India and its BBC Worklife website.[2]
About the programme
Morning edition
This edition is presented live from London with two presenters and broadcast on BBC News Channel and BBC World News at 08:30 GMT/BST (09:30 CET). It gives the latest in Europe, Asia closing view, US recap.
After the top story, the headlines will be presented from the catwalk. Then, it switches to the presenter sitting at the desk. After that, the catwalk presenter will present the programme in the first half of the show. After the look at the markets segment they will join at the desk with a guest. In the last half, they will have a look at social media segment and then the business papers review. This was the first edition of the programme until November 2015 when its second edition launched in the evening.
Evening edition
This edition is presented live from London and New York. Tanya Beckett and Michelle Fleury are the main presenters and the show is broadcast at 20:00 GMT/BST (21:00 CET) only on BBC World News.
During the top stories, the New York presenter will appear first, then the London presenter at the desk. The headlines intro is the same as the morning edition. The programme is mainly presented from the catwalk in Studio C, New Broadcasting House, London. This was originally an edition of World News Today and replaced the Business Edition which was broadcast at 21:00 GMT/BST (2200 CET), Business Edition was also an edition of World News Today until 2010, but was replaced by Outside Source in June 2015.
Presenters
| Presenter | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–present | Sally Bundock | Main Presenter (Mon-Thurs) |
| 2017–present | David Eades | Main Presenter (Mon-Tues) |
| 2019–present | Karin Giannone | Main Presenter (Wed-Thurs) |
| 2015–2017, 2018–present | Victoria Valentine | Relief Presenter |
| 2015–present | Susannah Streeter | |
| 2016–present | Maryam Moshiri | |
| 2016–present | Ben Bland | |
| 2017–present | Samantha Simmonds | |
| 2018–present | Tim Willcox | |
| 2019–present | Nuala McGovern | |
| 2019–present | Lewis Vaughan-Jones | |
| 2019–present | James Mendenez | |
| 2019–present | James Reynolds | |
| 2020–present | Celia Hatton |
Former presenters
| 2015–2017 | Aaron Heslehurst | Main Presenter (Fri) |
| 2015–2019 | Ben Thompson | Main Presenter (Mon-Thurs) |
| 2015–2019 | Alice Baxter | Relief Presenter |
| 2015–2019 | Jamie Robertson | |
| 2016–2018 | Rachel Horne | |
| 2018–2019 | Vishala Sri-Pathma | |
| 2019 | Tadhg Enright | |
| 2019 | Egon Cossou |
References
- "BBC World News launches channel refresh with news programmes tailored to regional audiences – New look and schedule line-up across channel" (Press release). BBC. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "BBC revamping 'Business Live' under 'Worklife' branding". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
External links
- Worklife at BBC Online
- Business Edition at BBC Online (2010–2012)
