"Newsnight" (1980) TV series 1980-????

Directors:

Peter Barron
George Entwistle

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

30 January 1980 (UK)

Genre:

News

Plot:

Serious news reports, analysis and no-holds-barred interviews with leading politicians and public figures.

Plot Keywords:

Interview | Politician | Current Affairs | Political | Non Fiction

Awards:

9 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Jeremy Paxman	...	Himself - Presenter / ... (45 episodes, 1989-2009)
Gavin Esler	...	Himself - Presenter / ... (33 episodes, 1997-2009)
Kirsty Wark	...	Presenter / ... (30 episodes, 1993-2009)
Michael Crick	...	Himself - Political Editor / ... (29 episodes, 1990-2009)
Paul Mason	...	Himself - Business Editor / ... (22 episodes, 2006-2008)
Martha Kearney	...	Political Editor / ... (21 episodes, 1994-2009)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Edited into "The Thick of It: The Rise of the Nutters (#2.1)" (2007)

Is this really so old?

As I write this review (Jan 2005) Newsnight is celebrating its silver jubilee and I didn't realise it was this old. It first came to our screens in 1980.

Each show usually includes in depth reports on both national and international issues, interviews with famous people including world leaders, a news summery and each programme ends with reviews of the front pages of the following day's newspapers. Newsnight is usually shown on BBC2 at 10.30 pm.

Newsnight has had several presenters over the years including Peter Snow and the current presenters are Kirsty Wark, Gavin Esler and, best of all, the excellent Jeremy Paxman.

Long may Newsnight continue.