BBC2 News Programmes 1970s
BBC2 News Extra Close1973
Newsnight on BBC2 was seven years away in 1973. But the second channel's late news tradition was already well-established, with the late bulletin known as News Extra.
We don't have any titles for News Extra, but here you can see David Holmes close an edition from Summer 1973. And yes, the sound is out of sync with the pictures for some reason.
News Review1977 BBC2's Sunday evening round-up of the week's big stories, subtitled for the deaf. The theme music was "Roadwalk" by the legendary bandleader, Syd Dale.
Newsday1977 Richard Whitmore presenting 'Newsday' BBC2's nightly news programme which aired at 7.30 between 1974 - 1978.
News on 21977 Before Newsnight BBC2 screened a conventional news bulletin; broadcast times varied from mid-evening to late night. No special presenters, just the usual BBC news team
Some shots from the studio and gallery
BBC 2 News1982
Until 1986, BBC2 broadcast an early evening five minute news summary with subtitles each weekday. Initially there was no fixed time for this bulletin but by 1984 it had settled down to a slot at around 5.30 and was the first programme of the evening. Here we present a close to a bulletin from 1982.
Examples of programme graphics
Newsnight 1980 - 1982
No clips from this era at present
Newsnight 1982 -
Newsnight1982 Presented by John Tusa. Newsnight began on January 30th 1980.
1982 and the second set of titles for Newsnight. The main talking point - more misery on the railways as the train drivers are out on strike again.
Newsnight 1983 - 1986
News View1986 BBC2 scrapped the Sunday evening News Review as a separate programme and incorporated it into a new Saturday evening 40 minute programme called News View.
Newsnight 1986 - 1989
Newsnight 1989 - 1993
Newsnight 1993 - 1996
Newsnight 1996 - c2000
Newsnight c2000 - 2002
Newsnight 2002 - 2006
Newsnight2002 Corporate looks have come and gone but Newsnight has always managed to keep its own identity. And the latest makeover is no exception - Jeremy Paxman unveiled the new set on 24th June.
Newsnight 2006 - 2010
Newsnight2009 On 22nd May 2006, Newsnight's graphics and set were again altered. At first, the set was shared by BBC Breakfast and BBC One's National News. However, they managed to keep it even after 21st April 2008, when the BBC News on BBC One have set changes. The Opening Titles contain the buildings and the moon. These buildings were actually flat. Aside from Jeremy Paxman, there are also other Newsnight Presenters including Martha Kearney, Kirsty Wark and Gavin Esler.
Newsnight 2010 - Present
Newsnight2010 BBC2 Scotland opts out of the final 20 minutes of Newsnight but there is no insert into the title sequence of the main programme as the titles just feature the top Newsnight story.
Newsnight At 302010
To mark the 30th anniversary, Jeremy Paxman introduced this special Saturday night programme. The titles feature a montage of the programme's various title sequences.