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6 unusual facts about BBC London


BBC London

The main result was a reorganisation of the BBC's South East region; the London area was to break away entirely, while a new programme, South East Today was to be created for the new South East region.

BBC London also produces current affairs, features and sports programming for the region including the topical magazine series Inside Out, a 20-minute opt-out during Sunday Politics and a football magazine show Late Kick Off, co-produced with BBC South East.

The previous new services for the area, in the old BBC South East region, were variously based in Shepherds Bush, White City and Elstree in Hertfordshire.

The flagship programme is broadcast between 18:30 and 18:55 each weekday evening, following the end of the BBC News at Six and is presented by Riz Lateef.

Mark Dolan

Alongside the aforementioned C4 radio show, Dolan is a regular presenter on LBC radio and BBC London, as well as being a panellist on a wide variety of Radio 4 comedy shows including The Personality Test and the Jon Ronson Show.

Riz Lateef

She is the chief anchor for the regional television news service for London, BBC London.


Beatie Wolfe

Wolfe has performed regularly at London venue's Ronnie Scott's and Jazz Cafe, as well as on Moshi Monsters TV show, Monocle 24 Radio, and BBC London.

South Today

A year later, London and the South East split into two distinct regions: BBC London and BBC South East.


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Isles International University

A BBC London News investigation by reporter Angela Saini discovered that at its advertised Dublin campus address there was only a mailbox.

Louisa Preston

BBC London is the BBC programme for London as well as radio station (BBC London 94.9FM or on DAB Digital radio) and consists of newsreaders Riz Lateef, Asad Ahmad, Matt Barbet, Mike Ramsden, and Victoria Hollins.

Mark Church

Church has also provided commentary for BBC London in other sports, including the London Broncos Rugby League team, and the old London Racers, formerly of the Elite Ice Hockey League.

Matthew Porter

Educated at Wanstead High School, he studied Politics and Modern Languages at the University of East Anglia and became a regular reporter and commentator on Capital Gold Sport and BBC London radio as well as working on a freelance basis for numerous national newspapers, including The Sun, Daily Telegraph and News Of The World.