BBC Six O'Clock News

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BBC Six O'Clock News is the evening news programme broadcast daily on British TV channel BBC One and BBC News 24 from 1800-1830. It is presented by George Alagiah and Natasha Kaplinsky (who took over from Sophie Raworth, now main presenter of the One O'Clock News). Regular relief presenters include Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams, Dermot Murnaghan and Jane Hill.

A main national weather forecast is presented from within the set unlike other bulletins, and is normally presented by Daniel Corbett, Alex Deakin, Carol Kirkwood, Peter Gibbs or Philip Avery.

The programme first went on the air in September 1984, replacing the news magazine Sixty Minutes.

2006 Relaunch

On the 2nd of May 2006, the programme along with the rest of news output on BBC One received updated programme titles as well as the new set. The background image used of the London skyline is the same as on the One O'Clock News and Ten O'Clock News though is lighter than the latter.

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