Newshour

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This article is about the BBC World Service programme. For other uses, see News Hour.

Newshour is the flagship news and current affairs radio programme of the BBC World Service. It is broadcast seven days a week and there are two editions each day. It is live from Bush House in London, offering analysis and background on the major news of the day, often interviewing heads of state and government ministers.

The programme is anchored by a variety of presenters: regular among them is Max Pearson, Robin Lustig, Owen Bennett-Jones, Julian Marshall, Claire Bolderson and Lyse Doucet.