News

Congratulations to Alice Loxton, whose book ‘Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives’ has been named Blackwell’s Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

Marverine Cole will be presenting the news on Good Morning Britain from Wednesday 30th October to Friday 1st November, and again on Thursday 7th & Friday 8th November. Tune in at 6am on ITV1.

Suzannah Lipscomb will present a new series of A History of Royal Scandals on Tuesday 29th October at 9pm on More4. Simon Vigar and Kate Williams will also feature in the programme as contributors.

Martin Lewis presents a new series of The Martin Lewis Money Show: Live on Tuesday 29th October.

Martin will also present a Budget Special episode on Thursday 31st October.

Chris Packham will present three new films for Autumnwatch within The One Show, starting on Tuesday 29th October and culminating in a Halloween Special on Thursday 31st October.

Congratulations to Paul Brand, Cathy Newman and Alex Thomson, who have been shortlisted as finalists for the 2024 Press Gazette British Journalism Awards.

Paul Brand has been nominated in the Interviewer of the Year category, for his political interviews with Rishi Sunak, Ed Davey and Keir Starmer. Cathy Newman has been nominated in the Tech Journalism category for her piece on Deepfake Pornography for Channel 4. Alex Thomson is nominated alongside Nanette van der Laan for Investigation of the Year for their coverage of the Post Office Scandal for Channel 4 News.

The winners will be announced on 12th December 2024.

Deborah Sugg Ryan will present an historical segment on Episodes 2 and 3 of a new series of A House Through Time: Two Cities At War on Thursday 24th and 31st October. Watch at 9pm on BBC Two.

Carolyn Quinn will be presenting the Carole Walker show on Monday 21st October at 10pm and Evening Edition on Thursday 24th October at 7pm, both on Times Radio.

Ben Gernon will conduct the BBC National Orchestra for the BBC Young Musician of the Year: Grand Final on Sunday 20th October. Watch at 11pm on BBC Four.

Joan Bakewell’s outstanding broadcasting career will be showcased on Joan Bakewell Night on Sunday 20th October on BBC Four. Starting at 7pm, Joan will talk through a number of her iconic career moments, including her 1990 interview with Nelson Mandela for Heart of the Matter at 8.40pm, her 1968 interview with artist Martin Duchamp in Late Night Lineup at 9.30pm, Joan Bakewell: Flowering in Autumn at 9.55pm and The Accidental Hero: Oskar Schindler in Heart of the Matter at 10.25pm.