The BBC World News Thread

Rehearsals ongoing for the new show which starts on Monday, replacing Business Live.

Karin Giannone has tweeted that she’ll present twice a week (Wed and Thurs) with Sally Bundock, with other co presenters on other days.

It’ll also be simulcast on the BBC News Channel.


This came out of the blue......

In the gallery of Studio C with director @murrell_richard
for rehearsals of our new business news show #Worklife launching on BBC World News and the BBC News channel on Monday at 8.30am/0730GMT. I'll be presenting Wed and Thurs with @SallyBundockBBC 🤗 pic.twitter.com/P3Kn9MhaSi

— Karin Giannone (@KarinBBC) October 3, 2019

Sounds like it'll still have two presenters

This is the logo:

Gutted that Business Live is being axed. I'm sure Work Life will be as informative, but it sounds like a feature from a women's quality magazine rather than a programme focused on business news.

Can’t imagine it’ll be that different from Business Live.

I don't like the look of this at all.

Doesn't seem like much thought was put into it.

Dare I say “BREAKING NEWS” we are launching a new business programme on Monday #BBCWorkLife. Watch this short video to find out more. See you next week. pic.twitter.com/efiBifcQcE

— Sally Bundock (@SallyBundockBBC) October 3, 2019

#BBCWorklife - rehearsals with @KarinBBC - catch @SallyBundockBBC and @bbcdavideades on Monday and Tuesday, and @SallyBundockBBC and @KarinBBC on Wednesday and Thursday of next week pic.twitter.com/ShSFQJyWb2

— Richard Murrell (@murrell_richard) October 3, 2019

Good to see David Eades and Karin Giannone get regular slots - two of BBC World’s very best and underused.

As for the new show, let’s wait and see but I can’t say I’m convinced on first glance. Seems a change for change’s sake and given the various Live names on the BBC (Politics, Newsroom, Afternoon) seems an odd one. Worklife too is a simply awful name as well.

I wonder if it's been done to differentiate it from Talking Business which is also on BBC World News.

From what Sally mentioned on her video, it seems they're trying to shoehorn a dash of human interest into the bulletin.

I want a proper 8am news bulletin on the news channel, breakfast is too light and lifestyle

Let me get this straight...they're launching a programme called "Worklife" at a time when most working people in the UK will already be at, or on the way to, work?