Anglia Tonight - Overview

Overview

Re-launched in June 1990 as Anglia News, there were originally two sub-regional editions for the East (Norfolk, Suffolk and North Essex), and West (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire) of the region. Both editions were broadcast from Norwich. By 2008, Anglia News bulletins during GMTV and at weekends had become pan-regional.

As of 12 February 2009, other Anglia News output also reverted to being pan-regional. The remaining sub-regional elements are:

• An 8-minute opt-out during the main 18:00 programme, similar to BBC Look East's Close Up opt-out.
• Localised weather forecast during the 18:00 programme.
• The full late weeknight bulletins. Both sub-regional editions utilise exactly the same presenter(s) and studio/set, therefore one of the two opt-outs - depending on the day's news - is pre-recorded 'as live' shortly before broadcast.

Features reporter Becky Jago and East presenter Jonathan Wills now present the current revision of Anglia Tonight.

Anglia News replaced Anglia Television’s pan-regional About Anglia in 1990. The 18:00 programme changed title to Anglia Tonight on 2 February 2004, although it was called Anglia News Tonight for a short period beforehand.