Inside Out is the brand name for a number of regional television programmes in England that were broadcast on BBC One. Each series, made by a BBC region, focuses on stories from the local area. Commissioned by BBC One controller Lorraine Heggessey, the programme began on 9 September 2002 and replaced a number of different titles previously used on BBC Two.[1]
| Inside Out | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | News, current affairs |
| Presented by | Various |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 9 September 2002 – 30 March 2020 |
| Related | |
| BBC Scotland Investigates (1993) | |
The programme ended on 30 March 2020 and was replaced in 2022 by a new programme, We Are England, which has fewer regional editions[2] and focusses on one subject per edition with regional takes on the chosen subject.[3]
Versions
edit- Inside Out London – Presented by Sean Fletcher
- Inside Out South East – Presented by Natalie Graham
- Inside Out South – Presented by Jon Cuthill
- Inside Out South West – Presented by Jemma Woodman
- Inside Out West – Presented by Alastair McKee
- Inside Out West Midlands – Presented by Ayo Akinwolere
- Inside Out North West – Presented by Jacey Normand
- Inside Out North East & Cumbria – Presented by Chris Jackson[4]
- Inside Out Yorkshire & Lincolnshire – Presented by Keeley Donovan (September 2017–present)[5]
- Inside Out East Midlands – Presented by Lukwesa Burak.
- Inside Out East – Presented by David Whiteley
- Inside Out Channel Islands – began early 2012
- Inside Out England – Presented by Lukwesa Burak
Inside Out England shows selected stories from the regional programmes and is shown across England which is hosted by Matthew Wright. But this was relaunched in 2016 as Inside Out as a weekly round up on the BBC News channel, and Lukwesa Burak is now presenting.
Controversy
editThe East Midlands edition of the show caused controversy in one programme when Ray Gosling claimed to have smothered a former lover who had AIDS. The programme was filmed in December 2009 but only shown in February 2010. A debate over whether the BBC should have told the police before airing the programme followed, with the broadcaster also being accused of promoting assisted suicide.[6] Gosling's claims were later found to be false.[7]
In January 2013, the writer and presenter Chris Geiger investigated a self-styled spiritual healer who claimed to be able to treat cancer using a special diet. Chris Geiger, a cancer survivor himself,[8] used a hidden camera and posed as a client; again this programme provoked widespread debate.[9][10][11]
See also
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- BBC Scotland Investigates (1993)
Notes
edit- a A different region is selected each week for broadcast on the BBC News Channel.
References
edit- ^ "Regional current affairs move to BBC ONE - Inside Out launches on 9 September". BBC Press Office. 30 August 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "We Are England to redraw BBC TV regions". rxtvinfo.com. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "New BBC current affairs programme, We Are England, will be a unique platform for the voices and stories of the audience". BBC Press Office. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "BBC - Chris Jackson Presenter profile".
- ^ "BBC - Keeley Donovan to host regional BBC current affairs programme, Inside Out in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - Media Centre". BBC.
- ^ Blake, Heidi (22 February 2010). "BBC accused of 'incredibly zealous' campaign to promote assisted suicide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Booth, Robert (18 February 2010). "Ray Gosling released on police bail in murder inquiry". The Guardian.
- ^ "I wrote the book on surviving cancer; Irish Examiner". 14 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Home of cancer claim spiritual healer attacked". Gloucestershire Echo. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Chris Geiger: I went undercover to expose cancer claims". BBC. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Spiritual healer advised 'cancer sufferer' to drink cabbage juice". The Daily Telegraph. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.