BBC News 24

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BBC News 24 (also known as News 24, BBC News or News) is a 24 hour news channel operated by the BBC. It has been featured in numerous episodes of the revived series, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The channel was launched in November 1997.

Within the Doctor Who Universe

BBC News 24 has covered the following events:

(SJA: Invasion of the Bane)

Parallel Universes

Pete's World:

Donna's World

  • The Royal Hope Hospital being transported to the Moon and returned with just one survivor (2008
  • The Titanic heading towards Buckingham Palace and crashing into it (2008)

Name

The channel was known as "BBC News 24" from its launch. During the first two series of Doctor Who, and the first series of Torchwood, the channel's full name was displayed on screen, however from Series 3 onwards the BBC logo was dropped resulting in the channel simply being known as "News 24".

In the real world BBC News 24 was rebranded as BBC News in April 2008. The channel's appearance in The Stolen Earth and subsequent appearances reflect this, with the "24" also being dropped to give the channel the name of "News" on-air.

It regains its former name of "BBC News 24" by 2012 for coverage of the Olympics.