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BBC One

What BBC One chose to cover, what it left out, and how its agenda compares with the rest of the roster.

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How much the agenda changed

Moderate
33.8% day-to-day change

This channel keeps some regular areas of focus while changing enough to follow the daily news cycle.

Stories this channel missed

Several missed
18 missed stories recorded

Number of times this broadcaster did not cover stories that several other channels covered.

Time spent on news stories

83% of analysed airtime

167h 56m of this channel's 201h 15m analysed was identified news stories — ad breaks, weather, sport and trails count as “not news”.

Recent broadcasts

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Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 13:00 GMT

BBC News at One including

A domestically weighted bulletin led by John Healey's first Budget, which took 28 minutes and 41 seconds, nearly half the programme. The Budget centred on a £100 energy payment for 20 million households and a rise in the bank surtax. International coverage was led by the Spanish train crash, with Israel's election and the King's Bahamas speech also included.

8 stories · 1h
Tuesday 27 October 2026 · 22:00 GMT

BBC News and Weather

A bulletin led by Israel’s general election and dominated by Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget, which got the longest treatment at nine minutes 28 seconds. Israel’s vote count took five minutes 47 seconds, while domestic stories on security, welfare and emergency supplies filled much of the middle. Sport closed the bulletin with two items totalling three minutes 35 seconds.

9 stories · 30m
Tuesday 27 October 2026 · 18:00 GMT

BBC News

A mostly domestic bulletin led with two men charged over an alleged Iran-linked incident at RAF Fairford, which received three minutes 55 seconds. The first Budget was the longest item at four minutes 36 seconds, and Israel's election ran for three minutes 23 seconds. Sport closed the programme, with Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or win given just under three minutes.

10 stories · 30m
Tuesday 27 October 2026 · 13:00 GMT

BBC News at One including

A domestically weighted bulletin led by charges over the RAF Fairford incident, with the pre-Budget cost of living package taking the most airtime at nine minutes fourteen. The rest mixed politics, sport and West Country features, with Israel's election getting two minutes fifty-four.

13 stories · 1h

On screen

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Category trend (last 30 days)

How this channel's coverage changed by category over the past month.

Flagged quotes over time

Contested and charged quotes per hour of analysed airtime. Flagged quotes reflect the language this broadcaster aired, not a judgement of its accuracy.

News agenda by category

How this channel divided its coverage compared with the cross-channel average.

politics 30h 35m (18.4%) vs 23.5% avg
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Global
crime 22h 22m (13.4%) vs 10.9% avg
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Global
environment 15h 28m (9.3%) vs 7.9% avg
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Global
international 14h 46m (8.9%) vs 13.2% avg
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Global
sport 14h 33m (8.7%) vs 5.7% avg
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Global
health 14h 28m (8.7%) vs 5.9% avg
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Global
media 12h 45m (7.7%) vs 6.8% avg
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Global
economy 8h 55m (5.4%) vs 5.0% avg
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Global
war 8h 34m (5.1%) vs 6.0% avg
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Global
immigration 5h 48m (3.5%) vs 4.4% avg
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Global
society 5h 48m (3.5%) vs 3.3% avg
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Global
science 4h 43m (2.8%) vs 3.0% avg
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Global
transport 4h 37m (2.8%) vs 2.0% avg
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Global
other 3h 13m (1.9%) vs 2.4% avg
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Global

Timeline

This channel's topic coverage day by day — what it ran, and how much time each story got.

Wednesday 28 October 2026

Topics covered

transport

Spain Train Crash

3m 51s airtime

international

Israel Election

2m 24s airtime

politics

UK Budget

28m 41s airtime

politics

King Charles

2m 36s airtime

crime

Russell Brand

1m 53s airtime

sport

Fleetwood Town

2m 38s airtime

economy

Housing

2m 54s airtime

crime

Philip Young

1m 57s airtime

Stories missed

No coverage gaps for this channel on this date.