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July 27, 2006updated 22 Nov 2022 8:23pm

Ex-EastEnder to co-host new BBC magazine show

By Press Gazette

A former EastEnders actress has been announced as the co-presenter of the BBC’s forthcoming primetime magazine show.

Nadia Sawalha will join Adrian Chiles as the co-presenter of BBC One’s new daily live magazine programme, The One Show.

The BBC’s head of cross-factual production, Tessa Finch, told Press Gazette: “The decision to launch this programme was based on an awareness that we need to offer a real alternative to what’s available on other channels at that time.

“It’s not about winning the slot, it’s about doing what the BBC should be doing and offering a real alternative to viewers who want something intelligent to look at.”

The series will run for four weeks this summer at 7.00pm and will feature a mix of interviews, factual features and topical stories.

The show will be broadcast live from a purpose-built studio in Birmingham where a production team of 25 journalists will also be based.

The programme’s reporters include undercover journalist Anna Adams, who made a name for herself when she appeared in the BBC’s recent investigation into estate agents.

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Natural history presenter Kate Humble and Peter Snow’s son, historian Dan Snow, have also been signed up to report for the programme.

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