| The Context | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:BBC_The_Context_Title_card.png) Title card used since 21 April 2023 | |
| Also known as | 100 Days (January 2017 – April 2017) 100 Days+ (May 2017 – July 2017) Beyond 100 Days (September 2017 – March 2020) BBC News with Katty and Christian (August 2020 – June 2021) Context (January 2022 – April 2022) The Context with Christian Fraser (April 2022 – present) |
| Genre | News Roundup |
| Created by | BBC News |
| Presented by | Christian Fraser (2017 – present) Katty Kay (2017 – 2021) Laura Trevelyan (2017 – 2023) Sumi Somaskanda |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio C, Broadcasting House, London BBC Studio, Washington D.C. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 86 minutes (BBC News) 26 minutes (BBC Four & PBS) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC News (international feed) BBC News (UK feed) BBC Four BBC Parliament |
| Release | 23 January 2017[1] – present |
| Related | |
| BBC News BBC World News America Newsday GMT Impact Global World News Today Outside Source Focus on Africa The Daily Global Verified Live BBC News Now | |
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The Context,[2] also styled as The Context with Christian Fraser, is a live current affairs programme that airs Monday to Friday on the international and UK feeds of the BBC News channels from 20:00 GMT till 22:00 GMT.
The programme aims to provide a discussion about international news with interviews of select guests and BBC News correspondents from around the world.
The Context is the BBC's flagship panel programme focusing on politics and government, with a particular focus on UK and US view.[3]
- ^ Kay, Katty [@KattyKay_] (23 January 2017). "New day, new administration, new programme...join me at 2pm EST, 1900 gmt, 2000 in Europe. #100days.pic.twitter.com/ZbyEOgWPSR" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "BBC The Context with Christian Fraser". YouTube. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Christian Fraser". Christian-Fraser. Retrieved 6 May 2024.