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3.9/10 TV Original language(s) English | 6.7/10 IMDb Genre Entertainment news Based on Zero 30 Country of origin United Kingdom Final episode date 1 April 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liquid News was the daily round up of entertainment news for BBC Three (and before that BBC Choice) running from 30 May 2000 to 1 April 2004. The show was also broadcast weekly on BBC One and internationally on BBC Prime and BBC America.
Contents
The programme originally evolved from Zero 30, the previous entertainment programme on BBC News 24. Once this was dropped from the 24-hour news channel, controller of the then BBC Choice, Stuart Murphy, took the format and brought it to the channel where it soon became the flagship programme.
Format
The show featured celebrity news and interviews with celebrities.
Cancellation
In April 2004 the show was cancelled. Murphy, who also went on to be controller of BBC Three, stated that the show would end as a way to "refresh the channel's output to best serve the audience". The news element of the channel was unaffected by the ending of the programme with 60 Seconds and The 7 O'Clock News already in existence serving as the replacement. The 7 O'Clock News was later axed in 2005, while 60 Seconds departed screens with BBC Three.
Presenters
It was originally a vehicle for presenter Christopher Price. Following his death on 21 April 2002, the show continued with a variety of presenters including Colin Paterson, Claudia Winkleman, Julia Morris, Iain Lee, Jasmine Lowson, Paddy O'Connell, Jo Whiley, Joe Mace and Amanda Byram.