{"id":3665,"date":"2026-04-20T17:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/?p=3665"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:22:20","slug":"bbc-news-nis-sunday-politics-to-launch-new-multi-platform-format-across-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/?p=3665&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"BBC News NI&#8217;s Sunday Politics to Launch New Multi-Platform Format Across BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC News NI&#8217;s flagship political programme, **Sunday Politics**, is set to unveil a new multi-platform format, making it accessible across the BBC for the first time. Starting **Sunday, April 19, at 10am**, the programme will be available to watch on **BBC One NI** and **BBC iPlayer**, and simultaneously broadcast on **BBC Radio Ulster\/Foyle** and **BBC Sounds**. <\/p>\n<p>Veteran broadcaster **Mark Carruthers** will continue to present the revamped programme. Known for his engaging style, Carruthers has been at the helm of BBC News NI\u2019s key political shows, including Sunday Politics and The View, since 2012, and also hosts the Red Lines politics podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the new development, Mark Carruthers expressed his enthusiasm: &#8220;This state-of-the-art studio space will allow us to present Sunday Politics in innovative ways, reaching a broader audience and ensuring political stories and journalism remain pertinent in our rapidly evolving world. Our goal is for Sunday Politics to continue serving as an essential guide for BBC audiences on all political matters. It&#8217;s truly exciting that we can now deliver this across television, radio, and the BBC\u2019s digital platforms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The return of Sunday Politics on April 19 marks a significant expansion of its reach, offering viewers and listeners comprehensive political analysis and discussion through multiple channels.<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNewsNI #SundayPolitics #MarkCarruthers #BBCiPlayer #BBCRadioUlster #BBCSounds #PoliticalJournalism #MultiPlatform #NorthernIrelandPolitics #NewsLaunch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC News NI&#8217;s flagship political programme, **Sunday Politics**, is set to unveil a new multi-platform format, making it accessible across the BBC for the first time. Starting **Sunday, April 19, at 10am**, the programme will be available to watch on **BBC One NI** and **BBC iPlayer**, and simultaneously broadcast on **BBC Radio Ulster\/Foyle** and **BBC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}