BBC East of Richard Robinson. The first television news bulletin for the east from St Catherine's Close was broadcast on 5 October 1959. These initial bulletins were only three minutes per night, but in 1962 were extended to ten minutes and the bulletins named "East Anglia at Six Ten". In 1964, the programme was extended to 20 minutes in length and renamed "Look East", a title the programme still goes under today. The Norwich-based operation was initially a satellite of the larger BBC Midland region, based in Birmingham. East Anglia was given greater autonomy within the BBC in 1969 after the "Broadcasting
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis took over presenting the ceremony in 2013. In 2004 the awards were shown on television for the first time, on BBC Four. The event usually streams live in audio and video on the BBC Radio 2 website, the BBC iPlayer and/or the BBC Red Button TV service. The Young Folk Awards were added to the event in 2011, having previously been awarded in a separate ceremony. In 2016, Rhiannon Giddens became the first American (and first non-British) winner of the 'Folk Singer of the Year' award. The nominees in most categories are chosen by a