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Click was born out of Click Online and came into being in January 2006.
Click (previously Click Online) is a weekly BBC television programme covering news and recent developments in the world of consumer technology, presented by Spencer Kelly.

There are three editions of the programme. There are two 30-minute programmes: One is produced for a UK audience and shown on BBC News 24, the second is produced for a global audience, aired on BBC World, usually identical with a commercial break in the middle. The 15-minute version is shown on BBC One and BBC News 24 during BBC Breakfast (at the weekend).

Thursday 29 December 2005 marked the last edition of Click Online, as the show was previously known. This coincided with the departure of Stephen Cole after 295 shows. The programme was rebranded with new music and titles and now concentrates more on consumer issues, and not necessarily the internet or what users can do or visit "online".

Presenters

The current presenter of Click is Spencer Kelly who had already been a reporter and producer on the show, and also compiled reports for The Gadget Show on Channel five. Kate Russell shows the websites that are sent in or she finds herself in the weekly Webscape segment.

Previous presenters of the show include Stephen Cole who left the BBC to work for Al Jazeera International.

With the departure of Stephen Cole, Rob Freeman is the last remaining on-screen member of the original Click Online team. He started the Webscape segment, and currently answers viewers technical questions. There are also other journalists presenting the programme, whose details can be found on the Click website. [1]

Criticism

The Webscape segment of the programme has received criticism for being overtly politically correct, tending to feature websites promoting multiculturalism, environmentalist and left wing subjects.
See Criticism of the BBC for further discussion of these issues.

Usual times of transmission

The following times are local to the UK GMT/BST. Broadcasts are sometimes replaced by other programming at short notice due to the nature of these channels' reactions to news and current events.

15 minute edition

  • Saturday, 06:45 on BBC One & BBC News 24
  • Saturday, 07:45 on BBC One & BBC News 24

30 minute UK edition

  • Saturday, 11:30 on BBC News 24
  • Saturday, 20:30 on BBC News 24
  • Sunday, 04:30 on BBC News 24 (sometimes simulcast with BBC One. It is the version that is used for the online video)
  • Sunday, 15:30 on BBC News 24
  • Monday, 00:30 on BBC News 24 (sometimes simulcast with BBC One or BBC Two)

30 minute global edition

  • Thursday, 19:30 on BBC World (all)
  • Saturday, 00:30
  • Saturday, 06:30
  • Monday, 16:30
  • Tuesday, 00:30
  • Tuesday, 07:30
  • Wednesday, 13:30

BBC website

Every weekly edition of Click since September 2004 is available on the BBC website and is updated after the first showing of the 30 minute UK edition.

All of the programmes are available in RealPlayer and Windows Media format. With the exception of early broadcasts, there are streams optimised for both narrowband and broadband connections.

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Spencer Kelly (real name Spencer Bignell [1] ) (b. 1973) is presenter of the BBC's technology programme Click, broadcast worldwide on BBC World and BBC News 24 in the UK.

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Stephen Cole (b. March 29, 1956 in Hereford) is a presenter for Al Jazeera English.

Early life

He started as a journalist for a Birmingham newspaper.

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Spencer Kelly (real name Spencer Bignell [1] ) (b. 1973) is presenter of the BBC's technology programme Click, broadcast worldwide on BBC World and BBC News 24 in the UK.

He studied Computer Science at the University of Cambridge for three years.
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The Gadget Show, now in its sixth series, and will be going into its seventh series on Monday 29th October starting at the new time of 8:00pm and running for a longer time of 1 hour (as confirmed on [1] , is a British television series focusing on the world of
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Kate Russell (b. May 1968) is a well-established young technology reporter who first appeared on an old BSkyB channel called The Computer Channel, which was later renamed to .tv. She used to present shows called Chips With Everything (CWE) and Which On-air.
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Stephen Cole (b. March 29, 1956 in Hereford) is a presenter for Al Jazeera English.

Early life

He started as a journalist for a Birmingham newspaper.

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