George Alagiah

George Alagiah is a newsreader and journalist who joined the BBC in 1989, working as a reporter and correspondent. He first joined Six O'Clock News (1984) as a newsreader in 2003, and became a much-recognised face of BBC news, also presenting slots in BBC News at Ten O'Clock (2000) and One O'Clock News (1986), among others. George has occasionally appeared in dramas, playing a newsreader, including Discovery: Part 2 (2017) and Bigfooting (2009). Born in Sri Lanka, he shared his love of Sri Lankan food in Sri Lanka (2018), and has appeared on television as himself in programmes including Episode dated 19 August 2019 (2019) and Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005).