A panel of four leading journalists, lecturers, and foreign correspondents discussed top news stories from an international perspective.

Additionally, the programme moved to being recorded live every Friday at 7:30 pm, with repeats continuing as normal over the weekend.

If significant news stories occurred during the day, the programme was able to be recorded earlier or later on the Friday.

Since 15 April 2017, Dateline London was hosted on rotation by Jane Hill or Shaun Ley, while Carrie Gracie and Tim Willcox provided occasional cover.

Other presenters occasionally seen hosting the show were Martine Croxall, Ben Brown and Geeta Guru-Murthy.