Charles Wheeler, who died in July 2008, talking about the most interesting story he had done and Dateline London which he was about to present.
From BBC News 24's launch programme - Preface - which aired 17:30 9th November 1997
Before its official launch at 6pm 9th November 1997 BBC News 24 showed a half hour preface programme with a brief history of BBC News and what to look forward to in the future.
The initial amount of black before the countdown has been edited.
More information available at http://www.tvhome.co .uk/bbcnews24/
