diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
index 72e20857b..310db9d1d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ class BBCNewsIE(BBCCoUkIE):
 
         for jent in jsent:
             programme_id = jent.get('externalId')
-            xml_url = jent.get('hxref')
+            xml_url = jent.get('href')
 
             title = jent.get('caption',list_title)