diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbccouk.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbccouk.py
index de4d7f9c0..f9404f3fa 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbccouk.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbccouk.py
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class BBCNewsIE(BBCCoUkIE):
             xml_url = jent.get('href')
 
             title = jent['caption']
-            duration = parse_duration(jent.get('duration')
+            duration = parse_duration(jent.get('duration'))
             description = list_title + ' - ' + jent.get('caption','')
             thumbnail = None
             if jent.has_key('image'):