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The World Today (radio programme)

UK radio programme

Field	Value
show_name	The World Today
format	News, current events, and factual
runtime	Daily 0300-0830 (GMT)(from Spring 2011)
country	United Kingdom
language	English
home_station	BBC World Service
record_location	Bush House (1999-June 2012)
Broadcasting House (June/July 2012)
first_aired	1999
last_aired	20 July 2012
website

Broadcasting House (June/July 2012) The World Today was an early morning news and current affairs radio programme on the BBC World Service, launched in 1999, and broadcast from 3:00 to 8:30 (GMT) daily as of 2011. It consisted of news bulletins on the hour and half-hour, serious international interviews and in-depth reports of world news. The World Service considered it one of their most important strands, and in 2009 the programme won the News and Current Affairs Award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The judges noted that the programme "bubbled over with stories of real life from around the globe" and that "the compassion, respect and understanding the programme had for every contributor shone through every minute of the competition entry."

Both The World Today and its fellow news programme Network Africa ended in 2012, when they were replaced by a new BBC World Service programme entitled Newsday.

History

The World Today was launched on the BBC's World Service in 1999 as part of a shake-up of the news programming. In June 2012 the programme moved to Broadcasting House in central London.

Presenters

Due to the nature of The World Today many BBC personalities appeared on the programme. Core presenters included:

Durdana Ansari
George Arney
Ed Butler
Komla Dumor
Tom Hagler
Pascale Harter
Roger Hearing
Julian Keane
Jackie Leonard
Sunita Nahar
Fergus Nicoll
Max Pearson
Lawrence Pollard
Ritula Shah
Mark Whitaker

References

(12 May 2009). "Sony Radio Academy Awards 2009: Full list of winners". [[The Guardian]].
(12 May 2009). "The World Today wins gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards".
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/270612-newsday "New BBC Radio Breakfast show aimed at African audiences"], BBC Media Centre, 27 June 2012.

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