The World Today (BBC World Service)
| Genre | News, current events, and factual |
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| Running time | Daily 0300-0830 (GMT)(from Spring 2011) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC World Service |
| Recording studio | Bush House (1999-June 2012) Broadcasting House (June/July 2012) |
| Air dates | 1998 to 20 July 2012 |
| Website | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsn9 |
The World Today was BBC World Service's high profile, Sony Radio Academy Award winning,[1] early morning news and current affairs programme, which as of 27 March 2011 was broadcast from 3:00 to 8:30 (GMT) daily. 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 to be one of their most important strands, as shown in 2011 when it was kept as one of four key outlets. It was announced on 27 June 2012 that both The World Today and Network Africa were to be axed, and from 23 July 2012 a new programme entitled Newsday would take their slot.[2]
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:
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See also
- BBC World Service, the home of The World Today
- BBC News
- BBC World News, The BBC's International Television Station
