Wide Angle (TV series)

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Wide Angle
Genre	Documentary television series
Presented by	Daljit Dhaliwal
Narrated by	Jay O. Sanders
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	56 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Stephen Segaller
Producer(s)	WNET/Thirteen
Associate producer(s)	Jeff Seelbach Lila Thaw
Editor(s)	Mark Sutton
Running time	55 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	PBS
Original run	July 11, 2002 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Wide Angle is a weekly one-hour PBS series hosted by Daljit Dhaliwal and broadcast via the WNET PBS station since 2002. The show prides itself in covering international affairs and its motto is "Six billion people. 200 countries. Somebody's got to cover it." It follows the format of showing independent documentaries about a foreign country followed by in-depth discussion between Dhaliwal and an expert on the issue and country being discussed. Previous hosts include former Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin, Bill Moyers, Mishal Husain and Carol Marin. Episodes of Wide Angle have won numerous awards, including 22 Cine Golden Eagle awards.^[1] The program currently airs Tuesdays from July through September at 9 p.m. on most PBS stations.^[2]