World News Today
| World News Today | |
|---|---|
|
World News Today with Zeinab Badawi | |
| Also known as | World News Today |
| Created by | BBC World News |
| Presented by |
Philippa Thomas Kasia Madera James Menendez Karin Giannone Jamie Robertson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Studio C, Broadcasting House, London |
| Running time |
93 minutes (Mon–Thu) 45 minutes (Friday) 25 minutes (BBC Four) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
BBC World News BBC Four BBC Four HD (2013-) BBC News Channeloccasional |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original run | 2 July 2006 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The World |
| Related shows |
BBC World News BBC World News America Newsday GMT Impact Global Focus on Africa, BBC Breakfast, BBC News at One, BBC News at Five, BBC News at Six, BBC News at Nine, BBC Weekend News |
| External links | |
| Website | |
World News Today is a current affairs news programme, produced by BBC News, presented by Philippa Thomas, Kasia Madera, James Menendez and Karin Giannone. It was originally conceived as a morning television show aimed at American audiences, hosted by George Alagiah, but later expanded to six editions a day aimed at different markets. There is now one weekday edition only, part-simulcast on BBC Four and BBC World News. it is occasional broadcast on the BBC News Channel during major news stories.
History
The programme originally used the same graphics and music as BBC World, though when The World on BBC Four was renamed World News Today, all editions were given a separate set of graphics and music. Since April 2008 the standard title sequence used by the BBC's English Regions has been used, with some graphical alterations and with international images included. The first 30 mins of each broadcast is still simulcast on BBC Four.
As part of a channel refresh on BBC World News, five editions of World News Today were replaced on 1 February 2010 with GMT, Impact Asia now Impact, The Hub (later replaced with Global in 2013), Business Edition and a standard edition of BBC World News(later replaced by Outside Source in 2014).[1]
A new edition will be launched on the BBC News Channel on Fridays-Sunday.[2]
Presenters
The remaining original edition shown on BBC Four and BBC World News is presented
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–present | Karin Giannone | Main presenter |
| Philippa Thomas | Main presenter | |
| Kasia Madera | Main presenter (Various) | |
| 2009–present | Jamie Robertson | Business deputy presenter, Occasional relief presenter |
| Tim Willcox | Regular relief presenter | |
| Tanya Beckett | Regular relief & Business main presenter | |
| 2012–present | Peter Dobbie | Occasional relief presenter |
| 2013–present | David Eades | Regular relief presenter |
| 2014–present | Babita Sharma | Presenter |
| Mike Embley | Presenter | |
| Adnan Nawaz | Presenter | |
| 2015–present | James Menendez | Main Presenter |
When Badawi presented, the title sequence stated World News Today with Zeinab Badawi. However, when she did not, as she is often on assignment, the titles only show World News Today, regardless of the alternate presenter. This only happens if she isn't reporting from a location on a topic covered in the show.
Former presenters
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–2012 | Kirsty Lang | Deputy presenter |
| 2013–2014 | Rajesh Mirchandani | Relief presenter |
| 2009–2014 | Zeinab Badawi | Main presenter |
References
- ↑ "BBC World News launches channel refresh with two premium news programmes tailored for Asia Pacific". India PRview. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ↑ "BBC News Channel announces new commitment to international news". BBC. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
