#The world tonight paul mccartney tv

In the first ever episode of BBC comedy programme The Thick of It, Secretary of State for Social Affairs, Hugh Abbott (played by actor Chris Langham), speaks live to presenter Robin Lustig on The World Tonight late after office hours, in order to try and rectify a blunder that has played out across the day regarding the multiple U-turns on whether or not they are announcing the department's new 'Anti-Benefit Fraud Executive' (colloquially named 'Snooper Force').

The overall host of the show, who leads into the interview segment, is played by Kenneth Kendall. During the programme, a reporter named Martin Amer (played by actor Mike Lovell) interviews the crew of Discovery-1 on a voyage to Jupiter.

In the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey, The World Tonight is depicted as a television news programme on channel 'BBC-12'.

The laissez faire approach of the boss over the years created a culture in which Output Editors, responsible for daily editions, were able to take risks, some of which have led to notable scoops, such as the predicted arrest on war crimes charges of General Augusto Pinochet in 1998.Ī staple of the Radio 4 schedule for over four decades, 2013 figures showed The World Tonight has retained 1.75 million listeners, representing 17.8% of the national radio audience at 10 pm. Veterans recall the traditionally 'relaxed' figure of the editor. Other notable former staffers include Dominic Lawson, former editor of The Sunday Telegraph, Jim Gray, former editor of Channel 4 News, Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian, and Henry Kelly. Presenters with strong journalistic credentials, including John Tusa, Anthony Howard, Richard Kershaw, Isabel Hilton and Robin Lustig, have secured and maintained the programme's reputation for authoritative coverage. Today's World Tonight reporters may not have come from the same stable but the emphasis on perceptive, contextual reporting has remained. Its first reporters came from within the ranks of the programme's own producers, which meant that packages or features were cut from a different cloth than standard news reports. The US time zone (five hours behind the UK) meant that the programme could bring up to the minute developments at 10 pm. Its focus on international news was set early on by events in Washington surrounding Watergate. Later that week, ideas for better government in Scotland and peace in the Middle East were featured. The first edition contained interviews on Northern Ireland and relations between West Germany and the United States.

It was introduced following the changes at Broadcasting House which ushered in Radio 1, to create 'the serious current affairs programme of the day' on the new Radio 4, as one survivor recalls.īroadcast live at 10 pm, initially for only thirty minutes, its tone was set by presenter Douglas Stuart, a former Washington and Bonn correspondent for the BBC. The World Tonight was first broadcast on 6 April 1970, starting on the same day as the PM Programme. Between 19, the main presenter was Robin Lustig.

The programme utilises other BBC broadcasters including David Eades, Carolyn Quinn, James Coomarasamy, Roger Hearing, Samira Ahmed and Felicity Evans to regularly present on Thursdays, Fridays and in Shah's absence. Ritula Shah is currently the main presenter, usually presenting the first three days of the week. It is produced by BBC News and features news, analysis and comment on domestic and world issues. The World Tonight is a British current affairs radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4, every weekday evening, which started out as an extension of the 10 pm news. For a song by Paul McCartney, see The World Tonight (song).

#The world tonight paul mccartney tv

For the Philippines TV newscast of the same name, see The World Tonight (Philippine TV series).