World Briefing
| Genre | News, current events, and factual |
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| Running time | Weekdays for half hour at 0100, 1000, 1400, 1500, 1800, 2100, 2200, 2300 (GMT) (as at Spring 2011) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC World Service |
| Recording studio | Broadcasting House |
| Original release | 2 January 2001 – 31 March 2013 |
| No. of series | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 13,000+ |
| Website | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnc |
World Briefing is
Public radio
stations around the world also broadcast various editions of World Briefing.
On 25 March 2013, BBC World Service announced that World Briefing would be cancelled and replaced by The Newsroom. The Newsroom first aired on 1 April 2013 at 11 am GMT. Unlike World Briefing, The Newsroom airs daily on a less frequent basis (only up to six times per day).
Presenters
The presenters were:
- David Bamford
- Oliver Conway
- Frederick Dove
- Jackie Leonard
- Andrew Peach
- Valerie Sanderson
- Maddy Savage
- Doreen Walton
See also
- BBC World Service, the home of World Briefing
- BBC News
- BBC World News, The BBC's International Television Station
References
External links
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