Week Ending of sketches written during Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister, emerged in 1989 and was reissued on CD as "Week Ending with Maggie" in April 2009. Week Ending Week Ending was a satirical radio current affairs sketch show, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, usually on Friday evenings. It ran from 1970 to 1998, and was devised by writer-producers Simon Brett and David Hatch, and was originally hosted by "Nationwide" presenter Michael Barratt. The show's title was always announced as "Week Ending..." followed by the broadcast date, although the ellipsis was dropped from its billed title in "Radio Times" during the
The World Today (BBC World Service) "Network Africa" were to be axed, and from 23 July 2012 a new programme entitled "Newsday" would take their slot. "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. Due to the nature of "The World Today" many BBC personalities appeared on the programme. Core presenters included: The World Today (BBC World Service) The World Today was BBC World Service's high profile, Sony Radio Academy Award-winning, early morning news and current affairs programme, which as of