World in Action World in Action World in Action is an English investigative current affairs programme, made by Granada Television for ITV from 7 January 1963 until 7 December 1998. Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its production teams often took audacious risks, and the programme gained a solid reputation for an often-unorthodox approach. The series was sold around the world, and won numerous awards. In its heyday, "World in Action" drew audiences of up to 23 million in Britain alone, equivalent to almost half the population. Cabinet ministers fell victim to its probings. Numerous innocent
World News Today World News Today World News Today is a current affairs news programme, produced by BBC News, presented by Philippa Thomas, Kasia Madera, Alice Baxter, Alpa Patel 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 daily edition only, aimed as an evening news programme for the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa part-simulcast on BBC Four, BBC News Channel and BBC World News. The programme originally used the same graphics and music as