In the Air Tonight In the Air Tonight "In the Air Tonight" is the debut solo single by the English singer-songwriter and drummer Phil Collins. It was released as the lead single from Collins' debut solo album, "Face Value", in January 1981. Collins co-produced the single with Hugh Padgham, who became a frequent collaborator in the following years. The song was an instant hit, quickly climbing to No. 2 on the UK Singles chart but was held off the top spot by the posthumous release of John Lennon's "Woman". It was also an international hit, achieving top 10 status in Australia, New Zealand and
This Day Tonight axed in 1978, and replaced with "Nationwide". Current affairs in the 7.30 time slot was reintroduced with "The 7.30 Report" in 1986. This Day Tonight This Day Tonight (TDT) was an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) evening current affairs program from 1967 to 1978. When "TDT" premiered in 1967 it was the first regular nightly current affairs program on Australian TV, and it extended ABC's award-winning coverage of current affairs, which had begun in the early 1960s with its flagship weekly program "Four Corners". "TDT" was hosted for the first eight years by journalist Bill Peach. The original on-air team consisted