Current affairs (news format) Current affairs (news format) Current affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast. This differs from regular news broadcasts that place emphasis on news reports presented for simple presentation as soon as possible, often with a minimum of analysis. It is also different from the news magazine show format, in that the events are discussed immediately. The UK's Office programmes such as "This World", "Panorama", "Real Story", "BBC Scotland Investigates", "Spotlight", "Week In Week Out", and "Inside
Agenda (UK TV programme) Agenda (UK TV programme) Agenda is a British current affairs television programme that was broadcast on BBC Scotland during the early part of the 1980s, airing mostly on Sundays at 1:25 pm before being moved to Friday evening. It was a successor to the general current affairs programme "Current Account", which ran from 1968 until May 1983. Agenda's first presenter was James Cox with Kenneth Cargill producing. The editor was Matthew Spicer. Subsequently, the former SNP politician George Reid presented the programme and the producer was Kirsty Wark, later to become a television presenter in her own right. The series