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
Today (BBC Radio 4) Today (BBC Radio 4) Today, or The Today Programme, is BBC Radio 4's long-running early morning news and current affairs programme, broadcast on Monday to Friday from 6:00 am to 9:00 am, and from 7:00 am to 9:00 am on Saturday. It is the most popular programme on Radio 4, and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks. Consisting of in-depth political interviews and reports interspersed with regular news bulletins, as well as "Thought for the Day", it has been voted the most influential news programme in Britain in setting the political agenda, with an average