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Newsday (radio programme) Newsday (radio programme) Newsday is BBC World Service's international early morning news and current affairs programme. It premiered on 23 July 2012. Replacing "The World Today" and "Network Africa", the programme has a particular focus on Africa. It was expected at its launch that the programme would have one of the largest audiences - if not the largest - of any radio programme in the world. "Newsday" was launched on 23 July 2012, replacing "The World Today" and "Network Africa". For the first three weeks the programme was broadcast from the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London. During its first