"a new time slot of 7.00pm due to the New Zealand's Got Talent series. TVNZ also reviewed the future of the show. In May 2014, the show returned to an hour time slot but is now back to half an hour slot. Sunday (New Zealand TV programme) Sunday is a current affairs programme broadcast on TVNZ 1 in New Zealand on Sunday nights at . Presented by Miriama Kamo with a team of New Zealand reporters, the programme began when TV ONE did not renew its rights to ""60 Minutes"" which had aired previously in this time slot. The hour-long"
"Reel History of Britain Reel History of Britain is a 20 part series presented by Melvyn Bragg about the history of modern Britain through the eyes of people who were there. It was first broadcast on BBC Two, from 5–30 September 2011. The programme is a social history documentary charting the course of the twentieth century through archive film, plus interviews and recollections of key events that have taken place in the last one-hundred years since the advent of moving film. In each episode, Bragg goes to a different place in the UK and shows people film in a 1950s"
"for the BBC set in 1957, just as the country is testing its first hydrogen bomb, focusing on a Russian Jewish hearing aid inventor (Toby Stephens) who goes to work for MI5. It is currently filming, as of May 2018, and also stars Keeley Hawes, Linus Roache, and Timothy Spall. Stephen Poliakoff lives in London and is married to fellow scriptwriter Sandy Welch, with whom he has two children. He was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2007. His brother, Sir Martyn Poliakoff, a research chemist and lecturer, is a Fellow of the Royal Society, being, until"
"Panorama (TV programme) Panorama is a British investigative current affairs documentary programme that is aired on BBC Television. First broadcast in 1953, it is the world's longest-running current affairs television programme. ""Panorama"" has been presented by many well known BBC presenters, including Richard Dimbleby, Robin Day, David Dimbleby and Jeremy Vine. it still retains a peak time transmission slot on BBC One, but without a regular presenter. The programme also airs worldwide through BBC World News on digital services, satellite and cable in many countries. ""Panorama"" was launched on 11 November 1953 by the BBC; it emphasises investigative journalism. ""Daily"
"Victoria Derbyshire (TV programme) Victoria Derbyshire is a BAFTA award winning weekday current affairs programme which began simulcast airing on 7 April 2015 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel; its remit is original stories, exclusive interviews and audience debates. It also acts as a showcase for BBC journalism using reports and interviews by BBC Nations and Regions, BBC World Service, language services and other programmes such as ""Newsnight"", ""World News Today"" and ""Global,"" plus the BBC Online teams such as BBC Trending and BBC Pop Up. Occasionally the uncut versions of interviews are aired as well, in this"
"Downton Abbey Downton Abbey is a British historical period drama television series set in the early 20th century, created by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2010, and in the United States on PBS, which supported production of the series as part of its ""Masterpiece Classic"" anthology, on 9 January 2011. The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era—with the great events in history having an effect"
"final episode was a compilation. Royal Upstairs Downstairs Royal Upstairs Downstairs is a British television documentary series of 20 half-hour episodes broadcast by BBC Two each Monday to Friday evening from 7 March to 1 April 2011. The title is a reference to the drama series ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", which was about life ""above stairs"" (the family), and ""below stairs"" (the servants) in an early 20th-century aristocratic household. In each episode, antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager visited a country house or castle which had been visited in the 19th century by Queen Victoria. They told the story of"
"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"
"several involved parties believed were influenced by the government's anger at ""Death on the Rock"". ""This Week"" was a current affairs television series that began in 1956. In 1978, it was renamed ""TV Eye"" and took on a slightly lighter format; the title ""This Week"" was restored in 1986, after which it became steadily more journalistic. The programme was broadcast simultaneously across the ITV regions and became a mainstay of ITV's current affairs programming. By 1988, the programme had interviewed several prime ministers and leaders of the opposition, including Margaret Thatcher (the incumbent prime minister), who had been interviewed for"
"Newsnight Newsnight is a weekday BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. The programme's regular presenters are currently Kirsty Wark and Emily Maitlis. Several of the programme's editors over the years have gone on to senior positions within the BBC and elsewhere. ""Newsnight"" has been broadcast on BBC Two since 1980. It goes out on weekday evenings between 10:30pm and 11:15pm. Occasionally it may have an extended edition if there is an especially significant event in the news – as happened on 7 July 2011, when the closure of the ""News"
"Affairs 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"
"Hawes playing its new owners Sir Hallam and Lady Agnes Holland. The first series, consisting of three episodes, was broadcast across consecutive nights during Christmas 2010. The second, and last, series consisted of six episodes, and first aired between 19 February 2012 and 25 March 2012. The series is set from 1936 to 1939, the outbreak of World War II. In October 2009 it was announced that the BBC was to revive the series as two 90-minute episodes to be broadcast on BBC One in the autumn of 2010, written by Heidi Thomas and set in 1936, six years after"
"was shown in 2012. Michael Apted directed most episodes; parallel series have also started in the last decade in South Africa, the USA and Russia. More recent current affairs series on other channels, such as the MacIntyre series on BBC and Five, and Channel 4's ""Dispatches"", commissioned by Dorothy Byrne, a former ""WIA"" producer, may be seen as having inherited certain aspects of ""World in Action""'s hard-hitting journalistic style. One of the programme's hallmarks was its willingness to embrace popular culture, at a time when its competitors preferred a more highbrow approach. One of the very earliest editions reported on"
"Wizard"" by Harold Arlen). This Week (2003 TV programme) This Week is a British current affairs and politics TV programme, screened on Thursday evenings on BBC One. It is hosted by former ""Sunday Times"" editor Andrew Neil, with a panel of two commentators, one each from the right and left of the political spectrum. The show was introduced on 16 January 2003, along with ""The Daily Politics"", after a major review of BBC political programmes. It replaced the nightly ""Despatch Box"" (1998–2002), for which Andrew Neil had been the sole presenter in its later years, and which, in turn, had"
"the young curate character; Boyd also served as the narrator in the series of novels upon which the series was based. It was made for the ITV network by London Weekend Television. The series was set in 1950 and 1951 and marked a departure from the middle-class ""bank manager"" roles associated with Lowe such as that in ""Dad's Army"". The other regular characters included Mrs Pring (Daye), the housekeeper, the hard-drinking Dr Daley (McAlinney), the non-religious neighbour Billy Buzzle (Ryall), and abbess Reverend Mother Stephen (Keith). Guest appearances on the series include Derek Francis, Phoebe Nicholls, Daniel Gerroll, Peter Bowles,"
"current affairs programme on British television, with audiences peaking at more than 12 million. It was credited with helping to achieve numerous criminal convictions and a number of changes in the law. Amongst the many subjects tackled, the programme has exposed Northern Ireland protection rackets, baby trading in Brazil and Guatemala, canned hunting in South Africa, loan sharks, the ivory trade, people smuggling, drug dealing, mock auctions, counterfeit consumer goods, manipulation of the UK Singles Chart, war criminals in Bosnia, the Russian black market in weapons-grade plutonium and Satanic Ritual Abuse. In July 1990 the show investigated the Tainted Blood"
"to seek publicity. Tom discovers that the BBC is in on the deception and reluctantly takes part by being a fake phone-in contestant on BBC Radio 4. In 2011 (due to recent news stories revolving around celebrities taking out super injunctions in an attempt to protect themselves from scandal), Roger goes to his crooked solicitor attempting to silence his ex-wife from releasing a book about their violent marriage which also details Roger's 'questionable' hobbies. However it emerges he isn't trying to quiet his wife to protect himself, but is actually releasing this information himself in a new autobiography and he"
"economic and political history of Britain. The series commenced broadcasting in January 2010. A second series was broadcast on BBC Two in 2011, and to date there has been a total of nine series. Portillo also presented a similar television series called ""Great Continental Railway Journeys"", following Portillo around continental Europe, using his George Bradshaw's 1913 ""Continental Railway Guide"". A second series was broadcast in 2013, and to date there has been a total of six series. In 2014, as part of the BBC's World War I commemorations, Portillo presented ""Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo"" over five"
"soundtrack album. The soundtrack was nominated for the Ivor Novello Awards in 2013, but did not win. Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series) Upstairs Downstairs is a British drama series, broadcast on BBC One from 2010 to 2012 and co-produced by BBC Wales and Masterpiece. Created and written by Heidi Thomas, it is a continuation of the London Weekend Television series ""Upstairs, Downstairs"" that ran from 1971 to 1975 on ITV. The series resumes the story of 165 Eaton Place, the fictional setting of both iterations of the programme, in 1936, six years after the original series concluded. Jean Marsh reprises"
"Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series) Upstairs Downstairs is a British drama series, broadcast on BBC One from 2010 to 2012 and co-produced by BBC Wales and Masterpiece. Created and written by Heidi Thomas, it is a continuation of the London Weekend Television series ""Upstairs, Downstairs"" that ran from 1971 to 1975 on ITV. The series resumes the story of 165 Eaton Place, the fictional setting of both iterations of the programme, in 1936, six years after the original series concluded. Jean Marsh reprises her role as Rose Buck, who becomes housekeeper of the re-established household, with Ed Stoppard and Keeley"
"rising commercial pressures. Announcing a £250,000 fund for an investigative journalism training scheme, Channel Four said in November 2011 that there had been a decline in the pool of investigative journalism since ""the demise of training grounds such as ""World in Action""""."" ""World in Action"" was the pre-eminent current affairs programme produced by Britain's ITV Network in its first 50 years. Along with ""This Week"", ""Weekend World"", ""TV Eye"", ""First Tuesday"", ""The Big Story"" and ""The Cook Report"" – and the news-gathering of ITN – ""World in Action"" gave ITV a reputation for quality broadcast journalism to rival the BBC's"
"Royal Upstairs Downstairs Royal Upstairs Downstairs is a British television documentary series of 20 half-hour episodes broadcast by BBC Two each Monday to Friday evening from 7 March to 1 April 2011. The title is a reference to the drama series ""Upstairs, Downstairs"", which was about life ""above stairs"" (the family), and ""below stairs"" (the servants) in an early 20th-century aristocratic household. In each episode, antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and chef Rosemary Shrager visited a country house or castle which had been visited in the 19th century by Queen Victoria. They told the story of Victoria's travels using her own"
"Downton Abbey (series 2) The second series of the British historical period drama television series ""Downton Abbey"" aired from 18 September 2011 to 6 November 2011, comprising a total of 8 episodes and one Christmas Special episode aired on 25 December 2011. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV, and in the United States on PBS, starting on 8 January 2012. Series 2 explored the lives of the Crawley family and servants during and after the First World War. Series 2 received widespread acclaim, with critics praising its cast, historical depictions, and story's arc. The viewing figures significantly"
"104 of ""Litro"" literary magazine. Williams appears frequently on radio and TV as a presenter and expert, specialising in social, constitutional and royal history. She commented extensively on the 2011 Royal Wedding and appears often on ""BBC Breakfast"", ""Newsnight"", ""The Review Show"", Sky News, BBC News 24, the ""Today programme"", ""Broadcasting House"", ""Night Waves"", ""Woman's Hour"", Channel Five and various American channels, discussing history and culture and reviewing the news. She covered the Queen's Address to Parliament on BBC One in 2012 and the Queen's Speech for BBC Parliament. Williams was the social historian on the BBC Two series ""Restoration"
"United Kingdom BBC One began airing weekly episodes on 18 November 2012. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Eve Caleigh wakes from a dream. She goes to her son Cam who has also had a bad dream. Eve prepares for work while her husband Gabe gets the children up and ready for the day. Eve leaves with Cam. When she collects Cam from day-care, it is revealed that she and Cam have a special relationship. On the way home Cam asks if they can go to the play area. While he is playing on the slide, she sits down on a bench and looks over"
"History Cold Case History Cold Case is a British documentary television series in which scientists use modern forensic techniques to investigate ancient remains. Two series of ""History Cold Case"" aired on BBC Two between 6 May 2010 and 21 July 2011. The television series is recommended for age 17 and above due to graphic images and maturity. Anthropologist Sue Black and her team at the Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification (CAHID) at the University of Dundee investigate human remains. They use forensic science, including radiocarbon dating, DNA and isotope analysis, to find out about the life and death of"
"UK, followed by Series Two on 8 October 2012. The series explores traditional skills that are being lost by the modern man, and shows how to stop them from being lost forever. Each episode has a variety of themed tasks, including construction, seduction, destruction and more. If science, geometry, maths, logic and explosives can be used in these tasks, so much the better. Tasks include sending a dead pet's ashes into space using a homemade hydrogen balloon, creating one's own smelting furnace, constructing a pool table, felling a tree using explosives, escaping from Dartmoor prison whilst avoiding detection from expert"
"produced later, broadcast between December 2012 and April 2014. The Cazalets The Cazalets is a 2001 six-episode television drama series (5 episodes when broadcast in the US) about the life of a large privileged family in the years 1937 to 1947. Most of the action takes place in London, and at the family's large estate in Sussex. The drama was based on the novels of Elizabeth Jane Howard, and adapted by the screenwriter Douglas Livingstone and directed by Suri Krishnamma. The series was originally produced by Cinema Verity for BBC One and is available on DVD. A BBC Radio 4"
"Civilization: Is the West History? Civilization: Is the West History? is a 2011 British TV documentary that tells how Western civilisation, in five centuries, transformed into the dominating civilisation in the world. Presented by Niall Ferguson, the show reveals the 'killer apps' of the West's success – competition, science, the property owning democracy, modern medicine, the consumer society and the Protestant work ethic – the real explanation of how, for five centuries, a clear minority of mankind managed to secure the majority of the earth's resources. According to the historian, Western civilisation's rise to global dominance is the single most"
"order (Including changes from the original title on some episodes). This World (TV series) This World is a current affairs programme which produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC Two in the United Kingdom, first airing on 4 January 2004. The programme also airs worldwide occasionally through BBC World News on digital services, satellite and cable in many countries. The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. ""This World"" was announced in December 2003 on BBC online and launched in early January 2004, replacing the programme ""Correspondent"". The website includes additional features"
"Rachel Jupp Rachel Jupp (born 1977) is a British television news and current affairs producer. She became the Editor of the BBC's ""Panorama"" current affairs series in September 2016. Jupp was raised in Twickenham. She attended Orleans Park School, Richmond upon Thames College (both in Twickenham), Kings College, Cambridge (where she read social and political sciences) and Columbia University (where she studied for an MA in public administration). She worked as an intern for ITN while resident in the United States. Early in her career, she worked at the Demos think tank as a researcher and project manager. Jupp joined"
"Tonight (TV programme) Tonight (often referred to as ""The Tonight Programme"") is a British current affairs programme, produced by ITV Studios (formerly Granada Television) and ITN for the ITV network, replacing the long-running investigative series ""World in Action"" in 1999. Previously airing twice-weekly, on Monday and Friday evenings at 8.00pm (ITV Wales, STV and UTV would often air the programme at different times or different days, to make way for regional programming), the show runs the gamut from human interest-led current affairs to investigative journalism. ""Tonight"" has conducted interviews with a plethora of political and public figures, including U.S. President"
"that the programme's audience would have ""dwindled"" had it remained on Monday nights. In January 2007 Heggessey's successor, Peter Fincham, moved ""Panorama"" back from Sunday nights to a prime time Monday evening slot at 8.30 pm, although it was now shorter than it had previously been, running to half an hour. This decision was at least partly in response to a demand from the Board of Governors of the BBC for the channel to show more current affairs programming during prime time. Panorama (TV programme) Panorama is a British investigative current affairs documentary programme that is aired on BBC Television."