This World is a current affairs programme 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.
Format
This World was announced in December 2003 on BBC Online and launched in early January 2004, replacing the programme Correspondent.BBC NEWS | Programmes | This World | Introducing This World
The website includes additional features and a discussion facility for public comment on the programmes. The BBC streams episodes in RealVideo format via its website for a limited period after they have been shown, and sells them on DVD and VHS by mail order.
Starting from 2009 onwards, the series was available and streaming at BBC iPlayer after the programme broadcast, with a limited period (Replacing with RealVideo and available in United Kingdom only).
Episode list The division between seasons of This World is based on the UK version of each episode, international episodes are based on its airing on BBC World (currently BBC World News). Subsequent airings of the international version randomly follows the original UK order (Including changes from the original title on some episodes).
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Specials
Awards and nominations YearAwards showHost countryNomination(s)CategoriesResults2004RTS Television Journalism AwardsRTS Television Journalism Awards 2004 | Royal Television SocietyAccess to EvilCurrent Affairs – International200565th Annual Peabody Awards65th Annual Peabody Awards - BBC This World, Bad Medicine, May 2006.Bad MedicineN/A2005RTS Television Journalism AwardsRTS Television Journalism Awards 2005 | Royal Television SocietyThe Hurricane That Shook AmericaCurrent Affairs – International2006RTS Television Journalism AwardsRTS Television Journalism Awards 2006 | Royal Television SocietyKiller's ParadiseCurrent Affairs – International2007International Emmy Awards2007 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES FOR NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS CATEGORIES SPAN ASIA, EUROPE & LATIN AMERICA - FIRST NEWS NOMINATIONS EVER FOR HONG KONG, ROMANIA, RUSSIA & THE PHILIPPINES , International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, May 2007BBC NEWS | Programmes | This World | This World wins an EmmyBaghdad: A Doctor's Story Current Affairs2007One World Media AwardsBBC NEWS | Programmes | This World | This World scoops double awardThe Tea Boy of Gaza(Raw productions for This World, Director Olly Lambert) TV documentary2007One World Media AwardsThe 12 Year Old Cocaine Smuggler(Director Benito Montorio) TV documentary2009RTS Television Journalism AwardsRTS Television Journalism Awards 2009 | Royal Television SocietyGypsy Child ThievesCurrent Affairs – International2011RTS Television Journalism AwardsRTS Television Journalism Awards 2011 | Royal Television SocietyThe Wounded PlatoonCurrent Affairs – International2012RTS Television Journalism AwardsTelevision Journalism Awards 2012 | Royal Television SocietySpain's Stolen BabiesCurrent Affairs – International2012One World Media AwardsOne World Media Awards - List of winners in One World Media Awards 2012The Invasion of LampedusaDocumentary2013RTS Television Journalism AwardsRTS Announces Winners for Television Journalism Awards 2013 | Royal Television SocietyInside the MeltdownCurrent Affairs – International2013Celtic Media FestivalBBC - This World: The Shame of the Catholic Church wins prestigious award - Media Centre, April 2013.The Shame of the Catholic ChurchCurrent Affairs2013British Academy Television AwardsBafta for BBC's The Shame of the Catholic Church - BBC News, May 2013.The Shame of the Catholic ChurchCurrent Affairs2015RTS Television Journalism AwardsTelevision Journalism Awards 2015 | Royal Television SocietyTerror at the MallCurrent Affairs – International2015RTS Programme AwardsRTS Programme Awards 2015 | Royal Television SocietyTerror at the MallSingle Documentary2015British Academy Television AwardsBafta TV awards 2015: Winners in full - BBC News, May 2015.Terror at the MallCurrent Affairs2015One World Media Awards2015 Winners | One World MediaClothes to Die ForPopular Features2016RTS Television Journalism AwardsTelevision Journalism Awards 2016 | Royal Television Society, Feb 2016.Outbreak: The Truth About EbolaCurrent Affairs - International2016British Academy Television AwardsBafta TV Awards 2016: Winners list - BBC News, May 2016.Outbreak: The Truth About EbolaCurrent Affairs
Notes
See also
Panorama Our World Holidays in the Danger Zone Correspondent
References
External links (BBC Two, 2010–present)
This World (BBC World News)
This World at Twitter