Genre | News, current events, and factual |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC World Service |
Hosted by | Dan Damon |
Edited by | Ian Brimacombe |
Recording studio | Broadcasting House |
Original release | 2020 |
World Update was a radio programme that was BBC World Service's morning news strand. Broadcast at 10:06 GMT, it was also carried by public radio stations across the United States. Between 2003 and 2020, the programme was presented by Dan Damon. On 25 June 2012, World Update became the first English-language World Service programme to come from Broadcasting House.
In January 2020, the BBC announced that it would be discontinuing World Update.
Years | Presenter | Current role |
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2003–2020 | Dan Damon | Main presenter |
?–2020 | Julian Marshall | Occasional relief presenter |
?–2020 | Rebecca Kesby |