The World Challenge (French: Le Défi mondial) is a Canadian television documentary series, which aired in English on CBC Television and in French on Télévision de Radio-Canada in 1986.[1] Adapted from Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber's 1980 book Le Défi mondial, the six-episode series was hosted by Peter Ustinov and Patrick Watson, and centred on the political and social challenges that threaten the future of humanity.[2]
The French edition of the series premiered in January 1986,[3] with the English version launching in June.[4]