| Genre: | Current affairs |
| Runtime: | BBC Two 30–90 minutes BBC World News 30-50 minutes |
| Company: | BBC Factual |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Last Aired: | present |
| Related: | Correspondent |
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.[1]
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).
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).
| Year | Awards show | Host Country | Nomination(s) | Categories | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[2] | Access to Evil | Current Affairs – International | |||
| 2005 | 65th Annual Peabody Awards[3] | Bad Medicine | N/A | |||
| 2005 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[4] | The Hurricane That Shook America | Current Affairs – International | |||
| 2006 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[5] | Killer's Paradise | Current Affairs – International | |||
| 2007 | International Emmy Awards[6] [7] | Baghdad: A Doctor's Story | Current Affairs | |||
| 2007 | One World Media Awards[8] | The Tea Boy of Gaza (Raw productions for This World, Director Olly Lambert) | TV documentary | |||
| 2007 | One World Media Awards | The 12 Year Old Cocaine Smuggler (Director Benito Montorio) | TV documentary | |||
| 2009 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[9] | Gypsy Child Thieves | Current Affairs – International | |||
| 2011 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[10] | The Wounded Platoon | Current Affairs – International | |||
| 2012 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[11] | Spain's Stolen Babies | Current Affairs – International | |||
| 2012 | One World Media Awards[12] | The Invasion of Lampedusa | Documentary | |||
| 2013 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[13] | Inside the Meltdown | Current Affairs – International | |||
| 2013 | Celtic Media Festival[14] | The Shame of the Catholic Church | Current Affairs | |||
| 2013 | British Academy Television Awards[15] | The Shame of the Catholic Church | Current Affairs | |||
| 2015 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[16] | Terror at the Mall | Current Affairs – International | |||
| 2015 | RTS Programme Awards[17] | Terror at the Mall | Single Documentary | |||
| 2015 | British Academy Television Awards[18] | Terror at the Mall | Current Affairs | |||
| 2015 | One World Media Awards[19] | Clothes to Die For | Popular Features | |||
| 2016 | RTS Television Journalism Awards[20] | Outbreak: The Truth About Ebola | Current Affairs - International | |||
| 2016 | British Academy Television Awards[21] | Outbreak: The Truth About Ebola | Current Affairs |