This World

Name: This World
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-01-04
Rating: 6
Cast: John Sweeney, Simon Reeve, Michael Buerk, Olenka Frenkiel, Mark Strong

6.0 Jan 2004 14 Seasons 122 Episodes 60m/ep

Returning Series

Documentary

Overview

The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. International current affairs documentaries, replacing "Correspondent".

BBC

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

John Sweeney

Simon Reeve

Michael Buerk

Olenka Frenkiel

Mark Strong

Duncan Bannatyne

John Simm

Tom Mangold

Saira Khan

Jack Fortune

Andrew Neil

Jane Corbin

Key Crew

Sam Bagnall

Director

Namak Khoshnaw

Director

Alex Berk

Director

In Taek Jung

Director

John Conroy

Director

Jane McMullen

Director

Olenka Frenkiel

Writer

Fiona Stourton

Executive Producer

Lucy Hetherington

Executive Producer

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