Who is this chappie presenting on BBC News 24 in the 1997 flags era? It's not Peter Coe is it?
http://hub.tv-ark.org.uk/images/news/bbcnews24/bbcnews24_images/1997/bbcnews24_peter_t1311b.jpg
Also, who is the lady pictured right underneath Nisha Pillai presenting on BBC World in the 1993 era, and the lady to the left of Anita McNaught, in this link?
http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/news/bbcworld/gallery.html
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: And looking at some of the pics in the BBC World link, I notice two programmes called 'The World Today' and 'Newsday'. Was this the same 'The World Today' which ran every weekday morning until 2008? As for 'Newsday', obviously it's not the same version that now airs overnights, but when was this 1990s version actually broadcast? And how many years for?
The first picture is indeed Peter Coe. The lady underneath Nisha Pillai is Nici Marx. I wonder where she is these days? Nici was a long-time presenter of BBC World and I think she moved to either CNN or Sky News. I can't remember which. No idea who the lady next to Anita McNaught is.
As for The World Today. In a way, yes it is the same programme that aired until 2008. The World Today launched in around 1994/5 (along with Newsday, Newsdesk, The World Report etc.). It aired a couple of times per day and lasted about 90 minutes, as I recall. James aka BBC WORLD will be able to provide much more specific details, I'm sure. Anyway, TWT was cancelled in around 1999 - certainly by the time of the April 2000 relaunch of BBC World into the china red and cream era. At this point, BBC World did away with all of its news strands and every bulletin was just BBC World News. In September 2001 it was decided to create a "European Breakfast" programme and The World Today was brought back as the title for the first hour (0500-0600) which was simulcast on BBC News 24 as well. The 0600 and 0700 hours just broadcast on BBC World but followed the TWT style. For the first couple of years, the main presenters were Martine Dennis and Tanya Beckett, with Lindsey Brancher substituting on Fridays (later Mike Embley, Anita McNaught, Adrian Finighan and David Jessel joined the team of regulars, before David Eades and then Lucy Hockings took over). I'd probably take issue with the suggestion that The World Today was cancelled again. Yes, the title has bitten the dust, but as far as I'm aware the 0500 programme still has the format of TWT with a news and business presenter co-presenting. At least it was the last time I saw it. So, TWT in all but name.
As for Newsday et al... I've no idea when they were cancelled, although I'm fairly certain they didn't make it into the second flags era (1997-2000). So, my best guess would be by 1997.
I'm a loyal watcher of the BBC. Besides Sky has adverts in-between which makes it really boring.
