Nationwide (TV programme)

Nationwide
Nationwide's "mandala" logo, introduced in 1972.
Genre	News and Current affairs
Created by	Derrick Amoore[1]
Presented by	Michael Barratt (1969–1977)[1] Bob Langley (1970–1972) Esther Rantzen (1970–1972) Bob Wellings (1971–1980) Bernard Falk (1972–1978) Valerie Singleton (1972–1978) Richard Stilgoe (1972–1978) Frank Bough (1972–1982) James Hogg (1972–1983) Sue Lawley (1972–1975 & 1978–1983) John Stapleton (1975–1980) Martin Young (1973–1979) Hugh Scully (1978–1983) Sue Cook (1980–1983) Richard Kershaw (1980–1983) David Dimbleby (1982) Laurie Mayer
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	Lime Grove Studios, London
Editors	Michael Bunce (1970–1975) John Gau (1975–1978) Hugh Williams (1978–1981) Roger Bolton (1981–1983)
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	9 September 1969 (1969-09-09) – 5 August 1983 (1983-08-05)
Related
Watchdog
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Nationwide is a BBC current affairs television programme which ran from 9 September 1969 until 5 August 1983. Originally broadcast on BBC 1 from Tuesday to Thursday, and then each weekday from 1972, it followed the early evening news, and included the regional opt-out news programmes.