On Assignment
| On Assignment | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Rageh Omaar |
| Starring | ITV News presenters and correspondents |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Producers | ITN Productions for ITV News & Current Affairs |
| Running time | 35 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Release | 19 March 2014 – present |
| Related | |
| ITV News, Exposure, Tonight | |
On Assignment is an ITV current affairs programme, fronted by ITV News International Affairs Editor, Rageh Omaar. The programme first aired on 19 March 2014, following ITV News at Ten.
ITV News produces the monthly programmes, comprising long-form reports, focusing on providing colour, background, insight and perspectives on the issues of the moment. On Assignment focuses on international coverage, but also includes some stories from the UK.
Assignments
Episode 1
- Mark Austin – Return to Rwanda
Twenty years on from Rwanda's savage genocide, ITV News at Ten newscaster Mark Austin returns to the country. He revisits some of the worst scenes he witnessed during his career as a foreign correspondent and hears powerful stories of survival. He meets those working hard to ensure peace, faith and hope continue to outweigh the horrors of the past - whilst the fear of it happening again hangs in the air.
- Robert Moore – Pot in America
Three months ago a new law was implemented in the US state of Colorado. Marijuana is now legal, regulated and taxed. Washington Correspondent Robert Moore travels there to explore how impactful the change in the law has been. He meets the Americans who are enjoying big profits from the 'weed' business and talks to others who think the pro-pot trend is reckless and irresponsible.
- Mary Nightingale – Norway's oil fairy-tale
Norway's oil discovery transformed their economy, turning it into one of the richest countries in the world, with an estimated 500 billion pounds saved for future generations. Back in Britain we chose a rather different outcome for our oil wealth. As Scotland ponders an independent future, ITV News at 6:30 newscaster Mary Nightingale finds out how Norway's oil fairy-tale has changed the country and its people.
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