BBC World is trusted and respected globally because of its journalistic excellence and extensive analysis of international news.
In the channel's new global advertising campaign, correspondents and cameramen tell the stories behind some of their most extraordinary assignments, highlighting the commitment of the newsgathering team behind BBC World to delivering impartial, accurate and in-depth stories.
BBC World - Putting News First.
Three journalists recount real-life experiences, showing the lengths to which they have gone to report for BBC World.
John Simpson's bullet-proof vest
embedded with shrapnel and the
burka he used as a disguise.
View the commercial    30"   60"
Hilary Andersson's gas mask,
through which much of her reporting
had to be conducted.
View the commercial    30"   30"
Emily Buchanan's notebook,
retrieved from the wreckage of the
plane she crashed in.
View the commercial    30"   60"
BBC World TV adverts are in Windows Media Player.
These press advertisements contain further real-life examples of journalists' commitment to reporting for BBC World in extreme circumstances.
These include Stephen Evans' visitor pass to the World Trade Centre on September 11th 2001, and Fred Scott's camera which met its end covering the G8 summit in Genoa.
John Simpson, Northern Iraq
06.04.03
 Download a PDF
Stephen Evans, New York
09.11.01
 Download a PDF
Vaughan Smith, Serbia
02.03.03
 Download a PDF
Fred Scott, Genoa
29.07.01
 Download a PDF
Emily Buchanan, Zimbabwe
23.09.92
 Download a PDF
Get Adobe Reader for the PDFs.
BBC, BBC World and their respective logos are trade marks of the
British Broadcasting Corporation, Logos © 1996