On Assignment
| On Assignment | |
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On Assignment title card
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| Presented by | Rageh Omaar |
| Starring | ITV News presenters and correspondents |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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ITN Productions for ITV News & Current Affairs |
| Running time | 35 minutes (inc. adverts) |
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| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 19 March 2014 – present |
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| Related shows |
ITV News, The Agenda, Exposure, Tonight |
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| Website | |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Recently fourteen Caribbean states came together to launch a united campaign for reparations from Britain, amongst other countries, for the part it played in the slave trade. The group's demands include compensation, an apology and an assurance that it will never happen again. Whilst trillions of pounds in profit from the trade went towards building countries such as Britain, the claim from those willing to sue was that the Caribbean was left poor, illiterate and suffering in extreme poor health. Rageh Omaar journeys to Jamaica to examine what lies behind those claims and he talks to those who are willing to go all the way to the international court in The Hague for justice.
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