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| Genre | News and current affairs |
| Created by | Associated Press |
| Presented by | George Galloway, Gayatri Galloway |
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| Production location | London |
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| Network | RT |
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Sputnik: Orbiting the world with George Galloway was a weekly television programme on RT UK presented by broadcaster George Galloway and his wife Gayatri. It was produced by Global Media Services, a subsidiary of the American news agency Associated Press.[1] The series began its run on 16 November 2013, but was off-air because of the 2015 general election between 28 March 2015 (71) and 16 May 2015 (72).[citation needed]
In March through June 2021 the show was co-hosted by James Giles for ten weeks.[2] The programme covered world affairs with expert guests in conversation with the programme's hosts. It usually covered two separate stories; one in each half of the 30-minute slot.
Following the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ofcom revoked RT's UK broadcasting licence "with immediate effect" on 18 March 2022 after concluding the outlet was not "fit and proper" or a "responsible broadcaster"; thus, Galloway's program came to an end.[3]
- ^ Kennedy, Dominic; Parfitt, Tom (17 October 2016). "Kremlin television station has its British bank accounts closed". The Times. London. Retrieved 17 October 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ "James Giles to co-host Sputnik: Orbiting the World this April". 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Russia Today has UK broadcast licence revoked by Ofcom - but Kremlin calls decision 'madness'". Sky News. Retrieved 24 May 2022.