| Witness | |
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| Presented by | Former: Ghida Fakhry (2010–2011) Former: Rageh Omaar (2006–10) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Al Jazeera English |
| Release | November 2006 – present |
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Witness is the flagship documentary television program that airs on Al Jazeera English. The program showcases documentaries commissioned by independent filmmakers around the world. The films focus on stories that receive less international coverage and "people at the margins of society."[1]
Witness was one of the first programmes on Al Jazeera English and has been airing since the channel's inception in November 2006. The primary broadcast windows are Sundays for their half-hour programmes and Wednesdays for their hour-long programmes with repeats appearing throughout the week.[2] It is also available online.
The show has won multiple documentary awards including the Peabody and the International Emmy and been nominated for many others including an Academy Award, One World, Rory Peck Trust and Gierson. The programme team has also served as the creative staff behind other Al Jazeera English series including Viewfinder Latin America (2012-2015) and Viewfinder Asia (2012-2014), Artscape (2009–2014), Wildlife Warzone (2013) and in 2014, Rebel Architecture.
- ^ "Biography: Ghida Fakhry". Al Jazeera English. 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Coming soon on Witness". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2011-11-13.