▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁After ▁working ▁in ▁Black burn , ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁B elf ast , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁Program me , ▁The ▁World ▁at ▁One ▁- ▁then ▁presented ▁by ▁Sir ▁Robin ▁Day . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁joined ▁IT N ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁BBC ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁as ▁Deput y ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁World ▁at ▁One . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁became ▁Editor ▁of ▁PM , ▁moving ▁on ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁edit ▁The ▁World ▁at ▁One . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁joint ▁editor ▁of ▁both ▁The ▁World ▁at ▁One ▁and ▁PM ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁launched ▁the ▁new ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁news ▁programme ▁Broadcast ing ▁House , ▁presented ▁by ▁Edd ie ▁M air . ▁ ▁Today ▁programme ▁He ▁became ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Today ▁programme ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁succeed ing ▁Rod ▁L iddle ▁who ▁had ▁res igned ▁the ▁previous ▁September . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Today ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁with ▁the ▁Government ▁over ▁an ▁early ▁morning ▁claim ▁made ▁by ▁rep orter ▁Andrew ▁Gill igan ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁" pro bably ▁knew " ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁claims ▁made ▁in ▁its ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁d oss ier ▁detail ing ▁Ira q ' s ▁W MD ▁" was ▁wrong ". ▁Marsh ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁evidence ▁to ▁Lord