after a stint as a schoolboy presenter on the short-lived "that's life! junior" in 1980, ley joined the bbc as a graduate trainee in 1990, and later worked on the regional news programme "points west". he then presented "around westminster", before becoming a national political correspondent in 2001. he began presenting "the world this weekend" in 2005. he is also an occasional relief presenter on the bbc world news and bbc news channels.