Nd/T: Gaza/Labour 29/5/2024

this morning (wednesday 29th), 7.16-7.19am and 7.30am on bbc world service radio, and 6.01-6.04am, 6.33-6.35am, 6.39-6.42am, 7.01-7.03am, 7.05-7.07am, 7.09-7.15am, 8.00-8.02am, 8.07-8.08am, 8.22-8.24am, and 8.42-8.49am, on bbc radio 4 

newsday (presented by catherine byaruhanga and james copnall) includes, and today (presented by justin webb and emma barnett) leads with, …

“The United States says it does not believe Isarel has launched a full scale invasion of Rafah.”

“The veteran MP Diane Abbott has been barred by Labour from standing as their candidate at the general election.”

including contributions from …

• journalist mahmoud rassoum, gaza

• dawn butler mp

• bbc reporter joe inwood

• bbc reporter henry zeffman

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• lawyer jacqueline mckenzie, friend of diane abbott

• wes streeting mp

• doctor james smith, medecins sans frontieres

• former diplomat tom fletcher, author, the naked dimplomat

5LB: Gaza/Iran 19/4/2024

last friday morning (19th april), 6.00-6.01am, 6.04-6.23am, 6.26-6.32am, 6.38-6.52am, 7.05-7.24am, 7.46-8.00am, 8.06-8.24am, and 8.40-8.54am, on bbc radio 5 live

5 live breakfast (presented by rick edwards and nina warhurst) leads with …

“Two US officials told the BBC’s US partner CBS News that an Israeli missile struck Iran overnight.”

including contributions from …

• analyst aaron david miller 

• bbc reporter jim muir

• bbc arabic reporter mohamed taha

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• journalist camelia entekhabifard, independent persian

• journalist yaakov katz

• bbc reporter will vernon

• bbc reporter fliss hannah

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• iranian analyst sara bazoobandi

• analyst philip ingram

• nuclear analyst nick tomkinson

• mel stride mp

• historian james barr

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• bbc reporter jessica parker

• analyst jane kinninmont

T: Gaza 22/2/2024

this morning (thursday 22nd), 6.01-6.02am,  6.08-6.09am,  6.11-6.14am,  6.33-6.37am, 6.43-6.54am, 7.00-7.02am, 7.09-7.19am, 8.00-8.03am, 8.10-8.24am, and 8.39-8.44am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by amol rajan and nick robinson) includes …

“The Commons speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, is to hold talks with party leaders after last night’s debate on a call for a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter peter saull

• bbc reporter jenny hill

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• bbc reporter alicia mccarthy

• anum qaisar mp

• rosena allin-khan mp

• miriam cates mp

• layla moran mp

• penny mordaunt mp

• lucy powell mp

• stephen flynn mp

• speaker lindsay hoyle mp

• former diplomat tom fletcher, author, the naked dimplomat

• ian blackford mp

• pat mcfadden mp

• bbc reporter quentin sommerville 

• bbc reporter nicholas watt

• stella creasy mp

• maria caulfield mp

• najla shawa, oxfam, gaza 

BH: Gaza 17/12/2023

this morning (sunday 17th), 9.02-9.04am and 9.07-9.16am, on bbc radio 4 

broadcasting house (presented by paddy oconnell) leads with …

“There are calls for fresh hostage talks between Israel and Hamas.

It follow thousands of civilian deaths, and the news that three hostages being held in Gaza were shot dead by the Israeli Defence Force.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

• ruby chen, father of kidnapped soldier itay chen 

• benjamin netanyahu 

• fifi sabah, sister of killed nahida, holy family church

• oliver mcternan, forward thinking 

Radio Leeds: Imran Hussain resigns

yesterday (wednesday 8th), 2 minutes, on bbc radio leeds 

news includes …

“Bradford East Labour MP resigns front bench.

Imran Hussain ‘deeply troubled’ by Sir Keir Starmer interview.”

including report from …

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

T: Gaza 8/11/2023

this morning (wednesday 8th), 6.01-6.04am, 6.11-6.14am, 6.34-6.39am, 6.52-6.57am, 7.00-7.04am, 7.09-7.21am, 7.35-7.43am, 7.51-7.53am, 8.00-8.06am, 8.10-8.23am, 8.34-8.37am, and 8.51-8.56am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by nick robinson and justin webb) includes …

“A Labour MP has resigned as a shadow minister because of Sir Keir Starmer’s refusal to call for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.”

“The Israeli army says it’s now targeting the armed faction’s labyrinth of tunnels, in an operation that could take months.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter ione wells 

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• bbc reporter mark easton 

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• ed davey mp

• bbc reporter daniel sandford

• bbc reporter chris mason

• councillor afrasiab anwar, burnley

• journalist shashank joshi

• tobias ellwood mp

• chris nineham, stop the war

• steve barclay mp

• bbc reporter orla guerin

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen 

• lt col peter lerner, idf spokesman 

• bridget phillipson mp

• mustafa barghouti 

T: Gaza 31/10/2023

this morning (tuesday 31st), 6.02-6.04am, 6.07-6.09am, 6.32-6.33am, 6.38-6.40, 6.48-6.53am, 7.02-7.04am, 7.09-7.15am, 7.36-7.44am, 7.49-7.58am, 8.02-8.05am, 8.21-8.26am, and 8.38-8.42am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by mishal husain and justin webb) includes …

“Israel and the United States have suggested there’ll be an increase in aid reaching Gaza through the Rafah crossing in the coming days.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter fergal keane

• mahmoud bassam, director, al quds hospital, gaza

• sherif mansour, committee to protect journalists

• activist yara eid

• shay wenkert, father of kidnapped omer wenkert 22

• chris bryant mp

• mohammed abou-foul, gaza, from birmingham 

• rick brennan, who

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

T: Gaza 30/10/2023

this morning (monday 30th), 6.00-6.05am, 6.07-6.09am, 6.10-6.13am, 6.34-6.40am, 6.42-6.44am, 6.48-6.53am, 7.00-7.06am, 7.09-7.18am, 7.40am, 7.51-7.58am, 8.00-8.06am, 8.10-8.26am, and 8.52-8.55am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by mishal husain and nick robinson) leads with …

“The public and private sector in Gaza is on the brink of collapse.”

• un secretary-general antonio guterres

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• bbc reporter steve rosenberg

• bbc reporter ione wells

• bbc reporter nada tawfik

• bbc reporter ian watson

• journalist mohamed moawad, al jazeera

• thomas white, unrwa

• journalist polina ivanova

• former diplomat peter ricketts

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen 

• eylon levy, israeli government spokesman

• bbc reporter rushdi abualouf 

PM/6ocn: Gaza 18/10/2023

this afternoon (wednesday 18th), 5.00-5.03pm, 5.05-5.19pm, 5.20-5.25pm, 5.30-5.31pm, 5.32-5.42pm, 5.50-5.57pm, and 6.01-6.15pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by evan davis) and six o’clock news lead with …

“President Biden says Israel will allow aid into Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• joe biden

• bbc reporter sebastian usher 

• activist noor swirki

• geoffrey robertson kc

• former us envoy frank lowenstein 

• lord alf dubs

• bbc reporter paul adams

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson 

• basem naim, hamas spokesman 

• bbc reporter jon donnison 

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

• bbc reporter caroline hawley 

• kim hughes, former bomb disposal officer

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• rishi sunak mp

• keir starmer mp

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

T: Gaza 16/10/2023

this morning (monday 16th), 6.01-6.04am, 6.08-6.10am, 6.34-6.38am, 6.52-6.57am, 7.00-7.05am, 7.13-7.19am, 7.32-7.41am, 8.00-8.06am, 8.10-8.28am, and 8.37-8.45am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by amol rajan and mishal husain) leads with …

“A spokesman for Israel’s military has said that around half a million Palestinians have complied with its order to leave northern Gaza, as preparations continue for a ground offensive, in retaliation for the attack nine days ago that killed fourteen hundred people.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• bbc reporter caroline hawley

• bbc reporter barbara plett usher

• bbc reporter lina sinjab

• president joe biden

• bbc reporter damian grammaticus

• surgeon ghassan abu-sittah 

• bbc reporter lyse doucet 

• ambassador tzipi hotovely

• bbc reporter hugo bachega

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen 

• un coordinator martin griffiths

• palestinian activist nour odeh