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T: Gaza/USA 11/5/2024

this morning (saturday 11th), 7.01-7.03am, 7.13-7.17am, 7.19-7.20am, 8.01-8.03am, and 8.10-8.21am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by simon jack and martha kearney) leads with …

“US says Israel may have breached international law.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• bbc reporter david willis

• activist josh paul

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

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Nd: Gaza/USA 3/5/2024

this morning (friday 3rd), 5.14-5.17am, 5.18-5.19am, 5.30am, 6.22-6.28am, 6.39-6.45am, and 7.12-7.18am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by beverly ochieng and james copnall) includes…

Turkey is gong to suspend all trade with Israel.”

“The protests against the war in Gaza are spreading across US universities.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter david willis

• historian stefan bradley, amherst college

ariana pinsker-lehrer, israeli graduate, columbia school of social work

• podcaster eliana goldin, columbia

melissa saidak, columbia

sanabel 16, gaza

• former diplomat alon pinkas

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T: Gaza 21/2/2024

this morning (wednesday 21st), 6.08-6.09am, 6.10-6.13am, 6.35-6.37am, 6.41-6.42am, 6.49-6.54am, 7.11-7.21am, and 8.05-8.06am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by justin webb and martha kearney) includes …

US blocks latest UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.”

including contributions from …

lisa nandy mp

• bbc reporter david willis

• bbc reporter henry zeffman

carmit palty katzir, sister of kidnapped elad katzir 47, daughter of released kidnapped chana katzir 77, nir oz

• bbc reporter chris mason

• bbc reporter aleem maqbool

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68355436

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T: Gaza/Lebanon 24/10/2023

this morning (monday 24th), 6.01-6.03am, 6.08-6.10am, 6.11-6.15am, 6.32-6.33am, 6.35-6.38am, 6.43-6.50am, 7.00-7.02am, 7.09-7.19am, 7.361am, 7.33-7.41am, 8.00-8.02am, 8.10-8.24am, 8.36-8.49am, and 8.58-9.00am, on bbc radio 4 

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

Hamas releases two more Israeli women held hostage.”

including contributions from …

alia zaki, world food program

• bbc reporter david willis

sharon lifschitz, daughter of released yocheved lifshitz 85 and kidnapped oded lifshitz with lung disease 83, from nir oz

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter susan hulme

rishi sunak mp

keir starmer mp

ed davey mp

crispin blunt mp

zarah sultana mp

jeremy corbyn mp

steve mccabe mp

michael ellis mp

gershon baskin

nawaf al-thani, former qatari military attache to us

• bbc gaza reporter rushdi abualouf 

noam sagi, son of kidnapped ada sagi

(more…)

T: Gaza 20/10/2023

this morning (friday 20th), 6.02-6.04am, 6.11-6.14am, 6.37-6.44am, 7.04-7.08am, 7.14-7.19am, 7.35-7.39am, 7.41-7.44am, 7.53-7.57am, 8.05-8.08am, 8.32-8.33am, and 8.47-8.51am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by nick robinson and justin webb) includes

“Footage which showed a woman who was brought out of the rubble in Be’eri, she was naked, her feet were tied with metal wire.”

“More than twenty children who were found in that area tied together and burnt.”

including contributions from …

joe biden

• bbc reporter tom bateman 

• bbc reporter david willis 

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

• bbc reporter sarah smith 

• bbc reporter james landale 

• bbc reporter lyse doucet 

• historian niall ferguson

pat mcfadden mp

• bbc reporter chris mason 

• former diplomat tom fletcher, author, the naked dimplomat

• bbc reporter lucy williamson 

lior peri, son of kidnapped father haim

(more…)

BM: Gaza 20/10/2023

this morning (friday 20th), 1.06-1.11am, and 1.14-1.20am, on bbc world service radio 

business matters (presented by rahul tandon) leads with …

Biden addresses nation, as Israel-Hamas war continues.”

including contributions from …

• president joe biden

• bbc reporter david willis 

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen 

ursula von der leyen

• economist andy xie

• historian stephanie hare 

(more…)

T: Gaza 17/10/2023

this morning (tuesday 17th), 6.01-6.04am, 6.08-6.09am,6.32-6.38am, 6.41-6.43am, 6.44-6.53am, 7.00-7.03am, 7.09-7.14am, 7.31-7.42am, 8.00-8.03am, 8.10-8.22am, and 8.35-8.42am, on bbc radio 4 

today (presented by martha kearney and nick robinson) leads with …

US President to visit Israel in ‘solidarity’.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter david willis

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter james landale

• bbc reporter sean curran

rishi sunak mp

keir starmer mp

stephen flynn mp

theresa may mp

alicia kearns mp

leila moran mp

richard burgon mp

mohsen sarhan, egyptian food bank

juliette touma, unrwa

• bbc reporter lyse doucet

• gen david petraeus

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

andrew mitchell mp

• journalist shashank joshi

(more…)

T: Biden “extreme”

this morning (monday 10th), 8.03-8.04am, on bbc radio 4 

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

President Biden has described the current Israeli government as containing some of the most extreme cabinet members he has ever seen.”

including report from …

• bbc reporter david willis 

(see also https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-current-government-one-of-most-extreme-ive-seen-in-israel-saudi-deal-far-off/ and https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/biden-criticises-extremists-in-israels-government-and-palestinian-authority/)

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Weekend: Iran assassination

this morning (saturday 28th), 6.06-6.14am, 7.07-7.17am, 7.07-7.17am, and 8.12-8.17am, on bbc world service radio 

weekend (presented by julian worricker) includes …

Iran has urged the United Nations to condemn the assassination of its top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and it’s pointed the finger at Israel. We explore how the incoming Biden administration’s relationship with its traditional ally will shape regional tensions.”

including contributions from …

• journalist reza khaasteh 

• iranian-american analyst trita parsi 

• bbc reporter david willis 

• analyst aaron david miller 

• bbc reporter lyse doucet 

• iranian-american analyst holly dagres 

• science communicator daniel glaser 

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Today: Philip Roth dies

this morning (wednesday 23rd), from 6.02-6.03am, 6.07-6.09am, 6.34-6.38am, 6.53-6.57am, 7.01-7.02am, 7.24-7.28am, 8.00-8.02am, 8.21-8.28am, 8.49-8.56am, and at 8.59am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by martha kearney) leads with …

Philip Roth, regarded by some as the greatest American writer of his generation, has died at the age of 85.”

including interviews with …
• bbc reporter james naughtie
• biographer blake bailey
• bbc reporter nick hyam
• biographer and critic d j taylor
• bbc reporter david willis
• professor hermione lee
• author and critic erica wagner
david baddiel
• professor sarah churchwell
(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?filter=programmes&q=philip+roth)
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