PM/6ocn: Gaza 14/5/2024

this afternoon (tuesday 14th), 5.02-5.04pm, 5.48-5.53pm, and 6.13-6.15pm, on bbc radio 4 

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

“How many people have died in Gaza?

We frequently quoted figures provided by the Hamas-run health authority, with very high numbers of women and children among the dead … 

Well, the UN has been quoting some other, lower, figures in recent days, and there’s been a lot of to-ing and fro-ing on what exactly the numbers are, and whether they’ve been exaggerated.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter paul adams

• farhan haq, deputy spokesman, un secretary-general

• activist michael spagat

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza/USA 9/5/2024

this afternoon (thursday 9th), 1.01-1.02pm, 1.07-1.23pm, 1.33-1.34pm, 5.01-5.02pm, 5.05-5.16pm, 5.24-5.30pm, and 6.01-6.08pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, lead with …

“Israel’s allies warn against launching an offensive into Rafah, as heavy shelling of the city is reported.”

“Israel criticises US decision to stop supply of some weapons.”

including contributions from …

• joe biden

• sylvain groulx, medecins sans frontieres

• bbc reporter james landale

• david cameron

• security analyst justin crump

• james sunderland mp

• reza pahlavi

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• david miliband

• pollster laura silver

• journalist and pollster peter kellner

• activist greta thunberg

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• journalist gabe milne

• bbc reporter david sillito

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza 8/5/2024

this afternoon (wednesday 8th), 1.03-1.04pm, 5.02-5.03pm, 5.24-5.30pm, and 6.11-6.14pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“Kate Osamor will once again sit as a Labour MP, after an investigation into comments she made about the war in Gaza. She used a social media post marking Holocaust Memorial Day to accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• journalist and translator akram, rafah

• tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, head, who

• rear adm daniel hagari, idf spokesperson

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza 7/5/2024

this afternoon (tuesday 7th), 1.01-1.02pm, 1.07-1.23pm, 5.01-5.02pm, 5.51-5.58pm, 6.08-6.10pm, and 6.13-6.14pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague) and pm (presented by evan davis) lead with, and six o’clock news includes, …

“Critical moments for a Middle East ceasefire.

Israel and Hamas pressure each other over a ceasefire, while fighting continues in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• activist tess ingram

• gamal roshdy, arab league

• rotem cooper, son of kidnapped amiram cooper 85, nir oz

• avi hyman, israeli government spokesman

• bbc reporter frank gardner

• antonio guterres

• reem sameer amajaa, jabalyia

• rachael cummings, save the children

• analyst mara rudman

• historian james barr, author, a line in the sand

• bbc reporter harry farley 

T/W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza/Labour 3/5/2024

today (friday 3rd), 6.15-6.17am, 8.06-8.07am, 1.05-1.06am, 1.28-1.34pm, 5.21-5.22pm, 5.24-5.26pm, 5.29-5.32pm, 5.52-5.53pm, and 6.20-6.23pm, on bbc radio 4

today (presented by nick robinson and amol rajan), world at one (presented by jonny dymond), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“Turkey is gong to suspend all trade with Israel.”

“Labour’s position on the Gaza conflict has led to significant disquiet among some supporters, in particular among Muslim Labour voters.

Oldham Council has slipped from Labour’s grasp, as pro-Palestinian candidates stood as independents; and across the country, constituencies with significant Muslim populations have seen a considerable drop in support for Labour.”

including contributions from …

• clive betts mp

• darren jones mp

• yvette cooper mp

• bbc reporter selen guritz

• journalist ayesha hazarika

• bbc reporter orla guerin

• bbc reporter caroline hawley 

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza/USA 2/5/2024

this afternoon (thursday 2nd), 1.02-1.03pm, 1.34-1.40pm,  5.02-5.03pm, 5.49-5.52pm, and 6.08-6.11pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“President Biden has said people have the right to protest, but not to cause chaos, as he addressed the violence and arrests seen at some demonstrations at US universities, about the conflict in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter emma vardy

• lloyd austin

• sarah champion mp

• joe biden

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza/USA 1/5/2024

this afternoon (wednesday 1st), 1.03-1.06pm, 1.32-1.43pm, 5.01-5.02pm, 5.49-5.58pm, 6.01-6.05pm, and 6.18-6.21pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“Police raid a sit-in protest at Columbia in New York and violence breaks out at UCLA.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter caroline hawley 

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• journalist anna dai-liu, daily bruin, ucla

• bbc reporter regan morris

• david maguire, chancellor, unviersity of east anglia

• new york mayor eric adams

• activist reinhold martin, columbis

• senator john cornyn

• shabbos kestenbaum, harvard

• bbc reporter nomia iqbal

• veteran activist eva paterson

• speaker mike johnson

• bbc reporter sarah smith

• bbc reporter ashitha nagesh

• louis, newcastle university

• bbc reporter fergal keane

• col moshe tetro, idf head of military coordination and communication

PM/6ocn: Gaza 30/4/2024

this afternoon (tuesday 30th), 5.03-5.04pm, 5.34-5.42pm, and 6.10-6.13pm, on bbc radio 4 

pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“The Israeli prime minster says Israel will carry out an offensive against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, regardless of whether a ceasefire and hostage release deal is reached ”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• ambassador husam zomlot 

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

W@1/PM/6ocn: Gaza 29/4/2024

this afternoon (monday 29th), 1.02-1.04pm, 5.20-5.24pm, 6.06-6.07pm, and 6.09-6.12pm, on bbc radio 4 

world at one (presented by sarah montague), pm (presented by evan davis), and six o’clock news, include …

“Antony Blinken, has said he’s ‘hopeful’ that Hamas will accept what he described as an ‘extraordinarily generous’ Gaza ceasefire offer from Israel.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter wyre davies

• david cameron

• bbc reporter frank gardner

PM/6ocn/Nn: Gaza/USA 25/4/2024

this evening (thursday 25th), 5.16pm, 5.17-5.23pm, and 6.11-6.12pm, on bbc radio 4, and 10.48-11.00pm on bbc 2 tv 

pm (presented by evan davis), six o’clock news, and newsnight (presented by kirsty wark, with joe inwood), include …

“College camus protests in the US in favour of the Palestinian cause have been spreading and intensifying.”

“Given that the white-on-green headband with the Shahada has been adopted by Hamas, and given the context, he was charged under the Terrorism Act.”

including contributions from …

• bielle youne, nyu protester

• robert reich, berkeley

• bbc reporter aleem maqbool

• catherine elias, palestine solidarity campaign, columbia student

• speaker mike johnson

• us diplomat gina abercrombie-winstanley

• former ambassador gordon sondland

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68893185)