Category: Radio 4
Date: 23.01.2006
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Mark Damazer, Controller of 成人快手 Radio 4, has announced plans for the network which will change the face of the early morning schedule.
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From April, Radio 4 will begin its own programming at 5.20am with an extended Shipping and In-shore Waters forecast.
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From 5.30am there will be a News Briefing - to include headlines, a newspaper review, business and sports news - and a look ahead to the stories likely to develop during the day.
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This will be followed by Prayer for the Day and Farming Today, neither of which are affected by the change. The UK Theme is dropped.
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Mark Damazer says: "We should be able to build on the information service we now provide at 5.30 and the 'look ahead' is a new ingredient.
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"I know there are some people who will regret the passing of the UK Theme but I believe the bulk of the audience will be better served by a pacy news briefing, read by one of Radio 4's fine team of news readers."
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The schedule
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Mondays-Fridays
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5.20am Open up and welcome;
Shipping Forecast - this is an extended Shipping Forecast which will now include the full inshore water forecast
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5.30am News Briefing - a new weekday briefing for early risers bringing them up to date on the day's headlines and issues
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5.43am Prayer for the Day
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5.45am Farming Today
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6.00am Today
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Saturdays
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5.20-5.45am As Mondays-Fridays
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5.45am Feature (repeat)
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6.00am News and Weather
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6.10am Open Country
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Sundays
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5.20-5.43am As Mondays-Fridays
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5.43am Bells on Sunday
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5.45am World Report
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6.00am News
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6.05am Something Understood
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Radio 4 Publicity
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