We hear lots of news reporting about GAZA at the moment of course, but most listeners have little idea where it is, what it is, who owns it, governs it, it’s recent history, etc.
We’ve tried to answer some of those questions in today’s audio explainer, posted to content depot, and attached.
The BBC World Service airs World Book Club with Pat Barker on Sunday, September 7 at 1206 EDT. The Arts Hour will be dropped to accommodate.
This weeks’ EXPLAINER is former BBC Kabul correspondent, Dawood Azami, explaining why in Afghanistan this summer the Taliban is mounting its biggest offensive since the US-led invasion in 2001. Audio available in Content Depot
The Politics Of Gaza.
An interesting backgrounder. Hamas, lacking their usual supporters in the Syrian and Egyptian government until recently were in a weak position politically, very isolated. Has this conflict with Israel actually strengthened their position despite the enormous human cost?
Written and recorded by the World Service Middle East editor Sebastian Usher
On September 20th, Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell and the rest of the A Prairie Home Companion gang converge on the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul for the annual Season Opener and Meatloaf Supper. You too can join in on the fun by hosting your own local Listening/Viewing Party to coincide with the APHC season opener. American Public Media will provide you the tools to engage your APHC fans in person while they enjoy the radio broadcast or take advantage of the live video stream. Continue reading
The BBC World Service airs World Book Club with Janice Galloway on Sunday, August 3rd at 12:06 ET. The Arts Hour will be dropped to accommodate. World Book Club is an unclocked 53 minutes. Stations in automation will need to change their automation. Continue reading
Newshour is doing a SPECIAL program today, Friday 18 July, looking at the 2 big stories of the moment, the Malaysian airliner crash, and the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza.
2 clocked hours from 1200 GMT/0800 eastern.
There will be no change to the BBC World Service schedule on July 23rd.
The planned strike by National Union of Journalists and Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Technicians Union has been averted. The BBC and the unions will continue talks and the BBC World Service will continue with its regularly scheduled programming. American Public Media will keep you posted on any major developments.
If you have any questions, please either contact me or your Station Relations Representative.
BBC’s Newshour on Thursday, July 17 at 1500 ET and 1600 ET will be a single-issue program bringing the latest on the crash of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane in eastern Ukraine.
As an APM affiliate, we want to be sure that you are aware of the fresh, creative, and original programming produced by On Being. During the next couple of weeks, On Being will feed two shows that capture the breadth and depth of the award-winning program; W.E.B. Du Bois is a compelling addition to the ongoing coverage of Mississippi Freedom Summer and the Civil Rights 50th Anniversary milestones and Revealing Ramadan was created from the contributions of Muslim public radio listeners and brings this religious holiday to life through human stories.