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War
in Iraq - press alert from BBC
21
March 2003 PM
Television
The
Six O'Clock News will hear from Clive Myrie with
the Royal Marines at Umm Qusr and Ben Brown, also in the town. Richard
Bilton will report on the eight British helicopter crash casualties
and Jeremy Bowen will provide analysis of Iraqi military surrenders.
There
will be an additional news bulletin at 8.00pm,
presented by Huw Edwards, with reports from Nick Bryant on rumours
of Saddam Hussein's death and Robert Nisbet from a press conference
in California about the impact on the Oscars.
News
24 will be simulcast on BBC TWO between 9.00-10.00pm.
Radio
Radio
4 - PM will focus on the joint Church Leaders' statements.
Barnie Choudhury will report on the Muslim day of prayers. 5.00pm.
Radio
4 - The World Tonight will analyse where the military campaign
is going and what can be expected over coming days. They will interview
Chris Patten on relationships in Europe in the future. And they
will be asking: are students becoming radical? 10.00pm.
BBC
Radio Five Live will run a rolling news service until further
notice. Drive will be co-presented by Peter Allen
in Kuwait. 4.00pm. News special - there will be
a news special with Brian Alexander between 7.00-10.00pm. Matthew
Bannister will look at how the media is getting its information
at 10.00pm.
Up
All Night will examine the effects of the war on US business.
From 1.00am.
Radio
1 Newsbeat will hear from young Muslims in Leicester.
Asian
Network will be reflecting the views of the Asian community,
with particular focus on the Friday prayers.
Sunday
BBC
ONE, The Politics Show will have Geoff Hoon in the studio.
Noon.
All the
BBC's digital services are now available on Freeview,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the BBC's eight television channels, interactive services
from BBCi, as well as 11 BBC radio networks.
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