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It's
Carnival all the way with BBC London 94.9FM
BBC
London will provide the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's greatest
street festival, with the best insider's guide to getting the most
out of Carnival.
BBC
London is Carnival 2003's official broadcast and online media partner
- on radio on 94.9FM, on TV on BBC ONE, and online at www.bbc.co.uk/carnival.
In
a unique partnership with BBC 1Xtra, BBC London 94.9FM will broadcast
the greatest coverage of the greatest Carnival with more than 50
hours of Carnival related coverage over the Bank Holiday weekend.
The
partnership with 1Xtra means that during Carnival nights 1Xtra will
be simulcasting on BBC London 94.9FM and BBC London 94.9FM will
also be broadcasting key Carnival moments on 1Xtra.
Mike
Macfarlane, Executive Editor at BBC London, says: "Once
again we are at the heart of Carnival and this year our coverage
will be even bigger and better than ever before, on TV, on radio
and online.
"We'll
be giving live round the clock coverage of carnival on BBC London
94.9FM and in partnership with IXtra, on www.bbc.co.uk/carnival,
and on BBC London News.
"BBC
London has London's best travel service based in Carnival control
room to give Londoners up-to-the-minute know-how, and with Norman
Jay and the Good Times bus heading BBC London 94.9's cast of Carnival
essentials everyone can enjoy the spirit of Carnival across the
airwaves.
BBC
London's coverage includes:
the
best online coverage of carnival with the essential route map (downloadable
from early August);
an
insider's guide on what to do;
the
history of carnival;
background
to this year's participants and video diaries.
Get
ready for Carnival with the online survival guide at www.bbc.co.uk/carnival
Monday
18 to Sunday 24 August on BBC London 94.9FM
Special
features look at the preparations and stories in the run up to Europe's
largest carnival as well as the Carnival Minute - the insiders view
of preparing for Carnival.
There
will be live coverage of Panorama as the steel bands battle for
the coveted title of Notting Hill Champions of Steel.
Eddie
Nestor and Jumoke Fashola join Henry Bonsu, Rankin
Miss P, Norman Jay and Smokey Joe (both Norman
and Smokey are appearing live at Carnival) with top guests, the
best music and links to the BBC's team of reporters across Carnival.
Highlights
of BBC London 94.9FMs Carnival coverage include:
Saturday
23 August
Midnight2.00am:
Pre-Carnival
Party with Trinidadian Soca stars Machel Montano & Xtatik in
concert. Simulcast with 1Xtra
2.00-6.00am:
Specialist Carnival music programmes. Simulcast with 1Xtra
Sunday
24 August
BBC
London's comprehensive coverage of Carnival including all the colour
and excitement of Children's Day.
BBC
London 94.9FM brings live reporting from Carnival throughout the
afternoon and evening from the BBC London Carnival team.
Noon3.00pm:
BBC London 94.9's Smokey Joe presents the best of Soca on 1Xtra's
The Basement (1Xtra only)
9.00pm-midnight:
Norman Jay's legendary Carnival club night
Midnight-1.00am:
Panorama highlights. Simulcast with 1Xtra
1.00-3.00am:
International Sounds of Soca with DJ Slic. Simulcast with 1Xtra
3.00-6.00am:
Specialist Carnival music programmes. Simulcast with 1Xtra
Monday
25 August
BBC
London 94.9 will be broadcasting live from Carnival throughout the
day and evening, bringing up to the minute reports, news and views
and hearing direct from Carnival organisers and revellers on what
makes this a unique event in the European calendar.
5.00-7.00pm:
Live from Norman Jay's Good Times Bus. Simulcast with 1Xtra
Online
- www.bbc.co.uk/carnival
brings you the sights and sounds of carnival as it happens including
broadcasts from Norman Jay's Good Times Bus and the Carnival Judging
point.
Travel
- to find the easiest way to get to Carnival, or even to avoid it,
BBC London is your source for all carnival travel information on
94.9FM.
BBC
London's team of travel reporters will be giving you the very latest
information every half an hour.
Online
you'll find jam cams, the latest road and public transport information,
email and text alerts - all updated 24 hours a day.
BBC
London News on BBC ONE offers highlights of Carnival in bulletins
throughout the day.
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