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  2. Television closedown routines in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    On BBC One, the sequence was as follows.It began with a rundown of the following evening's schedule, the national weather forecast, a public information film (Monday to Thursday nights only), a closing announcement wishing goodnight to viewers and pointing them towards BBC radio services on air through the night, made over the clock and finally a rendition of the National Anthem (God Save the ...

  3. Shipping Forecast - Wikipedia

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    The Shipping Forecast has been broadcast on BBC longwave radio services so the signal can be received clearly at sea all around the British Isles, regardless of time of day or radio conditions. The forecast was broadcast on the BBC National Programme until September 1939, and then after the Second World War on the BBC Light Programme (later BBC ...

  4. Today (BBC Radio 4) - Wikipedia

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    Today, colloquially known as the Today programme, is BBC Radio 4's long-running morning news and current-affairs radio programme.Broadcast on Monday to Saturday from 06:00 to 09:00 (starting on Saturday at 07:00), it is produced by BBC News and is the highest-rated programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks. [1]

  5. Radio 4 UK Theme - Wikipedia

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    The BBC Radio 4 UK Theme is an orchestral arrangement of traditional British and Irish airs compiled by Fritz Spiegl and arranged by Manfred Arlan. It was played every morning on BBC Radio 4 between 23 November 1978 and 23 April 2006.

  6. Droitwich Transmitting Station - Wikipedia

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    Droitwich Masts at the Droitwich transmitting station Droitwich Transmitting Station (Worcestershire) Location Droitwich, Worcestershire Mast height 213.36 metres (700 ft) Coordinates 52°17′48″N 2°06′19″W  /  52.296666666667°N 2.1052777777778°W  / 52.296666666667; -2.1052777777778 Grid reference SO929663 Built 1934 The Droitwich transmitting station is a large broadcasting ...

  7. BBC Radio 4 - Wikipedia

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    BBC Radio 4 is the second-most-popular British domestic radio station by total hours, [8] after Radio 2.It recorded its highest audience, of 11 million listeners, in May 2011, [9] and was "UK Radio Station of the Year" at the 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2023 Radio Academy Awards.

  8. Today in Parliament - Wikipedia

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    In April 2024, following the end of Radio 4's long wave opt-outs, Yesterday in Parliament moved to BBC Radio 4 Extra, [2] with a later start time of 9 am. Content [ edit ]

  9. 1979 in British radio - Wikipedia

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    27 January – BBC Radio 2's last closedown at 02:02. Sarah Kennedy is at the Newsdesk after Brian Matthew finishes "Round Midnight". From 02:00 to 05:00 the following night, listeners hear "You and the Night and the Music". Radio 2 has the longest period of continuous broadcasting of any national radio station in the UK.