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  1. BBC World Service Television

    s international television services radio channel BBC World Service Infobox TV channel name BBC World Service Television br STAR TV BBC World Service Television Asia logofile Bbcwstv.png logosize 220px logoalt logo2 launch 11 March 1991 at 19 00 Greenwich Mean Time GMT as BBC World Service Television BBC World Service Television Europe based in Thames River , London br 15 November 1991 as BBC World Service Television STAR TV BBC World Service Television Asia based in Causeway Bay , Victoria Harbour ... source closed date 1 May 1994 as BBC World Service Television STAR TV BBC World Service Television ... , British Hong Kong Hong Kong br 16 January 1995 at 20 00 Greenwich Mean Time GMT as BBC World Service Television BBC World Service Television Europe based in Thames River , London picture format network ... World Service Television, BBC Television International News Television Channel br small 11 March ... BBC World Service Television BBC World Service Television Europe br American English respond on British English br small 11 March 1991 16 January 1995 small br BBC World Service Television STAR TV BBC World Service Television Asia br Hong Kong English respond on Singapore English and Malaysian ... July 1993 headquarters Headquarters Europe br BBC World Service Television BBC World Service Television ... 1995 small br Headquarters Asia br STAR TV BBC World Service Television News Asia Center Hong Kong ... STAR TV BBC World Service Television Asia br small 11 March 1991 30 April 1994 small br replaced names BBC TV Europe br small 1987 11 March 1991 small br STAR TV STAR TV BBC World Service Television ... Channel 02 cable serv 1 Hong Kong Island cable chan 1 Channel 02 BBC World Service Television WSTV called as BBC World Service Television International WSTVI was the name given to two of the BBC s international ... at 19 00 GMT as BBC World Service Television Europe, with minor differences in Asia, BBC WSTV was a 24 ... news service programme a precursor to BBC World News , launched in Asia on 15 November 1991 ...   more details



  1. BBC World Service Trust

    Image BBC World Service Trust logo.jpg thumb right The BBC World Service Trust is the BBC s international development Charitable organization charity , funded independently by external grants and voluntary contributions. The purpose of the organization is to use media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights. It works in partnership with the BBC World Service and other local media and development partners in over forty developing and transitional countries around the world. History BBC World Service Trust was founded in 1999. ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice trust aboutus bbc title BBC World Service Trust Our relationship with the BBC first last work bbc.co.uk year 2011 accessdate 27 June 2011 ref In December 2011 the name was changed to BBC Media Action Recognition In 2010 the BBC World Service Trust won a Tech Award for developing a mobile phone service for teaching English to people in Bangladesh. ref cite web url http www.techawards.org laureates ... June 2011 ref References reflist See Also BBC Janala External links official website http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice trust DEFAULTSORT Bbc World Service Trust Category BBC Category Non profit organisations ... work techawards.org year 2011 accessdate 27 June 2011 ref The same project, BBC Janala , also received a GSMA Award for education technology at the Mobile World Congress in February 2011. ref cite web title BBC Janala receives GSMA Award for education technology url http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice trust whatwedo where asia bangladesh 2011 02 110217 bbc janala gsma.shtml ref In 2011 there was controversy in United States America over the American government s discussion of funding the BBC World Service Trust to combat censorship in China and censorship in Iran . ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk media 2011 mar 22 bbc world service trust us funding title American anger at BBC World Service Trust s bid for US funding author Ben Dowell work The Guardian date 22 March 2011 publisher ...   more details



  1. The Forum (BBC World Service)

    Infobox Radio show show name The Forum image The Forum BBC World Service logo.jpg imagesize caption other names format runtime Programme is broadcast in two parts, 26.5 minutes and 23 minutes country language English home station BBC World Service syndicates television presenter Bridget Kendall starring announcer creator writer director senior editor editor producer exec producer narrated rec location first aired last aired num series num episodes audio format opentheme othertheme endtheme website http www.bbcworldservice.com forum The Forum main website podcast http www.bbc.co.uk podcasts series forum The Forum podcast br http www.bbc.co.uk podcasts series forum60sec The Forum 60 second idea podcast The Forum is the BBC World Service s flagship discussion programme. It brings together prominent thinkers from different disciplines and different parts of the world to try and create stimulating discussion, informed by highly distinct academic, artistic and cultural backgrounds. Format Each episode of The Forum brings together three thinkers, leading figures from different academic and artistic disciplines. A typical line up might include a scientist , a writer or other artist , and a philosopher ... The Forum is broadcast through the BBC World Service and its international broadcasting partners ... www.facebook.com pages The Forum BBC World Service 142577507712 The Forum Facebook page http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice programmes 2009 03 000000 forum.shtml The Forum website BBC World Service DEFAULTSORT Forum Bbc World Service Category BBC World Service ... in just sixty seconds which they believe will make the world a better place. These ideas are not always ... The Forum Sixty Second Idea podcast ref . History The first episode of the show was broadcast on the BBC World Service 6 April 2008. It has been broadcast every week since then. Presenters The programme s presenter, who has been part of the show since its inception, is BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget ...   more details



  1. The World Today (BBC World Service)

    Nahar multicol end See also Portal BBC BBC World Service , the home of The World Today BBC News BBC World News , The BBC s International Television Station References reflist External links BBC programme id p002vsn9 title The World Today BBC World Service DEFAULTSORT World Today, The Category BBC radio programmes Category BBC World Service Category British news radio programmes no The World Today BBC World Service ...Infobox Radio Show show name The World Today format News, current events, and factual runtime Daily 0300 0830 GMT from Spring 2011 country United Kingdom language English language English home station BBC World Service syndicates television presenter starring announcer creator writer director producer executive producer narrated record location first aired 1999 last aired num series num episodes audio format opentheme endtheme website http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice news 2009 03 000000 world today.shtml podcast The World Today is BBC World Service s high profile, Sony Radio Academy Awards Sony Radio Academy Award winning ref cite web url http www.radioawards.org winners ?awid 160&awname The News 26 Current Affairs Award&year 2009 title Sony Radio Academy Awards accessdate 2009 05 12 work www.radioawards.org publisher Sony ref , early morning news and current affairs programme, which as of the 27th March 2011 will be broadcast from 0300 to 0830 GMT daily. It consists of news bulletins on the hour and half hour, serious international interviews and in depth reports of world news. The BBC World Service World Service consider it to be one of their most important strands, as shown in 2011 when it was kept as one of four key outlets. History The World Today was launched on the BBC s BBC World Service World Service in 1999 as part of a shake up of the news programming. Presenters Due to the nature of The World Today many BBC personalities appear on the programme. Core presenters include ...   more details



  1. World Business Report (BBC World Service)

    for the BBC World News programme World Business Report Infobox Radio Show show name World Business Report format News, current events, and business runtime Weekdays 1730, 2230, 2330 country United Kingdom language English language English home station BBC World Service syndicates television presenter starring announcer creator writer director producer executive producer narrated record location first aired last aired num series num episodes audio format opentheme endtheme website www.bbc.co.uk worldservice programmes world business report.shtml podcast World Business Report is BBC World Service s international business news programme, which broadcasts on weekdays at 1730, 2230 and 2330 UK time for 30 minutes. It consists of a round up of business news around the world with international interviews and in depth reports. The programme comes from Bush House, London Bush House in London. Presenters Current border 2 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style margin 1em 1em 1em 0 background f9f9f9 border 1px aaa solid border collapse collapse font size 95 bgcolor FF030D align center Years Presenter Current role If removing presenters from this table, please add them to the Former presenters section to preserve the integrity of the article ? present Manuela Saragosa rowspan 3 Main presenters ? present Theo Leggett ? present Mike Johnson If removing presenters from this table, please add them to the Former presenters section to preserve the integrity of the article See also BBC World Service , the home of Business Daily BBC News BBC World News , The BBC s International Television Station External links BBC World Service www.bbc.co.uk worldservice programmes world business report.shtml Reflist BBC World Service Category BBC World Service Category British news radio programmes ...   more details



  1. Culture Shock (BBC World Service)

    Culture Shock was a weekly BBC World Service radio programme, hosted by Tim Marlow . ref http us.ft.com ftgateway superpage.ft?news id fto031420082207334029&page 2 US Financial Times ref The programme ran from 2005 2008. Format The programme aimed to examine the latest cultural trends from around the world, social or technological developments which are reflecting and shaping the way we live what are people thinking, buying, or doing and why the next wave of telecommunications, the latest design craze or toy, new ways to entertain, future behaviours . Guests Among guests on the programme were col begin col break James Harkin , author of Big Ideas The Essential Guide to the Latest Thinking http music.unc.edu faculty facultyandstaffdirectory facultystaffmember.2006 06 20.9771826128 Mark Katz , the author of Capturing Sound How Technology Has Changed Music Professor Gerd Gigerenzer David Levy , author of Love and Sex with Robots col break Professor Clay Shirky from New York University Professor Peter Singer Jeff Taylor entrepreneur Jeff Taylor of Monster.com col end External links http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice programmes culture shock.shtml Homepage http www.bbc.co.uk programmes w0000cgb Listen again facility References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Culture Shock Category BBC radio programmes Category BBC World Service ...   more details



  1. BBC Albanian service

    Infobox Network name BBC Albanian Service br BBC Shqiptar logo country United Kingdom network type Radio network and website available International owner BBC funding Foreign and Commonwealth Office , UK key people Sarah Gibson Head of Service launch date 1940 br 1993 dissolved 1967 br 2011 website URL http www.bbcalbanian.com The BBC Albanian Service lang sq BBC Shqiptar was part of the BBC World Service s foreign language output, one of 33 languages it provided. ref http www.bbc.co.uk albanian news 2011 03 110317 alb closure chronology.shtml ref References Reflist BBC Radio DEFAULTSORT Bbc Albanian Service Category Albanian language radio stations Category BBC World Service Category Radio stations established in 1940 ...   more details



  1. BBC Home Service

    Image BBC Broadcasting House 532073098.jpg thumb BBC Broadcasting House in London . The BBC Home Service ... Between the 1920s and the outbreak of World War II The Second World War , the BBC had developed two nationwide radio services, the BBC National Programme and the BBC Regional Programme . As the name of the latter suggests, as well as a basic service programmed from London, the Regional Programme ... nationally. The new service was named the Home Service, which was also the internal designation at the BBC for domestic radio broadcasting the organisation had also had Television Service and Overseas Service departments . Post war On 29 July 1945, the BBC resumed its previous regional structure and began ... East England was served by the basic Home Service , which was not considered a region by the BBC ... reorganised across the three BBC networks on 30 September 1957, with much of the Home Service s lighter ... BBC Study Session and the Home and Light s sports coverage BBC Sports Service as well as the Third ... the banner of BBC Network Three until 4 April 1970 . The BBC Home Service was renamed BBC Radio 4 . Regional radio legacy BBC Radio 4 continued as a regionalised service and continued to use the term ... headlined BBC Radio Four Home Service . Broadcasting in the Seventies With the introduction of BBC ... 10th February 2012 publisher BBC.co.uk ref The service closed in advance of the opening of BBC Radio ... national radio stations Home Service, BBC Category Radio stations established in 1939 it BBC Home Service fi BBC Home Service ... audiences instead, they appealed to a single audience but provided a choice of programming. World War II On 1 September 1939, the BBC merged the National and the Regional Programmes into one national service from London. The reasons given for this included the need to prevent enemy aircraft ... feasible however, much of the programming on the new service was gradually decentralised to the former ...   more details



  1. BBC Russian Service

    Use British English date December 2010 Use dmy dates date December 2010 for the parent World Service BBC World Service Infobox Network name BBC Russian Service logo Unsourced image ... The BBC Russian Service lang ru is part of the BBC World Service s foreign language output, one of 27 languages it provides. History The BBC Russian Service began broadcasting ... Radio notified the BBC World Service that it planned to stop transmission of BBC programming in Russian ... broadcasting network puts the BBC World Service s reputation for editorial independence at risk . ref ... too strong. In November 2008 the BBC World Service announced Citation needed date March 2011 a far ... and restrictions imposed by the Russian Government. BBC World Service said Citation needed date March 2011 that far from dropping analytical and cultural programming, as claimed, the BBC Russian service ... site relaunched , BBC World Service, 21 April 2009 ref On 26 March 2011 the service stopped broadcasting ... Russian language radio stations Category BBC World Service Category Radio stations established ... International owner BBC funding Foreign and Commonwealth Office , UK key people Sarah Gibson Head of Service .... Citation needed date March 2011 The BBC Russian Service partnered Citation needed date March 2011 ... date March 2011 criticized the BBC Russian service for giving less coverage to viewpoints outside ... World Service denied it Citation needed date March 2011 and said the problems it faced in acquiring ... World Service had weakened its editorial line under pressure from Kremlin and that it lost ... letters article5100492.ece World Service cuts Reduction of the Russian service just a perverse concession to the Russian authorities , multiple authors, The Times , November 7, 2008 ref The BBC World .... On 21 April 2009 the BBC Russian Service relaunched their website in a new wider template that corresponded ... news world europe 12820788 BBC Russian radio hits the off switch after 65 years , Steven Eke ...   more details



  1. BBC Somali Service

    The BBC Somali Service is a BBC World Service radio station transmitted in the Somali language and based ... links http www.bbc.co.uk somali BBC Somali so icon http www.bbc.co.uk somali inenglish.shtml BBC Somali Service en icon Category BBC radio Category BBC World Service Category Somali language radio ... history http www.bbc.co.uk somali historye.shtml History . BBC Somali Service. Retrieved 9 November ... newse.shtml News Bulletins , BBC Somali Service, accessed 9 November 2010. http www.webcitation.org ... Articles 06 Jan 04 british motives.html The British motives behind the BBC Somali Service . wardheernews.com. ... Ahmad, Liban. http wardheernews.com Articles 2010 March Liban 29 how the bbc somali misinforms listeners.html How BBC Somali Service Misinforms Listeners . wardheernews.com. 29 March 2010. Retrieved ... the BBC Somalia Service reports http www.bbc.co.uk somali news story 2009 12 091219 somaliland guantanamo.shtml Somaliland Guantanamo So icon . BBC Somali Service. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 28 September ... So icon . BBC Somali Service. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010. ref In April 2010 Ibrahim ... s Abuse of the BBC Somali Service . Somaliland Times . Issue 149. 6 12 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November ... Services . BBC . 7 July 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2010. http www.webcitation.org 5u6bdyEEe Archived ... elsewhere. ref name missing http www.bbc.co.uk somali missinge.shtml Missing Persons . BBC Somali Service. Retrieved 9 November 2010. http www.webcitation.org 5u6a9Ypl7 Archived by WebCite on 9 November ... ref In 2006 a former service member for over 30 years said the station s aim is to spread British ... http www.jimmatimes.com article.cfm?articleID 17078 Somalia Somalis complain about BBC Radio Somali service . Jimma Times . 14 September 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2010. http www.webcitation.org 5u6dCDxMV Archived by WebCite on 9 November 2010. ref In March 2010 Liban Ahmad, a former trainee at the BBC ... photogenic broadcaster at the bbc.aspx Is Yusuf Garaad the Only Photogenic Broadcaster at the BBC ...   more details



  1. BBC World News (programme)

    schedule date December 2011 Infobox television show name BBC World News image File BBC World News red.svg 250px caption BBC World News format News, Business, Sport, Weather camera picture format 16 9 audio format runtime Varies creator BBC World News developer producer executive producer presenter Martine Dennis br Peter Dobbie br Komla Dumor br David Eades br Mike Embley br Karin Giannone br Geeta Guru Murthy br Lucy Hockings br Naga Munchetty br Adnan Nawaz country United Kingdom location London language English language English network BBC World News, BBC One 0500 UKT , BBC Two Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 1130 UKT first run January 1995 ref cite web title Key Dates url http www.bbcworldnews.com Pages KeyDates.aspx publisher BBC accessdate 25 March 2011 ref first aired last aired Present num episodes preceded by BBC World Service Television ref cite web title Key Dates url http www.bbcworldnews.com Pages KeyDates.aspx publisher BBC accessdate 25 March 2011 ref followed by related BBC World News America br Newsday programme Newsday br GMT programme GMT br Impact TV programme Impact br The Hub programme The Hub br World News Today website BBC World News is the standard news bulletin featuring the latest international news broadcast throughout most of the day on BBC World News . Some editions ... of The Daily Politics to cover Prime Ministers Questions . References reflist Portal BBC External links IMDB title 0344621 BBC World News BBC News DEFAULTSORT Bbc World News Programme Category BBC World News programmes id BBC World News programme ms BBC World News program ja no The World Today BBC World ... in the UK From 0100 0600 GMT the programme is shown in the UK on BBC One and the BBC News Channel , and is simply branded as BBC News with the exception of 0500 0600 on weekdays . Commercials ... is also shown in the UK on BBC Two during 1130 1200 GMT on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays ...   more details



  1. BBC World News

    About international news and current affairs channel the BBC radio network BBC World Service the programme aired at 05 00 GMT BST on BBC One and BBC News TV channel BBC News BBC World News programme Infobox TV channel name BBC World News logofile BBC World News red.svg logosize 200px logocaption launch ... BBC World Service Television small 1991 1994 citation needed date April 2012 small br BBC World ... past names BBC World Service Television 1991 1995 terr serv 1 Boxer TV Access small Sweden small ... BBC channel in the world. ref name AboutBWN Launched on 11 March 1991 as the BBC World Service Television outside of Europe, with its name changed to BBC World in 1995 and to BBC World News in 2008 ... as BBC World Service Television , though unlike BBC World Service BBC World Service radio which has ... editor was Johan John Ramsland from World Service Radio News with John Exelby from domestic BBC ... Hodge and Mike Casey. On 1 January 1994 citation needed date April 2012 , BBC World Service Television ... to air BBC World concentrating on news and current affairs. Since 1994, the service has gone ... Digital Cable service, channel 104. BBC World News on other cable systems This section is ONLY for other ..., broadcast alongside BBC World Service Radio and BBC Online, and share their views on topical issues ... the multimedia phone in programme, broadcast alongside BBC World Service Radio and BBC Online ... of BBC World News aired in the United States on Public Broadcasting Service PBS stations. However ... news url http www.bbc.co.uk news world radio and tv 12957296 publisher BBC News title About BBC World ... 2008 2010 small ref Cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk media 2008 nov 17 bbc world news promo title BBC World News unveils global promos last Sweney first Mark date 17 November 2008 work guardian.co.uk ... areas. The Readon software is free as well as access to the channel Portal BBC BBC World News is the BBC ... bbc correspondents map ref Unlike the BBC s domestic channels, BBC World News is not funded ...   more details



  1. BBC Gardeners' World

    Unreferenced date December 2008 BBC Gardeners World is a United Kingdom British gardening magazine owned by BBC Worldwide containing tips for gardening from past and current presenters of the television series Gardeners World . The magazine often has offers on plants , free supplements and giveaways. Copies are sold at newsagent s and by subscription. Contributors Contributors have included Monty Don Carol Klein Show File Selection of cultivated Alliums .jpg thumb right upright Selection of cultivated Allium s displayed at the 2011 show. A trade show and floral exhibition of the same name, promoted by the magazine, is held every June at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham. See also List of horticultural magazines External links http www.gardenersworld.com index.html BBC Gardeners World magazine website BBC Magazines DEFAULTSORT Bbc Gardeners World Category Horticultural magazines Category British magazines Category BBC publications BBC stub hobby mag stub UK mag stub ...   more details



  1. BBC World News America

    Infobox television show name BBC World News America image Image World News America.jpg 275px caption ... 25, 2011 small br 30 minutes br small March 28, 2011 present small creator BBC World News developer ... D.C. language English language English network BBC World News br BBC America br BBC News Channel first aired October 1, 2007 last aired Present num episodes preceded by followed by related BBC World News programme BBC World News br Newsday programme Newsday br GMT programme GMT br Impact TV programme Impact br The Hub programme The Hub br World News Today website USNetworkEveningNewsShows BBC World News America is a current affairs news format current affairs news programme produced by BBC World News to be shown initially for United States American audiences. It s presented by Katty Kay , who ... katty kay named anchor of bbc world news america b84021 Katty Kay Named Anchor of BBC World ... on BBC America and BBC World News , and for the first half hour on tape delay on BBC News TV channel BBC News Channel in the middle of the night in the UK. On March 28, 2011, the programme was reduced to a half hour from the previous full hour. It is no longer shown on BBC America or BBC News Channel. It is now shown on BBC World News, and made available to PBS stations in the United States. Schedule all times UTC Weekdays br BBC World News 20 00 to 20 30 and 22 00 to 22 30 br Special broadcasts ... up to 6 hours e.g. 2008 Super Tuesday and only being presented by one host. BBC World News America ..., BBC World News America was a recipient of the 69th Annual Peabody Awards. The award given was Unique ... External links http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi programmes world news america default.stm Homepage from BBC World http www.bbcamerica.com content 329 index.jsp Homepage from BBC America http www.bbc.co.uk blogs theeditors rome hartman Rome Hartman s Blog Portal BBC BBC News DEFAULTSORT Bbc World News America Category BBC television news programmes Category BBC World News programmes Category American news ...   more details



  1. BBC Atlas of the Natural World

    The BBC Atlas of the Natural World is the title of two Product bundling compilations box set boxed sets of DVD s consisting of eight separate nature documentary series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit between 1987 and 2005. The boxed sets, each consisting of 4 series and 6 DVDs, are subtitled Western Hemisphere and Antarctica and Africa and Europe . They were released on October 31, 2006 and October 2, 2007, respectively, for DVD region code DVD Region 1 i.e., Canada , United States , U.S. territories , and Bermuda . They were later released in DVD region code DVD Region 4 , although still with NTSC video. The two compilations consist of the following series and episodes BBC Atlas of the Natural World Western Hemisphere and Antarctica 4 series 6 discs 1055 minutes Disc 1 & 2 Land of the Eagle 1991 394 minutes Disc 1 Episode 1. The Great Encounter Episode 2. Confronting the Wilderness Episode 3. Conquering Swamps Episode 4. Across the Seas of Grass Disc 2 Episode 5. Into the Shining Mountains Episode 6. Living on the Edge Episode 7. The First and Last Frontier Episode 8. Searching for Paradise Disc 3 Spirits of the Jaguar 1996 196 minutes Episode 1. The Foraging of a New World Episode 2. Forests of the Maya Episode 3. Hunters of the Caribbean Sea Episode 4. The Fifth World of the Aztecs Disc 4 Land of the Tiger 1997 Episode 1. The Tiger s Domain Episode 2. Sacred Waters Episode ... Episode 6. Footsteps in the Snow BBC Atlas of the Natural World Africa and Europe 4 Series 6 discs ... Spirits of the Forest about Madagascar from the BBC television series Natural World BBC TV series The Natural World . Disc 4 The First Eden The First Eden The Mediterranean World and Man 1987 220 ... Congo BBC TV series Congo 2001 146 minutes Episode 1. The River That Swallows All Rivers Episode 2. Spirits ... the final episode Strangers in the Garden is not included. Disc 5 Nile BBC TV series Nile 2004 Episode ... BBC television documentaries Category Documentary films about nature ...   more details



  1. World Service Authority

    File World Citizen Flag.svg thumb The flag of the WSA. The World Service Authority WSA , founded in 1953, ref cite web url http slate.msn.com id 2138567 title What s a World Passport? accessdate 10 April 2007 author Daniel Engber last Engber first Daniel date 24 March 2006 publisher Slate ref is a non profit organization that educates about and promotes world citizenship , world law , and World Government . It is best known for issuing World Passport s. It has an office in Washington, D.C. The office in Shanghai , People s Republic of China , closed as of 1 January 2010. The WSA was founded by Garry Davis , a former Broadway theatre Broadway actor and World War II bomber pilot, who renounced his U.S. citizenship in 1948 to live as a citizen of the world . It was set up to be the administrative agency of the World government World Government of World Citizens which he declared on 4 September 1953. Besides issuing World Passports, the WSA registers applicants as world citizens and issues world citizen identity documents, such as birth certificates, identity cards, and marriage certificates. See also World Passport References Reflist External links http www.worldgovernment.org World Service Authority World government Use dmy dates date June 2011 Category World government International law stub ...   more details



  1. BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition

    File Cardiff Singer of the World.jpg thumb Logo of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition known as Cardiff Singer of the World from 1983 2001 and BBC Singer of the World in Cardiff in 2003 is a competition for opera and Art song art singers held every two years. The competition was started by BBC Wales in 1983 to celebrate the opening of St David s Hall in Cardiff , Wales , home of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales . Auditions are held throughout the world in the autumn before the competition, with singers being selected to take part in Cardiff ... in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. ref http www.welshsingerscompetition.com Welsh Singers .... The Song Prize became a separate event in 2003, as the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize until 2009, when its name changed to BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize ... BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition webpage http www.bbc.co.uk wales cardiffsinger sites 2009 2009 Results Culture in Cardiff DEFAULTSORT Bbc Cardiff Singer Of The World Competition Category BBC music Cardiff Singer of the World competition Category Opera competitions Category Music competitions ... cy BBC Canwr y Byd Caerdydd de BBC Cardiff Singer of the World nl BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition fi Singer of the World ... was won by American soprano Nicole Cabell who now regularly performs in opera houses across the world ..., and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Lawrence Foster accompanied competitors in the preliminary round concerts. BBC National Orchestra of Wales provided the accompaniment for the final ... te kanawa cardiff singer patron.shtml ref The competition is organised by BBC Wales and is televised by BBC Two , BBC Four and BBC Wales TV and broadcast over radio channels BBC Radio 3 , BBC Radio Wales , and the Welsh language BBC Radio Cymru . The competition is supported by Welsh National Opera ...   more details



  1. BBC History of World War II

    BBC History of World War II 1989 2005 is a 30 hour, 12 DVD disc collection of 10 BBC television films about World War II . The films include documentary film documentaries , docudramas , and dramatized documentaries inter cutting of historical footage with dramatic recreations . The films 1. The Nazis A Warning from History 1997, 6 Episodes, 290 minutes, 4 3 Full screen, 2 Discs Documentary on the reasons behind the rise and fall of the Nazis and of Nazi Germany . 2. The Road to War Canada, Italy, Japan, USA 1989, 2 Episodes, 190 minutes, 4 3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc Documentary on how Germany, Britain, Italy, The Soviet Union, France, Japan and the USA entered the war. Narrator is Charles Wheeler journalist Charles Wheeler 3. Dunkirk TV series Dunkirk 2004, 3 Episodes, 176 minutes, 16 9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc Docudrama on the Battle of Dunkirk evacuation from Dunkirk . 4. War of the Century War of the Century When Hitler Fought Stalin 1999, 4 Episodes, 190 minutes, 4 3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc Documentary on the Eastern africa central World War II Russo German War . 5. Battle of the Atlantic TV series Battle of the Atlantic 2002, 3 Episodes, 146 minutes, 16 9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc Documentary on the U boats and the Battle of the Atlantic 1939 1945 Atlantic convoys . 6. Horror in the East Horror in the East Japan and the Atrocities of World War II 2000, 2 Episodes, 98 minutes, 4 3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc Documentary on the Imperial Japanese Army Japanese Army s atrocities in the Pacific War Asia Pacific ... documentary marketed as part of the BBC History of World War II World War II Behind Closed Doors Stalin, the Nazis and the West 2008 , another BBC dramatized documentary The World at War TV series The World at War , a 1970 s series by Thames Television DEFAULTSORT Bbc History Of World War Ii Category World War II television documentaries Category BBC History of World War II Category Historical television ... Market Garden , the Battle of the Bulge and the End of World War II in Europe German surrender ...   more details



  1. BBC Four World Cinema Awards

    Infobox award name BBC Four World Cinema Award current awards image imagesize caption description Best in foreign language film presenter BBC Four country UK year 2004 website http www.bbc.co.uk worldcinemaawards The BBC Four World Cinema Award is an annual prize given out to celebrate the best in world cinema. A shortlist of up to six films is made by the UK s leading critics, film school heads and festival directors from the foreign language films released in that year in the UK. The winner is selected by a panel of judges whose decision making process is screened as part of the award ceremony, screened live on BBC Four . Now entering its seventh year, the BBC Four World Cinema Award ceremony ..., again at the BFI Southbank. ref name bfi 2009 cite web title BBC Four World Cinema Awards 2009 url http www.bfi.org.uk whatson bbc four world cinema awards 2009 publisher British Film Institute BFI ... took place in October 2010. Award winners BBC Four World Cinema Award class wikitable Year Winning ... takes BBC Four World Cinema award accessdate 2010 10 08 work BBC News publisher BBC News date 8 ... BBC Four World Cinema Award shortlist announced publisher BBC date 2009 01 08 url http www.bbc.co.uk ... no Kamikakushi , Hayao Miyazaki, USA Japan BBC Four World Cinema Achievement Award 2009 Werner Herzog ref name 2009 shortlist 2010 Bernardo Bertolucci ref name bbc site http www.bbc.co.uk worldcinemaawards BBC Programmes Site , BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI TO RECEIVE THE 2010 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. ref 2011 Isabelle Huppert References Reflist Category British film awards Category BBC awards Category Awards established in 2004 Category 2004 establishments in the United Kingdom es BBC Four World Cinema Awards ... of the 2008 award was announced on 30 January 2008, and the event was broadcast on BBC Four on 2 February 2008. ref cite press release title Jonathan Ross to present fifth BBC Four World Cinema Award publisher BBC date 2007 11 27 url http www.bbc.co.uk pressoffice pressreleases stories 2007 11 november ...   more details



  1. The World (internet service provider)

    Image CoolidgeCorner.jpg thumb 200px right The S.S. Pierce Building, original headquarters of The World. The World is an internet service provider originally headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline , Massachusetts . It was the first internet service provider offering dial up access to the general public, ref http tools.ietf.org html rfc2235 tools.ietf.org ref doing so since 1989. ref http world.std.com world.std.com ref The World is operated by Software Tool & Die and used to use the domain name world.std.com it now uses mainly TheWorld.com, though world.std.com is also used for certain things. References Reflist External links http www.TheWorld.com The World home page http www.usenix.org publications login 1999 2 isp.html the first ISP 1999 USENIX article on the beginning of The World. DEFAULTSORT World, The Category Brookline, Massachusetts Category Companies based in Massachusetts Category Internet service providers of the United States Category Communications in Massachusetts Category History of the Internet US internet company stub ...   more details



  1. Radio Thailand World Service

    Infobox Network name Radio Thailand World Service logo File Radio Thailand World Service logo.gif 150px country Thailand network type Radio network available International owner National Broadcasting Services of Thailand key people launch date 1938 past names website http www.hsk9.org Radio Thailand World Service website Radio Thailand World Service is the official international broadcasting station of Thailand . Owned by the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand , The station broadcasts in 10 languages Thai Language Thai , English Language English , Chinese Language Chinese , Burmese language Burmese , Lao Language Lao , Khmer Language Khmer , Malay Language Malay , German Language German , Japanese Language Japanese and Vietnamese Language Vietnamese . External links http www.hsk9.org Radio Thailand World Service website Category External services broadcasting Category Thai radio de Radio Thailand ko ja zh ...   more details



  1. World Glacier Monitoring Service

    The World Glacier Monitoring Service WGMS was started in 1986, combining the two former services PSFG Permanent Service on Fluctuations of Glacier s and TTS WGI Temporal Technical Secretary World Glacier Inventory . The WGMS is based at a centre at the University of Zurich in Switzerland , and the Director of the Service is Wilfried Haeberli . It is supported by the United Nations Environment Programme . ref cite web url http www.sciencedaily.com releases 2008 03 080317154235.htm title Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Expected, UN Reports date Mar. 18, 2008 publisher Science Daily accessdate 2010 01 26 ref WGMS collects standardised observations on changes in mass, volume, area and length of glacier s with time glacier fluctuations , as well as statistical information on the distribution of perennial surface ice in space glacier inventories . Such glacier fluctuation and inventory data are high priority key variables in climate system monitoring they form a basis for hydrological modelling with respect to possible effects of atmospheric warming, and provide fundamental information in glaciology, glacial geomorphology and quaternary geology. ref http www.geo.unizh.ch wgms about.html WGMS site ref ref cite web url http www.forschungsportal.ch unizh p1728.htm title World Glacier Monitoring Service WGMS date 3 February 2009 publisher University of Zurich accessdate 2010 01 26 ref Notes references External links http www.geo.unizh.ch wgms World Glacier Monitoring Service http www.geo.unizh.ch wgms fog fog7.pdf Fluctuations of Glaciers VII, 1990 1995 Category Climate change organizations Category Glaciology environmental org stub cs Sv tov st edisko pro monitorov n ledovc de World Glacier Monitoring Service pt World Glacier Monitoring Service ...   more details



  1. Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II

    refimprove date January 2009 Infobox television film name Hiroshima BBC History of World War II image Hiroshima.jpg image size caption DVD cover art genre documentary film Documentary br History br Military runtime 89 minutes ref name Netflix Netflix info ref creator director Paul Wilmshurst ref name IMDb IMDb title 0475296 ref producer Paul Wilmshurst writer Paul Wilmshurst starring narrator John Hurt ref name IMDb editing Luke Dunkley br Horacio Queiro ref name IMDb music Daniel Pemberton ref name IMDb budget country TVUK language English network BBC One br Discovery Channel released start date 2005 8 5 first aired last aired num episodes preceded by followed by website Hiroshima is a BBC docudrama that premiered as a television special on August 5, 2005, marking the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing of Hiroshima . ref name IMDb The program was aired on the Discovery Channel in the United States. The documentary features historical reenactment s using firsthand eyewitness accounts and computer generated imagery of the explosion. The film won an Emmy Award Emmy and three British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA awards in 2006. ref cite web title Awards Database url http www.bafta.org awards database.html?sq Hiroshima work BAFTA accessdate 26 January 2012 ref Summary The documentary recounts the world s first nuclear attack and examines the repercussions. Covering a three week period from the Trinity nuclear test Trinity test to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the program chronicles America s political gamble and the planning for the momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations, and special effects depict ... BBC History of World War II Hiroshima The First Weapon of Mass Destruction See also Atomic bombings ... BBC television docudramas Category BBC television documentaries on history Category Documentary ... Television programs about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Category World War II television ...   more details



  1. BBC Two 'Window on the World' idents

    Image BBC Two Seascape 2009.jpg thumb rioght 250px The Seascape ident of the Window on the World ident package The Window On The World Idents are a set of idents used by BBC Two since 18 February 2007 ... 2 cut out of, or made out of parts of the everyday environment. Conception By 2007 BBC Two needed a thorough rebrand as the BBC Two Personality idents previous idents were starting to lose their purpose ... BBDO , and was produced by Red Bee Media , who made the BBC One Circle idents current idents for BBC One . The new design needed to work, both on television, but also BBC Online online , as a website ... ref name tvlive2009 http www.tv live.org.uk wb pages bbc bbc two 2009 .php TV Live ref ref name tvlive2007 http www.tv live.org.uk wb pages bbc bbc two 2007 2009.php TV Live ref quote box width 75em ... idents embody all of BBC Two s distinctive humour, creativity, playfulness and surprise and they re ..., Controller of BBC Two ref name BBC Press Office release http www.bbc.co.uk pressoffice pressreleases stories 2007 02 february 13 two.shtml BBC Press Office release ref The 2007 design had to compare well with its predecessors, and still had to represent BBC Two s programming character and to be an effective ... James Pestell, Head of Marketing, BBC Two ref name BBC Press Office release The new idents featured ... of BBC Two logo. The previously purple box has now been turned a deep shade of aqua, very similar to the viridian used by the BBC Two 1991 2001 idents 1991 idents . The text has also been changed ... by the BBC . Promotions began with clips of the programme, before the clips were encompassed inside a 2, as it moved back to the endslide, featuring programme name and BBC Two box logo on the left with a full ..., despite being restricted to the BBC Schools schools programming on early mornings, and featured ... picture in this large 2 shape. ref name tvark ref name tvlive2007 Refresh The window on the world ... of the idents dropped, and the BBC Two logo dropped in favour of the Logo of the BBC 1997 BBC ...   more details



  1. World Information Service on Energy

    Infobox organization name World Information Service on Energy WISE image size alt formation 1978 leader title Director leader name Peer de Rijk headquarters Amsterdam , The Netherlands website http www.antenna.nl wise The World Information Service on Energy WISE is an Anti nuclear movement anti nuclear group founded in 1978 to be an information and networking center for citizens and organizations concerned about nuclear power , radioactive waste , radiation and sustainable energy issues. The organization advocates the implementation of safe, sustainable solutions such as Efficient energy use energy efficiency and, renewable energy . WISE is affiliated with NIRS, the Nuclear Information and Resource Service . File Smiling Sun English.jpg thumb 200px right The Smiling Sun logo WISE is with its http www10.antenna.nl wise shop index.html smiling sun shop , the official outlet for The Smiling Sun , the world famous anti nuclear logo. It is on sale printed on stickers, badges and buttons in over thirty languages. International Offices WISE has relay offices in Amsterdam, Argentina, Austria, the Czech Republic, India, Japan, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, and the Ukraine. ref http www.antenna.nl wise ref The bi weekly WISE News Communique merged with the NIRS Nuclear Monitor into the Nuclear Monitor ref http www.antenna.nl wise ncidx.html ref and covers the resistance movements working against nuclear power world wide as well as chronicling the failings of the nuclear industry . See also WISE Paris References reflist External links Category Anti nuclear power movement Category Nuclear safety Category Sustainability organisations Category Organizations established in 1978 nl World Information Service on Energy ...   more details




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