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Economy of Saint Helena

A campaign is currently underway (reported on BBC Radio 4, Today programme, 10 July 2004) to encourage emigration from the UK to Saint Helena to aid development of the economy.

Gary O'Donoghue

O'Donoghue joined the BBC on graduation, becoming a junior reporter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme; at one time, he was asked to bungee jump off Chelsea Bridge.

John Tidmarsh

For most of his remaining years on the staff he worked out of Broadcasting House, where from time to time he stood in for Jack de Manio, presenting the popular Today programme.

Justin Lewis

He has written articles for The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe, and is a regular commentator on media, politics and cultural issues for regional and national US and UK media, including BBC Radio 5 Live, the Today programme, BBC TV News, The Independent, The Washington Post, the NBC Today Show, and National Public Radio.

Kerry McLean

She joined the BBC in 1993 and over the next six years worked in news and current affairs in Belfast on Good Morning Ulster, Glasgow on Good Morning Scotland, London on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 and later for the Ukrainian and then Education sections of the BBC World Service.

Lucy Beresford

Her appearances include the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2, LBC, CNN, Daily Politics on BBC2, BBC Breakfast on BBC1, Daybreak on ITV, NewsTalk on Channel 5 and Women's Hour and the Today programme on BBC Radio 4.

Mark Mardell

Mardell left his post as Europe Editor to replace Justin Webb as now BBC North American Editor when Webb became a presenter on Radio 4's Today programme.

Nigel Pivaro

In 2010, Pivaro presented a lecture at the University of Wolverhampton on his experiences while reporting on regeneration and participated in a special Radio 4 Today programme with Evan Davis where he criticised the Media City development at Salford Quays, calling it a 'Cathedral of Corporatism' with few opportunities for locals and small business.

The Hay Wain

The Hay Wain was voted the second most popular painting in any British gallery, second only to Turner's Fighting Temeraire, in a 2005 poll organised by BBC Radio 4's Today programme.


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Manning control

29 Apr 2002 Michael Smith, defence correspondent of The Daily Telegraph, and Tom Newton Dunn, defence editor of the Daily Mirror and Andrew Gilligan from the Radio 4 Today Programme, publicized the case of Cpl Paul Biddiss.

Norman Baker

Kelly's discussion with BBC Today programme journalist Andrew Gilligan about the British government's dossier on weapon of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq inadvertently caused a major political scandal.

Suzanne Virdee

She returned to Central News West as a reporter, presenter & producer before joining the BBC's Midlands Today programme in April 2001, presenting late night bulletins before becoming a main presenter a year later, alongside Nick Owen.

Ziya Meral

He is a frequent commentator in international and British media, including live interviews on Al Jazeera and BBC World TV programs such as World News Today with Kirsty Lang and Zeinab Badawi, and GMT with George Alagiah; BBC World Service radio programs including Europe Today, World Have Your Say and Reporting Religion; BBC Radio's Jeremy Vine Show, the Today Programme and Beyond Belief.