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GlobalNews: 20 Aug 08 AM
from Global News
August 19, 2008
Georgia and NATO / Pakistan update / Congo disease / the US missile system in Poland explained / Kaunda tribute to Mwanamasa / Anthony Beevor on Russia...
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Money: Jobs - 19th August 2008
from Wake Up To Money
August 19, 2008
Andy Verity and Margaret Doyle present this morning's business stories, including: why Job Centres are closing just as the number of people seeking work rises. We also look at a big jump in the number of people renting out their houses, because they can't sell them. Finally, if you illegally share f...
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Money: Airports - 20th August 2008
from Wake Up To Money
August 20, 2008
Andy Verity and Margaret Doyle present this morning's business stories, including: What we may find out later this morning when the Competition Commission announces its view on BAA's ownership of seven UK airports. Also, a deal will be signed today that will lead to the building of a £1.5 billion s...
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Today: 0810 Major on sport funding success 19 Aug 08
from Best of Today
August 19, 2008
Great Britain still lies third in the Olympic table, with 13 gold medals. The Games are being heralded as the best since 1920. Former Prime Minister Sir John Major discusses whether lottery funding, which he began in 1994, is behind recent successes....
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Today: 0820 Lasting memories of resignation 19 Aug 08
from Best of Today
August 19, 2008
Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, has resigned. His resignation speech lasted almost one hour. Former BBC political correspondent Nick Jones and Michael Dobbs, a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher and political thriller writer, explain how a leader's final speech creates a lasting imp...
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Today: 07:30 Jacqui Smith 20 Aug 08
from Best of Today
August 20, 2008
Tighter controls on the movements of sex offenders have been announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. It comes as ex-pop star Gary Glitter left a Vietnamese jail where he served a 22 month jail term for molesting two young girls. Christine Beddoe, director of Ecpat UK, which defends children's righ...
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Today: 0810 BAA fights for Heathrow 20 Aug 08
from Best of Today
August 20, 2008
The airport operator BAA will have to sell Gatwick or Stansted and another airport in Scotland, the Competition Commission have reported. Chief Executive of BAA Colin Matthews and Tim Bye, deputy chief executive of BMI, discuss whether the commission's recommendations will improve Britain's airports...
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Father's Advice - The Tudors - BBC Two
from YouTube :: Videos by BBC
August 19, 2008
22 August 9pm BBC Two http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo Anne Boleyn confides in her father the Earl of Wilshire that as she is pregnant she is worried her husband will take a mistress. The Earl advises her to choose a mistress they can control to protect their future. Author: BBC Keywords: 22 August 9pm B...
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Roving Eye - The Tudors - BBC Two
from YouTube :: Videos by BBC
August 19, 2008
22 August 9pm BBC Two http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo Anne Boleyn demands that the King's mistress be removed and announces to the King that she is pregnant. Author: BBC Keywords: 22 August 9pm BBC Two BBC2 Anne Boleyn demands that the King's mistress be removed and announces to King she is pregnant. Ad...
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BAA must sell three airports
from YouTube :: Videos by bbcworldnews
August 20, 2008
BAA, Britain's biggest airport operator, has been told it must sell two of its airports in the south-east of England and one in Scotland. Author: bbcworldnews Keywords: BBC News BAA must sell three airports Added: August 20, 2008...
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Today: 0810 Major on sport funding success 19 Aug 08
from Best of Today
August 19, 2008
Great Britain still lies third in the Olympic table, with 13 gold medals. The Games are being heralded as the best since 1920. Former Prime Minister Sir John Major discusses whether lottery funding, which he began in 1994, is behind recent successes....
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Today: 0820 Lasting memories of resignation 19 Aug 08
from Best of Today
August 19, 2008
Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, has resigned. His resignation speech lasted almost one hour. Former BBC political correspondent Nick Jones and Michael Dobbs, a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher and political thriller writer, explain how a leader's final speech creates a lasting imp...
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BBC: Perfect World: Presentation Nerves
from YouTube :: Videos by BBCWorldwide
August 18, 2008
Bob has a presentation to write and he's left it right to last minute! What he really doesn't need is his boss helping him to 'kill time'. Watch more Perfect World clips with BBC Worldwide here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=81FBE0CE096AA8B0 Author: BBCWorldwide Keywords: BBC Perfect World...
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BBC: Perfect World: Parental Issues
from YouTube :: Videos by BBCWorldwide
August 18, 2008
Bob is stressed out - seriously stressed out at the prospect of meeting his partner's parents. Not that he'd let anyone else know, of course! Comedy moment from BBC sitcom 'Perfect World'. Author: BBCWorldwide Keywords: BBC Perfect World Comedy Pub Sitcom Funny Skit Sketch Free Video Added: August 1...
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NPR Books: August 18, 2008
from NPR: Books Podcast
August 18, 2008
1) "The Obama Nation" by Jerome Corsi is hitting bookstore shelves and bestseller lists - despite factual inaccuracies; 2) A deeper look at the political "Swift-booking" industry; 3) In "Warrior Girls" Michael Sokolove explores the risk of injuries faced by young female athletes; 4) A continuing fig...
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