Refugee radio
Encyclopedia
Refugee Radio is a charity
registered in England
.
The organisation broadcasts a radio programme in partnership with Radio Reverb
, a local radio station in the South East. The programme is syndicated on various internet radio stations and is based on the long-running BBC Radio 4
programme, Desert Island Discs
. Instead of interviewing celebrities however, it features refugee “castaways” and plays the music they brought with them to the UK . The project also contributes to the Refugee Week
internet radio broadcasts and the International Migrants Day
broadcast .
Their adviser is Alexis Condon, a producer on the Today Programme
.
Charitable organization
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registered in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The organisation broadcasts a radio programme in partnership with Radio Reverb
Radio Reverb
RadioReverb 97.2FM is a Brighton based non-profit community radio station. The station is based on the Old Steine and is supported by Earshot .- Station ethos :...
, a local radio station in the South East. The programme is syndicated on various internet radio stations and is based on the long-running BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
programme, Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs is a BBC Radio 4 programme first broadcast on 29 January 1942. It is the second longest-running radio programme , and is the longest-running factual programme in the history of radio...
. Instead of interviewing celebrities however, it features refugee “castaways” and plays the music they brought with them to the UK . The project also contributes to the Refugee Week
Refugee week
Refugee Week takes place in June each year. It is regularly used as a platform for holding hundreds of arts, cultural and educational events....
internet radio broadcasts and the International Migrants Day
International Migrants Day
International Migrants Day is an international day observed on December 18 as International Migrants Day appointed by the General Assembly of United Nations on December 4, 2000 taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world...
broadcast .
Their adviser is Alexis Condon, a producer on the Today Programme
Today programme
Today is BBC Radio 4's long-running early morning news and current affairs programme, now broadcast from 6.00 am to 9.00 am Monday to Friday, and 7.00 am to 9.00 am on Saturdays. It is also the most popular programme on Radio 4 and one of the BBC's most popular programmes across its radio networks...
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