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2 June 2000

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2 June 2000 : TV/Radio listings:

Saturday 3 June

11.30am BBC Radio 4
From Our Own Correspondent
Also broadcast at 6.05pm and 11.30pm on BBC World Service.

Sunday 4 June

3.30am BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent
Also broadcast at 9.05am on BBC World Service.

10am BBC 1
The Heaven and Earth Show
Programme includes a report from Red Cross ambassador David Ginola in Cambodia, who is continuing Princess Diana’s anti-landmine campaign.

9pm BBC Radio 4
Quiet Revolution: Trading Places
A community leader from India relocates to a housing estate in Gloucester hoping to launch a trade initiative that would benefit both communities.

Monday 5 June

2.15pm BBC Radio 4
Afternoon Play: Child of Our Time
Child of the Border – Africa: The true story of a 13 year old child abused and orphaned during Sierra Leone’s conflict and who now lives in a refugee camp on the border between Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Originated from an idea to make audio diaries of the lives of children around the world.

4.30pm BBC Radio 4
Four Corners
International debate on the headline issues and cultures.

Wednesday 7 June

4.45pm BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent

Thursday 8 June

1.30am BBC 2 South Korea:
The Struggle for Democracy
S. Korea was established as a bulwark against communism yet this programme reports on the struggle for democracy that still face many in S. Korea.

3.45am BBC World Service
From Our Own Correspondent
Also broadcast at 7.45am, 11am and 12.30pm on BBC World Service.

10.30pm BBC 1
Question Time
Secretary of State for International Development, Clare Short is among the panellists.

Friday 9 June

12.30am BBC 2
A Future with Aids
People living in India, Zambia and Brazil who suffer from Aids tell the story of how they cope and manage to remain positive