BBC  Radio 4

11.30pm: Something Understood: Starting Over

Ugandan born journalist and BBC World Service presenter Paul Bakibinga explores the idea of loss and how to get going again after a major life setback in Something Understood: Starting Over.

The programme includes an account of his own experience of losing a baby, and explores how others have managed to restart their lives after setbacks such as contracting HIV, and an account from an Asian family who managed to get going again after being thrown out of Uganda by Idi Amin. Paul Bakibinga explains how directly experiencing adversity has given him more empathy when covering death or disaster as a journalist.

It also features an interview with South African performance poet Malika Ndlovu who reads a moving extract from her journal, “Invisible Earthquake”, which depicts her struggle to regain a sense of inner calm after her daughter was still-born.

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MONDAY

BBC  Radio 4

11am:Whats the Benefit Episode 1

Large sections of the unemployed population have been accused of feigning disability and illness, they’ve been labelled as greedy and lazy, preferring to live off generous state benefits rather than contribute to society. It’s this ‘Shameless’ generation that coalition government changes to the benefits system aim to hit hard.

In a two-part documentary Tom Heap aims to get behind the tabloid headlines, meeting today’s unemployed and the companies, government agencies and charities charged with getting them back to work.

BBC World Service

1.05pm: Outlook

The mother who lost three of her children in the Haitian earthquake of 2010.

1.32pm: The Strand

Two years after the Haitian earthquake, The Strand hears about In Darknespm

ITV1

10.35pm: When Ali Came to Britain

One-off documentary marking Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday. The programme focuses on the former boxer’s relationship with Britain, and features contributions by those who met him on his many visits.

Yorkshireman Richard Dunn describes what it was like to face Ali in his prime, and talks about the hero’s welcome he received in his native Bradford after he had been soundly beaten. TV presenter Dickie Davies discusses An Audience with Muhammad Ali in 1974, which he hosted, and Mohamed Hussein recalls the time Ali and his wife had their marriage blessed at his South Shields mosque during a visit to the North East in 1977

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TUESDAY

BBC 4

10pm: Then and Now of Muhammed Ali

In a programme made in 2003, the boxer talks to David Frost about his eventful life, illustrious sporting career and deeply held ideals.

Ali reveals why he took up boxing and discusses his refusal to fight in Vietnam, conversion to Islam and battle against Parkinson’s disease.

The film also features highlights from the pair’s meeting on the TV show Frost on Friday in 1968, as well as clips from Ali’s 1974 `Rumble in the Jungle’ fight against George Foreman in Zaire

BBC 1

11.15pm: Sus (2010)

Premiere. A black man is taken in for questioning when his wife is found murdered on the night of the 1979 general election.

He comes to realise that the police have already assumed he killed her, while the racist detectives interrogating him uses increasingly brutal methods to force him into a false confession.

Drama, with Clint Dyer, Ralph Brown, Rafe Spall and Anjela Lauren Smith

1/11/2012 – LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, January 5, 2012, Relationship Coach Ryeal Simms and London’s BEFFTA Radio Personality of the Year, Patricia Benjamin, launched their new international program, “Love Talks with Ask Patricia and Relationship Coach Ryeal.”

A topical, enlightening and entertaining program dealing with all relationship topics – romantic and otherwise – “Love Talks” stands in a class all its’ own as one of the few International programs boasting simultaneous hosts on two separate continents.

Ask Patricia, BEFTTA’s 2011 radio personality of the year, is the host of the “Ask Patricia Show.” And Relationship Coach Ryeal, a licensed and certified singles/couples relationship coach and marriage educator with the Relationship Coaching Institute and the Prepare/Enrich Program, is a recurring expert on numerous Hollywood programs, as well as the host of radio shows in St. Croix,Virgin Islands and Zimbabwe, Africa.

Utilizing the global social media tools of Skype, Twitter and facebook, Ask Patricia and Relationship Coach Ryeal broadcasts the show every Thursday at 2pm PST/5pm EST/10pm GMT on Playvybz Radio (www.playvybyz.com).

“Love Talks” will also feature an eclectic team of Hollywood personalities. Every Thursday, Erin Tillman, “The Dating Advice Girl,” and Tyler Perry’s “For Better or Worse” co-star, Cocoa Brown are set to appear. Glenda Darnell – actress and co-host of “The Sheryl Underwood Show” – will pop in monthly to dish Hollywood relationship gossip. And red carpet regular, Jennifer Tapiero will give recurring reports on Hollywood happenings.

Not a bad first outing for a dynamic duo that has yet to meet face to face, said Benjamin.

Last May, Simms discovered her award-winning radio show on facebook and soon after began regularly skyping in as a visiting expert to coach in-studio guests. The show, both say, was simply a natural progression of their fated union.

“I was so impressed with Ryeal’s undoubted passion and knowledge, it was academic that he would become a regular relationship expert to the ‘Ask Patricia Show’,” said Benjamin. “Through our much anticipated show, ‘Love Talks,’ we will continue to bring clarity, understanding and humor to the game of love.”

Simms, who works as an advisor/producer for the entertainment industry, agreed.

“My passion is analyzing why we do what we do from a eco-bio-psycho-social-spiritual point of view and I am so excited about our new show,” he said. “I can’t wait to help people prepare themselves to prevent repairing themselves with Patricia and our Love Talks team on a global scale. Let’s do this!”

“Love Talks with Ask Patricia and Relationship Coach Ryeal” broadcasts every Thursday at 2pm PST/5pm EST/10pm GMT on www.playvybz.com.

http://www.briefingwire.com/pr/londons-ask-patricia-and-americas-relationship-coach-ryeal-launch-international-radio-show

We recognise the fact that our people love positive word sound, so we have endeavoured to ensure we have a plethora of Uplifting(essentially reggae and some soul) musik . And at least one talk show everyday dealing with subjects about Us which enhances Us and takes Our People Forward, Upward and Onward

Nubia House Radio actively promotes and encourages Nubians coming together: Afrikan people networking for Business with one another, Good health for Mind and Body, Education for the young as well as the mature in our community and Knowledge of Self  from a spirtual and a cultural perspective.

We are part of an active Pro Peace campaign in our community especially amongst our young men (more overstanding, more life) . Encouraging them to eschew violence and to use that same energy in a way that enhances, uplifts and edifies themselves and the community.

We advocate strongly Afrikan people supporting Blak business( Buy Blak) which is part of an ongoing campaign  promoting Co-operative Economics with each other and especially the business community.

Founded by Duamutef (Community Activist/Radio Presenter)

http://www.nubiahousemedia.com

Genesis Radio will be doing their yearly edition of TALK 26 from Saturday 31st December through to midnight on New Years Day .

24/26  hours of Information/Talkshows hosted by the Genesis Radio Information Show Team & Special Guests.

www.genesisradio.co.uk

On the online radio program themed “The Power in Telling Our Own Stories” Trina Roach interviewed  three black women in Europe on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm CET on Talkshoe.

The roundtable talk with a panel of special guests  showcased  positive examples of Women of African descent in Europe taking back control of the public narrative about them and their lives.

Special guests were;

Sharon Dodua Otoo – A Black British mother based in Germany – who is an activist, author and editor of the forthcoming book series “Witnessed”.

Precious Williams – A UK-based author and journalist of Nigerian and Sierra Leonean descent. She has written for a number of newspapers and magazines including the Guardian, the Telegraph, Elle, Marie Claire, Grazia, Glamour, the New York Post and the Financial Times. Her first book, a memoir called ‘Precious: A True Story’ was published by Bloomsbury in 2010.

Carolyn Vines – Vines is passionate about IDENTITY and INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL and wrote about the intersection of the two in her memoir – black and (A)broad: traveling

beyond the limitations of identity.

You can hear the show here : http://uncagedbirds.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/tonight/

(Taken from www.afroeurope.blogspot.com)

The “Tchip Show” is the first Afro-French sitcom. It started in 2005 as Web TV and is now broadcasted on the French public television network France Ô.

The show is about the lives of Afro-French people from the French Caribbean and Africa living in the Paris region.
See “Le Tchip Show” at www.tchipshow.com

Apologies for the 5 month absence.

REASON ???????

In a nutshell a mixture of other issues Plus racking my brains over changing the format and look of the website. For a while I was considering using the WordPress website format, but until certain things are sorted out I have decided to use the WordPress Blog format.

Once things are in place I will redo the full website via wordpress, for now this blog will be the main information point for AC Global Voices  (why didn’t I do the blog sooner ?????)

A lot has gone on as far as Black Information Radio is concerned. Though I have been away, I have kept my ears to the streets.

Stay tuned for updates on new mediums/shows

from

Chigbo aka Mr JP (Founder)

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