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<i>The Afternoon Shift</i>

The Afternoon Shift

British radio magazine programme

The Afternoon Shift was a magazine programme on BBC Radio 4. Launched in February 1995, the programme replaced the ill-fated Anderson Country, which had proved to be divisive amongst Radio 4 listeners over the different tone of the programme when compared with the rest of Radio 4.[citation needed]

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The programme was broadcast on weekdays between 3pm and 4pm and ran for three years, ending as part of the major revamp of the Radio 4 schedule in April 1998.[citation needed]

The programme was presented on Mondays and Fridays by Laurie Taylor and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays by Daire Brehan.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Brown, Maggie (18 January 1995). "Radio 4 silences `Anderson Country'". The Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    Griffiths, Peter (31 August 2012). "Radio presenter Daire Brehan dies after long illness". Ariel. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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