Tweet of the Day
| Genre | Factual |
|---|---|
| Running time | 90 seconds |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Hosted by | Various BBC wildlife presenters |
| Original release | 6 May 2013 – 9 May 2014 |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 266 |
| Website | Tweet of the Day |
| Podcast | Podcasts & Downloads |
Tweet of the Day is a British radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on weekdays at 05.58am from Monday to Friday.[1] It is also broadcast on Sundays,when it is broadcast at a later time of day.The first episode was broadcast on 6 May 2013 and featured the song of the male common cuckoo presented by David Attenborough.[1][2] The series won the Broadcasting Press Guild's award for radio programme of the year in 2014.[3] The series was scheduled for one year, and by the end of the year 266 different bird sounds were featured.[1] The series is being repeated.
The format of an episode is a short programme of 90 seconds featuring the song or sounds of a British bird or a bird chorus and a few facts about each bird described by a BBC wildlife presenter.[1]
Presenters
David Attenborough, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Steve Backshall, Michaela Strachan, Brett Westwood, Bill Oddie, Chris Packham, John Aitchison, Kate Humble,Liz Bonnin and Martin Hughes-Games.[4]
Sound recordists
Chris Watson, Gary Moore, Geoff Sample, and Simon Elliott.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Tweet of the day: About Tweet of the Day". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Tweet of the Day: Episodes by date". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Radio 4's Tweet of the day flies high at BPG Awards". BBC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Tweet of the Day: Presenters and Wildlife Sound Recordists". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
External links
- Episodes. BBC website.
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