Alan Keith 1950s, he devoted time to devising and presenting music programmes for the BBC. In 1959, he devised "Your Hundred Best Tunes", a programme of famous classical music, operetta and ballads. Keith chose the original 100 pieces himself. Many works were suggested by listeners and played in the programme. Thus a good many more than 100 works were played and the list evolved. Therefore, in subsequent years, a 100 Best were periodically voted for by listeners. In early March 2003, at the age of 94, he recorded an announcement that he intended to retire from the programme after 44 years. However,
Newsday (radio programme) it posts on the BBC World Service and BBC Africa pages. Newsday uses these social media profiles Mon-Fri, 2100–0900. Newsday (radio programme) Newsday is BBC World Service's international early morning news and current affairs programme. It premiered on 23 July 2012. Replacing "The World Today" and "Network Africa", the programme has a particular focus on Africa. It was expected at its launch that the programme would have one of the largest audiences - if not the largest - of any radio programme in the world. "Newsday" was launched on 23 July 2012, replacing "The World Today" and "Network Africa". For