Dispatches (radio program)
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Dispatches is a Canadian
radio program, which airs Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. on CBC Radio One
. The program, hosted by Rick MacInnes-Rae, airs documentary
reports on international news and feature topics. Its opening music is an excerpt from Mark Knopfler
's song "What It Is."
In April 2007, the program expanded to a one-hour format, incorporating some features of CBC Radio's cancelled world music
series Global Village
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio program, which airs Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
. The program, hosted by Rick MacInnes-Rae, airs documentary
Radio documentary
A radio documentary or feature is a purely acoustic performance devoted to covering a particular topic in some depth, usually with a mixture of commentary and sound pictures. It is broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD...
reports on international news and feature topics. Its opening music is an excerpt from Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
's song "What It Is."
In April 2007, the program expanded to a one-hour format, incorporating some features of CBC Radio's cancelled world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
series Global Village
Global Village (radio show)
Global Village was an entertainment program on the Radio One and Radio 2 networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosted by Jowi Taylor. It was heard on the Radio One network between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. local time on Wednesdays, or 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Newfoundland, and on the...
.