Day By Day : August 11 - 17
August111968
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Broadcast: August 11, 2008, 3mins Leonard Cohen appears on the BBC’s Top Gear programme
August121968
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Broadcast: August 12, 2008, 3mins Riots in Los Angeles leave three dead.
August131968
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Broadcast: August 13, 2008, 3mins Father Paul Weir stands firm after suspension from duty for criticising the Pope’s encyclical against artificial birth control.
August141968
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Broadcast: August 14, 2008, 3mins Two deputy editors of the Czech Communist party newspaper are suspended.
August151968
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Broadcast: August 15, 2008, 3mins Record producer Mickie Most explains the secret of his success.
August161968
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Broadcast: August 16, 2008, 3mins Sixty Roman Catholic Priests join a revolt against the pope's ban on the Pill.
August171968
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Broadcast: August 17, 2008, 3mins A BBC programme examines democracy in America.
