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  1. BBC Radio 4
  2. Programmes
  3. Radio 4 Appeal
  4. Episodes
  5. 2008

Episodes from Radio 4 Appeal broadcast in 2008

December
  1. Dave McGough appeals on behalf of the MM Gulf Veterans and Families Benevolent Association
  2. Zeinab Badawi appeals on behalf of the Tropical Health and Education Trust.
  3. Jane Field appeals on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
  4. Rev Nicholas Holtam appeals on behalf of the St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal.
November
  1. Corrine Bailey Rae appeals on behalf of Pump Aid.
  2. Martin Clunes appeals on behalf of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
  3. Terry Wogan appeals on behalf of Children in Need.
  4. Charlotte Uhlenbroek appeals on behalf of TALC: Teaching Aids at Low Cost.
  5. John Sessions appeals on behalf of Bag Books.
October
  1. Lady Maryanna Tavener appeals on behalf of Marfan Trust.
  2. Joanna Lumley appeals on behalf of Children in Crisis.
  3. David Mitchell appeals on behalf of the British Stammering Association.
  4. Elaine Paige OBE appeals on behalf of Breast Cancer Campaign.
September
  1. Caroline Hawley appeals on behalf of Maternity Worldwide.
  2. Alan Titchmarsh appeals on behalf of Rainbow Children's Trust.
  3. Liz Barclay appeals on behalf of the Citizens Advice Bureau.
  4. Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen appeals on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Trust.
August
  1. Phillip Pullman appeals on behalf of the Africa Educational Trust.
  2. Timothy West appeals on behalf of the Living Paintings Trust.
  3. Prunella Scales appeals on behalf of The Stroke Association.
  4. An appeal on behalf of African Initiatives.
  5. Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams appeals on behalf of Credit Action.
July
  1. Barbara Windsor appeals on behalf of the Theodora Children's Trust.
  2. Ben Fogle appeals on behalf of the Sailors' Society.
  3. Jon Snow presents the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of the Refugee Therapy Centre.
  4. Jonathan Dimbleby presents an appeal on behalf of The Second World War Experience Centre.
June
  1. Richard Briers appeals on behalf of Sense.
  2. Rageh Omaar appeals for The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa.
  3. Sim Scavazza appeals on behalf of Mentor UK.
  4. Christopher Biggins appeals on behalf of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service.
  5. Ian McKellen appeals on behalf of The Prostate Cancer Charity.
May
  1. Martha Kearney appeals on behalf of International Childcare Trust.
  2. Paul McGann appeals on behalf of Whizz-Kidz.
  3. Jan Ravens appeals on behalf of Changing Faces.
  4. Collette Thain appeals on behalf of PBC Foundation.
April
  1. Sophie Andrews appeals on behalf of Samaritans.
  2. David Moorcroft appeals on behalf of the Spinal Injuries Association.
  3. Michael Palin appeals on behalf of Motivation.
  4. Felicity Kendal appeals on behalf of Target TB.
March
  1. Honor Blackman appeals on behalf of the National Domestic Violence Helpline.
  2. Betty Boothroyd appeals on behalf of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
  3. Helena Kennedy QC appeals on behalf of Prison Advice and Care Trust.
  4. Hannah Gordon appeals on behalf of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association.
  5. Krishnan Guru-Murthy appeals on behalf of Homeless International.
February
  1. Jenni Murray appeals on behalf of BEAT (Eating Disorders Association).
  2. Michael Aspel appeals on behalf of The Children's Trust.
  3. Michael Morpurgo appeals on behalf of Disability and Development Partners.
  4. Linton Kwesi Johnson appeals on behalf of Inquest.
January
  1. John Sargeant appeals on behalf of the British Council for Prevention of Blindness.
  2. Archbishop Desmond Tutu appeals on behalf of Tools for Self Reliance.
  3. Diane Louise Jordan appeals on behalf of the Sickle Cell Society.
  4. Tony Robinson appeals on behalf of the Alzheimer's Society.
  5. Mike Wooldridge appeals on behalf of Mercy Corps.

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