programme parade

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programme parade (plural programme parades)

  1. (UK, archaic or historical) A block of airtime used to list and describe the upcoming programming schedule.
    • 1947 May 2, Radio Times, p. 8:
      Scottish Programme Parade
    • 1948, BBC West, Broadcasting in West::
      Listen to your regional Programme Parade at 8.10 a.m. daily.
    • 1988, Combroad, numbers 78-85, page 49:
      [] various vocal techniques of presentation and delivery as well as how to ad-lib assorted information from programme parades as "fill-ups" at programme junctions.

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