ADJ
- ambitious
- comprehensive, major, massive, radical, wide-ranging
- a comprehensive programme of economic reform
- modest
- long-term
- regular
- varied
- a varied programme of entertainment
- pilot
- The pilot programme of vaccination proved successful
- party, political
- government
- collaborative, joint
- joint programmes between government and industry
- action, development, improvement, modernization, privatization, research
- economic, expenditure, investment, recovery
- Mr Brown called for a national recovery programme
- austerity, closure, cost-cutting
- aid, assistance, relief, welfare
- assessment, testing
- degree, education, educational, literacy, training
- students enrolled on the two-year MA degree programme
- care, health
- a community care programme for psychiatric patients
- exercise, weight-loss
- breeding, building, conservation, defence
- Female seals are needed for the breeding programme
VERB + PROGRAMME
- agree (on), develop, draw up, establish, organize, plan, set up
- outline
- The course leader outlined the programme we would be following
- carry out, implement, launch, run
- expand
- offer
- The college offers a wide variety of programmes of study
- finance, fund
- How is the programme to be financed?
- embark on, undertake
- enrol on
- follow
- complete
- disrupt
- Renewed fighting disrupted the relief programme
PROGRAMME + VERB
- aim to, be aimed at sb/sth, be designed to
- The programme aims to increase employment
- include sth, involve sb/sth
- offer sth, provide sth
PREP
- in a/the ~, on the/your ~
- What's on your programme today (= What are your plans) ?
- ~ for
- What's the programme for (= What are we going to do) tomorrow?
- ~ of
- a programme of study
PHRASES
- the aim/objective/purpose of a programme
ADJ
- radio, television/TV
- current affairs, documentary, factual, news
- comedy
- educational
- children's
- cookery, wildlife, religious, etc.
- phone-in
VERB + PROGRAMME
- see, watch
- listen to
- record
- do, make
- host, present
- a phone-in programme hosted by Freddie Greenan
- broadcast, screen, show
PREP
- in a/the ~
- In today's programme, we'll be giving you advice on how to manage your money
- on a/the ~
- He appeared on the programme last night
- ~ about/on
- I saw a good programme on owls last night
ADJ
- concert, theatre
- match, race
PREP
- in the ~
- Her name doesn't appear in the concert programme
ADJ
- exciting, interesting
- musical, sporting
VERB + PROGRAMME
- arrange, draw up, plan, organize
- planning an exciting programme of activities
PREP
- ~ of
- a programme of 17th century music