The Radio 4 announcer's day starts with the alarm going soon after 4.00am, if they're on the early shift.
There was a whole transport of people in the station coming home from early shift.
We understand that they'll be no more than four or five civilian staff on the early shift.
"This is the day you go on the early shift," said Mildred.
There he goes again letting the cat out of the bag on the early shift.
"She knew I got on the earlier shift and couldn't bear the thought of not seeing me no more."
Ms. Gardner was working the early shift at the bank when she got the call.
After 20 years on the early shift, he said the mornings are still brutal.
The early shift would be here in less than an hour.
The man said that after their conversation, he had talked with his deputies on the early shift.