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28/11/2014

PM editor Joanna Carr explains how reality TV updates fit the programme's character, and outgoing World Service director Peter Horrocks discusses the service's future.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service is now funded by the licence fee which means the UK public is now paying for a service that many rarely use. Roger Bolton talks to the service's outgoing director, Peter Horrocks, about the challenges facing his successor.

Radio 4's PM programme continues to keep its audience up to date with Michael Buerk's progress on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. Many listeners love these light-hearted jungle moments; many others feel they have no place in a serious news programme. PM's editor Joanna Carr defends the programme's character and explains why the esteemed presenter of the Moral Maze is fair game for a bit of leg-pulling.

As part of Listeners' Week, Radio 4's In Our Time asked for suggestions for the topic of this week's programme. Roy Bailey and Lauren Hall's idea of Franz Kafka's The Trial was chosen from over 900 entries. They give their verdict on the programme, and Melvyn Bragg and his producer Tom Morris talk to Roger about what made Roy and Lauren's Kafkaesque proposal stand out.

Produced by Will Yates
A Whistledown production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

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28 minutes

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Sun 30 Nov 2014 20:00

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  • Fri 28 Nov 2014 16:30
  • Sun 30 Nov 2014 20:00

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