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EU coverage, Diversity

Is Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ coverage of the EU referendum fair? Chief political adviser Ric Bailey answers listeners. Plus Jonathan Agnew and Ian Dennis on how boring sport can make for great radio.

Roger Bolton with listener questions and comments on the EU referendum coverage, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ diversity, stultifying sport and the continued furore over Rob and Helen in The Archers.

With the EU referendum date set and the battle between 'leave' and 'remain' set to dominate the headlines until June, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Chief Political Adviser Ric Bailey joins Feedback to address listeners' questions about how the referendum is being covered. Is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ biased on EU membership? Is the story being told too much as a battle in the Conservative party? And should pollsters be trusted now after failures at the general election?

Gaile Walters and Keon West first appeared on Feedback 18 months ago, when they were being trained as part of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Expert Voices scheme, which aimed to get experts from more diverse backgrounds into Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ programmes. They return to the programme this week to discuss how they've faired since the training, and whether the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is doing enough to improve the diversity of its radio output.

Commentators on radio sport often find themselves in the position of having to keep listeners entertained even when the game is not delivering any action. Feedback reporter Rob Crossan speaks to Test Match Special's Jonathan Agnew and 5 Live football commentator Ian Dennis to discover how they find ways to fill air time even if on field events are not up to scratch.

And finally, in last week's programme Roger asked listeners for their views on the ongoing Archers' story about Rob Titchener's abuse of his wife Helen. The response has been enormous, as listeners grapple with the question of whether the story is too important to miss, or too unsettling to air.

Producer: Kate Dixon
A Whistledown production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

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Last on

Sun 28 Feb 2016 20:00

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  • Fri 26 Feb 2016 16:30
  • Sun 28 Feb 2016 20:00

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