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Comedy on the World Service
Listeners bemoan the lack of comedy programmes on the World Service
Why is there no comedy on the World Service? Penny Tuerk, Controller of the English Network responds, citing expensiveness and cultural specificity - a lot of comedy doesn't travel well.
A request for a Pan European service is addressed by Phil Harding, Director of News.
More comments on John Peel - 'he has become a cult'.
A fan of early 20th century comic actor Stanley Holloway, has a question about one of his monologues.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project
