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When does legitimate coverage turn into promotion of a commercial product?
Analyzing the reaction to the documentary series Opposing Obama by journalist Gary Younge.
Jon Leyne on how the internet allows him to report - despite being expelled from Iran.
Andrew Whitehead, head of news and current affairs discusses Tiger Woods coverage
06/03/2010
Talk back to the Â鶹ԼÅÄ and challenge the programme makers.
Discussing a recent programme which alleged some aid for Ethiopia was used to buy arms.
20/03/2010
What are the roles and responsibilities of journalists reporting from dangerous locations?
27/03/2010
Rajan Datar hears tributes from listeners to presenter Charlie Gillett who died recently.
04/04/2010
Why broadcast a story about a serious accident only to have it denied a few hours later?
11/04/2010
What will listeners outside the UK make of the British elections?
18/04/2010
Rajan Datar speaks to the manager of a UK radio station run by exiled Zimbabweans.
25/04/2010
Rajan Datar asks whether the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service is British enough?
02/05/2010
World Have You Say respond to complaints an episode had overly strong religious views.
16/05/2010
How the documentary, Would You Kill the Big Guy compared to its promotional trails?
23/05/2010
As the events in the Thai capital Bangkok unfold, how much is being reported on location?
30/05/2010
06/06/2010
Does Africa have more important matters to worry about than the forthcoming World Cup?
13/06/2010
Rajan Datar finds out about the art of football commentary.
20/06/2010
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ's Director General talks to Rajan Datar about the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s role in the modern world.
27/06/2010
Mark Thompson's plans for the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's future and the difficulties of reporting Kyrgyzstan.
04/07/2010
11/07/2010
Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Director Peter Horrocks on the future of international news.
18/07/2010
25/07/2010
Listeners review a series on China, and Rajan Datar investigates investigative journalism.
How journalist Joesph Cheeseman will report the trial of a former Liberian President.
08/08/2010
Tazeen Ahmad hears about reporting the disaster in Pakistan – and when is English British?
15/08/2010
Reporting in Rwanda, World Service schedules, and a variety of listeners’ comments.
22/08/2010
Defining history's political "idiots" and lifeline programming for Pakistan
29/08/2010
Why Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service listeners want simpler terms when it comes to financial news
05/09/2010