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The growing demand for podcasts and on-demand listening
Covering America
How Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service and Â鶹ԼÅÄ World News is distributed in North America
Using Social Media to Create Programmes
How Alan Dein locked himself in a room, but crossed the world via Skype and Facebook
The Middle East's Media
What has happened to the Middle East media since the start of the Arab Spring?
08/02/2013
Talk back to the Â鶹ԼÅÄ and challenge the programme makers.
What If... season of programmes
This week on Over to You we hear about What If, a World Service season of programmes.
Pope resignation: Media reaction
How the international media have reacted to the decision of the Pope to stand down.
International Playwriting Competition - Behind the scenes
Rajan Datar meets Angella Emurwon, one of the winners of this year's competition.
The role of social media in radio
How social media is changing the relationship between listeners and programme-makers.
Reporting the death of Hugo Chavez
Was the World Service's reporting of the death of Hugo Chavez balanced?
Jamming World Service in Asia
How the World Service's SW transmissions are being affected by jamming in parts of Asia.
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Africa Science Festival
Reflecting on the World Service's first Festival of Science from Kampala in Uganda.
More Or Less: Predicting Kenyan election results
Explaining the complexities of predicting the recent Kenyan election results.
Coverage of Margaret Thatcher's death
How the World Service reacted to the death of the former British PM Margaret Thatcher.
Reaction to Schedule Changes
The reduction in the number of hours transmitted and other changes
Social Media and the Boston Bombings
What role did social media play in the Boston bombings and manhunt?
Time for Change
What lies behind the recent changes to the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service schedule and programmes?
11/05/2013
Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service at its Best
Reporter Paul Wood on the making of his award-winning documentary The Bombardment of Homs
Award-winning History on Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service
Editor Kirsty Reid on the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service's award winning history programme Witness
Reporting Woolwich
Should there be limits on the amount of detail broadcast about high profile killings?
Radio Therapy
What role could radio play in the treatment of mental health?
Good Morning Israel
Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service resumes its medium wave broadcasts to Israel at the request of listeners
Turkey and the Media
What does the Turkish government’s reaction say about the impact of media in protests?
192 Million Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Listeners
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Global News director Peter Horrocks explores World Service listening figures
Weekend vs Weekday Coverage
What's the difference in approach to weekend and weekday current affairs?
Paying for News?
New research suggests that people are willing to pay for news online
The Relaunch of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Afrique
The balance between French and English programmes on the French for Africa service
Language Distribution in Africa
Which languages are broadcast in Africa and how is the decision made?
What Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Means to Listeners
What Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service can bring to places where access to independent media is limited
The Challenge of Reporting Zimbabwe
Is Zimbabwe getting fair coverage from international media?