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Russian Listeners

The popularity of the World Service in Russian is revealed

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Junction Box

Praise for the youth programme Junction Box

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Write On, Time Off

Listeners wonder what Write On presenters do when they're not presenting Write On

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Poetic Complaints

A listener writes a poem complaining about the World Service music programmes

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The Eclipse

Presenter Dilly Barlow asks listeners for their experiences of the recent eclipse

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Eclipse Coverage

Praise for the World Service's coverage of the eclipse

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The 麻豆约拍 Pronunciation Unit

The 麻豆约拍 Pronunciation Unit is is accused of not doing its job

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Lie Down or Lay Down?

Questions about English pronunciation and tautologies

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East Timor Crisis

Praise for the World Service's coverage of the East Timor crisis

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Grammar versus Usage

Questions of grammar versus questions of useage

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A Sense of Smell

A listener asks what a person without a sense of smell is called

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How Dare You!

A Sports International feature on female boxers causes fury

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Boxing Farce

The furore over Sports International's report on female boxers continues

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Rugby Crumbs

Fragmented coverage of the Rugby World Cup causes frustration

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Creeping Americanisms

Americanisms cause annoyance to a listener at sea

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Newshour Facts

A mistake is spotted in report about the assassination of Bobby Kennedy

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Poor Taste

The World Service news is accused of poor taste

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Fair Competition?

Do World Service competitions favour countries with email?

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Big Ben Chimes

Listeners are assured Big Ben's chimes will ring in the New Year

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The Director Answers

Director Mark Byford answers questions about schedules, repeats, and promotional jingles

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Listeners' Responses

Reaction to World Service director Mark Byford's responses to listeners' questions

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Spot the Tenor

It's discovered the World Service is surprisingly popular in prisons

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Who Stopped the Music?

Listeners want their favourite music programmes, like Anything Goes, back

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The Art of Translation

The Art of Translation is widely praised but jingles and promos are called cheap - twice

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The Farming World

Praise and criticism for new schedules and outrage at the demise of The Farming World

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Just a Minute

Just a Minute, Metaphorically Speaking and John Peel's 'curdling' choice of music

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Topics Tip-Offs

Requests for advance lists of topic to be covered on Write On

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Take Ten Teachers

Take Ten Teachers and The Ties That Bind both come in for praise

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Westway

More defence and criticism of storylines on Westway

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Essential Guide to the 21st Century

Listeners comment on the programme 'The Essential Guide to the 21st Century'

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