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'I Have a Right To'
Listeners comment on the new series about human rights
Westway
A look behind the scenes at the Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service soap 'Westway'
Brain of Britain
The reason for the apparent mistakes on 'Brain of Britain'
Programme Speeds
A look at the effects of changing speeds of programmes to shorten them
Journalist Strike at the World Service
Reactions of listeners to a strike by journalists at the World Service
Alistair Cooke
A listener wants to know who Alistair Cooke is and how he got into the Â鶹ԼÅÄ
Making 'Outlook'
A visit to the offices of the World Service flagship programme, Outlook
Looking Ahead to 2001 on World Service
A look forward to some of the programmes that will be broadcast in 2001
Programme Guides
World Service listeners' comment on issues including programme guides and women's golf
World Service Listeners Q&A
Listeners' concerns, from an out of date website to the pronunciation of Epstein
American Accents
Why does 'World Update' have a presenter with an American accent?
World Service Schedules
More concerns about the scheduling of World Service programmes
Commercially Available Programmes
How Â鶹ԼÅÄ programmes are selected to be made available to buy
The Audio Diary of a Newsreader
An audio diary of a World Service newsreader's Bush House nightshift
Listeners in Delhi
Requests from listeners in Delhi
Artists Rights and Copyright Laws
How the complex world of copyright laws affects transmissions of drama and sport
The End of Waveguide
Why has Waveguide been axed?
Schedules and Programme Guides
Changes to World Service schedules continue to cause concern
Missing Competition Prizes
Write On helps chase up undelivered prizes for programme competition winners
Web Addresses
A solution to the 'problem' of time taken to spell out web addresses on the radio
Listener Power
Changes to the online programme schedules
Short Wave Cutbacks
Shortwave transmissions to the USA, Australia and New Zealand are being cutback
Official Comment on Shortwave Cutbacks
Director of Â鶹ԼÅÄ World Service talks about the ending of shortwave broadcasts
Sports News Repeats
Why are sports news items repeated so often?
The Ending of 'The Edge'
Why the World Service's award winning youth programme 'The Edge' is being axed
Counterpoint Quiz Show
A listener is unhappy with the music quiz programme Counterpoint
New Zealand Shortwave Access
Listeners in New Zealand and Australia write in to say goodbye
The Future of Digital Broadcasting
Advice and information about the World Service's plans for digital broadcasting
'From Where I Stand'
'From Where I Stand' is accused of commercialism
'Letter from America'
Should 'Letter From America' and Alistair Cooke be retired?
A World Service Exam Report
The World Service gets a school report card from one listener