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Defence of John Peel

'You have to crack a lot of oysters to find a pearl' - listeners defend John Peel

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Top of the Pops

Advertising on Top of the Pops in its chart rundown is called into question

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Public Health Announcements

The Word Service Trust and its HIV health messages on African and Caribbean services

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Pooneh Ghoddoosi

Continuity Announcer Pooneh Ghoddoosi has a fan amongst World Service listeners

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The history of the Eurovision Song Contest

An embarrassing mistake on The history of the Eurovision Song Contest

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Issues Relating to Time

A look at time related issues, including what GMT is and a potted history of time pips

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Listeners Take Over Write On

'How are baby radio programmes born?'

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Caribbean Broadcasting

Questions about World Service broadcasts to the Caribbean are addressed

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Sport on the World Service

A football fan listener thinks there is too much football coverage on the World Service

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Death of President Reagan

Reactions to coverage of the death and legacy of President Ronald Reagan

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Website Emphasis

Why are listeners so pushed towards visiting the World Service website?

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Comedy Scheduling

Find out who Bush House was named after

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Heart and Soul

An introduction to Heart and Soul causes annoyance

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Covering the World

Listeners express what areas of the globe they'd like to hear more about

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Bush House Broadcast

Explaining the broadcast process and how technical difficulties occur

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George W. Bush and his Bushisms

Did the World Today mock the US President?

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Broadcast Restrictions

World Service schedule under fire for broadcasting restrictions on the Olympic Games

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Accents

How does World Service both represent and serve its international audience?

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From Our Own Correspondent in North Korea

James Robbin's reports for FOOC in North Korea

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Respecting Olympians

World Service listeners comment on programmes.

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Linguistics

World Service listeners comment on programmes.

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Burma or Myanmar

What happens when a country has two names?

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Masterpiece Programme on Mong People

Accusations that Masterpiece inflected ideological prejudices

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Learning English on the Radio

麻豆约拍 World Service celebrated 60 years of learning English on the radio

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Use of US Dollars over Pound Sterling or Native Currency

hould the World Service be referring to sums of money by the US Dollar?

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World HIV/AIDS Day

The World Today included listener opinions in its news broadcast. Is it still news?

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Clock Hour

Has World Service altered its clock hour to suit advert breaks?

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Misplaced African Accents

Incorrrect African accents in a play about Ebola based on true events

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Response to Coverage of the American Presidential Election

Republican strategist Rich Galen was invited to Talking Point

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Death of Yasser Arafat

The illness of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat caused speculation

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