Over to You Episodes Episode guide
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´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service English controller answers your questions - part two
Mary Hockaday, controller of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service English, answers listeners' complaints
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´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service English controller answers your questions - part one
Mary Hockaday, the controller of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service English responds to listeners' comments
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Moving personal stories of life in the pandemic
Alan Dein on finding the inspirational personal stories in the documentary Don't Log Off
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Asking questions of the Climate Question series
What exactly is the ´óÏó´«Ã½ WS’ series The Climate Question asking? We quiz its presenters.
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The key events that propelled disability rights
How Witness History looked at milestones in the history of global disability rights
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Have news programmes got the tone right on reporting a vaccine?
How the WS manages listeners' expectations following the news of a Covid vaccine
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How the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s anti-disinformation team fights back
With the recent US election in mind, we ask what does disinformation mean to you?
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Listeners react to the US presidential election campaign
Your feedback on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service’s coverage of the US presidential election.
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Holding elections in Africa in the shadow of the US presidential race
Your feedback on the elections - not those in the US but three in African nations
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TikTok’s influence on the US election
Listeners react to the documentary The TikTok Election. Plus news of the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Sounds app
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Listeners respond to The Response USA: The Return
The Response USA: the return - listeners offer views on whether this edition did the job
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The challenges of staging World Questions in Lebanon
A Lebanese listener asks World Questions about issues involved in recording in her city
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Putting a smile on your face in a fraught world
How the ´óÏó´«Ã½ WS is trying to put a smile on your face with Comedians versus the news.
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How a story makes it to leading the headlines
We investigate what is it about a story that means it earns a place in the news headlines
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The rise and rise of podcasts
The evolution of podcasts on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ WS and how they sit alongside traditional radio.
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Looking back at World Service listener's recent comments
We hear how passionate the audience are about the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
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Tuning in to the future for shortwave
Many millions rely on it to listen every day, so what does the future hold for shortwave?
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Reporting from the dangerous streets of Belarus
How a number of ´óÏó´«Ã½ journalists have lost their accreditation reporting from Belarus
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The Bomb and the scientists who tried to stop it
Listeners air their views on The Bomb and how a nuclear scientist tried to stop its use
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Turning the focus on Focus on Africa
Listeners’ thoughts on Focus on Africa, which celebrates its 60th anniversary
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How the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s damaged Beirut office kept on reporting events
The explosion in Beirut saw the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s offices suffer damage but staff kept on reporting
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Getting down to business with Covid-19
How has business coverage tackled the unprecedented situation in the wake of Covid -19?
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The pros and cons of the immersive documentary
Listeners’ react to the immersive documentary that adopts some techniques used in drama
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Has science coverage lost out its diversity of topics to Coronavirus?
Listeners ask if coverage of Covid 19 has been to the detriment of other science topics?
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How to keep listeners engaged with a 65-year-old format
How From Our Own Correspondent keeps audiences engaged. Plus the impact of ´óÏó´«Ã½ job cuts
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Are the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s editorial values based on impartiality outdated?
How is the ´óÏó´«Ã½ ensuring diversity in regard to topics, stories and interviewees?
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Do fake football crowd sounds do it for you?
Live football is back, but is it better with or without fake crowd sounds?
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Casting an eye to the future with Rethink
Why is Boston no longer Calling? And the Rethink season casts an eye to the future
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Does the historical series Spitfire make it off the ground?
Does the series Spitfire take liberties with the truth and are the sound effects too loud?
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Covid-19: The Indian perspective
As the global Coronavirus spotlight focuses on India, we speak to the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s bureau chief