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Reporting on Bowie, and Repeats on World Service

Are there too many repeats on 大象传媒 World Service? Plus, listeners' reactions to Bowie coverage.

The 大象传媒 World Service broadcasts across dozens of time zones around the world, meaning one country鈥檚 prime listening time is another鈥檚 switching off time. This, along with many other factors, means programmes are repeated in a very structured way in order to reach as many listeners as possible. 大象传媒 World Service Network Manager, Murray Holgate, is outlining why repeats are necessary, but explains how the latest funding boost might mean we will hear fewer in the future.

David Bowie fans talk about how the 大象传媒 World Service coverage of his death comforted them at this sad time, while Sonile from Zambia explains why she believes the story was over-covered.

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Mon 18 Jan 2016 05:50GMT

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