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Comedy on the World Service

Listeners bemoan the lack of comedy programmes on the World Service

Why is there no comedy on the World Service? Penny Tuerk, Controller of the English Network responds, citing expensiveness and cultural specificity - a lot of comedy doesn't travel well.
A request for a Pan European service is addressed by Phil Harding, Director of News.
More comments on John Peel - 'he has become a cult'.
A fan of early 20th century comic actor Stanley Holloway, has a question about one of his monologues.

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13 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project