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World Service,346 episodes

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Tuning into the World Service
The problem of World Service airways being 'hijacked' by other stations
13 mins12 Jan 2002
Discovery Programme
Criticism of the Discovery programme about water in Los Angeles
13 mins24 Jan 2002
Talking Point on The Holocaust
Criticism of a 'Talking Point' phone-in about Holocaust Memorial Day
13 mins01 Feb 2002
Pied Piper of Hamlin
The true story of the Pied Piper of Hamlin
13 mins08 Feb 2002
Lyse Doucet and Yasser Arafat
Opposing responses to Lyse Doucet's interview with Yasser Arafat
13 mins22 Feb 2002
Accessing the ��ý in China
Questions about accessing the World Service in China
13 mins07 Mar 2002
The Greenfield Collection
Listeners are sad to hear that The Greenfield Collection will be axed
14 mins22 Mar 2002
Questions for the Director of World Service News
An interview with ��ý World Service director of News and English Network, Phil Harding
13 mins29 Mar 2002
World Service Music and Jingles
An edition devoted to the musical signature tunes and jingles used on the World Service
13 mins06 Apr 2002
Sport on the World Service
How much is too much sport?
12 mins13 Apr 2002
��ý Radio Website
The ��ý's website is 'king of the Webby' - but there are still problems with it
12 mins24 Apr 2002
Cliches on the World Service
A listener nominates the World Service for a use of cliches award
13 mins27 Apr 2002
Boston and From Our Own Correspondent
Is Boston correctly identified as a 'blue collar' city?
13 mins02 May 2002
World Service Jingles
The jingles and station idents infuriating listeners all around the world
13 mins08 May 2002
The Purpose of the World Service
What is the World Service for?
13 mins09 May 2002
Off The Shelf
How music is chosen for book readings on 'Off The Shelf'
13 mins16 May 2002
World Service Listeners in India
Why are people in India not listening to the World Service as much as they used to?
13 mins18 May 2002
Battle of Jenin
World Service has produced a special programme on the recent Battle of Jenin
13 mins25 May 2002
World Cup Football
The problems covering World Cup football on the World Service
13 mins13 Jun 2002
Use of English
Listeners complain about poor use of English and grammatical errors on the World Service
13 mins22 Jun 2002
Accents on Westway
Frustration with accents and slang on the soap opera Westway
13 mins20 Jul 2002
Hardtalk on Israel
Criticism of Tim Sebastian on the Hardtalk debate from Jerusalem
13 mins22 Jul 2002
Copyright Issues and Dead Air
Criticism of ��ý management for it's handling of 'dead air' issues on the internet
13 mins25 Jul 2002
Oliver Scott on the World Today
Presenter Oliver Scott of the 'World Today' talks about his linguistic abilities
13 mins01 Aug 2002
Repeats on the World Service
A complaint about the number of repeats on the World Service
13 mins10 Aug 2002
A World Service Mindset on Agenda
Admiration for the scope of an Agenda interview with the Director of the World Bank
13 mins17 Aug 2002
Network Europe
Broadcasting Network Europe to Africa
13 mins24 Aug 2002
Coverage of American Stories
The number of World Service programmes about North America is called into question
13 mins31 Aug 2002
Undercover Reporter Sue Lloyd-Roberts
Renowned undercover reporter Sue Lloyd-Roberts talks about taking care with translations
13 mins07 Sep 2002
World Service 'Preludes'
World Service jingles are not well-received
13 mins14 Sep 2002