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The Strand
Letters from listeners about geography, evolution, and physics
The Green History of the Planet
Praise for The Green History of the Planet, and criticism of presenters' accents
Transmission Problems
A listener from Iran praises 大象传媒 content, but complains about weak FM frequency
Magical Words
Listeners in India request written schedules so they don't miss their favourite programs
World Service Modernised
A listener from New Zealand raises issues around transmission quality
Animal Grandmas
Letters about animal grandparents, electric fruit-dehydrators and presenters' accents
Discovery - the Musical
Does the 大象传媒 think listeners find science "difficult"?
Discovery - the Comic Strip
Listeners accuse the science programme Discovery of "dumbing down"
Digital Radio on Shortwave
Listeners' questions about digital radio, smoking in soap operas, and gold in vegetables
Music Special
Listeners' comments on the inclusion of pop music and the cancellation of Folk Roots
World Service in New Zealand
Listeners' comments on broadcasts to New Zealand
Meridian Maths
A listener catches Meridian making a maths mistake
Anything Goes
Listeners are dismayed the music request programme, Anything Goes, is ending
A Jolly Good Show
Listeners' reactions to the demise of Anything Goes and A Jolly Good Show
Christmas Carols
A listener appreciates the uninterrupted broadcast of Christmas carols
The Bailey Bridge
The success of the Bailey bridge and fission track dating in geology
Digital Radio
Listeners letters about the World Service in the digital age
Letters celebrate the continuance of broadcasts to New Zealand
Sierra Leone Crisis
The importance of the World Service to listeners in Sierra Leone during the recent crisis
World Service Changes
World Service changes and initial reaction to the new World Today For Asia
Dumbing Down?
Listeners' allegations that the World Service is "dumbing down"
Dumbing Down Again
Listeners continue to accuse the World Service of "dumbing down"
Clouded Hills
High praise for Clouded Hills, Richard Holmes' walking poetry series
Wright Around the World
A host of listeners complain about the new Steve Wright show Wright Around the World
Changing Time
Requests for a return to Greenwich Mean Time on The World Today
Schedule Changes
More objections to the demise of Anything Goes and A Very Good Show
Listeners praise Richard Holmes' poetry inspired journey around Britain, Clouded Hills
In Praise of God
A non-religious listener is moved by the Easter edition of In Praise of God
Summertime Schedules
Dilly Barlow addresses listeners' problems with the new summer schedules
World Service Multimedia
Questions about the World Service online are answered
More Books
Listeners request more programmes about books