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Australian Football
An Australian listener requests coverage of Australian Football
Play of the Week - Again
Listeners wonder why there are so many repeats of Play of the Week
Musical Inserts
Criticisms of musical inserts are countered by listeners who enjoy them
Everywoman
Listeners respond to commissioning editor Richard Dunn's recent defence of Everywoman
Russian Listeners
The popularity of the World Service in Russian is revealed
Junction Box
Praise for the youth programme Junction Box
Write On, Time Off
Listeners wonder what Write On presenters do when they're not presenting Write On
Poetic Complaints
A listener writes a poem complaining about the World Service music programmes
The Eclipse
Presenter Dilly Barlow asks listeners for their experiences of the recent eclipse
Eclipse Coverage
Praise for the World Service's coverage of the eclipse
The 大象传媒 Pronunciation Unit
The 大象传媒 Pronunciation Unit is is accused of not doing its job
Lie Down or Lay Down?
Questions about English pronunciation and tautologies
East Timor Crisis
Praise for the World Service's coverage of the East Timor crisis
Grammar versus Usage
Questions of grammar versus questions of useage
A Sense of Smell
A listener asks what a person without a sense of smell is called
How Dare You!
A Sports International feature on female boxers causes fury
Boxing Farce
The furore over Sports International's report on female boxers continues
Rugby Crumbs
Fragmented coverage of the Rugby World Cup causes frustration
Creeping Americanisms
Americanisms cause annoyance to a listener at sea
Newshour Facts
A mistake is spotted in report about the assassination of Bobby Kennedy
Poor Taste
The World Service news is accused of poor taste
Fair Competition?
Do World Service competitions favour countries with email?
Big Ben Chimes
Listeners are assured Big Ben's chimes will ring in the New Year
The Director Answers
Director Mark Byford answers questions about schedules, repeats, and promotional jingles
Listeners' Responses
Reaction to World Service director Mark Byford's responses to listeners' questions
Spot the Tenor
It's discovered the World Service is surprisingly popular in prisons
Who Stopped the Music?
Listeners want their favourite music programmes, like Anything Goes, back
The Art of Translation
The Art of Translation is widely praised but jingles and promos are called cheap - twice
The Farming World
Praise and criticism for new schedules and outrage at the demise of The Farming World
Just a Minute
Just a Minute, Metaphorically Speaking and John Peel's 'curdling' choice of music
Topics Tip-Offs
Requests for advance lists of topic to be covered on Write On