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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
Take Ten Teachers
Take Ten Teachers and The Ties That Bind both come in for praise
Westway
More defence and criticism of storylines on Westway
Essential Guide to the 21st Century
Listeners comment on the programme 'The Essential Guide to the 21st Century'
From Our Own Correspondent
A listener is unhappy with a report about Afghanistan on From Our Own Correspondent
'Just A Minute'
Listeners praise for Just a Minute
A New Schedule for the World Service
Reactions to the sweeping changes recently made to the World Service schedule
More Comment on the New World Service Schedule
More letters about the new World Service schedule
An Explanation for the Changes to the World Service
A special edition of the programme addressing issues raised by World Service changes
Geneva Reception
Points of view from World Service listeners
Discovery
High praise from a listener for the new programme 'Discovery'
The Netherlands not Holland
What's the difference between the Netherlands and Holland?