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The Director Answers

Director Mark Byford answers questions about schedules, repeats, and promotional jingles

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Listeners' Responses

Reaction to World Service director Mark Byford's responses to listeners' questions

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Spot the Tenor

It's discovered the World Service is surprisingly popular in prisons

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Who Stopped the Music?

Listeners want their favourite music programmes, like Anything Goes, back

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The Art of Translation

The Art of Translation is widely praised but jingles and promos are called cheap - twice

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The Farming World

Praise and criticism for new schedules and outrage at the demise of The Farming World

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Just a Minute

Just a Minute, Metaphorically Speaking and John Peel's 'curdling' choice of music

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Topics Tip-Offs

Requests for advance lists of topic to be covered on Write On

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Take Ten Teachers

Take Ten Teachers and The Ties That Bind both come in for praise

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Westway

More defence and criticism of storylines on Westway

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Essential Guide to the 21st Century

Listeners comment on the programme 'The Essential Guide to the 21st Century'

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From Our Own Correspondent

A listener is unhappy with a report about Afghanistan on From Our Own Correspondent

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'Just A Minute'

Listeners praise for Just a Minute

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A New Schedule for the World Service

Reactions to the sweeping changes recently made to the World Service schedule

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More Comment on the New World Service Schedule

More letters about the new World Service schedule

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An Explanation for the Changes to the World Service

A special edition of the programme addressing issues raised by World Service changes

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Geneva Reception

Points of view from World Service listeners

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Discovery

High praise from a listener for the new programme 'Discovery'

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The Netherlands not Holland

What's the difference between the Netherlands and Holland?

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The Netherlands Argument

'The Dutch question just won't lie down'

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Listeners in Prague

Opinions on the World Service from English language listeners in Prague

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World Service News

A special edition of the programme dedicated to the News

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English Language Standards

Is the English language under threat on the World Service?

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Off The Shelf

Special programme of Write On devoted to praise and criticism of the 大象传媒 World Service drama serial Off the Shelf. This programme goes behind the scenes. Featuring Penny Turk, commissioning editor of Off The Shelf.

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Omnibus

A complaint about the direction the programme 'Omnibus' is taking

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The Krays on Newshour

Are criminals being glamorised on Newshour?

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Bad Taste on 'The Edge'

Polarised opinions on the music programme The Edge

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World Service Archives

What's in the World Service Archives?

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Religion on World Service

How will the recent reorganisation at the World Service affect religious programmes?

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Behind the Scenes at Newshour

Following staff at Newshour as they decide what to put in the news

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