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Estuary English
Examples of 'Estuary English' are sent in by a listener in Morocco
Offensive and Incorrect Use of English
Offensive language and the attacks of September 11th on the USA
The World Service and the War Against Terror
Has there been too much news about the 'War Against Terror' in the last month?
Health Matters
An item about abortion on Health Matters causes offence
Comedy on the World Service
Listeners bemoan the lack of comedy programmes on the World Service
Remembrance Day Service
Opinions from listeners on how well the World Service marked Remembrance Day
On Air Magazine
The 'organ of the World Service', On Air Magazine, has been redesigned
Traditional Jazz
Pleas for more traditional jazz on the World Service
The Americanisation of the World Service
Is the World Service becoming too 'Americanised'?
Copyright and the Internet
An explanation of the complex copyright issues affecting World Service on the internet
Tuning into the World Service
The problem of World Service airways being 'hijacked' by other stations
Discovery Programme
Criticism of the Discovery programme about water in Los Angeles
Talking Point on The Holocaust
Criticism of a 'Talking Point' phone-in about Holocaust Memorial Day
Pied Piper of Hamlin
The true story of the Pied Piper of Hamlin
Lyse Doucet and Yasser Arafat
Opposing responses to Lyse Doucet's interview with Yasser Arafat
Accessing the 大象传媒 in China
Questions about accessing the World Service in China
The Greenfield Collection
Listeners are sad to hear that The Greenfield Collection will be axed
Questions for the Director of World Service News
An interview with 大象传媒 World Service director of News and English Network, Phil Harding
World Service Music and Jingles
An edition devoted to the musical signature tunes and jingles used on the World Service
Sport on the World Service
How much is too much sport?
大象传媒 Radio Website
The 大象传媒's website is 'king of the Webby' - but there are still problems with it
Cliches on the World Service
A listener nominates the World Service for a use of cliches award
Boston and From Our Own Correspondent
Is Boston correctly identified as a 'blue collar' city?
World Service Jingles
The jingles and station idents infuriating listeners all around the world
The Purpose of the World Service
What is the World Service for?
Off The Shelf
How music is chosen for book readings on 'Off The Shelf'
World Service Listeners in India
Why are people in India not listening to the World Service as much as they used to?
Battle of Jenin
World Service has produced a special programme on the recent Battle of Jenin
World Cup Football
The problems covering World Cup football on the World Service
Use of English
Listeners complain about poor use of English and grammatical errors on the World Service
Accents on Westway
Frustration with accents and slang on the soap opera Westway