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What happens when a country has two names?
Masterpiece Programme on Mong People
Accusations that Masterpiece inflected ideological prejudices
Learning English on the Radio
大象传媒 World Service celebrated 60 years of learning English on the radio
Use of US Dollars over Pound Sterling or Native Currency
hould the World Service be referring to sums of money by the US Dollar?
World HIV/AIDS Day
The World Today included listener opinions in its news broadcast. Is it still news?
Clock Hour
Has World Service altered its clock hour to suit advert breaks?
Misplaced African Accents
Incorrrect African accents in a play about Ebola based on true events
Response to Coverage of the American Presidential Election
Republican strategist Rich Galen was invited to Talking Point
Death of Yasser Arafat
The illness of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat caused speculation
大象传媒 Chinese Website
It is often hard to get information Online in China
John Peel
He was an internationally known DJ who had an eclectic taste in music
Falun Gong
Listeners question the objectivity of the Instant Guide
A Love Letter to the 大象传媒
A creative way of showing appreciation is to write a love letter
African Service
Is there discriminatory attitude towards local African reporters?
Letter on Tibet
A celebration of modernisation, was the Letter from Tibet a Chinese propaganda piece?
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
World Service coverage of the Asian Tsunami
News Coverage of the Tsunami
Praise for the 大象传媒's coverage of the tsunami
Unbalanced News
Listeners accuse the World Service of a lack of balance in coverage of News
Elections in Iraq
Complaints about coverage of the Iraq election on the World Service
'The Interview' and the Vice President of Iran
Was 'The Interview' robust enough in its questioning of the Iranian Vice President?
Science in Action
A listener is dissatisfied with the quality of the science in 'Science in Action'
'What's The Problem?'
A listener is furious at the medical advice given on 'What's the Problem'
Ageism and the World Service Language Style
Listeners object to the use of the phrase 'the wrong side of 50'
China Week
How successful was the World Service's week of programmes about China?
Cutbacks to Shortwave Radio Transmission
Why changes are being made to World Service broadcasts on shortwave
Short Wave Radio
How listeners feel about not being able to recieve World Service radio broadcasts
The Death of a Pope
Reactions to the World Service's coverage of the death of the Pope John Paul II
The Demise of Westway
Listeners react to the cancellation of Westway
The Interment of Pope John Paul II
Questions and concerns from World Service listeners
Playout Problems
Continuing problems with the World Service's computerised playout system
Shortwave Radio Broadcasting
Listeners' dispair over the ending of some shortwave transmissions