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It is the programme that brings you “the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa.” But can the music show This is Africa cross over and appeal to a global audience? We get your thoughts and hear from its host, DJ Edu. Plus, how a
We hear listeners’ bugbears about one aspect of news programmes that really annoys them: why do live interviewees sometimes get abruptly cut short by the interviewer? We go behind the scenes to reveal the pressures of live news production with
Listeners react to Hollywood Exiles, a new podcast that explores how Charlie Chaplin became embroiled in what was known as the “Hollywood blacklist”.We speak to the show’s producer about how the presenter, the star’s granddaughter Oona Chaplin
As the clocks change in many parts of the world this weekend (30th March), BBC WS English announces schedule changes - and we hear your initial reactions.Plus and after nearly a year of intense fighting in Sudan, how did the BBC World Service
Stumped is a weekly digest of news, features and debate from the world of cricket - but are you bowled over by it? We hear your comments and are joined by one of its hosts, Alison Mitchell.Plus, a listener asks why, when listening online, the v
How does an animated musical work on the BBC World Service? U:Me The Complete Musical is a love story both on radio and also visualised on the BBC World Service English YouTube channel. We hear your views and are joined by the musical’s commiss
Amazing Sport Stories “The Black 14” recalls how in 1969 14 young Black American college football players in Wyoming were kicked off their team for wanting to protest against racism.We hear your views on this series and are joined by its presen
Crowd Science is the show that takes listeners' questions and puts them to experts. We put some of your views on the programme to one of its presenters Marnie Chesterton and producer Ben Motley.Plus, the BBC WS has announced a change to the way
If news fatigue is getting worse, do we need more podcasts like The Happy Pod? Almost a year since the launch of this weekly good news show, we hear listeners' views on whether it is a welcome antidote and we are joined by the show’s presenter
The presenter and producer behind Paris: Football’s Greatest Talent Factory, joins us to talk about how they made the documentary and hear listeners’ comments.Staying with the football theme, a listener feels the Asian cup is losing out on cove
World of Secrets is billed as “the stories they don’t want told”. Series two has turned its attention to exposing the cult of Nigerian prophet TB Joshua.We hear your views and we are joined by the series’ presenter and producer.Presenter: Raja
The New Year saw us broadcast our annual “ask the controller” special edition in which the boss of BBC World Service English, Jon Zilkha, answered a number of comments and questions. But were listeners satisfied with what they heard? We hear yo
We look at the Global Story podcast, which promises to “drill deep into a single story a day offering unrivalled context and deeper insight and helping you make sense of the global news cycle”. Does it succeed in doing that? We hear your views
The Reith Lectures are an annual tradition, started in 1948 by the BBC’s first director general. In a special edition, we hear your thoughts on the programme, and we’re joined by the man who gave this year’s address. We also talk to the BBC exe
In a specially extended edition, we have Jon Zilkha, the controller of BBC World Service English, in the studio to answer listeners’ questions about what they’ve heard on the World Service in the past year. Some are happy - others feel there’s
Listener power strikes again! Following an invitation from Gilbert Banda from Zambia on this programme earlier in the year, World Questions has just been broadcast from Zambia. We asked Gilbert to record his own radio diary and go behind-the-sc
A recent edition of Assignment called Florida’s Political Refugees, featured stories from people across the US political spectrum who have swapped states, all claiming that they left for their safety. We hear listeners’ views on this documentar
The new series Amazing Sport Stories, which is all about underdogs, myths and drama, has just dropped and we are joined in the studio by the team behind it.Who is the target audience? Why do some stories take up so much more time than others t
It is a show that puts your questions to spiritual advisers offering guidance on how to manage your life in a better way. We hear listeners’ views on the series World of Wisdom and we are joined by the show’s presenter Sana Safi.Plus, how the B
We hear listeners’ thoughts on the BBC World Service’s reporting of the ongoing events in the Middle East. We ask if the war in Ukraine really has dropped out of the news headlines and discuss the issue of “news fatigue” with the head of journa
We examine arts programming on the BBC World Service as we talk to the teams behind two of its long-running shows: In the Studio and The Cultural Frontline. Do you enjoy these arts series? Or does arts programming in general leave you cold?Pres
As the Middle East information war heightens, we turn the spotlight onto fake news to help you identify what is real and what is not. We have a masterclass from one of the BBC’s disinformation reporters.Plus a listener reveals how she’s sufferi
As much of the world’s attention remains focussed on events in the Middle East, we hear more of your feedback on the BBC World Service’s coverage.Plus, Africa’s Urban Future with Mike Wooldridge has been exploring the opportunities and challe
In a special edition, we hear the thoughts of younger listeners to the World Service's new daily youth podcast What in The World. Does the show’s target 16-24 audience feel this news format appeals to them? How do they feel it handles major sto
The past week’s unprecedented violence between the militant group Hamas and Israel have once again thrown the spotlight on the difficulties and challenges of reporting on the Middle East.Listeners share their thoughts on how the BBC World Ser
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