BBC World Service's programme that lets you talk back to the BBC (and challenge the programme-makers). This weekly podcast hands the microphone over to our global audience.
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Sat, 15 Jun 13
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10 mins
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BBC World Service has resumed broadcasting ten hours a day on medium wave to Israel. Senior commissioning editor, Steve Titherington, explains the thinking behind providing a breakfast and drivetime service. Plus, we look at the prospects for newspapers, radio and TV in the digital era with presenter Mark Coles.
Sat, 8 Jun 13
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10 mins
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What are the challenges in making a programme about mental health treatments around the world when listeners’ experiences may be determined by the cultural attitudes towards the subject in their country? Rajan Datar meets Claudia Hammond, who presents a six part series on the World Service called The Truth about Mental Health, which investigates the gap between countries’ provision of treatment for mental health and asks whether radio can play a therapeutic role.
Sat, 1 Jun 13
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10 mins
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Should there be limits on the amount of detail broadcast about high profile killings? Should the information focus only on those repsonsible? World Service’s World News Editor, Andrew Whitehead, responds to listeners' reactions to the coverage of the Woolwich killing and Sandy Hook shootings and explains why reporting high profile killings is about helping people to understand the story.
Sat, 25 May 13
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10 mins
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Witness, the World Service's eye-witness history programme, was one of two Sony Gold award winners at the recent UK radio awards. The programme’s editor Kirsty Reid, explains how the great events of history are told from the point of view of individuals who were there. Plus, presenter Cat McShane talks of the unusual evangelical movement led by women.
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