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Exploring the Explanation for answers
The Explanation and the show’s presenter tells us how stories are chosen
02 Apr 2022,9 mins
Exploring OS Conversations and Learning English
We speak to the team behind OS Conversations to ask how subjects are chosen
26 Mar 2022,9 mins
It is not a question of quality but quantity
What our audience think of the ��˿�� World Service’s coverage of the war in Ukraine
19 Mar 2022,9 mins
Fact checking and reporter safety in Ukraine
The foreign editor for ��˿�� News, Paul Danahar, responds to listeners' questions
12 Mar 2022,9 mins
Maintaining balance and impartiality in conflicts
Listeners react to the coverage of the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine
05 Mar 2022,9 mins
A series about bringing peace in conflict zones
Listeners' thoughts on Women Building Peace and those who bring calm to conflict zones
26 Feb 2022,9 mins
Was an exclusive Djokovic interview too dominant?
Listeners ask if an interview with a leading tennis player should have been so dominant.
19 Feb 2022,9 mins
Making coverage of Africa Cup of Nations possible
The man who made the ��˿��’s coverage of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations possible
12 Feb 2022,9 mins
Making the documentary Music that Survived the Nazis
How the documentary, Music that Survived the Nazis, was made and what listeners thought
05 Feb 2022,9 mins
How should the ��˿�� be funded?
Listeners’ reactions to the news that future ��˿�� funding is due for a review
29 Jan 2022,9 mins
How less can often be more
Listeners put their comments to Tim Harford, host of numbers show More Or Less
22 Jan 2022,9 mins
Exploring the dark undergrowth of modern America
Listeners tell us what they think about Gabriel Gatehouse’s new series The Coming Storm
15 Jan 2022,9 mins
��˿�� World Service: The highs and lows of 2021
During Desmond Tutu's funeral, why did a presenter talk over South Africa’s president?
08 Jan 2022,9 mins
Ask the controller: Part two
The controller of ��˿�� WS English responds to more of your views, favourable and critical
01 Jan 2022,9 mins
Ask the controller: Part one
The controller of ��˿�� World Service English responds to questions, favourable or critical
25 Dec 2021,9 mins
Why some listeners say they need to be entertained!
Your views on the listener who wanted more entertainment and less news on World Service
18 Dec 2021,9 mins
Painting pictures of a football match with words
What are the challenges of being a football commentator for the ��˿��? John Murray explains
11 Dec 2021,9 mins
Ros Atkins on analysing news
Listeners quiz presenter Ros Atkins on how his extended news analysis series is made
04 Dec 2021,9 mins
The reality of war and our ability to comprehend
A listener asks whether correspondents parachuted into a country can tell the full story?
27 Nov 2021,9 mins
Meeting the man behind the music show This Is Africa
Listeners quiz DJ Edu about selecting songs and promoting African musicians
20 Nov 2021,9 mins
An editor tackling the spread of disinformation
How might the work of the ��˿��’s first disinformation editor benefit you the listener?
13 Nov 2021,9 mins
Reporting COP26
Listeners tell us what they think of the ��˿��’s coverage of the COP 26 climate conference
06 Nov 2021,9 mins
Your thoughts on the story of the HIV-Aids crisis
We hear your comments on The Story of Aids and speak with the show’s producer
30 Oct 2021,9 mins
The story of the Earth’s geochemical history
Presenter Justin Rowlatt answers comments on A Geochemical History of Life on Earth
23 Oct 2021,9 mins
How a review of the ��˿�� might affect what your hear
Why is the ��˿��’s five-year review of the World Service of any importance to listeners?
16 Oct 2021,9 mins
Lyse Doucet reveals her personal Wish for Afghanistan
The ��˿��’s Lyse Doucet on her new series A Wish For Afghanistan
09 Oct 2021,9 mins
One on one conversations with spiritual advisers
How are topics chosen for World of Wisdom and do they meet the ��˿�� editorial guidelines?
02 Oct 2021,9 mins
The story behind making Afghanistan and me
��˿�� Pashto’s Sana Safi tells us about the challenges of telling her unique personal story
25 Sep 2021,9 mins
Reporting the rise and fall of a corrupt US police task force
Listeners share their thoughts on Bad Cops, the story of a corrupt US police force
18 Sep 2021,9 mins
Exposing fake athletes and their medals deception
The Fake Paralympians and its investigation into the able bodied took medals
11 Sep 2021,9 mins