Did you listen to the big guy?
This week's blog entry is written by stand-in producer, Louise Adamson:
I hadn't been expecting to produce Over to You at the start of this week.
But when my colleague Cathy Packe - who usually looks after the programme - rang to say she was stuck in Spain under a volcanic ash cloud, I was intrigued to have the chance to step in.
It was a great chance to hear the views of listeners to the World Service and to find out more
about some of the recent programmes on the network.
Our main item this week has been about Steve Evans' documentary - 'Would You Kill The Big Guy?' - an intriguing title for an exploration of one of the big questions of moral philosophy.Ìý
Over to You has already covered listeners' views about whether it had been trailed too often.
But what about the programme itself?
We've persuaded two of our listeners, Peter Olsen and Catherine Cook, to turn radio reviewer.
They joined Rajan to tell him what they did and didn't like about the programme:
It's a fascinating discussion, which is well worth a listen. The full documentary is available to listen to here.
Election fever
And here in London we've been following the twists and turns of the British General Election and its aftermath.
As someone who's normally followed UK politics on the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú's domestic networks, I was really interested to find out more about how the World Service has covered the extraordinary events of the past week or so.
UK Election Editor, Michael Duncan, spoke to 'Over To You' about the challenges of interpreting the UK political scene for a global audience.
That's all on this week's 'Over To You.'
Cathy is now safely returned to the UK so I'm handing the programme back to her for next week.
Louise Adamson is the Producer of this week's Over To You.
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Comment number 1.
At 15th May 2010, dennisjunior1 wrote:Dave (Louise)
I am glad that Cathy has returned from holidays in Spain and back in the United Kingdom.....And, the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú did a wonderful job in translating the U.K. Elections to the international audience...
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Comment number 2.
At 17th May 2010, michael wrote:The big guy was good, just the trailer was a bit over the top, not only in terms of quantity, but also way to hectic for my taste.
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Comment number 3.
At 20th May 2010, Dave Appleton wrote:The trailer was extremely good and enticed me to readup some background before the program aired. (where can I download the trailer?) The program certainly lived up to my expectations and I can't wait to hear part two. Thought it was supposed to be today - but I can't seem to find out when...
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