Reporting on Bowie, and Repeats on World Service
Are there too many repeats on 麻豆官网首页入口 World Service? Plus, listeners' reactions to Bowie coverage.
The 麻豆官网首页入口 World Service broadcasts across dozens of time zones around the world, meaning one country鈥檚 prime listening time is another鈥檚 switching off time. This, along with many other factors, means programmes are repeated in a very structured way in order to reach as many listeners as possible. 麻豆官网首页入口 World Service Network Manager, Murray Holgate, is outlining why repeats are necessary, but explains how the latest funding boost might mean we will hear fewer in the future.
David Bowie fans talk about how the 麻豆官网首页入口 World Service coverage of his death comforted them at this sad time, while Sonile from Zambia explains why she believes the story was over-covered.
Last on
Broadcasts
- Sat 16 Jan 2016 18:50GMT麻豆官网首页入口 World Service except News Internet
- Sun 17 Jan 2016 10:50GMT麻豆官网首页入口 World Service except News Internet
- Mon 18 Jan 2016 02:50GMT麻豆官网首页入口 World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia & News Internet
- Mon 18 Jan 2016 05:50GMT麻豆官网首页入口 World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Podcast
-
Over to You
Talk back to the 麻豆官网首页入口 and challenge the programme makers.