Reporting on Bowie, and Repeats on World Service
Are there too many repeats on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service? Plus, listeners' reactions to Bowie coverage.
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service broadcasts across dozens of time zones around the world, meaning one country’s prime listening time is another’s 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. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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.
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- Sat 16 Jan 2016 18:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except News Internet
- Sun 17 Jan 2016 10:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except News Internet
- Mon 18 Jan 2016 02:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia & News Internet
- Mon 18 Jan 2016 05:50GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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