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Off The Shelf
How music is chosen for book readings on 'Off The Shelf'
World Service Listeners in India
Why are people in India not listening to the World Service as much as they used to?
Battle of Jenin
World Service has produced a special programme on the recent Battle of Jenin
World Cup Football
The problems covering World Cup football on the World Service
Use of English
Listeners complain about poor use of English and grammatical errors on the World Service
Accents on Westway
Frustration with accents and slang on the soap opera Westway
Hardtalk on Israel
Criticism of Tim Sebastian on the Hardtalk debate from Jerusalem
Copyright Issues and Dead Air
Criticism of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ management for it's handling of 'dead air' issues on the internet
Oliver Scott on the World Today
Presenter Oliver Scott of the 'World Today' talks about his linguistic abilities
Repeats on the World Service
A complaint about the number of repeats on the World Service
A World Service Mindset on Agenda
Admiration for the scope of an Agenda interview with the Director of the World Bank
Network Europe
Broadcasting Network Europe to Africa
Coverage of American Stories
The number of World Service programmes about North America is called into question
Undercover Reporter Sue Lloyd-Roberts
Renowned undercover reporter Sue Lloyd-Roberts talks about taking care with translations
World Service 'Preludes'
World Service jingles are not well-received
First Anniversary of 9/11
Listeners views on the coverage of the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the USA
The Difference Between Football and Soccer
When did football become soccer?
The Alistair Cooke Question
Is it time for Alistair Cooke and his Letter from America to retire?
Alexander the Great on Heroes and Villains
The difficulties of including everything in a profile of Alexander the Great
Spiders on Omnibus
Comment on a search for the largest spider in the world
Westway Controversy
The HIV plot in Westway causes some listeners concern
WOMAD on Concert Hall
Concert Hall is criticised for broadcasting World Music from WOMAD
British Summer Time
Why do World Service schedules have to change with British daylight saving?
World Service Listeners in Ghana
Praise and criticism of Judy Swallows' interview technique. Write On reporter sent to Accra, Ghana to hear what people there would like to hear on World Service.
Remembrance Sunday
Some listeners believe African countries weren't fairly represented on Remembrance Sunday
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Website Country Profiles
A listener is critical of a profile of Zambia on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Website
Talking Point on AIDS
Was there bias against the Catholic Church on a Talking Point programme about AIDS?
World Service 70th Birthday
A look at how Bush House got its name as the World Service celebrates 70 years
World Service Reception
Problems picking up the World Service signal
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s orchestras and Singers
A look at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras and how they came about
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Correspondents
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ news correspondents talk about their work