BBC World Service
International news for EuropeBBC World Service is a state-funded (from taxes) radio station.
How to Listen: BBC World Service
Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.
Media UK: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the
Media UK BBC World Service page.
Official site: See the
BBC World Service website.
From Wikipedia: The World Service was reported to have reached 188 million people a week on average in June 2009.3 It does not carry advertising, and the English language service broadcasts 24 hours a day. On 3 January 1938, the first foreign language service, Arabic, was launched. German programmes commenced on 29 March 1938 and by the end of 1942 broadcasts were being made in all major European languages. - en.wikipedia.org
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Liz CapaldiThursday 27 May 2010 1:20PM
I live in Cyprus and my neighbours including many British and Scandinavian people. The Scandinavians speak better English, are better educated and more intelligent.
When I travel to America I find television programs impossible to watch because they are designed to appeal to people with no interest or curiosity about the world. This is the country that elected George W Bush as president, a man with no interest in or understanding of foreign policy, just like so many American voters. The end result of his presidency was a world that was less stable and less peaceful.
It seems the BBC has abrogated its original aim of providing programs that inform, educate and entertain, in that order. It now provides junk food for the most stupid section of the British public.
As far as the WS is concerned, even my football mad husband groans at the endless hours of sport at the weekends on the radio, and the forthcoming documentary on football.
Please can you hire some educated producers who understand how rewarding it is to open doors for people, rather than to pander to people's base instincts.updates
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