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Jan 2023
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Listeners’ review of the past year on th...

Bbc World Service
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We begin the first show of the new year with your thoughts on what you heard on the BBC World Service over the past 12 months. What subjects in 2022 caught your attention? And what shows perhaps didn't quite hit the nail on the head? The Inquiry, the Documentary, Outside Source, the Forum and Hardtalk all fall under the spotlight.

Presenter: Rajan Datar Producer: Howard Shannon A Whistledown Production for the BBC World Service

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