After 85 years, BBC Arabic radio recently ended its broadcasts - we take stock of your feedback with personal recollections of what the radio service meant to you.
Plus, we go behind-the-scenes of the BBC’s Pronunciation Department - and hear from newsreader Moira Alderson about how it helps her present a bulletin.
Presenter Rajan Datar
Producer Howard Sha ... Show More
Mar 2025
Why it’s more than radio with pictures on YouTube
What in the World is now almost into its fourth month of doing visualisations for its YouTube channel, part of a BBC World Service podcast pilot.
We meet the team who are bringing the show to your screens and also hear listeners’ feedback. Will it, they wonder, attract a younger ... Show More
8m 58s
Sep 2023
Radio Times: a century of British broadcasting
In 1923, a new periodical was launched to guide listeners through the BBC’s nascent radio offerings. Its name? The Radio Times. Across the coming decades, it not only featured radio and TV listings, but also offered a window into the nation’s changing media and social landscape. ... Show More
52m 15s
Jul 2023
BBC Presenter Allegations: New Claims
A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos. We go through the new details, and speak to Radio 4 presenter Sarah Montague, after she interviewed the man in charge of the BBC, director gene ... Show More
31m 25s
Mar 2023
The death of Mahsa Amini: New revelations
We also look at the row over the BBC, impartiality and Gary Lineker, and hear about the 45-year-old spending millions to get his younger body back.
Your daily round-up of the biggest stories from across the world, as seen through the eyes of the Times of London. You can hear more ... Show More
10m 4s
Mar 2022
Radio, someone still loves you
The BBC is bringing back shortwave radio broadcasts to counter censorship and disinformation in Russia and Ukraine. Professor D.W. Stupples explains.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bulla ... Show More
25m 27s