logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2023
9 m

Is the BBC World Service’s online offeri...

Bbc World Service
About this episode
We profile the BBC WS’s online offering: but is it user friendly enough and is it keeping up with ever changing technology? We put these points to the online team. Plus, a fond farewell to one of the English network’s longest serving news presenters, Bola Mosuro, who this week left the BBC after 31 years. Presenter: Rajan Datar Producer: Howard Shannon A W ... Show More
Up next
Mar 2025
The legal case against rap singer Sean Combs
The BBC’s series Diddy on Trial sets out to investigate the rumours, confront the theories, and give listeners the answers they need about the legal case against the rap singer Sean Combs. He denies all the charges.We speak with the show’s presenter about the challenges of making ... Show More
8m 58s
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
Mar 2025
Behind-the-scenes of Ukrainecast and Global Jigsaw
Events surrounding Russia’s war in Ukraine have been moving fast. But what is it like trying to keep up to date if you produce a weekly programme or podcast? Plus, listeners share their views on the BBC’s reporting.Presenter: Rajan Datar Producer: Howard Shannon A Whistledown pro ... Show More
8m 58s
Recommended Episodes
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
May 2022
The British broadcasting revolution
<p>In the year the BBC celebrates its centenary, and Channel 4 its 40th birthday, the government has announced plans for funding models that fundamentally alter the broadcasters. Could these proposals change the media landscape forever? And what would they mean for the audience?< ... Show More
30m 28s
Mar 2023
Gary Lineker row: How does the BBC get impartiality right?
Gary Lineker will return to BBC screens after reaching a deal with the corporation over an impartiality row. The Match of the Day host was removed from the show temporarily over comments made on his personal Twitter account about the UK government’s small boats policy. On the Sky ... Show More
20m 15s
May 2023
ITV To Review Schofield Affair
Lorraine Heggessey, former controller of BBC One and Head of Children's BBC talks to Adam about the future of Phillip Schofield and ITV, which has launched a review into its handling of a relationship between the presenter and his colleague.We also talk about how governments are ... Show More
27m 34s
Feb 2023
Up in the Air: The Future of BBC World Service and Britain's Soft Power
On 27 January 2023, broadcaster Mahmoud Al-Mossallami hosted BBC Arabic radio’s final transmission after 85 years on air. It's the latest strategy shift for BBC World Service, which launched in 1932 as the BBC Empire Service. Over the years its radio content has transformed in or ... Show More
45m 16s
Aug 2018
Fake news in the Middle East with the BBC's Jamie Angus
<p>Today we’re bringing you an interview with Jamie Angus, director of the BBC World Service Group. He spoke to The National’s Nick Webster in our Abu Dhabi studio about the BBC’s efforts to curb the proliferation of fake news.</p> <p>The Middle East is regarded as prime territo ... Show More
12m 5s
Dec 2023
News Review of the Year
Amol and Nick review the year in news, featuring the biggest moments and their favourite interviews from the Today programme in 2023. They’re joined by some familiar voices including Chris Mason, Martha Kearney and friend of the pod, statistician Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter. Wit ... Show More
51m 22s
Jan 2024
Has the government really ‘captured’ the BBC?
<p>The week started with Lucy Frazer, the Culture Secretary calling out the BBC for bias and a failure of impartiality. </p><p>She struggled to give many examples of either. </p><p>Today, Prospect magazine has done a deep dive into what it calls ‘the right-wing cabal waging war o ... Show More
40m 26s
Mar 2023
Lineker destapa las costuras de la BBC
<p>Estos días hemos asistido al pulso entre Gary Lineker y la BBC en Reino Unido. El exfutbolista y presentador fue expulsado temporalmente por escribir en redes sociales un mensaje crítico con la política migratoria del gobierno británico. Al final, Lineker ha vuelto, ha ganado ... Show More
20m 24s