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Why it is no Laughing Matter

Does comedy have a place on the BBC World Service?

The BBC World Service is by and large pretty serious – so does comedy have a place on the network? And what kind of comedy do listeners want to hear?

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Presenter: Rajan Datar.
Producer: Howard Shannon

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Mon 1 Oct 201805:50GMT
BBC World Service South Asia

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