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How the BBC’s damaged Beirut office kept on reporting events
The recent explosion in Beirut saw the BBC’s offices suffer damage and lose critical services but staff there kept on reporting. Plus another in our regular series How I Hear.
The recent deadly explosion in Beirut saw the BBC’s offices suffer substantial damage and lose critical services - but staff there kept on reporting. We’re joined by the BBC’s head of the Arabic service to hear how they did it.
Plus another in our regular series How I Hear - a US listener tells us about his personal relationship with the BBC World Service and love of podcasts.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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