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BBC World Service: The highs and lows of 2021
During the funeral of Desmond Tutu, why did a presenter talk over South Africa’s president? Plus, your highlights of the World Service in 2021 and farewell to Lawrence Pollard.
Listeners tell us what they thought of the coverage of the funeral of Desmond Tutu – why, a listener asks, did one of Newsroom’s presenters talk over South Africa’s president? Plus, your highs and lows of the BBC World Service in 2021. And, a fond farewell to Newsday's longest serving presenter Lawrence Pollard!
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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Sun 9 Jan 202223:50GMT
BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
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- Sat 8 Jan 202209:50GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only
- Sat 8 Jan 202211:50GMTBBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Sun 9 Jan 202201:50GMTBBC World Service
- Sun 9 Jan 202206:50GMTBBC World Service except Europe and the Middle East
- Sun 9 Jan 202208:50GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Sun 9 Jan 202210:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 9 Jan 202218:50GMTBBC World Service News Internet, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Sun 9 Jan 202223:50GMTBBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
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