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Celebrating 90 years of broadcasting to the world

What have listeners thought of the World Service during its 90-years of broadcasting?

This weekend sees the WS celebrates a significant birthday - it’s become a nonagenarian! For 90 years it has been broadcasting in dozens of languages to audiences counted in the tens of millions all over the globe. We hear your memories of your listening experience and what the service means to you.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service

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Mon 19 Dec 202203:50GMT
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