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Ask the controller 2022: Part two
In part two of our “ask the controller” special, the boss of BBC World Service English Jon Zilkha lays out his vision of how the World Service will develop in 2023.
BBC World Service English controller Jon Zilkha lays out his vision of how the World Service will develop in 2023, and explains more about how financial cuts and the BBC‘s commitment to a “digital first” approach will affect what you hear.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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- Sat 31 Dec 202209:50GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & News Internet only
- New Year's Day 202308:50GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
- New Year's Day 202310:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
- New Year's Day 202314:50GMTBBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
- New Year's Day 202318:50GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- New Year's Day 202323:50GMTBBC World Service
- Mon 2 Jan 202303:50GMTBBC World Service
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