Understanding a fall in BBC World Service's audience
What does the publication of the BBC’s annual report mean for you the listener? Plus listeners say their farewells to a stalwart of World Service news, Razia Iqbal.
Last week saw the publication of the BBC’s annual report, which includes the World Service. The World Service Audience is down 12% but we'll be looking into its finer details and asking what it means for you the listener. Do overall audience figures affect the kind of programmes being made? The boss of BBC World Service English, Jon Zilkha, tells us if that will affect the kind of programmes you hear.
Plus, listeners say their farewells to a stalwart of World Service news, Razia Iqbal, as she leaves the BBC after 30 years.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon.
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- Sat 22 Jul 202308:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East & South Asia
- Sun 23 Jul 202304:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa
- Sun 23 Jul 202308:50GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Sun 23 Jul 202317:50GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Sun 23 Jul 202321:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & BBC Afghan Radio
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- Mon 24 Jul 202302:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East
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