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How was the series Things Fell Apart actually made?

Listeners react to journalist Jon Ronson's curiosity about the effects of culture wars on ordinary lives. Plus, the story of the Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2024.

We get your comments on one writer’s endless curiosity about the effects of culture wars on ordinary lives. And we ask that journalist, Jon Ronson, about how he approached making the Things Fell Apart mini-series.

Plus, a unique broadcast that is unlike anything else heard on the BBC World Service for the world’s smallest audience! We tell the story of the Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2024.

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

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9 minutes

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Mon 1 Jul 202402:50GMT
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