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The financial pressures facing BBC World Service English
Despite an increase in grant-aid from the UK government, the BBC World Service has announced a number of programme cuts. We hear listeners’ responses.
The BBC World Service says that despite a recent increase in grant-aid support from the UK government, the extra cash is not enough to maintain all its English language service programmes.
As a result some shows are facing the axe later this year.
We’ll tell you which programmes are involved - and also hear listeners’ reactions.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service
Last on
Mon 10 Feb 202503:50GMT
BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East
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- Sat 8 Feb 202509:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East & South Asia
- Sun 9 Feb 202505:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa
- Sun 9 Feb 202509:50GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Sun 9 Feb 202523:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa
- Mon 10 Feb 202500:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa
- Mon 10 Feb 202503:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East
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