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World Service,27 May 2013,10 mins

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The BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen talks about the importance of being 'a good operator' in Syria, where getting at the story can prove to be exceptionally challenging; in Rome, it's the city's cobbled streets that are inspiring Alan Johnson - but not everyone is so taken with them.

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