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World Service,15 Aug 2020,9 mins

How the BBC’s damaged Beirut office kept on reporting events

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The recent deadly explosion in Beirut saw the BBC’s offices suffer substantial damage and lose critical services - but staff there kept on reporting. We’re joined by the BBC’s head of the Arabic service to hear how they did it. Plus another in our regular series How I Hear - a US listener tells us about his personal relationship with the BBC World Service and love of podcasts. Presenter: Rajan Datar Producer: Howard Shannon

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