Over to You Podcast
Talk back to the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ and challenge the programme makers.
Episodes to download
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Assignment and its investigations and journeys
Last Saturday
How do you keep the flagship foreign investigations series Assignment fresh?
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Digesting listeners’ views on The Food Chain
Sat 26 Oct 2024
Does The Food Chain pass judgement on what people eat? Or it is just healthy advice?
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Al Fayed’s behaviour uncovered by World of Secrets
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Listener comments and an interview with the editor of Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods
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The art of the correspondent’s radio essay
Sat 12 Oct 2024
What makes for a good story and how to ensure variety in From Our Own Correspondent
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Listener bugbears on truncating news interviews
Sat 13 Apr 2024
Why do live interviewees sometimes get abruptly cut short by the interviewer?
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How has Stumped evolved over its 10-year innings?
Sat 23 Mar 2024
We ask if sports fans are bowled over by the World Service's cricket programme
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The Reith Lectures: A tradition since 1948
Sat 6 Jan 2024
Your thoughts on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s annual lecture series
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Ask the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service English controller 2023
Sat 30 Dec 2023
Listeners’ tell us about what they’ve heard in the past year
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Is news fatigue something you worry about?
Sat 18 Nov 2023
We hear listeners’ thoughts on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ WS’s reporting of ongoing global events
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Do listeners enjoy World Service's arts programmes?
Sat 11 Nov 2023
We look at arts on the World Service with the In the Studio and Cultural Frontline teams
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A success for the women’s international game?
Sat 2 Sep 2023
We hear your thoughts on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳’s coverage of the women's football World Cup
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Explaining a solutions-focused documentary
Sat 26 Aug 2023
Your reaction to the story of a schoolboy on a mission to recycle billions of batteries
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The transition from live radio show to podcast
Sat 15 Jul 2023
How is the change to Focus On Africa being primarily a podcast going down with listeners?
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Appealing to readers for over two decades
Sat 17 Jun 2023
World Book Club’s Harriett Gilbert explains how she appeals to non-heavy readers
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After schedule changes are made, it’s over to you
Sat 8 Apr 2023
After four programmes are dropped, you tell us what you think of the changes
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Listeners’ review of the past year on the World Service
Sat 7 Jan 2023
We hear your thoughts on what you heard on the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service over the past 12 months
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Ask the controller 2022: Part two
Sat 31 Dec 2022
The controller of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service English looks ahead to 2023
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Ask the controller 2022: Part one
Christmas Eve 2022
The controller of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service English, Jon Zilkha, responds to your questions
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Challenges facing the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳’s teams in Afghanistan
Sat 20 Aug 2022
How the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service marked a year since the Taliban took control in Afghanistan
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Reporting protesters on the streets of Colombo
Sat 13 Aug 2022
What were the challenges of covering the recent civil unrest in Sri Lanka?
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A compelling story of women’s football in Ukraine
Sat 4 Jun 2022
Listeners react to Surviving the Siege of Mariupol
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Has the war given disinformation a boost?
Sat 16 Apr 2022
We return to the ongoing issue which is worrying many listeners: disinformation
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How should the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ be funded?
Sat 29 Jan 2022
Listeners’ reactions to the news that future ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ funding is due for a review
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Ros Atkins on analysing news
Sat 4 Dec 2021
Listeners quiz presenter Ros Atkins on how his extended news analysis series is made
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Meeting the man behind the music show This Is Africa
Sat 20 Nov 2021
Listeners quiz DJ Edu about selecting songs and promoting African musicians
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Reporting COP26
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Listeners tell us what they think of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳’s coverage of the COP 26 climate conference
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Your thoughts on the story of the HIV-Aids crisis
Sat 30 Oct 2021
We hear your comments on The Story of Aids and speak with the show’s producer
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Striking the right note for the Proms
Sat 14 Aug 2021
What are the challenges of broadcasting the Proms and its classical music globally?
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Did the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ WS Olympics coverage cross the finishing line?
Sat 7 Aug 2021
Listeners tell us what they think of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service’s coverage of the Olympics
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A daring bank raid and a disinformation specialist’s radio diary
Sat 5 Jun 2021
What listeners thought of the Lazarus Heist, a story of a most daring bank theft