Comments on: The BBC World Service at seventy-five http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/ Thoughts, notes and comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:46:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: dave http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-563 dave Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:10:27 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-563 I agree entirely, although I'd probably plump for 'From Our Own Correspondent' and Charlie Gillet's World of Music. I think the word I'd go for is 'sober' to describe the World Service's reporting. I agree entirely, although I’d probably plump for ‘From Our Own Correspondent’ and Charlie Gillet’s World of Music.

I think the word I’d go for is ’sober’ to describe the World Service’s reporting.

]]> By: Andrew Brown http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-561 Andrew Brown Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:11:56 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-561 I'm a fan too. Even the way they handle debate is just that bit more grown up than the domestic BBC/ITN news. For some reason I'm actually particularly fond of their <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/analysis.shtml" rel="nofollow">Analysis</a> programme and in particular the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/world_business_review.shtml" rel="nofollow">World Business Review</a>. I’m a fan too. Even the way they handle debate is just that bit more grown up than the domestic BBC/ITN news.

For some reason I’m actually particularly fond of their Analysis programme and in particular the World Business Review.

]]> By: jameshigham http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-540 jameshigham Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:04:53 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-540 Just stirring, Dave. Here's to you at Christmas. I've a glass of wine and toast you now, sir. Just stirring, Dave.

Here’s to you at Christmas. I’ve a glass of wine and toast you now, sir.

]]> By: dave http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-539 dave Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:11:01 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-539 I really don't see how the stories have a leftward slant. They cover all manner of things going on in the world, including even-handed stuff on business and finance that would be anathema to the 'left'. I really don’t see how the stories have a leftward slant. They cover all manner of things going on in the world, including even-handed stuff on business and finance that would be anathema to the ‘left’.

]]> By: jameshigham http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-538 jameshigham Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:52:04 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2007/12/20/the-bbc-world-service-at-seventy-five/#comment-538 It is a shame that more people don’t listen to it. Its mission is simple; to provide honest information and debate, which it does remarkably well. It is noticeably different in tone from a lot of the BBC’s news output. This is the only true link with home here and it is very popular with the Russians too who know a little English. Recently they started this station advertising to look like commercials, presumably to get people used to real adverts in the future. Apart from that, apart form the stories having a leftist slant, they're an excellent service. It is a shame that more people don’t listen to it. Its mission is simple; to provide honest information and debate, which it does remarkably well. It is noticeably different in tone from a lot of the BBC’s news output.

This is the only true link with home here and it is very popular with the Russians too who know a little English. Recently they started this station advertising to look like commercials, presumably to get people used to real adverts in the future.

Apart from that, apart form the stories having a leftist slant, they’re an excellent service.

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