Over to You

The BBC World Service’s monthly listener feedback programme.

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Meeting the man behind the music show This Is Africa
Listeners quiz DJ Edu about selecting songs and promoting African musicians
20 Nov 2021,9 mins
An editor tackling the spread of disinformation
How might the work of the BBC’s first disinformation editor benefit you the listener?
13 Nov 2021,9 mins
Reporting COP26
Listeners tell us what they think of the BBC’s coverage of the COP 26 climate conference
06 Nov 2021,9 mins
Your thoughts on the story of the HIV-Aids crisis
We hear your comments on The Story of Aids and speak with the show’s producer
30 Oct 2021,9 mins
The story of the Earth’s geochemical history
Presenter Justin Rowlatt answers comments on A Geochemical History of Life on Earth
23 Oct 2021,9 mins
How a review of the BBC might affect what your hear
Why is the BBC’s five-year review of the World Service of any importance to listeners?
16 Oct 2021,9 mins
Lyse Doucet reveals her personal Wish for Afghanistan
The BBC’s Lyse Doucet on her new series A Wish For Afghanistan
09 Oct 2021,9 mins
One on one conversations with spiritual advisers
How are topics chosen for World of Wisdom and do they meet the BBC editorial guidelines?
02 Oct 2021,9 mins
The story behind making Afghanistan and me
BBC Pashto’s Sana Safi tells us about the challenges of telling her unique personal story
25 Sep 2021,9 mins
Reporting the rise and fall of a corrupt US police task force
Listeners share their thoughts on Bad Cops, the story of a corrupt US police force
18 Sep 2021,9 mins
Exposing fake athletes and their medals deception
The Fake Paralympians and its investigation into the able bodied took medals
11 Sep 2021,9 mins
The risks of reporting the new Taliban regime
How dangerous is it for the BBC to report from Afghanistan with journalists targeted?
04 Sep 2021,9 mins
Holding religion to account
We ask what the WS’s flagship religious programme Heart & Soul sees as its purpose.
28 Aug 2021,9 mins
Should the BBC WS have given a voice to the Taliban?
Thoughts on events in Afghanistan and whether the Taliban should have been given airtime.
21 Aug 2021,9 mins
Striking the right note for the Proms
What are the challenges of broadcasting the Proms and its classical music globally?
14 Aug 2021,9 mins
Did the BBC WS Olympics coverage cross the finishing line?
Listeners tell us what they think of the BBC World Service’s coverage of the Olympics
07 Aug 2021,9 mins
Unmasking those who tried to influence the influencers
How BBC Trending investigated who was behind a secret plot to discredit a Covid vaccine?
31 Jul 2021,9 mins
Investigating a format unchanged for 66 years
Listeners react to From Our Own Correspondent and ask how it is put together
24 Jul 2021,9 mins
Outlook and the story of blackmail aimed at a former rugby star
Your reactions to Outlook and how a gay former rugby player faced being blackmailed.
17 Jul 2021,9 mins
Just how do people go about fixing the world?
Listeners put their questions to the editor of People Fixing The World
10 Jul 2021,9 mins
Uncovering abuse at an Indian school for yoga
Listeners react to Guru, an investigation into sexual abuse allegations in a yoga school
03 Jul 2021,9 mins
A global shortwave broadcast for just 35 people
Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.
26 Jun 2021,9 mins
How to remain impartial during football commentaries
The Euro 2020 championships is gripping but how does the BBC avoid favouritism?
19 Jun 2021,9 mins
The challenges faced in reporting disturbing facts
Listeners' reactions to a Heart & Soul report on children being beaten in Sudan
12 Jun 2021,9 mins
A daring bank raid and a disinformation specialist’s radio diary
What listeners thought of the Lazarus Heist, a story of a most daring bank theft
05 Jun 2021,9 mins
Reporting recent grim events in the Middle East
Did BBC World Service achieve editorial balance in its coverage of the Middle East?
29 May 2021,9 mins
Logging in to read BBC news and the delights of a musical
How the audience feel about the possibility of logging into BBC news plus the musical U.Me
22 May 2021,9 mins
Additional funds to tackle global disinformation
BBC World Service gets an additional £94 million funding boost but how will it be spent?
15 May 2021,9 mins
The art of the two-minute news bulletin
We hear from Global Newsbeat and ask if you can provide news in two minutes
08 May 2021,9 mins
The challenges of reporting a crisis in India
The BBC’s Delhi bureau tell us the challenges of reporting the Covid-19 crisis
01 May 2021,9 mins