Over to You

The BBC World Service’s monthly listener feedback programme.

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Investigating accusations that coverage was excessive
What listeners thought of the reporting of the death of HRH The Prince Philip
24 Apr 2021,9 mins
Uncovering the American mother caught up in Syria
We hear your thoughts on the I’m Not A Monster podcast and we talk to its host
17 Apr 2021,9 mins
Exposing those who promote vaccine disinformation
How The Anti-Vax Files uncovers and challenges disinformation around vaccines
10 Apr 2021,9 mins
Exploring why do we do the things we do
US rapper and writer Dessa answers listeners’ comments about the new series Deeply Human
03 Apr 2021,9 mins
Listeners react to the 'virtual' arts festival
Listeners tell us what they think of The Arts Festival programmes on the BBC World Service
27 Mar 2021,9 mins
Is news about the USA too prominent?
Do news and features from the US overly dominate output on the BBC World Service?
20 Mar 2021,9 mins
The forced detention of a BBC journalist in Ethiopia
The story of the detention of a BBC reporter in Ethiopia's conflict-hit region of Tigray
13 Mar 2021,9 mins
Behind-the-scenes of BBC Africa’s leading investigation team
Africa Eye specialises in reports from across the continent but what makes the team tick?
06 Mar 2021,9 mins
The pressures of reporting from Myanmar
With events in Myanmar we speak to the BBC’s correspondent about the challenges they face
27 Feb 2021,9 mins
Reporting the Navalny protests
Steve Rosenberg on the challenges of reporting after the jailing of Alexei Navalny
20 Feb 2021,9 mins
Seventeen teenagers and 17 UN sustainable development goals
Project 17 sees seventeen 17-year-olds discuss a key UN global development initiative
13 Feb 2021,9 mins
Reflections on money, work, family and business in India
We get listeners’ thoughts on Work Life India but is it picking the right topics?
06 Feb 2021,9 mins
The issues around good, impartial reporting
The challenges facing BBC correspondents in Uganda’s controversial recent elections
30 Jan 2021,9 mins
Hugging to celebrate a goal
Listeners ask if linking goal celebrations to a player's sexuality is appropriate.
23 Jan 2021,9 mins
Reporting on the invasion of the US Congress
Listeners' reactions to the US riots plus the Newsroom’s editor and presenter
16 Jan 2021,9 mins
How Goodbye to All This grips listeners
Listeners react to the emotional Goodbye to All This and how cancer devastates a family
09 Jan 2021,9 mins
BBC World Service English controller answers your questions - part two
Mary Hockaday, controller of BBC World Service English, answers listeners' complaints
02 Jan 2021,9 mins
BBC World Service English controller answers your questions - part one
Mary Hockaday, the controller of BBC World Service English responds to listeners' comments
26 Dec 2020,9 mins
Moving personal stories of life in the pandemic
Alan Dein on finding the inspirational personal stories in the documentary Don't Log Off
19 Dec 2020,9 mins
Asking questions of the Climate Question series
What exactly is the BBC WS’ series The Climate Question asking? We quiz its presenters.
12 Dec 2020,9 mins
The key events that propelled disability rights
How Witness History looked at milestones in the history of global disability rights
05 Dec 2020,9 mins
Have news programmes got the tone right on reporting a vaccine?
How the WS manages listeners' expectations following the news of a Covid vaccine
28 Nov 2020,9 mins
How the BBC’s anti-disinformation team fights back
With the recent US election in mind, we ask what does disinformation mean to you?
21 Nov 2020,9 mins
Listeners react to the US presidential election campaign
Your feedback on the BBC World Service’s coverage of the US presidential election.
14 Nov 2020,9 mins
Holding elections in Africa in the shadow of the US presidential race
Your feedback on the elections - not those in the US but three in African nations
07 Nov 2020,9 mins
TikTok’s influence on the US election
Listeners react to the documentary The TikTok Election. Plus news of the BBC’s Sounds app
31 Oct 2020,9 mins
Listeners respond to The Response USA: The Return
The Response USA: the return - listeners offer views on whether this edition did the job
24 Oct 2020,9 mins
The challenges of staging World Questions in Lebanon
A Lebanese listener asks World Questions about issues involved in recording in her city
17 Oct 2020,9 mins
Putting a smile on your face in a fraught world
How the BBC WS is trying to put a smile on your face with Comedians versus the news.
10 Oct 2020,9 mins
How a story makes it to leading the headlines
We investigate what is it about a story that means it earns a place in the news headlines
03 Oct 2020,9 mins