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World Service,12 Aug 2005,13 mins

Science in Action Criticised

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Dissatisfaction with an item on forestry and water resources in Science in Action. Also: why does the BBC treat the Cameroon as a francophone country and not like the bi-lingual country it is? Jerry Timmons, Head of African Region on World Service, responds. Criticism of the pronunciation of 'Niger'. Katherine Sangster of the Pronunciation Unit explains why the BBC uses the French version.

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