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World Service,23 Jan 1997,8 mins

24 Hours News Service

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Long-time listeners in India and Singapore request less news and more comedy, drama, music, and science. Elsewhere, accusations of BBC bias when reporting on the Middle East are answered by the journalists themselves.

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