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World Service,12 Jan 2002,13 mins

Tuning into the World Service

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Praise for some programmes, a complaint about grammar, then correspondence on the difficulty of tuning into the World Service. Frequency Manager, Jim Chilton explains the problem of frequency overlaps. The signature tune for a programme about 17th century British writer Daniel Defoe strikes a discordant note with one listener. Producer John Pickford defends the choice and talks more about the writer and his work.

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