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World Service,27 Apr 2002,13 mins

Cliches on the World Service

Write On

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A complaint about the use of cliches, repetitive news reports, a request for more 'In Praise of God' and concern about the whereabouts of Stephen Merchant on the World Service schedules. Also, the identity of a concert of East-West fusion music and poetry recital is tracked down. Does Write On take listeners' letters seriously? plus, what sort of animal would the BBC be?

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