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World Service,10 Nov 2005,13 mins

Changes to World Service Programmes

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Listeners are concerned that the World Service is becoming a continuous news network as many arts programmes are axed. Phil Harding, Director of English Networks responds to this and the axing of language services and short wave transmissions. Also: criticism of the BBC's coverage of news about avian flu. Alastair Elphick of The World Today responds.

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