Over to You Episodes Episode guide
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The challenges of revealing a defector’s story
How the Âé¶¹Éç WS got the inside story on life at the top of the North Korean regime
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Behind the scenes of the Platinum Jubilee
Did you have to be a royalist to enjoy the Âé¶¹Éç's special Platinum Jubilee programming?
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A compelling story of women’s football in Ukraine
Listeners react to Surviving the Siege of Mariupol
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An observer of the geopolitical state of our world
Âé¶¹Éç World Affairs editor John Simpson on his new series Unspun World and what it offers
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What is it like to report on a slave-owning past?
Listeners give their thoughts on Laura Trevelyan exploring her family’s slave owning past
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New podcast Lives Less Ordinary
Lives Less Ordinary is from the team who produce Outlook. So what lies in store?
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Putting the opinions of youth centre stage
Why the Climate Question gave young delegates a global voice six months after COP 26
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Reporting the French presidential election
What were the challenges in reporting a divisive French presidential election?
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Helping listeners connect the strands of history
How Mai Noman set out to answers questions about the killing of her grandfather
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Has the war given disinformation a boost?
We return to the ongoing issue which is worrying many listeners: disinformation
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Are news reports too distressing to listen to?
How Âé¶¹Éç correspondents are having to document truly horrifying sights in Ukraine
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Exploring the Explanation for answers
The Explanation and the show’s presenter tells us how stories are chosen
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Exploring OS Conversations and Learning English
We speak to the team behind OS Conversations to ask how subjects are chosen
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It is not a question of quality but quantity
What our audience think of the Âé¶¹Éç World Service’s coverage of the war in Ukraine
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Fact checking and reporter safety in Ukraine
The foreign editor for Âé¶¹Éç News, Paul Danahar, responds to listeners' questions
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Maintaining balance and impartiality in conflicts
Listeners react to the coverage of the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine
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A series about bringing peace in conflict zones
Listeners' thoughts on Women Building Peace and those who bring calm to conflict zones
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Was an exclusive Djokovic interview too dominant?
Listeners ask if an interview with a leading tennis player should have been so dominant.
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Making coverage of Africa Cup of Nations possible
The man who made the Âé¶¹Éç’s coverage of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations possible
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Making the documentary Music that Survived the Nazis
How the documentary, Music that Survived the Nazis, was made and what listeners thought
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How should the Âé¶¹Éç be funded?
Listeners’ reactions to the news that future Âé¶¹Éç funding is due for a review
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How less can often be more
Listeners put their comments to Tim Harford, host of numbers show More Or Less
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Exploring the dark undergrowth of modern America
Listeners tell us what they think about Gabriel Gatehouse’s new series The Coming Storm
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Âé¶¹Éç World Service: The highs and lows of 2021
During Desmond Tutu's funeral, why did a presenter talk over South Africa’s president?
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Ask the controller: Part two
The controller of Âé¶¹Éç WS English responds to more of your views, favourable and critical
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Ask the controller: Part one
The controller of Âé¶¹Éç World Service English responds to questions, favourable or critical
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Why some listeners say they need to be entertained!
Your views on the listener who wanted more entertainment and less news on World Service
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Painting pictures of a football match with words
What are the challenges of being a football commentator for the Âé¶¹Éç? John Murray explains
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Ros Atkins on analysing news
Listeners quiz presenter Ros Atkins on how his extended news analysis series is made
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The reality of war and our ability to comprehend
A listener asks whether correspondents parachuted into a country can tell the full story?