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Why is there no comedy on the World Service? Penny Tuerk, Controller of the English Network responds, citing expensiveness and cultural specificity - a lot of comedy doesn't travel well. A request for a Pan European service is addressed by Phil Harding, Director of News. More comments on John Peel - 'he has become a cult'. A fan of early 20th century comic actor Stanley Holloway, has a question about one of his monologues.
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