麻豆社

Letters from America

A federal prisoner in the US and a listener from Denver praise the World Service

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Malice in Blunderland

Listeners' praise the World Service pantomime - Malice in Blunderland

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Princess Diana

Listeners join in with their views on a controversial interview with Princess Diana

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World Service Funding

Reactions to announced cuts by the British government to World Service funding

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English Dialects

Complaints, questions, and more praise for Malice in Blunderland

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Cliches

Gripes on various matters, including using "out there" to mean the rest of the world

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Ignoring the Whiners

An America listener tells the 麻豆社 to stop listening to people who whine about content

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Schedule Changes

A listener from Taiwan questions recent schedule changes

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Inaccurate Programme Guides

A Nigerian listener complains about inaccurate programme guides

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Saint Alistair Cooke

More listeners suggest that Alistair Cooke be canonised

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Tabloidization

Praise for past programmes, and complaints about celebrity gossip making it into the news

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Dear Jane Austen

Listeners point out Jane Austen did not write Middlemarch as stated in Britain Today

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24 Hours News Service

Listeners requests less news and more comedy, drama, music, and science

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Gripes of Wrath

Listeners in Singapore are annoyed by Ian Simpson's description of Singapore

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Folk Roots

Listeners mourn the axing of Folk Roots

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Blunderitus

Listeners complain about new schedules and the axing of favourite shows

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The Strand

Letters from listeners about geography, evolution, and physics

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The Green History of the Planet

Praise for The Green History of the Planet, and criticism of presenters' accents

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Transmission Problems

A listener from Iran praises 麻豆社 content, but complains about weak FM frequency

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Magical Words

Listeners in India request written schedules so they don't miss their favourite programs

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World Service Modernised

A listener from New Zealand raises issues around transmission quality

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Animal Grandmas

Letters about animal grandparents, electric fruit-dehydrators and presenters' accents

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Discovery - the Musical

Does the 麻豆社 think listeners find science "difficult"?

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Discovery - the Comic Strip

Listeners accuse the science programme Discovery of "dumbing down"

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Digital Radio on Shortwave

Listeners' questions about digital radio, smoking in soap operas, and gold in vegetables

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Music Special

Listeners' comments on the inclusion of pop music and the cancellation of Folk Roots

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World Service in New Zealand

Listeners' comments on broadcasts to New Zealand

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Meridian Maths

A listener catches Meridian making a maths mistake

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Anything Goes

Listeners are dismayed the music request programme, Anything Goes, is ending

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A Jolly Good Show

Listeners' reactions to the demise of Anything Goes and A Jolly Good Show

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