The BBC News Persian service has provided expertise and analysis to the whole of the BBC, in spite of being banned from Iran. We hear how journalists with BBC News Persian have been broadcasting reports about the situation in Iran and we are joined by the head of its service.Plus, The Killing Call tells of the murder of Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala. The executive editor of World Service documentaries tells us of the various challenges producers faced in its making. Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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Debating the rapidly changing international landscape
The World Debate broadcast last weekend considered the rapidly changing international landscape under President Trump. Is the world a safer or more dangerous place, it asked. We hear listeners' views on how the debate shaped up and we are joined in the studio by a BBC news editor who oversaw the broadcast.Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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Getting lyrical with BBC Learning English
My Song, My Home is a new musical podcast series from BBC Learning English. It offers global audiences an opportunity to learn English by meeting local musicians from across the UK and listening to them and their original songs. We get lyrical with the series’ editor!Plus, a listener delights in a recent Witness History on the invention of the automatic electric rice cooker!Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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A sports show that defies convention
It’s a brand new sports show but one that tries to defy traditional convention when it comes to the interviews it features. We hear listeners’ thoughts on Not By The Playbook and we are joined by its producer Joel Hammer. Plus, why did the Africa Daily podcast recently end?Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service
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Interviews that reflect the best of the BBC
The Interview is a successor show in the World Service schedule to HardTalk and every week hears from what it regards as a titan of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. We hear what listeners think and we’re joined in the studio by the show’s editor Sam Bonham to learn where the interviews are sourced from.Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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