Over to You

Live broadcast has been part and parcel of radio since its inception. We go behind the scenes of BBC OS to hear how live radio is made daily on one of the flagship news programmes of the BBC World Service.
Breaking news is fast moving, at one moment there is a vacuum of facts and the next a deluge, all of which must be packaged and presented to inform the public responsibly. Presenter Qasa Alom speaks to Danny Savage, BBC News Northern England correspondent, who reported live on location in the aftermath of the October 2025 Manchester synagogue attack.
A familiar companion for radio sports fans is the voice of the commentator. Building plays word by word, adding colour, spitting stats and giving words to pure emotions, a live radio sporting event does not exist without commentary. Qasa speaks to BBC Sport commentator John Bennett, from Morocco where he is covering the Africa Cup of Nations.
We also hear from listeners about their memories listening to live radio.
Presenter: Qasa Alom
Producers: Jill Achineku and Emily Uchida Finch
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service

It is our annual Ask the Controller special with the boss of BBC World Service English Jon Zilkha in the studio to answer your questions.
We also hear from listeners on what they have enjoyed on the BBC World Service in 2025. And what would they would like to hear more of in 2026.

With COP30 taking place, presenter Qasa Alom looks at how climate is covered on the network. He hears from listeners and speaks to Angus Foster, the BBC News climate and science lead.He explains how climate is prioritised when there are competing stories.
The flagship climate programme for the BBC World Service, The Climate Question, launched its first visualised episode in November 2025. Anna Doble, the commissioning editor, talks to Qasa about how visualisation is helping the network reach a younger audience.
And finally, Qasa speaks to Richard Kenny, a producer on People Fixing the World, about how the stories they cover help give listeners a “a sense of hope and agency that they can do something”.
Presenter: Qasa Alom
Producer: Jill Achineku
Executive producer: Robert Nicholson
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service

There is a new programme in the schedule, World Business Express. It has been on air for around six weeks and is a partial replacement for the now-decommissioned World Business Report. We hear listeners' comments and we are joined by its editor, Justin Bones.
Plus, and after nigh-on a thousand editions of Over To You, this is the final edition hosted by Rajan Datar.
He looks back on his nearly 20 years of airing your feedback and interviewing programme makers and BBC execs on your behalf.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service

It’s been one of the biggest talking points in our inbox this summer, the launch of a new BBC app to replace Sounds for international listeners. Now it has launched, we hear what listeners make of it and find out how they are finding its everyday use. And BBC Studios, who developed the app, respond to what listeners are saying.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service