Re: [Swprograms] Radio 4 Feedback on BBCWS programme policy

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, after listening to the Director's response I must say that they  
have their story down.  We have been hearing this from the WS for  
some time now:  "People overall must like what we're doing because  
our overall listening numbers are up."  Personally, I'm not sure that  
this rather simple sounding syllogism tells the whole story though.   
Nonetheless, it is what it is and, by now, we should all know that it  
ain't going to change back.  And--who knows?  Maybe that's as it  
should be.  (Unfortunately, I'm not so sure about that either and I  
don't think I'm alone in that now more passive disquiet.)

John Figliozzi


On May 29, 2006, at 8:01 AM, Mike Barraclough wrote:

> This item on this week's Radio 4 Feedback should
> interest some list members, it will be available on
> Listen Again at the link below until around 1330 UTC
> Friday, it starts at 12' 20":
>
> World Service
> News, news and more news. Is the BBC World Service in
> danger of becoming boring and depressing? That's the
> claim of a listener who contacted Feedback to say that
> in its latest schedule, the World Service has reduced
> the rich mix of programmes it used to have. Book
> readings have gone, music programmes are reduced and
> news programmes predominate. The Director of the
> English Network at the World Service tells Roger
> Bolton the reason for these changes.  What do you
> think of them and the reasons for their introduction?
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/feedback.shtml
>
>
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