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Over to You

BBC World Service

On Over to You, we hear your views, criticisms and praise for the BBC World Service’s programming.

Presenter Qasa Alom puts your questions and comments to the presenters and the programme makers. We also take listeners behind the scenes to give an in-depth look into how programmes and editorial decisions are made.

We’d love to hear from you by email on [email protected], or leave us a message on +441449609000

Presenter: Qasa AlomProducer: Jill AchinekuExecutive producer: Robert NicholsonA Whistledown production for BBC World Service

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Episodes

49 episodes

  1. A focus on East Asia 26:30
  2. How World Book Club played detective with Sherlock 8:58
  3. The latest update on BBC Sounds internationally 8:59
  4. The challenges facing the BBC’s Russian service 8:58
  5. How to make a documentary on President Trump 8:58
  6. The sound of a new BBC App launching 8:58
  7. The challenges of change at the top of US politics 8:58
  8. Our listeners’ panel looks ahead to 2025 8:59
  9. Meeting the team who produced America Decides 8:59
  10. Listener bugbears on truncating news interviews 8:58
  11. How has Stumped evolved over its 10-year innings? 8:58
  12. The Reith Lectures: A tradition since 1948 9:53
  13. Ask the BBC World Service English controller 2023 26:28
  14. Is news fatigue something you worry about? 8:58
  15. Do listeners enjoy World Service's arts programmes? 8:58
  16. A success for the women’s international game? 8:59
  17. Explaining a solutions-focused documentary 8:59
  18. The transition from live radio show to podcast 8:58
  19. Appealing to readers for over two decades 8:58
  20. After schedule changes are made, it’s over to you 8:58
  21. Listeners’ review of the past year on the World Service 10:06
  22. Ask the controller 2022: Part two 10:32
  23. Ask the controller 2022: Part one 10:05
  24. Challenges facing the BBC’s teams in Afghanistan 8:58
  25. Reporting protesters on the streets of Colombo 8:58
  26. A compelling story of women’s football in Ukraine 8:58
  27. Has the war given disinformation a boost? 8:58
  28. How should the BBC be funded? 9:00
  29. Ros Atkins on analysing news 8:58
  30. Meeting the man behind the music show This Is Africa 8:58
  31. Reporting COP26 8:58
  32. Your thoughts on the story of the HIV-Aids crisis 8:58
  33. Striking the right note for the Proms 8:58
  34. Did the BBC WS Olympics coverage cross the finishing line? 8:58
  35. A daring bank raid and a disinformation specialist’s radio diary 8:58
  36. Uncovering the American mother caught up in Syria 8:58
  37. Behind-the-scenes of BBC Africa’s leading investigation team 8:58
  38. Asking questions of the Climate Question series 8:58
  39. The pros and cons of the immersive documentary 8:58
  40. Do fake football crowd sounds do it for you? 8:59
  41. How can reporters avoid causing panic about coronavirus? 8:59
  42. How is the newly created series Music Life settling in? 9:00
  43. How Africa Eye exposed sex for grades 9:00
  44. When reports are seen as too one-sided 9:01
  45. Ideas that shape the global economy 9:00
  46. How science coverage could change 9:00
  47. How podcasts have become mainstream 9:01
  48. Reporting the biggest democratic poll ever held 9:00
  49. Investigating the roots of sexism in France 9:00