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Other lives: BBC World Service current affairs presenter and a newspaper foreign correspondent in south-east Asia and the Middle East

Other lives: Radio producer who became head of the BBC World Service training operation

The Harry Potter author talks about her struggles with fandom; Namulanta Kombo’s acclaimed World Service show returns; and Kaitlin Prest investigates sibling power struggles

A global catfish scam and a Somalian woman’s adolescence make for two gripping World Service shows, while Sheffield’s finest still sound good on the dancefloor

However, Radio 5 Live experienced a strong uptick in the final quarter of 2022 amid the World Cup.

The Arabic language radio station is among 10 different language services that are ending, BBC says.

What’s the difference between a state broadcaster and a public broadcaster? The dispute over the close relationship between the BBC chairman, Richard Sharp and the former prime minister Boris Johnson, has seen some people – including on one occasion a BBC presenter – refer to it as a “state broadcaster”.…

The BBC needs to save a further £285 million in response to the announcement in January 2022, that the licence fee will be frozen

Richard Sharp said the Government needs to look at ‘taking back control’ of funding the service.

Editorial: The future looks tough for public broadcasting, but its independence must not be compromised

Susan Cooper’s 1973 novel, newly adapted for a BBC audio series, has enthralled generations of children and writers with its folkloric tale of an English boy caught in a battle between light and dark