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The week in audio: Love, Janessa; The Comb; Arctic Monkeys: Believe the Hype and more

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

The Guardian - UK

Major BBC radio stations see second consecutive year-on-year drop in listeners

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

The Independent UK

BBC Arabic radio goes off air after 85 years

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

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The public or the state: who calls the shots at the BBC?

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 Conversation

BBC World Service in jeopardy because of funding cuts

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

Wales Online

Financial ‘crunch point’ has put BBC World Service in jeopardy, says Chairman

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

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the BBC: more important than ever

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

The Guardian - UK

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Midwinter magic: Robert Macfarlane on the enduring power of The Dark Is Rising

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

The Guardian - UK

BBC at 100: why local radio is not being replaced by the web – and why the BBC should not scrap it

BBC radio faces substantial cuts at the very moment it celebrates its centenary. In September 2022 it was announced that the range and scope of World Service radio would be reduced.

The Conversation

BBC local radio stations face big cuts to content made for their area

Exclusive: cost-cutting plans would leave local stations in England with hardly any programmes made for their own listeners

The Guardian - UK

BBC at 100: a trusted international news source, but it's important to remember whose values it reflects

As the BBC turns 100 we should celebrate its extraordinary history as a public service broadcaster bringing news and other programming to audiences around the globe. In 2020-2021 the BBC announced that its World Service achieved its highest-ever audience, with an average of close to 500 million listeners globally each…

The Conversation

BBC at 100: the future for global news and challenges facing the World Service

The BBC celebrates its 100th birthday on October 18 2022. It comes as the institution faces increasing competition for audiences from global entertainment providers, anxieties about the sustainability of its funding and a highly competitive global news market.

The Conversation

The Observer view on the shortsighted cuts to the BBC World Service

Removing radio broadcasts in several languages will severely damage Britain’s ability to promote its priorities and values

The Guardian - UK

BBC accused of endangering World Service Vietnamese staff

Cost-cutting plan to move staff from London to Bangkok will put them at risk of abduction, reporters say

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The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of jobs to go as BBC announces World Service cutbacks

Corporation to end production of radio output in 10 languages, including Chinese, Hindi and Arabic, as it blames licence fee freeze

The Independent UK

BBC to cut hundreds of jobs across World Service with radio stations to close

More than 300 jobs to be slashed under the plans

Evening Standard

Nearly 400 job cuts announced at BBC World Service

The BBC Arabic and BBC Persian radios will also close

Wales Online

BBC to cut 382 jobs and close two radio stations

The corporation said the plans would “accelerate its digital offering and increase impact with audiences around the globe”

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The Guardian - UK

Move to cut Last Night of the Proms after royal death ‘was difficult’ – BBC boss

Tim Davie also tells Royal Television Society’s London conference BBC is considering cuts

The National (Scotland)

Media reports around 2014 indyref were 'shocking', former BBC journalist says

A FORMER BBC journalist has stressed the need for a fair and balanced state broadcaster in an independent Scotland after becoming “seriously…

The Guardian - UK

BBC announces raft of closures with CBBC and BBC Four to be online only

Plans include merging BBC News and World as well as cuts to local TV and radio services in England

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Lives Less Ordinary; Don’t Log Off; Lady Killers With Lucy Worsley

Ordinary people tell extraordinary stories, while Lucy Worsley examines a Victorian poisoning mystery

Evening Standard

Prince Charles pays tribute to bravery of journalists working in conflict zones

The royals visited the BBC London headquarters to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the World Service

The Guardian - UK

BBC World Service to get extra £4.1m to support Ukrainian and Russian services

Additional funding ‘covers unexpected costs’ and will help tackle disinformation ‘in the face of propaganda’

The Conversation

The BBC's Ukraine coverage may be changing government attitudes to the public service broadcaster

As Russian tanks rolled into a foreign capital city, a BBC commentator captured the anguish of the moment: “And now must we stand by impotent and guilty watching the destruction of a nation … I think the feeling must be one of shame at this.” The year was 1956, the…

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