Mar

24

World Have Your Say — Top 5 moments

March 24, 2017 | 1 Comment

I first heard of World Have Your Say towards the end of 2006 when an application to the BBC’s work experience web site was answered with an e-Mail asking if I’d be interested in doing a couple of weeks on WHYS. I was pretty pleased with that. Leaving an IT career for a journalism degree […]

Nov

11

WHYS reviewed in the Telegraph

November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

A review of the WS’ most fun programme, World Have Your Say: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6501080/World-Have-Your-Say-global-discussion-that-asks-the-unaskable.html Indeed, rather than telling his team to toe a PC line, Sandell instructs them to go and “ask the unaskable”.

Jul

2

BBC World Service wins again

July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

BBC World Service won the award for best radio feature at tonight’s Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards in London. There was good competition not least from The World Tonight’s Paul Moss, the BBC’s own Will Ross and even Capital FM.

Jun

5

MeltBrown…

June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

  It’s days like these that make quitting the world of Linux and non-pre-emptive NOS’ for the world of media so much fun . . .

May

27

Badger signs off…

May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Eric Coulson is a milblogger writing from theatre inside Iraq. He’s consistently served up pithy insights from the front line and thanks to his regular appearances on the BBC World Service’s World Have Your Say and The World Today (and BBC domestic radio — about 18 months ago I got home, turned on Radio 4 […]

Feb

23

The World Today

February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Editor Thomas Dahlhaus explains the ethos of The World Today on the BBC World Service. Asking the not very taxing questions is yours truly, camerawork by Russell Newlove, lighting (including that amazing “slash” background”) by me after a lot of faffing around and general trial, error and exasperation . . .