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Cuts to BBC World Service funding would ‘make us less safe’, MPs tell ministers

Reducing budget would involve closing parts of institution promoting UK soft power abroad, leaving gap for Russia to push propaganda

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: a boon to the UK, as well as audiences elsewhere

Editorial: Britain would benefit from pledging more sustained and committed support in this age of disinformation and global turmoil

The Guardian - UK

The world reveres the BBC – and so should we

Letters: Readers respond to the cuts being made to the broadcasting corporation’s budget, including for the World Service

The Guardian - UK

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Having risked my life in war zones for the BBC, I know this: cuts to the World Service will be disastrous

In an age of disinformation, our broadcaster is trusted to find and tell the truth. Now more than ever we need it, says former reporter, MP and Unicef ambassador, Martin Bell

The Guardian - UK

Ministers demand BBC World Service plan for cuts as aid budget slashed

Exclusive: David Lammy asks BBC bosses to draw up tightened budget amid criticism move could harm UK’s global influence

The Guardian - UK

World Service must be fully state-funded to counter disinformation, say BBC bosses

Ministers must cover full costs of championing western values abroad, senior BBC figures to argue

The Guardian - UK

BBC World Service to axe 130 jobs as it seeks to save £6 million

Planned cost-saving measures include closing posts across the service in the UK and internationally as well as cutting roles in BBC Monitoring.

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BBC World Service facing ‘cognitive warfare’, says director-general Tim Davie

An inquiry is looking to establish whether increased Government support is needed.

Evening Standard

Dan Zerdin obituary

Other lives: BBC World Service producer with a particular interest in classical music

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor allocates ‘increase in funding’ for BBC World Service in Budget

A BBC statement said the broadcaster ‘welcomed the funding’.

Evening Standard

BBC World Service retreat ‘helping Russia and China push propaganda’

BBC director-general Tim Davie to warn world facing ‘all-out assault on truth’ as state-funded media operators broadcast unchallenged

The Guardian - UK

Kathryn Davies obituary

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

The Guardian - UK

Gwyneth Henderson obituary

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

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Witch Trials of JK Rowling; Dear Daughter; Sisters – review

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

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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 Independent 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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Conversation

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”.…

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Wales Online

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

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…

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