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China's Search for a Pop Idol

Listeners' reactions to China's efforts to create a state-approved global pop star

• 9 mins

Technology Overload

Is the proliferation of technology programmes on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã becoming confusing?

• 9 mins

Swiss Vote on Immigration Quotas

Were reports on the Swiss vote on immigration fair and balanced?

• 9 mins

Advertising and Sponsorship

Listeners voice concern over the impact of advertising and sponsorship on Ö÷²¥´óÐã services

• 9 mins

Ukraine and Social Media

How the situation in Ukraine has developed over the last few months

• 9 mins

Celebrating International Women's Day

Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service marks International Women's Day with two new documenataries

• 9 mins

Media Coverage of Crimea

How news about the referendum is being reported in Ukraine's media

• 9 mins

Social Media in Turkey

Why social media has been so widely adopted in Turkey

• 9 mins

Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service Funded by Licence Fee

What are the implications of changes to the way Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service is funded?

• 9 mins

Funding the Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service

What the new licence fee funding arrangments mean for Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service

• 11 mins

What Does Freedom Mean to You?

Some of the views of freedom that emerged from 1000 responses to the question

• 11 mins

Coverage of Oscar Pistorius

Is the Ö÷²¥´óÐã focusing too much on Pistorius and not enough on other African stories?

• 11 mins

Covering Afghanistan's Elections

The challenges of reporting and broadcasting Afghanistan's elections

• 11 mins

Scottish Referendum

How much coverage is the Scottish independence referendum getting on the World Service?

• 11 mins

Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Coverage

How the local and global media have reacted to the story of Nigeria's missing schoolgirls

• 11 mins

Africa in the Spotlight

Ö÷²¥´óÐã Newsday editor Simon Peeks on balancing African and global news coverage

• 11 mins

Describing Boko Haram

Is it fair to describe Boko Haram as Islamist?

• 11 mins

Is the Threat to Journalists Growing?

What can be done to make journalists safer in their work?

• 11 mins

The World Cup

The competition among broadcasters for international sports broadcast rights

• 11 mins

Reporting Pakistan

In the wake of the Karachi airport attack what are the challenges of reporting Pakistan?

• 11 mins

The Media in Kosovo

How the media in Kosovo has developed in the last decade, and listeners' soundscapes

• 11 mins

Understanding Audiences

What our audience profiles and their consumption tell us

• 11 mins

The Trends in News Consumption

The 'weird' or the 'fun' and consumption via mobile buck the latest trends in news

• 11 mins

World Cup Reporting

Did coverage of the World Cup impact on reporting other global news stories?

• 11 mins

A 'Pop-up' News Service for Thailand

The new ‘pop-up’ news service on Facebook for listeners in Thailand

• 11 mins

Cuts Announced to Ö÷²¥´óÐã News

What impact will a planned £50m cut to Ö÷²¥´óÐã News have on Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service?

• 11 mins

Reporting Gaza

The challenge of reporting Gaza

• 11 mins

Reporting Ebola

What is the Ö÷²¥´óÐã's "dual role" when it comes to covering the Ebola outbreak story?

• 11 mins

Facets of Social Media

A new Russian law is imposes restrictions on users and requires bloggers to register

• 11 mins

Stats Analysis

A question on the way the statistics are being presented

• 10 mins