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15/10/2010

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Do programmes have a sell-by date? And message board mayhem - with Roger Bolton.

Roger Bolton investigates why hundreds of you are up-in-arms over changes to the BBC radio message boards.

As the Commonwealth Games athletes head home armed with medals some Feedback listeners wonder if the BBC's coverage has been too negative.

The World Service is rumoured to be facing a 25% cut in its budget - but should we be funding a global network?

As the world is gripped by the Chilean miners' rescue, some listeners ask - were there too many BBC reporters there?

And as You and Yours celebrates its 40th birthday, we ask what makes a successful long-running radio programme and find out which ones you think are past their sell-by date.

Email us at: Feedback@bbc.co.uk

For those of you interested in getting hold of Bryn Howarth's album "Inside Out" - as mentioned in last week's programme, it is available via the "Music in Ministry Trust" pages of his website.

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