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16/01/2016 GMT

Reporting on Bowie, and Repeats on World Service

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Are there too many repeats on BBC World Service? And, reactions to Bowie coverage

Are there too many repeats on BBC World Service? Plus, listeners' reactions to Bowie coverage.

The BBC World Service broadcasts across dozens of time zones around the world, meaning one country’s prime listening time is another’s switching off time. This, along with many other factors, means programmes are repeated in a very structured way in order to reach as many listeners as possible. BBC World Service Network Manager, Murray Holgate, is outlining why repeats are necessary, but explains how the latest funding boost might mean we will hear fewer in the future.

David Bowie fans talk about how the BBC World Service coverage of his death comforted them at this sad time, while Sonile from Zambia explains why she believes the story was over-covered.

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