World Calling

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•2012

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Episodes

1. Winners and Losers

The BBC World Service has filmed action all over the world for 75 years, but this is the first time that cameras have been allowed inside their buildings. Indie film maker Neil Cameron filmed internationally within the organisation for 18 months, marking a time of great upheaval. In this episode, the diminishment of Cold War hysteria means that many people in the Eastern European translation department find themselves out of a job.

2. The Battle for Truth

Documentary series which goes behind the scenes at that most venerable of institutions, the BBC World Service. This edition follows journalists from the BBC's Arabic Service as they cover the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group, Hezbollah, in the summer of 2006.

3. Changing Faces

Documentary series which goes behind the scenes at that most venerable of institutions, the BBC World Service. Ghanaian radio star Komla Dumor is brought in by the BBC to give a new populist style to the revamped English language morning show in Africa. Jamilah Tangaza, the first African woman head of a department, has a bold project to move half her output from Bush House to Abuja, even though the Nigerian government have banned foreign news programmes.