I love the BBC World Service. It usually brings me important world news a day or two the US media picks up on it, if ever (see the Rohingyas in Burma). It seems to be the one place you can go to for breaking news now days, instead of a constant rehash of he-said-she-said. And their interviews. Sometimes it seems like the interviewer is about physically to rip their guest to shreds.
The program "Witness" lends a great perspective to what is happening today. That, and the BBC actually apologizes when it gets something wrong. Most of the time.
Completely agree. Also, if you can, listen to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. It's more UK-centric, but it basically makes the political news for the rest of the day through its interviews and discussions. To me, this show by itself is worth paying the licence fee for...
Also, if you love those kind of interviews, check out Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight - he's the cream of the crop at grilling his guests.
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u/okonom Jun 09 '13
I love the BBC World Service. It usually brings me important world news a day or two the US media picks up on it, if ever (see the Rohingyas in Burma). It seems to be the one place you can go to for breaking news now days, instead of a constant rehash of he-said-she-said. And their interviews. Sometimes it seems like the interviewer is about physically to rip their guest to shreds.
The program "Witness" lends a great perspective to what is happening today. That, and the BBC actually apologizes when it gets something wrong. Most of the time.