I did ... Had to watch #BBCWorldservice for 12 straight hours

Despite deep UK aid cuts, some areas were protected — including a funding boost for the #bbcworldservice, while the @britishcouncil.bsky.social and @icai-uk.bsky.social will continue operating.

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Most #UnpaidCarers don’t time to rest, earn or even think about their own health & well-being.

In a recent episode of #PeopleFixingTheWorld on #BBCWorldService, where we were featured, our Development Director Ruth Patil shares how we’re working to change that through our #CarersWorldwideModel 👇🏽

BBC World Service - World Questions, Guyana The world’s fastest growing economy

How will Guyana’s newly found wealth be distributed – and who will feel its benefits? Jonny Dymond and a panel of political leaders and businesspeople face questions from a audience in the country’s capital, Georgetown. #Guyana #BBCWorldService #oil www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

I’ve been calling for stronger support for the BBC World Service since entering Parliament, so this funding boost is a really welcome step forward!

In a world of growing disinformation, backing trusted, independent journalism has never been more important. #BBCWorldService

Great to hear the #BBCWorldService will be funded for at least the coming 3 years.

Mi Agenda en el @europarl.europa.eu:

🇪🇺Recibimos a la HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social en @afet.europarl.europa.eu;

🗣️Participo como orador en la conferencia “El futuro del Apoyo a la Democracia” @epde.bsky.social;

📹Entrevista #bbcworldservice;

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Morning all. Half awake, i heard something on the #BBCWorldService news about research into producing Parkinson’s medication from waste food packaging. Yummy. Or perhaps Trump has finally sent me mad. ☕️📻📰📚

Who the hell is this imbecile talking on the #bbcworldservice right now?
He's so full of maga bullshit that I can smell it in my living room.
Should I be glad to hear such nonsense, or worried about the BBC dumbing down?

‘There have also been "weaknesses in #BBC governance" of the service, and the BBC's management of the [ #BBCWorldService] digital transformation had weaknesses that have contributed to a fall in #digital audiences, the report said.’ 7/

‘The World Service [ #BBCWorldService] is in danger of losing ground to rivals based in countries like #Russia and #China, which are spending billions on their global media outlets, he said.’ 4/

‘Its budget declined by 21% between 2021/22+2025/6,mainly because of BBC cuts.Sir Geoffrey said “Both government+the BBC should seriously think about how[ #BBCWorldService] influence can be bolstered around the world,rather than risk its reach withering by degrees year on year”3/

‘“The PAC was deeply troubled to learn that the #BBC still does not know how much the government would fund the World Service [ #BBCWorldService] for the coming year," the committee said as it published a report into the service on Friday.” 2/

MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.

#BBCWorldService “prominence is being diminished by poor governance+short-sighted #funding decisions",[Commons Public Accounts Committee chair Geoffrey Clifton Brown] said.The current funding agreement between the #BBC+the government expires at the end of this month+there isn't a new one in place’1/

MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.

MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#BBCWorldService SOS

Agreed. The Chinese+Russians are spending billions on their international "news" output. The Trump administration has decimated Voice of America+NPR+PBS. We had a unique opportunity. #BBCWorldService is of course a cultural achievement, but it's also a national asset in a world of disinformation.

"A deal [for the #BBCWorldService] that could see funding remain more or less flat in real terms after inflation will disappoint some in the BBC, who had hoped for a significant increase in its funding to tackle the proliferation of fake news+media propaganda in countries with poor press freedom."

Purple speech bubble with a quote from a carer Maryam, who attends one of our Community Caring Centres in Bangladesh which reads: "I always thought I was just a mother, that all the responsibilities were mine alone. But after coming here, my husband also cares a lot now which wasn’t the case before. This happened after coming to the centre."

We were recently featured on the #BBCWorldService programme #PeopleFixingTheWorld where some of the women we support shared their experiences and spoke about the importance of having access to our #CommunityCaringCentres 👇🏽

The BBC is capable and ambitious enough to do many things for our social media and news ecosystem, creative industries, and technological innovation, but *none* of this will work without proper funding for the #BBC and #bbcworldservice.

@cornwallchar.bsky.social

“I recently suggested moving the funding of the #BBCWorldService to the Ministry of Defence. It was a provocation but with a point: let’s seize the day and make soft power work in harness with hard power.” 9.

I don’t work for the BBC but… the World Service is Britain’s best soft power asset Sir Peter Bazalgette is the latest industry leader to reveal what matters most to them about the corporation ahead of the charter review

Peter Bazalgette: “Amid whoppers told by #Trump, dark propaganda churned out by #Russian/#North Korean/#Iranian bots and the general corruption of #socialmedia, Britain has a noble antidote. [ #BBCWorldService]” 1/

Quality, honest reporting is crucial to democracy.

The #BBCWorldService is the last remnant of the quality #journalism which used to be standard across the #BBC.

Perhaps that is why its funding is at risk?

Ok #bbcworldservice can we speak to some actual Iranians instead of washed up right wingnut Americans?

Morning all. Surface to Trump’s ridiculous sing-song voice via #bbcworldservice Made my 🫖. Checked my Bluesky feed which for some reason has become wall to wall people telling me about their achievements in strange games. What a world 🤣

Happy 90th birthday to Sir John Tusa, ex #BBCNewsnight presenter+ex managing director of #bbcworldservice. Over 50 episodes of The John Tusa Interview ( #BBCRadio3 2000-2005) are still available on #BBCSounds. bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00…

Happy 90th birthday to Sir John Tusa, ex #BBCNewsnight presenter+ex managing director of #bbcworldservice. Over 50 episodes of The John Tusa Interview ( #BBCRadio3 2000-2005) are still available on #BBCSounds.
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Morning all. I’m back with #BBCWorldService as background listening until @matthew-wright.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk at 7. Should be good today!

The BBC World Service must be defended not defunded - Index on Censorship Index and other organisations call on the UK government to provide clarity over public broadcaster's funding at a critical time

The #BBCWorldService is set to run out of funding at the end of March 2026. It must be defended not defunded.

Read our open letter to Yvette Cooper calling on her to provide urgent clarity on the matter ⬇️
www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/02/the-...

Agreed. Thought he was unbelievably rude. Didn't listen. Just wanted a gotcha moment, and made himself and #BBC look like turkeys. #bbcnickrobinson is so past his sell by date as a presenter. Waste of licence payers money. They kept this gob on a stick but shut #BBCWorldService. Priorities!

Good to hear #UnexpectedElements on #BBCWorldService celebrating the science behind the piña colada scent of gorse! My favourite! A countryside walk takes much longer with me stopping to sniff every 10 seconds...heavenly... I even have Lush's Furze perfume which is rather beautiful 💚

Bravo #TimFranks #BBCWorldService for being the only news programme on the BBC that refers to #Epstein as a "convicted sex offender" rather than "disgraced financier".