[sustran] YOU can change BBC World Service transport-related content

[Todd Edelman, Green Idea Factory]

Hi,

A producer of the BBC World Service radio show "The Beat" responded to a 
complaint of mine that the programme's occasional "Driving Songs" 
segment does not reflect the reality of how most people in the world get 
around, i.e. by public transport [if not walking, etc.]. So on last 
week's show, originally broadcast on 27 February - which is on their 
website until 21.30 GMT this Thursday, 8 March - the host reads most of 
my comments and also those from someone talking about what people listen 
to whilst cycling... and of course he makes some cheeky comments of his 
own. I also think they intentionally picked someone from Ghana, i.e. a 
developing world example, as the featured driver.

To find it on the web go to:

<http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/the_beat.shtml>

and click on "Audio -  Listen to the Beat"

The whole bit is about 90 seconds and starts at 1:09:00 but without 
reloading the page it is awkward to forward and impossible to rewind so 
I suggest just listening to the preceding nine minutes, which is about 
the great Ry Cooder.

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REQUESTED ACTION: I am sure they are monitoring listener comments - if 
any - on this issue, and will probably change the content a bit if 
people want it. To comment, just fill out the form on the right side of 
the page and click "submit".  It will be automatically sent to the 
show's producers.

If this email reaches you too late to listen to my comments, you can of 
course still make your opinion known on the issue on the same page.

Thanks for listening,
T

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