Stories for December 19th 2002

Thursday, December 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

Falklands congratulates BBC World Service

Among a flood of congratulations and good will messages to the BBC World Service from around the world on its 70th anniversary (on Thursday, 19th December) is a letter of appreciation from the Falkland Islands Government.

Thursday, December 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

Trusted World Service

The BBC World Service, claims with some justification, to be the world's best-known, most trusted voice in international broadcasting, delivering a lively mix of news, analysis and features 24 hours a day to about 150-million listeners worldwide, in English and more than forty other languages.

Thursday, December 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

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