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Coverage of Pope Francis funeral.  Radio 3's Music on the Front Line.  Our BBC, Our Future.

Coverage of Pope Francis funeral. Radio 3's Music on the Front Line. Our BBC, Our Future.

Update: 2025-05-01
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The death of Pope Francis on the 21st April understandably led to a wave of media coverage, but did the BBC get it right? Andrea Catherwood puts your views to Aleem Maqbool, Religion Editor for BBC News, and hears about what it takes to prepare for such a solemn occasion. And what did listeners think of the episode of Witness History that came directly after the Pope's Requiem Mass on the Sunday morning?

Listeners talk about Clive Myrie's Music on the Front Line which returned for another series as part of Radio 3's Music Matters this Spring. Clive interviews fellow journalists about the music they've turned to while reporting from some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones.

And you might have noticed a questionnaire - Our BBC, Our Future - in your email inbox recently, asking what you watch and listen to and your thoughts on the future of the Corporation. We hear your reactions, and Andrea talks to Professor Matt Walsh, Head of the Journalism School at the University of Cardiff, about the biggest public engagement exercise the BBC has carried out.

Producer: Pauline Moore
Assistant Producer: Rebecca Guthrie
Executive Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4

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Coverage of Pope Francis funeral.  Radio 3's Music on the Front Line.  Our BBC, Our Future.

Coverage of Pope Francis funeral. Radio 3's Music on the Front Line. Our BBC, Our Future.

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