Walter Perera

Walter Perera describes what the BBC has meant to him throughout his life.

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Terry Waite

Former hostage Terry Waite describes how the BBC helped him through his ordeal

• 3 mins

Zedenek Hron

Zedenek Hron describes what the BBC meant to him under communist rule in the 1960s and 70s

• 3 mins

Marcel Beleyn

Marcel Beleyn is an English teacher in Belgium and tells how he has used the BBC in his teachings.

• 3 mins

Yang Hong

Chinese listener Yang Hong describes winning a BBC competition to see the Olympic Games

• 3 mins

Joan Sherley

New Zealander Joan Sherley tells of the time she heard King George on the radio in 1932

• 3 mins

Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee recalls hearing news of Indira Gandhi's assassination on the BBC

• 3 mins

Henry Brugsch

Blind listener from Massachusetts Henry Brugsch reveals how much the BBC means to him

• 3 mins

Carolee Morrison

New York listener Carolee Morrison recalls the resumption of BBC broadcasts after 9/11

• 3 mins

Anish Damodaran

Anish Damodaran describes learning about his condition by listening to Medical Matters

• 3 mins

John Figliozzi

New York shortwave listener John Figliozzi discovers new ways to listen to the BBC

• 3 mins

Maree Gutterson

Maree Gutterson recalls writing and recording her award-winning radio play Stuffed

• 3 mins

Jean Lacouture

Writer Jean Lacouture recalls BBC broadcasts made by General de Gaulle

• 3 mins

Ali Mazrui

Ali Mazrui remembers hearing Harold Macmillan's 'wind of change' speech on the BBC

• 3 mins

Negar Roshanzamir

Negar Roshanzamir from Iran talks about her unforgettable moments listening to the BBC

• 3 mins