LONDON – A detailed proposal pushing for the creation of a BBC radio service that provides Korean-language programming to both North and South Korea is currently being considered by the British government, despite ongoing budget cuts to the BBC World Service.
"It always comes as a surprise when you tell people that the BBC World Service doesn't broadcast in Korean. Although there is no former colonial link between Great Britain and Korea (in many respects a blessing), 1,000 British servicemen did give their lives in the Korean War" said Lord David Alton, author of a preface to the 15-page report seen by NK NEWS.
LONDON – A detailed proposal pushing for the creation of a BBC radio service that provides Korean-language programming to both North and South Korea is currently being considered by the British government, despite ongoing budget cuts to the BBC World Service.
"It always comes as a surprise when you tell people that the BBC World Service doesn't broadcast in Korean. Although there is no former colonial link between Great Britain and Korea (in many respects a blessing), 1,000 British servicemen did give their lives in the Korean War" said Lord David Alton, author of a preface to the 15-page report seen by NK NEWS.
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