Dating and Morality in Pakistan in Wake of TV Host Maya Khan’s Firing

A TV show is also making headlines in Pakistan. The show’s anchor was fired for producing a program in which she raided a public park in Karachi, hounding young dating couples and questioning their morality.

Home Of The First Regular Television Service

For our Geo Quiz, we want you to name the building where a battle between competing television systems took place 75 years ago.

The Glory Days Of PanAm

ABC debuts the new series “PanAm” this Sunday.

Exporting ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ to Russia

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Phil Rosenthal, creator of the hit television series “Everybody Loves Raymond,” about his experience helping to remake Raymond for Russian television. He’s made a documentary about it called “Exporting Raymond”. Download MP3

Video: Watch the trailer to “Exporting Raymond”

Doctor Who wears tweed

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Matt Smith is the latest actor to play the iconic “Doctor Who” character on British television. His choice of a Harris Tweed jacket for his incarnation of the Doctor has given the iconic Scottish fabric an unexpected boost. The World’s Carol Zall reports. Download MP3

Kid’s TV in more than just English

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Once in every while, a “parents group” complains about the content of kids TV, whether it’s a gay Teletubby or single-sex parents of a Postcards with Buster episode. The most recent controversy involving Spanish-speaking Dora the Explorer, which prompts the question: is it confusing with TV characters sprinkle their English with Spanish (Dora) or Chinese (Ni Hao Kai Lan). The World’s Alex Gallafent reports. Download MP3

• Dora The Explorer
• Dora La Exploradora (in Spanish)
• Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
• Sesame Street

Tech Podcast 275: Nope, no iPad

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No, this is not an exclusive screenshot from the new iPad. In fact, this episode has absolutely nothing in it about Apple’s shiny new gadget. This is, in fact, the first “screengrab” from John Logie Baird’s “televisor.” Find out all about it in this week’s episode. Also, we hear about Internet connectivity in Nigeria and Finland.

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“Sweating Bullets” in Serbia

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Meet Nick Slaughter, from “Sweating Bullets.” The cheesy detective show aired in the US from 1991 to 1993. America may have forgotten Nick Slaughter. But Serbia hasn’t. In fact, the star of the show, actor Rob Stewart, recently discovered his enduring fame in Serbia. Now he’s making a documentary about his experience, called Slaughter Nick for President. Later today, Matthew Brunwasser reports from Belgrade. Download MP3

• Video promo for Slaughter Nick for President
• Nick Slaughter on Facebook
• More on actor Rob Stewart

Remembering Italy’s “Quiz King”

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Veteran Italian television host Mike Bongiorno has died at the age of 85. Bongiorno was born in the United States, but made a name for himself in Italy hosting game shows starting in the 1950s. He was known as “The Quiz King.” The World’s William Troop has a remembrance of Mike Bongiorno. Download MP3

• Associated Press Obituary
• More information on Mike Bongiorno

Chef Feraz sizzles on Iraqi television

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Every day, millions of Iraqis tune in to the TV program “Good Morning, Iraq.” And the program’s big draw? Chef Feraz, the man widely considered to be Iraq’s own top chef. His cooking tips are widely sought after by many, especially women. The BBC’s Natalia Antelava reports. >>>Click here for a BBC video of Chef Feraz.

Criticism for journalists freed by North Korea

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Today on The World, South Koreans are welcoming Pyongyang’s release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Some see it as a sign that North Korea may be ready to re-open dialogue and calm tensions on the peninsula. But some North Korea activists are still concerned that what Ling, Lee and many other reporters have done in northeast China, has put their work in jeopardy. From Seoul, Jason Strother reports. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) >>>Click here for the latest BBC coverage.

Reporter’s Journal: Snapshots of Kenya, III

The World’s Andrea Crossan goes for a ride on Nairobi, Kenya’s preferred method of transportation, the mini-bus known as a matutu. On the way, she captures some photos and videos that give you a feel of what life is like for both those who ride, and those who work.