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==="This is London"=== A BBC News report would begin with its [[station identification]] phrase "This is London" or "This is London calling".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.turnipnet.com/whirligig/radio/index.htm|title=1950s British Radio Nostalgia|website=www.turnipnet.com|access-date=11 January 2021|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225231901/http://www.turnipnet.com/whirligig/radio/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The phrase has become a trademark of the BBC World Service, and has been influential in popular culture, such as music. In 1979, the British punk rock band [[The Clash]] released the hit song "[[London Calling (song)|London Calling]]",<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/clash-london-calling-album-facts-923232/|title=The Clash's 'London Calling': 10 Things You Didn't Know|first1=Andy|last1=Greene|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=13 December 2019|access-date=11 January 2021|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117003930/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/clash-london-calling-album-facts-923232/|url-status=live}}</ref> which was partly based on the station identification phrase.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://enviro-history.com/london-calling.html|title=London Calling|website=enviro-history.com|access-date=11 January 2021|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113165642/http://enviro-history.com/london-calling.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=June 2024}} During the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], before announcing the contest points from the UK, the broadcaster from the BBC delivering the votes usually begins with "This is London Calling". In 2019, the BBC started a weekly podcast called ''Eurovision Calling'' with Jayde Adams and [[Scott Mills]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Eurovision Calling | publisher=BBC | date=19 February 2021 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0704rjr | access-date=26 February 2021 | archive-date=25 February 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225215009/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0704rjr | url-status=live }}</ref>
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