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How achievable are Tony Blair's plans to promote inter-faith collaboration? Show more

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Issues and talking points from the global game. With the BBC's Alan Green. Show more

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Sorious Samura joins an undercover investigation into human trafficking by one of Africa’s leading investigating journalist. Show more

Looks at whether there is a risk the world might overreact to swine flu, asks if now is the time to invest in Iraq, or get divorced if you are the wealthy partner. Show more

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In the second of his dispatches for the BBC World Service Mark Tully offers his assessment of the forces at play during the current election process in India.

This week we have a report from one of the journalists who’ll be on board the BBC’s India Election train. Plus, listeners review World Football and A Quiet Revolution in the Concert Hall. Show more

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Alan Johnston with insights into world events from BBC correspondents.

Richard Thaler, one of the founding fathers of a whole new branch of economics explains why people's behaviour in a crisis is never rational, Show more

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In the third part of this series, Peter Day takes a close look at Iceland's role in the world economic crisis and where it goes from here.

Issues and talking points from the global game. With the BBC's Alan Green. Show more

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Is Prime Minister Gordon Brown's authority ebbing away? Show more

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Harriett Gilbert talks to internationally acclaimed Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi about her classic novel Woman at Point Zero. Show more

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In depth reporting and analysis of today's leading global news stories.

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Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles. Show more

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In the third part of this series, Peter Day takes a close look at Iceland's role in the world economic crisis and where it goes from here.

In the second programme from Turkey, Charlie Gillett examines the traditional and acoustic music that can be heard in Istanbul. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

Live global news, business and sport from the BBC.

In the second of his dispatches for the BBC World Service Mark Tully offers his assessment of the forces at play during the current election process in India.

This week we have a report from one of the journalists who’ll be on board the BBC’s India Election train. Plus, listeners review World Football and A Quiet Revolution in the Concert Hall. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

Harriett Gilbert talks to internationally acclaimed Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi about her classic novel Woman at Point Zero. Show more

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After conquering Venezuela, El Sistema, the remarkable network of youth orchestras, goes global. We see its impact in Scotland.

In the second of his dispatches for the BBC World Service Mark Tully offers his assessment of the forces at play during the current election process in India.

This week we have a report from one of the journalists who’ll be on board the BBC’s India Election train. Plus, listeners review World Football and A Quiet Revolution in the Concert Hall. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

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Swine Flu has been all over the media, but how much is fact and how much is exaggeration. With specialists in vaccine technology and respiratory diseases we look at the scientific facts. Show more