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This week, A Letter from Delhi. Mark Tully takes stock of the country’s new political landscape, to see who’s in and who’s out, and checks whether his predictions from the last time proved accurate. Show more

Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers. Should people pay to access news articles on the web? Show more

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

In the near future, gynaecologist Mara is drawn into the murky waters of cloning & genetic reconstruction. By Peter Goldsworthy from ABC Radio in Australia. Show more

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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

This week, A Letter from Delhi. Mark Tully takes stock of the country’s new political landscape, to see who’s in and who’s out, and checks whether his predictions from the last time proved accurate. Show more

Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers. Should people pay to access news articles on the web? Show more

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