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Writer and broadcaster Francis Spufford presents two programmes looking at Baghdad in its golden age - the period of the Abbasid Caliphs in the eighth and ninth centuries. Show more

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Big stories from the world's biggest sport. With the BBC's Alan Green. Show more

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Business Weekly looks at the state of the American dream - is it over? Or is it taking a break during these troubled times? And a look at the future of the Internet - with one of its founding fathers. Show more

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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

This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar asks the head of the Burmese service how reporters find out what is going on in Burma when the foreign press has been banned from the country. Show more

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Alan Johnston with insights into world events from BBC correspondents.

Shen Tong was one of the young Chinese student leaders in the Tiananmen Square democracy protests of 1989. So how does he look back on those fateful events, twenty years on? Show more

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A rescue plan emerges for GM's European operations and a Newshour special on Iran's upcoming elections.

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This week in Global Business, Peter Day hears from the very recently retired Chairman of Intel, Craig Barrett. Show more

Live sports action featuring coverage of the FA Cup Final from Wembley Stadium.

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Live sports action featuring coverage of the FA Cup Final from Wembley Stadium.

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Live sports action featuring coverage of the FA Cup Final from Wembley Stadium.

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Live sports action featuring coverage of the FA Cup Final from Wembley Stadium.

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Have your say on the day's football by emailing sportsworld@bbc.co.uk.

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"Power to the people". Reform is in the air. Who wants to be a politician now? Show more

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

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Evan Davis and his guests discuss how businesses can survive a recession, MPs' expenses and the pros and cons of having a positive mental attitude in the workplace. Show more

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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

This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar asks the head of the Burmese service how reporters find out what is going on in Burma when the foreign press has been banned from the country. 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.

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

This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar asks the head of the Burmese service how reporters find out what is going on in Burma when the foreign press has been banned from the country. Show more

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New predictions of huge natural gas bonanza under the warming Arctic. The GM monkeys that may transform medical research on brain diseases. Plus, a new boss for Nasa. Show more