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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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Sociologist WILLIAM JULIUS WILSON on tackling racial inequality. Philosopher ROGER SCRUTON on notions of beauty. Film-maker CLEMENS VON WEDEMEYER on the tricks the camera plays with our perception. Show more

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When the financier Bernard Madoff was exposed as crook in December 2008 it was not only banks and individuals that lost out but also charities: James Commarasamy follows the story of two of them. Show more

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

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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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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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Pakistan's army predicts victory in a matter of days against the Taleban in Swat - we look at the religious divides, racism protests on the streets of Melbourne and Big Ben clocks up 150 years.

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Mark Tully investigates India's attempts to save the country's tigers from extinction.

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This week Mark Tully explores homesickness, a yearning more complex than a simple nostalgia for homeland. Show more

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All the international sporting action with background interviews and reports from around the world.

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All the international sporting action with background interviews and reports from around the world.

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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

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

Alan Johnston with insights into world events from BBC correspondents.

A roundup of all the football action, plus all the day's other sporting action.

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Sociologist WILLIAM JULIUS WILSON on tackling racial inequality. Philosopher ROGER SCRUTON on notions of beauty. Film-maker CLEMENS VON WEDEMEYER on the tricks the camera plays with our perception. Show more

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

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BBC News reports from around the world.

This week Mark Tully explores homesickness, a yearning more complex than a simple nostalgia for homeland. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

Live global news, business and sport from the BBC.

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Sociologist WILLIAM JULIUS WILSON on tackling racial inequality. Philosopher ROGER SCRUTON on notions of beauty. Film-maker CLEMENS VON WEDEMEYER on the tricks the camera plays with our perception. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

BBC News reports from around the world.

BBC News reports from around the world.

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

Contemporary and classic tracks from around the world. Playlist at bbcworldservice.com Show more

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Live global news, business and sport from the BBC.