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06/05/2009 David Kilcullen
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David Kilcullen is an counterinsurgency expert. He has worked in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. He tells Lyse Doucet about the need to try to understand the culture of the enemy. Show more
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun
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Sir David Attenborough explains what he would like to be if he returned as an animal. He tells a story of this most peculiar creature and his encounter with it in the forests of South America. Show more
This week, Penny Vine hears from Professor Michael Sandel, who will be delivering this year’s Reith lectures. 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.
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World Book Club: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun
53 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Harriett Gilbert talks to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about lives upturned by the Biafran War in Nigeria. Show more
Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
Sir David Attenborough explains what he would like to be if he returned as an animal. He tells a story of this most peculiar creature and his encounter with it in the forests of South America. Show more
This week, Penny Vine hears from Professor Michael Sandel, who will be delivering this year’s Reith lectures. Show more
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