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Communist China at 60 and digital Rwanda
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
As China turns 60, can it still make its living from cheap labour? Also digital Rwanda. Plus how coins have vanished from the tills in Zimbabwe. Show more
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
The Interview Archive
Marcus Trescothick, Cricketer
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Marcus Trescothick is one of England's top cricketers. He gave up playing for England after suffering debilitating depression. Show more
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Can the new social media undermine repressive regimes, or are the regimes using them? Show more
BBC News reports from around the world.
Heart and Soul
Twin Sisters, Two Faiths
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Identical twin sisters have, as adults, embraced religion. But where Caroline has become Christian, Elizabeth has become Muslim.
Contemporary and classic tracks from around the world. Playlist at bbcworldservice.com Show more
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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The world's supply of silicon chips relies on a mining town in North Carolina. Sue Nelson looks at the industry in Spruce Pine.
Silence is something many of us crave in a world full of clamour. But, as Fergal Keane discovers, it means much more than the mere absence of noise. Show more
Live sport from around the world with reports, interviews and analysis.
BBC News reports from around the world.
Business Weekly Archive
Communist China at 60 and digital Rwanda
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
As China turns 60, can it still make its living from cheap labour? Also digital Rwanda. Plus how coins have vanished from the tills in Zimbabwe. Show more
A round-up of all the results, reports and interviews from the day's sporting action.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
BBC News reports from around the world.
Silence is something many of us crave in a world full of clamour. But, as Fergal Keane discovers, it means much more than the mere absence of noise. Show more
World Book Club
World Book Club: Gunter Grass
53 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Half a century on from its first publication, G�nter Grass will be talking about The Tin Drum from his home in Lubeck, Germany.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC News reports from around the world.
Contemporary and classic tracks from around the world. Playlist at bbcworldservice.com Show more
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.