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Our relationship to the figure of the mother is, of course, a recurring theme for artists. In this week’s edition of Something Understood the writer Sarah Cuddon ponders the "mother as muse". Show more
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The Interview Archive
01/05/2010 Kate and Gerry McCann: Kate and Gerry McCann on Their Daughter Madeleine
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Madeleine McCann disappeared while on a family holiday in Portugal. She was just three at the time. Her parents Kate and Gerry McCann tell Mike Williams how they have coped Show more
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Innovation: the mysterious realm of nanotechnology, where the invisibly small opens up an entirely different world. Show more
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Apostle Asafo guides us around his remarkable workshops in Accra, where teenagers can learn trades. Is it really sustainable?
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The Age of Austerity - But will there be Riots?
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When does anger turn to riot? As governments tighten belts from Iceland to Greece, lessons from 200 years ago. And who owns the picture on your tee-shirt? Copyright in the age of the web. Show more
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Assignment
Inside Britain's Class System
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The richest 10% in Britain are more than 100 times better off than the poorest 10%. As Britain goes to the polls, Assignment finds out if the class system is still holding people back. Show more
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Roger Hardy sees how the Amsterdam Moroccan Muslim community is faring, particularly women, with dilemmas over faith & identity.
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Temperatures have been rising sharply in the sub-continent. In this letter from Delhi, Mark Tully explores how Indians and others cope with the dreaded summer heat.
Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.
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Times Square bomb attempt, Greek austerity and naked art
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Gerry Northam investigates claims that bio fuels, thought to be the answer to global warming, might lead to environmental havoc. Show more
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Alan Johnston presents stories from foreign correspondents in Egypt, India, Lebanon, the United States and South Africa.
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The Interview Archive
01/05/2010 Kate and Gerry McCann: Kate and Gerry McCann on Their Daughter Madeleine
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Madeleine McCann disappeared while on a family holiday in Portugal. She was just three at the time. Her parents Kate and Gerry McCann tell Mike Williams how they have coped Show more
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A round-up of all the football action, reports and interviews, plus all the day's other sports news.
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Global Business
Upending the Pyramid: Remembering CK Prahalad
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Peter Day revisits interviews with the management thinker CK Prahalad, who died recently. Show more
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Business Weekly Archive
The Age of Austerity - But will there be Riots?
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
When does anger turn to riot? As governments tighten belts from Iceland to Greece, lessons from 200 years ago. And who owns the picture on your tee-shirt? Copyright in the age of the web. Show more
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Prominent international thinkers debating big ideas.
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Alan Johnston presents stories from foreign correspondents in Egypt, India, Lebanon, the United States and South Africa.
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For years Beverley De-Gale has campaigned for more black and Asian people in the UK to act as blood and organ donors. She examines the fears and myths behind their reluctance to volunteer. Show more
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World Book Club
World Book Club: Richard Ford
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Richard Ford discusses his classic novel 'The Sportswriter' with Harriett Gilbert and an invited studio audience.
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Technology and Repression
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Should western companies supply repressive regimes with ways to control the internet? Show more
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Gerry Northam investigates claims that bio fuels, thought to be the answer to global warming, might lead to environmental havoc. Show more
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Contemporary and classic tracks from around the world. Playlist at bbcworldservice.com Show more
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The Interview Archive
01/05/2010 Kate and Gerry McCann: Kate and Gerry McCann on Their Daughter Madeleine
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Madeleine McCann disappeared while on a family holiday in Portugal. She was just three at the time. Her parents Kate and Gerry McCann tell Mike Williams how they have coped Show more