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The journalist Madeleine Bunting reflects on the appeal of gardens and gardening.

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Abdul Salam Zaeef is the former Taliban spokesman who was their Ambassador to Pakistan. He was imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay and he now lives under government protection in Kabul. Show more

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Owen Bennett Jones talks to Deputy prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Arthur Mutambara.

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Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka travels from his native Nigeria to South Africa to assess the past and present of the rainbow nation through the eyes of its finest writers. Show more

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Is Africa still a struggling continent fighting against abuses and corruption, made worse by its mineral riches?

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Alpa Shah visits an Indian community under the influence of the Maoist movement. People in these remote villages - from farmers to child soldiers - tell her their stories. Show more

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Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.

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David Cannadine reflects on the distinctive style of American graduation ceremonies and the life-long sense of identity they forge between graduates and their fellow alumni.

Rajan Datar finds out about the art of football commentary from Richard Connelly, one of the team currently in South Africa covering the World Cup for the BBC World Service. Show more

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Violence in Kyrgyzstan; Pakistani support for the Teleban; sexual harrassment and suicide.

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Eminent scientist Martin Rees delivers this years Reith Lectures, exploring the challenges facing science in the 21st century.

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Abdul Salam Zaeef is the former Taliban spokesman who was their Ambassador to Pakistan. He was imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay and he now lives under government protection in Kabul. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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Ros Atkins in South Africa takes World Cup calls, texts and emails from football fans around the world.

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This week on Global Business the second of two programmes about the problems facing the press. This week Peter Day looks at the future of journalism as a profession. Show more

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Is Africa still a struggling continent fighting against abuses and corruption, made worse by its mineral riches?

Or is burgeoning democracy bringing new cause for hope? Show more

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New Beginnings: cell renewal and telomeres, the rise of China and new African education. Show more

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Violence in Kyrgyzstan, the Taliban and the ISI, and are vuvuzelas ruining the World Cup?

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Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world.

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Should gay men be allowed to donate blood? Does sex before sport affect performance? The Georgian Health System. And why women's groups improve the health of babies. Show more

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Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.

Mike goes to the TT Races, messes with an electric bike, and hears how to paint a mountain Show more

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Prominent international thinkers debating big ideas.

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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

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Fans will be avidly debating the fate of their nations in the World Cup, but football has the most support at domestic level. David Goldblatt explores the madness of the game at the Milan derby. Show more

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

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Abdul Salam Zaeef is the former Taliban spokesman who was their Ambassador to Pakistan. He was imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay and he now lives under government protection in Kabul. Show more