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New IVF technique could double or triple a woman's chance of conceiving. And could Coca Cola get medical supplies to remotest parts of the world? Show more
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Thomas Fessy investigates for Assignment, allegations that a senior Congolese general profited from the illegal takeover of a gold mine. Show more
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Could the currency spat lead to a full blown trade war? Hear the views from the G20. The price of gold continues its rise - but how high can it go? Plus, the view from China on currencies. Show more
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What's it like to play for your national team when your country is in disarray? We join up with the Haiti squad. Plus, we hear about Robert Enke's battle with depression -one year after his suicide. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
The Strand - Saturday 13th November 2010
55 minutes
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The best of this week's global arts and entertainment from the BBC World Service. Presented by Harriett Gilbert. Show more
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Carrie Gracie returns to China to see how 21st Century urbanisation is progressing. Show more
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The Interview Archive
Vidal Sassoon, Celebrity Hairdresser
28 minutes
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At the age of five, Vidal Sassoon was sent to an orphanage. Nine years later he started cutting hair, and went on to define the look of the 1960s. Show more
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What's it like to play for your national team when your country is in disarray? We join up with the Haiti squad. Plus, we hear about Robert Enke's battle with depression -one year after his suicide. Show more
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The Documentary
The Great Palace of Verse
25 minutes
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Iranians view the Shahnameh as a work that is of central importance to their culture and self identity. Writer Narguess Farzad dives into the text to explore the stories and themes contained within. Show more
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A second series of public events on the role of science in society, from the BBC World Service with the Wellcome Collection.
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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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Seven years after an American rocket attack destroyed his home, killed 16 members of his family, and left him without arms, Ali Abbas returns to Baghdad. Show more
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Writer Irma Kurtz reflects on the medieval troubadours and how they have evolved. Show more
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The Interview Archive
Vidal Sassoon, Celebrity Hairdresser
28 minutes
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At the age of five, Vidal Sassoon was sent to an orphanage. Nine years later he started cutting hair, and went on to define the look of the 1960s. Show more
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Rabbi Naftali Brawer explores the history and meaning of the Mourners Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.
One Planet
Cut-price fossil fuels, snakes on planes and Cancun questions
28 minutes
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The $300bn effort to make fossil fuels cheaper to use, plus snakes on planes and should we cancel Cancun? Show more
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Prominent international thinkers debating big ideas.
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Contemporary and classical tracks from around the world with Mark Coles. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
14/11/2010
55 minutes
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The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
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Sarah Dunant finds religion to be a powerful lens for a fresh look at British history giving shaper focus to the period of the Tudors in contrast to soap opera cliches. Show more
Rajan Datar asks whether there are any no-go areas when it comes to asking interviewees personal questions. Show more
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Rabbi Naftali Brawer explores the history and meaning of the Mourners Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.
One Planet
Cut-price fossil fuels, snakes on planes and Cancun questions
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The $300bn effort to make fossil fuels cheaper to use, plus snakes on planes and should we cancel Cancun? Show more
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Seven years after an American rocket attack destroyed his home, killed 16 members of his family, and left him without arms, Ali Abbas returns to Baghdad. Show more
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Peter Day hears about one of the world's most buoyant movie industries from a someone right in the thick of it. Show more
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Gamma-ray bubbles – the biggest thing in our galaxy; Smart diabetes tattoos; Mapping human proteins to determine exactly where to find them in the body; Invisibility cloaks Show more
