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Tracing the origins of the cholera outbreak in Haiti. The 98-year-old grandfather of allergy medicine. The emotional fallout for the adopted teenagers who trace their birth relatives online Show more

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Assignment goes on the trail of one of Mexico's toughest cops and asks if the war on drugs is being won or lost in the city of Tijuana. Show more

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Can a timely intervention save Europe's economies? And what can a country do if it is suddenly stripped of its most valuable asset - oil? Show more

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Why are judges so important in today's world and how do the courts earn and use their power? Laura Lynch reports from Turkey on the struggle for power between the government and the judges. Show more

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There's politics, religion and... hairdressing as Owen talks to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Pastor Terry Jones, and the famous crimper Vidal Sassoon. Show more

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Nanoparticles are all around us. What effect could they be having on our environment?

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Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made.

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Coverage of Her Majesty the Queen's traditional Christmas message to the Commonwealth.

Contemporary and classical tracks from around the world with Mark Coles.

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X Woman genome sequenced; Determining age form blood samples; Moments of Genius - Professor Barry Marshall on Kary Mullis; Ice-Age fossils; Gene for impulsivity Show more

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Assignment goes on the trail of one of Mexico's toughest cops and asks if the war on drugs is being won or lost in the city of Tijuana. Show more

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There's politics, religion and... hairdressing as Owen talks to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Pastor Terry Jones, and the famous crimper Vidal Sassoon. Show more

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BBC News reports from around the world.

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Joan Bakewell reflects on the ageing process and the efforts by scientists to reverse it. She weighs up the pros and cons of adding many more years to the human span.

Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.

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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

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In a Christmas edition of Something Understood, Mark Tully considers the symbolism and meaning of the traditional nativity stories and asks what they can offer us in a contemporary context. Show more

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There's politics, religion and... hairdressing as Owen talks to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Pastor Terry Jones, and the famous crimper Vidal Sassoon. Show more

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Step-parenting has become far more common, but has it become any easier emotionally to bring up another man's child?

Richard Black explores one of the more controversial ways of averting or dealing with climate change: geoengineering. Show more

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Thousands flee Ivory Coast, many dead in Pakistan attack and Christmas around the world.

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Mediterranean history: Robert Tignor on how ancient Egypt shaped early Christianity; Mary Beard on the most enduring legacy of the Romans; plus Philip Mansel on Levantine ports. Show more

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Contemporary and classical tracks from around the world with Mark Coles. Show more

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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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BBC News reports from around the world.

BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Joan Bakewell reflects on the ageing process and the efforts by scientists to reverse it. She weighs up the pros and cons of adding many more years to the human span.

Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Step-parenting has become far more common, but has it become any easier emotionally to bring up another man's child?

Richard Black explores one of the more controversial ways of averting or dealing with climate change: geoengineering. Show more

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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

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A conversation with the head of one of the world’s best known charities – Oxfam. Show more

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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.

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X Woman genome sequenced; Determining age form blood samples; Moments of Genius - Professor Barry Marshall on Kary Mullis; Ice-Age fossils; Gene for impulsivity Show more