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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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From Our Own Correspondent
25/12/2010
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from correspondents around the world. This week Alan Johnston presents despatches covering the United States, Iceland, Venezuela, and the Horn of Africa. Show more
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Richard Black explores one of the more controversial ways of averting or dealing with climate change: geoengineering. Show more
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Interview Archive
24/12/2010 Best of 2010 with Owen Bennett Jones: Best of 2010 with Owen Bennett Jones
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from 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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
25/12/2010
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from correspondents around the world. This week Alan Johnston presents despatches covering the United States, Iceland, Venezuela, and the Horn of Africa. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Business Weekly Archive
Austere Festivities
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results 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.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Newshour
26/12/2010 : 26/12/2010 (1200 GMT)
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest news from the world of Sport.
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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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Contemporary and classical tracks from around the world with Mark Coles. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
25/12/2010
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from correspondents around the world. This week Alan Johnston presents despatches covering the United States, Iceland, Venezuela, and the Horn of Africa. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Interview Archive
24/12/2010 Best of 2010 with Owen Bennett Jones: Best of 2010 with Owen Bennett Jones
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports 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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
25/12/2010
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from correspondents around the world. This week Alan Johnston presents despatches covering the United States, Iceland, Venezuela, and the Horn of Africa. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Business Weekly Archive
Austere Festivities
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
25/12/2010
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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.
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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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.
Witness History
Jamaica Slave Rebellion
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Baptist War was led by Samuel Sharpe in 1831. Though the rebellion was brutally crushed, it had a significant impact on the anti-slavery movement. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Contemporary and classical tracks from around the world with Mark Coles. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Interview Archive
24/12/2010 Best of 2010 with Owen Bennett Jones: Best of 2010 with Owen Bennett Jones
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
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
