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Andrew Keen and Jeff Jarvis discuss whether online sharing leads to a dangerous loss of personal privacy and a new tool gives patients control over their own medical records. Show more
Witness History
Gandhi's Salt March protest
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1930, Gandhi led the famous Salt March against British rule in India. His great-grandson Tushar, retraced the route 75 years later. Show more
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The brains of people who can’t forget, could autism cause anorexia and will there ever be an effective malaria vaccine? Show more
Witness History
Romanian family history
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 21 years since a Romanian woman was finally able to uncover her family history - kept hidden for decades by the communist secret police. Nick Thorpe reports. Show more
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The Documentary
After the Crash - Part Two
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Adam Zamoyski examines the impact on Polish society of the Smolensk air crash, one year on. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Beyond The Sting Of Death (Heart And Sou
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Michael Ford examines what it really takes to conquer the fear of death, and what Christians can learn from other faiths.
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Global Business
Growing Rich in China
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This week Peter Day is back in China to hear from some of the newcomers making a splash on the Chinese business scene. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
23/04/2011
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is the Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miro as political as some of his work suggests? Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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A special programme looking at the scientific impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill which occurred a year ago. We also reflect on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant fire twenty five years ago Show more
Witness History
Gandhi's Salt March protest
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1930, Gandhi led the famous Salt March against British rule in India. His great-grandson Tushar, retraced the route 75 years later. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The Documentary
Who Says I Can't Fish?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Restrictions on commercial fishing in Europe were put in place to aid sustainability, but are they still appropriate? Show more
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Assignment
Uganda to Iraq: Trafficked into Slavery
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
For Assignment Anna Cavell tells the extraordinary story of the rescue of a group of Ugandan women who were trafficked into Iraq and found themselves working as domestic slaves. Show more
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Conflicts in our brain, in particle physics and in literature - how do we turn these clashes to our advantage? Show more
In 1993, around 80 people died in the fire that ended the siege at the headquarters of a Christian cult in Waco, Texas.
Sam Henry from Manchester, lost his wife and five children in the blaze. Show more
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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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Assignment
Uganda to Iraq: Trafficked into Slavery
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
For Assignment Anna Cavell tells the extraordinary story of the rescue of a group of Ugandan women who were trafficked into Iraq and found themselves working as domestic slaves. Show more
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One Planet
The Deepwater disaster in numbers
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A look at the stats behind the Deepwater Horizon disaster, plus an update from the Arctic Show more
In April 1961 Cuban exiles, backed by the US government, tried to overthrow Castro. Boatloads of counter-revolutionaries stormed the beaches of a bay in Cuba. The mission failed. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Heart and Soul
Beyond The Sting Of Death (Heart And Sou
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Michael Ford examines what it really takes to conquer the fear of death, and what Christians can learn from other faiths.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Syrian killing in Jableh, Israeli shot dead in Nablus + US cabbie gets fare of his life
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The Documentary
After the Crash - Part Two
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Adam Zamoyski examines the impact on Polish society of the Smolensk air crash, one year on. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Global Business
Growing Rich in China
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This week Peter Day is back in China to hear from some of the newcomers making a splash on the Chinese business scene. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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A special programme looking at the scientific impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill which occurred a year ago. We also reflect on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant fire twenty five years ago Show more
Witness History
Gandhi's Salt March protest
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1930, Gandhi led the famous Salt March against British rule in India. His great-grandson Tushar, retraced the route 75 years later. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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The brains of people who can’t forget, could autism cause anorexia and will there ever be an effective malaria vaccine? Show more
Witness History
Romanian family history
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 21 years since a Romanian woman was finally able to uncover her family history - kept hidden for decades by the communist secret police. Nick Thorpe reports. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Heart and Soul
Beyond The Sting Of Death (Heart And Sou
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Michael Ford examines what it really takes to conquer the fear of death, and what Christians can learn from other faiths.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
After the Crash - Part Two
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Adam Zamoyski examines the impact on Polish society of the Smolensk air crash, one year on. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Explorations in the world of science.
This week, why the World Service website has been redesigned and what listeners make of the changes.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
23/04/2011
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is the Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miro as political as some of his work suggests? 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.
Assignment
Uganda to Iraq: Trafficked into Slavery
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
For Assignment Anna Cavell tells the extraordinary story of the rescue of a group of Ugandan women who were trafficked into Iraq and found themselves working as domestic slaves. Show more
