Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport 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.
MS DOS turns 30; Laura Sheeter talks about aerial photos; Rick Falkvinge tells us why he invested all of his savings into the digital currency Bitcoin Show more
Sporting Witness
Eric Liddell - from Chariots of Fire to World War II
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The extraordinary life of Eric Liddell, the Scottish runner featued in the film Chariots of Fire. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The World Today Weekend Archive
07/08/2011
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The World Today Weekend Archive
07/08/2011
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Helping Norway's massacre survivors deal with psychological trauma; Unprecedented rises of obesity in emerging countries; A new portable blood test which can diagnose multiple diseases within minutes. Show more
Witness History
The Voyage of the Kon-Tiki
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In 1947 a Norwegian adventurer sailed across the Pacific on a wooden raft. Thor Heyerdahl had built the raft using only materials available to Americans before Columbus arrived on the continent. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The World Today Weekend Archive
07/08/2011
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Olga Betko finds people who have returned to live in a nuclear "dead zone". Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
A journey down the Ganges collecting sounds and stories from among the 400 million people who live and work on it.
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.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Global Business
New Dimensions for Manufacturing - Episode 1
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Peter Day finds out how 3D printing could revolutionise manufacturing. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
06/08/2011
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available 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.
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.
Using science to predict floods and save lives when they do strike; Looking deep into the origins of our universe and potentially some other universes; Asking what do dinosaurs sound like. Show more
In August 1980 a huge bomb destroyed much of Bologna train station in Italy. 85 people were killed and hundreds injured. Right-wing extremists were eventually convicted of planting the bomb. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
Ruling Iran: A Profile of the Supreme Leader
23 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
James Reynolds profiles Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, one of the country's least scrutinised politicians. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Nina Robinson reports on the children in India who work as domestic servants in the homes of the middle classes - despite a law giving every child from age of six to 14 the right to a free education. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
How much can European history teach us about its future? And why we ignore what may turn out to be the greatest danger - volcanoes. Show more
Sporting Witness
Eric Liddell - from Chariots of Fire to World War II
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The extraordinary life of Eric Liddell, the Scottish runner featued in the film Chariots of Fire. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
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.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
World Book Club
Colm Toibin - Brooklyn
53 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Poignant tale of young Irish woman trying to make a new life in 1950s New York 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.
A journey down the Ganges collecting sounds and stories from among the 400 million people who live and work on it.
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.
On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Olga Betko finds people who have returned to live in a nuclear "dead zone". Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Global Business
New Dimensions for Manufacturing - Episode 1
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Peter Day finds out how 3D printing could revolutionise manufacturing. 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.
Using science to predict floods and save lives when they do strike; Looking deep into the origins of our universe and potentially some other universes; Asking what do dinosaurs sound like. Show more
In August 1980 a huge bomb destroyed much of Bologna train station in Italy. 85 people were killed and hundreds injured. Right-wing extremists were eventually convicted of planting the bomb. 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.
Helping Norway's massacre survivors deal with psychological trauma; Unprecedented rises of obesity in emerging countries; A new portable blood test which can diagnose multiple diseases within minutes. Show more
Witness History
The Voyage of the Kon-Tiki
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In 1947 a Norwegian adventurer sailed across the Pacific on a wooden raft. Thor Heyerdahl had built the raft using only materials available to Americans before Columbus arrived on the continent. 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.
A journey down the Ganges collecting sounds and stories from among the 400 million people who live and work on it.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Olga Betko finds people who have returned to live in a nuclear "dead zone". Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Explorations in the world of science.
Is it ever acceptable for journalists to break the law? Rajan puts the question to Jon Williams, BBC World News Editor and Sakima Datoo, former Managing Editor of the Tanzanian Guardian. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
06/08/2011
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available 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.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Nina Robinson reports on the children in India who work as domestic servants in the homes of the middle classes - despite a law giving every child from age of six to 14 the right to a free education. Show more