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A report on the uproar over Facebook's redesign; Computer gamers solve a riddle that has baffled scientists; The robot in charge of your car; The rise of German startups Show more
Sporting Witness
The First Paralympic Games
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The first Paralympics were held in Rome in 1960. Margaret Maughan was a member of the British team - and won the UK's first Paralympic gold medal. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
02/10/2011
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The World Today Weekend Archive
02/10/2011
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The Bottom Line
McDonald's and New Tech
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van Davis asks his guests how well McDonald's is managing to revive its famous fast-food formula. They also debate whether the progress of radical new technology has slowed down. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
02/10/2011
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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A series that invites close, unhurried listening to the stories of individuals.
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Tim Gardam explores how the Communist Party is reconnecting with Chinas Taoist heritage and promoting it through tourism.
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Hundreds of small companies have set up shop in East London. But could 'Silicon Roundabout' really rival Silicon Valley? Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
01/10/2011
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Hector Tobar, Janin Freedom Theatre, Rian, Melancholia, Siu2 at Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, Hu Fayun and his internet novel, Bill Fontana Show more
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The Bottom Line
McDonald's and New Tech
30 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
van Davis asks his guests how well McDonald's is managing to revive its famous fast-food formula. They also debate whether the progress of radical new technology has slowed down. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Hundreds arrested in NY protest - how do demonstrations become movements? Art to kiss
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The World Debate
Does The EU Have A Future?
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Will the EU survive the euro debt crisis? Is it just a failure of political leadership? Zeinab Badawi chairs a debate from Rome. Show more
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How much has Berlin lived up to the radical ideals of the 1968 generation and what is the way forward for a city with such a rich and traumatic history. Show more
Sporting Witness
The First Paralympic Games
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The first Paralympics were held in Rome in 1960. Margaret Maughan was a member of the British team - and won the UK's first Paralympic gold medal. Show more
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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World Book Club
Lionel Shriver - We Need To Talk About Kevin
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With the international release of the much anticipated film of We Need To Talk about Kevin in October, here's another chance to catch Harriett Gilbert talking to American writer Lionel Shriver. Show more
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Tim Gardam explores how the Communist Party is reconnecting with Chinas Taoist heritage and promoting it through tourism.
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Hundreds of small companies have set up shop in East London. But could 'Silicon Roundabout' really rival Silicon Valley? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Forty years ago, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace were founded. We invited them and WWF - which is celebrating it's 50th birthday - to discuss the successes and failures of the green movement. Show more
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Increasing numbers of suicides in Greece; Nodding syndrome - the puzzling new disease in South Sudan; Differences between male and female immune systems - is this a possible explanation for man flu? Show more
On 29 September 1941, the organised massacre of Ukrainian Jews began. In the capital Kiev, most of them were taken to a place called Babi Yar, and shot. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Tim Gardam explores how the Communist Party is reconnecting with Chinas Taoist heritage and promoting it through tourism.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
A series that invites close, unhurried listening to the stories of individuals.
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The Bottom Line
McDonald's and New Tech
30 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
van Davis asks his guests how well McDonald's is managing to revive its famous fast-food formula. They also debate whether the progress of radical new technology has slowed down. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
01/10/2011
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Hector Tobar, Janin Freedom Theatre, Rian, Melancholia, Siu2 at Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, Hu Fayun and his internet novel, Bill Fontana Show more
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Fenerbahce fans are angry. Their club is at the centre of a match fixing scandal and they've suffered the humiliation of being banned from the first game of the season. Show more