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In the final programme in this short series, Peter Day is in Havana reporting on the small but significant changes taking place in Cuba, since Raul Castro
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The World Today Weekend Archive
17/12/2011
25 minutes
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The search for the Higgs Boson gets tantalisingly closer; The kind of kit a submarine needs to reach the deepest parts of the oceans; And whether it is suitable to use neuroscience findings in court Show more
Sporting Witness
Ron Clarke's Heart Stops at the Mexico Olympics
9 minutes
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How Australian 10,000 metre runner Ron Clarke collapsed from altitude sickness at the Mexico Olympics in 1968. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
17/12/2011
55 minutes
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The World Today Weekend Archive
17/12/2011
55 minutes
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 17/12/2011
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Owen Bennett Jones with the pick of recent insights from correspondents around the world ... from the rackety history of the British gin industry to Iraqis' view of the US troops leaving the country. 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? Show more
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Germany is calling the economic shots in Europe but does what makes sense for one of the world's largest economies really make sense for Greece or Portugal? Join Justin Rowlatt and his guests. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
17/12/2011
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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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? Show more
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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.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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One Planet looks at how we use our planet, and how what we do affects our lives. Show more
We take you back to the early days of the European project when six countries signed up to the European Economic Community. Show more
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Shahzeb Jillani explains how the 1971 war over Bangladesh shaped modern Pakistan. Show more
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Germany is calling the economic shots in Europe but does what makes sense for one of the world's largest economies really make sense for Greece or Portugal? Join Justin Rowlatt and his guests. Show more
BBC World Drama
By Fernanda Jaber: The Wild Neighbour And The Willing Coward
1 hour
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Being a good man and a good neighbour is not always the same thing, as Avi is about to find out. Fernanda Jaber's prize-winning play is a moral fable about community, fear and the love of a big cat. Show more
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AC Grayling in conversation with Gebisa Ejeta, a World Food Prize Laureate and an advisor to President Barrack Obama. Show more
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With over a billion cars now in existence, is the car culture now at a critical crossroads? Show more
As the former leader of Panama, Manuel Noriega faces charges of murder in his home country we take you back over 20 years to the moment he was removed from power by the USA. Show more
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One Planet looks at how we use our planet, and how what we do affects our lives. Show more
We take you back to the early days of the European project when six countries signed up to the European Economic Community. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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In the final programme in this short series, Peter Day is in Havana reporting on the small but significant changes taking place in Cuba, since Raul Castro
became President. Show more
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With over a billion cars now in existence, is the car culture now at a critical crossroads? Show more
Following the UK’s veto at the European summit, Rajan Datar raises listeners broader concerns about World Service coverage of Europe. Show more
BBC World Drama
By Fernanda Jaber: The Wild Neighbour And The Willing Coward
1 hour
on BBC World Service OnlineBeing a good man and a good neighbour is not always the same thing, as Avi is about to find out. Fernanda Jaber's prize-winning play is a moral fable about community, fear and the love of a big cat. Show more
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Who is responsible for the deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti? The blame has been laid at the door of the United Nations. The UN denies it is at fault. Mark Doyle investigates for Assignment. 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? Show more
