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Calestous Juma discusses the progress of broadband connectivity in Africa since submarine fibre-optic cables were brought to the continent a few years ago; Experts discuss the future of smart cities. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
08/01/2012
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The campaign to revive the Los Angeles river - from concrete stormdrain to natural habitat Show more
How millions of Europeans celebrated the launch of the euro at midnight on 1st of January 2002. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
08/01/2012
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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
08/01/2012
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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With a record one billion people now on the move, what is the meaning of home? Show more
This week we are focusing on Africa, a continent that represents our most loyal listeners. Show more
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Global Business
The Curse of the Bonus
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Peter Day traces the rise of the bonus culture and the impact it has had on the economy. Show more
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The Documentary
The Women Of Tahrir Square
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Women were at the forefront of the revolution in Egypt. Hanan Razek discovers why many are disappointed and angry at the Egyptian revolution's failures. Show more
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Calestous Juma discusses the progress of broadband connectivity in Africa since submarine fibre-optic cables were brought to the continent a few years ago; Experts discuss the future of smart cities. Show more
How millions of Europeans celebrated the launch of the euro at midnight on 1st of January 2002. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 7/01/2012
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Owen Bennett Jones introduces the pick of recent despatches. We hear of those fleeing torture in Syria; a partial revival in Kabul; enduring tensions in Libya and some cracking political jokes. Show more
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Health Check
Daniel Kahneman: Thinking, fast and slow
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A 2012 interview with the Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman about his book Thinking, Fast and Slow. Show more
How tiny Hereford United won one of the greatest FA cup ties of all time in 1972. Show more
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World Book Club
Witi Ihimaera - The Whale Rider
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New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera, a prominent Maori writer talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book The Whale Rider. Show more
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Global Business
The Curse of the Bonus
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Peter Day traces the rise of the bonus culture and the impact it has had on the economy. 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.
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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Mandy Smith, who started dating Rolling Stone Bill Wyman at 13, in conversation with Michael Ford. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 7/01/2012
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Owen Bennett Jones introduces the pick of recent despatches. We hear of those fleeing torture in Syria; a partial revival in Kabul; enduring tensions in Libya and some cracking political jokes. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Global Business
The Curse of the Bonus
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Peter Day traces the rise of the bonus culture and the impact it has had on the economy. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
100 years of the ANC; Stephen Hawking at 70; and unfunny politicians.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
The Women Of Tahrir Square
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Women were at the forefront of the revolution in Egypt. Hanan Razek discovers why many are disappointed and angry at the Egyptian revolution's failures. Show more
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Flying at many times the speed of sound has been an elusive goal of aeronautical engineers for many years. Gareth Mitchell looks at how near we are to achieving hypersonic flight. Show more
How tiny Hereford United won one of the greatest FA cup ties of all time in 1972. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Oscar-tipped actor Michael Fassbender and director Steve McQueen on their new film, The World's Favourite TV and Desert Music. Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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A physicist and a chemist talk about big discoveries that could arise in 2012; Scientists have discovered new animal species on the seafloor at hydrothermal vents; The flora of Iraq is catalogued. Show more
Witness History
The Hollywood blacklist
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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A list of radicals in the US entertainment industry was published by anti-communists more than 60 years ago. People on the list found their careers in jeopardy. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Mandy Smith, who started dating Rolling Stone Bill Wyman at 13, in conversation with Michael Ford. Show more
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The Documentary
The Women Of Tahrir Square
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Women were at the forefront of the revolution in Egypt. Hanan Razek discovers why many are disappointed and angry at the Egyptian revolution's failures. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Is the Chinese property market the next financial disaster waiting to happen? Justin Rowlatt hosts the BBC's lively new business and economics discussion programme. Show more
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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Flying at many times the speed of sound has been an elusive goal of aeronautical engineers for many years. Gareth Mitchell looks at how near we are to achieving hypersonic flight. Show more
How tiny Hereford United won one of the greatest FA cup ties of all time in 1972. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
07/01/2012
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Show more