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Global Business
The Road Ahead For Electrical Engines?
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The future of the automotive industry with a young entrepreneur who runs a consultancy business. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
04/02/2012
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Chemists develop a way of increasing malaria drug production which could see prices drop; Microplastics found on beaches across the world; Scientists mind reading; Brain size and friendships Show more
Sporting Witness
American Football's "Greatest Game"
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How the "Greatest Game" in American Football turned the sport into a modern phenomenon. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
04/02/2012
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The World Today Weekend Archive
04/02/2012
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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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
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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The pick of wit and analysis from correspondents worldwide - from Nigeria to Jordan, the EU to Ethiopia. Hugh Schofield, Matthew Teller, Mary Harper, Mark Doyle, David Willey and Allan Little report. Show more
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Razia Iqbal talks to Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, several of whose books explore the life of the Sufi poet and mystic, Rumi. Show more
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Justin Rowlatt and guests discuss diverse styles of leadership. If you face a tricky problem what is the best way to solve it? And is it possible to achieve much too much, much too young in business? Show more
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As the unrest continues in Syria and with tight reporting restrictions on journalists, how does the BBC's Arabic Service verify videos and stories from the troubled country? Show more
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Geoff Watts meets researchers trying to find a new way to fight depression by studying those who never get it. Show more
Tim Harford asks if there are now more people alive than dead and asks if Michelle Obama really could have bought $50,000 of underwear. Show more
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Tens of thousands protest against Putin in Moscow; reports of a massacre in Homs
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Razia Iqbal talks to Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, several of whose books explore the life of the Sufi poet and mystic, Rumi. 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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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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One Planet
Rare metals and smart lizards
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Global pressure on rare metal supplies, plus smarter lizards through climate change. Show more
Tim Harford asks if there are now more people alive than dead and asks if Michelle Obama really could have bought $50,000 of underwear. Show more
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A dream-walk with Charles Dickens through the London night. Show more
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Justin Rowlatt and guests discuss diverse styles of leadership. If you face a tricky problem what is the best way to solve it? And is it possible to achieve much too much, much too young in business? Show more
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World Book Club
Charles Dickens - Great Expectations
53 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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In this special edition of World Book Club, biographer Claire Tomalin talks to Harriett Gilbert about Dickens novel Great Expectations live from the BBC Radio Theatre, with actor Simon Callow. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Is outsourcing pregnancy to India exploitative or mutually beneficial? We follow the lives of two women involved for nine months. Show more
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Attendees from last week's Kabul Innovation Lab tell us how it went; Angela Saini looks at digital street design for wheelchair users; The new maths for ten times the file compression. Show more
Over to You
London Olympics 2012: London Calling
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This week Rajan Datar finds out about programmes which reflect London in this year of the London Olympics. Show more
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Where does corruption begin and end? We discuss the fuzzy line between corrupt practices and the favours that can help oil the wheels of a society. Show more
Tim Harford asks if there are now more people alive than dead and asks if Michelle Obama really could have bought $50,000 of underwear. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Chemists develop a way of increasing malaria drug production which could see prices drop; Microplastics found on beaches across the world; Scientists mind reading; Brain size and friendships Show more
Diane Blood won the chance to conceive a child using sperm from her dead husband. The sperm had been removed before he died, but without his written consent while he was in a coma. Show more
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Global Business
The Road Ahead For Electrical Engines?
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The future of the automotive industry with a young entrepreneur who runs a consultancy business. Show more
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Where does corruption begin and end? We discuss the fuzzy line between corrupt practices and the favours that can help oil the wheels of a society. Show more
Over to You
London Olympics 2012: London Calling
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
This week Rajan Datar finds out about programmes which reflect London in this year of the London Olympics. Show more
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World Book Club
Charles Dickens - Great Expectations
53 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In this special edition of World Book Club, biographer Claire Tomalin talks to Harriett Gilbert about Dickens novel Great Expectations live from the BBC Radio Theatre, with actor Simon Callow. Show more
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Assignment
Opposing Syria's President Assad
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For Assignment Tim Whewell goes undercover in Damascus entering the dangerous world of the Syrian opposition to find out how strong they are – and what they really want. Show more
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Razia Iqbal talks to Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, several of whose books explore the life of the Sufi poet and mystic, Rumi. Show more