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Rajan Datar talks to the producer of The Fifth Floor, a new programme about the BBC’s 27 language services which aims to offer a lighter perspective on the news.

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Evan Davis and his panel debate why the US is so successful with start-ups compared to Europe. They also consider whether a big ego helps you get on in business. Show more

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Rajan Datar talks to the producer of The Fifth Floor, a new programme about the BBC’s 27 language services which aims to offer a lighter perspective on the news.

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Peter Day hears from far-apart places where the wine industry is changing the global balance of supply and demand. Show more

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Alison Finch meets one of Ireland's last traditional matchmakers as he reigns over the great Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival. Show more

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How Britain mourned the death of King George VI in 1952. Show more

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Shock at Whitney Houston death; diplomatic desperation in Cairo; African Cup of Nations.

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Owen Bennett Jones hears from Tim Whewell in Syria, James Coomerasamy in Russia, Jeremy Paxman and Michael Bristow in China, Will Ross in Ethiopia and Kate McGeown in the Philippines. Show more

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How Algerian runner Hassiba Boulmerka defied death threats to win Olympic gold in 1992. Show more

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What awaits us after dark? This week the Forum discusses the hazards and the creative possibilities of the night. Show more

How do you measure a famine? As the UN announces that famine conditions in Somalia have ended, Tim Harford examines what that really means. Plus, he slays a sporting myth with the help of a stopwatch. Show more

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A personal perspective on war-reporting; the indiscretions of Indian ministers; and from massuer to radio editor - the former lives of World Service journalists. Show more

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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.

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Why are there so few Black clergy in the Church of England? Is racism the reason? Show more

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Owen Bennett Jones hears from Tim Whewell in Syria, James Coomerasamy in Russia, Jeremy Paxman and Michael Bristow in China, Will Ross in Ethiopia and Kate McGeown in the Philippines. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Peter Day hears from far-apart places where the wine industry is changing the global balance of supply and demand. Show more

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Athens protests; Whitney Houston remembered; Queen of Sheba gold

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

A personal perspective on war-reporting; the indiscretions of Indian ministers; and from massuer to radio editor - the former lives of World Service journalists. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Evan Davis and his panel debate why the US is so successful with start-ups compared to Europe. They also consider whether a big ego helps you get on in business. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

BBC News reports from around the world.

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We talk to playwright Lee Blessing and director Nicholas Kent about a season of plays about the nuclear bomb and Britain's Tate Modern honours one of Japan's most influential artists. Show more

BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.

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BBC News reports from around the world.

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Why are there so few Black clergy in the Church of England? Is racism the reason? 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 personal perspective on war-reporting; the indiscretions of Indian ministers; and from massuer to radio editor - the former lives of World Service journalists. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Alison Finch meets one of Ireland's last traditional matchmakers as he reigns over the great Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival. Show more

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When a company has revenues bigger than a eurozone bailout package you know it is big. And by that measure Xstrata and Glencore's multi-billion dollar merger is big. So when is big just too big? Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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Angela Saini explores the revolution taking place in the streets beneath our feet as she reveals the story behind a new urban design movement called shared space. Show more

How Algerian runner Hassiba Boulmerka defied death threats to win Olympic gold in 1992. Show more

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