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Author of Africa's Future Duncan Clarke discusses his new book with Peter Day. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
18/02/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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NASA has slashed spending on Mars missions in its proposed budget; The largest optical telescope in the world; Decoding the cancer threatening the Tasmanian Devil; Wetlands at risk Show more
Sporting Witness
Nancy Kerrigan Attacked
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How an attack on the ice skater Nancy Kerrigan, shocked the USA in 1994. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
18/02/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The World Today Weekend Archive
18/02/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Greece, Tunisia, the Falklands, the Maldives, and Ireland
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Owen Bennett Jones presents stories from Greece, Tunisia, the Falklands, the Maldives, and Ireland. Show more
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Sunita Thackur examines the influence of India's TV gurus, such as Baba Ram Dev, whose shows attract millions of mostly educated middle class followers every day. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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In the Balance
In the Balance: When to go bust
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do you know when it's time to go bust? In The Balance this week looks this very question. Can you choose a time? Can it be managed? Show more
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Austerity, Bailout, and the Eurozone - how many different ways can you tell a familiar story? Show more
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Science writer Zeeya Merali joins an international group of scientists as they gather to discuss the nature of time. Show more
More or Less
Cybermetrics and Groundhog Day
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can you measure your popularity - or that of anyone or anything - by the number of results that an internet search generates? Plus, a professor assesses a groundhog's weather forecasts. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Sunita Thackur examines the influence of India's TV gurus, such as Baba Ram Dev, whose shows attract millions of mostly educated middle class followers every day. 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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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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BBC News reports from around the world.
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One Planet looks at how we use our planet, and how what we do affects our lives. Show more
More or Less
Cybermetrics and Groundhog Day
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can you measure your popularity - or that of anyone or anything - by the number of results that an internet search generates? Plus, a professor assesses a groundhog's weather forecasts. Show more
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The Documentary
The Bombardment of Homs
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Paul Wood's story of his four days in Homs, the Syrian city suffering in the government's crackdown against opposition activists. Show more
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In the Balance
In the Balance: When to go bust
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do you know when it's time to go bust? In The Balance this week looks this very question. Can you choose a time? Can it be managed? Show more
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Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future in rising South East Asia? Show more
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The London Chronicles Archive
Compilation: Home, Fear and Loneliness
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and the voices of Londoners of all backgrounds. Show more
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How much are we influenced by the Fashion industry, or does globalisation and the current economic crisis now have more sway on what we wear? Show more
More or Less
Cybermetrics and Groundhog Day
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can you measure your popularity - or that of anyone or anything - by the number of results that an internet search generates? Plus, a professor assesses a groundhog's weather forecasts. 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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NASA has slashed spending on Mars missions in its proposed budget; The largest optical telescope in the world; Decoding the cancer threatening the Tasmanian Devil; Wetlands at risk Show more
Witness History
The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
On 15 February 1989, the last Soviet soldiers rolled out of Afghanistan. It was nine years since they had first been ordered in. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Author of Africa's Future Duncan Clarke discusses his new book with Peter Day. Show more
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How much are we influenced by the Fashion industry, or does globalisation and the current economic crisis now have more sway on what we wear? Show more
Over to You
Whitney Houston's death and The London Chronicles
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Rajan Datar hears about an unusual programme about London and finds out why a listener thinks the World Service had too much coverage of Whitney Houston’s death. Show more
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Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran
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The BBC's Hilary Andersson examines what it means to be poor in the richest country in the world. Show more
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Sunita Thackur examines the influence of India's TV gurus, such as Baba Ram Dev, whose shows attract millions of mostly educated middle class followers every day. Show more
