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Peter Day hears from Reid Hoffman, one of Silicon Valley's most innovative entrepreneurs. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
03/03/2012
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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Scientists have discovered how a type of worm appears to be able to 'live forever'; What scientists know about the Schmallenberg virus; Historical climatology and space archaeology Show more
Sporting Witness
Women's Marathon Pioneer
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
03/03/2012 (0700GMT)
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
British journalist describes Homs ordeal; eyewitness account of tornado; and is hope tragic?
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The World Today Weekend Archive
03/03/2012 (0800GMT)
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Julian Worricker discusses today's news with guests Kim Campbell and Edward Lucas.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Syria, Germany, Japan, Egypt, Somalia, The Netherlands and Mexico
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Owen Bennet Jones presents stories from Syria, Germany, Japan, Egypt, Somalia, The Netherlands and Mexico. Show more
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Gerry Northam reports on Japan's rebuilding - spiritual as well as physical - one year after the earthquake and tsunami. 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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In the Balance leaves the studio to broadcast from the city of London and reflect on the future of manufacturing. Join Lesley Curwen and her guests. Show more
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How do you make a predictable election sound interesting, and how do you cope when events get out of control? Show more
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Rebecca Morelle meets the scientists who are unlocking the geology of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point of the ocean, and the biologists studying the strange creatures living in the abyss. Show more
More or Less
Living on less than a dollar a day
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford examines the 'dollar-a-day' poverty line. It's a common standard against which progress in tackling extreme global poverty is measured. But how useful a benchmark is it really? 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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Gerry Northam reports on Japan's rebuilding - spiritual as well as physical - one year after the earthquake and tsunami. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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.
The race between pet collectors and conservationists when a new species is discovered. Show more
More or Less
Living on less than a dollar a day
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford examines the 'dollar-a-day' poverty line. It's a common standard against which progress in tackling extreme global poverty is measured. But how useful a benchmark is it really? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
African Perspective: The Dream Home
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We meet an ordinary Kenyan woman - Rachel Gichia - who has done an extraordinary thing and opened her home to 49 orphaned children. Show more
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In the Balance leaves the studio to broadcast from the city of London and reflect on the future of manufacturing. Join Lesley Curwen and her guests. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
World Book Club
Jonathan S Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Harriett Gilbert talks to American author Jonathan S Foer about his book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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One Planet
A Global Audience With Sir David Attenborough
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mike Williams of One Planet talks to Sir David Attenborough about his life and work in the natural world, and answers questions from listeners all over the world, and those from the live audience. Show more
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Could ignorance be a good thing? It can be a motivator that spurs us on to seek greater knowledge and creativity, both in science and in art. Show more
More or Less
Living on less than a dollar a day
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford examines the 'dollar-a-day' poverty line. It's a common standard against which progress in tackling extreme global poverty is measured. But how useful a benchmark is it really? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Scientists have discovered how a type of worm appears to be able to 'live forever'; What scientists know about the Schmallenberg virus; Historical climatology and space archaeology Show more
Witness History
The assassination of Georgi Markov
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Bulgarian dissident was attacked by a man with a poisoned umbrella on his way to work at the BBC World Service in Bush House. He died several days later in a London hospital. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Peter Day hears from Reid Hoffman, one of Silicon Valley's most innovative entrepreneurs. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Could ignorance be a good thing? It can be a motivator that spurs us on to seek greater knowledge and creativity, both in science and in art. Show more
Over to You
Bush House Inside Out: World Service's 80th Birthday
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
World Service director Peter Horrocks discusses the World Service at 80, and responds to listeners comments on recent changes. Show more
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World Book Club
Jonathan S Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Harriett Gilbert talks to American author Jonathan S Foer about his book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Show more
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The BBC's Nina Robinson reports for Assignment from one of Rio de Janeiro's biggest urban slums to see whether the drug gangs there can be controlled for good. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Gerry Northam reports on Japan's rebuilding - spiritual as well as physical - one year after the earthquake and tsunami. Show more
