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Rory Cellan-Jones reports on the highlights from the Mobile World Congress; Nigel Shadbolt discusses the best use of public data; Simon Morton talks about using technology to rebuild Christchurch. 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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The World Today Weekend Archive
04/03/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Evan Davis asks his guests about the possibilities and pitfalls of reinventing a business, something each of them has had to do. They also swap ideas on educating the young. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The World Today Weekend Archive
04/03/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The World Today Weekend Archive
04/03/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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
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.
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.
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Rory Cellan-Jones reports on the highlights from the Mobile World Congress; Nigel Shadbolt discusses the best use of public data; Simon Morton talks about using technology to rebuild Christchurch. Show more
Witness History
Mary Quant and the miniskirt
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mary Quant, who has died aged 93, was one of the architects of 1960s fashion. In an episode from 2012, Louise Hidalgo presents archive clips of the designer sharing her memories. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
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
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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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
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.
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.
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.
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
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.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
How do you make a predictable election sound interesting, and how do you cope when events get out of control? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Evan Davis asks his guests about the possibilities and pitfalls of reinventing a business, something each of them has had to do. They also swap ideas on educating the young. 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.
Natacha Butler reports on a new initiative to put Indian design on the global map. Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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.
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.
BBC News reports from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
How do you make a predictable election sound interesting, and how do you cope when events get out of control? 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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
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.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
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
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
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
05/03/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As the BBC World Service celebrates its 80th anniversary The Strand marks the occasion with a live show featuring a range of guests from the world of the arts. Show more
