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A report on a website for 'adopting a revolution' in Syria; The latest innovations in computer-generated music; News of the revolutionary archivists who have preserved Muammar Gaddafi's website. Show more
Over to You
BBC World Service: The gold standard in spoken English?
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
This week on Over to You, Rajan Datar hears from a listener who wants the World Service's use of English to remain the gold standard in international broadcasting.
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The World Today Weekend Archive
11/03/2012
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The Bottom Line
Cock-ups and Conspiracies
30 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Evan Davis and his executive panel discuss corporate cock-ups and conspiracies - why do they occur, and how do you avoid them? Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
11/03/2012 (0700GMT)
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Dee Sebastian discusses today's news with guests John Burns and Tarek Osman
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The World Today Weekend Archive
11/03/2012 (0800GMT)
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Japan marks tsunami anniversary; and do women really like their men clean shaven?
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The importance of water: its impact not just on our health but on economic growth and the life of our imagination. Show more
Over to You
BBC World Service: The gold standard in spoken English?
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
This week on Over to You, Rajan Datar hears from a listener who wants the World Service's use of English to remain the gold standard in international broadcasting.
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 innovators keeping things simple and looking hard at what people really need. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
The Bizarre and Influential World of Alice Cooper
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
A profile of musician Alice Cooper, who welcomes us to his theatrical world of rock horror. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
A report on a website for 'adopting a revolution' in Syria; The latest innovations in computer-generated music; News of the revolutionary archivists who have preserved Muammar Gaddafi's website. Show more
Sporting Witness
The Jamaican bobsled team
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In 1988 the Caribbean island fielded a bobsled team at the Winter Olympics. One of the men taking part was Devon Harris. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Syria, Greece, Spain, India, Pakistan, Costa Rica
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Owen Bennett Jones presents stories from Syria, Greece, Spain, India, Pakistan, Costa Rica. Show more
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Health Check
Episode 1: The Human Race: Lifecycle Of An Athlete
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Claudia Hammond travels to the home of many long distance running champions - Kenya, to find out what makes them so good at this sport. And she hears how young divers are talent spotted in SW England. Show more
Sporting Witness
The Jamaican bobsled team
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In 1988 the Caribbean island fielded a bobsled team at the Winter Olympics. One of the men taking part was Devon Harris. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The importance of water: its impact not just on our health but on economic growth and the life of our imagination. Show more
More or Less
Why Apple isn't worth more than Poland
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Tim Harford debunks reports that Apple is bigger than Poland, and he scrutinises claims that the Millennium Development Goal on safe drinking water has been met. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Persian Service vs Iranian government - the media saga continues; treasure seeking in BBC Mundo; spotlight on Burma; dining in Damscus without a flak jacket. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
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.
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.
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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, Greece, Spain, India, Pakistan, Costa Rica
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Owen Bennett Jones presents stories from Syria, Greece, Spain, India, Pakistan, Costa Rica. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Peter Day hears from innovators keeping things simple and looking hard at what people really need. 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.
Persian Service vs Iranian government - the media saga continues; treasure seeking in BBC Mundo; spotlight on Burma; dining in Damscus without a flak jacket. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Bottom Line
Cock-ups and Conspiracies
30 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Evan Davis and his executive panel discuss corporate cock-ups and conspiracies - why do they occur, and how do you avoid them? 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 special programme linked to the World Service season about the Human Race. 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.
Persian Service vs Iranian government - the media saga continues; treasure seeking in BBC Mundo; spotlight on Burma; dining in Damscus without a flak jacket. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
The Bizarre and Influential World of Alice Cooper
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
A profile of musician Alice Cooper, who welcomes us to his theatrical world of rock horror. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
As China's leaders meet in Beijing, Lesley Curwen and her guests debate whether its economy is running out of steam.
Plus comedian Colm O'Regan looks at how to be thrifty in an era of austerity. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The scientific legacy of the Fukushima nuclear accident, how to decontaminate land polluted with radioactive fall out, and why local people don't believe officials who say the situation is now stable. Show more
Sporting Witness
The Jamaican bobsled team
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In 1988 the Caribbean island fielded a bobsled team at the Winter Olympics. One of the men taking part was Devon Harris. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
10/03/2012
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Show more