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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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News of Life Online, a permanent exhibition charting the internet's evolution; A report on how remote sensors are monitoring the brown kiwi in New Zealand; The growth of the internet university. Show more
Witness History
Fidel Castro in the USA
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In April 1959, Fidel Castro visited the USA to try to win over critics of the Cuban revolution. 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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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The BRICS report on funding global health. A novel solution to the lack of supplies of blood in South Sudan. And effective pain relief when you’ve got a bad headache Show more
Sporting Witness
Bob Champion wins the National
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Bob Champion overcame cancer to win the Grand National horse race in 1981. Show more
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The Documentary
Global Perspectives: Chatsworth - A Chance For Change
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
'Sugars' addiction in the township of Chatsworth near Durban and the hallucinogenic detox which gives addicts the chance to change their lives. Show more
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The spectacular fall of Bo Xilai; reporting from the world's highest battleground; reporting by proxy & explosive vodka in Kazakhstan. 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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The BBC's Sean Coughlan narrates the Marconi wireless operators' version of the Titanic disaster. Morse code becomes speech synthesis, 100 years on, and provides us with a "black-box recording". Show more
This week on Over To You, presenter Rajan Datar explores how war reporting has changed in the 30 years since the Falklands conflict. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
15/04/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Show more
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We explore why nations fail, why diplomacy fails and why design fails, and ask if failure can be the starting point for success. Show more
More or Less
Eurostats - true or false?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ruth Alexander and Wesley Stephenson take a very close look at some widely reported Eurostats to see whether they stand up to scrutiny. Show more
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Kabul foreign embassies attacked; Syria ceasefire under strain; over-explanatory trailers Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Uzbekistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Mozambique, Togo and Vietnam
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents stories from Uzbekistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Mozambique, Togo and Vietnam. Show more
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The BRICS report on funding global health. A novel solution to the lack of supplies of blood in South Sudan. And effective pain relief when you’ve got a bad headache Show more
Witness History
Pulitzer Prize scandal
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1981 a Pulitzer Prize was awarded to a young journalist who had made-up her story. Janet Cooke worked for the Washington Post, and she had fabricated a tale of an eight year old heroin addict. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Two contrasting views on Japan and its economy. Does Japan have lessons for us all? 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.
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.
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The spectacular fall of Bo Xilai; reporting from the world's highest battleground; reporting by proxy & explosive vodka in Kazakhstan. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Uzbekistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Mozambique, Togo and Vietnam
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents stories from Uzbekistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Mozambique, Togo and Vietnam. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Mark Dowd speaks to Edward Turner, who witnessed the peaceful assisted death of his mother at a Dignitas clinic in Zurich in 2006. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Newshour
Newshour 15/04/2012 21.00 BST
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
Global Perspectives: Chatsworth - A Chance For Change
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
'Sugars' addiction in the township of Chatsworth near Durban and the hallucinogenic detox which gives addicts the chance to change their lives. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
News of Life Online, a permanent exhibition charting the internet's evolution; A report on how remote sensors are monitoring the brown kiwi in New Zealand; The growth of the internet university. Show more
Witness History
The death of Primo Levi
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 25 years since the great Italian author and Auschwitz survivor died. He had fallen down the stairwell of his apartment block - many believe he killed himself. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Two contrasting views on Japan and its economy. Does Japan have lessons for us all? 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.
The BBC's Sean Coughlan narrates the Marconi wireless operators' version of the Titanic disaster. Morse code becomes speech synthesis, 100 years on, and provides us with a "black-box recording". 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.
The spectacular fall of Bo Xilai; reporting from the world's highest battleground; reporting by proxy & explosive vodka in Kazakhstan. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
Global Perspectives: Chatsworth - A Chance For Change
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
'Sugars' addiction in the township of Chatsworth near Durban and the hallucinogenic detox which gives addicts the chance to change their lives. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Can baboons read? A new study shows they can recognise some words; Why the latest Indonesian earthquakes did not cause a tsunami; Are older drivers the worst? Ducks – rare and plastic. Show more
Sporting Witness
Bob Champion wins the National
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Bob Champion overcame cancer to win the Grand National horse race in 1981. 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.
Mark Dowd speaks to Edward Turner, who witnessed the peaceful assisted death of his mother at a Dignitas clinic in Zurich in 2006. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
15/04/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Show more
