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In the slipstream of the London Book Fair, Gareth Mitchell is joined by e-publishers and writers to examine the future of digital publishing. Show more
Witness History
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1997, left-wing rebels held 71 people hostage for over four months in Peru. One of the diplomats taken captive was the Bolivian ambassador to Peru. Show more
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Experts making plans to tackle any health issues that might arise in this year's Olympic Games. Plus the 40th anniversary of the CT or CAT scan. Show more
How the American sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m world record at the 1996 Olympics. Show more
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Tamsin Greig explores a belief among psychologists and sociologists that soap operas shape societies in subtle but profound ways. Show more
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A fresh look at the week's global news from the World Service's 27 language sections Show more
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Discovery
Scott's Legacy: Programme 1 - Antarctica
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One hundred years ago, Robert Scott's bid to reach the South Pole first may have ended in tragedy but Kevin Fong argues the scientific discoveries were much more important than who won the polar race. Show more
This week on Over to You, Rajan Datar hears listener’s reactions to the coverage of the Titanic anniversary. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
22/04/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As The World Shakespeare festival gets underway in London a celebration of how the bard staged the world and the world has staged the bard. Show more
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Across the world, newspapers are littered with stories of murders and other crimes: a world we want to avoid in person, yet we also seem to want to read about it. Show more
Are we experiencing the greatest wave of extinction since the dinosaurs? "Every hour," it has been claimed, "three species disappear." Is it possible to verify those numbers? Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Italy, Syria, North Korea, the USA, Algeria and Libya
25 minutes
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Pascale Harter presents stories from Italy, Syria, North Korea, the USA, Algeria and Libya. Show more
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Experts making plans to tackle any health issues that might arise in this year's Olympic Games. Plus the 40th anniversary of the CT or CAT scan. Show more
Witness History
Twenty-five years of the Simpsons
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One of the most successful TV series ever was created by cartoonist Matt Groening. In 2002 he spoke to the BBC about the characters he based on his own family. Show more
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Peter Day finds out how French business is faring during the Euro crisis. 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.
Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Newshour
22 April 2012: 22 April 2012 (2000 GMT)
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Tamsin Greig explores a belief among psychologists and sociologists that soap operas shape societies in subtle but profound ways. Show more
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In the slipstream of the London Book Fair, Gareth Mitchell is joined by e-publishers and writers to examine the future of digital publishing. Show more
Witness History
Auschwitz Convoy Escape
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How a group of Belgian Jews escaped from a train bound for the Auschwitz death camp in 1943. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Peter Day finds out how French business is faring during the Euro crisis. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Discovery
Scott's Legacy: Programme 1 - Antarctica
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One hundred years ago, Robert Scott's bid to reach the South Pole first may have ended in tragedy but Kevin Fong argues the scientific discoveries were much more important than who won the polar 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.
A fresh look at the week's global news from the World Service's 27 language sections Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Tamsin Greig explores a belief among psychologists and sociologists that soap operas shape societies in subtle but profound ways. Show more
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Is fracking, a way of extracting oil and gas, safe? Two new reports answers some issues; Teaching neurology to 10 year olds with cockroaches; Counting penguins with satellites Show more
How the American sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m world record at the 1996 Olympics. Show more
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Imam Khalid Latif considers what happens when world religions change their minds, and how they revise, update and apologise. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
22/04/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As The World Shakespeare festival gets underway in London a celebration of how the bard staged the world and the world has staged the bard. Show more
