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Roland Buerk reports on Japan's doggy obsession and the demographic time-bomb behind it. In a country having kittens over its falling birth-rate, there are now twice as many pets as children. Show more

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Astronomer Marek Kukula from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich explores the scientific implications of the forthcoming transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. Show more

Rajan Datar talks to Dr Marek Kukola about the challenges of conveying a spectacular visual event like the Transit of Venus to a radio audience. Show more

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What is the best way to help people with mental health problems around the world? Show more

Tim Harford interviews Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in Economics. The author of Thinking, Fast and Slow describes the common mistakes people make with statistics. Show more

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The results of a major cannabis trial in people with MS; an Ecuadorian hospital using modern and traditional treatments; Airport technology being used to help treat illnesses like anorexia Show more

It's 26 years since an American intelligence analyst admitted selling secrets to Israel. Jonathan Pollard sold tens of thousands of confidential documents to Israeli agents over an 18-month period. Show more

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This week Peter Day talks with author Philip Delves Broughton about the art of the sale and how important a company's ability to sell itself is to its survival. Show more

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How the Uzbek and Kyrgyz section risked division to report the conflict in Osh; What to do when you work with your spouse; Monitoring media in North Africa; and Pepsi or Khomeini on the moon? Show more

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Pascale Harter with insights from journalists around the world. Our menu: human tragedies in Pakistan and DR Congo; poetry in Istanbul; Shakespeare's London; Viennese grumbles and Italian mussels. Show more

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Nigeria is in crisis, but how much is religion to blame? Reverend Ernie Rea discusses with a panel of experts. 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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Roland Buerk reports on Japan's doggy obsession and the demographic time-bomb behind it. In a country having kittens over its falling birth-rate, there are now twice as many pets as children. Show more

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A report on Salamworld, an Islamic answer to Facebook; News of a real world take on Farmville in Jamaica; The tablet devise stimulating memories in people with dementia Show more

It is 35 years since the opening of the iconic modern art centre in Paris. Richard Rogers was one of the two architects who won the commission to build it. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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Evan Davis and his executive panel discuss different types of employment contracts and how far employers should go in checking on their employees' behaviour. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

BBC News reports from around the world.

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Astronomer Marek Kukula from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich explores the scientific implications of the forthcoming transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. 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.

How the Uzbek and Kyrgyz section risked division to report the conflict in Osh; What to do when you work with your spouse; Monitoring media in North Africa; and Pepsi or Khomeini on the moon? Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Roland Buerk reports on Japan's doggy obsession and the demographic time-bomb behind it. In a country having kittens over its falling birth-rate, there are now twice as many pets as children. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

SKA radio telescope in South Africa; Global warming and the greening of Arctic tundra; A different Science in Action's young prize winners from Swaziland; Why giant insects disappeared. Show more

How Sir Roger Bannister ran the first four-minute mile in 1954. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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Evan Davis and his executive panel discuss different types of employment contracts and how far employers should go in checking on their employees' behaviour. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Highlights of the best of what's been broadcast on The Strand during the week. Show more