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Syrians reporting Syria - and how Russians and Iranians view the conflict; farewell to a Bollywood great; and a telephone hotline to Bangladesh's PM Show more
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Heart and Soul
Going For Gold In Ramadan
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Peter Musembi asks how top athletes cope with competing during Ramadan as the forthcoming Olympics fall during the Islamic holy month. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
21/07/2012 (0700 GMT)
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 21/07/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter with stories from correspondents worldwide. This week: women in Libya, Honduran gang violence, DR Congo's capital city, a black market in Indian fungi and Malaysia's birds'-nest trade. Show more
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In the Balance
Holding Companies to Account
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How can companies be held to account by parliaments? Is it right for MPs to grill CEOs about the failings of their companies, or is it public humiliation which doesn't actually change anything? Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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How lines on a map shape our lives, our ideology and our development (Repeat). Show more
Sporting Witness
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie's 10,000m Final
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Ethiopian distance-running legend on his most famous victory, where he beat his rival Paul Tergat of Kenya by less than a second Show more
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This week Peter Day talks to two men who saved their family businesses from the edge of collapse and turned them into thriving enterprises. Show more
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A powerful memorial to the bravery of an ordinary man Leigh Pitt, who saved a boy from drowning but did not himself survive. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Going For Gold In Ramadan
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Peter Musembi asks how top athletes cope with competing during Ramadan as the forthcoming Olympics fall during the Islamic holy month. 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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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Syrians reporting Syria - and how Russians and Iranians view the conflict; farewell to a Bollywood great; and a telephone hotline to Bangladesh's PM 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.
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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.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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In the Balance
Holding Companies to Account
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How can companies be held to account by parliaments? Is it right for MPs to grill CEOs about the failings of their companies, or is it public humiliation which doesn't actually change anything? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Sporting Witness
The Best Of Sporting Witness
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Fred Dove presents the highlights from Sporting Witness, the series which reveals the inside story of key moments in sporting history. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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This week Peter Day talks to two men who saved their family businesses from the edge of collapse and turned them into thriving enterprises. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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The Strand Archive
Harry Belafonte at 85
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In a programme first broadcast in 2012, singer, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte talks to Kirsty Lang about milestones in his eventful life. Show more
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Long-distance runners, plants that live for thousands of years and small stars: what is the secret of their staying power? Show more
More or Less
The Tour de France and the statistics of cheating
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can maths prove whether the Tour de France has successfully clamped down on the use of performance-enhancing drugs? Also: does when you retire influence when you die? 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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In the Balance
Holding Companies to Account
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How can companies be held to account by parliaments? Is it right for MPs to grill CEOs about the failings of their companies, or is it public humiliation which doesn't actually change anything? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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How lines on a map shape our lives, our ideology and our development (Repeat). Show more
It is 35 years since the streets of the Big Apple were plunged into darkness. In the height of a summer heatwave there were riots on the streets. Show more
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Long-distance runners, plants that live for thousands of years and small stars: what is the secret of their staying power? Show more
This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar finds out more about the World Service's new flagship news programme Newsday - in an interview with its editor, Simon Peeks.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Archive
Harry Belafonte at 85
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In a programme first broadcast in 2012, singer, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte talks to Kirsty Lang about milestones in his eventful life. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 21/07/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter with stories from correspondents worldwide. This week: women in Libya, Honduran gang violence, DR Congo's capital city, a black market in Indian fungi and Malaysia's birds'-nest trade. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
This week Peter Day talks to two men who saved their family businesses from the edge of collapse and turned them into thriving enterprises. Show more
