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Richard Loncraine talks about London through the ages via a captivating app; An artistic response to the Olympic games via social networking; Shakespeare's Sonnets brought to life for the iPad Show more
In July 1978 the first baby to be conceived in a laboratory was born in England.
She was called Louise Brown and her mother had been treated with a new technique, in vitro fertilisation. 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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A review of the week with the latest news.
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Claudia Hammond talks to a doctor at the injury frontline of the London Olympics and hears about the big themes and controversies at Aids 2012 in Washington, DC. Show more
How a mole in the KGB sent secrets to France and the USA in 1981.
His codename was 'Farewell'. 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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When Olympic athletes lose it can be devastating. So should they be preparing for this outcome? Show more
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Iran and Russia at the Olympics; the life and times of an Afghan editor; and what happens when an African president dies? Show more
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.
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Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who will transform the way we fly around the world. He finds out how aircraft may take on new shapes in the future. Show more
Rajan Datar speaks to Anne Barnsdale - Head of Audience Insight at BBC World News - about the impact of major events such as the Olympics and the Arab Spring in terms of number of listeners. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
29/07/2012
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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Your reaction to empty seats at some Olympics events yesterday.
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As the euro struggles for survival, Peter Day asks continental businesses what it's like to do business in the midst of the crisis and how they see the future of the currency. 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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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 28/07/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Max Pearson presents the pick of the week's dispatches. With Will Ross in Nigeria, Richard Nield in South Sudan, Pascale Harter in Spain, Linda Pressly in Argentina and Mark Bosworth in Finland. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Claudia Hammond talks to a doctor at the injury frontline of the London Olympics and hears about the big themes and controversies at Aids 2012 in Washington, DC. Show more
How a mole in the KGB sent secrets to France and the USA in 1981.
His codename was 'Farewell'. 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.
As the euro struggles for survival, Peter Day asks continental businesses what it's like to do business in the midst of the crisis and how they see the future of the currency. Show more
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Should reducing inequality be our top priority? Mary Robinson chairs a special discussion with a Nobel prize-winning biologist, a novelist and a historian, at the RSA in London. Show more
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More or Less
Gun laws and gold medals
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Would tighter gun laws actually lead to fewer gun deaths? You might think it's obvious that they would. But the evidence isn't quite that clear. Also: how have Olympians changed in the last century? Show more
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The Aeropuerto Don Quijote in central Spain is brand new with one of the longest runways in Europe. But it's closed. What can it tell us about Spain and the economic crisis? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Claudia Hammond talks to a doctor at the injury frontline of the London Olympics and hears about the big themes and controversies at Aids 2012 in Washington, DC. Show more
How a mole in the KGB sent secrets to France and the USA in 1981.
His codename was 'Farewell'. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 28/07/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Max Pearson presents the pick of the week's dispatches. With Will Ross in Nigeria, Richard Nield in South Sudan, Pascale Harter in Spain, Linda Pressly in Argentina and Mark Bosworth in Finland. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Why Factor
Bananas and the global food chain
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Hanging out with millions of bananas to learn about global food supplies (repeat). Show more
Witness History
Roosevelt in the Amazon
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How the American president Theodore Roosevelt nearly died in the Amazon in 1914. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Iran and Russia at the Olympics; the life and times of an Afghan editor; and what happens when an African president dies? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 28/07/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Max Pearson presents the pick of the week's dispatches. With Will Ross in Nigeria, Richard Nield in South Sudan, Pascale Harter in Spain, Linda Pressly in Argentina and Mark Bosworth in Finland. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Heart and Soul
The Sad Story Of Jim Thorpe
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mark Whitaker tells the story of native American Olympian Jim Thorpe and the religious fight over his remains. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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London Calling: World Have Your Say
London Calling: The Opening Show
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineLondon 2012 is under way - and China, Cavendish and Phelps are the big early stories. Ros Atkins gets all the reaction from the Hare And Hounds pub in east London. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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As the euro struggles for survival, Peter Day asks continental businesses what it's like to do business in the midst of the crisis and how they see the future of the currency. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who will transform the way we fly around the world. He finds out how aircraft may take on new shapes in the future. 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.
Iran and Russia at the Olympics; the life and times of an Afghan editor; and what happens when an African president dies? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
When Olympic athletes lose it can be devastating. So should they be preparing for this outcome? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Could climate change affect the ozone layer?; Competition for a new science play – we meet the shortlisted writers; A year on, surveying cosmic rays in space, is the AMS closer to finding antimatter? Show more
Witness History
The Death of Evita Peron
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 60 years since the Argentine first lady died.
During her short life she had become an icon for women and the poor in Argentina. Show more
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The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that matter to you
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Heart and Soul
The Sad Story Of Jim Thorpe
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mark Whitaker tells the story of native American Olympian Jim Thorpe and the religious fight over his remains. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
29/07/2012
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
