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The secret world of Vietnamese workers in Russia; our Iranian reporter in Israel; Ramadan TV dinners; and where is Cameroon's First Lady? Show more
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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John McCarthy meets the biblical scholar Geza Vermes to talk about the historical Jesus, and how that figure differs from the Jesus millions of worshippers follow. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
A review of the week with the latest news.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 18/08/12
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents personal stories and insight from correspondents in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, the Philippines, rural Nebraska in the USA, southern Spain, Somalia - and the streets of Paris. Show more
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In the Balance
Choosing a Running Mate
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
America's $11 trillion debt is an issue the new Republican candidate for the vice- presidency, Paul Ryan, has close to his heart. Is the country unusually divided on how to cut government borrowing? 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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100 years ago, Robert Scott's bid to reach the South Pole first may have ended in tragic failure but Kevin Fong argues the scientific discoveries were much more important than who won the polar race Show more
Witness History
The Founding of Napster
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Shawn Fanning talks about how, as a teenager, he founded the file sharing website Napster. His was an extraordinary but shortlived success. The site was closed down in 2001. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Peter Day discovers what's bringing out the bubbles in English sparkling wine. Show more
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Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium and its blurring boundaries with other cultural forms. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
John McCarthy meets the biblical scholar Geza Vermes to talk about the historical Jesus, and how that figure differs from the Jesus millions of worshippers follow. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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 secret world of Vietnamese workers in Russia; our Iranian reporter in Israel; Ramadan TV dinners; and where is Cameroon's First Lady? 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.
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.
In the Balance
Choosing a Running Mate
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
America's $11 trillion debt is an issue the new Republican candidate for the vice- presidency, Paul Ryan, has close to his heart. Is the country unusually divided on how to cut government borrowing? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Max Flint investigates the positives of inflation. He looks at how inflation can shrink mortgages, shrivel debt, create growth and disposable income. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Discovery
Saving the Ganges River Dolphin
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Discovery joins Indian conservation scientists on the Brahmaputra River, surveying the endangered Ganges River Dolphin and trying to prevent its extinction. Show more
Witness History
The Assassination of Ruth First
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In August 1982 the anti-apartheid activist Ruth First was killed by a bomb delivered to her office, hidden in a parcel. A former political prisoner, she was living in exile in Mozambique. 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.
Peter Day discovers what's bringing out the bubbles in English sparkling wine. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
Wheel And Come Again: 50 Years Of Jamaican Music
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Colin Grant looks at the cycles of Jamaican music in Wheel and Come Again. Show more
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The pulse of electricity: why it’s essential not just for economies and societies, but to keep the human body going too and how it can now be harnessed through music. Show more
More or Less
Levelling the statistical playing field
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
If you adjust for the fact that some countries are richer than others and some have more people in them, can we work out what the Olympic medal tally should have looked like? 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.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
In the Balance
Choosing a Running Mate
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
America's $11 trillion debt is an issue the new Republican candidate for the vice- presidency, Paul Ryan, has close to his heart. Is the country unusually divided on how to cut government borrowing? 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.
100 years ago, Robert Scott's bid to reach the South Pole first may have ended in tragic failure but Kevin Fong argues the scientific discoveries were much more important than who won the polar race Show more
Witness History
The Founding of Napster
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Shawn Fanning talks about how, as a teenager, he founded the file sharing website Napster. His was an extraordinary but shortlived success. The site was closed down in 2001. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The pulse of electricity: why it’s essential not just for economies and societies, but to keep the human body going too and how it can now be harnessed through music. Show more
Over to You
Coverage of London 2012 Olympic Games
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This week we look back at the way the World Service handled the London 2012 Olympic Games. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
Wheel And Come Again: 50 Years Of Jamaican Music
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Colin Grant looks at the cycles of Jamaican music in Wheel and Come Again. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 18/08/12
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents personal stories and insight from correspondents in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, the Philippines, rural Nebraska in the USA, southern Spain, Somalia - and the streets of Paris. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Peter Day discovers what's bringing out the bubbles in English sparkling wine. Show more
