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Technology
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Gareth Mitchell looks at the technology behind the Paralympics and finds out how new products are designed and developed. Show more
Witness History
Assassination of Leon Trotsky
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The Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City in August 1940. His grandson, Esteban Volkov, then aged 14, describes arriving home from school that fateful day. Show more
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Ukraine's Success
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In Beijing in 2008, the Ukrainian Paralympic team came fourth in the medal table. Andriy Kravets discovers how they managed it. Show more
How broadcasting throughout a devastating storm made a Miami weatherman into a local hero. 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
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Reporting Assam - a despatch from one of India's most under-reported conflicts; a correspondent back home in Beirut; a quick dash to Addis; and has Gu Kailai got a body double? Show more
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Intellectual Disabilities: Back In The Fold
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Meet the athletes with learning disabilities, competing in the Paralympics after a 12 year ban. Show more
Over to You
Lord Williams - BBC Trust's International Trustee
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This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar talks to Lord Williams - the International Trustee of the BBC Trust - about his responsibilities and his views about the World Service.
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The Strand Weekend Archive
26/08/2012
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The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Show more
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The Forum
Technology. Does it connect or divide us?
41 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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What effect does digital technology have on how we think? Insights from MIT's Joi Ito, Director Julie Taymor, games supremo Mike Gallagher plus an audience from the Aspen Ideas Festival. Show more
More or Less
Are African leaders more likely to die in office?
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The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the fourth African premier to die this year alone. Are African leaders more likely to die in office, than their counterparts elsewhere? Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 25/08/2012
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The pick of this week's global dispatches, presented by Pascale Harter. With stories on Syrian Kurds, multifaith Sierra Leone, French rioters, Malaysian orang utans and the pitfalls of learning Farsi. Show more
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Ukraine's Success
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In Beijing in 2008, the Ukrainian Paralympic team came fourth in the medal table. Andriy Kravets discovers how they managed it. Show more
How broadcasting throughout a devastating storm made a Miami weatherman into a local hero. Show more
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Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and the dirtiest. With insatiable demand from growing emerging economies, it's here to stay. Peter Day asks if coal can ever go green. Show more
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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Reporting Assam - a despatch from one of India's most under-reported conflicts; a correspondent back home in Beirut; a quick dash to Addis; and has Gu Kailai got a body double? Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 25/08/2012
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The pick of this week's global dispatches, presented by Pascale Harter. With stories on Syrian Kurds, multifaith Sierra Leone, French rioters, Malaysian orang utans and the pitfalls of learning Farsi. Show more
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In the first of a three part series, Edward Stourton travels along the Bosphorus exploring its history, religion and mythology. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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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
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Technology
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Gareth Mitchell looks at the technology behind the Paralympics and finds out how new products are designed and developed. Show more
Over to You
Lord Williams - BBC Trust's International Trustee
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar talks to Lord Williams - the International Trustee of the BBC Trust - about his responsibilities and his views about the World Service.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and the dirtiest. With insatiable demand from growing emerging economies, it's here to stay. Peter Day asks if coal can ever go green. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Intellectual Disabilities: Back In The Fold
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Meet the athletes with learning disabilities, competing in the Paralympics after a 12 year ban. Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Reporting Assam - a despatch from one of India's most under-reported conflicts; a correspondent back home in Beirut; a quick dash to Addis; and has Gu Kailai got a body double? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium, and its blurring boundaries with other cultural forms. Show more
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Cheating In The Paralympics
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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BBC World Service Science Correspondent Matt McGrath investigates how cheating will be caught and finds out how concerned officials are about the potential for cheating. Show more
Witness History
Windies Make England Grovel
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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In the summer of 1976 the England cricket captain, Tony Greig, said he was going to make the West Indies "grovel" in the upcoming series of Test matches. It was a remark he came to regret. Show more
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In the first of a three part series, Edward Stourton travels along the Bosphorus exploring its history, religion and mythology. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
26/08/2012
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Show more