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Sir Tim Berners-Lee joins Click to discuss his ambition to increase the reach of the web; How browsing using speech could aid visual impairment; The app that helps drivers beat the traffic. Show more
Witness History
Phoolan Devi - Bandit Queen
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 30 years since a teenage Indian woman spread fear in the North East of the country.
She committed ruthless and violent acts as revenge, she said, for the abuse she had suffered. Show more
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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Reducing maternal mortality in Southern Sudan, new ways to fund healthcare in countries with ineffective tax systems and myths about male versus female sperm. Show more
It is 30 years since an Australian woman, Lindy Chamberlain, was accused of murdering her 9 week old baby who she claimed had been stolen by a wild dog. Show more
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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Why are there a growing number of African-Americans who openly don't believe in God or the church? Show more
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In Somalia, the journalist who would be President; the secret lives of Pakistan's ISI Wives, a satire; Sri Lanka's new hangmen; and in China, a leader vanishes Show more
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What can astronomy tell us about great literature? Professor Don Olson, a forensic astronomer, reveals his celestial discoveries on Frankenstein and Hamlet. Show more
With the Olympics and Paralympics now over, Rajan Datar explores listeners' comments on a momentous summer of sport. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
16/09/2012
55 minutes
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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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Seduction: Why the adverts that slip under our conscious radar might be the most effective and why the artificial TV image of the West still exerts such a pull on the rest of the world. Show more
More or Less
Investigating crime statistics
10 minutes
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Ruth Alexander investigates Sweden's high rape rate and finds out which countries are the surprise leaders of the world kidnap league. Show more
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Newshour
1300 BST 16th September 2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Owen Bennett Jones examines the nature of the House of Assad and its grip over Syria. He traces the story of the Assads from the Baathist coup in 1963 to the present day. Show more
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Peter Day talks to three experts about a new wave of companies with multinational ambitions springing up from the developing world. Show more
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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.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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In Somalia, the journalist who would be President; the secret lives of Pakistan's ISI Wives, a satire; Sri Lanka's new hangmen; and in China, a leader vanishes Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Greece, The Gambia, France, Ivory Coast and Chechnya.
25 minutes
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Pascale Harter with stories from Greece, The Gambia, France, Ivory Coast and Chechnya. Show more
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The Canada Real is the biggest shanty town in Western Europe, Heart and Soul examines the role of religion amongst its poor residents. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Why are there a growing number of African-Americans who openly don't believe in God or the church? Show more
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee joins Click to discuss his ambition to increase the reach of the web; How browsing using speech could aid visual impairment; The app that helps drivers beat the traffic. Show more
With the Olympics and Paralympics now over, Rajan Datar explores listeners' comments on a momentous summer of sport. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Peter Day talks to three experts about a new wave of companies with multinational ambitions springing up from the developing world. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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What can astronomy tell us about great literature? Professor Don Olson, a forensic astronomer, reveals his celestial discoveries on Frankenstein and Hamlet. 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.
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In Somalia, the journalist who would be President; the secret lives of Pakistan's ISI Wives, a satire; Sri Lanka's new hangmen; and in China, a leader vanishes Show more
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Why are there a growing number of African-Americans who openly don't believe in God or the church? Show more
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Human embryonic stem cells restore hearing loss in gerbils; How social networks influence turnout numbers in elections; Killer whale boys are their mother's favourites. Show more
Witness History
The Death of Steve Biko
9 minutes
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It is 35 years since the anti-apartheid activist died in a police cell. The South African police claimed he'd starved himself to death. Show more
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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The Canada Real is the biggest shanty town in Western Europe, Heart and Soul examines the role of religion amongst its poor residents. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
16/09/2012
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
