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Stephanie Flanders and guests discuss boardroom dynamics and how best to handle hidden agendas and clashing egos. They also swap thoughts on incumbent companies versus start-ups. 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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Discovery
The Life Scientific: Andrea Sella - Chemist
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili meets science showman Andrea Sella and discovers how his theatrical chemistry demonstrations are thrilling audiences. Show more
Witness History
US Support for Nicaraguan Contras
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In October 1986 a CIA plane carrying arms to "contra" rebels was shot down in Nicaragua.
There was one survivor, a former US marine, who was captured by the left-wing Sandinista government. 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 6 Oct 2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter with wit and insights from correspondents worldwide. Today, stories on Russian Orthodoxy and Chechen Islam; history in France, the US and Serbia; Chinese statistics and Filipino food. Show more
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Iran's blackmarket blues; The rules of engagement - how do you win a Presidential debate?; an uncomfortable encounter with Burma's President and his PR man; Diary from Burkina Faso. 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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Boston Calling
Presidential debating styles, a Vietnam War diary and the Earth's security blanket
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We compare and contrast presidential debating styles in America and France. And the sound of the Earth's security blanket. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
07/10/2012
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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The Documentary
African Perspective: Lipstick Evangelists
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We travel with two Avon cosmetics reps to find out what it is like to be a door-to-door salesperson in South Africa. Show more
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On the 15th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, William Crawley and guests discuss its legacy and its significance for the future of the Catholic Church. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Outlook
Kofi Annan - the man behind the diplomat
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In an extended edition of Outlook, Matthew Bannister talks to former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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How are orchestras to survive in a world of cuts? Peter Day explores the impossible economics of the concert hall. 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.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Iran's blackmarket blues; The rules of engagement - how do you win a Presidential debate?; an uncomfortable encounter with Burma's President and his PR man; Diary from Burkina Faso. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend edition 6 Oct 2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter with wit and insights from correspondents worldwide. Today, stories on Russian Orthodoxy and Chechen Islam; history in France, the US and Serbia; Chinese statistics and Filipino food. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
On the 15th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, William Crawley and guests discuss its legacy and its significance for the future of the Catholic Church. 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
African Perspective: Lipstick Evangelists
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We travel with two Avon cosmetics reps to find out what it is like to be a door-to-door salesperson in South Africa. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
How tech giants are struggling for supremacy at the CEATEC show in Tokyo; News of the artist recreating a '70s videogames arcade; The rise of computer-generated sound FX for films Show more
This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar hears from Audrey Brown who presents the BBC Africa Debate, which was recorded in Malawi and focused on the role of women and power in Africa. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Boston Calling
Presidential debating styles, a Vietnam War diary and the Earth's security blanket
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We compare and contrast presidential debating styles in America and France. And the sound of the Earth's security blanket. 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.
Discovery
The Life Scientific: Andrea Sella - Chemist
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili meets science showman Andrea Sella and discovers how his theatrical chemistry demonstrations are thrilling audiences. 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's blackmarket blues; The rules of engagement - how do you win a Presidential debate?; an uncomfortable encounter with Burma's President and his PR man; Diary from Burkina Faso. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
African Perspective: Lipstick Evangelists
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We travel with two Avon cosmetics reps to find out what it is like to be a door-to-door salesperson in South Africa. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Nearly 50 years after the world first learned that smoking kills, millions are still picking up the habit. Mike Williams asks why people start smoking in the first place. Show more
Witness History
German refugees in post-war Europe
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
At the end of World War Two, many ethnic Germans in Central Europe were forced to leave their homes.
Some were interned in camps for years before ending up in the new, smaller, Germany. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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On the 15th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, William Crawley and guests discuss its legacy and its significance for the future of the Catholic Church. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
07/10/2012
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
