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Financial services have the power to enrich an economy, or to ruin it. Evan Davis and guests discuss what kind of makeover they need to get them fit for the 21st century. Show more
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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Species mass extinction and the macdonaldisation of life. Are humans leaving behind a fossil record that will define our times as a new geological period, the Anthropocene? Show more
The original story of betrayal at sea - from contemporary eyewitness testimonies. Show more
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend edition 10 Nov 2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Correespondents' insights into Afghan anxieties and Malian fears; the Cold War ghosts of a Moscow flat; India's power failures; the Libyan rumour mill and Mexico's Day of the Dead. Show more
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Shut out of Beijing's big Party, how BBC Chinese are reporting the Congress; the lamentations of an Egyptian football fan; and Delhi's "Kinky Collective" Show more
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Coverage of the Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph in London.
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Boston Calling
US Election 2012: President Obama wins second term but does it really matter?”
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The world tuned in to this week's US presidential election. But when it comes to today's most pressing issues, it may not matter who sits in the White House. Show more
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BBC chief resigns; pre-emptive surgery in the face of cancer threat; Cuba after Sandy
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Increasingly, universities need money from benefactors. So does this place academic freedom at risk? Show more
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Why do different cultures mark the advent of adulthood at different ages? For some it is celebrated by lavish parties, for others, by endurance tests and initiation ceremonies. Show more
Witness History
The death of Leonid Brezhnev
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One of the longest-serving leaders of the Soviet Union died on the 10 of November 1982. Hear about his final moments and the glitch at his state funeral. Show more
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Phil Maguire, Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association (PRA), reports on the launch of Rise Maximum Radio, based inside Trinidad and Tobago's Maximum Security Prison. Show more
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Sunita Thakur explores the gurus passing on their spiritual guidance via India's cable TV stations. Show more
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Peter Day asks how you create a high technology hub exploding with entrepreneurial activity - in other words how do you replicate Silicon Valley USA elsewhere? 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.
Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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Shut out of Beijing's big Party, how BBC Chinese are reporting the Congress; the lamentations of an Egyptian football fan; and Delhi's "Kinky Collective" Show more
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Phil Maguire, Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association (PRA), reports on the launch of Rise Maximum Radio, based inside Trinidad and Tobago's Maximum Security Prison. Show more
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Sunita Thakur explores the gurus passing on their spiritual guidance via India's cable TV stations. Show more
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Newshour
Reaction to the resignation of BBC Director-General.
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lord Williams, BBC Trust:"Who was watching the DG's back?" Syrian opposition elect leader, US begins to retire medical research chimpanzees. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend edition 10 Nov 2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Correespondents' insights into Afghan anxieties and Malian fears; the Cold War ghosts of a Moscow flat; India's power failures; the Libyan rumour mill and Mexico's Day of the Dead. Show more
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Over to You
The Editors: Richard Sambrook
28 minutes
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Richard Sambrook on how international media editors have been tackling the challenge of covering the US presidential election and Chinese leadership changes within a single week. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Boston Calling
US Election 2012: President Obama wins second term but does it really matter?”
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The world tuned in to this week's US presidential election. But when it comes to today's most pressing issues, it may not matter who sits in the White House. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Why do different cultures mark the advent of adulthood at different ages? For some it is celebrated by lavish parties, for others, by endurance tests and initiation ceremonies. 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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Shut out of Beijing's big Party, how BBC Chinese are reporting the Congress; the lamentations of an Egyptian football fan; and Delhi's "Kinky Collective" Show more
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Phil Maguire, Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association (PRA), reports on the launch of Rise Maximum Radio, based inside Trinidad and Tobago's Maximum Security Prison. Show more
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Health Check
Implants from the dead and crowds giving life
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How recycled medical devices from dead Americans are prolonging lives in India. What the US election result means for mental health. Can being part of huge crowds benefit wellbeing Show more
An incredible plot to kidnap, drug and repatriate Nigerian exile Umaru Dikko in London, in 1984. Show more
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Sunita Thakur explores the gurus passing on their spiritual guidance via India's cable TV stations. Show more
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The Strand Weekend Archive
Orhan Parmuk
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mark talks to Turkish Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk whose novel Silent House, written thirty years ago, is now available in English for the first time. Show more
