Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld talks about the luxury market, his cat and why money is no longer a motivation. Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Brooke Magnanti - Belle du Jour
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Belle de Jour she achieved notoriety by blogging about her encounters as a high-class escort. Now Dr Brooke Magnanti is calling for prostitution to be decriminalised. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A year of arts and culture Down Under - green theatre, Maori Shakespeare and The Hobbit. Show more
Witness History
Big Brother - the beginning of reality TV
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In December 1999 a young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show.
It was to be the start of a global television phenomenon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
News and issues making the headlines each day.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
WHYS 30: Is it safe being a woman in India?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We hear from women in India discussing the case of the 23 year old that was gang raped on a bus in New Delhi, who is now in a critical condition in a Singapore hospital. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Science in Action 2012 Highlights
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Discovery of the Higgs Boson; The STAGE science play competition; MEMO Project mourning the loss of species; The Mars Rover landing Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Highlights of the year: Europe
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A year-end tour of the world concludes with highlights of the year from Germany, Italy, France and Austria. Presented by Pascale Harter. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Football's biggest stories of the week on the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A year of arts and culture Down Under - green theatre, Maori Shakespeare and The Hobbit. Show more
Witness History
Big Brother - the beginning of reality TV
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In December 1999 a young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show.
It was to be the start of a global television phenomenon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A guide to Burma’s extraordinary year. What are the challenges for 2013? James Menedez and Soe Win Than present Changing Burma.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Norman Schwartzkopf dies; India rape victim fights for life; celebrity fads: bad science.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Football's biggest stories of the week on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Brooke Magnanti - Belle du Jour
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Belle de Jour she achieved notoriety by blogging about her encounters as a high-class escort. Now Dr Brooke Magnanti is calling for prostitution to be decriminalised. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
#WHYS: What needs to be done for women's safety to improve around the world?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As the Indian student raped in Delhi is treated in hospital, we get your views on how such attacks can be stopped. Also - was 2012 a good year for women?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
On the programme today, the strange customs and conduct that make up ‘good manners’. Where do they come from? What purpose do they serve? Mike Williams explains. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Highlights of the year: Europe
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A year-end tour of the world concludes with highlights of the year from Germany, Italy, France and Austria. Presented by Pascale Harter. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Brooke Magnanti - Belle du Jour
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Belle de Jour she achieved notoriety by blogging about her encounters as a high-class escort. Now Dr Brooke Magnanti is calling for prostitution to be decriminalised. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A special edition of The Strand about A Room for London. Throughout 2012 a model of a boat has been perched above the river Thames, and writers have taken up residence inside. Show more
Witness History
Big Brother - the beginning of reality TV
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In December 1999 a young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show.
It was to be the start of a global television phenomenon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Russian law bans US adoptions; global food prices; should children be forced to visit their elderly parents?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Football's biggest stories of the week on the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld talks about the luxury market, his cat and why money is no longer a motivation. Show more
Witness History
Big Brother - the beginning of reality TV
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In December 1999 a young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show.
It was to be the start of a global television phenomenon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why are Canada and Mexico sweating the looming U-S fiscal cliff? And a Russian adoptee living in Texas takes on Vladimir Putin over a new adoption ban. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
From Our Own Correspondent
Highlights of the year: Europe
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A year-end tour of the world concludes with highlights of the year from Germany, Italy, France and Austria. Presented by Pascale Harter. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Brooke Magnanti - Belle du Jour
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Belle de Jour she achieved notoriety by blogging about her encounters as a high-class escort. Now Dr Brooke Magnanti is calling for prostitution to be decriminalised. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Football's biggest stories of the week on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A special edition of The Strand about A Room for London. Throughout 2012 a model of a boat has been perched above the river Thames, and writers have taken up residence inside. Show more
Witness History
Big Brother - the beginning of reality TV
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In December 1999 a young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show.
It was to be the start of a global television phenomenon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
China and the Two Iron Ladies of Burma
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lucy Ash investigates a popular protest over a huge Chinese backed copper mine and asks what it tells us about change in Burma and the new government's commitment to reform. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
On the programme today, the strange customs and conduct that make up ‘good manners’. Where do they come from? What purpose do they serve? Mike Williams explains. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Highlights of the year: Europe
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A year-end tour of the world concludes with highlights of the year from Germany, Italy, France and Austria. Presented by Pascale Harter. Show more
