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Business Daily
Driving a Chinese consumer revolution
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Justin Rowlatt goes in search of the elusive Chinese consumer, and finds him with a bucket of beer bottles in bar in a picturesque mist-shrouded ancient town in Hunan province. Show more
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Natalia Antelava investigates how girls are trafficked from poor to rich parts of India for prostitution and forced marriage. Show more
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Side Effect is a rock band from Burma; having to overcome a lack of venues and difficult finances as well as political censorship at home, they’ve just toured Germany. Show more
Witness History
Festival in the Desert
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Following the ban on music by Islamist rebels in Northern Mali, we go back to the first Festival in the Desert which launched Tuareg music on the world scene. Show more
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World Have Your Say
#WHYS: Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi & police detain tourists in Greece
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Delhi gang rape trial - Sri Lankan domestic worker beheaded & tourists in Greece attacked. Show more
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Health Check
Global polio eradication campaign
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Polio eradication campaign after recent killings of aid workers in Pakistan. The first ever specialist Parkinson’s nurse course in Africa. Why do our fingers wrinkle in the bath? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Living longer on a Greek island and Venice's Jewish cemetery
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents stories on the remarkable long-lived inhabitants of a Greek island, and Venice's almost-forgotten Jewish cemetery. Show more
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Outlook
I Was Blinded By My Boyfriend
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister talks to Tina Nash - who suffered terrible domestic violence which left her blind in both eyes. Now she wants other women to learn from her experience. Show more
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Side Effect is a rock band from Burma; having to overcome a lack of venues and difficult finances as well as political censorship at home, they’ve just toured Germany. Show more
Witness History
Festival in the Desert
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Following the ban on music by Islamist rebels in Northern Mali, we go back to the first Festival in the Desert which launched Tuareg music on the world scene. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Natalia Antelava investigates how girls are trafficked from poor to rich parts of India for prostitution and forced marriage. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Driving a Chinese consumer revolution
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Justin Rowlatt goes in search of the elusive Chinese consumer, and finds him with a bucket of beer bottles in bar in a picturesque mist-shrouded ancient town in Hunan province. 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.
3 Kurdish women found 'executed' in Paris; Venezuela's non-inauguration; Canada's trapped killer whales.
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The father of the young woman who was gang raped and murdered in Delhi re-lives his last conversation with his daughter Show more
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Natalia Antelava investigates how girls are trafficked from poor to rich parts of India for prostitution and forced marriage. Show more
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World Business Report
Fighting food waste
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In a country that needs to feed a billion people, why does India throw away so much food? Show more
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World Have Your Say
WHYS 60: Food wastage
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What is the best way to reduce the amount of food we throw away?
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Science In Action
China's single children
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Personality traits of Beijing children born under China's One Child Policy; Genetic susceptibility to deadly visceral Leishmaniasis; Nanorobotic molecule building machine Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Living longer on a Greek island and Venice's Jewish cemetery
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents stories on the remarkable long-lived inhabitants of a Greek island, and Venice's almost-forgotten Jewish cemetery. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Natalia Antelava investigates how girls are trafficked from poor to rich parts of India for prostitution and forced marriage. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Missing Matisse Returned
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Twenty Five years after it was stolen, Matisse’s Le Jardin is being returned to Sweden. We speak to Christopher Marinello from The Art Loss Register Show more
Witness History
Festival in the Desert
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Following the ban on music by Islamist rebels in Northern Mali, we go back to the first Festival in the Desert which launched Tuareg music on the world scene. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Scores killed in Pakistan blasts; pro-Chavez rally; and tourists beaten by Greek police
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The father of the young woman who was gang raped and murdered in Delhi re-lives his last conversation with his daughter Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Business Daily
Driving a Chinese consumer revolution
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Justin Rowlatt goes in search of the elusive Chinese consumer, and finds him with a bucket of beer bottles in bar in a picturesque mist-shrouded ancient town in Hunan province. Show more
Witness History
Festival in the Desert
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Following the ban on music by Islamist rebels in Northern Mali, we go back to the first Festival in the Desert which launched Tuareg music on the world scene. 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.
Science In Action
China's single children
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Personality traits of Beijing children born under China's One Child Policy; Genetic susceptibility to deadly visceral Leishmaniasis; Nanorobotic molecule building machine 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.
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
Living longer on a Greek island and Venice's Jewish cemetery
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents stories on the remarkable long-lived inhabitants of a Greek island, and Venice's almost-forgotten Jewish cemetery. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Natalia Antelava investigates how girls are trafficked from poor to rich parts of India for prostitution and forced marriage. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The father of the young woman who was gang raped and murdered in Delhi re-lives his last conversation with his daughter Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Missing Matisse Returned
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Twenty Five years after it was stolen, Matisse’s Le Jardin is being returned to Sweden. We speak to Christopher Marinello from The Art Loss Register Show more
Witness History
Festival in the Desert
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Following the ban on music by Islamist rebels in Northern Mali, we go back to the first Festival in the Desert which launched Tuareg music on the world scene. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
China's single children
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Personality traits of Beijing children born under China's One Child Policy; Genetic susceptibility to deadly visceral Leishmaniasis; Nanorobotic molecule building machine Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Living longer on a Greek island and Venice's Jewish cemetery
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents stories on the remarkable long-lived inhabitants of a Greek island, and Venice's almost-forgotten Jewish cemetery. Show more
