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.
Egypt's Deja vu; The Hunt for Phoney: Part Two; Debating the term 'Islamist'; and a crashcourse in Chinese microblogging. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Heart and Soul
Sita, Draupadi and Kali: Women in Hinduism
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In the aftermath of the Delhi gang rape, Sunita Thakur explores the rich tradition of female goddesses in Hinduism. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC Africa Debate
Is Satellite TV Killing Local Football?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The BBC Africa Debate will discuss current issues that matter to Africa, and bring them to the attention of a global audience. 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.
In the Balance
Inflation: friend or foe?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is inflation still public enemy number one? For most of us it simply means price rises, but is there a positive side to this one-time economic bogeyman? 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.
Peter Day talks about business strategy with the former head of Proctor and Gamble, AG Lafley, and Dean of the Rotman School of Management, Roger Martin. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Timbuktu hails French president
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Warm welcome for Hollande; Russia marks Stalingrad anniversary; Twitter hacked
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
The vanishing world of our ancestors
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A glimpse into the world of traditional societies on the islands of New Guinea and Zanzibar as well as the former Himalayan kingdoms of Sikkim and Nepal Show more
More or Less
A case of statistical significance in Greece
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The extraordinary case of Andreas Georgiou, head of the Greek statistics agency, who is facing criminal charges for statistical treason. 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.
Egypt's Deja vu; The Hunt for Phoney: Part Two; Debating the term 'Islamist'; and a crashcourse in Chinese microblogging. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Paul Bhatti – Minister in Charge of National Harmony, Pakistan
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Paul Bhatti is Pakistan's Minister for National Harmony but what hope is there for national harmony in a country wrecked by extremist violence and endemic corruption? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Solar heating versus greenhouse gas
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Natural global warming causes different rainfall patterns than warming by greenhouse gases; Human Brain Project; Microbes in the gut affect the incidence of severe malnutrition Show more
Over to You
Using Social Media to Create Programmes
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Alan Dein locked himself in a room, but still managed to cross the world via Skype and Facebook. Why did this programme appeal so much to BBC World Service listeners? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What If...
What If... Chicken Conquers the World?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Could test tube or laboratory-reared chicken ever
replace meat from birds? And how to vaccinate a chick before it hatches. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
Inflation: friend or foe?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is inflation still public enemy number one? For most of us it simply means price rises, but is there a positive side to this one-time economic bogeyman? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Meet the adults learning English from scratch in the UK. Many of them are immigrants or refugees from countries who arrive with little English and quickly have to adapt. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Heart and Soul
Sita, Draupadi and Kali: Women in Hinduism
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In the aftermath of the Delhi gang rape, Sunita Thakur explores the rich tradition of female goddesses in Hinduism. 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.
In the Balance
Inflation: friend or foe?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is inflation still public enemy number one? For most of us it simply means price rises, but is there a positive side to this one-time economic bogeyman? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and the Frenchmen learning the art of love
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories about Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and the Frenchmen learning the art of love. Plus two tales from Eastern Europe, and the Middle East conflict – on a plane. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Richard Dimbleby Lecture
Bill Gates
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bill Gates will outline his commitment to eradicating the debilitating disease, polio. Show more
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Exchanges at the Frontier
Jeremy Farrar - Epidemiologist
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The global risks of Sars and influenza - what if anything can be done to allay the risks of global epidemics? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Hollande: Mali ops not over; Japan's cuteness cult; should you answer a dead man's phone?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
David Mitchell talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book Cloud Atlas. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Ben James presents a nightly chat show giving fans the chance to talk about events at the Africa Cup of Nations.
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.
In the Balance
Inflation: friend or foe?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is inflation still public enemy number one? For most of us it simply means price rises, but is there a positive side to this one-time economic bogeyman? 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.
From smell to navigation, it seems that some of the hardest problems in biology could be solved with the insights from theoretical physics. Show more
Witness History
Peter the Great in London
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How the young Tsar's visit to 17th Century England inspired him to modernise Russia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
The vanishing world of our ancestors
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A glimpse into the world of traditional societies on the islands of New Guinea and Zanzibar as well as the former Himalayan kingdoms of Sikkim and Nepal Show more
Over to You
Using Social Media to Create Programmes
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Alan Dein locked himself in a room, but still managed to cross the world via Skype and Facebook. Why did this programme appeal so much to BBC World Service listeners? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
David Mitchell talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book Cloud Atlas. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and the Frenchmen learning the art of love
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories about Amazon farmers, Iranian journalists, and the Frenchmen learning the art of love. Plus two tales from Eastern Europe, and the Middle East conflict – on a plane. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Peter Day talks about business strategy with the former head of Proctor and Gamble, AG Lafley, and Dean of the Rotman School of Management, Roger Martin. Show more
