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The Strand Archive
Detroit: Music City
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Detroit is a city in spiralling decline. Can music and the arts help to revive it? Show more
Betty Friedan's book - calling for women to leave the home and enter the workplace - paved the way for the women's liberation movement. Show more
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South African court hears affidavit that gives "Bladerunner" Oscar Pistorius' version of events that led to the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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World Have Your Say
WHYS 30: Australia swimmers "toxic" culture report
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Reaction to a report that's blamed a toxic team culture for the poor performance of Australia's swimmers at the London Olympics.
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Adam Rutherford explores the many routes to female or male. He meets a giant komodo dragon, and discusses the platypus’ weird sex chromosomes and the sex secrets of Nemo the fish. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
America - fighting in the Philippines and welcoming immigrants at home
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kate McGeown joins US forces fighting Islamist insurgents in the Southern Philippines, while Tim Butcher tells the story of a poignant reunion in New York. Show more
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Outlook
Poet Salma Shut Away For 25 Years
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister hears from Salma, a Southern Indian woman shut away for twenty-five years. Salma found solace in writing poetry and managed to smuggle it out to a publisher. Show more
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The Strand Archive
Detroit: Music City
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Detroit is a city in spiralling decline. Can music and the arts help to revive it? Show more
Betty Friedan's book - calling for women to leave the home and enter the workplace - paved the way for the women's liberation movement. Show more
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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Pistorius denies murder; Australian swimming "toxic" culture; and 50 years of The Feminine Mystique
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Outlook
Surviving the Costa Concordia Disaster
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Costa Concordia dancer Rose Metcalf tells Matthew Bannister how she helped evacuate passengers off the sinking ship. Show more
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World Business Report
Nestle can't escape horsemeat scandal
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ready meals made by Swiss giant Nestle have been swept from supermarkets in Spain and Italy. We'll hear what Nestle needs to do now to regain the confidence of its customers. Show more
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World Have Your Say
WHYS 60: Crosshairs photo controversy, Duchess of Cambridge comments and Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We are discussing a photo seeming to show a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a gun, author Hilary Mantel's comments on the Duchess of Cambridge and Laurent Gbagbo at the ICC. Show more
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Clicks reports on the rise of Seoul's hacker culture. How robots help defuse landmines in Egypt. And multiplayer computer gaming geeks hook up via their mobile phones in GEEK 2013 Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
America - fighting in the Philippines and welcoming immigrants at home
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kate McGeown joins US forces fighting Islamist insurgents in the Southern Philippines, while Tim Butcher tells the story of a poignant reunion in New York. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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As Calin Peter Netzer's Child's Pose wins the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin Festival, we welcome the spotlight in which Romanian films currently find themselves. Show more
Betty Friedan's book - calling for women to leave the home and enter the workplace - paved the way for the women's liberation movement. Show more
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Media frenzy surrounds Pistorius case; British author Hilary Mantel sparks royals row; how to ace a job interview on Skype.
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Outlook
Surviving the Costa Concordia Disaster
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Costa Concordia dancer Rose Metcalf tells Matthew Bannister how she helped evacuate passengers off the sinking ship. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
Betty Friedan's book - calling for women to leave the home and enter the workplace - paved the way for the women's liberation movement. 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.
Clicks reports on the rise of Seoul's hacker culture. How robots help defuse landmines in Egypt. And multiplayer computer gaming geeks hook up via their mobile phones in GEEK 2013 Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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From Our Own Correspondent
America - fighting in the Philippines and welcoming immigrants at home
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kate McGeown joins US forces fighting Islamist insurgents in the Southern Philippines, while Tim Butcher tells the story of a poignant reunion in New York. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Surviving the Costa Concordia Disaster
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Costa Concordia dancer Rose Metcalf tells Matthew Bannister how she helped evacuate passengers off the sinking ship. 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.
As Calin Peter Netzer's Child's Pose wins the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin Festival, we welcome the spotlight in which Romanian films currently find themselves. Show more
Betty Friedan's book - calling for women to leave the home and enter the workplace - paved the way for the women's liberation movement. 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.
Clicks reports on the rise of Seoul's hacker culture. How robots help defuse landmines in Egypt. And multiplayer computer gaming geeks hook up via their mobile phones in GEEK 2013 Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
America - fighting in the Philippines and welcoming immigrants at home
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kate McGeown joins US forces fighting Islamist insurgents in the Southern Philippines, while Tim Butcher tells the story of a poignant reunion in New York. Show more
