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Physicists crack the structure of HIV’s protein coat, genes from forgotten plants reborn to breed crops able to deal with climate change and cultural influence on human genetics. Show more
Should there be limits on the amount of detail broadcast about high profile killings? 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.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Vaccine Confidence Project
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A new project to address anti-vaccine sentiment; Using avatars to treat patients with schizophrenia; The Health Check guide to the big bucks brain projects Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Author Mohsin Hamid on his book The Reluctant Fundamentalist now made into a film. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Heart and Soul
Mice, Mullahs and the Begging Mafia
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mobeen Azhar visits Pakistan’s shrines and the begging mafia exploiting children for the religious rupee Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What is the proper place for curiosity in the 21st century? And is it always a good thing? Show more
Should there be limits on the amount of detail broadcast about high profile killings? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Make-up is a multi-million dollar industry with sales around the world but are we just being sold a dream or is there something more innate in why we wear it? Show more
More or Less
The Maths of Spies and Terrorists
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How feasible is it for the authorities to keep track of everyone on their watch list? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC Africa Debate
Is Africa under threat from Islamist extremists?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Many see Africa as a breeding ground for violent Islamist extremism. But is this true? And if it is, how big is the threat? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Pebbles on Mars, Avatar Therapy and Culture Driven Evolution
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Pebbles found on Mars indicate the planet may have once supported life. Plus, the new Avatar Therapy that is helping Schizophrenic patients banish their internal voices. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Manufacturing is evolving for the 21st century. Peter Day hears from some pioneers in the field of digital fabrication about how it applies to the way we think about making things. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
"As films have had to appeal to markets worldwide - it’s made them kind of dull” Neil Jordan Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Turkey's third day of protests; vinegar cancer test; who will be the next Dr Who? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Author Mohsin Hamid on his book The Reluctant Fundamentalist now made into a film. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Getting To the Story
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Correspondents reflect on covering the Syrian conflict; sectarianism in Iraq; bribes in India; French school timetables; false stereotypes of Germany and Rome's cobblestones. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Do people everywhere experience similar mental health problems and respond to the same treatments? Or are our minds tightly bound to the culture in which we live? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Discovery
On the Trail of the American Honeybee 1/2
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dr Adam Hart meets the migratory bee keepers of America as they travel to the annual almond bloom in California, the largest crop pollination event on Earth. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Boston Calling
The Language of Phishing
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Global hackers learn the value of using good grammar, Chinese students learn how to adapt to life in America and a Nigerian writer offers her take on US race relations. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Make-up is a multi-million dollar industry with sales around the world but are we just being sold a dream or is there something more innate in why we wear it? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Uganda and India
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The streets of Gulu are transformed after the Lord's Resistance Army and how Indian cinema has reflected society over the past century. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What is the proper place for curiosity in the 21st century? And is it always a good thing? Show more
More or Less
The Maths of Spies and Terrorists
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How feasible is it for the authorities to keep track of everyone on their watch list? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
"As films have had to appeal to markets worldwide - it’s made them kind of dull” Neil Jordan Show more
