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Science In Action
The Politics of Flood Forecasting
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Can better cross-border co-operation and collaboration save lives in South Asia’s floods? Plus, how to protect Caribbean coral reefs from Lionfish. And, what dinosaur teeth reveal. Show more
Over to You
The Relaunch of BBC Afrique
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Why the French for Africa service has changed and its balance between French and English programmes. Show more
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The Pope may find Brazil is no longer the Catholic country it once was and Japan elections
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Weekend
Presented by Julian Worricker with Andy Davis and Anne Elizabeth Moutet
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Presented by Julian Worricker with Andy Davis and Anne Elizabeth Moutet
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Presented by Julian Worricker with Andy Davis and Anne Elizabeth Moutet
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Digital Planet
A Route 66 of the Future: Digital Travel
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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How 12-day-long traffic jams or arriving at foreign destinations to find all of the hotels fully booked, will be things of the past courtesy of digital technology. Show more
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Gordon Corera reveals the alarming extent to which cyberspace is now being used to steal, to spy and to wage war. Show more
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Part one of Religion, Migration and Mexico's Dangerous Road North: Human trafficking in Mexico and the priest who stands up to the gangs. Show more
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If by accident you are thrown into icy waters, what can help your chances of survival? Guests include Baltasar Kormákur, Michael Tipton and Dinesh Bhugra. Show more
Over to You
The Relaunch of BBC Afrique
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Why the French for Africa service has changed and its balance between French and English programmes. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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What motivates people to decorate their bodies with ink? Show more
More or Less
Egypt: Biggest Protest in History?
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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It is claimed the demonstrations against the now-deposed President Morsi were the biggest the world has ever seen. But were the crowds really as large as reported? Show more
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The Documentary
Changing The City: An Audience With Richard Rogers
Changing the City: An Audience with Richard Rogers
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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To celebrate architect Richard Rogers 80th birthday, he discusses his vision for the future of our cities with Razia Iqbal. Show more
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Abe set to win Upper House; Zimbabwe allegations; and the centenary of the Tour de France
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Unexpected Elements
What neutrinos might tell us about the big bang
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Neutrinos give a clue to the existence of matter
Incidence of kidney stones is set to increase
Astronaut hopeful is put through her paces Show more
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Global Business
Mobile Money in Kenya
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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How mobile payment system M-Pesa kick-started an emerging tech econmomy in Kenya Show more
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"This is a movie directed by an obese 48-year-old-man, but dreamt of by the boy I was" says Guillermo Del Toro on his film Pacific Rim. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Gordon Corera reveals the alarming extent to which cyberspace is now being used to steal, to spy and to wage war. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Out of Their Element
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Vietnam's businesswomen, Ecuadorian gold miners, a Calabrian mayoress who said 'basta' to the mob, African animals in Europe's circuses and singing with a Georgian polyphonic choir Show more
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Health Check
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Abraham Maslow's theory that the brain has independent motivational systems unrelated to reward systems and unconscious desires, led to the idea of humans achieving greater goals. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Did early photosynthetic life on Earth lead to the evolution of plate tectonics, making our planet unique in the Solar System? Show more
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Boston Calling
The Globalization Edition
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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A US law allowing citizens to defend themselves with deadly force attracts attention abroad. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Cambodia's circus and American baseball
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Two tales from the front-row seats on cultural obsessions: Anne Caulfield, at a circus in Phnom Penh, and Simon Wilson at a Washington Nationals game in DC get lessons in character Show more
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If by accident you are thrown into icy waters, what can help your chances of survival? Guests include Baltasar Kormákur, Michael Tipton and Dinesh Bhugra. Show more
More or Less
Egypt: Biggest Protest in History?
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
It is claimed the demonstrations against the now-deposed President Morsi were the biggest the world has ever seen. But were the crowds really as large as reported? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
"This is a movie directed by an obese 48-year-old-man, but dreamt of by the boy I was" says Guillermo Del Toro on his film Pacific Rim. Show more