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What BBC World Service Means to Listeners
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What the BBC World Service means to listeners in countries where access to independent media can still be a challenge. Show more
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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Why doctors' emotions are important in treating patients. And, how has the world of fertility treatment changed? Plus, does food tastes different depending on what cutlery you use? Show more
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World Book Club
Ahdaf Soueif - The Map of Love
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Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif on her Booker-shortlisted novel The Map of Love. She explains exactly what has gone wrong in Egypt, in her eyes, over the last decade. Show more
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Heart and Soul
The Power And The Faith: Romania's Orthodox Church
The Power and the Faith: Romania’s Orthodox Church
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Can Romania afford to fund religion and build new churches with its economy in decline? Show more
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How an understanding of space around us is crucial to learn who and what we are. Show more
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What the BBC World Service means to listeners in countries where access to independent media can still be a challenge. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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What explains our attraction to violent entertainment and what kind of violence are we most drawn to? Show more
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What is the Most Visited Country in the World?
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Which countries top the most visited country list and how much do tourists spend there? Plus, we investigate the complex web of international extradition treaties. Show more
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The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.
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Zimbabwe opposition disarray
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Tsvangirai's future; Australia immigration minister; man who tweeted mother's final hours Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Climate conflict, Whooping cough rise, New antibiotic and virus evolution
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
The connections between conflict and climate change; Whooping cough rise looks likely to continue; A new antibiotic effective against bioweapons and superbugs 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.
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
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Aberdeen in Scotland is where Britain's energy revolution began almost 40 years ago, under the North Sea. It is now a global centre of oil engineering. Show more
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The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
Ahdaf Soueif - The Map of Love
53 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif on her Booker-shortlisted novel The Map of Love. She explains exactly what has gone wrong in Egypt, in her eyes, over the last decade. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: FOOC on holiday!
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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From Newfoundland to Gaza, from St Tropez to Havana, correspondents' tips on how to make the most of time off. Sun, sea, sand ... and whisky, cigars and mooseburgers? Show more
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Why doctors' emotions are important in treating patients. And, how has the world of fertility treatment changed? Plus, does food tastes different depending on what cutlery you use? Show more
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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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Can taking the hormone oxytocin make people more sociable, trusting and loving? Is there a use for oxytocin in helping people with autism become more sociable? Show more
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Former spokesman for the US State Department, P.J. Crowley, who resigned in 2011 over Bradley Manning’s treatment, calls verdict 'right'. Show more
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What explains our attraction to violent entertainment and what kind of violence are we most drawn to? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
India's Monsoon Floods; Cricket in China
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One man's story of escaping the raging torrents which ravaged Uttarakhand state. Plus, Fred Dyson sees fine play, but definite obstacles, among Shenyang's cricketers. Show more
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How an understanding of space around us is crucial to learn who and what we are. Show more
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What is the Most Visited Country in the World?
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Which countries top the most visited country list and how much do tourists spend there? Plus, we investigate the complex web of international extradition treaties. Show more
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The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.