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Science In Action
Growing a Brain in a Dish
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brain grown in a dish; Does being poor affect your mental acuity?; A new molecule to target MRSA; Why some birds need parental guidance for migration flights Show more
How is public radio in the US reacting to change? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Julian Worricker with guests Rime Allaf in Vienna and Alex Pravda in Oxford.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Julian Worricker with guests Rime Allaf in Vienna and Alex Pravda in Oxford.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Julian Worricker with guests Rime Allaf in Vienna and Alex Pravda in Oxford.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Gary Younge looks at Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and explores what made it both timely and timeless. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Nawal El Saadawi is a leading Egyptian feminist, physician and writer. She qualified as a doctor in the 1950s and has spent her life drawing attention to the oppression of women. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Heart and Soul
969 - How Burmas Buddhist Monks Turned On Islam
969: How Burma's Buddhist Monks Turned on Islam
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Wirathu, the Buddhist monk leading the anti-Muslim campaign of Myanmar. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Letting go is never easy, whether of dance traditions, your own language or habitual modes of thinking. But if you manage it, can letting go bring big rewards? Show more
How is public radio in the US reacting to change? 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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Why do so many women feel the need to get rid of their body hair? Mike Williams explores the history of hair removal and what it tells us about notions of female beauty. Show more
More or Less
Counting Climate Migrants
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Environmental problems will create 200 million migrants, warn some politicians and environmentalists. But migration experts say this is exaggerated. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC Africa Debate
Are the International Media Getting Africa Right?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What do African audiences want from the BBC, and is the BBC delivering? Listeners question the director of BBC World Service. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Syria hails US 'retreat' - we hear from a US Congressman; remembering broadcaster Sir David Frost; fairy tales for lost children
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
The Temperature Pause, Henry Molaison, Ethics of Genomic Sequencing
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Could cooler oceans be slowing down global warming? Plus Professor Suzanne Corkin remembers 46 years of memory loss research with Henry Molaison. 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
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Global Business
The Road to Zambezi Street - Part One
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
With abundant minerals, a mostly peaceful recent history, and strong economic growth, Zambia appears poised on the brink of success. But what could hold the country back? Show more
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Canadian writer Margaret Atwood tells us how technology and creative writing can mix. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
John Kerry says US Has Proof of Sarin Use
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
John Kerry says US has proof that sarin was used in Syria; Gareth Bale becomes world’s most expensive footballer; and Michael Sheen on playing David Frost.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Nawal El Saadawi is a leading Egyptian feminist, physician and writer. She qualified as a doctor in the 1950s and has spent her life drawing attention to the oppression of women. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Keeping Their Heads Down
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories of of risk and reward: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, hair thieves in Venezuela, New Orleans gun crime, walrus-tracking in the Russian Arctic and Polynesia's changing diet Show more
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Health Check
The Case of Henry Molaison
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
HM, the world’s most famous neurological patient; Why extreme heat can kill a child locked in a car in ten minutes; Is adopting the surgical safety checklist simple? 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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How ‘big science’ projects such as the search for the ‘Higgs Boson’ at CERN are helping with science teaching in Africa. 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
Red Lines and Tipping Points
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US role in chemical attacks during the Iran-Iraq War. 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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Why do so many women feel the need to get rid of their body hair? Mike Williams explores the history of hair removal and what it tells us about notions of female beauty. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
China and Hungary
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
John Sudworth is accosted by Chinese petitioners outside the courtroom trying Bo Xilai; Nick Thorpe searches for the buried heart of the Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Letting go is never easy, whether of dance traditions, your own language or habitual modes of thinking. But if you manage it, can letting go bring big rewards? Show more
More or Less
Counting Climate Migrants
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Environmental problems will create 200 million migrants, warn some politicians and environmentalists. But migration experts say this is exaggerated. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Canadian writer Margaret Atwood tells us how technology and creative writing can mix. Show more
