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Science In Action
Gut Microbes Slim Mice
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
How gut bacteria slim obese mice. Can silver particles revolutionise nanotechnology? The Golden rice plot gutted by Filipino protesters, and can an ice wall plug Fukishima's leak? Show more
Over to You
Reactions to UK Parliament Debate on Syria
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Was coverage of the UK Parliament's debate on Syria balanced? Show more
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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
Child Psychologist Anna Freud
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
How the work of Anna Freud, youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud, revolutionised the way we think about children. Show more
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British writer Neil Gaiman talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book American Gods. He was voted by listeners as the 'most wanted' guest for the programme. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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What role can the Maliki school of Islam play in Morocco and North Africa? Show more
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How much is violence a choice, and how much a natural human instinct? Can breakthroughs in neuroscience and genetics transform the way we treat violent criminals? Show more
Over to You
Reactions to UK Parliament Debate on Syria
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Was coverage of the UK Parliament's debate on Syria balanced? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Memory plays a big part in shaping our identity, but how reliable is it? Mike Williams finds out how human memory works and why some memories flood back more easily than others. Show more
How accurate are the reported death estimates in the Syrian conflict? Do left-handed people really die earlier than right-handed people? Show more
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The Documentary
The Congress and the Commander in Chief
23 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Delving into the history of tension between the US President and Congress over taking military action. Show more
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Assignment
Boom and Bust in Australia’s Coal Country
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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James Fletcher travels to Mackay in Queensland’s coal country to find out about the town’s tales of economic success and how it’s dealing with the current downturn. Show more
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Newshour
Syrian crisis special edition
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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A special edition of Newshour on the Syrian crisis. Will US lawmakers authorise military intervention?
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Unexpected Elements
Fukushima’s ice wall, Uncovering Egypt’s ancient timeline, A giant volcano
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Radioactive water at the Fukushima plant to be held in by ice wall.
Redefining Egypt’s timeline with maths, science and archaeology.
The Tamu Massif could be one giant volcano. Show more
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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.
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 Two
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Zambia has the potential to be a trade hub, if it can improve its roads and railways. What needs to be done and how much will it cost? Peter Day reports. Show more
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'People think I'm grumpy, I'm really not. I have the disposition of a hobbit' - Paul Theroux Show more
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In a special programme, we hear views from Washington DC, Damascus, Beirut and London
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
British writer Neil Gaiman talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book American Gods. He was voted by listeners as the 'most wanted' guest for the programme. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Who Are The Real Winners?
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Reflections on war in Syria, hard choices for Obama, Australian asylum policy, hospital blues in Chad, a Web-driven rebirth for Vietnamese music and a grand party in Liechtenstein. Show more
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Health Check
Child Psychologist Anna Freud
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
How the work of Anna Freud, youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud, revolutionised the way we think about children. 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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With DNA cloning technologies rapidly advancing, could we be on the cusp of bringing extinct animals - like the woolly mammoth - back from extinction? 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
Syria Waits While America Debates
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Sadness, madness and the new normal; a Syrian-American reflects on life in the land of his birth. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Memory plays a big part in shaping our identity, but how reliable is it? Mike Williams finds out how human memory works and why some memories flood back more easily than others. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
South Africa and Italy: Family Histories
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Mark Lowen traces how his grandfather went from fleeing Nazism to battling apartheid; Thomas Carver explores why his father's story of escape in WWII Italy salves local ambivalence Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How much is violence a choice, and how much a natural human instinct? Can breakthroughs in neuroscience and genetics transform the way we treat violent criminals? Show more
How accurate are the reported death estimates in the Syrian conflict? Do left-handed people really die earlier than right-handed people? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
'People think I'm grumpy, I'm really not. I have the disposition of a hobbit' - Paul Theroux Show more