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Science In Action
Primate Communication
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
New understanding in primate communication; Discovery of the oldest complete nervous system; Impacts of humans on endangered species Show more
Over to You
The Challenge of Covering the Philippines
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Philippines often makes the headlines as a result of natural disasters like this week’s earthquake, but does it get less media attention than other parts of the world? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Paul Henley with guests Rosemary Hollis and Agnes Poirier.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Paul Henley with guests Rosemary Hollis and Agnes Poirier.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Paul Henley with guests Rosemary Hollis and Agnes Poirier.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Women in Laos receive a vaccine which can help prevent cervical cancer; why Dengue fever is spreading around the world; anger over the promotion of formula milk in Venezuela Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Another chance to hear a winner of the 2012 International Playwriting Competition: Janet Veronica Morrison's 'The Fisherman'. 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.
Iranian writer Azadeh Moaveni looks at the yoga boom in Iran; why has yoga been embraced in some Muslim nations but not others? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How do humans and animals cope with one of the strongest emotions: fear Show more
Over to You
The Challenge of Covering the Philippines
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Philippines often makes the headlines as a result of natural disasters like this week’s earthquake, but does it get less media attention than other parts of the world? 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.
Are bullies born or do they learn their bullying behaviour? Mike Williams investigates. Show more
Tim Harford tells the story of an apparent contradiction in this year’s top economics award: the economist who said markets are efficient is sharing the prize with his big critic. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
'It wasn't until another guy threw up on me that we finally stopped' - Tom Hanks on shooting Captain Phillips Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Australia fires state of emergency
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
New South Wales fires worsen; Death row scholarship; Is feminism universal?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Monkey Conversation; Human Evolution; HPV Vaccine in Laos
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineMarmoset monkey conversation is remarkably similar to ours, multiple extinct human species actually form a single lineage and HPV Vaccine in Laos. 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.
Global Business
The World Turned Upside Down Part Two
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In this edition Peter Day continues his journey into the future, trying to sum up what he's learnt in 25 years of making programmes. Show more
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'It wasn't until another guy threw up on me that we finally stopped' - Tom Hanks on shooting Captain Phillips Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Australia's wildfire emergency
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
New South Wales battles raging wildfires; innocent death row man endows scholarship; what does feminism mean?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Another chance to hear a winner of the 2012 International Playwriting Competition: Janet Veronica Morrison's 'The Fisherman'. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Hope amidst crowds
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Correspondents amidst all kinds of crowds, from scary mobs in India, to British friends at hen parties, Japanese businessmen in Myanmar, tourists in Paris, and snakes in Brazil... Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Women in Laos receive a vaccine which can help prevent cervical cancer; why Dengue fever is spreading around the world; anger over the promotion of formula milk in Venezuela 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Could an emerald coloured beetle wipe out ash trees in Europe? Professor Adam Hart investigates the latest threat to the common ash. 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
Shutdown Resolution and Reverberations
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US budget standoff is over, but memories of the weeks’ long impasse linger. 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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Are bullies born or do they learn their bullying behaviour? Mike Williams investigates. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Lampedusa and Portugal
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Alan Johnston on the migrants who survived the trip to the Italian island of Lampedusa, and Andrew Hosken on how a sense of fatalism may help the Portuguese cope with austerity. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How do humans and animals cope with one of the strongest emotions: fear Show more
Tim Harford tells the story of an apparent contradiction in this year’s top economics award: the economist who said markets are efficient is sharing the prize with his big critic. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
'It wasn't until another guy threw up on me that we finally stopped' - Tom Hanks on shooting Captain Phillips Show more
