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Boston Calling
Who Wants to be American?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Becoming an American citizen should be straightforward, but often it’s not. We hear about Tarek Hamdi, a legal resident from Egypt, who fought for 11 years to become a US citizen. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Julian Worricker with guests Loretta Napoleoni and Christopher Cook..
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Julian Worricker with guests Loretta Napoleoni and Christopher Cook.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Julian Worricker with guests Loretta Napoleoni and Christopher Cook.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Chinese government wants to have 200 million graduates in the workforce by 2020. But cracks in the plan are showing, with many graduates not finding the jobs they want. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 26 Oct 2013: Building Blocks of History
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
French prisons, Madagascan schools, the ancient Afghan city of Balkh, Tajikistan's building spree, Romania's lost elegance - and golf courses and gated developments in St Kitts Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Ed Butler is in Dhaka where the wounds inflicted by the Rana Plaza disaster are still raw. Who should take responsibility for the conditions in the country's factories? 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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Professor of circadian neuroscience Russell Foster on how light controls our wellbeing, from jet lag to serious mental health problems. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Following on from the ‘100 Women’ season we discuss the issues facing women in the sport 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.
Boston Calling
Who Wants to be American?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Becoming an American citizen should be straightforward, but often it’s not. We hear about Tarek Hamdi, a legal resident from Egypt, who fought for 11 years to become a US citizen. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Poet turned spy in East Berlin, Burundi's civil war heroine, the US barracks bombing in Beirut, the saga of Sydney Opera House and the opening of the first BBC bureau in Moscow.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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.
Boston Calling
Who Wants to be American?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Becoming an American citizen should be straightforward, but often it’s not. We hear about Tarek Hamdi, a legal resident from Egypt, who fought for 11 years to become a US citizen. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The woman fighting for the rights of immigrant workers and women of Latin American origin. Dolores Huerta is 83 and still politically active. 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.
In 2008, Malaysian issued a fatwa banning some features of yoga, in Iran it is so popular it's on TV. Why has yoga been fully embraced in some Muslim countries but not in others? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Claims that US tapped German Chancellor’s phone ‘for years’, Saudi women driving, and Ethiopia’s wind farms
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Poet turned spy in East Berlin, Burundi's civil war heroine, the US barracks bombing in Beirut, the saga of Sydney Opera House and the opening of the first BBC bureau in Moscow.
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.
Why does humankind insist on the need to go faster and faster? From the playground roundabout to the 1600 km/h rocket car. Mike Williams asks what is this obsession all about? Show more
Over to You
How is Broadcasting in Burma Changing?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What role can the BBC play in Burma's changing broadcasting landscape? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What does the notion of job satisfaction mean to us as individuals and what difference can it make to a nation’s prosperity? Show more
More or Less
How Long Can you Wait Until you Try to Have a Baby?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford asks why 300-year-old fertility statistics are still in use today, and sees that women in their late 30s who want to get pregnant have better odds than they may think. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
'You’ve got the bunny that came out the top hat'– Sir Paul McCartney 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.
Ed Butler is in Dhaka where the wounds inflicted by the Rana Plaza disaster are still raw. Who should take responsibility for the conditions in the country's factories? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 26 Oct 2013: Building Blocks of History
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
French prisons, Madagascan schools, the ancient Afghan city of Balkh, Tajikistan's building spree, Romania's lost elegance - and golf courses and gated developments in St Kitts Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In 2008, Malaysian issued a fatwa banning some features of yoga, in Iran it is so popular it's on TV. Why has yoga been fully embraced in some Muslim countries but not in others? 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.
The Documentary
Women on the Front Line
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emma Barnett from female soldiers in the Canadian and South African armies about life for women on the military front line. Show more
