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Business Daily
If Women Ruled the World?
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Would the world be a better, more productive place if women were in charge? Key figures from the global economy consider what it might take to get more women into the top jobs. Show more
Witness History
The Search for Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In early 2004, the White House began to realise that Saddam Hussein may not have had WMDs. Hear from Dr David Kay, the man given the job of finding them. Show more
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The Documentary
Episode 2: Freedom Songs
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free was recorded in the 60s by Jazz pianist Billy Taylor. Candace Piette discovers what he song meant when it was first written. Show more
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Discovery
Saving the Oceans - Part Two
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
How Pacific islanders are giving up the shark fin trade by reconnecting with their traditions and how GPS trackers in New Zealand help sustain a catch of marine snails. Show more
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Critic of drone strikes in Pakistan "disappears"; Shirley Temple dies; Polio fears for Kabul; Finishing school for business etiquette Show more
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The world is our Newsroom, join us as we find out what is happening right now around the world.
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Outlook
Armistead Maupin: Writing the City
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Novelist Armistead Maupin on writing Tales of the City set in San Francisco. Also, comedian Sami Shah, and Carmine Schiavone, Mafia boss turned whistle-blower. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Newshour’s Lyse Doucet in Homs, China and Taiwan strengthen links and a conference discussing "the global crisis" in the wildlife trade
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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The Documentary
Episode 2: Freedom Songs
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free was recorded in the 60s by Jazz pianist Billy Taylor. Candace Piette discovers what he song meant when it was first written. 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.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
After 185 deaths in 2013 Qatar launches workers' rights charter
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
It should protect overseas labourers on 2022 Football World Cup construction sites. And Barclays Bank has announced it will cut the workforce and increase bonuses. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Should we accept the world's banks can do what they like?
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Barclays are under fire over job cuts and bonuses - but isn't it up to the banks to run themselves? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
After 185 deaths in 2013 Qatar launches workers' rights charter
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
It should protect overseas labourers on 2022 Football World Cup construction sites. And Barclays Bank has announced it will cut the workforce and increase bonuses. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Episode 2: Freedom Songs
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free was recorded in the 60s by Jazz pianist Billy Taylor. Candace Piette discovers what he song meant when it was first written. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
NSA Under Surveillance
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
EU Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding plans to protect citizens from NSA attention. Also, Turkey’s internet clampdown, and 3D help for Stroke Recovery Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Northern Ireland
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
David Eades, former BBC Ireland correspondent, returns to Belfast after 13 years. He finds a society still divided, despite recent successes. Show more
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Newshour
Boys and men from Homs "interrogated"
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
UN: We're monitoring the fate of evacuees; Shirley Temple the diplomat, sharing your name with a drug-dealer
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
After 185 deaths in 2013 Qatar launches workers' rights charter
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
It should protect overseas labourers on 2022 Football World Cup construction sites. And Barclays Bank has announced it will cut the workforce and increase bonuses. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Armistead Maupin: Writing the City
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Novelist Armistead Maupin on writing Tales of the City set in San Francisco. Also, comedian Sami Shah, and Carmine Schiavone, Mafia boss turned whistle-blower. 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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Elements
The Elements and the Economy
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
From aluminium to zinc, how the chemical elements are driving the global economy. Where do we get them from, and what do we use them for? Show more
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Business Matters
US Debt Default Averted
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The House of Representatives approves a bill to raise the debt ceiling, and experts gather at London Zoo to discuss trafficking in endangered species. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Digital Planet
NSA Under Surveillance
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
EU Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding plans to protect citizens from NSA attention. Also, Turkey’s internet clampdown, and 3D help for Stroke Recovery Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sri Lanka and China
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Charles Haviland reflects on the death of journalist Mel Gunasekera in Sri Lanka; From Beijing, Michael Goldfarb suggests Judaism and Confucianism aren't all that different. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Armistead Maupin: Writing the City
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Novelist Armistead Maupin on writing Tales of the City set in San Francisco. Also, comedian Sami Shah, and Carmine Schiavone, Mafia boss turned whistle-blower. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Elements
The Elements and the Economy
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
From aluminium to zinc, how the chemical elements are driving the global economy. Where do we get them from, and what do we use them for? Show more