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Discovery
Saving the Oceans - Part Two
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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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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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.
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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In the Balance asks whether Japan's Abenomics project is paying off and asks what are the dangers, as Japan aims to bring back growth to its moribund economy. Show more
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The Documentary
Episode 1: Missing Histories: China and Japan
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Japan and China's shared and troubled history. Japanese journalist Mariko Oi and Chinese journalist Haining Liu explore what Asia’s economic giants' pasts mean today. Show more
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The 50th issue of the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is published in the United States on Tuesday, but what place does it have in modern day sports media? Show more
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Trending
The Truth Behind #WeAreThePeople
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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#wearethepeople has been tweeted more than four million times in the past three weeks. Who’s behind it? Plus, who takes more pictures of their meals – Asians or hipsters? Show more
Tim Harford looks at the maths behind modern matchmaking. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
How Violence Shapes Society
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Our correspondents investigate societies shaped by violence. From 'brutalised' Sri Lanka, to the young man finding love in war-torn Syria - with the daughter of an enemy. Show more
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Mark Dowd investigates the role of miracles in making a saint. Show more
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An acrimonious end in Geneva; Turkey bill restricts Gulenists; The Miracle on Ice II
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Wood is a vital human resource. But trees inspire myths and reverence. So, Mike Williams asks, why are our feelings about trees so mixed? Show more
In 1976, How the legendary Austrian skier won one of the most exciting Olympic downhill races of all time. 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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In the Balance asks whether Japan's Abenomics project is paying off and asks what are the dangers, as Japan aims to bring back growth to its moribund economy. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Exchanges at the Frontier
Exchanges at the Frontier
Episode 2: Henry Markram, Director of the Human Brain Project
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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AC Grayling speaks to Henry Markram, who is building a super computer which will virtually replicate the human brain. Show more
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How the 1979 Islamic Revolution changed Iranian women's lives, plus Solzhenitsyn's widow, fighting Nicaragua's Contras, the search for WMD and the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939.
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Revenge killings in the C.A.R. Turkish MPs brawl, gender specific breast milk?
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When dictatorships are overthrown, how should societies rebuild themselves? With Elham Saudi, Suzanne Desan and John Ralston Saul. Show more
In 1976, How the legendary Austrian skier won one of the most exciting Olympic downhill races of all time. Show more
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Wood is a vital human resource. But trees inspire myths and reverence. So, Mike Williams asks, why are our feelings about trees so mixed? Show more
Over to You
Swiss Vote on Immigration Quotas
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Were reports on the Swiss vote on immigration fair and balanced? Plus, was Cardinal Peter Turkson bullied in a recent interview on Hardtalk? 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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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
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
How Violence Shapes Society
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Our correspondents investigate societies shaped by violence. From 'brutalised' Sri Lanka, to the young man finding love in war-torn Syria - with the daughter of an enemy. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Boston Calling
A Church on Every Corner
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The Nigerian pastor who has come to America to 'plant churches like Starbucks'. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How the 1979 Islamic Revolution changed Iranian women's lives, plus Solzhenitsyn's widow, fighting Nicaragua's Contras, the search for WMD and the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939.
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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In the Balance asks whether Japan's Abenomics project is paying off and asks what are the dangers, as Japan aims to bring back growth to its moribund economy. 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.
Trending
The Truth Behind #WeAreThePeople
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
#wearethepeople has been tweeted more than four million times in the past three weeks. Who’s behind it? Plus, who takes more pictures of their meals – Asians or hipsters? Show more
In 1976, How the legendary Austrian skier won one of the most exciting Olympic downhill races of all time. Show more