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Health Check
Professor Sir Anthony Epstein
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The man who discovered the Epstein-Barr virus fifty years ago; A detox programme for Indian bus drivers; How thinking you have slept well can improve mental performance. Show more
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Presented by Paul Henley with Ofeibea Quist-Arcton in Senegal and Alex von Tunzelmann in London. Show more
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Presented by Paul Henley with Ofeibea Quist-Arcton in Senegal and Alex von Tunzelmann in London.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Paul Henley with Ofeibea Quist-Arcton in Senegal and Alex von Tunzelmann in London.
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This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
What’s Left Behind?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Personal stories about the people, places and things left behind – dispatches sent home from BBC correspondents around the world. Show more
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The Gulf state of Oman grants faiths other than Islam a surprising amount of freedom. Could the Omani model catch on elsewhere? Show more
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Fake art and fake medicines – why are there such lucrative markets in both? With Bright Simons, Winnie Wong and Philip Hook Show more
Witness History
The Kidnap and Murder of Axel Blumberg
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In April 2004 the death of a 23-year-old student provoked a wave of protests in Argentina. Tens of thounsads of people took part, demanding the government tackle rising crime. Show more
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Global Business
The Violins of Cremona
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Cremona in northern Italy is a centre of violin making but can a niche industry survive in the modern world of mass production? Show more
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Mustapha Mohammed meets Nigerian boys who have to work to support their families in the northern city of Kano. It's a heavy burden for them, and they pay a high personal price. Show more
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The unsung hero of Rwanda’s genocide - Captain Mbaye Diagne, a Senegalese UN peacekeeper, who saved the children of murdered Hutu Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana and others. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Unexpected Elements
Dating the Moon, Mission to Mars, Wiki houses
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
A new way to date the moon, Europe’s first mission to Mars, Wiki kits to build a house from scratch. Show more
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Why the Toyota Hilux truck is coveted by every insurgent group from Syria to Afghanistan. Show more
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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World Book Club
Malorie Blackman: Noughts and Crosses
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bestselling British writer Malorie Blackman talks about her page-turning novel for teenagers and young adults, Noughts and Crosses. Show more
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Pro-Russian protests in eastern Ukraine; France rejects Kagame's genocide allegations; remembering the writer, spy and "shaman" Peter Matthiessen.
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"I might retire after this movie" - Miss Piggy Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Trending
#SaveKessab: Why Armenians are tweeting about Syria
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
#SaveKessab has been trending this week, but some Syrians are critical. The hashtag used by freedom of speech campaigners in Ethiopia. And why is the internet obsessed with goats? Show more
How many people in the world live in freedom? First broadcast on 01 April 2014, live from BBC New Broadcasting House in London as part of the BBC’s Freedom 2014 season. Show more
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Western Australia is killing big sharks to prevent attacks on swimmers. Can science offer much better solutions to protect people - and sharks? Show more
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Boredom is experienced by everyone from production workers to philosophers - but is it only a negative emotion or is it necessary to motivating human behaviour? Show more
How many people in the world live in freedom? First broadcast on 01 April 2014, live from BBC New Broadcasting House in London as part of the BBC’s Freedom 2014 season. Show more
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Fake art and fake medicines – why are there such lucrative markets in both? With Bright Simons, Winnie Wong and Philip Hook Show more
Over to You
Funding the BBC World Service
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What the new licence fee funding arrangments mean for BBC World Service. And director Peter Horrocks responds to listeners' concerns about reporting Africa and business programmes Show more
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Cause of the Chilean earthquake and US mudslide; Why a new environmental monitoring satellite is needed; Adapting to climate change; The meaning of freedom in science Show more
