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Health Check
Michael Schumacher’s ‘Moments of Consciousness’
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What do Schumacher’s ‘moments of consciousness’ tell us about his progress? Worldwide Ethiopia has the highest rates of trachoma - why? The characteristics of hoarding disorder 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Music, Magic and Antarctic Babies
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Samoan trio Sole Mio join Matthew; the guilt of being the sole survivor; creating the Sierra Gorda nature reserve; bringing up baby in Antarctica; and real life Quidditch. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Misfits
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Standing out from the crowd: encounters with a Salvadoran forensic scientist, Muslims in CAR, an Iraqi metalhead, a pair of Romanian plotters and an enigmatic manuscript. Show more
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What absolute monarch Sultan Qaboos's 'benevolent dictatorship' has done for Oman's climate of exceptional religious tolerance. Show more
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Imagining new territories, mapping island mirages and creating artificial clouds with Rosalind Williams, Alastair Bonnett and Berndnaut Smilde. Show more
Witness History
Georgia's Struggle for Independence
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Soviet troops and tanks crushed a mass demonstration in Georgia's capital Tbilisi on 9 April,1989. Show more
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Global Business
Engineers in the City
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Peter Day looks at some of the big challenges facing cities around the world through the eyes of engineers, the people who tackle these problems for a living. Show more
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A generation has passed since the 1994 genocide: how well has the Great Lakes region recovered? Audrey Brown and Mark Doyle chair the discussion from Kigali. Show more
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Armed clashes in Eastern Ukraine; Kenyan wins London marathon; the music of Doctor Who
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Unexpected Elements
Japanese whaling ban, Arty brains, Hoarding disorder
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Japanese whaling ban in the Antarctic – has any scientific data come from the expeditions? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The story of a ball designed to revolutionise the way the world’s poor light their homes 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.
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.
Outlook
Music, Magic and Antarctic Babies
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Samoan trio Sole Mio join Matthew; the guilt of being the sole survivor; creating the Sierra Gorda nature reserve; bringing up baby in Antarctica; and real life Quidditch. Show more
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How the city of Manchester shocked the world and helped shape the modern age. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Ukraine to fight pro-Russian forces; huge fire in Valparaiso in Chile; cosmic gardens
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The Arts Hour
Marina Abramovic, Derek Walcott and Concha Buika
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
'My role is receiver and sender at the same time' - Marina Abramovic Show more
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Trending
Bangalore for the Indian elections
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As India goes to the vote, BBC Trending are live in Bangalore to explore how social media will play its part in a country with 150 million more new voters since 2009. Show more
How did Nigeria become the largest African economy overnight? Show more
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Jim al-Khalili talks to psychiatrist Vikram Patel about the global campaign he leads to tackle mental health. Show more
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Outlook
Music, Magic and Antarctic Babies
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Samoan trio Sole Mio join Matthew; the guilt of being the sole survivor; creating the Sierra Gorda nature reserve; bringing up baby in Antarctica; and real life Quidditch. 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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Why are people racist and judged by the colour of their skin? Jo Fidgeon explores the experience of racism around the world. Show more
How did Nigeria become the largest African economy overnight? Show more
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Imagining new territories, mapping island mirages and creating artificial clouds with Rosalind Williams, Alastair Bonnett and Berndnaut Smilde. Show more
Over to You
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Some of the views of freedom that emerged from 1000 responses to the question 'What does freedom mean to you?' Show more
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Science In Action
Japanese Whaling Ban
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Japanese whaling ban in the Antarctic; A robotic razor clam to anchor vessels and lay cables; Africa Engineering Prize; The world’s first computational psychiatry centre Show more
