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The internet and social networking have created the possibility of total recall for life's most significant moments. Peter Day reports. Show more
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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World Book Club
Pat Barker - Regeneration
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The author discusses the psychological impact of World War I Show more
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How Iranians Have Morphed the Ice Bucket Challenge
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How Iranians are adapting in order to take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge. Plus, people using Facebook to appeal for donations for individuals - how credible are they? Show more
Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Unusual Leisure Pursuits
25 minutes
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From rowing choppy seas to reading poems on battlefields and dancing at Caribbean festivals, our correspondents indulge in remarkable freetime activities. Show more
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Mark Coles meets the crate diggers devoted to giving Africa's obscure musical gems a new lease of life. Show more
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People asked to stay inside in Sierra Leone; Margaret Atwood writes for the future; Dancing to stay young
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The Why Factor
The 100th Programme: The Life of Why
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In the 100th edition of The Why Factor, Mike Williams explores what we have learnt about our existence; from birth to burial, with much more along the way. Show more
Sporting Witness
The D'Oliveira Affair
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How the batsman sparked a row which led to the sporting isolation of apartheid South Africa. 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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The War That Changed the World
Turkey: Modernity and Secularism
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Turkey emerged from the First World War as a new republic, with a secular and modern identity, attempting to break from its Ottoman past. How has this influenced Turkey today? Show more
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A survivor remembers Auschwitz; currency reform causes chaos in Myanmar; the publication of Dr Zhivago; Swinging London's favourite shop. Show more
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Newshour
Former Syria hostage tells story
55 minutes
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Former Syria hostage links captor to Jewish museum killings; Milgram's famous shock experiments re-examined; human rights in Bahrain. Show more
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The secrets of rivers, from hidden underwater rivers flowing under our oceans to rivers venerated as givers of abundance. With Toby Wilkinson, Mathew Wells and Olwen Fouéré. Show more
Sporting Witness
The D'Oliveira Affair
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How the batsman sparked a row which led to the sporting isolation of apartheid South Africa. Show more
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The Why Factor
The 100th Programme: The Life of Why
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In the 100th edition of The Why Factor, Mike Williams explores what we have learnt about our existence; from birth to burial, with much more along the way. Show more
Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.
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.
What makes a strong independent nation and what lessons can be learnt from succession movements around the world? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Unusual Leisure Pursuits
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From rowing choppy seas to reading poems on battlefields and dancing at Caribbean festivals, our correspondents indulge in remarkable freetime activities. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The internet and social networking have created the possibility of total recall for life's most significant moments. Peter Day reports. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A survivor remembers Auschwitz; currency reform causes chaos in Myanmar; the publication of Dr Zhivago; Swinging London's favourite shop. 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.
What makes a strong independent nation and what lessons can be learnt from succession movements around the world? Show more
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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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Trending
How Iranians Have Morphed the Ice Bucket Challenge
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Iranians are adapting in order to take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge. Plus, people using Facebook to appeal for donations for individuals - how credible are they? Show more
Sporting Witness
The D'Oliveira Affair
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How the batsman sparked a row which led to the sporting isolation of apartheid South Africa. Show more
