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The pivotal role religion plays in the treatment patients receive at the end of life, and even the point at which death is defined. Broadcast 24 September 2014. Show more
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 five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
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The husband and wife team tracking genocide suspects in France; singing Iranian sisters; the foreign correspondent speaking out about mental health after two suicide attempts. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Ferocity, Prosperity and Subservience
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Jeremy Bowen on who will fight in Syria; Mark Doyle in Ukraine; Shabnam Mahmood at a Pakistani wedding; Lucy Irvine on her Roma helper and Mark Doyle on the death of the handshake Show more
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Driven by their religion, the faith groups of Arizona helping child migrants. Show more
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What lies behind stories of alien abduction and invasion? And can aliens or outsiders sometimes be a force for good? With Nnedi Okorafor, Chris Thomas and Richard McNally. Show more
In September 1994 a new show called Friends hit American TV screens. Based around the lives of six young New Yorkers, it became one of the most successful comedies of all time. Show more
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Global Business
Myanmar - Learning to do Business
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Peter Day meets the local entrepreneurs of the new Myanmar and discovers their priorities and pitfalls of doing business in an emerging economy Show more
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BBC Africa Debate
Africa's Fragile Health Systems and Global Epidemics
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Do failed health systems in Africa make epidemics inevitable? Show more
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Pro-democracy demos in Hong Kong; Japan volcano kills 30; new marathon world record.
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India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars, becoming the fourth nation or geo-bloc to do so. Show more
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The Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot comes to Boston 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
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The husband and wife team tracking genocide suspects in France; singing Iranian sisters; the foreign correspondent speaking out about mental health after two suicide attempts. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Why the Arab-Israeli conflict attracts so much media attention and why it is so contested. John Lloyd examines the evolution of coverage from 1948 to 2014. Show more
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Newshour
Hong Kong pro democracy protests
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Clashes at HK protest; Modi wows Madison Square Garden; PKK peace talks at stake
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The Arts Hour
Steve McQueen, Kamila Shamsie, Denzel Washington
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
'Art was my salvation' - Steve McQueen Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The ‘Fat Acceptance Movement’ online, bus seat wars in China, and debate over a female fighter pilot from United Arab Emirates. Show more
More or Less
Calculating the Distance to the Sun
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Two young listeners ask how we calculate the distance to the sun. And, is it true that all the ants in the world weigh as much as all the people? Show more
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Rebecca Morelle talks to explorers of deep ocean trenches, from film-maker James Cameron to biologists discovering dark realms of pink gelatinous fish and gigantic crustaceans. Show more
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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The husband and wife team tracking genocide suspects in France; singing Iranian sisters; the foreign correspondent speaking out about mental health after two suicide attempts. 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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What is rivalry? In this episode of the Why Factor we’ll hear about some of history’s greatest rivals and explore the creative and destructive sides of rivalry. Show more
More or Less
Calculating the Distance to the Sun
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Two young listeners ask how we calculate the distance to the sun. And, is it true that all the ants in the world weigh as much as all the people? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What lies behind stories of alien abduction and invasion? And can aliens or outsiders sometimes be a force for good? With Nnedi Okorafor, Chris Thomas and Richard McNally. Show more
Over to You
Public Broadcasts on Ebola
10 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
BBC World Service launches a new daily programme to cover the Ebola outbreak. Rajan Datar speaks to the programme's presenter Kim Chakanetsa. Show more
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Science In Action
Indian Mars Mission
28 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Indian Mars mission; Celebrating 60 years of CERN; Wild weather and melting ice; Mapping icy worlds under Antarctica; Finding Exoplanet water. Show more