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Why do we use perfume and what does it say about us? For centuries perfume has been used to show status and wealth and the global business is worth tens of billions of dollars. Show more
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Numbers of the Year: Part One
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What is so special about 39,222 Mexican teachers? Mexico specialist Professor Carlos Vilalta tells Tim Harford. 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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Claudio de Oliveira on arthrogryposis, Five-day walk to school, Woolly mammoth dissector, Discovering the Pintupi Nine and South African Masterchef finalist. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Histories of Violence
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tales from Peshawar's Army Public school; an Iraqi airbase under attack; a Turkish church turned sanctuary; a textile workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Bourbon country in France. Show more
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How Aimee Semple McPherson mixed glamour and gospel to invent broadcast evangelism in 1920s LA. Show more
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The shadowy world of Russia's radical nationalists fighting in eastern Ukraine for Novorossiya, or New Russia, and a dream of empires past. Show more
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Britain's cathedrals have defined the landscape for centuries but what's their role today? Peter Day hears about the business of running some of the country's most famous places. Show more
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Health Check
A New Test for Earlier Diagnosis of Lung Cancer?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A new test to detect lung cancer earlier, Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, The portrayal of epilepsy in new film Electricity. Show more
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Mothers of jihadist fighters speak out to help counter the radicalisation of young men and women. Show more
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The lives of Afghan women, the war of attrition on their hard-won rights, and their fears for the future. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Two police officers murdered in New York
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
New York police chief says the men were 'assassinated'; Tunisia elections; destroying art
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Scientists find microplastics in deep sea sediments are four times higher than contaminated sea-surface waters. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The day-to-day life of a US drone operator. 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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How Aimee Semple McPherson mixed glamour and gospel to invent broadcast evangelism in 1920s LA. Show more
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Lisbon and its rich musical heritage featuring Lula Pena, Antonio Zambujo, Buraka Som Sistema. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
The Battle for Sinjar in Iraq
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kurds celebrate Mount Sinjar success, Obama condemns NY police killings, Ry Cooder on Cuba deal.
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Mothers of jihadist fighters speak out to help counter the radicalisation of young men and women. Show more
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The day-to-day life of a US drone operator. 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.
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Trending
Recycled Shoe Photo and Russian Zen
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
An image shared in relation to the Peshawar attack turns out to be six years old, and Russians use humour to cope with the country’s economic woes. Show more
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Numbers of the Year: Part One
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What is so special about 39,222 Mexican teachers? Mexico specialist Professor Carlos Vilalta tells Tim Harford. 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.
Does eating meat make us healthier and happier than eating a purely vegetarian diet? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Claudio de Oliveira on arthrogryposis, Five-day walk to school, Woolly mammoth dissector, Discovering the Pintupi Nine and South African Masterchef finalist. 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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The Conversation
Activists: Ericka Huggins and Nomboniso Gasa
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A leading woman in the Black Panther Party and a woman involved in the anti-Apartheid struggle, both active since their teenage years, discuss their lives in social justice. Show more
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What drives humans to acquire stuff? Bridget Kendall explores our ambiguous relationship with possessions. With Philipp Blom, Yewande Omotoso and Annamma Joy. Show more
Over to You
BBC Minute and The Inquiry
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
With BBC launching BBC Minute – a 60 second news bulletin – in February, can short form journalism still inform audiences? And, behind the scenes at The Inquiry. Show more
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Does eating meat make us healthier and happier than eating a purely vegetarian diet? Show more
