The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How will traditional media respond to people rebroadcasting their exclusive shows using smartphone streaming apps? And, building virtual worlds. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A former captive of the Taliban calls for an end to US ‘signature’ drone strikes. 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
UK Election: What's Up for Business Now?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What does David Cameron's return as Prime Minister of Britain mean for the UK and elsewhere? And will the vote on Britain's EU membership lead to months of business uncertainty? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon on the latest Blur album. Plus, The Proclaimers and their 10th album, the Zac Brown band, and UK duo The Shires. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How Arjan De Zeeuw went from defending in the Premier League to defending against crime. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
David Cameron could afford to smile after pollsters' predictions proved wrong and his party won a narrow but important overall majority. Three leaders of rival parties resigned. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Conversation
Teachers: Claire Warlow and Jacque Kahura
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do you inspire 55 children who may have come to school hungry and unhappy? A Kenyan teacher shares her experience with a teacher from Wales Show more
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Philip Glass on his life and music and novelist Bapsi Sidhwa on Pakistan and Partition. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Liberia free from Ebola; Russians commemorate 70th anniversary of Great Patriotic War
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Hanging On for Dear Life
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from the migrant-ship graveyards of south Italy; Saudi Arabia's luxurious jails for militants; a Japanese brain-training laboratory, and the boa-infested island of Aruba Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A former captive of the Taliban calls for an end to US ‘signature’ drone strikes. Show more
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Former Newcastle defenders Dabizas and Bernard on the club's fight to avoid relegation. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newcastle v West Brom from St James' Park
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Reports, reaction and interviews from the English Premier League
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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Trending
The man who ‘abducted’ children as part of a ‘social experiment’
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We talk to the man who ‘abducted’ children as a ‘social experiment’, discuss efforts to combat ISIS in Jordan, and find out about the button that’s confounded the internet. Show more
Over to You
Behind the Scenes at the UK Elections
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How is the BBC World Service bringing the UK election to a global audience? And, how BBC Somali is facing the challenges as the most popular station in the region. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Lost Children of the Holocaust
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Alex Last tracks down a group of children who survived the holocaust but were left stranded in post war Europe. Show more
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Are machines learning to be smart, and what impact could Artificial Intelligence have on all our lives? Peter Day reports from New York City's Silicon Alley. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A former captive of the Taliban calls for an end to US ‘signature’ drone strikes. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Russia Victory Day anniversary
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Western politicians stay away from Moscow; How diseases are named; Bullied kids' school.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
The Destructive Power of the Nepalese Earthquake
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
The destructive potential of earthquakes, how insects are solving crimes and revealing hidden histories, exploring the acoustics of icy waters, protecting the origins of stones. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Prof David Blight challenges the romanticised history of the American Civil War, which came to an end 150 years ago and explores its legacy in terms of race relations in America. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Parsi of India and their aim to protect their faith, the purity of blood and identity. 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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Outlook
Al-Shabab, Vinyl, Nobel Prize Nominee
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Cynthia Cheroitich, who hid from gunmen for two days, Zero Freitas' five million record collection, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Victor Ochen on employing his brother's kidnapper Show more
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70 years since WW2 ends in Europe, Aden's battle for independence, plus chemical weapons tests on UK soldiers, the Lusitania disaster in 1915 and the 1980 Iranian embassy siege. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Hanging On for Dear Life
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from the migrant-ship graveyards of south Italy; Saudi Arabia's luxurious jails for militants; a Japanese brain-training laboratory, and the boa-infested island of Aruba Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
UK Election: What's Up for Business Now?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What does David Cameron's return as Prime Minister of Britain mean for the UK and elsewhere? And will the vote on Britain's EU membership lead to months of business uncertainty? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Prof David Blight challenges the romanticised history of the American Civil War, which came to an end 150 years ago and explores its legacy in terms of race relations in America. Show more
