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Peace and Paranoia: digital art at the Venice Biennale
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Augmented reality, the artwork behind the leaked documents from the US security services, and a mobile, canal-bound, pop-up radio station at the Venice Biennale. Show more
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Best and worst schools in new league tables; Bus attack kills many in Pakistan; Quake rescue in Nepal Show more
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US Arctic Oil: Risky but Necessary?
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US Arctic Oil: Is Washington's call to allow exploration off Alaska's Coast worthwhile or too risky? A former Shell executive and a marine biologist weigh up the dilemma. Show more
On 13 May 2005 hundreds of demonstrators were killed by soldiers in the Uzbek town of Andijan. Show more
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Lost Children of the Holocaust
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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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Dossier of evidence against Assad, Britain's hardline stance on migrants, Cannes and Cate Blanchett
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Auschwitz Survivor: I Forgive the Nazis
55 minutes
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Holocaust survivor Eva Kor; Ugandan video jockey Emmie Batte; Iranian-American novelist Porochista Khakpour; and porcelain hunter Huan Hsu. Show more
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Sir Menzies Campbell, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Pat McFadden
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What are the prospects of the UK's renegotiation on European Union membership? UK politicians Sir Menzies Campbell, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Sir Pat McFadden share their views. Show more
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Digital Planet
Peace and Paranoia: digital art at the Venice Biennale
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Augmented reality, the artwork behind the leaked documents from the US security services, and a mobile, canal-bound, pop-up radio station at the Venice Biennale. Show more
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Burundi general in coup attempt
55 minutes
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Army general says Burundi president "overthrown" following protests; 43 killed in bus attack in Karachi; 10 years since troops opened fire on crowd in Andijan
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The discussion around the bus attack on the Shia community in Karachi, what places Singapore at the top of the league tables and Ghana at the bottom when it comes to education? Show more
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Can Real Madrid overturn a 2-1 lead against Juventus in the Champions League?
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Business Daily
US Arctic Oil: Risky but Necessary?
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US Arctic Oil: Is Washington's call to allow exploration off Alaska's Coast worthwhile or too risky? A former Shell executive and a marine biologist weigh up the dilemma. Show more
The Essential
More or Less: How Useful are Statistics About Sex?
10 minutes
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How useful are statistics about sex? Author and statistician Sir David Spiegelhalter explains when you should and shouldn’t trust bedroom-related figures.
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Follow four African students as they begin courses at British universities. Show more
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Plans to deal with European Union's migration crisis are unveiled
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The Commission proposes that each EU country should take a set quota of migrants from North Africa and Middle East. Plus, Italy returns to growth after three years of recession. Show more
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Lord Fowler asks why some nations are failing to reduce the harm from HIV/Aids. Show more
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Auschwitz Survivor: I Forgive the Nazis
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Holocaust survivor Eva Kor; Ugandan video jockey Emmie Batte; Iranian-American novelist Porochista Khakpour; and porcelain hunter Huan Hsu. Show more
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Top Burundian general announces coup while President was out of the country; Mosul's governor in exile on struggle against IS; Prince Charles' letters published Show more
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HARDtalk
Sir Menzies Campbell, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Pat McFadden
23 minutes
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What are the prospects of the UK's renegotiation on European Union membership? UK politicians Sir Menzies Campbell, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Sir Pat McFadden share their views. Show more
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Follow four African students as they begin courses at British universities. Show more
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Lord Fowler asks why some nations are failing to reduce the harm from HIV/Aids. Show more
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Burundi 'coup' has East Africa on edge
55 minutes
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As a coup attempt is launched in Burundi to try to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza, we hear how the unrest could destabilise neighbouring countries in East Africa. Show more
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Outlook
Auschwitz Survivor: I Forgive the Nazis
55 minutes
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Holocaust survivor Eva Kor; Ugandan video jockey Emmie Batte; Iranian-American novelist Porochista Khakpour; and porcelain hunter Huan Hsu. Show more
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New York City has its own Silicon Alley and Manhattan is fast becoming a hub for high tech start ups. Peter Day talks to the entrepreneurs trying to make it in the Big Apple. Show more
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Peru is one of the most biodiverse nations in the world. But its precious wildlife is in danger of extinction through illicit trafficking. Linda Pressly investigates. Show more
Burundi coup; India's Modi in China and Facebook smugglers selling European dreams. Show more
