The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Julie Shapiro and Miyuki Jokiranta seek out the dozens of tiny libraries around New Zealand, and document their historical and current meaning for the local communities. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The US Navy investigates a possible cancer cluster at Guantanamo Bay. 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
No Pain, No Gain: Is Business Too Short-term?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is there too much short term thinking in business planning? And if so what does that mean for the health of businesses, jobs markets and economies? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Afghan coup of 1973, TV's first interracial kiss, scouts in the Warsaw uprising, plus the release of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho in 1960. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Is it time for one venue to host the Olympic games every four years? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Turkey has performed a U-turn on its own Kurdish separatists and IS - tearing up a peace deal with the Kurds and now attacking IS positions. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Conversation
Entrepreneurs: Maureen Kamari and Serah Kanyua
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
"You can hit rock bottom and then somehow, like two weeks later, you're up there", two entrepreneurs from Nairobi reveal what it is like to be your own boss and offer advice. Show more
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The Arts Hour
The Mahotella Queens, Sara Paretsky, Tiken Jah Fakoly
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
The Mahotella Queens, Kurdish poet Choman Hardi, the creators of Pixar’s new film Inside Out, Japanese sit-down comedy, Sara Paretsky and Tiken Jah Fakoly. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Acting Taliban Leader Speaks Out
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How deep are Taliban divisions? Emperor Hirohito's surrender speech; reading Donald Trump
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
The Young Ones
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Global stories of the next generation's dreams and fears, with scenes from a far-right camp in Ukraine, villages in Togo, Karachi's mean streets and a tiny oasis of calm in Gaza. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The US Navy investigates a possible cancer cluster at Guantanamo Bay. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sarah Mulkerrins presents commentary on Chelsea v Notts County. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sarah Mulkerrins presents commentary on Chelsea v Notts County. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sarah Mulkerrins presents a round-up of the days top stories. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Audio message from Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Iraqi Kurds warning to PKK, Myanmar floods
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Trending
Bangladesh’s Murdered Bloggers
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
BBC Trending visits Bangladesh where a string of atheist bloggers have been brutally murdered for their views. Show more
Over to You
What can BBC World Service Do More?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is it time to bring comedy back to the World Service output? Listeners from around the world give their direct feedback to the Controller of BBC World Service English. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Syriza Committee Member - Stathis Kouvelakis
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras is facing a rebellion within his party - so who's winning the argument in Greece? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died in 2006 from polonium poisoning but who wanted him dead and why? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Global Business
Entrepreneurs Explain
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Successful entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia, Israel and New Zealand tell Peter Day their remarkable start-up stories. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The US Navy investigates a possible cancer cluster at Guantanamo Bay. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Civilians reported dead in Iraqi Kurdish zone; Mark Zuckerberg criticises miscarriage taboo; US civil rights march Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The issues surrounding hunting from population control, to poaching and for sport. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 30 years since Jeanette Winterson wrote Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. This interview was first broadcast in 2012. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
Why do Tax Havens Still Exist?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From Obama to Cameron politicians have promised an end to tax havens – so why are they still around? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
What is the link between Japan's World War Two legacy and Shinto beliefs? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Leaked IAAF doping files, new Taliban leader urges unity, campaigners march to Selma.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Raven Wilkinson, pioneering African-American ballerina; Doaa al-Zamel, Syrian teenager in migrant boat disaster; Murong Xuecun, Chinese dissident who handed himself in to police Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Afghan coup of 1973, TV's first interracial kiss, scouts in the Warsaw uprising, plus the release of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho in 1960. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
The Young Ones
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Global stories of the next generation's dreams and fears, with scenes from a far-right camp in Ukraine, villages in Togo, Karachi's mean streets and a tiny oasis of calm in Gaza. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
No Pain, No Gain: Is Business Too Short-term?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is there too much short term thinking in business planning? And if so what does that mean for the health of businesses, jobs markets and economies? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 30 years since Jeanette Winterson wrote Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. This interview was first broadcast in 2012. Show more
