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Assignment
Colombia’s kamikaze cyclists
27 minutes
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Precipitous mountain roads, specially-modified bikes, and deadly consequences. Show more
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Tunisians head to the polls in presidential elections; Humberto dumps rain on the Bahamas Show more
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Will Netanyahu's pledge to annexe win him votes? Tunisians head to the polls Show more
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Weekend
A drone attack on a major Saudi oil plant halts production
23 minutes
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After an attack on a major Saudi oil pant, half of the country's oil production is halted Show more
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Farming and food on one of the world's most active volcanoes. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Cash, credit and control in China
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How and why China's moving from cash to mobile payments; a torrent of memories from five years spent reporting from Turkey; and trans-national cultures in the Siberian Arctic Show more
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Heart and Soul
A believer’s guide to atheism
28 minutes
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Believers in God need atheists to challenge their beliefs, says a former atheist. Show more
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Outlook
Discovering my ‘mum’ stole me at birth
27 minutes
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In April 1997 a woman dressed as a nurse walked into a Cape Town hospital and left with a new born baby. It would be 17 years before that child discovered her true identity. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
The Aboriginal Comedy All Stars and Mojo Juju
27 minutes
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We hear from creative voices from the world of comedy, literature, music and film from Australia’s aboriginal communities about how they express their culture through their work. Show more
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A sublime performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto as Bernard Haitink bids farewell to the Proms. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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The Documentary
The Sunscreen Song: The class of '99
50 minutes
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How director Baz Luhrmann’s unusual pop song became a global hit. Show more
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Interchangeable parts
11 minutes
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Tim Harford tells the story of how a gun-maker transformed the way we manufacture things - but couldn't benefit from his own innovations. Show more
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How is Rotterdam, Europe's biggest port, preparing for Brexit? Show more
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Newshour
Hong Kong: Petrol bombs and water cannon used in clashes
53 minutes
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Violence breaks out after thousands defy a police ban to march in Hong Kong. Show more
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How a single sheet of paper in the investigative file led us to a man who had been an alternate suspect in the Tardy Furniture murders. Show more
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Interchangeable parts
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford tells the story of how a gun-maker transformed the way we manufacture things - but couldn't benefit from his own innovations. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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People Fixing The World
Meeting Colombia’s ‘violentologist’
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
When Dr Rodrigo Guerrero was mayor of Cali in Colombia in 1992, he approached violence in the same way as a disease. Now, many cities use similar violence reduction methods. Show more
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Lucy Cooke discovers why animals are the size they are, and finds out why it can pay to be small Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/09/16 00:06 GMT: Oil price spike after Saudi oil attack
23 minutes
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Oil prices have spiked after drone attacks in Saudi Arabia have taken 5% of global supply off the table Show more
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Science In Action
Embryoids from stem cells
26 minutes
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Embryoids from stem cells; water vapour in atmosphere of rocky exoplanet; comet from another world Show more
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Health Check
Malaria eradication within a generation?
27 minutes
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Global malaria eradication; Chemo-brain; E-cigarettes; The health risks behind fetching water; Snack taxes Show more
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Experts explain why female unemployment is so high in Jordan and South Africa. Show more
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