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WorklifeIndia
India lockdown: Plight of the migrant labourers
24 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Millions of migrant labourers in India have set off on foot for their villages, sparking a crisis as the country observes a lockdown to cope with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Show more
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What can data tell us about cities? Sandy Pentland has the ingredients for a city’s success. Show more
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International experts take a look at the science surrounding Covid-19. Show more
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The Fifth Floor
Lockdown, as seen from Miama, Kampala and Chennai
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Market traders stuck at work, New Yorkers on Florida beaches, and the sound of birdsong. Show more
Witness History
Being a Chinese Muslim
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Practising a religious faith in communist China has always been hard. Hear from two Chinese Muslims about their experiences of worship and repression. Show more
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The Documentary
Looking for love: The Zoroastrian way
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nalini Sivathasan meets young Zoroastrians trying to save their religion from extinction. Show more
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Over to You
The spread of Coronavirus misinformation on social media
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We speak to BBC Trending about tracking the spread of Covid-19 misinformation on social media. Plus we hear listeners’ views on the World Service’s coverage of the pandemic Show more
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Sportshour
Joseph Parker: The heavyweight isolation sensation
49 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Former heavyweight world boxing champion Joseph Parker joined us from his home in New Zealand to discuss the success of his social media videos. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Peter White, blind since birth, explores Miami through the sounds he hears. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
04/04/2020 12:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Spain records lowest death number in a week
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
New figures in Spain raised hopes that the outbreak in the country is reaching its peak Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Buddhist temple treating drug addiction. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Michael Sandel examines pandemic ethics with participants from around the world. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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What does the future hold for families divided by the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
04/04/2020 20:06 GMT: Cyber criminals attack hospitals battling coronavirus: Interpol
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Interpol says cyber criminals are targeting hospitals responding to Covid-19 outbreak. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
India lockdown: Millions of migrant workers flee the cities
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Millions of migrant workers flee India’s cities in the ‘biggest exodus since partition’ Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Leon Panetta on coronavirus: ‘We’re paying the price’ of ignoring intelligence reports. Show more
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HARDtalk
IT entrepreneur and philanthropist - Dame Stephanie Shirley
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What can we learn from someone who made the most of a life nearly ended in childhood? Stephen Sackur interviews IT Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley. Show more
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Health Check
Tracking diseases like Covid-19 that leap from animals into humans
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A discussion from 2017 on the Vietnamese agricultural economy’s reliance on people living close to animals – a key factor in the emergence of diseases like Covid-19 Show more
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BBC OS Conversations
Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Coronavirus Global Conversations is a place to talk about the impact of the disease. Show more
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In 1965, at least half a million people died in military-led killings of suspected communist sympathisers in Indonesia. Show more
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Should we trade some privacy to end a lock-down earlier with the help of technology? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones. Show more
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Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall Show more
Over to You
The spread of Coronavirus misinformation on social media
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We speak to BBC Trending about tracking the spread of Covid-19 misinformation on social media. Plus we hear listeners’ views on the World Service’s coverage of the pandemic Show more
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World Book Club
Fatima Bhutto - The Shadow of the Crescent Moon
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Five young Pakistani men and women try to live and love in a world on fire. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
India lockdown: Millions of migrant workers flee the cities
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Millions of migrant workers flee India’s cities in the ‘biggest exodus since partition’ Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Leon Panetta on coronavirus: ‘We’re paying the price’ of ignoring intelligence reports. Show more
