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Newsday
11/10/2021 04:06 GMT : North Korea: High profile defector talks to BBC
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the former Colonel and spy says the country will never give up its nuclear weapons programme Show more
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Newsday
11/10/2021 05:06 GMT : A former North Korean spy chief speaks
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We get rare insight into the operations of the secretive regime - including drug deals, arms deals and plans to assassinate political opponents Show more
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Newsday
11/10/2021 06:06 GMT : NK defector: 'Kim Jong Un won't give up nuclear weapons'
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A former insider in the North Korean regime talks to the BBC about its nuclear weapons programme and secret recreational drug programme. Show more
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HARDtalk
Richard Deverell: The battle to save the planet
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Do we understand the urgency of the global biodiversity and climate change crisis? Stephen Sackur speaks to the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Richard Deverell. Show more
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Business Daily
The economics of donkeys
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
These beasts of burden are an economic lifeline for many. Why are they often mistreated? Show more
Witness History
Winning the Arabic Booker prize
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Saudi author Raja Alem was the first woman to win the prestigious international award in 2011. Show more
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The Climate Question
Why can't we stop gas flaring?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Flares around the world are emitting toxic gasses that damage the climate and human health. What will it take to end this practice? Show more
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CrowdScience
Does the planet need snails?
35 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Gardeners might see snails as their enemy, but worldwide there are tens of thousands of snail species, all with a role in maintaining the balance of life of earth. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Nigeria: Nollywood Star Richard Mofe-Damijo
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nollywood star Richard Mofe-Damijo reflects on his career. Show more
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An inventor narrowly avoided a road accident thanks to the eyes of a cat. To listen online, visit www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals Show more
Tim Harford speaks to Hannah Ritchie to look at how vaccination campaigns are going in countries around the world – and the trickiness of comparing them. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Sisters of skydiving
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to Rachel Thomas from India and Danielle Williams from the United States about their experiences breaking barriers with skydiving and overcoming fear. Show more
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Outlook
The Somali prisoner, the secret language and the life-saving book
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mohamed Barud was losing hope in a Somali prison, when his neighbour devised a secret language and tapped out the Russian novel Anna Karenina through his cell wall. Show more
Witness History
Winning the Arabic Booker prize
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Saudi author Raja Alem was the first woman to win the prestigious international award in 2011. Show more
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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Newshour
11/10/2021 13:06 GMT: A high-profile North Korean defector speaks
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Former colonel describes Pyongyang's drugs and arms deals. Show more
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HARDtalk
Richard Deverell: The battle to save the planet
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Do we understand the urgency of the global biodiversity and climate change crisis? Stephen Sackur speaks to the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Richard Deverell. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 11/10/2021 14:32 GMT : Nobel economics prize awarded for real-life studies
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This year's Nobel prize for economics has been shared by three recipients. Show more
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BBC OS
2021/10/11 16:06 GMT: COP26: Activism through the generations
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
We speak to Professor David Suzuki and his daughter Severn Cullis-Suzuki Show more
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Witness History
Winning the Arabic Booker prize
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Saudi author Raja Alem was the first woman to win the prestigious international award in 2011. Show more
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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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Discovery
Earthshot 2 – Tackling our energy crisis
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Balancing our growing need for electricity while addressing climate change Show more
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Newshour
11/10/2021 20:06 GMT: IS 'finance chief' captured by Iraq
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Iraq's security forces say they have captured a very senior figure in the Islamic State group, Sami Jasim al-Jaburi, who was, allegedly, the jihadists' finance chief. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Richard Deverell: The battle to save the planet
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Do we understand the urgency of the global biodiversity and climate change crisis? Stephen Sackur speaks to the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Richard Deverell. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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The History Hour
Black history: Britain and race
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How London's first black policeman faced racism from his colleagues, plus the mixed-race babies born to British women and African-American GIs, and a black football legend. Show more
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Business Matters
Nobel economics prize awarded for real-life studies
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This year's Nobel prize for economics has been shared by three recipients. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Somalia’s forgotten hostages
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The sailors held captive for years and the man who managed to free them. He had no money and no hostage-negation experience – so how did the retired British Colonel do it? Show more
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Outlook
The Somali prisoner, the secret language and the life-saving book
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mohamed Barud was losing hope in a Somali prison, when his neighbour devised a secret language and tapped out the Russian novel Anna Karenina through his cell wall. Show more
Witness History
Winning the Arabic Booker prize
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Saudi author Raja Alem was the first woman to win the prestigious international award in 2011. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
