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Newsday
27/12/2021 05:06 GMT : Israel expands into Golan Heights
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Israeli cabinet votes in a $317 million plan to build 7,300 settler homes Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
27/12/2021 06:06 GMT : Israel's multi-million dollar plan for Golan Heights settlement
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The cabinet votes to approve a plan to build hundreds of new homes in the disputed area Show more
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Newsday
27/12/2021 07:06 GMT : Calculating the toll of climate change related disasters
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on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The charity Christian Aid has identified 10 extreme events that each caused more than $1.5bn of damage in 2021 - and brought misery to millions of people Show more
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HARDtalk
Barbara Amiel: What do the super-rich owe the rest of the world?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to a former newspaper columnist and editor whose recent memoir paints an extraordinary, even grotesque, picture of the lives of the wealthy. Show more
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Business Daily
Harry Potter and the phenomenally profitable franchise
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
So how much is the mighty franchise worth, is it even possible to put a figure on it? Show more
Witness History
Pong and the birth of computer games
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
in 1973, a table tennis simulator was launched which would kick-start the video games industry. Louise Hidalgo spoke to Nolan Bushnell, one of the creators of Pong. Show more
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The Climate Question
Does climate change have an ‘image problem’?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The images we most associate with climate change – like polar bears and glaciers – are out of date. How can we develop a new and more effective visual language for climate? Show more
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CrowdScience
CrowdScience Christmas bonanza
32 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What better way to see out 2021 than to look back at a few of our (and your!) favourite things from the year? Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
The gift that changed me
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about the gifts of art that have inspired them. Show more
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World of Wisdom
Happiness in a Hard Situation
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do you find inner happiness when life in your home country has become very hard? Eduardo in Venezuela talks to Sister Dang Nghiem about hope and self-love. Show more
Tim Harford asks: What are the most significant numbers of 2021? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Musical child prodigies
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tosin Jegede from Nigeria and Sujari Britt from the US tell Kim Chakanetsa about experiencing life in the spotlight as children. Show more
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Outlook
The violinist hoping to unite North and South Korea
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Won Hyung Joon brings hope through music at the North Korean border and now plays tunes inspired by Covid antibodies. Plus more stirring stories of musicians across the world. Show more
Witness History
Pong and the birth of computer games
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
in 1973, a table tennis simulator was launched which would kick-start the video games industry. Louise Hidalgo spoke to Nolan Bushnell, one of the creators of Pong. 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
27/12/2021 14:06 GMT: Devastating floods in northeastern Brazil
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Two dams have collapsed amid relentless rainfall in Bahia State Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 27/12/2021 15:32 GMT : Review of the year - 2021
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
COP26 climate pledges; delivering a billion covid vaccines; Tesla's trillion dollar value. Show more
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As South Africa begins a week of mourning for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, we’ll hear stories from people who met him Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Pong and the birth of computer games
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
in 1973, a table tennis simulator was launched which would kick-start the video games industry. Louise Hidalgo spoke to Nolan Bushnell, one of the creators of Pong. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Discovery
The weirdness of water, Part 1 of 2
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
‘Please explain the weirdness of water?’ asks Neil Morton in Stirling. Rutherford and Fry learn about the special hydrogen bonds that makes water such an unusual liquid. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin 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.
World Business Report
First broadcast 27/12/2021 22:32 GMT : Review of the year - 2021
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
COP26 climate pledges; delivering a billion covid vaccines; Tesla's trillion dollar value Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Conversation
Musical child prodigies
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tosin Jegede from Nigeria and Sujari Britt from the US tell Kim Chakanetsa about experiencing life in the spotlight as children. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The History Hour
The right to drive in Saudi Arabia
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The campaigners jailed for defying Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving, plus how a famous Soviet ballet dancer's defection to the West stunned the world in 1961. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Review of the year - 2021
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
COP26 climate pledges; delivering a billion covid vaccines; Tesla's trillion dolar value Show more
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People Fixing The World
The moo loo and other stories
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Training cows to use the toilet and a bouncy castle that fights climate change. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Discovery
The weirdness of water, Part 1 of 2
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
‘Please explain the weirdness of water?’ asks Neil Morton in Stirling. Rutherford and Fry learn about the special hydrogen bonds that makes water such an unusual liquid. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The violinist hoping to unite North and South Korea
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Won Hyung Joon brings hope through music at the North Korean border and now plays tunes inspired by Covid antibodies. Plus more stirring stories of musicians across the world. Show more
Witness History
Pong and the birth of computer games
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
in 1973, a table tennis simulator was launched which would kick-start the video games industry. Louise Hidalgo spoke to Nolan Bushnell, one of the creators of Pong. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Could one online inspirational quote actually change your life? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Studio
Balla Kouyaté: 800 years of tradition
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Aleks Krotoski follows balafon virtuoso Balla Kouyaté as he makes his latest album. Show more
