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Did tea-drinking cut deaths in the Industrial Revolution?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Could an explosion in tea-drinking explain a decline in deaths in the industrial revolution? Tim Harford dusts down the data. Show more
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Weekend
Russia preparing offensive in Donbas region
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Russia forces are preparing for a renewed offensive in the Donbas region. Show more
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Weekend
Ukrainian MP reacts to station attack
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MP Yevheniya Kravchuk says Russia must be punished in international courts for station attack. Show more
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Weekend
Russia shuffles military leadership overseeing Ukraine war
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General Alexander Dvornikov has reportedly taken charge of operations in Ukraine. Show more
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Over to You
Are news reports too distressing to listen to?
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How BBC correspondents are having to document truly horrifying sights in Ukraine. But are their reports too upsetting? Show more
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Sportshour
Native Women Running prepare to compete in the Boston Marathon
49 minutes
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Verna Volker on the importance of Native Women Running. Show more
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09/04/2022 12:06 GMT: Russia shakes up its military leadership in Ukraine
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The West says Moscow has appointed a general who commanded Russian forces in Syria Show more
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Sporting Witness
The Mozart of Table Tennis
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Swedish ping pong player Jan-Ove Waldner became a living legend in his own country - and in China. Show more
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Freedom of speech, women’s rights, young voters, the public debate big issues in Morocco Show more
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Newshour
09/04/2022 20:06 GMT: UK prime minister pledges aid to Ukraine
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Boris Johnson has held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky Show more
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Music Life
Songwriting is painful with Allysha Joy, Latanya Alberto, Joya Mooi and TEEKS
27 minutes
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Allysha Joy, Latanya Alberto, Joya Mooi and TEEKS discuss why they like disagreeing, and feeling the pain and joy in articulating your emotion perfectly in song form. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Ukraine's rural resilience
23 minutes
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Russia's invasion hits villages as well as cities; Sri Lanka's economic ills mount up; Orban's recipe for electoral success in Hungary; a joyful evening of Iraqi music in Mosul Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Sudan: Art and political change
27 minutes
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Film-makers Amjad Abu Alala and Suzannah Mirghani, artist Reem Aljeally, musician Wafa Mustafa and Prof Salah M Hassan on the changing situation for Sudanese artists. Show more
