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Newsday
21/04/2022 04:06 GMT : Is the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol about to fall?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Ukrainian negotiators have offered to hold talks in Mariupol to try to save the lives of civilians and soldiers. Show more
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Newsday
21/04/2022 05:06 GMT : Russia 'hours away' from taking Mariupol
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineUkrainian negotiators on standby to go to Mariupol to arrange final evacuation of soldiers and civilians from the besieged port. Show more
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Newsday
21/04/2022 06:06 GMT : Ukraine: Is Mariupol about to fall to the Russians?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineUkrainian officials are making further attempts to get people out of Mariupol amid fears the city is about to fall to the Russians. Show more
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The Inquiry
Why did Sri Lanka’s organic farming dream fail?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 2021 Sri Lanka’s president announced farming in Sri Lanka would go completely organic. Within a year the organic dream was abandoned. Why did natural farming fail in Sri Lanka? Show more
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What do you do when your staff are stuck in a conflict zone or dangerous situation? How do you get them out? Who pays for it? How do you persuade them to go back later? Show more
Witness History
Iranian revolution: The Kurdish uprising
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A boy caught up in the forgotten battle for Kurdish autonomy in Iran in 1979 Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Health Check
Are we kinder to people like us?
26 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Using the results of the Kindness Test, which 60,000 people took part in, Claudia Hammond asks whether we are kinder to people who we think are like us? Show more
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The Forum
Mirror Mirror on the wall: The history of the looking glass
39 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From ancient magical beliefs to scientific discovery - the everyday household object that has inspired humans since time began. Show more
Sporting Witness
Jahangir Khan: The king of squash
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pakistani squash player Jahangir Khan became a legend in his sport by going undefeated for five years. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Food Chain
How to date a carnivore
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The highs and lows of being with someone who loves eating meat. Show more
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Outlook
Surviving apartheid to make maritime history
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Captain Knowledge Bengu battled racial discrimination to become the first black African ice pilot. Earlier this year he captained the voyage to discover Shackleton's Endurance. Show more
Witness History
Iranian revolution: The Kurdish uprising
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A boy caught up in the forgotten battle for Kurdish autonomy in Iran in 1979 Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Newshour
21/04/2022 13:06 GMT: Russia claims it controls Mariupol
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Russia claims it controls Mariupol and it has abandoned plans to storm the steelworks; Ukraine says the battle is not over. Show more
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The Inquiry
Why did Sri Lanka’s organic farming dream fail?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 2021 Sri Lanka’s president announced farming in Sri Lanka would go completely organic. Within a year the organic dream was abandoned. Why did natural farming fail in Sri Lanka? Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 21/04/2022 14:32 GMT : French presidential candidates face off
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have held their only debate ahead of France's election. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2022/04/21 16:06 GMT: Manchester United appoint Erik ten Hag as coach
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
The Ajax coach will take over from interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of this season. Show more
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Witness History
Iranian revolution: The Kurdish uprising
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A boy caught up in the forgotten battle for Kurdish autonomy in Iran in 1979 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.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
21/04/2022 20:06 GMT: Putin orders troops to seal off Mariupol steel works
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
The Russian President seals a plant with Ukrainian fighters and civilians inside. Show more
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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 Forum
Mirror Mirror on the wall: The history of the looking glass
39 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From ancient magical beliefs to scientific discovery - the everyday household object that has inspired humans since time began. Show more
Sporting Witness
Jahangir Khan: The king of squash
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pakistani squash player Jahangir Khan became a legend in his sport by going undefeated for five years. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
CNN axes flagship streaming service
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
CNN has pulled the plug on its flagship online streaming service CNN+, less than a month after it was launched to much fanfare. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
Shakhtar Donetsk and Bulgaria's Hristov twins
32 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Sergei Palkin discusses the challenges faced by the club and the country. Plus we hear from Bulgarian internationals, and twins, Andrea and Petko Hristov. Show more
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Outlook
Surviving apartheid to make maritime history
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Captain Knowledge Bengu battled racial discrimination to become the first black African ice pilot. Earlier this year he captained the voyage to discover Shackleton's Endurance. Show more
Witness History
Iranian revolution: The Kurdish uprising
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A boy caught up in the forgotten battle for Kurdish autonomy in Iran in 1979 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.
