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Weekend
US media: Rushdie off ventilator and able to talk
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
American media is reporting that Salman Rushdie is off the ventilator and can speak. Show more
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Weekend
Why did Per Wastberg resign from Amnesty Sweden?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
The Swedish writer and activist tells Weekend why he resigned from Amnesty. Show more
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Weekend
William Nygaard on the Rushdie attack
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
We speak to the translator and publisher shot for publishing Rushdie's book. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
No peace in Colombia's countryside
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Colombia’s criminal gangs preying on vulnerable children; plus the view from Taiwan, Tunisia’s judges on hunger strike and whale blubber on a Michelin-starred menu in Greenland. Show more
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Trending
Russian QAnon and the Ukraine dilemma
24 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US-based QAnon conspiracy theory has been attracting a growing number of supporters in Russia, but why has that following now been thrown into disarray by the war in Ukraine? Show more
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BBC Proms on the World Service
Gaming Prom: From 8-bit to infinity
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for years
Highlights from the 2022 season of BBC Proms, UK’s greatest classical music festival Show more
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Newshour
14/08/2022 12:06 GMT: Rushdie off ventilator and able to speak
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
The novelist Sir Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is now able to speak, two days after being stabbed. Show more
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The Forum
Gandhi: Architect of Indian independence
46 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How a shy, mediocre schoolboy went on to shake the British Empire and inspire the world. Show more
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Outlook
Tarantulas, Gandalf and my dying brother's bucket list
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
When Royd Tolkien’s brother Mike died of Motor Neurone Disease, he left a bucket list of 50 incredible tasks for him to complete. Carrying them out gave Royd a reason to go on. Show more
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The History Hour
The nightclub that changed Ibiza
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The nightclub that changed Ibiza, some of the worst forest fires in history, the resignation of Richard Nixon, discovering the Hale Bopp comet and Sweden’s pronoun battle. Show more
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Newshour
14/08/2022 20:06 GMT: Rushdie’s “defiant sense of humour” remains, son says
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Author Salman Rushdie is still in a critical condition but “his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact”, his son says. Show more
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Pick of the World
The woman who let a bird nest in her hair
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by digital audiences: Our special relationship with birds and the woman who let a baby finch nest in her hair. Show more
Over to You
Reporting protesters on the streets of Colombo
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What were the challenges of covering the recent civil unrest in Sri Lanka? Plus another in our often revealing series How I Hear, about your everyday listening habits. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
No peace in Colombia's countryside
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Colombia’s criminal gangs preying on vulnerable children; plus the view from Taiwan, Tunisia’s judges on hunger strike and whale blubber on a Michelin-starred menu in Greenland. 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
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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Climate Question
What do warmer waters mean for life below the waves?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Oceans have absorbed 90% of heat caused by climate change, bearing the brunt of global warming. Show more
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Tech Life
Esports at the Commonwealth Games
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We meet the gamers vying for unofficial medals that the Commonwealth Games
And as WhatsApp ditches an irksome feature we look at the new do's and don'ts in instant messaging Show more
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Pick of the World
The woman who let a bird nest in her hair
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by digital audiences: Our special relationship with birds and the woman who let a baby finch nest in her hair. Show more
Over to You
Reporting protesters on the streets of Colombo
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What were the challenges of covering the recent civil unrest in Sri Lanka? Plus another in our often revealing series How I Hear, about your everyday listening habits. 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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