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Assignment
Brazil’s Modern-day Captains of the Sands
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
How Jorge Amado's novel, Captains of the Sands, about street children written 80 years ago, still resonates today in Brazil. Show more
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Heart and Soul
The Pity of War
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Chaplain David Cooper and Horacio Benitez were enemies in the Falklands conflict. They try to reconcile war and faith. Show more
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Weekend
Search for Colombian Landslide Survivors Continues
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Colombian security forces continue their search for missing people, following landslides that killed over 250 people. Show more
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Weekend
Colombian President Visits City Hit by Landslide
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visits the city devastated by a landslide following heavy rains. Show more
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Weekend
Colombia Landslide Rescue Effort Continues
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
The search for people missing following landslides in Colombia continues Show more
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In episode of four of this five part series, Joanna Haigh explores how access to critical resources might change the way our economies work. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Words and Pictures
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Hard-knock lives for Syrians in Lebanon; how Egypt's Nubians keep up their culture; huge whales and giant rock art in Baja California, Mexico; and language dilemmas in Sudtirol Show more
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Trending
The Sandy Hook Hoaxers
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Fake conspiracy theories claim that the Sandy Hook massacre never happened. Now, after years of harassment, families of the victims are fighting back online. Show more
Over to You
Behind The Response: America’s Story
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The creator and Series Producer of The Response: America’s Story brings Over To You listeners an exclusive behind-the-scenes report. Show more
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The custodian of a Sufi shrine in Pakistan has been accused of murdering twenty people, Colombia rescue efforts continue after floods, boat race Show more
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Boston Calling
The Pop Culture Edition
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Who is afraid of big bad Russia? Show more
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The Documentary
Reflections on Terror: 50 Years Behind the Headlines
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Peter Taylor reflects on his 50-year career reporting terrorism. Show more
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Over 240 killed in Mocoa, south-west Colombia by a surge of mud and water Show more
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World Book Club
Robert Harris - Imperium
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
From the Oxford Literary Festival, Robert Harris discusses the first of his Roman trilogy, Imperium. Show more
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Sportsworld
Live Premier League Commentary
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Arsenal v Manchester City from the Emirates. Show more
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Sportsworld
Live Premier League Commentary
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Arsenal v Manchester City from the Emirates. Show more
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The day's top stories from the Premier League and a preview of the Masters from Augusta. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Crime Writers
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
One of the biggest female crime writers in the world, Patricia Cornwell, talks to up-and-coming author Angela Makholwa about storytelling and serial killers. Show more
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Newshour
Emergency Services Search for Bodies in Colombia
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Environmentalists blame deforestation for the high death toll following the landslide in the city of Mocoa. Show more
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Heart and Soul
The Pity of War
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Chaplain David Cooper and Horacio Benitez were enemies in the Falklands conflict. They try to reconcile war and faith. Show more
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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.
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Digital Planet
European Prize for Women Innovators
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
European Prize for Women Innovators; CashlessAfrica Expo 2017; Improving Virtual Reality; DUET - interactive art work across continents Show more
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The History Hour
The Flavr Savr Tomato - The World's First Genetically Engineered Food
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The GM food debate, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet Union, and the Teletubbies turn 20. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2017/04/03 00:06 GMT: Brexit Row Over Gibraltar
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Lord Howard has been criticised for appearing to suggest British Prime Minister Theresa May would be prepared to go to war over Gibraltar. Show more
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Outlook
Outlook Weekend: The Bodyguard
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
What it's like to protect the First Lady Jackie Kennedy, head to Iraq to work in private security and guard Russia's LGBT community. Show more
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HARDtalk
Former Commissioner of Corrections, Georgia, USA - Allen Ault
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to Allen Ault, who spent years running the corrections system in the southern US state of Georgia. Show more
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Boston Calling
The Pop Culture Edition
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Who is afraid of big bad Russia? Show more
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Newsday
US Warning on North Korean Nuclear Threat
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
North Korean threat will be tackled with or without China, says Trump Show more
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