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How the World Changed Music
The Independence Cha Cha
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
How did the Wall Street Crash come to influence a song about Congolese Independence, which then went onto become an anthem for the whole of Africa? Show more
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Weekend
Kim Jong Un prepares to leave Vietnam
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
North Korean leader ends visit to Hanoi following the unsuccessful summit. Show more
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Weekend
Pakistan Releases Indian Fighter Pilot
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman repatriated to India. Show more
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Successful launch of rocket that could pave the way for manned flights. Show more
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The Documentary
Hearing me
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
What does life sound like for someone whose hearing has suddenly changed? Show more
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Sportshour
One hundred days to the Fifa Women's World Cup
49 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Caroline Barker is at the She Believes Cup to discuss how the global game is shaping up. Show more
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Trending
‘I hunt trolls’
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
After she got a death threat, journalist Ginger Gorman dove headfirst into the dark world of dangerous trolls Show more
Over to You
The revolution that shook the world
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
What listeners made of The Fall of the Shah, a drama based on the Iranian revolution. Was the BBC right to publish “You’re never too young to start doing drag” on social media? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
UK city declared clear of Novichock
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
A year on from poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, Salisbury is ruled safe Show more
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Sportsworld
Live Premier League commentary
55 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Live commentary of Bournemouth v Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium. Show more
Sportsworld
Live Premier League commentary
55 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
Live commentary of Bournemouth v Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium 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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
US President Donald Trump has tried to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Show more
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.
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Boston Calling
Outside the lines
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova sparks a dicey debate over transgender athletics. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Rewriting History
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Denial in Myanmar over the plight of the Rohingya; India's open prisons; ancient rock art in Somaliland; a Jamaican village founded by escaped slaves and (nearly) free of crime Show more
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HARDtalk
Russian journalist - Galina Timchenko
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Is President Putin crushing press freedom in Russia? Russian journalist Galina Timchenko says she's been forced to move to Latvia to report on Russia honestly and freely. Show more
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CrowdScience
What do clouds feel like?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
We meet a meteorologist as we attempt to make a tiny cloud at ground level in the studio, and we try to answer the question: Could aliens find us? Show more
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The World This Week
The art of the no deal
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
President Trump's nuclear talks with North Korea ended with no agreement. In Washington, his former lawyer was calling him a racist, a conman, and a cheat. It was a very bad week. Show more
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Global Business
Lightbulb moments and how to have them
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Adam Shaw asks: How do we create innovative environments to boost our chances of coming up with great ideas? Show more
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The story of Carter and Artis's second trial in 1976, centring on what the prosecution put forward to the jury: the supposed motive for the Lafayette Bar and Grill murders. Show more
Over to You
The revolution that shook the world
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
What listeners made of The Fall of the Shah, a drama based on the Iranian revolution. Was the BBC right to publish “You’re never too young to start doing drag” on social media? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - A Grain of Wheat
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
A special edition in the company of an audience of readers and students at Nairobi University's bustling bookshop, where celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o was a director. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Rewriting History
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Denial in Myanmar over the plight of the Rohingya; India's open prisons; ancient rock art in Somaliland; a Jamaican village founded by escaped slaves and (nearly) free of crime Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Boston Calling
Outside the lines
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova sparks a dicey debate over transgender athletics. Show more
