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The Inquiry

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Global Business

A Tree of Life

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Australasia

Available for over a year

Sweden's forestry industry is a cornerstone of the country's economy. We follow the journey of a tree, from the forest, to the sawmills and finally to shops across the world. Show more

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Outlook

Outlook Weekend: A Way Out

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Online

Available for over a year

Three stories about people - in Washington DC, London and Kashmir - looking for a way out of a desperate situation. Show more

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Heart and Soul

Being Christian in China's Jerusalem

Being Christian in China's Jerusalem

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Online

Available for over a year

What is it like to be Christian in Wenzhou, the city known as China’s Jerusalem? Show more

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Boston Calling

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The Documentary

Island of Love

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Australasia

Available for over a year

Cyprus, the Island of Love, offers Middle Easterners the civil weddings they can’t get at home. Show more

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The Documentary

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Global Business

A Tree of Life

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Australasia

Available for over a year

Sweden's forestry industry is a cornerstone of the country's economy. We follow the journey of a tree, from the forest, to the sawmills and finally to shops across the world. Show more

Regional Variations (3)

The Arts Hour

Lady Gaga, Aravind Adiga, Harmeet Virdee

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC World Service Online

Lady Gaga on social media and Indian novelist Aravind Adiga discusses his new novel Selection Day. And, British sitar player Harmeet Virdee on the hidden secrets of improvisation. Show more

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Global Beats

Edinburgh Festival

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC World Service Online

Available for over a year

Music from Anna Meredith, Danish String Quartet, Antonio Forcione with Sarah Jane Morris and American cabaret singer Lady Rizo. Show more

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The Documentary

Yusra: Swim for Your Life

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC World Service Online

Available for over a year

Yusra Mardini went from swimming to survive as a Syrian refugee to swimming in the Rio Olympics. Show more

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Newsday

New York Blast

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

New York explosion; Paralympics closing ceremony; UNGA Show more

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HARDtalk

BBC World Service East Asia

Newsday

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The History Hour

The Invention of the Tank

Duration: 50 minutes

on BBC World Service Australasia

The first tanks during WW1; the arrest of the leader of Peru's Shining Path movement; the discovery of the Lascaux cave paintings; anthrax attacks in America after 9/11. Show more

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