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Newsday
01/08/2022 04:06 GMT : England’s Lionesses win Euro 2022
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
It is England's first major tournament success since the 1966 men's World Cup Show more
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Newsday
01/08/2022 05:06 GMT : Myanmar extends emergency rule
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Min Aung Hliang who led last year’s coup will serve an additional six months Show more
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Newsday
01/08/2022 06:06 GMT : Myanmar’s military ruler extends emergency rule
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Timeline for proposed elections has already slid to August 2023 but opponents do not believe elections would be free or fair Show more
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HARDtalk
James Lovelock: The future of life on Earth
24 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
A 2021 interview with one of the past century's most influential environmentalists, James Lovelock. Have we humans sown the seeds of our own destruction? Show more
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Business Daily
A crisis in US rural healthcare
18 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
One in three hospitals face closure as staff quit, patients can't pay their bills and government covid cash dries up. Show more
Witness History
Why Asians came to Uganda
9 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
In the early 20th century, South Asians migrated to Uganda in search of a better life. Jamie Govani told Ben Henderson what it was like to grow up in the Asian community there. Show more
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The Climate Question
Are there any 'easy fixes' to climate change?
27 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
Fixing climate change is a complex issue but are there any easy wins? Show more
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CrowdScience
If a tree falls in a forest does it make a sound?
40 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
If a tree falls, and there’s no-one there to hear it, does it make a sound? An age old question that’s puzzled for centuries. Can CrowdScience settle it once and for all? Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Classical musicians in war and exile
27 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
Classical musicians from Ukraine, Venezuela and Syria making art in war and exile. Show more
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“I never want to disappoint someone”. The pitfalls of people-pleasing and not taking risks. Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter Show more
More or Less
How our world measures up
9 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
From measuring quantities in Ancient Egypt to the precise contents of a jar of peanut butter, we find out why we size up the world in the way we do. Show more
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The Conversation
Leaving my religion
27 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women from Tanzania and Scotland who grew up in strict religious homes about leaving family behind to find freedom and happiness. Show more
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Outlook
Crossing continents to find my parents
41 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
Tuy Gentry Buckner was born in war-torn Vietnam but adopted in the US. Years later he began an epic search for his birth family. (This interview was first broadcast in 2018) Show more
Witness History
Why Asians came to Uganda
9 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
In the early 20th century, South Asians migrated to Uganda in search of a better life. Jamie Govani told Ben Henderson what it was like to grow up in the Asian community there. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Newshour
01/08/2022 13:06 GMT: First ship carrying grain leaves Ukrainian port
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure says this is the first proper test of a deal between his country and Russia, which is seen as critical for global food supplies. Show more
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HARDtalk
James Lovelock: The future of life on Earth
24 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
A 2021 interview with one of the past century's most influential environmentalists, James Lovelock. Have we humans sown the seeds of our own destruction? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 01/08/2022 14:32 GMT : First grain ship leaves under Russia deal
27 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
The first ship carrying grain has left the Ukrainian port of Odesa under a landmark deal with Russia.
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BBC OS
2022/08/01 16:06 GMT: The rise of women's football in England
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for years
How will England's historic win in the 2022 Euros boost interest in women's football? Show more
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Witness History
Why Asians came to Uganda
9 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
In the early 20th century, South Asians migrated to Uganda in search of a better life. Jamie Govani told Ben Henderson what it was like to grow up in the Asian community there. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Newshour
01/08/2022 20:06 GMT: Relief as ship carrying grain leaves Ukrainian port for Lebanon
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Cargo ship carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn leaves the port of Odesa for Lebanon, which, before the Russian invasion, imported about 60 per cent of its grain from Ukraine. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The History Hour
The Revolution on Granite
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
A student protest in Ukraine, the Surkov leaks, the world’s deadliest ever earthquake, a leaflet bomber in South Africa and the invention of the nicotine patch. Show more
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Business Matters
China may respond with military provocations if Pelosi visits Taiwan
50 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
The US House of Representatives Speaker - Nancy Pelosi is on a tour of Asia Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Outlook
Crossing continents to find my parents
41 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
Tuy Gentry Buckner was born in war-torn Vietnam but adopted in the US. Years later he began an epic search for his birth family. (This interview was first broadcast in 2018) Show more
Witness History
Why Asians came to Uganda
9 minutes on BBC World Service Australasia
Available for over a year
In the early 20th century, South Asians migrated to Uganda in search of a better life. Jamie Govani told Ben Henderson what it was like to grow up in the Asian community there. 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.