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Elements
Gallium and Indium
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
LED lighting, solar power and lasers are just some of the electronics revolutionised by two obscure and surprisingly soft metallic elements - gallium and indium. Show more
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In a country where the lack of sanitation is holding women back in education and work, should India's pioneering policies on sanitation be adopted elsewhere? Show more
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Weekend
'Super Saturday' In US Presidential Race
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Race for the White House gathers pace after the latest round of Republican and Democrat caucuses and primaries. Show more
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Long synopsis: Author Richard Hines describes the life-changing experience of training a kestrel i1960s north England Show more
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Why some people still pine for the one that got away, decades later. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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From Our Own Correspondent
A New Approach: USA, Syria, Tanzania, Mongolia
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Jon Sopel sees Trump take a new tack; Warda al-Jawahiri walks the ruins of Homs; Hannah McNeish rates a Tanzanian hero; Anthony Denselow meets Mongolians leaving the nomad life Show more
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Heart and Soul
Happy to Bleed
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Menstruating women are barred from praying in one Hindu temple shedding light on a taboo in Indian society which is rooted deep with its religious culture. Show more
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In a country where the lack of sanitation is holding women back in education and work, should India's pioneering policies on sanitation be adopted elsewhere? Show more
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Trending
The ‘Bride Price’ Story that Got China Talking
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
A story shared on Weibo – about a girl forced to have an abortion when her boyfriend couldn’t pay her family to marry her - has raised the issue of ‘bride price’ payments in China Show more
Over to You
How Clear is Your BBC World Service?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
BBC Distribution underpins some major listening issues faced by FM and short wave listeners around the world, from a weak signal to deliberate interference. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Exchanges at the Frontier
Supermassive Black Holes and the Evolution of Galaxies
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
A star is calculated to fall into a black hole once every 10,000 years. Astrophysicist Thaisa Storchi Bergmann’s eureka moment came when she observed such an event. Show more
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Newshour
How I.S. Recruits Children for Terror
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
New UN-backed I.S. report ; Iranian billionaire sentenced to death; Wounded soldier's story Show more
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The BBC World Service drama that's made and set in Nigeria.
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United from the Hawthorns.
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West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United from the Hawthorns.
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The day's top stories from the Premier League and beyond.
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Global Beats
Americana - Part Two
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
An exploration of the latest and sweetest reinventions of American roots music Show more
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Newshour
Nancy Reagan dies aged 94
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Former US First Lady dies; A suicide attack kills dozens in Iraq; Peyton Manning retires from NFL. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
A New Approach: USA, Syria, Tanzania, Mongolia
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Jon Sopel sees Trump take a new tack; Warda al-Jawahiri walks the ruins of Homs; Hannah McNeish rates a Tanzanian hero; Anthony Denselow meets Mongolians leaving the nomad life Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
No Such Thing as a Free Lunch?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
From power lunches to 'desktop dining' we unpick the relationship between food and the workplace. Show more
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The Newsroom
Can Europe End the Migrant Crisis?
14 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
At least 18 migrants drown as EU leaders prepare for summit, Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies, IS bomb carnage in Iraq Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The Conversation
Police: Al Beli Afifa and Rebekah Jones
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
'I loved adopting another persona', Police officers discuss undercover operations, tackling crimes against women and the most satisfying cases of their careers. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/03/07 01:06 GMT
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Elements
Gallium and Indium
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
LED lighting, solar power and lasers are just some of the electronics revolutionised by two obscure and surprisingly soft metallic elements - gallium and indium. Show more
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.
