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Global Business
Whatever Happened to Advertising?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
More is now spent on digital ads in the UK than all other forms of advertising combined. Matthew Gwyther asks what the ad agencies are doing in the face of such challenges. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Making Art from Social Media
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The artists using Twitter, Instagram, WeChat and Facebook to make and spread their work. Show more
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Weekend
Attack on Turkish Nightclub in Istanbul
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
A gun attack on a crowded Turkish nightclub has killed at least thirty-nine people including many foreigners Show more
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Katie Melua, and the inspiration behind her new album "In Winter" Show more
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Brian Klaas on the political drama playing out in the dying days of the Obama administration Show more
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Trending
Harambe: The Meme that Won’t Go Away
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Harambe the gorilla was shot dead in an American zoo earlier in the year. But how did the subsequent hashtags and memes manage to last so long? Show more
Over to You
Your Stand Out Moment of 2016
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
A selection of presenters and editors from news programmes, Newsday, Newshour and World Have Your Say, respond to listeners most-memorable stories of 2016. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Out in Africa
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
What it means to be gay, lesbian or transgender in the world’s most religious continent. Show more
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The Newsroom
Dozens Killed in Turkey Nightclub Attack
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Turkish minister says a gunman is on the run after the attack in Istanbul; Kim Jong-un's New Year message; Washington DC $15 nap Show more
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The Why Factor
Vigilantes
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why do some people take the law into their own hands? Mike Williams explores whether mob justice ever solves the problem when security and legal systems are seen to be failing. Show more
Transferring money by text message is far safer and more convenient than cash, it first took off in Kenya. It is now overtaking cash in developing economies. Show more
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The Documentary
The Woman who Exposed Russian Doping
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Yuliya Stepanova and her family fear for their lives, after exposing the systemic Russian state sponsored doping programme, one of the greatest sporting scandals of all time. Show more
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Newshour
Turkey Police Hunt for Nightclub Gunman
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Istanbul police searching for nightclub attack gunman. Show more
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The BBC World Service drama that's made and set in Nigeria.
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Arsenal v Crystal Palace from the Emirates Stadium. Show more
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Arsenal v Crystal Palace from the Emirates Stadium. Show more
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The day's top stories from the Premier League and beyond. Show more
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Music Extra
Steve Earle’s Songwriting Bootcamp
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Legendary country singer-songwriter Steve Earle unveils the secrets of composing a great song. Show more
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Newshour
Turkey Mourns Victims of Reina Nightclub Attack
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Turkish police continue the hunt for a gunman who killed dozens in an Istanbul nightclub. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Matters of Life and Death
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The things that matter: stories of China's awkward idealists, xenophobia in Hungary, culling mice to save birds on Gough Island and parenting advice (via Skype) from Senegal Show more
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Global Business
Whatever Happened to Advertising?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
More is now spent on digital ads in the UK than all other forms of advertising combined. Matthew Gwyther asks what the ad agencies are doing in the face of such challenges. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The History Hour
The Break-Up of the Soviet Union
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Key players in the fall of the USSR, including the signatories to the dissolution treaty, recall the momentous events of December 1991. 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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The Conversation
Alone at Sea
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
A round-the-world sailor from Australia, and a long distance rower from the UK discuss the challenges of being alone at sea. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2017/01/02 01:06 GMT: Can we build our way to prosperity?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Roads, railways and airports can deliver goods and people, but are the costs justified? Show more
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The Food Chain
Food Chain: The Quiz
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How much water does it take to make one egg? What links a 19th-Century electrician to modern pet food? To find out take part in our ultimate test of culinary knowledge. Show more
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