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The World This Week
At the end of a tumultous week, Donald Trump goes after the media.
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
A surprise news conference on Thursday: Trump says media are distorting the real picture. Show more
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Boston Calling
No Joke
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How do you make people laugh in Trump's America? Show more
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Weekend
McCain: World is Facing "Dangerous Times"
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, US Senator John McCain warns of the current dangers facing western democracies. Show more
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Nato ministers meet for first time since arrival of Trump. Show more
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Can the US vice-president reassure uneasy Nato allies? Show more
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The Food Chain
Wheelchair Fajitas and Talking Scales
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Food Chain looks at the important role food plays for people who have, or acquire, a disability. Show more
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Sportshour
Harry Potter and the President’s Swing
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
We discuss if golf and politics really mix and learn more about the sport of Quidditch. Show more
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Vice-President Pence delivers Trump administration's first major foreign policy statement; another arrest after the killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother. Show more
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Newshour
Pence Reaffirms Transatlantic Alliance
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
US Vice President: America and Europe are "bound together by the same noble ideals" Show more
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Global Beats
Sauti za Busara
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Rita Ray brings you our pick of the bunch from one of Africa’s best music festivals - Sauti za Busara, in Zanzibar. Show more
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Marlou van Rhijn joins the Sportsworld team live from the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix. Show more
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Huddersfield Town v Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round. Show more
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FA Cup fifth round reaction, plus the big stories from the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix. Show more
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The Newsroom
Adama Barrow Sworn in as the Gambia’s President
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
New president vows to overhaul the country’s economy and human rights record; US pledges support for NATO; China suspends all coal imports from North Korea Show more
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Boston Calling
No Joke
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How do you make people laugh in Trump's America? Show more
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Set in the 1990s in a rural community engulfed by a forest fire, the play explores a marriage in disintegration. Show more
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Newshour
Roe v Wade: Woman in US Abortion Legal Test Case Dies
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Norma McCorvey, whose test case made abortions legal in the US, has died aged 69 Show more
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The Food Chain
Wheelchair Fajitas and Talking Scales
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Food Chain looks at the important role food plays for people who have, or acquire, a disability. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Dinosaurs and Egg Laying
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Dinosaurs and egg laying; Ebola 'super-spreaders'; Running Ants; Digital natives or digital exiles?; Reduction in Arctic ice; Peruvian ‘health’ gardens; Whooping bees; Rituals Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The World This Week
At the end of a tumultous week, Donald Trump goes after the media.
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaA surprise news conference on Thursday: Trump says media are distorting the real picture. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
President Trump Defends Campaign Themes
14 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Donald Trump addressed supporters at a rally in Florida; Columbian guerrillas to hand over weapons to the UN; far-right Dutch leader promises to crack down on ‘Moroccan scum’ Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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CrowdScience
Why are Cats Loners?
26 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Being social has lots of benefits, so why are cats solitary? CrowdScience heads to the rainforests of Madagascar to discover why animals do what they do. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Tension, Trolling and a Troublesome Tocsin
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
On Kinmen Island, Taiwan/China diplomacy is crucial; Saudi Arabia's state department of fun; critics troll the Pope in the Vatican City; stalking a cricket in West Papua. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Searching for the Spirit of Benin
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ed Davy explores the roots, fervour and magic of Voodoo in Benin. Show more
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The Documentary
Michelle Obama: 'Black Like Me'
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
By marrying a man with lighter skin, has the former first lady Michelle Obama changed how black women and girls see themselves? Show more
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The History Hour
Love and Marriage
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
From speed-dating to gay romance, from divorce to bigamy we look at recent changes in the way society perceives love and marriage. Show more
