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Weekend
A 'March For Our Lives' Planned in America
53 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Big demonstrations planned across the US; angry pro-independence protests in Catalonia; the young Syrian refugee fighting for normality in Jordan Show more
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Pro-independence demonstrators clash with police in Spain; President Macron unveils plans to encourage greater use of the French language; Facebook and data Show more
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Weekend
Why is Debussy Important in Classical Music History?
23 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
A look ahead to the centenary of the French composer, Claude Debussy; big marches planned in the US in favour of gun control Show more
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Outlook
Outlook Weekend: Going For Gold
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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The family that spent years searching for golden treasure on the sea bed and two Indian women wrestlers going for the glory of a gold medal Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Russian Art Under Putin
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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The Russian art of patriotism, protest and paranoia, with visual artists Alexey Belyaev-Gintovt and Victoria Lomasko, playwright Mikhail Durnenkov, plus the BBC's Alexander Kan. Show more
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Sportshour
Seventeen Saints
33 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas hockey team and their mission to rebuild a community. Show more
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Global Business
Belarus' Tractor Town
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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The Minsk Tractor Works provides jobs and cradle-to-grave social care for tens of thousands of Belarussians. Can its Soviet-era model survive the latest phase of capitalism? Show more
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A police officer who swapped himself for a hostage during an Islamist attack has died. Show more
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Featuring Giles Peterson, and new UK jazz artists Oscar Jerome, Yazz Ahmed, Nubya Garcia and The Comet Is Coming. Show more
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We look ahead to the African nations in action during this weekend's international break Show more
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Can anyone stop Lewis Hamilton winning a fifth Formula One World Championship? Show more
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Kirsty Coventry, Kelly Sotherton and Nathalie Du Tiot preview this year's competition Show more
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Mass student-led protests, under the banner March For Our Lives, call for tighter gun control across the US in the wake of Parkland school shooting. Show more
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Global Business
Belarus' Tractor Town
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
The Minsk Tractor Works provides jobs and cradle-to-grave social care for tens of thousands of Belarussians. Can its Soviet-era model survive the latest phase of capitalism? Show more
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The Why Factor
Laziness
23 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
Being called lazy is an insult so why do we look down on laziness? Has sloth always been considered a sin? Don’t good things sometimes come out of trying to take it easy? Show more
Over to You
Where are the BBC Reports on the Unrest in Cameroon?
9 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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Listeners voice concern over the lack of BBC coverage on the crisis in Cameroon. Show more
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Living with the Gods
Living with Many Gods
18 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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The role and expression of beliefs with a focus on societies living with many gods. Show more
Witness History
Who Killed Luis Colosio?
9 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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The murder of the presidential candidate for Mexico's ruling party in March 1994 sent shock waves through the Latin American nation. Many believe the true killers remain at large. Show more
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