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The Why Factor
Why does music affect the way we feel?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
An exploration of how and why music can exert a powerful effect on our emotions. With record producer turned neuroscientist Daniel Levitin and Hollywood film composer Brian Tyler Show more
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Ramping up production requires another new factory, full of cutting-edge machinery and the best workers in the business. But it’s a catastrophe that nearly costs Britain dearly. Show more
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Who should be quarantined?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford examines the data on which countries have the highest rate of Covid-19 infection. Show more
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The Documentary
Robots on the road
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Are robots about to take over our roads? Show more
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The Conversation
Social media poetry stars
26 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Are poets who start out on social media given the respect they deserve? Nikita Gill and Leticia Sala talk to Kim Chakanetsa. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The drama continues. 1947. A vote is due to take place at the UN, proposing that Palestine be divided into two states, with Jerusalem held under international jurisdiction. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
Antonio Carluccio: My life in five dishes
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Antonio Carluccio, known as the 'Godfather of Italian cooking', describes his life in food in an interview recorded days before his death. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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.
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The Coronavirus and Your Money
Class of Covid-19: Should I go to university?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The pandemic has led to job cuts and reduced salaries, so does going to university still make financial sense? Plus advice on getting a job in these uncertain times. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
21/06/2020 12:06 GMT: Trump's Tulsa rally fails to draw expected crowds
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
President Trump has held his first campaign rally since the US coronavirus lockdown began, in front of a smaller than expected crowd. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Big Idea
Are we all racist?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Are we all racist? Harvard professor Mahzarin Banaji has tested this with the Implicit Association Test (IAT). 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.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Music Life
Dance and wash the dishes with Laetitia Sadier, Peter Zummo, Mabe Fratti and Marie Merlet
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier talks to Peter Zummo, Mabe Fratti and Marie Merlet about overcoming hurdles, expanding musical ideas and their definitions of originality. Show more
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Newshour
21/06/2020 20:06 GMT: UK park stabbing declared 'terrorist incident'
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Three people have died and three more have been seriously injured after stabbings in a park in Reading, UK. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Cultural Frontline
Tumi Morake: South Africa’s pioneering comedian
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The South African star on using comedy to make her voice heard Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Big Idea
Are we all racist?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Are we all racist? Harvard professor Mahzarin Banaji has tested this with the Implicit Association Test (IAT). Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
Personality tests for loans
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How an online test and a mobile phone might be able to help some families and small businesses organise their money. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast
Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2020
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Cerys Matthews presents a special programme for just 40 listeners: the team of scientists and support staff isolated at British research stations in the Antarctic midwinter. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 22/06/2020 00:06 GMT: Crime on the high seas
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
We hear why high seas piracy is on the rise in west Africa and beyond. Show more
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CrowdScience
Do animals have consciousness?
37 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Animals can’t simply tell us about their thoughts and feelings – so can we ever find out about their inner worlds? Show more
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The Forum
Bertha von Suttner: A champion of peace
40 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The feisty writer and activist who inspired the Nobel Peace Prize and was its first female laureate. Show more
Sporting Witness
Clyde Best: A black footballing pioneer
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Bermuda-born West Ham Utd striker recalls coming to England as a teenager in the 1960s and overcoming the rampant racism in English football. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Why Factor
Why does music affect the way we feel?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
An exploration of how and why music can exert a powerful effect on our emotions. With record producer turned neuroscientist Daniel Levitin and Hollywood film composer Brian Tyler Show more
More or Less
Who should be quarantined?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford examines the data on which countries have the highest rate of Covid-19 infection. Show more
