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Over to You
10/10/2015 16:50 GMT: Art of Debating
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Did the BBC Africa Debate on extreme Islamist violence reach a convincing conclusion? And, your personal reflection on archive recordings of esteemed poet Gwendolyn Brooks Show more
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Business Daily
12/10/2015 07:32 GMT: FinTech's Regulatory Reality
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why financial tech firms face greater regulation to compete with mainstream banks, Jamaican business-people return home to set up on the island, and Amazon's home truths. Show more
Witness History
The Death of Edith Cavell
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
On 12 October 1915 a British nurse was executed by German troops during World War One. Her death made her a propaganda icon for Britain and its allies. Show more
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The Arts Hour
10/10/2015 11:06 GMT: Hugh Jackman, Margaret Atwood, Claudia Rankine
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Film star Hugh Jackman revels in playing the dastardly pirate Blackbeard. Show more
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World Update
12/10/2015 09:06 GMT: Turkey Blames Attacks on IS
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
UK response to refugee crises criticised, Stamping out corruption in Odessa, Time to recognise a third gender? Show more
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More funerals take place for at least 97 people killed at Ankara peace rally. Show more
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Outlook
12/10/2015 11:06 GMT: The Piano Man on the Front Line
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Ihor from Ukraine was taken prisoner by pro-Russian separatists in the east of his country. During his imprisonment he found a piano which he played for his captors. Show more
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The Why Factor
Why Does Commuting Make us the Way we Are?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why does commuting make us the people we are and how? Show more
More or Less
09/10/2015 18:50 GMT: Are Tall People More Likely to Get Cancer?
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on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Are tall people really more likely to get cancer? Ruth Alexander looks at a new Swedish study that’s caused headlines around the world. Show more
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After bombs killed around 100 people at the weekend, we are live in Ankara hearing eyewitnesses and residents' views on one of the country's worst terror attacks of modern times. Show more
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The Essential
BBC Trending: The Boy who Lived and was Commemorated on YouTube
6 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
When teenager Caleb Bratayley – a member of one of YouTube’s most famous families - died this week, there was an outpouring of grief online. How did they become so popular? Show more
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After winning eight of their nine games, we look at Austria's incredible qualification for Euro 2016. Show more
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World Business Report
12/10/2015 17:32 GMT: Angus Deaton Awarded Nobel Economics Prize
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
British academic Deaton tells us he's relieved inequality is on the agenda. Show more
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The Newsroom
12/10/2015 18:06 GMT: Killer of Cecil the Lion Won't be Prosecuted
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
US air drop for Syria anti-IS forces, Turkish PM blames Ankara bombing on IS, South Korea to rewrite history books
(Photo: Cecil the lion. Credit: AP)
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Newshour
12/10/2015 20:06 GMT: London Police End 24 Hour Watch on Julian Assange
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Wikileaks founder still in Ecuadorean embassy; Turkey's deepening disarray after Saturday's bombings; First ever recording in the Sistine Chapel Show more
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HARDtalk
German Defence Minister - Ursula von der Leyen
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Russia is pursuing a rapidly escalating military intervention in Syria. Does the West have a coherent strategy for the region? And does the EU have a security strategy at all? Show more
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The Conversation
12/10/2015 02:32 GMT: Farmers: Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir and Rashida Khan
27 minutes
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Saving the Icelandic goat from extinction and raising cattle in the remote Australian outback Show more
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The Newsroom
12/10/2015 22:06 GMT: US Air Drop for Syrian Anti-IS Forces
23 minutes
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Turkey blames IS for Ankara attacks, London police stop guarding Assange embassy, NZ cricketer on trial Show more
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World Business Report
12/10/2015 22:32 GMT: Angus Deaton Awarded Nobel Economics Prize
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
British academic Deaton tells us he's relieved inequality is on the agenda. Show more
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The Newsroom
12/10/2015 23:06 GMT: London Police Stop Guarding Assange Embassy
14 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
US air drop for Syrian rebels fighting IS, Nobel Economics Prize for British professor, art authentication via DNA
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Discovery
The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Chicago
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in Chicago, to discuss fossil records and evolution. With guests Peter Sagal, Julia Sweeney, Paul Sereno and Jerry Coyne. Show more
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Business Matters
13/10/2015 00:06 GMT: VW's UK Boss Apologises to Lawmakers
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Paul Willis, managing director of VW UK is grilled by MPs as part of an enquiry into the company's use of so-called defeat devices. Show more
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In 1976 French economist Jacques Attali predicted the crisis facing the music industry today. Aspiring pop star Sam York goes to meet him, looking for insights into his own future Show more
