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The Documentary
Tropicalia - Revolution in Sound
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Tropicalia was a Brazilian revolution in sound. Burning brightly at the end of the 1960s, Tropicalia changed the country's music and subverted its politics. Show more
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Pope's letters; Turkey bombardment; Plane laser Show more
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Business Daily
Does growth matter?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Why is growth the holy grail of economics? Could a little self-doubt go a long way in the workplace? Show more
Witness History
Seven Years In Tibet
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The story of the Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer, who lived in the forbidden land of Tibet in the 1940s and 50s. Show more
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The Arts Hour
Bryan Cranston, Kamila Shamsie, Vieux Farka Toure
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston on playing Dalton Trumbo Show more
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World Update
Turkey Denies Troops Entered Syria and 'Has No Plans to Deploy'
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Turkey Denies Troops Entered Syria and 'Has No Plans to Deploy'
Syria had accused Turkey of letting "Turkish soldiers or mercenaries" cross into Syria. Show more
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Two hospitals are hit in deadly new air strikes in Syria. Show more
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Outlook
The Doctor who Changed American Football
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Growing up in Nigeria, Dr. Bennet Omalu wasn't too familiar with American football. That was until he made a discovery that linked brain injuries to the sport. Show more
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The Why Factor
Pleasure: Why We Like the Things We Like
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The science of pleasure and why we like the things that we like. Mike Williams finds out how our pleasure circuit can be triggered by some obvious and not so obvious things. Show more
There were reports recently that there will more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050. But is there something fishy about these figures? Show more
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One mother in the US succeeds in taking down a cruel meme which mocked her son. Show more
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Sport Today
Former Sierra Leone Footballer Accused of Match Fixing
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
Dutch FA says its uncovered evidence of match-fixing involving the Ibrahim Kargbo.
(Image: Georginio Wijnaldum (L) fighting for the ball with Ibrahim Kargbo (R). Credit: AFP)
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World Have Your Say
Pope John Paul II's Letters
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
How should Catholic clergy approach friendships with women? Show more
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Pope's letters to married woman unearthed, Missile attacks destroy 3 Syrian hospitals, Plane hit by laser strike Show more
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Discovery
Science Stories: Series 1 - Cornelis Drebbel
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
Philip Ball on the world's first submarine, invented by Cornelis Drebbel in 1621. How did the crew breathe underwater 150 years before oxygen is discovered? Show more
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Outlawing the term "Polish death camps", US and UN condemn attacks on Syrian schools and hospitals, call for lasers to be classed as offensive weapons Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/02/15 22:32 GMT: HSBC Headquarters to Remain in London
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
HSBC bank chooses not to relocate its headquarters - we ask why this is important, why it's not just a simple administrative move, and what East Asian economics has to do with it. Show more
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The Arts Hour
Bryan Cranston, Kamila Shamsie, Vieux Farka Toure
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaBreaking Bad's Bryan Cranston on playing Dalton Trumbo Show more
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The Newsroom
Dozens killed in Syrian Hospital and School Attacks
14 minutes
on BBC World Service East Asia
UN condemns Syrian attacks; Columbine killer's mother reflects on son; EU break-up?
(Photo: MSF hospital in Syria. Credit: MSF. Robin Meldrum
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The Documentary
The Mechanic and the Mission
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The ex-mechanic in Benin, West Africa, whose mission is to help people with mental health problems. This is a story that involves faith healing, Western psychiatry and Voodoo. Show more
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Business Matters
Chinese children with absentee parents.
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East AsiaAvailable for over a year
The Chinese government pledges to do more to protect more than 60 million children growing up with absentee parents. Show more
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