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Assignment
Undercover with the clerics: Iraq’s secret sex trade
27 minutes
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The clerics facilitating so-called ‘pleasure marriages’ in return for payment. The personal cost for many women is enormous. Show more
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Weekend
UN calls for end to violence in Iraq
53 minutes
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UN calls for an end to the violence in Iraq; elections in Kosovo; protests in Hong Kong Show more
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Tunisians go to the polls; the UN calls for an end to the violence in Iraq; Susan Sontag Show more
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Hong Kong braces for mass protests; Britain and Brexit; elections in Kosovo Show more
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The Food Chain
How to cook for a megastar
26 minutes
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Private chefs take us into the extravagant and sometimes disturbing world of celebrity Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
A wider menu
23 minutes
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How Poland's choices have widened over the past 30 years; Vanuatu's trade in passports; Kuki rebel forces in India wait it out; and cricket powder vs malnutrition in Madagascar Show more
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Heart and Soul
Husbands and priests
28 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Could the Catholic church soon allow married men to become priests? Show more
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Outlook
Why I didn’t make a sound for 12 years
27 minutes
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How bad can it be losing your voice? Marie became mute at 13. She was ostracised, told she was cursed and put in a psychiatric unit. But years later something incredible happened. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Aida Muluneh: Can you change lives through art?
27 minutes
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Three acclaimed artists including Aida Muluneh talk about how their work takes on issues such as access to safe drinking water, land rights and the fight for democracy. Show more
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World Questions
Tokyo
53 minutes
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An ageing society, why having babies is a problem, and attitudes to foreigners - an audience and panel in Tokyo open up about Japan's issues with Jonny Dymond and World Questions. Show more
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Newshour
Do Iraqis reject their political system?
53 minutes
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Iraqi cabinet promises reforms but many want to end their current political system Show more
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World Book Club
Héctor Abad - Oblivion
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
A tribute to the author's late father, whose criticism of the Colombian regime led to his brutal murder by paramilitaries in 1987. Show more
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Prohibition
10 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
When the US outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, it inadvertently created one of the most successful black markets in the world. Show more
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Global Business
Managing volunteers: Free and easy?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
From the National Trust to the local football club, huge parts of our economy rely on volunteers. But how easy is it to manage a workforce who can walk out at a moment's notice? Show more
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Newshour
Trump / Ukraine: second whistleblower emerges
53 minutes
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A second whistleblower has come forward in the impeachment case against US President Donald Trump, according to lawyers representing the first one. Show more
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The son jarocho of Veracruz, Mexico remains popular thanks to bands like Mono Blanco and Quetzal. Show more
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Prohibition
10 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
When the US outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, it inadvertently created one of the most successful black markets in the world. Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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People Fixing The World
Turning waste into energy
23 minutes
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The world produces about two billion tonnes of garbage a year, so instead of sending it all to landfill, some companies are using it to create energy. Show more
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Presenter Jane Hill’s father and uncle both lived with Parkinson’s. PD, a neurological condition, is increasing globally but how have diagnosis, treatment and attitudes changed? Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/10/07 00:06 GMT: Unilever to halve single use plastics
23 minutes
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Consumer goods giant tells BBC of its plans by 2025. Show more
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Science In Action
Drought likely to follow India’s floods
30 minutes
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Despite extreme rainfall, climate scientists predict drought in India within months. Show more
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Health Check
How athletes prepared for Doha heat
27 minutes
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Athletes and Doha heat; Red meat and health; The Vagina Bible part 1; Bone implants; Melanoma treatment success. Show more
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The Conversation
Startups saving lives
26 minutes
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Two women whose medical startups have saved thousands of lives. Show more
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