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The Why Factor
School Reunions
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
What is the appeal of the high school reunion? Caz Graham attends a 50th reunion and asks those at the reunion why they wanted to go to it. Show more
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Amid the smouldering ruins of the Spitfire factory, a new strategy emerges. Show more
More or Less
60 Harvests and statistically savvy parrots
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Can there really only be 60 harvests left in Earth's soil? Plus we meet the parrots who understand probability. Show more
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BBC OS Conversations
Giving birth during a pandemic
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
New mums, being pregnant in prison and Covid-19 survivors Show more
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The Conversation
My family's hidden history
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Two women determined to piece together their families' secrets. Show more
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1934. Episode 4 of the drama. Youssef visits his father in prison – a visit that will change his life forever. Meanwhile Miriam is working for a ‘one nation, two states’ solution. Show more
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The Food Chain
Dan Barber: My life in five dishes
28 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
How true flavour will revolutionise food and the mistake that re-focused his life's work. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Trump’s Achilles heel
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
President Trump and his team train their sights on the growing economic crisis; Brazil’s death toll soars but many have become complacent and Siberia embraces capoeira. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Recycling Chile, recycling Spain
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Why is Spain rubbish at recycling and Chile so much better? Leena Vuotovesi finds out. Show more
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Newshour
24/05/2020 12:06 GMT: Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters decry China security law plan
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
Hong Kong police arrest dozens of demonstrators protesting against a new security law. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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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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Clarke Peters uncovers the stories of black musicians in Europe up to the Jazz Age. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Trump’s Achilles heel
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
President Trump and his team train their sights on the growing economic crisis; Brazil’s death toll soars but many have become complacent and Siberia embraces capoeira. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Global Questions
Coronavirus: Lifting lockdown
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Around the world lockdowns are being eased, but how are different countries emerging? Show more
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Zeinab Badawi looks at doctors from developing countries working in the developed world. Show more
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Music Life
'Why didn't I think of that?' with Ella Eyre, Mahalia, MNEK and Hamzaa
34 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
UK pop stars Ella Eyre, Hamzaa, Mahalia, and MNEK discuss what they look for in the people they collaborate with, and the art of getting record labels on board with your music. Show more
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Newshour
24/05/2020 20:06 GMT: UK lawmaker: 'We're not going to be able to save Hong Kong'
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
After protests in Hong Kong over a new security law, could the UK do more to intervene? Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Juno Dawson and Dean Atta: Taking pride in storytelling
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Juno Dawson and Dean Atta on writing celebratory stories for LGBTQ+ teenagers Show more
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In this third programme of our special series on faith during the pandemic, we hear how isolation and solitude can be an opportunity to develop a deeper spiritual practice. Show more
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The Big Idea
Memory wars
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Should you trust your memory? The fascinating research of psychologist Elizabeth Loftus shows how unreliable memory can be. Show more
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People Fixing The World
Electricity that grows on trees
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
We examine three unlikely-sounding, natural sources of energy - the leaves on trees, the water where rivers meet the sea and hot rocks nearly 5km underground. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 25/05/2020 00:06 GMT: Where next for oil?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
We take you through everything you need to know about where the oil markets are right now. Show more
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HARDtalk
Rocco Forte: Can hotels recover?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to Sir Rocco Forte, boss of a string of luxury hotels. What future is there for an industry that depends on mobility and confidence? Show more
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CrowdScience
How does a language begin?
31 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
How does one language become two, or 7000? That’s what listener BK wants to know. CrowdScience delves into a process of sometimes gradual and sometimes rapid linguistic change. Show more
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The Why Factor
School Reunions
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
What is the appeal of the high school reunion? Caz Graham attends a 50th reunion and asks those at the reunion why they wanted to go to it. Show more
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The Conversation
Female friendship
26 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
How to make and how to keep good female friends. Show more
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The Forum
Goethe: The story of colour
44 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
How colour affects our mood and thoughts: Goethe’s views from his monumental Theory of Colours. With Bridget Kendall, Alexandra Loske, Victoria Finlay and Odette Steele. Show more
Sporting Witness
The Matthews Final
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastAvailable for over a year
How legendary English footballer Sir Stanley Matthews won the FA Cup for his team in 1953. Show more
