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Is Suicide Seasonal?
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Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide, and whether computers could help identify people at risk of killing themselves. Show more
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President Trump signs a bill reopening the government; Venezuela crisis; Australia Day Show more
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The Greek parliament recognises the republic of North Macedonia; UK football referees Show more
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US appoints envoy to Caracas; Aborigines and Australia Day Show more
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How will governments find the money and workers to care for people living with Alzheimer's? Show more
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Sportshour
Kurt Landauer: The Father of Modern day Bayern Munich
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The success of Bayern Munich can be traced back to an almost forgotten figure - their longest serving president Kurt Landauer.
Historian Dirk Kamper brings his story to light. Show more
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Lessons from an Instagram Star’s Failed Tour
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How a viral thread caused big problems for Instagram influencer Caroline Calloway Show more
Over to You
Listeners Thoughts on The Hurricane Tapes
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Listeners give their views on The Hurricane Tapes and quiz the co-producer. And how a fan of an edition of In The Balance on “financial psychology” says it deeply affected him. Show more
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'Little chance of finding' the 300 people missing after a dam collapse on Friday. Show more
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The first international sports event for LGBT athletes was held in San Francisco in 1982. Show more
The History Hour
Vatican II: Reforming the Catholic Church
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When Pope John XXIII initiated sweeping changes at the Vatican, plus the ground-breaking women's publisher Virago, and the birth of India's call centres. Show more
Assignment
Closing Uganda’s Orphanage
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Hundreds of illegal orphanages in Uganda, many funded by UK charities, face closure. Caring for children can be a lucrative business with little regard for welfare. Show more
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Digital Planet
Zimbabwe Internet Back Up
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Internet shutdowns across Africa; Chess against the AI machine, smart buildings vulnerable to cyberattack and smart cites for all. Show more
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After exploring our wasteful past and the reality of today’s trash challenge, Alexandra Spring asks if we are on the tipping point of a rubbish free future. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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Boston Calling
Transatlantic Sins
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Four hundred years ago pirates brought enslaved Africans to Virginia’s shores.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Smiling through the fear
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After a violent crackdown on protesters in Zimbabwe, we meet terrified people in Harare. Pascale Harter introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more
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UK's Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell
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The UK's Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, on what his opposition Labour Party is putting forward as solutions in the ongoing Brexit debate. Show more
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Why Do We Bury Our Dead?
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The ritual of burying the dead stretches back to the obscure beginnings of human history - and perhaps beyond – but how important is it, and how did it evolve? Show more
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The World This Week
Pelosi silences Trump over wall shutdown
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The Speaker withdrew her invitation to deliver the State of the Union speech. She said Mr Trump must first end the government shutdown over his planned Mexico wall. Show more
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Global Business
Koreans in South Africa
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How South Korean business is using South Africa as a springboard to the entire African continent. Show more
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Four shot, three killed, two murderers on the run. What exactly happened on the night of the murders? Show more
Over to You
Listeners Thoughts on The Hurricane Tapes
9 minutes on BBC World Service News Internet
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Listeners give their views on The Hurricane Tapes and quiz the co-producer. And how a fan of an edition of In The Balance on “financial psychology” says it deeply affected him. Show more
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The Documentary
Songs from the Depths of Hell
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Blessed with a photographic memory Aleksander Kulisiewicz recorded the songs of the damned in the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Smiling through the fear
23 minutes on BBC World Service News Internet
Available for over a year
After a violent crackdown on protesters in Zimbabwe, we meet terrified people in Harare. Pascale Harter introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world. Show more
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Boston Calling
Transatlantic Sins
27 minutes on BBC World Service News Internet
Available for over a year
Four hundred years ago pirates brought enslaved Africans to Virginia’s shores.