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How did the Wall Street Crash come to influence a song about Congolese Independence, which then went onto become an anthem for the whole of Africa? Show more

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North Korean leader ends visit to Hanoi following the unsuccessful summit. Show more

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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman repatriated to India. Show more

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Successful launch of rocket that could pave the way for manned flights. Show more

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Caroline Barker is at the She Believes Cup to discuss how the global game is shaping up. Show more

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What listeners made of The Fall of the Shah, a drama based on the Iranian revolution. Was the BBC right to publish “You’re never too young to start doing drag” on social media? Show more

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A year on from poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, Salisbury is ruled safe Show more

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How the great Brian O'Driscoll led Ireland to their first Six Nations championship in 61 years in 2009. Show more

When Venezuela was rich; surviving a mid-air airline disaster; Japan's Red Army militants of the 1970s, the origin of the swine flu epidemic and Iceland's Beer Day. Show more

How does a lonely, Spanish shepherd find love when single women have left for the city? Show more

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Global tech threat report. Also CERN 30th anniversary browser reboot, The Bach Test and Smart Krishi farming app in Nepal Show more

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The Americans are arguing with themselves. Should the US support the Shah? Meanwhile, there’s more violence on the Iranian streets. #FalloftheShah Show more

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US President Donald Trump has tried to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Show more

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova sparks a dicey debate over transgender athletics. Show more

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Denial in Myanmar over the plight of the Rohingya; India's open prisons; ancient rock art in Somaliland; a Jamaican village founded by escaped slaves and (nearly) free of crime Show more

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Is President Putin crushing press freedom in Russia? Russian journalist Galina Timchenko says she's been forced to move to Latvia to report on Russia honestly and freely. Show more

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We meet a meteorologist as we attempt to make a tiny cloud at ground level in the studio, and we try to answer the question: Could aliens find us? Show more

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President Trump's nuclear talks with North Korea ended with no agreement. In Washington, his former lawyer was calling him a racist, a conman, and a cheat. It was a very bad week. Show more

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Adam Shaw asks: How do we create innovative environments to boost our chances of coming up with great ideas? Show more

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The story of Carter and Artis's second trial in 1976, centring on what the prosecution put forward to the jury: the supposed motive for the Lafayette Bar and Grill murders. Show more

What listeners made of The Fall of the Shah, a drama based on the Iranian revolution. Was the BBC right to publish “You’re never too young to start doing drag” on social media? Show more

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A special edition in the company of an audience of readers and students at Nairobi University's bustling bookshop, where celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o was a director. Show more

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Denial in Myanmar over the plight of the Rohingya; India's open prisons; ancient rock art in Somaliland; a Jamaican village founded by escaped slaves and (nearly) free of crime Show more

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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova sparks a dicey debate over transgender athletics. Show more