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From Our Own Correspondent
Australia's beauty - and its terrors
23 minutes
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2020 began with flames and ended with floods. In 2021: cyclones and Covid. Plus: Indonesia's air-safety dilemmas; the Irish mother-and-baby homes scandal; how Somalia is changing Show more
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How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine. Show more
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Joe Biden to sign a number of executive orders on his first day in the White House. Show more
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Weekend
Threat posed by far-right extremists in US is 'intense'
53 minutes
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Thousands of national guard troops deployed in Washington due to armed protest threat. Show more
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Thousands of national guard troops deployed in preparation for the potential of violence. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Australia's beauty - and its terrors
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
2020 began with flames and ended with floods. In 2021: cyclones and Covid. Plus: Indonesia's air-safety dilemmas; the Irish mother-and-baby homes scandal; how Somalia is changing Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Surfers honour death with a paddle-out. Hear stories from Hawaii, Cape Town and Cornwall. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Questions
The European Union
53 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Europe Editor, Katya Adler, presents a debate focusing on the European Union post Brexit. Show more
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Newshour
17/01/2021 13:06 GMT: How big a threat does America face from far-right groups?
53 minutes
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As the US capital becomes Fortress Washington ahead of Wednesday's presidential inauguration - how big a threat does America face from far-right groups? Show more
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The Documentary
My viral video and me
50 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Australia's beauty - and its terrors
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
2020 began with flames and ended with floods. In 2021: cyclones and Covid. Plus: Indonesia's air-safety dilemmas; the Irish mother-and-baby homes scandal; how Somalia is changing Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Surfers honour death with a paddle-out. Hear stories from Hawaii, Cape Town and Cornwall. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS Conversations
Coronavirus: Young widows
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
A group of women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19. Show more
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Leah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. Show more
Over to You
Reporting on the invasion of the US Congress
9 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Listeners’ reactions to the US riots plus the view from the Newsroom’s editor and presenter. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Music Life
Dancing in the kitchen with Eris Drew, Octo Octa, Kate Pierson and Jayda G
30 minutes
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DJ and producer Eris Drew talks to Octo Octa, Jayda G, and Kate Pierson of The B-52's about how 1950s rock'n'roll influences today's dance music. Show more
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Newshour
17/01/2021 21:06 GMT: Poisoned Kremlin critic Navalny detained in Russia
53 minutes
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Poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny is held by police after flying back to Moscow. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Leah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. Show more
More or Less
How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine. Show more
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS Conversations
Coronavirus: Young widows
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
A group of women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19. Show more
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As Joe Biden becomes the president of the United States, what will be his priorities be? Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 18/01/2021 01:06 GMT : Biden's economic challenge
23 minutes
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US president-elect Joe Biden sets out first set of executive orders as inauguration nears Show more
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HARDtalk
Tamara Rojo: Ballet in a pandemic
23 minutes
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Tamara Rojo, the internationally renowned dancer and artistic director of the English National Ballet. Can ballet withstand the Covid calamity? Show more
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The Conversation
Record-breaking runners
27 minutes
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Two of the most decorated female sprinters on the planet talk to Kim Chakanetsa about smashing records, the impact of pregnancy and calling out sex discrimination in their sport. Show more
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The Forum
Olympe de Gouges: France’s forgotten revolutionary heroine
40 minutes
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The French social activist, feminist and playwright who fell out of favour with fellow revolutionaries and was executed at the guillotine. Show more
Sporting Witness
The woman who won the Paris-Dakar rally
9 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
In January 2001, Germany's Jutta Kleinschmidt won one of the biggest races in motorsport Show more
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The Climate Question
Does Africa have a voice on climate?
24 minutes
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Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate is on a mission to make sure Africa is listened to on climate justice. Show more
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CrowdScience
What are the limits of human endurance?
34 minutes
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CrowdScience joins a 246km running race in Greece, and meets the athletes pushing against the limits of human endurance Show more
