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Saudi-Iran tension; Patrolling Ramadi with Iraqi troops; Sweden's new border controls Show more
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Can India's boom be sustained, and are outlying states like Nagaland being ignored? Also, Lucy Kellaway of the FT wonders whether "talent" and "disruption" are over-used terms? Show more
Witness History
The start of the Open University
9 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
In January 1971, the first students enrolled in the Open University in Britain. The new university offered a radical new approach to higher education. Show more
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Ai Weiwei on his time in prison Show more
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Saudi-Iran row intensifies; Fighting for the Welsh language; The benefits of poetry Show more
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Saudi Arabia had given 48 hour deadline for diplomats to leave Show more
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Outlook
I Swam All Night to Europe
50 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Hesham Modamani and a friend swam from Turkey to Greece to escape life in Syria. They were lucky to survive. Show more
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Why do we hunt? Why kill animals when we no longer need to do so to eat? Lucy Ash joins a deer hunt and talks to trophy and leisure hunters to ask, what’s the thrill? Show more
More or Less
Numbers of the Year 2015 Part 2
9 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
In this special programme Tim Harford looks back at some of the numbers making the news in 2015. Show more
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Waist trainers, plus size and dad bods – we bring you the key body image trends of 2015. Show more
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Steve Crossman examines Germany's new anti-doping law that could see sportsmen and women found guilty of doping face prison and sentences of up to three years. Show more
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Saudis and Iranians on what the diplomatic row between the two countries means to them. Show more
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The Newsroom
Saudi Arabia's Allies Take Diplomatic Action Against Iran
23 minutes
on BBC World Service South Asia
UK security services try to identify new jihadi, Denmark increases border controls with Germany, New elements enter periodic table Show more
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Counting parrots and lemurs, Alex Bellos seeks clues to how our species evolved and acquired its mathematical abilities. Show more
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US sues VW, Paris Wildenstein trial, South Africa race row Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/01/04 22:32 GMT: Sweden Imposes Border Controls
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
We ask whether free travel across Europe is now at risk. Show more
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Ai Weiwei on his time in prison Show more
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The Documentary
The Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Amanda Hargreaves looks at a multi-ethnic orchestra in Rome that is a beacon of hope amid an immigration crisis. Show more
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Business Matters
Chinese Stock Slump Causes Global Concern
50 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Stock markets around the world take a downward turn following cues from China where, after a seven percent slide, trading was temporarily halted to prevent further price drops. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Counting parrots and lemurs, Alex Bellos seeks clues to how our species evolved and acquired its mathematical abilities. Show more
