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Assignment
Japan's Elderly Crime Wave
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
The elderly pensioners in Japan committing petty crimes so that they can be sent to prison. Show more
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Ralph Northam denies being in a racist photograph. Show more
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Weekend
Venezuela: Maduro Offers to Hold Early Legislative Elections
53 minutes
on BBC World Service South Asia
Thousands of people demonstrate for and against Maduro in rival protests. Show more
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Weekend
Venezuela: Rival Demonstrations Take Place in Caracas
23 minutes
on BBC World Service South Asia
Self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, called for fresh presidential elections. Show more
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The Food Chain
André Cointreau: My life in five dishes
26 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
The CEO of Le Cordon Bleu on privilege, French cuisine and kangaroo meat. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
The Sound of Danger in Yemen
23 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
At the site of a US drone strike, a face to face encounter with the Islamic State group. Anu Anand introduces this and other stories from around the world. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Faith v America’s Opioid Epidemic
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
What place does faith have in fighting the epidemic in opioid addiction in the US? Show more
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Something is coming. Can America's friendship with Iran survive? US President Jimmy Carter visits Tehran in December 1977. #FalloftheShah Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Restitution and Art: What Does it Mean to Return?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Should museums return art and artefacts to their country of origin? Show more
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The second of two winning plays from the 2018 International Playwriting Competition. Show more
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It marks the first ever visit of a leader of the Roman Catholic church to the Arabian Peninsula. Show more
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World Book Club
JoJo Moyes - Me Before You
50 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
JoJo Moyes discusses her wildly popular novel Me Before You. Show more
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Trouble sleeping? There's a whole new industry for that. David Baker investigates the billion-pound business sector dedicated to improving our 40 winks. Show more
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MC Dizraeli hears how Mongolia’s massive hip hop scene is shaping the country’s future. Show more
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An ultimatum for Venezuela's President Maduro to call fresh elections is set to expire. Show more
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Two eyewitnesses led police to focus on, and eventually arrest, Carter and Artis. But why were Alfred Bello and Arthur Bradley at the scene of the crime? Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Restitution and Art: What Does it Mean to Return?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Should museums return art and artefacts to their country of origin? Show more
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Heart and Soul
Faith v America’s Opioid Epidemic
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
What place does faith have in fighting the epidemic in opioid addiction in the US? Show more
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Jacqueline Moudeina lived in exile for years as Hissène Habré's regime brutalised her home country, Chad. But when she returned home, she was determined to get justice. Show more
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On this mission, SOFIA is setting out to study Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon, by flying into the faint shadow. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/02/04 01:06 GMT: Several Countries Press Venezuelan President to Quit
23 minutes
on BBC World Service South Asia
Britain, France, Germany and Spain have joined other countries in calling for Nicolas Maduro to stand down amid Venezuela's economic and humanitarian crisis Show more
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Science In Action
Brazil’s Mining Disaster
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
Many are dead following the collapse of a ‘tailing’s dam’, but what is this hazardous structure associated with iron ore mining? Show more
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Health Check
Is Slimness in the Genes?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service South AsiaAvailable for over a year
New research on the genetics of “thinness” and obesity; The pregnant women leaving Venezuela for Colombia; Why self-belief improves physiotherapy outcomes for shoulder pain Show more
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