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Assignment
Empty Spain and the caravans of love
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How does a lonely, Spanish shepherd find love when single women have left for the city? Show more
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Weekend
Bernie Sanders Launches Presidential Bid
53 minutes
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Veteran of the 2016 presidential campaign announces plan to run again. Show more
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Weekend
US Halts Major Military Exercises with South Korea
53 minutes
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Joint military exercises suspended to help with North Korea diplomatic effort. Show more
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Weekend
South Korea and US Reassess Military Co-operation
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Changes made to allies war planning following summit with North Korea. Show more
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The Food Chain
When foods get famous
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Who cashes in when a fruit or vegetable reaches celebrity status? Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Rewriting History
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
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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Heart and Soul
Kenya’s Quakers: Best of Friends
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How Quakerism in Kenya—home to over a third of all Quakers—differs from elsewhere. 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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The Cultural Frontline
How to find the funny side of Brexit
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We hear from European writers, comedians and musicians about the culture of a changing continent. Show more
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What's on the minds of women in Dublin right now? Show more
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Newshour
Dutch IS Militant Says he Wants to Return to Holland with his Wife
53 minutes
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Dutch husband of Shamima Begum says he wants her to return to the Netherlands with him. Show more
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World Book Club
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - A Grain of Wheat
50 minutes
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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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Global Business
Lightbulb moments and how to have them
27 minutes
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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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Music Extra
Zamrock: We intend to cause havoc
53 minutes
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Emmanuel 'Jagari' Chanda, Zambia’s first rock star tells his story and that of Zamrock. Show more
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Newshour
Who will take IS fighter and his teenage wife?
53 minutes
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Shamima Begum's Dutch husband says they want to live in Holland. 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
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The Cultural Frontline
How to find the funny side of Brexit
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We hear from European writers, comedians and musicians about the culture of a changing continent. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Kenya’s Quakers: Best of Friends
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How Quakerism in Kenya—home to over a third of all Quakers—differs from elsewhere. Show more
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Outlook
The detective and the diamond heist: Part 1
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
When $100m dollars worth of jewels vanished from Antwerp’s Diamond District, detective Patrick Peys faced the biggest and most baffling case of his career. Show more
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Andrea Sella looks at the role chemists have played in the development of chemical weapons. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/03/04 01:06 GMT: Vale mine chief resigns
23 minutes
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC. Show more
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Science In Action
Rising methane levels impact climate change
27 minutes
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By the year 2000, methane levels in the atmosphere were thought to have stabilised, but now they are again on the rise, exacerbating climate change. Why is this happening? Show more
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Health Check
Is expired medication safe to use?
27 minutes
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Are expiry dates on drugs overly cautious?; The people with anosmia who are retraining their noses; Why are lesbian and bisexual women at higher risk of being overweight? Show more
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