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Assignment
The Crossing
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
At least 100 migrants have tried to cross the English Channel to the UK in dinghies this year. What is being done to stop people risking their lives at sea? Show more
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Weekend
Fatal exchange of fire between Israel and Gaza
53 minutes
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Militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel, Israel responds with airstrikes; Venezuela crisis; South Africa elections Show more
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Weekend
Venezuela's political crisis continues
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The Venezuela political crisis continues; hostilities between Israel and Gaza militants Show more
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Weekend
A 14th Century masterpiece on loan to a doctor's surgery
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Why is the UK's National Gallery loaning a priceless painting to a doctor's surgery? Show more
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The Food Chain
Widowed: Food after loss
26 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The difficult mix of food and widowhood. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
The adults in the room
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Who is really running Brazil during the Bolsonaro presidency? Plus: what protesters really want - in Algeria and in Sudan - and the politics of the padded gilet in California Show more
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Heart and Soul
Beauty and belief: The story of a Brooklyn salon
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Step inside the private world of Brooklyn’s hijab-friendly hair salon. Show more
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Outlook
How I turn prisoners into violin virtuosos
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tito Quiroz used to wave at the inmates of the prison next door to his university. He never dreamed he'd one day go inside to teach them music lessons. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
Meet theatre’s bold change-makers
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We meet the actors, playwrights and producers changing theatre by speaking out against conflict, representing their communities and standing up for what they believe in onstage. Show more
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The Evidence
Healthy buildings
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Paimio Sanatorium is a 1930s modernist icon rising out of the pine forests, but what was it like to be a patient there? Should hospitals today consider the patient experience more? Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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World Book Club
Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Donna Leon discusses her celebrated novel Death at La Fenice. Show more
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Mail order catalogue
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Some say the Montgomery Ward shopping catalogue is one of the most influential books in US history. It transformed the middle-class way of life. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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In the Balance
Time to break up big tech?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Are big tech firms too all-powerful? Show more
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Heart and Soul
Beauty and belief: The story of a Brooklyn salon
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Step inside the private world of Brooklyn’s hijab-friendly hair salon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Clashes between Israel and Gaza intensify as death toll rises
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Israel kills a senior Palestinian militant in Gaza on day in which exchanges escalate. Show more
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Mail order catalogue
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Some say the Montgomery Ward shopping catalogue is one of the most influential books in US history. It transformed the middle-class way of life. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
The tree detectives tackling illegal logging
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Scientists are building a database to help them tell exactly where wood has come from, and are using it to tackle illegal logging and protect forests. Show more
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Discovery
Cat Hobaiter on communication in apes
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Dr Cat Hobaiter spends much of her time in the rain forests of Africa studying the gestures of chimps. She tells Jim a-Khalili about what she thinks the gestures mean. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/05/06 00:06 GMT: Trump threatens to raise tariffs against China
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
US President Donald Trump has said he will raise tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods Show more
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Science In Action
What is behind the Indian Ocean Cyclones?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why have three cyclones developed in the Indian Ocean in quick succession? Show more
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Health Check
Live longer with a doctor in the family
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
How a doctor in the family helps people live longer; Poor sense of smell linked to higher risk of death; Maggie’s Centre in Hong Kong providing comfort for cancer patients Show more
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The Conversation
Body hair
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two women discuss the prickly issue of hair removal Show more
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