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Assignment
The bitter song of the hazelnut
27 minutes
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Nutella is the world’s favourite spread – but how much does its maker, Ferrero, know about how the hazelnuts are picked? Show more
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Joe Biden accuses President Trump of abuse of power; the Battle of Arnhem remembered Show more
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Weekend
The new face of climate change activism
53 minutes
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The new activism on climate change; Jhumpa Lahiri on Italian fiction and language Show more
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Wildlife cameraman warns of the perils of climate change; memorial service for a glacier Show more
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The Food Chain
Ken Hom: My life in five dishes
26 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
From growing up in poverty to selling 8 million woks, the Chinese-American cook tells us about his life through food. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
No going back
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Inside the bare, empty camps Myanmar's built for returning Rohingya; the 1.9m people Assam state says are 'not Indian'; living Yemen's war; and the workings of an Amazon warehouse Show more
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Heart and Soul
Alabama: America’s battleground
27 minutes
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Two American women united in their Christian faith but on totally different sides of the abortion debate Show more
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Outlook
Modern birth: The man who had a baby
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Freddy McConnell is a transgender man who decided to have a baby. But his journey to becoming a father was not easy. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
How to fix the world of fashion
27 minutes
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We speak to a new generation of designers working to solve humanitarian and environmental challenges through ethical and sustainable fashion. Show more
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World Questions
Gaborone
53 minutes
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Hunting elephants and the legalisation of homosexuality: a vibrant debate on pressing issues facing Botswana ahead of the forthcoming elections. Show more
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The group has threatened polling stations ahead of this week's presidential election. Show more
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The Documentary
World War Two: The economic battle
50 minutes
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How the countries involved in WW2 fought to feed their people and fund their armies. Show more
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Canned food
10 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Developed for the military, dodging bureaucracy and fuelled by venture capital: canned food blazed a trail many other innovations have followed. Show more
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Global Business
Flying green
27 minutes
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Can aviation become sustainable? Katie Prescott explores whether technological advances - in powering green flight - can keep us airborne with a clear conscience. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Alabama: America’s battleground
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two American women united in their Christian faith but on totally different sides of the abortion debate Show more
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Newshour
Climate change 'accelerating' as world leaders gather for UN talks
53 minutes
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A new report shows five-year period from 2014 to 2019 is the warmest on record. Show more
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Canned food
10 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Developed for the military, dodging bureaucracy and fuelled by venture capital: canned food blazed a trail many other innovations have followed. Show more
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People Fixing The World
The snakebite squad
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A team in Kenya is piloting motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes and is also developing new antivenoms Show more
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Discovery
The power of peace
27 minutes
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Lucy Cooke explores cooperation, democracy and peaceful behaviour in animals and investigates whether these can be better evolutionary strategies than fighting and aggression. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2019/09/23 00:06 GMT: Thomas Cook facing collapse
23 minutes
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Package tour operator Thomas Cook is expected to announce it will go into administration Show more
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Science In Action
South East Asia choking - again
31 minutes
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Why even staying indoors offers no escape from fires across the region Show more
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Health Check
Are you suffering parental burnout?
27 minutes
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Preventing parental burnout; The source of baby biomes; Specialist geriatric rehab in Chile; What multilingual nuns reveal about dementia; Beating the common cold Show more
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The Conversation
The hugging dentists
26 minutes
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Two women who've come up with creative ways to treat anxious patients. Show more
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