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The Why Factor
Why scarcity can damage decision making
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith discovers how when our brain circuitry becomes overloaded we fail to plan for our futures, trapping millions of people with scarce resources in poverty. Show more
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The baby left at the orphanage. She’s been spat at and told her ancestors must have “done something terribly wrong”. This is Nisha Lobo’s story. She says happiness is a mindset. Show more
More or Less
Climate change and birdsong
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change? Plus as the streets become quieter, have the birds begun to sing more loudly? Show more
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BBC OS Conversations
Remembering medics who have died from Covid-19
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Losing loved ones on the frontline, coping during 40-day lockdown and hospital chaplains. Show more
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The Conversation
Women living positively with HIV
28 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two HIV advocates explain why it's no longer a death sentence. Show more
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1917. Young Youssef befriends a British civil servant. Miriam and her mother flee Jewish persecution in Poland. Episode one of a 10-part drama about the founding of Israel. Show more
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The Food Chain
Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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From Our Own Correspondent
New York emerges from a nightmare
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
New York after the colossal impact of Coronavirus; a social media video highlights domestic abuse in Jordan and Covid-19's impact on Bangladesh's garment factories. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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WorklifeIndia
How is the coronavirus crisis hitting India’s farmers?
26 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How are India’s farmers coping, and is the country’s food security under threat? Show more
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Newshour
03/05/2020 12:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Germany reopens places of worship
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
There are a lot of restrictions about how to do services safely Show more
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Is there a limit to the number of friends we can have? Anthropologist Robin Dunbar says there is. It’s become known as Dunbar’s number Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Will the growing prominence of ethnic Chinese create further resentment in Indonesia, or can there be a happier outcome? Show more
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Mental health during and after lockdown; health anxiety; loneliness and isolation; update from China and India Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Universal Basic Income: Alaska style
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Every citizen gets an annual dividend from the state’s oil fund. Mark Whitaker reports. Show more
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Music Life
Music therapy with Kane Brown,Holly Macve and Olivia Lane
26 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Young country stars Holly Macve, Kane Brown, and Olivia Lane discuss music's therapeutic effects, and writing lyrics that put them in a difficult position. Show more
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Newshour
03/05/2020 20:06 GMT: Iran to reopen some mosques
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announces the reopening of some mosques from Monday Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
The art of the Vietnam War
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Vietnamese American author Monique Truong presents an examination of the female perspective of the Vietnam War, through the prism of art. Show more
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Joshua Wong on what he sees as the right thing in his fight against Beijing’s influence in Hong Kong, despite the personal hardship involved. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Is there a limit to the number of friends we can have? Anthropologist Robin Dunbar says there is. It’s become known as Dunbar’s number Show more
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The Documentary
The virus hunters
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tracking the virus hunters who race to understand and extinguish new pathogens. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 04/05/2020 00:06 GMT: India: How to ease the world's largest lockdown?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We hear about efforts to ease the world's largest lockdown - that of India's 1.3 billion people. Show more
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HARDtalk
Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld: 'Decline of the EU is possible but it's in our own hands'
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld on the EU's response to the coronavirus pandemic and whether it has exposed fatal weaknesses in EU solidarity. Show more
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CrowdScience
How do I learn maths when school’s shut?
35 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We tackle maths questions sent in by high school students in lockdown, with the help of mathematicians Katie Steckles and Matt Parker, and mathematical biologist Kit Yates. Show more
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The Why Factor
Why scarcity can damage decision making
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith discovers how when our brain circuitry becomes overloaded we fail to plan for our futures, trapping millions of people with scarce resources in poverty. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Conversation
Female roadies
26 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two road crew for huge bands who defy the stereotype. Show more
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The Forum
The 1918 Spanish Flu: The mother of all pandemics
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 1918 a flu virus infected one third of the world. Drugs were useless, there was no vaccine, and social distancing was the only real weapon. What are the lessons for today? Show more
Sporting Witness
Defying the Taliban
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How Pakistan's Maria Toorpakai Wazir battled death threats to become a professional squash player. Show more
