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Assignment
Wuhan: City of silence
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Where did Covid-19 come from? The BBC’s China correspondent, John Sudworth searches for answers in the city where it first emerged. Show more
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Heart and Soul
USA: A discussion about race
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Presenter Martin Bashir brings together Ilyasah Shahbaz, Joshua DuBois and Lama Rod Owens to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and the objectives, methods and outcomes. Show more
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BBC OS Conversations
Race in America: My enslaved ancestors
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Three women share the history of slavery in their families and discuss its impact today. Show more
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The Conversation
The beauty of ageing
28 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two women discuss how to grow old with purpose, passion and good humour Show more
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1948. The final episode of the epic drama. With the UN voting to establish a Jewish state, Israel is born – but the new state comes under attack from its Arab neighbours. Show more
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The Food Chain
Losing your taste to coronavirus
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Taste and smell loss are thought to be two of the most common coronavirus symptoms, but they're also two of the least understood, and they can be devastating. Show more
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What will be the effect on the performing arts after months of being shut down? Show more
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Newshour
05/07/2020 12:06 GMT: President Trump attacks 'radical left' in 4th July speech
53 minutes
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President Trump vows to defeat 'radical left' in Independence Day speech. Show more
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World Book Club
Bernardine Evaristo: Girl, Woman, Other
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The novel offers an insight into life in today’s multi-cultural Britain and charts the lives of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, mostly black and British. Show more
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The Big Idea
Dimensions of discrimination
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Do black woman face more prejudice than black men or white women? Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw introduced her famous concept of ‘intersectionality’ to help address such questions. Show more
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Over to You
Do fake football crowd sounds do it for you?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live football is back, but listeners ask if it is better with or without fake crowd sounds. Plus, making art accessible for disabled artists on the Cultural Frontline. Show more
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Music Life
The words, the rhythm, the melody with Angelique Kidjo, Melissa Laveaux, Flavia Coelho and Maya Kamaty
31 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Guitarist Melissa Laveaux chats to Flavia Coelho, Maya Kamaty, and Angelique Kidjo about the importance of asking questions rather than finding answers. Show more
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Newshour
05/07/2020 20:06 GMT: Scientists claim that coronavirus is airborne
53 minutes
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Open letter says WHO underplaying risk of airborne spread of Covid-19. Show more
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The Cultural Frontline
TikTok: The app that's transforming social media
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How TikTok is changing our culture and storytelling. Show more
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Heart and Soul
USA: A discussion about race
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Presenter Martin Bashir brings together Ilyasah Shahbaz, Joshua DuBois and Lama Rod Owens to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and the objectives, methods and outcomes. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
A future without bees
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Wild pollinators and farmed bees, which we use to pollinate many crops, are declining. One high-tech alternative is to drop pollen from drones. But is this a short-term solution? Show more
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Katy Brand toasts the wine glass and delves into its origins from a dinky little thing to the gargantuan glass it is today. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 06/07/2020 00:06 GMT: Threat of fresh sanctions for Russia as Putin basks in referendum victory
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Constitutional reforms could see Russia's President remain in office until 2036. Some workers protested, concerned about falling living standards. Show more
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The Why Factor
Why do people risk death in pursuit of adventure?
23 minutes
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Why do some people risk death in pursuit of adventure? Are they just thrill-seekers, or are they searching for something deeper? Show more
More or Less
Why Trump is wrong about the USA’s coronavirus case comeback
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford digs into the data behind the recent rise in coronavirus cases in the US. Show more
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The Forum
Valkyries: Fierce women of war
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The women who, in Norse myth, swept down on battlefields to pick out heroes from among the dead, taking them off to live with Odin, the god of war in his great hall of Valhalla Show more
Sporting Witness
Greece's stunning football triumph
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How rank outsiders Greece won the 2004 European Football Championship. Show more
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CrowdScience
Is barefoot running better?
31 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
When we run without shoes, it can change our running gait, and the way our bodies move, so can it influence running pain and performance? Presenter Chhavi Sachdev finds out. Show more
