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Weekend
US Republicans aim to replace Ginsburg
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Trump to name Ginsburg replacement; the Syrian refugee's life in Europe, five years on Show more
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Weekend
Spain in fear over high coronavirus levels
53 minutes
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Spain on edge over coronavirus levels; the race to replace Ginsburg on US Supreme Court Show more
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Another day of protests in Belarus; the US Emmy Awards Show more
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The Food Chain
The preppers and the pandemic
28 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Has coronavirus shown we should all be preppers now? Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Israel's warming relations with Arab Gulf states
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Israel's warming relations with Arab Gulf states, up close and personal with Californian's wildfires, plus stories from Lesbos and Tanzania. Show more
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Outlook
Sealed in a glass dome and running out of oxygen
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Inside Biosphere 2, a giant air-tight greenhouse in the Arizona desert, eight people endeavoured to see if humans could survive on other planets and better understand our own. Show more
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Katty Kay and a panel of leading US politicians discuss the big issues facing the USA now. Show more
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Newshour
20/09/2020 12:06 GMT: President Trump: Supreme Court nominee will be a woman
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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World Wise Web
World Wise Web: Part two
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Teenagers meet pioneering inventors whose creations shaped our world, including Marty Cooper, the creator of the first mobile phone. Show more
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The Big Idea
How to topple a dictator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is violent or non-violent protest more effective? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Music Life
Songwriting first dates with Melanie C, Nadia Rose, Rae Morris, and Jin Jin
35 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Melanie C talks with Nadia Rose, Rae Morris, and Jin Jin about the importance of dynamics in a songwriting team, and the things they really love about making music. Show more
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Newshour
20/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Partial lockdown in poorer areas of Madrid
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Madrid region orders a partial lockdown in poorer areas with high levels of coronavirus Show more
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Comedians vs. the News
Bassem Youssef and Maz Jobrani
28 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef and American comic Maz Jobrani join Jess and Eman to take on the world's headlines. This week, what do immigrants in the US think of Donald Trump? Show more
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Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out.
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BBC OS Conversations
Coronavirus: Friendships during lockdown
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A conversation about friendships during the pandemic Show more
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Discovery
The growling stomach
28 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
"Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry?" asks James, aged 12. To get to the bottom of this noisy query, the doctors tune in to our guts. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 21/09/2020 00:06 GMT: Chinese apps get reprieve from US ban
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A deal for TikTok and a legal challenge from WeChat users prevent download ban by President Trump Show more
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The Documentary
Hey Sisters, Sew Sisters
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The seamstresses who sewed soft goods components for space craft and space suits. Show more
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The Forum
Queen Tamar: The myth of a perfect ruler
40 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The life and times of Tamar the Great, Georgia’s celebrated female monarch Show more
Sporting Witness
Australia's 'Madam Butterfly'
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How star swimmer Susie O'Neill experienced the joy of victory and the agony of defeat at her home Olympics in Sydney in 2000. Show more
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CrowdScience
Why do we like spicy food?
35 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Join the CrowdScience dinner party as we tackle listeners’ questions about chilli, stew and cheese Show more
