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Newsday
08/10/2020 04:06 GMT: US election: Who won the VP debate?
53 minutes
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Mike Pence and Kamala Harris clash over coronavirus, climate change and taxes Show more
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Newsday
08/10/2020 05:06 GMT: VP debate 'most important' in years
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris argued about race, abortion, taxes and the climate, in a much more respectful debate than last week's version Show more
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Newsday
08/10/2020 06:06 GMT: Will VP debate change voters minds?
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Kamala Harris and Mike Pence spar over Covid-19, the climate and taxes in a largely civil debate Show more
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The Inquiry
Are shares in Elon Musk’s Tesla vastly overvalued?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two years ago, the electric car maker, Tesla, was running out of cash. Now it’s the most valuable auto company in the world. How did that happen and is it worth the price? Show more
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Business Daily
The end of the line for cruise ships?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Can the cruise ship industry survive? Once a lucrative market, cruises have been all but wiped out since the coronavirus Show more
Witness History
Desmond's - a sitcom that changed Britain
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Desmond's was the most successful black sitcom in British TV history. It ran on Channel 4 for over five years, attracting millions of viewers. Show more
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Assignment
Portland, prisons and white supremacy - part two
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The story of a white man’s trial for the murder of a black teenager, and how the case revealed a culture of white gang violence in one of America’s most liberal cities. Show more
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Health Check
Touch Test results
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Touch Test results; does culture make a difference to our attitudes towards touch? Show more
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The Forum
Writer Jorge Luis Borges: Mixing the magical with the mundane
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Fusing the fantastical with philosophy, the works of this Argentinian author are hard to pin down. Is that what accounts for his enduring fame? Show more
Sporting Witness
Africa's football revolution
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ex-Premiership star Kolo Toure on how a team in Ivory Coast modernised football in Africa. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Food Chain
Facing fat hatred
29 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why do fat people experience so much hatred? Show more
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Outlook
Sarajevo Siege - the band that drowned out the bombs
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How do you get Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson to play in a warzone? Show more
Witness History
Desmond's - a sitcom that changed Britain
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Desmond's was the most successful black sitcom in British TV history. It ran on Channel 4 for over five years, attracting millions of viewers. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Touch Test results
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Touch Test results; does culture make a difference to our attitudes towards touch? Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 08/10/2020 14:32 GMT: US VP candidates debate economy
27 minutes
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The two US vice-presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Mike Pence have debated in Utah. Show more
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BBC OS
2020/10/08 16:06 GMT: US Election: Kamala Harris
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Women who share the VP candidate’s heritage on what it means to have her on the ticket Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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Science In Action
Do Covid–19 mutations matter?
37 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Results from the most detailed investigation to date into mutations in the SARS –CoV-2 virus Show more
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Newshour
08/10/2020 20:06 GMT: Alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor foiled
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
FBI busts alleged militia plot to abduct Michigan Governor. Show more
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The Inquiry
Are shares in Elon Musk’s Tesla vastly overvalued?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two years ago, the electric car maker, Tesla, was running out of cash. Now it’s the most valuable auto company in the world. How did that happen and is it worth the price? Show more
The latest two minute news summary 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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
Writer Jorge Luis Borges: Mixing the magical with the mundane
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Fusing the fantastical with philosophy, the works of this Argentinian author are hard to pin down. Is that what accounts for his enduring fame? Show more
Sporting Witness
Africa's football revolution
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Ex-Premiership star Kolo Toure on how a team in Ivory Coast modernised football in Africa. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
President Trump announces new sanctions on Iran
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions targeted at Iran's financial sector Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
Elbows and spitting in South America
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Peru's Nolberto Solano talks about the fun and violence of South American World Cup qualifiers. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Sarajevo Siege - the band that drowned out the bombs
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How do you get Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson to play in a warzone? Show more
Witness History
Desmond's - a sitcom that changed Britain
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Desmond's was the most successful black sitcom in British TV history. It ran on Channel 4 for over five years, attracting millions of viewers. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Do Covid–19 mutations matter?
37 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Results from the most detailed investigation to date into mutations in the SARS –CoV-2 virus Show more
