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From Our Own Correspondent
The King and Thais
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A culture of unquestioning deference to royalty is faltering in Thailand. Also: America's status in China and in Africa, and a story of Covid and a cobbler in Jordan Show more
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A two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran. Show more
The Big Idea
Ubernomics
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Does behaviour tracking help tech companies become better at saying sorry? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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More or Less
US election: facts or fiction
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford hears about the sheer volume of false claims made during the campaign. Show more
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Weekend
Treaty banning nuclear weapons ratified
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Fifty countries have ratified a United Nations treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. Show more
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Weekend
Final push to win votes in US election
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
President Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden have been on the campaign trail. Show more
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Weekend
Large demonstration planned in Belarus
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Protestors have been calling for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
The King and Thais
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A culture of unquestioning deference to royalty is faltering in Thailand. Also: America's status in China and in Africa, and a story of Covid and a cobbler in Jordan Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Adventures of the bootleg-busting brothers
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Raids, Rolexes and Russian gangs. As kids, Rob and Jason Holmes were undercover agents working for their private detective dad. Now they tackle the world’s biggest counterfeiters. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Inquiry
How has Trump changed America’s relationship with the world?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
When he was elected, President Trump promised to put ‘America First’, but how has he governed? Show more
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Assignment
The British and their fish
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Grimsby, Britain’s former fishing powerhouse, has declined. Today only a few fishermen remain. But locals hope Brexit will mean better times as EU shared sea rules come to an end. Show more
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Newshour
25/10/2020 13:06 GMT: Thousands on the streets of Belarus calling on President Lukashenko to resign.
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Belarus for the eleventh consecutive Sunday - calling on President Lukashenko to resign. Show more
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The Documentary
Fighting together in Korea
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How the Korean War forced the US military to desegregate. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Music Life
Music in our grandmother's DNA with Kelsey Lu, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Lotic and Fatima Al Qadiri
34 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Kelsey Lu, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Lotic and Fatima Al Qadiri discuss how their ancestral backgrounds influence the stories they tell, and if they ever feel alone being an artist. Show more
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Newshour
25/10/2020 21:06 GMT: Spain imposes national Covid-19 curfew
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Spain declares a state of emergency to combat spread of Coronavirus Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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More or Less
US election: facts or fiction
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford hears about the sheer volume of false claims made during the campaign. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
The King and Thais
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A culture of unquestioning deference to royalty is faltering in Thailand. Also: America's status in China and in Africa, and a story of Covid and a cobbler in Jordan Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS Conversations
US election: Trucking and farming
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Truck drivers and farmers talk about the past four years of Trump presidency Show more
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What are the boundaries between acceptable and unwanted touch? Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 26/10/2020 01:06 GMT: Low tourism in Seychelles 'accelerated' opposition win
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Seychelles elects its first president from the opposition party since 1977 Show more
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When Katty Met Carlos
America in the world
31 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Will historians look on the Trump administration more favourably in the future, and what would a Biden presidency mean for America’s global relationships? Show more
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The Forum
Paul Robeson: Singer, actor and civil rights activist
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Bridget Kendall charts the changing fortunes of one of America’s greatest performers, with expert guests Gerald Horne, Shana L Redmond, and Tayo Aluko. Show more
Sporting Witness
Viv Anderson - first black England footballer
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In November 1978, the defender became the first black Englishman to play for his country. Show more
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CrowdScience
Am I related to a virus?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Viruses have been around as long as life itself. Viral DNA is found throughout the human genome, but where did it come from & what does it mean for their place in our family tree? Show more
