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Vaccines: How safe and who gets it?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is it too soon to approve a vaccine for use? Plus choosing who goes first. Show more
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Weekend
President Trump campaigns in Georgia for Senate runoff elections
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Mr Trump urges supporters to vote and rails against election result which he falsely said was fraudulent. Show more
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Weekend
Parts of California to enter new Covid-19 restrictions
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Continued rise in Covid-19 cases leads to new restrictions brought in for certain regions Show more
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Weekend
Roll-out of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine due to begin in UK in coming days
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Starting Tuesday certain groups such as frontline health staff, people over the age of 80 and care home workers will start getting Covid-19 vaccine. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Is Hong Kong losing its freedoms?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The on-going clampdown against Hong Kong’s opposition, why Chilean Mapuche people get such bad press, teaching the past in Australia and a Belarus police officer with a conscience Show more
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Outlook
Rufus Wainwright: My music and my mother
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The life and times of singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, who took special inspiration from his mother, the celebrated Canadian folk musician Kate McGarrigle. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Jonestown: From socialism to slaughter - Part one
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How over 900 Peoples Temple members came to die in the Guyanese jungle. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
Back down to Earth
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is it time to abandon dreams of human space travel? Show more
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Newshour
06/12/2020 13:06 GMT: Brexit talks resume but obstacles remain
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Trade talks between the EU and UK resume today, but there’s no clear path in sight. Show more
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World Book Club
Yaa Gyasi: Homegoing
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We discuss the prize-winning novel Homegoing with its acclaimed Ghanaian author Yaa Gyasi. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The Big Idea
The new normal
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How Donald Trump is reshaping our ideas of normal behaviour. Show more
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Music Life
Coconut water and confidence with Kranium, Masego and Alicai Harley
32 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Three artists with Jamaican roots discuss working quickly in airports, how they use the sounds of what came before, and what it’s like working with the industry’s biggest names. Show more
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Newshour
06/12/2020 21:06 GMT: Ugandan presidential candidate 'targeted by police'
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Opposition candidate, Bobi Wine, has told the BBC he and his supporters were again attacked by the police Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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More or Less
Vaccines: How safe and who gets it?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is it too soon to approve a vaccine for use? Plus choosing who goes first. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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BBC OS Conversations
Coronavirus: Vaccine approved
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is imminent large-scale vaccination a path back to normality? Show more
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Discovery
The Zedonk Problem
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
‘Today I learnt that tigons and ligers are what you get when lions and tigers interbreed?!’ surprised listener Jamz G tells us. ‘What determines whether species can interbreed?’ Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 07/12/2020 01:06 GMT: Brexit talks go down to the wire
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Brexit talks go down to the wire, but will there be a deal? Show more
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Heart and Soul
Jonestown: From socialism to slaughter - Part one
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How over 900 Peoples Temple members came to die in the Guyanese jungle. 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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The Climate Question
How to hurricane-proof our world
26 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Atlantic hurricane season has devastated parts of the Caribbean and Central America. What, if any, is the link to climate change? And how can we prepare for future storms? Show more
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The Forum
Alexandre Dumas: The man behind the Musketeers
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The life of the charismatic writer who created some of 19th-century most memorable characters. Show more
Sporting Witness
Learie Constantine - West Indies cricket pioneer
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How the West Indian all-rounder took England by storm in the 1920s and 30s. Show more
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