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Newsday
16/02/2021 05:06 GMT : Myanmar: latest internet shutdown
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We speak to a protester who's determined to continue despite threats of punishment by military Show more
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Newsday
16/02/2021 06:06 GMT : Myanmar protests: public workers try to shut down services
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Healthcare workers on strike in protest at the coup say they're being hidden and protected by residents of Yangon Show more
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Newsday
16/02/2021 07:06 GMT : A doctor's view of the Myanmar protests
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We speak to a doctor who's refusing to work until Aung San Suu Kyi is reinstated: "we are planning to 100% shut down... hospitals, transport, electricity and education" Show more
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People Fixing The World
Beating superbugs
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The small team of Indian scientists who think they’ve found a new way to kill superbugs. Show more
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Business Daily
Teaching children about money
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Though children will usually learn how to add, subtract or multiply in school, very often they are not taught the skills they need to manage their money in older life. Show more
Witness History
Britain's forgotten slave owners: Part two
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How one man used research by historians into Britain's forgotten slave-owners to track down the descendants of the family who'd owned his ancestors two centuries earlier. Show more
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The Documentary
Inside the brain of Jeff Bezos
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The ideas that made Jeff Bezos the richest man on Earth. Show more
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In the Studio
Rex, King of Mardi Gras
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Join New Orleans’s oldest parading organisation as they attempt to create their fantasy world of carnival during the pandemic. Show more
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The Arts Hour
Actor Sam Neill
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
New Zealand actor Sam Neill on playing an Australian sheep farmer in his latest film Rams Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Discovery
The power of night
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Lucy Cooke meets some of the animal kingdom’s nocturnal inhabitants to understand why it pays to stir once the sun goes down and how future survival may depend on a nightlife Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Setting up a fake mafia to catch El Chapo
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A velour bathrobe, dog psychology and millions of pounds worth of cocaine; FBI agent Mike McGowan on his career-defining sting to take down a notorious drug cartel 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
16/02/2021 14:06 GMT: Myanmar coup: Army says there's been no coup
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Myanmar's military repeated its promise to hold fresh elections Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 16/02/2021 15:32 GMT : BHP's profits surge
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The mining giant is doing well due to strong demand in China. Show more
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BBC OS
2021/02/16 16:06 GMT: Dubai's Princess Latifa
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
We explain the BBC's exclusive story about the daughter of the ruler of Dubai Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Discovery
The power of night
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Lucy Cooke meets some of the animal kingdom’s nocturnal inhabitants to understand why it pays to stir once the sun goes down and how future survival may depend on a nightlife Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 16/02/2021 22:32 GMT : BHP's profits surge
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The mining giant is doing well due to strong demand in China. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Britain's forgotten slave owners: Part two
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How one man used research by historians into Britain's forgotten slave-owners to track down the descendants of the family who'd owned his ancestors two centuries earlier. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Actor Sam Neill
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
New Zealand actor Sam Neill on playing an Australian sheep farmer in his latest film Rams Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Snow storm wreaks havoc in Texas
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A deadly winter storm is sweeping through Texas, Mexico and US southern states Show more
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HARDtalk
Yogendra Yadav: Are farmers' protests a defining moment for India?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Thousands of Indian farmers are keeping up their long-running protest against farm law reform. Yogendra Yadav is leader of the Swaraj Party, and one of their most vocal allies. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Project 17
Goal 5: Gender equality
26 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Seventeen-year-old Sahar lives in New Delhi and wants to know if anything is really changing in terms of attitudes towards women in India. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Setting up a fake mafia to catch El Chapo
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A velour bathrobe, dog psychology and millions of pounds worth of cocaine; FBI agent Mike McGowan on his career-defining sting to take down a notorious drug cartel Show more
Witness History
Britain's forgotten slave owners: Part two
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How one man used research by historians into Britain's forgotten slave-owners to track down the descendants of the family who'd owned his ancestors two centuries earlier. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Tourism in the Arctic is growing but is it a sustainable industry? How has Covid-19 impacted the seasonal tourism based economy? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Comparing the landscape of Mars to Earth
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Can we compare the surface of Mars to that of Earth? Re-visiting old tech, and wearable devices that can generate electricity from the skin. Show more
