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The Engineers
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Available for over a year
Three bio-engineers discuss advances that could solve the huge problems the world faces. Show more
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Does Soft Power Really Matter?
55 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In a world where great power rivalry is back, does 'soft power' still matter? Ritula Shah hosts the debate at Center for Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California. Show more
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Davos: The Fake News Challenge to Politics
27 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Zeinab Badawi and panel in Davos discuss the distortion of truth. Can a free and fair media restore trust in political debate? Show more
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For richer or poorer: Does global inequality matter?
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
What effect is inequality having on the future of the planet? Show more
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Europe, Have Your Say
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
As European leaders meet to discuss Britain’s request for more time to leave the European Union, we will hear views from across the continent. Show more
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Space flight
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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Kevin Fong and three of the world's greatest space flight engineers discuss the future of space travel at Imperial College, London. Show more
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Crisis in Catalonia
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
Available for over a year
Stephen Sackur chairs a debate on Catalan independence, and what the crisis means for Catalonia, Spain and the EU. Show more
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The Bailout
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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Three key decision makers discuss how they handled the global financial crisis. Show more
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The Engineers: Re-engineering the Future
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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How engineering can tackle the problems of Covid 19. Show more
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Is Democracy Winning?
55 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
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Are democracies best equipped to deal with the complex challenges of a globalized world? Show more
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The War the World Needs to Remember
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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How the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s affected the lives of those caught up in it, and how it has cast its shadow over the region to this day. Show more
Nik Gowing in Davos is asks: are democracies best equipped to deal with the complex challenges of the globalized world?
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Reinventing Capitalism
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
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Is capitalism at a crisis point? Nik Gowing chairs a panel of global decision makers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, featuring live questions from around the world via social media. Show more
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Islam v Science
55 minutes
A panel of distinguished guests in Sharjah debate issues around Islam and science. With Professor Nidhal Guessoum, Professor Rana Dajani, writer and physicist Paul Davies and Dr Qanta Ahmed Show more
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Islam v Science
55 minutes
A panel of distinguished guests in Sharjah debate issues around Islam and science. With Professor Nidhal Guessoum, Professor Rana Dajani, writer and physicist Paul Davies and Dr Qanta Ahmed. Show more
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Does Mining Benefit Africa?
55 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Some of the most mineral-rich African countries are also the poorest. Could it be that mineral resources in Africa are a curse? Show more
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Power of Asia: democracy or prosperity?
28 minutes
What is the most favourable model for socio-economic development, Chinese, Singaporean, Indonesian, Indian? A panel of guests from Asia talk about their vision for the region and where it's heading. Show more
Stephen Sackur presents a debate on the international response to the crisis in Syria, from the Arab World Institute in Paris.