Programme Index

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 28^th Oct 2017, 03:06 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th Oct 2017, 15:06 on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

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How entrepreneurship can help women into work Show more

In the Balance

Brexit, Business and the Border

Duration: 53 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Jun 2018, 03:06 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Jun 2018, 12:06 on BBC World Service East Asia

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In the Balance comes from Newry in Northern Ireland to hear how people on the border between the UK and the Republic of Ireland will be affected by Brexit. Show more

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Is the Green New Deal too ambitious?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Apr 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Apr 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Can a plan to pump trillions of dollars into the US economy to tackle both poverty and climate change really work? Show more

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In the Balance

India's silent killer

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Apr 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 14^th Apr 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Should politicians be making more capital out of India's poor air quality? Show more

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In the Balance

The giving business

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 20^th Apr 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Apr 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Who should decide which rich donors get to give their money to high profile arts or cultural institutions? Show more

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In the Balance

The digital cost of India's elections

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Apr 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Apr 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Is social media changing the way that voters think about politicians in India? Show more

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In the Balance

Time to break up big tech?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 4^th May 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 5^th May 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Are big tech firms too all-powerful? Show more

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In the Balance

Who profits from prison labour?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th May 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 12^th May 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Many private companies profit from prison labour - do inmates feel the benefits as well? Show more

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In the Balance

What makes a good job?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Jul 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 14^th Jul 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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What elements do you need for a good quality of working life? Show more

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In the Balance

Working in space

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 20^th Jul 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Jul 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Would you live and work in outer space? Show more

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In the Balance

How to give feedback

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Jul 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Jul 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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What are the best - and worst - ways to give feedback at work? Show more

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In the Balance

Does the office have a future?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 3^rd Aug 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 4^th Aug 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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These days it’s possible to work almost anywhere. You can log on from your kitchen table, in a trendy café or even on the beach. So what’s the point of the noisy, crowded office? Show more

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In the Balance

Is your boss watching you?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 10^th Aug 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 11^th Aug 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Everything from closed circuit television cameras, key-stroke logging to wearable devices can be used by employers to keep an eye on employees and to track their behaviour. Show more

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Starting from scratch

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 17^th Aug 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 18^th Aug 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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How to overcome the financial and practical hurdles of starting a business from scratch Show more

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In the Balance

Fighting modern slavery

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 24^th Aug 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Aug 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Across the globe an estimated forty million people are victims of modern day slavery. Devina Gupta and her guests in Delhi discuss what can be done to eradicate it. Show more

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In the Balance

Wrestling for equality

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Aug 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 1^st Sep 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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India has a poor record when it comes to the balance between the sexes. How can sportswomen there overcome the barriers to success? Devina Gupta and her guests in Delhi discuss. Show more

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In the Balance

Outsmarting AI

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 2^nd Nov 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Nov 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Some of the world’s top thinkers on artificial intelligence discuss the threats intelligent machines might pose to humans. Show more

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In the Balance

Kilkenomics – is Europe broken?

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Nov 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Nov 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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The EU has a new parliament, new leadership, but the same old problems. Can it survive? Show more

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In the Balance

Divestment and climate change

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 23^rd Nov 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Nov 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Can our investment choices hasten the switch to clean energy? Show more

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In the Balance

Regulating political chatter

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 30^th Nov 2019, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sun 1^st Dec 2019, 19:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Should campaign adverts on social media be controlled? Show more

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