Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

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  1. BBC Radio 4
  2. Programmes
  3. Book of the Week
  4. Episodes
  5. Available now on BBC iPlayer

Book of the Week episodes available now on BBC iPlayer

(1 - 16 of 16 programmes)

  1. Midnight in Peking Episode 2

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    Available since yesterday with 7 days left.

    2/5. Crime that haunted the last days of old Peking. The search for Pamela's killer intensifies

  2. Midnight in Peking Episode 1

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    Available since Monday with 6 days left.

    1/5. A scandalous murder mystery, mired in conspiracy and corruption, that haunted Old Peking.

  3. Hedge Britannia Episode 5

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    Available since Friday with 3 days left.

    5/5. Hedge People - from the creators of stately home hedges to the modern campaigners.

  4. Hedge Britannia Episode 4

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    Available since Thursday with 2 days left.

    4/5. Hedge enthusiast Hugh Barker explores the legacy of Captain Leyland.

  5. Hedge Britannia Episode 3

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    Available since last Wednesday with 22 hours left.

    3/5. Topiary was probably brought to these islands by the Romans - the controversy lingers on.

  6. Just My Type Episode 3

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    Available since Wed, 14 Dec 2011.

    3/5. The fonts we encounter on our journeys, and the man who tried to give up Helvetica.

  7. Charles Dickens - A Life Episode 5

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    Available since Fri, 9 Dec 2011.

    5/5. Exploring the themes of adulation and farewells.

  8. Charles Dickens - A Life Episode 4

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    Available since Thu, 8 Dec 2011.

    4/5. A theatrical performance changes the course of his life.

  9. Charles Dickens - A Life Episode 3

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    Available since Wed, 7 Dec 2011.

    3/5. The novelist is well received in America.

  10. Charles Dickens - A Life Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 6 Dec 2011.

    2/5. Early successes.

  11. Charles Dickens - A Life Episode 1

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    Available since Mon, 5 Dec 2011.

    1/5. A troubled childhood.

  12. State of the Union Episode 5

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    Available since Thu, 24 Nov 2011.

    5/5. Greek novelist Ersi Sotiropoulos contemplates the idea of Europe in Autumn 2011.

  13. State of the Union Episode 4

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    Available since Thu, 24 Nov 2011.

    4/5. Irish writer Fintan O'Toole contemplates the idea of Europe in Autumn 2011.

  14. State of the Union Episode 3

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    Available since Thu, 24 Nov 2011.

    3/5. Political commentator Agnes Poirier contemplates the view from France.

  15. State of the Union Episode 2

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    Available since Thu, 24 Nov 2011.

    2/5. German historian Michael Stürmer contemplates the idea of Europe in Autumn 2011.

  16. State of the Union Episode 1

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    Available since Thu, 24 Nov 2011.

    1/5. Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini contemplates the view from Italy.

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