Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

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  3. Archive on 4
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  5. Available now on BBC iPlayer

Archive on 4 episodes available now on BBC iPlayer

(1 - 9 of 9 programmes)

  1. Houses v Fields

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    Available since Saturday with 4 days left.

    Anne McElvoy explores the eternal struggle: Is a green field better than a human home?

  2. Greece: An Unquiet History

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    Available since Fri, 13 Apr 2012.

    Writer Maria Margaronis asks if the spectre of Greece's past haunts its current nightmares

  3. Castaway: 70 Years of Desert Island Discs

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    Available since Sat, 4 Feb 2012.

    Kirsty Young tells the story of the long-running radio programme.

  4. The Red Bits Are British

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    Available since Thu, 24 Nov 2011.

    David Cannadine explores the teaching of history in English schools over the past century.

  5. Meeting Myself Coming Back Michael Heseltine

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    Available since Sat, 9 Jul 2011.

    Michael Heseltine relives his life in sound through the BBC archives with John Wilson.

  6. Meeting Myself Coming Back Bob Geldof

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    Available since Sat, 2 Jul 2011.

    From Boomtown Rat to famine relief ambassador, Bob Geldof explores his life in sound.

  7. Schumacher's Big Society

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    Available since Fri, 15 Jul 2011.

    Did EF Schumacher's landmark book Small is Beautiful inspire David Cameron's big idea?

  8. Murdoch at 80

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    Available since Thu, 14 Jul 2011.

    As Rupert Murdoch turns 80, Steve Hewlett assesses his impact.

  9. Tell Me A StoryCorps

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    Available since Sat, 21 Mar 2009.

    Writer Simon Garfield tells the story of the American oral history project StoryCorps.

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