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    English In The East Episode 2

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    2/2. English has been the dominant global language but is it the language of the future in Asia

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    1. English In The East Episode 1

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      1/2. English has been the dominant global language but is it the language of the future in Asia

    2. The Bombardment of Homs

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      A special report from Paul Wood on the four harrowing days he spent under fire in Homs.

    3. Dickens And India - Mutual Friends

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      Available since Tue, 14 Feb 2012.

      Writer Ayeesha Menon explores India's love affair with Charles Dickens.

    4. Womb For Rent

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      Available since Tue, 7 Feb 2012.

      Is outsourcing pregnancy to India exploitative or mutually beneficial?

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