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The Fifth Floor

David Amanor presents The Fifth Floor, a brand new weekly programme that revels in the variety and range of stories produced by the BBC World Service's 27 language sections.

In any given week the language services across the BBC World Service are producing hours of radio and television and streams of web output: a truly global picture of the world.

And now there is a place where you can tap into that talent.

The Fifth Floor brings you an authentic perspective on the week's global news.

From Russia to Rwanda and Burma to Brazil, Presenter David Amanor takes a sometimes playful look at the big issues and surprising stories that emerge in a week of global news.

This is an insider's view on the heart of the world service looking at how pieces are made, and the stories that enrich and add colour to our understanding of world reporting.

Programmes:
on BBC iPlayer (6)
coming up (8)
Previous programmes:
by year (8)

Available now on BBC iPlayer

  1. Play the latest programme

    18/02/2012

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    Listen now (25 minutes)

    Available since Sunday.

    Austerity, bailout, and the euro - how many different ways can you tell a familiar story?

  2. Also available

    1. 11/02/2012

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      Listen now (25 minutes)

      Available since Saturday.

      A poignant perspective on conflict reportage, from a man who grew up in the shadow of war.

    2. 04/02/2012

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      Listen now (25 minutes)

      Available since Sat, 11 Feb 2012.

      Inside the Arabic Service - how do they verify videos and stories from Syria?

    3. 28/01/2012

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      Listen now (25 minutes)

      Available since Sat, 4 Feb 2012.

      Journalistic jargon: How many words can you weave together and still say nothing at all?

    4. 21/01/2012

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      Listen now (25 minutes)

      Available since Sat, 28 Jan 2012.

      BBC Burmese editor on what it's like to report freely from Rangoon, after years of exile

See all 6 programmes available now.

Coming up

Saturday, 11:05 on BBC World Service

A fresh look at the week's global news from the World Service's 27 language sections

See all 8 programmes coming up.

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