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Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

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(25 programmes from the past week and the week to come, or available now on BBC iPlayer)

  1. 1989: Day by Day Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago

  2. 1989: Day by Day Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    Another chance to look back at the events making the news 20 years ago, with Sir John Tusa

  3. 1989: Restitching the City Available on BBC iPlayer

    Rosie Goldsmith looks at how the infrastructure of Berlin was reunited after the Wall fell

  4. A Jewel in the Comedy Crown

    Jason Manford celebrates the life of entertainer Jimmy Jewel.

  5. A Very Scottish Homecoming Available on BBC iPlayer

    Aasmah Mir explores five themes chosen to encapsulate Scots' contribution to the world

  6. Archive on 4 Available on BBC iPlayer

    A look back at programmes and recordings from the BBC archives

  7. Bob Marley: The Chrysler Year

    The year Bob Marley spent driving a forklift truck in the Chrysler car factory in Delaware

  8. Brick by Brick Available on BBC iPlayer

    Exploring the demolitions industry through the dismantling of Marischal College, Aberdeen.

  9. Brother Mine Available on BBC iPlayer

    Julian Lloyd Webber explores different social and cultural attitudes towards siblings

  10. File on 4 Available on BBC iPlayer

    Award-winning current affairs documentary series

  11. In Search of Beauty Available on BBC iPlayer

    Supermodel Erin O'Connor explores the nature of beauty.

  12. It Was A Dark and Stormy Night Available on BBC iPlayer

    Ian Peacock reveals the dark and gothic life of Victorian writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

  13. Lives in a Landscape Available on BBC iPlayer

    Documentary series telling original stories about real lives in Britain today

  14. Mind Your Slanguage

    Benjamin Zephaniah examines why Jamaican patois is the slang of choice for UK teenagers.

  15. Nightingale of the Nile Available on BBC iPlayer

    Justin Adams on the Egyptian singer who dominated Middle Eastern culture and politics.

  16. Policing Britain

    Andy Hayman examines the challenges facing policing in Britain today

  17. Political Roots

    Series of illustrated talks by Richard Reeves

  18. Tales from the Stave

    Series that tracks down the stories behind the scores of well-known pieces of music

  19. Tarred and Feathered Available on BBC iPlayer

    Ruth McDonald searches for a woman who was attacked by the IRA in Northern Ireland in 1971

  20. Tempus Fugit

    Ian Peacock explores time perception. Why does time seem to speed up the older you get?

  21. The Eureka Years Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series exploring spectacular years in the history of science

  22. The Herschel Space Telescope Available on BBC iPlayer

    Following the team who are working on the biggest telescope ever sent to space

  23. The House That Jazz Built

    Paul Merton celebrates 50 years of Ronnie Scott's jazz club.

  24. The Infinite Monkey Cage Available on BBC iPlayer

    Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists eyes. With Brian Cox and Robin Ince

  25. Things We Forgot to Remember

    Series examining overlooked but noteworthy historical events, with Michael Portillo

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