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198 programmes

  1.

    A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols

    The Traditional Service of Readings and Carols from King's College Cambridge

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  2.

    A History Of The World In 100 Objects

    A series by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, exploring world history

  3. A Service Of Thanksgiving

    A thanksgiving service to mark the 80th anniversary of the BBC World Service from London.

  4. Africa Beats

    Bola Mosuro presents music from up-and-coming artists from around the continent.

  5. Africa, Have Your Say

  6. Aftershock

  7. The Age Of Reason

    How has the world has changed for women? Six inspiring octogenarians look back.

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    Alistair Cooke Memorial Lecture

    David Mamet talks on the subject of The American Language, from the Broad Theatre in Sa...

  9. America Decides

    Coverage of the results of the US Presidential Election with Robin Lustig and Claire Bo...

  10. America Votes

  11. American Dreams

    James Naughtie assesses how the economy, the racial divide, Iraq war & the democratic p...

  12. Americana

    From coast to coast, an insider's guide to the stories and people shaping the USA today

  13. Analysis

    The background to global news stories, every day.

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  14.

    The Arts Hour

    Music, TV, books, film and the arts – everything that's new in global culture

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  15.

    Assignment

    Assignment tells the world's stories from the point of view of those most affected by them

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  16.

    BBC Africa Debate

    If it matters to Africa, we shall debate it in Africa.

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  17.

    BBC Correspondents Look Ahead

    BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead.

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  18.

    The BBC Debate

    The programme that puts the important questions to those in the spotlight.

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  19.

    BBC Global Questions From Davos

  20. BBC News

    The latest international news headlines from the BBC.

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  21.

    BBC News Summary

    The latest international news headlines from the BBC.

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  22.

    BBC News: Tony Blair At The Iraq Inquiry

  23. BBC Proms 2010

    Highlights from the 2010 season of BBC Proms, the UK's greatest classical music festival.

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  24.

    BBC World Drama

    Unique, challenging and innovative BBC radio drama with an international edge.

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  25.

    The Beat

    What's new in the world of pop this week. With Mark Coles.

  26. Birth Of A Nation

  27. Boston Calling

    How the world looks through American eyes

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  28.

    The Bottom Line

    Evan Davis chairs a discussion providing insight into business from the people at the top.

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  29.

    Bush House Inside Out: The News Meeting Live

    Opening up the World Service's daily morning editorial news meeting to our listeners.

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  30.

    Business Daily

    Examining the big issues facing the global economy and demystifying the world of money.

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  31.

    Business Matters

    Key global business news in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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  32.

    Business Weekly Archive

    Business Weekly brings you the best of the week's Business Daily programmes

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  33.

    Ceremony of Remembrance From the Cenotaph

    Coverage of The Service of Remembrance from the Cenotaph in London. Presented by Nichol...

  34. The Charles Taylor Judgement

    Live coverage of the Charles Taylor trial verdict.

  35. Charlie Gillett's World Of Music

    BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett has died after a long illness at the age of 68.

  36. Click

    For the best debate on global technology, social media and the internet.

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  37.

    The Climate Connection Archive

    Exploring a key question in the story of action on climate change: what's stopping us?

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  38.

    Crossing Continents

    On the ground reporting from around the world

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  39.

    Culture Shock

    The latest cultural trends around the world.

  40. Desert Island Discs

    Guests are asked to choose music, a book and a luxury to take to a mythical desert island

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  41.

    The Diamond Jubilee Concert

    Classic hits and one-off collaborations from artists like Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones.

  42. The Diamond Jubilee River Pageant

    Rob Broomby and Ros Atkins report live from The Diamond Jubilee River Pageant.

  43. Discovery

    Discovery explores today's most significant scientific discoveries.

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  44.

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

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  45.

    The Documentary

  46. Dream Builders

    Razia Iqbal in conversation with some of the world's greatest architects.

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  47.

    Europe Today

    News, comment and reaction from across Europe

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  48.

    Exchanges At The Frontier

    AC Grayling and a public audience test the world's leading scientists over their work.

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  49.

    A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols

    The Traditional Service of Readings and Carols from King's College Cambridge

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  50.

    The Fifth Floor

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

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  51.

    Focus On Africa

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  52. The Footballing Continent

    Marking the start of the Africa Cup of Nations with match reports, interviews and analysis

  53. The Forum

    Bridget Kendall chairs The Forum, a place where guests discuss and challenge big ideas.

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  54.

    From Our Own Correspondent

    Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers.

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  55.

    The Future of the Dollar

    Ngaire Woods investigates the role of the dollar as the world's leading currency, and w...

  56. Global Business

    Insights into the business world from the BBC.

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  57.

    The Great Gatsby

    An abridged reading in ten twelve minute episodes of Scott Fitzgerald's classic story o...

  58. Hardtalk

    Hardtalk interviews newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.

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  59.

    Health Check

    Health Check grapples with health issues on a global scale. Presented by Claudia Hammond.

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  60.

    Heart And Soul

    Personal approaches to religious belief and spirituality from around the world.

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  61.

    Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas Message

    Her Majesty the Queen's traditional Christmas message to the Commonwealth.

  62. The History Hour

    From World War II to the Arab Spring, history told by the people who were there

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  63.

    A History Of The World In 100 Objects

    A series by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, exploring world history

  64. HM The Queen's Message To The Commonwealth

    Coverage of HM The Queen's Commonwealth message.

  65. How To Make Your First Billion

    The true stories of the trials and tribulations of setting up an internet company.

  66. In Alistair Cooke's Footsteps

    Revisiting the enduring themes of Letter From America. How has America changed since?

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  67.

    In The Balance

    The Business Daily team looks behind the global business headlines.

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  68.

    The Inauguration of the US President

    Live coverage of the inauguration of the US President, from Washington DC

  69. Inside The Paralympics

    A series of programmes focusing on the Paralympic Games.

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    The Instant Guide

  71. The Interview Classic

    BBC World Service presents a selection of our best interviews from this year.

  72. The Interview

    The world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures interviewed by the BBC

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    Lat Am Beats

  74. Letter From...

    A topical audio essay by a leading commentator from around the world.

  75. London Calling: World Have Your Say

    Ros Atkins brings the excitement and energy of the Olympic Games live from across London.

  76. The London Chronicles

    The sounds of the historic and influential city, through its music, life, noise and people

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  77.

    Middle East: Days Of Protest

  78. More Or Less

    Exploring the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

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  79.

    Music Performance

    The best of the world's music from the BBC.

  80. My London Archive

    A series of interviews offering an intimate view of a city people have made their home.

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  81.

    Newsday

    Fertilizer plant explosion in Texas/ Syria's president Assad: West backing al-Qaeda

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  82.

    Newshour

    Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

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  83.

    The Newsroom

    World news from the BBC's newsroom

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  84.

    Obama In Africa - With The BBC

  85. Olympic Sportsworld

    Russell Fuller presents coverage of the Olympic Games from Beijing.

  86. Olympic Update

    How is the world shaping up for the London Olympics and Paralympics in 2012?

  87. On Screen

    The people and stories from global film and television. With Kirsty Lang.

  88. One Planet

    The programme that explores the biggest issues in global development and the environment

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  89.

    The One Planet Debate

  90. Outlook

    Extraordinary personal stories from around the world with Matthew Bannister.

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  91.

    Over To You

    Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.

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  92.

    The Passionate Game

    Farayi Mungazi looks at African football and the Africa Cup of Nations.

  93. Politics UK

    A weekly look inside British politics from the BBC

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  94.

    Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Highlights

    Highlights from the weekend's celebrations.

  95. The Reith Lectures

    Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.

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  96.

    Remembrance Ceremony From The Cenotaph

    Coverage of the Ceremony of Remembrance from the Cenotaph in London.