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The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
16/01/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Media Show
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Child Cancer Scam
5. The agency
We go to Israel where this shape-shifting organisation is registered
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Global Story: Where the world meets America
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How tech is transforming the way the world works, learns and plays
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True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
The deadly Vargas mudslides
In December 1999, torrential rain in Venezuela led to deadly floods and mudslides
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Eternal Horizons
Exploring one of the world's rarest funeral rites: the Sky Burial.
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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The Interview
Conversations with people shaping our world. The best interviews from the BBC.
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CEO of the Folio Society, Joanna Reynolds
We hear how the retail executive turned a struggling book club into a profitable business
Afghan Star
In 2005, a TV show to find new musical talent was launched in Afghanistan
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A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.
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The news you know, the science you don't.
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world
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BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world
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Why do I find silence unbearable?
CrowdScience listener Ziqi wants to know why she finds silence so hard to tolerate.
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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