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The BBC is the largest broadcasting organisation in the world. Its mission is to enrich people's lives with programmes that inform, educate and entertain. BBC World Service broadcasts to the world on radio, on TV and online, providing news and information in 32 languages.
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Unexpected Elements

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The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.
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The latest news, insight, analysis and big name guests from the Premier League, WSL and the Football League, plus Scottish, International and European football. Join us! Get in touch with us @5liveSport on social media and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews.
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Three Million: 8. Road to the past 44:15

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Kavita Puri goes to India to meet the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine. She looks for traces of how war and famine impacted Kolkata and then travels from the city along the road to where the story of famine begins. Kavita goes deep into the countryside and the jungle in West Bengal to find people who lived through that devastating time more…
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BBC OS Conversations: Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan 23:01

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The withdrawal of US troops in 2021 prompted the collapse of the Afghan military, an interim government and then a power grab by the hardline Islamist regime. Since then there have been increasingly harsh restrictions on everything from freedom of movement to clothing. Women and girls are now longer able to attend school after the age of 12 or univ…
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 5. Are we going to see Robert Jenrick's Brat Summer? 28:37

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Confused by candidates? If you're feeling adrift ahead of the Conservative leadership election, TL;DR has done the reading for you. Alex Kealy joins Catherine Bohart to look at the runners and riders. In the sidebar, Russian stand-up Olga Koch looks at why a strong opposition is politically useful, and Financial Times columnist Stephen Bush looks a…
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How much of a risk is space junk? 28:14

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Space junk. It might sound like an out-of-this-world problem that we don’t need to worry about here on Earth – but is it? As we send more and more metal in the form of satellites up into space, scientists are warning it is becoming more of a risk both here – and up there. We dig into the problem and what’s being done to clean it up. Also this week,…
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Profile: Who is Donald Trump? (Part 2… The Politician) 30:53

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Inside Trump’s White House LONGAfter one of the greatest political surprises in American political history, Donald Trump’s 2016 victory gave way to a controversial and consequential presidency. We look back on the four years that were defined by staff fallouts, COVID, and an attempted insurrection. Anthony is joined by two journalists who were in t…
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Profile: Who is Donald Trump? (Part 1… The Brand) 33:07

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Americast discovers how Donald Trump's business success came from creating a franchise out of his most valuable commodity: himself. Americast is profiling all the major candidates in the U.S. election - Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz and JD Vance - look out for our special profile eps over the next few Sundays! HOST: * Sarah Smith, North Ame…
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Mpox, smoking and the ISS 51:43

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In this week's episode: How the UK looks set to take the world’s toughest line on smoking, and why are those astronauts still stranded on the International Space Station?Plus, we’ll be putting Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, under the microsco…
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Three Million: 8. Road to the past 44:15

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Kavita Puri goes to India to meet the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine. She looks for traces of how war and famine impacted Kolkata and then travels from the city along the road to where the story of famine begins. Kavita goes deep into the countryside and the jungle in West Bengal to find people who lived through that devastating time more…
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Mark Knopfler, musician 48:04

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Mark Knopfler OBE is one of the UK’s most successful rock musicians and composers. He co-founded the band Dire Straits and their album Brothers in Arms is one of the bestselling albums of all time with 30 million copies sold. Alongside the many successes of Dire Straits, Mark has also composed hit songs for other artists like Private Dancer for Tin…
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UN agencies to start rollout of Gaza polio vaccines 47:28

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UN agencies and local health officials in the Gaza Strip are launching an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children against polio. To be effective, the World Health Organization (WHO) says at least 90% of children under 10 must be immunised in a short time frame. We hear from parents on the ground in Gaza. Also on the programme: another chal…
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UN agencies and local health officials in the Gaza Strip are launching an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children against polio. To be effective, the World Health Organization (WHO) says at least 90% of children under 10 must be immunised in a short time frame. We hear from parents on the ground in Gaza.Also on the programme: another chall…
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Italian Grand Prix Qualifying Review 33:49

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Jennie Gow and Harry Benjamin are joined by F1 Academy championship leader, Abbi Pulling, to reflect on qualifying at the Italian GP. They discuss Lando Norris’ pole position, and whether Max Verstappen can recover from seventh. Plus, hear from Andrea Kimi Antonelli, after the 18-year-old Italian was confirmed as a Mercedes driver for 2025.…
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Weekend Woman’s Hour: Kaos with Janet McTeer, Sisters Lina and Laviai Nielsen, India protests, Post Office Scandal 53:18

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A new Netflix series, Kaos is a modern, darkly comic retelling of Greek mythology that will perhaps have you seeing the gender politics of ancient Greece in a new light. Stage and film actor Janet McTeer stars as the Queen of the gods, Hera. Janet joins Anita to talk about Hera’s sexual power as well as her previous roles and what has changed in th…
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Brazil bans Musk’s X 47:22

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X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after its owner Elon Musk refused to comply with court orders to suspend certain accounts. Also on the programme: The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv comes under Russian attack again, we hear from a resident living there. And we hear about monkeys who call each other by name. (Photo: Elon Musk, owner of X. C…
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Brazil bans Musk’s X 49:22

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X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after its owner Elon Musk refused to comply with court orders to suspend certain accounts.Also on the programme: The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv comes under Russian attack again, we hear from a resident living there. And we hear about monkeys who call each other by name. (Photo: Elon Musk, owner of X. Cr…
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The Fifth Floor: Ukraine's 'Memory Cafés' 28:52

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Could a cup of coffee become an act of love and remembrance? BBC Ukrainian's Ilona Hromliuk speaks to the relatives of fallen soldiers who have opened 'memory cafés' to pay tribute to their loved ones. Plus, Alfred Lasteck from BBC Africa tells us about a pioneering conservation project that helped restore the coral reef around the Mnemba island in…
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The Fifth Floor: Ukraine's 'Memory Cafés' 28:52

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Could a cup of coffee become an act of love and remembrance? BBC Ukrainian's Ilona Hromliuk speaks to the relatives of fallen soldiers who have opened 'memory cafés' to pay tribute to their loved ones. Plus, Alfred Lasteck from BBC Africa tells us about a pioneering conservation project that helped restore the coral reef around the Mnemba island in…
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سیاست‌گذاری نفت و گاز، شرق یا غرب؟ 57:00

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آیا نفت و گاز در آینده اهمیت خود را حفظ خواهد کرد و کشورهای صادرکننده‌ی آن خواهند توانست جایگاه ژئوپولیتیک خود را نگه دارند؟ مهمان‌های برنامه: جواد کی‌پور؛ کارشناس انرژی و علم صالح؛ استاد دانشگاه.By BBC
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Civilians under siege in Sudan 28:53

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Kate Adie introduces stories from Sudan, Calabria in southern Italy, Japan, the Californian city of Oakland and Tbilisi in Georgia. The war in Sudan between its army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has torn the country apart for more than 500 days. Civilians are bearing the brunt of the suffering as aid agencies have had their access bloc…
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Where have Cuba’s people gone? 9:02

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The Cuban government has announced that their population has fallen by 10% in two years – just days after a demographer on the Caribbean island suggested an even bigger fall. But which is the right number, and why are so many people leaving? We speak to Dr Emily Morris from University College London and Dr Jorge Duany from the Cuban Research Instit…
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Social media platform X suspended in Brazil 52:52

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The social media platform X has been suspended in Brazil. A Supreme Court judge has ordered "immediate and complete suspension" across the country In Libya the head of the central bank has fled the country in fear of his life. Sadiq Al Kabir and his senior staff claim they were forced to leave following death threats by militias. And in Bangladesh …
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BBC OS Conversations: Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan 23:01

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The withdrawal of US troops in 2021 prompted the collapse of the Afghan military, an interim government and then a power grab by the hardline Islamist regime. Since then there have been increasingly harsh restrictions on everything from freedom of movement to clothing. Women and girls are now longer able to attend school after the age of 12 or univ…
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Space travel and Mary Poppins 51:13

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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes. Our guest is European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, who completed the longest uninterrupted space flight of any European. First, we go to Australia in the 1990s when amateur radio enthusiast Maggie Iaquinto befriended Soviet cosmonauts on the Mir space statio…
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Kharkiv under fire from Russia 47:29

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An attack on Ukraine’s second biggest city leaves five dead. It comes at the end of a week in which Ukraine says Russia has launched more than four hundred missile and drone strikes. We’ll hear from Kharkiv and from the embattled town of Pokrovsk. Also in the programme, Burkina Faso’s losing battle against a jihadist insurgency – and multi-award wi…
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The hospice funding crisis 38:15

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Hospices say services are at serious risk of being cut because of a crisis in funding. A hospice caring for terminally ill people tells us it's planning to cut jobs - and beds. We ask whether, as well as money, the relationship between hospices and the NHS needs to change.Also tonight:A Labour MP, revealed by the BBC to be renting out flats with bl…
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Kharkiv under fire from Russia 49:29

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An attack on Ukraine’s second biggest city leaves five dead. It comes at the end of a week in which Ukraine says Russia has launched more than four hundred missile and drone strikes. We’ll hear from Kharkiv and from the embattled town of Pokrovsk.Also in the programme, Burkina Faso’s losing battle against a jihadist insurgency – and multi-award win…
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Premier League Kick-off with Darren Fletcher 35:09

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A comprehensive look ahead to Manchester United v Liverpool. Plus, with the transfer window shut, what's the state of play in the Premier League? Scott McTominay has sealed his move to Napoli, is PSR forcing home-grown talent to move abroad to advance their careers?5 Live Sport Premier League commentaries this weekend:Leicester City 15:00 Aston Vil…
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Can my body regenerate? 31:33

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It would be quite a superpower to regrow entire body parts. CrowdScience listener Kelly started pondering this after a discussion with her friend on whether human tongues could regrow. Finding out that they couldn't, she asked us to investigate the extent of human regenerative abilities. Presenter Alex Lathbridge travels to Vienna, a hotbed of rese…
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30/08/2024 13:14

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WRITER: Katie Hims DIRECTOR: Dave Payne EDITOR: Jeremy HoweLilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde Harrison Burns…. James Cartwright Alice Carter…. Hollie Chapman Neil Carter…. Brian Hewlett Susan Carter…. Charlotte Martin Justin Elliot…. Simon Williams Emma Grundy…. Emerald O’Hanrahan George Grundy…. Angus Stobie Brad Horrobin…. Taylor Uttley Tracy Horrobi…
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 5. Are we going to see Robert Jenrick's Brat Summer? 28:45

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Confused by candidates? If you're feeling adrift ahead of the Conservative leadership election, TL;DR has done the reading for you.Alex Kealy joins Catherine Bohart to look at the runners and riders. In the sidebar, Russian stand-up Olga Koch looks at why a strong opposition is politically useful, and Financial Times columnist Stephen Bush looks at…
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How Pennsylvania Could Decide The Election 30:58

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In 2020 Joe Biden won this key swing state by fewer than 81,000 votes. In 2024, the path to the White House may be impossible for the Democrats unless they win over the people of Pennsylvania. And the Republican know it. Vance and Trump are both visiting this week. In this episode of Americast we investigate what makes Pennsylvania so important, an…
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X braces for a ban in Brazil 26:27

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Elon Musk's social platform X expects to be blocked in Brazil after missing a judge's deadline to appoint a new legal representative. We get the latest. As The Maldives see their credit rating downgraded by ratings agency Fitch, investors fear the archipelago could become the first country to default on a sukuk, an Islamic financial product similar…
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Aid agencies to start Gaza polio vaccinations 47:26

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Aid agencies are preparing to start a mass polio vaccination programme in Gaza, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a series of pauses in the fighting. The campaign will aim to vaccinate around 640,000 children across the Gaza strip and will begin on Sunday, the World Health Organisation says. Also in the programme: Kamala Harris responds to accusatio…
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X braces for a ban in Brazil 28:32

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Elon Musk's social platform X expects to be blocked in Brazil after missing a judge's deadline to appoint a new legal representative. We get the latest. As The Maldives see their credit rating downgraded by ratings agency Fitch, investors fear the archipelago could become the first country to default on a sukuk, an Islamic financial product similar…
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Who are the victims of enforced disappearances? 33:36

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Every year hundreds of thousands of people go missing or are ‘forcibly disappeared’ around the world, and Africa has one of the highest number of cases. On International Day of the Disappeared we hear the testimony of one affected family, and discuss what needs to be done to effectively deal with the crisis. As health officials from several African…
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