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Brazil on-line; Iceland in line for money-trouble; and drawing the line against Iran. Plus an old-fashioned wooden game.

In Brazil the internet is widely used and relied upon in all walks of life. In fact so much so, that its probably the most internet addicted country on the planet, as our technology correspondent, Mark Gregory, discovered in Rio.

The tension in the Iranian stand-off with the West, with America in the vanguard, builds relentlessly. We've aired the pro-sanction argument extensively on this programme so let's hear the anti-sanctions view from Abbas Edalat, Professor of Computer Science at Imperial College in London.

The case for paying your taxes if you're Icelandic. There's a lot anger in Iceland that tax-payers are paying much for the mistakes of Icelandic bankers. Gunnar Orn Olafsson is the head of investigations at the Icelandic tax-collection authority. How has Iceland changed since the good times stopped rolling?

Jenga is the popular game involving 54 blocks of wood, with which you build a tower. The inventor of game is Leslie Scott. She tells how she thought of it when she lived in Africa: "jenga" means "build" in Swahili.

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28 minutes

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Sun 14 Mar 2010 19:32GMT

Chapters

  • Brazil Online

    • Brazil Online

      Brazil is probably the most internet addicted country on the planet.

      Duration: 08:52

  • Iran and Sanctions

    • Iran and Sanctions

      The tension in the Iranian stand-off with the West builds relentlessly.

      Duration: 16:14

  • Icelandic Taxes

    • Icelandic Taxes

      The case for paying your taxes if you're Icelandic.

      Duration: 21:06

  • Jenga

    • Jenga

      The inventor of game Jenga tells how she thought of it when she lived in Africa.

      Duration: 26:06

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Mar 2010 06:32GMT
  • Sun 14 Mar 2010 10:32GMT
  • Sun 14 Mar 2010 19:32GMT