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Farewell to Sachin: did the cricketing legend ease tensions between India and Pakistan? 大象传媒 Hindi's Nitin Srivastava is in Mumbai watching Sachin Tendulkar's last match, he discusses with 大象传媒 Urdu's Aamer Ahmed Khan how politicians use cricket to promote diplomacy and whether it really works.

Lifeline Reporting
How does broadcasting change in the aftermath of a natural disaster? 大象传媒 Somali's Yonis Nur and 大象传媒 Urdu's Shafi Naqi Jamie give insights into how lifeline radio works - including tracing missing people on air.

Venezuela's Shopping Frenzy
Shopping isn't always the most relaxing of pastimes - especially so if you are in Venezuela, which is currently in the grip of shopping fever after President Maduro dramatically announced that he was slashing prices of electrical goods in the country. He claims this is in order to regulate the economy and combat corruption. But will 大象传媒 Mundo's Daniel Pardo buy a new knocked down television?

An Impostor on the Airwaves
Who is that journalist on your radio - is it 大象传媒 or an impostor? Our reporter in Cameroon, Mahaman Babalala, recently discovered he was being impersonated on air, on a completely different radio station by a man in Nigeria. He describes what happened and head of the Hausa Service reveals that this isn't an entirely uncommon practice.

Online Greatest Hits
Fifi Haroon gives the lowdown on the big-hitting stories across the World Service language sites, including Putin's latest macho achievement and a Ukrainian pothole fixer.

Musical Maestro
The reigning master of Bollywood music AR Rahman speaks to 大象传媒 Hindi's Deepti Karki about making the soundtracks that a modern generation of Indians have grown up with.

The Fifth Floor is presented by David Amanor.

Picture: Crowds hold up posters of Sachin Tendulkar
Picture Credit: AP