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World Service,·1903 episodes
Episode 4 - Singapore
Exploring freedom of speech and democracy in Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore
Why has the insurgency in India's north-east lasted so long?
Hugh Miles reveals the background to recent events in Libya
Charting the history of Iran's media revolutions
This is the story of the clave, a five note rhythm that has changed musical history
Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise around the Caribbean
Egyptians talk about the revolution and their hopes and fears for a 'new Egypt'
How cultures around the world use songs and games to learn numbers
Episode 1
Who will 'own' Harlem if African Americans become a minority?
Episode 2
The Monday Documentary
If China's construction bubble bursts, the impact will be felt far beyond China's borders
A non-democratic, state-planned China versus Western democracy and free market ideology.
Episode 3
How will China's government handle corruption and increasing protest?
The story of the man behind the headlines
Roland Buerk looks at Japan's growing 'rent a friend' industry
The story of the men who disappeared during Lebanon's civil war
Why racial tensions are increasing in Sweden
Through words and verse, Afghan civilians reflect on dedaces of war
Is the IMF up to the job of fixing the global economy? Stephanie Flanders reports.
Discovering San Francisco through sound
Discovering Istanbul through sound
Jon Stewart looks at the evolution of Wikipedia, one of the world's top websites.
Sheila Dillon hears from some of the world's disappearing food tribes.
A country of aspiration
What has been the biggest change in Lula's hometown?
A country under construction
Brazil has undergone drastic economic development - but at what social cost?
