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A Short History Of Story

Episode 1

Noah Richler asks why humans from the earliest times have felt the need to tell stories.

• 25 mins

A Short History Of Story

Episode 2

Noah Richler asks why humans from the earliest times have felt the need to tell stories.

• 25 mins

New Global Economics: The Shock and the Shift

Martin Wolf examines how the world has changed since the financial crisis four years ago.

• 49 mins

The Boy With The Violin

Priyath Liyanage goes to Sri Lanka in search of the boy with the violin.

• 25 mins

The Trouble With Condoms

Frank and intimate personal stories of why the safe sex message is still so often ignored.

• 25 mins

Radical Economics

Episode 1

Why free market Austrian economics have inspired a rap video and attracted new fans

• 28 mins

Radical Economics

Episode 2

Paul Mason asks whether the expansion of credit created a new form of worker exploitation.

• 28 mins

Knitting In Tripoli

An intimate story of life during the Libyan war.

• 55 mins

Out In The World

Episode 1

Is the West attempting to force gay rights on Africa, Asia and the Middle East?

• 23 mins

Out In The World

Episode 2

Is the West attempting to force gay rights on Africa, Asia and the Middle East?

• 23 mins

DotCom Camps

12/12/2011 GMT

Ruth Evans reports on a unique dot.com venture providing jobs for the poor.

• 23 mins

Boundaries Of Blood

Episode 1

Shahzeb Jillani explains how the 1971 war over Bangladesh shaped modern Pakistan.

• 25 mins

Boundaries Of Blood

Episode 2

Shahzeb Jillani explains how the 1971 war over Bangladesh shaped modern Pakistan.

• 25 mins

Tales From The Arab Spring

Revolution (Egypt)

Stories from the year that changed the face of the Middle East with the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Jeremy Bowen

• 28 mins

Tales From The Arab Spring

Counter Revolution (Libya)

Stories from the year that changed the face of the Middle East with the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Jeremy Bowen

• 28 mins

Tales From The Arab Spring

Whose Tomorrow? (Syria)

Stories from the year that changed the face of the Middle East with the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Jeremy Bowen

• 28 mins

The Songs of Comrade Time

Monica Whitlock goes in search of The Children's Choir of the USSR.

• 55 mins

Goodbye To Bush House

Episode 1

John Tusa presents memories and archive about the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service in Bush House.

• 25 mins

Goodbye To Bush House

Episode 2

John Tusa presents memories and archive about the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service in Bush House.

• 25 mins

The Truth About NGOs

Malawi

Are NGOs causing a brain drain by attracting educated young people with the big salaries?

• 23 mins

The Truth About NGOs

India

A look at transparency and corruption in India. Who really benefits from the work of NGOs?

• 23 mins

The Truth About NGOs

Haiti

Why are people in Haiti still living in tents without basic amenities?

• 25 mins

The Women Of Tahrir Square

Why some women are disappointed and angry at the Egyptian revolution's failures.

• 25 mins

Sporting Chances

Episode 1

Farayi Mungazi looks at the close links between sport and national identity in South Sudan

• 23 mins

Sporting Chances

Episode 2

Farayi Mungazi looks at the close links between sport and national identity in Australia.

• 23 mins

The Antartic Explorer

Retracing the route of Antarctic explorer Frank Wild, Shackleton's second-in-command.

• 25 mins

Womb For Rent

Is outsourcing pregnancy to India exploitative or mutually beneficial?

• 23 mins

The Wealth Gap: The View from London

Episode 1

As the wealth gap widens, are the super-rich to blame? Michael Robinson investigates.

• 23 mins

The Wealth Gap: The View from London

Episode 2

As the wealth gap widens, are the super-rich to blame? Michael Robinson investigates.

• 23 mins

Great Expectations

Episode 1: Welcome to Hackney

´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service track East Londoners who live in the shadow of the 2012 Olympic Park.

• 25 mins