Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
Afghan blast kills top politician; US campaign row; a novel solution to Eurozone crisis.
14 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Syria 'atrocities' shock Annan; Bob Dylan's electric guitar; Olympics security measures
13 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Is Annan the right man to bring peace to Syria?; John Terry not guilty; art of the AK-47
UN fires on rebels in Congo; Russia opposes US Magnitsky bill; champagne in Damascus.
12 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Olympics security;China’s changing attitudes to sexuality;World Service leaves Bush House.
Nuanced Taliban views on Afghanistan; 'peep show' tribute to Titan; Higgs Boson music
11 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Yemen police academy blast; Pledge for family planning; More austerity measures in Spain
Congo conflict spreads; Egypt's president overruled; North Korean poet thanks Lord Byron.
10 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Lubanga handed ICC's first sentence; Egypt's defiant MPs meet; the dangers of sitting
Afghan woman executed on camera; Libya awaits election results; Libor: just the beginning?
09 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Massacre witness at Mladic trial; Olympic missile debate; putting lyrics to Gershwin
Egypt president challenges military; Israeli conscription row; Federer wins Wimbledon
08 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Afghan aid agreed; Hemmingway's 47 endings to Farewell to Arms; Murray - a nation hopes.
Libya goes to the polls; Floodings kill dozens in Russia; Serena aces Wimbledon final
07 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Libya elections; New anthem for North Korea leader; Alice in Wonderland is 150 years old
Russian, Chinese stance on Syria attacked; Libya's election; Briton in Wimbledon final.
06 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Turkey's role in Syrian defections; Russian NGO law controversy; US death penalty debate
FIFA votes for GLT; Air France crash report; the lifeguard sacked for saving a life.
05 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Was Japanese culture to blame in nuclear disaster?; new football technology;London's Shard
Diamond questioned over banking scandal; Mexico's Nieto on election; was Arafat poisoned?
04 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Banking Diamond loses lustre; Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes; Olympic jet pack man
03 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Barclays boss quits amid scandal; protests halts China plant; and why athletes wear tape
Mexico's PRI returns to power; dealing with rogue bankers; atrocities and art
02 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Mexicans vote for president; Spain wins Euro 2012; and good bye to Bush House
01 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Death in Kenya as churches attacked; Australia's carbon tax; EU ban on Iran oil kicks in.
Mursi sworn in; UN transitional government plans for Syria; would you swim in the Thames?
30 Jun 2012,·55 mins
What next for Syria? A new Egyptian president is sworn in but will women's rights improve?
Merkel defends Eurozone deal; Mursi hails Tahrir crowds; Saudi women urged to drive
29 Jun 2012,·55 mins