Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
Greece heads for new elections; French President off to Germany, a play about vibrators
15 May 2012,·55 mins
Eurozone jitters as Greek talks falter; Palestinian prisoner deal; a pill to prolong love?
14 May 2012,·55 mins
Greek crisis talks; Syria UN interview; and France's new first lady
Taliban negotiator assassinated; Greek political crisis; football fever grips Manchester.
13 May 2012,·55 mins
Greece emergency talks; Occupy movement returns; the trouble with hoarding.
12 May 2012,·55 mins
Greek parties fail to form government; new Spanish banking rules; and LOL explained
11 May 2012,·55 mins
JP Morgan loses $2bn. How old is too old to be breast-fed? Drug can prevent HIV infection.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
10 May 2012,·55 mins
Syria blasts compromise peace plan; lunch break discos; Brad Pitt new face of Chanel no.5
Devastation in Homs, Syria; Obama approves gay marriage; Obstacles to women in science
09 May 2012,·55 mins
Bomb blast hits UN convoy in Syria, Saudi help with CIA 'bomber', Punch and Judy at 350
08 May 2012,·55 mins
A new government for Israel; upgrade of the 'underpants' bomb discovered; Japanese tattoos
Coverage of the second round of the French Presidential Elections
Samaras fails to form Greek government; Seoul's development plans; Empire or Excellence?
07 May 2012,·55 mins
Greek / French election fallout; Mars blackout trial; measuring dinosaur flatulence
Crucial French and Greek elections; Mali Islamist attack; and the world's oldest graduate
06 May 2012,·55 mins
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed refuses to speak; France prepares to vote; is body hair offensive?
05 May 2012,·55 mins
Japan nuclear concern; 9/11 trial; and the dilemma of female body hair
Special edition of Newhour from Houston looking at America's push for energy independence
04 May 2012,·55 mins
Story of Chen's rescuer; Caucus blasts; literature's 'best' year; Californian gold rush;
Bin Laden's papers; Polish Foreign Minister on Euro2012 boycott threat; microchip eyeballs
03 May 2012,·55 mins
US confirms Chen's wish to leave China; Osama documents released; are you a masculinist?
Chen Guangcheng leaves US embassy; Sarkozy Hollande TV debate; New Jupiter mission
02 May 2012,·55 mins
Chinese rights activist leaves US protection; Cairo protestors attacked; chess and Assad
Live from a San Diego warship: we discuss US relations with China and Mexico.
01 May 2012,·55 mins
