Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
Tug of war over al-Sunissi extradition; feeding your baby's IQ; filling up on helium.
25 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Three die as Egyptian Copts mourn Pope; Saif Gaddafi's luxury jail; stopping the trolls
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
24 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Gaddafi's former intelligence chief captured; Coptic Pope dies; does Mitt's mutt matter?
Tendulkar hits 100; Karzai says US uncooperative; and Byzantine frescoes back to Cyprus
23 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Karzai: US uncooperative over massacre; who should lead the Anglicans? sporting greats
Syrian refugees flee to Turkey; Taliban suspends talk with Americans; the fall of Bo Xilai
22 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Assad emails revealed; Tanzania AIDS tag and Sudan's Salafist singers.
Syrian government on Annan visit; Gambia elections; death of an encyclopaedia salesman
21 Mar 2012,·55 mins
First ever ICC verdict: Lubanga guilty; should Syrian general be invited to Olympics?
Diplomatic solution in Syria?; Bangladesh ferry sinks; and the downside of space travel.
20 Mar 2012,·55 mins
ICC's first judgement; debating homeless hotspots; onboard Air Force One; Stockhausen epic
Massacre in Homs as UN meet; Afghans react to murders; best-selling erotic literature.
19 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Photographer speaks of Homs ordeal; debating Doonesbury; a new da Vinci found in Florence?
Rogue US soldier kills civilians; Japanese tsunami one year on; Sarah Palin, the movie.
18 Mar 2012,·55 mins
A year on from Japan's earthquake, US soldier kills Afghan civilians; London stargazing
What hope for diplomacy in Syria? falling off a bike, Chinese style; the pipes are calling
17 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Assad rebuffs Annan's peace mission. How to recruit a US marine. And humans who use sonar.
Italian anger over failed hostage raid; Kenya sacks striking nurses; race and adoption
16 Mar 2012,·55 mins
UN pressure Syria on aid; anger in Jamaica over police killings; naked ambition in Germany
Importance of International Women's Day; Syria's woes; Great Danes of the small screen
15 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Syrian deputy minister defects; Kony capture campaign; and lost Hammer horror scenes
UN aid chief visits Baba Amr. UK Afghanistan deaths. 500 German fairy tales rediscovered.
14 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Is Mitt Romney on a winning streak?; Sudan denies bombing Nubians; high fashion in China.
US Super Tuesday voting; China's envoy to Syria; and a smelly tour of London
13 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Republican Super Tuesday, Libya's NTC calls for unity, Khodorkovsky's son speaks out.
Syria refugees tell of atrocities; China cuts growth forecast; and what next for Putin?
12 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Netanyahu and Obama discuss Iran; Russian protests; perfumes under threat from safety
Were Russia's elections fair; Chelsea ditches another manager; talking backwards.
11 Mar 2012,·55 mins
Turkish-Syrian border relations; Russians go to the polls; one-eyed bullfighter returns.