Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
NATO on the death of BBC reporter; Obama's jobs plan and sighting a supernova
14 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Where will Gadaffi seek refuge? Texas wildfire; the art of composing ringtone ear worms
13 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Gaddafi spokesman denies leader is in Niger convoy; India Dalit "queen" attacks Wikileaks
Obama's rally for jobs in Detroit; Iceland's former PM on trial; London rappers on riots
12 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Libyan CIA paper trail; Chirac on trial; and how mobile phones could soon speak Brummie
Gaddafi stronghold surrounded; Strauss-Kahn returns; and does a hormone increase trust?
11 Sep 2011,·50 mins
Libyan rebel fighters hold onto guns, Israel mass protests, first date horror stories
10 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Libya's new leaders set for Tripoli; 30 years of Greenham Common; and first date disasters
10 Sep 2011,·50 mins
Hunting down Gaddafi; Turkey expels Israeli ambassador; big banks sued by US government
09 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Rift between Israel and Turkey; Syrian refugees in Lebanon; and hitching-up Serbian style.
Special coverage from Paris of the Libya conference.
08 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Libya summit in Paris, Nigeria floods death toll rises, and has money ruined football?
Libya ultimatum; opposition clamp-down across Syria; and goodbye to Honey Boy Edwards.
06 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Sirte surrender deadline. Should the Lockerbie bomber be extradited? Homophobia in reggae
Power vacuum in Tripoli, Australia immigration, and an alternative to cremation.
Gaddafi vows to fight; Syrian legal official resigns; and green alternatives to cremation.
Libya's missing prisoners; Arsene Wenger's future; building a mountain in the Netherlands.
04 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Libyan children aiding rebels; UN's head of security in Nigeria; Usain bolts too soon
Gaddafi family in Algeria; Syrian opposition form council; and competing to be blown away.
Hurricane hits New York, Anna Hazare ends hunger strike, Bolt disqualified from 100m
04 Sep 2011,·50 mins
Shortage of food, water and fuel in Tripoli; New York evacuations; bullet-proof skin?
03 Sep 2011,·55 mins
The latest from Libya as Tripoli tries to restore services; Pistorius to race in Korea
03 Sep 2011,·50 mins
Bomb at Nigeria UN; rebels march on Sirte; do prosthetic limbs give running advantage?
02 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Fatal attack on UN in Nigeria, shocking scenes from Tripoli and the Gibson Guitar raid.
Why some African countries support Gaddafi; Apple looses Steve Jobs; fake British accents
01 Sep 2011,·55 mins
Gaddafi's defiant message; evidence of Libyan war crimes; Japanese TV host's Yakuza links
Gaddafi loyalists fight on; opposition move to capital on hold; inside Tripoli tunnels
31 Aug 2011,·55 mins
Gaddafi loyalists fight for Tripoli; hospitals "overwhelmed"; Russian space crash
Fierce battles continue in Libya, Charges against Dominique Strauss Kahn may be dropped
30 Aug 2011,·55 mins
Opposition fighters enter Gaddafi compound - but where is Colonel Gaddafi?