Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
President Obama's UK state visit; Lagarde confirms IMF bid; and pyramids from space.
01 Jun 2011,·55 mins
Obama arrives in the UK; the first ever e-G8 summit; Kiwis debate proposed Wellywood sign
31 May 2011,·55 mins
Iceland's President on volcano;Netanyahu's rapturous reception in Congress;US crime drops
Militants raid Pakistani navy base; lethal tornado in Joplin; the power of llama droppings
30 May 2011,·55 mins
High profile footballer in privacy row is named; Obama in Ireland; new Bob Dylan tapes
Civil war fears in Sudan; sexual violence in Misrata; twenty years without a memory
29 May 2011,·55 mins
Obama may authorise more Pakistan raids, angry French feminists & an anti-corruption app.
29 May 2011,·50 mins
Protests in Spain; footballer sparks twitter storm; and will the world end today?
28 May 2011,·50 mins
Youth protests in Spain; Twitter and the right to privacy; is it the end of the world?
28 May 2011,·55 mins
Special programme from the Lebanese Syrian border with Owen Bennett-Jones
27 May 2011,·55 mins
Israeli PM says no to pre-1967 borders; protestors killed in Syria; tribe without time
Dominique Strauss-Kahn successor?; the art of speech writing; and an end to spam emails?
26 May 2011,·55 mins
Blair on Obama's speech; Lars von Trier on Hitler; alligators at the back door.
Syria's refugee crisis; Al Qaeda's new leader? Life as a female driver in Saudi Arabia
25 May 2011,·55 mins
Syria sanctions; a political row over rape; and bidding for the princess'hat
A new era for the UK and Ireland? Kagame's Twitter spat; why women stand by unfaithful men
24 May 2011,·55 mins
Historic royal visit to Ireland; Rwandan ex-army chief guilty of genocide; how old is old?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn refused bail, Kate Bush vs Lady Gaga and uncovering fake Navy Seals
23 May 2011,·55 mins
Indictment of Gaddafi; more sex allegations against Mr Strauss-Kahn; ageing telomeres.
Head of IMF arrested in New York; 'Naqba' violence; Eurovision success for Azerbaijan
22 May 2011,·50 mins
IMF head due in court; deadly clashes on Israel's borders; is relaxed parenting better?
22 May 2011,·55 mins
Syria's hope for dialogue; restorative justice for rape victims; the ideal Eurovision song
21 May 2011,·50 mins
Louisiana farmland flooded; restorative justice for rape victims; glitz at Eurovision
21 May 2011,·55 mins
Pressures of a Middle East peace envoy, torture in Bahrain and We need to talk about Kevin
20 May 2011,·55 mins
Suicide attack kills scores in Pakistan and how the Chinese could revive Zimbabwe farms
Nazi camp guard guilty; more protests in Kampala and a British boy wears a skirt to school
19 May 2011,·55 mins
A special broadcast from Arizona taking an in-depth look at global immigration
Tanks fire in Syrian city; Chinese museum robbed; can Ugandan opposition leader go home?
18 May 2011,·55 mins
Rebels capture Libyan airport; Wall Street financier convicted; Woody Allen opens Cannes
New allegations of FIFA corruption; has Syria crushed protests? and Parliamentary weddings
17 May 2011,·55 mins
