Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
An American jailed for visiting Aung San Suu Kyi is freed and parmesan for loans in Italy.
18 Aug 2009,·50 mins
Russian warning of Islamic militancy in North Caucusus. And the greatest jazz record ever.
18 Aug 2009,·55 mins
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
A bomb in a protected area of Kabul ahead of elections and what's the legacy of Woodstock?
A US Senator says he's bringing John Yettaw back from Burma. And the legacy of Woodstock.
Has the U.S. got it right on Burma? And Usain Bolt sets a new world record.
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 18 months house arrest. Plus how to turn nettles into pants.
11 Aug 2009,·55 mins
The trials of being a woman MP in Afghanistan. Plus, what is a 'lady' in the 21st century?
10 Aug 2009,·55 mins
Leadership crises for three militant groups around the world
09 Aug 2009,·55 mins
The power struggle within the Taliban in Pakistan and controversial reality TV in India.
09 Aug 2009,·50 mins
08 Aug 2009,·55 mins
Uncertainty over Java militant death, and in a global recession, can football carry on?
08 Aug 2009,·50 mins
07 Aug 2009,·55 mins
06 Aug 2009,·55 mins
When vets die do our memories of the conflict fade too? Plus should we pay for news?
05 Aug 2009,·55 mins
Bill Clinton gets North Korea to free US journalists, and are theatre goers too rowdy?
04 Aug 2009,·55 mins
Bill Clinton visits North Korea but is this only about the detained journalists?
Scores dead in South Sudan massacre and Cambodia bans Miss Landmine beauty pageant.
03 Aug 2009,·55 mins
Does Barclays' success mean credit crunch misery is over? And skateboarding for God.
02 Aug 2009,·55 mins
02 Aug 2009,·50 mins
01 Aug 2009,·55 mins