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World Service,·2020 episodes
Episode 2
Rob Broomby examines the UK universities entering the world of raising money.
23 mins
A documentary-drama set in Pakistan about the assassination of the Governor of Punjab.
55 mins
Phil Maguire attends the launch of Trinidads first prison radio station.
25 mins
Understanding Contemporary China
Martin Jacques presents a personal view on how best to understand contemporary China.
10 mins
What Will China Be Like As A Superpower?
In his second talk on understanding China, Martin Jacques examines the tributary system.
Who Are The Chinese?
In his third talk on understanding China, Martin Jacques explores the nature of race.
How can the undemocratic Chinese state enjoy authority in the eyes of its population?
Why the Japanese believe that blood types define temperament and personality.
Ros Atkins travels across the US to find out if America is working ahead of the election.
03 Nov 2012,·49 mins
Episode 1
What can China's leaders learn from the country's tales of power, honour and violence?
The story of the singer's African heritage and legacy of 30 years of Thriller.
The tragic story of African migrants who fled fighting in Libya on an inflatable boat.
27 Oct 2012,·53 mins
The man who overstayed his Indian visa and was stripped of his nationality and identity.
The Ideological Divide
What are Barack Obama and Mitt Romney's visions for America?
Power and Foreign Policy
How the presidential candidates believe the US should interact with the rest of the world
Alan Dein attempts to cross the world on a late-night excursion via Facebook and Skype.
What does the collapse in Iran's currency mean for ordinary people and the regime?
The museum that exhibits objects left behind at the end of love affairs
09 Oct 2012,·23 mins
What is it like to be a door-to-door Avon salesperson in South Africa?
Meet the Arctic Inupiat people and learn of their fears and hopes of an oil-rich future.
How do the Inupiat people feel about exploratory drilling in the Arctic circle?
Atheists in Black America
Why are there a growing number of African-Americans who openly don't believe in God?
Waiting in Line in America
Benjamen Walker investigates how priority queueing is re-ordering American society.
Bon Voyage
A dying man and his husband try to meet death in style.
Claire Bolderson looks at the potential of Americas fastest growing minority.
What role will Latinos play in the forthcoming US elections?
BBC correspondent Will Grant challenges stereotypes as he investigates Mexico's economy.
Clubs or corporations? Jim White reports on the Premier League's first 20 years.
04 Sep 2012,·23 mins
Old women accused of witchcraft are banished to Northern Ghana's witchcamps.
