The Big Question

A fresh look at issues that effect our lives

World Service,45 episodes

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Can Fast Food Ever Be Healthy?
How can we balance the food we love with our health?
11 Dec 2004,26 mins
Can We Trust What We Eat?
Health experts warn fast food is not good for us. Who makes our food and what is in it?
15 Dec 2004,26 mins
What is Music?
What does music mean to you?
25 Dec 2004,26 mins
Why Do People Smoke?
It costs thousands over a lifetime and can damage your health
01 Jan 2005,26 mins
What is Money?
The history of money
08 Jan 2005,26 mins
Why Do We Get into Debt?
Why do people, countries and companies get into debt?
15 Jan 2005,26 mins
Should Africa Be Left Alone?
Does aid always improve things?
22 Jan 2005,26 mins
Who Needs Migrant Workers?
What is the value of migration for fighting world poverty?
27 Jan 2005,26 mins
Can Too Much Religion Be Bad For You?
Is religion a force for good, or does it cause division, radicalism and hatred?
05 Feb 2005,26 mins
How Important is America to the Rest of the World?
How important is America to the rest of the world?
12 Feb 2005,26 mins
Is this China's Century?
A look at why so many businesses are moving to China
26 Feb 2005,26 mins
How Much Choice do People in China Have?
What role does choice play in modern China?
05 Mar 2005,26 mins
Should We Worry About Extinction?
In the last one hundred years thousands of species have vanished
12 Mar 2005,26 mins
Leaving Ethiopia, Returning to Somaliland
Eastern Ethiopia has been entangled in civil unrest
19 Mar 2005,26 mins
Somaliland Refugees
Refuges are now returning home to Somaliland
26 Mar 2005,26 mins