The week's highlights from across the BBC World Service
World Service,·319 episodes
A musical theme in this week's broadcasting highlights on the BBC World Service
18 Jun 1999,·28 mins
The pick of this week's World Service broadcasting includes the man with 100 wives
11 Jun 1999,·28 mins
The 60th birthday of Batman is celebrated
04 Jun 1999,·28 mins
As the eyes of the world fall on South Africa, several programmes focus on Nelson Mandela
28 May 1999,·28 mins
This programme looks at life from its start to its end via issues of immunisation and biological weapons
14 May 1999,·28 mins
This summer marks 100 years since the death of Austrian composer Johann Strauss II
07 May 1999,·28 mins
The birthdays of Andre Previn and Duke Ellington are celebrated this week
30 Apr 1999,·28 mins
Memorable programmes from this week's broadcasting on the BBC World Service
23 Apr 1999,·28 mins
The new youth programme The Edge, which hit the airwaves on Saturday
16 Apr 1999,·29 mins
Chaos and confusion as refugees flee the Kosovo war
09 Apr 1999,·29 mins
An anonymous letter about what it is like to live in the middle of the madness of war
02 Apr 1999,·28 mins
A look at what it is like behind the scenes in one of the BBC language services
26 Mar 1999,·27 mins
Who will be the first millennium baby?
19 Mar 1999,·28 mins
Paul Legg on the life and work of fellow reporter Tanya Matthews
12 Mar 1999,·28 mins
The subject of snow has dominated World Service news over the past couple of weeks
05 Mar 1999,·28 mins
How to lose a man in song, is one of this week's programme picks
26 Feb 1999,·28 mins
A selection of this week's broadcasts, including a homage to King Hussein of Jordan
12 Feb 1999,·28 mins
A selection of this week's programmes including a scratch band
10 Feb 1999,·28 mins
A selection of programmes from this week's broadcasts on the World Service
05 Feb 1999,·28 mins
The demise of morse code is one of the highlights of this week's programme
29 Jan 1999,·28 mins
Andy Kershaw reports from Las Vegas
22 Jan 1999,·23 mins
A new series of programmes that takes in bizarre events around the world
15 Jan 1999,·28 mins
A review of the reviews of the year
08 Jan 1999,·29 mins
The world famous marriage festival in Ireland
31 Dec 1998,·28 mins
A visit to the pantomime in the soap opera Westway
23 Dec 1998,·28 mins
Animal experts recount their greatest animal encounters, including those with whales
18 Dec 1998,·29 mins
The aftermath of the Armenian earthquake, ten years on
11 Dec 1998,·28 mins
A look at the world's insects who are apparently, on the move
04 Dec 1998,·28 mins
A British musician talks about the music which makes her feel at home
05 Nov 1998,·29 mins
A report on the challenges faced by those fleeing Southern Sudan
22 Oct 1998,·28 mins
