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World Service,1924 episodes

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The call of Anastasia
The new quasi-religious movement that is spreading across villages in Germany
01 May 2025,26 mins
Francis, the rebel Pope
Following the death of Pope Francis, Edward Stourton explores his life and legacy.
25 Apr 2025,49 mins
Make me perfect: Manufacturing beauty in China
BBC Eye investigates one of China’s most notorious cases of botched cosmetic surgery
24 Apr 2025,26 mins
Defeated: How ordinary Germans experienced the end of World War Two
Six ordinary Germans who lived through the end of World War Two tell their stories
19 Apr 2025,49 mins
Braille and me
A celebration of Braille from around the world, 200 years after it was invented
17 Apr 2025,26 mins
Living in a bubble: The headphone revolution
The impact of increasing headphone and earbud use on society, health, and culture
10 Apr 2025,26 mins
Donald Trump’s new world order
President Trump has upended the international order to promote his America First agenda
05 Apr 2025,49 mins
Ukraine: Your questions answered
The Ukrainecast team answer your questions
05 Apr 2025,26 mins
The subsea war
Douglas Fraser investigates the struggle to defend critical subsea infrastructure
03 Apr 2025,26 mins
The Covid Generation Revisited
Five years on from the global lockdown we catch up with "the covid generation"
29 Mar 2025,49 mins
Malawi: Life in your years
A look into Malawi's drastic reduction in mortality from HIV, TB and Malaria
27 Mar 2025,26 mins
What’s your poison: The methanol crisis
How methanol poisoning from illicit alcohol affects victims around the world
20 Mar 2025,26 mins
LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer?
How our noisy world is increasing health problems from heart attacks, to sleep and anxiety
15 Mar 2025,49 mins
The village of sex offenders
Do the residents of the Restoration Destination community deserve a second chance?
13 Mar 2025,26 mins
Ukraine: Your questions answered
The Ukrainecast team answer your questions. With Jackie Leonard and Vitaly Shevchenko
08 Mar 2025,26 mins
Boxing Sisters: Yazidi women boxing their way back to health
The Yazidi women using boxing to channel their emotions and anger
06 Mar 2025,26 mins
TikTok and the digital pimps: Eye Investigates
Debula Kemoli investigates the sexual exploitation of girls on TikTok live streams
03 Mar 2025,26 mins
The flight of the vulture
Sacha Dench investigates the plight of one of the world's most persecuted birds
27 Feb 2025,26 mins
Ukrainecast: Three years of war
Ukrainians reflect on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
23 Feb 2025,26 mins
Saudi and trans: Eden’s final message
After a Saudi trans woman’s death went viral, BBC Eye investigates her final months
20 Feb 2025,26 mins
Ukraine: The architects' plan
How will Ukraine be rebuilt after the war?
15 Feb 2025,49 mins
World Wide Waves '25: Whispers in the air
A community radio station is reviving the language and culture of the Nuxalk people
13 Feb 2025,26 mins
Germany: Rebellion on the Rhine
In the run up to Germany’s snap general elections Jeremy Cliffe goes to Ludwigshafen
06 Feb 2025,26 mins
Flamboyant Funerals
Hannah Ajala uncovers the stories behind the unique traditions of Ghanaian funerals
30 Jan 2025,26 mins
Troublemakers: Drugged, Framed and Detained
How psychiatric hospitals are being used to silence political critics in China
30 Jan 2025,26 mins
Extreme Weather
We ask why extreme weather events are on the rise and how we can better predict them
23 Jan 2025,26 mins
Songs from Auschwitz
A story of hope, music and survival from Auschwitz.
23 Jan 2025,26 mins
Prison of the mind
In Sweden and the Netherlands a mental-health first approach to justice is beneficial
21 Jan 2025,23 mins
Paths of return: A special homecoming to Sierra Leone
A group of African Americans are in Sierra Leone for a very special homecoming
18 Jan 2025,49 mins
Saudi and Trans: Eden’s final message
After a Saudi trans woman’s death went viral, BBC Eye investigates her final months
16 Jan 2025,27 mins