Pick of the World Episodes Episode guide
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About to be crypto scammed?
Inside the fake crypto criminal network believed to have raked in a billion dollars
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What happens when you take a rooster to court?
An unusual legal dispute unfolds in Nigeria. Plus, the first call made on a mobile phone.
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The dream of finding a diamond
A glittering discovery in the earth of Sierra Leone - but what happened next?
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Hackers and scammers, from North Korea to Cambodia
Did North Korean hackers make ATMs spew their cash? Plus India’s longest-running movie.
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The playing cards used to target Saddam Hussein
Twenty years since the invasion of Iraq, did it change Western foreign policy forever?
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The most remote museum on Earth?
A visit to a museum at the end of the world - and do good-looking people earn more money?
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Young, gifted and a Cambridge professor
Jason Arday is the youngest black person to become a professor at the famous university
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Moments when we become our true selves
A difficult conversation about changing to the Ifa religion of Nigeria and West Africa
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The social media war in Ukraine
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse on the role played by social media in the war
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A plea from earthquake-hit Syria
A plea from a follower in earthquake-hit Syria - and the strange case of UFOs over the US
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A balloon floats into 1.5 million Facebook feeds
The Chinese spy balloon mystery - and fine dining, are we over it?
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India's female airline pilot revolution
At 12.4% India has the highest percentage of female pilots, why?
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Why we love physical music in our digital world
Inside the biggest vinyl factory in Europe - and do we talk too much about Elon Musk?
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What would you change about the seven-day week?
How this unnatural cycle came to organise our lives - and what you would do differently
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The intense pressure of being a chef
Long hours and obsession in the life of a top chef. Plus, the town giving out free beer
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'My friend, the serial killer'
The nurse who realised her colleague and friend was killing patients
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Your social media news stories of 2022
A special show on the social posts from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service that you engaged with in 2022
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With the Christmas post, comes hope in Ukraine
Why the postal service brings hope in Ukraine, and what next for Iranian protesters?
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'The sketchpad that saved my life'
The parallel lives of two young women, one with a sketchbook, one with a gun
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Which food would you give special UN status?
The French baguette... but which food item would you give special UN status?
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Which part of history would you change?
If you could rewrite one part of history, what would you change - and why?
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Why was beer suddenly banned at the World Cup?
The biggest talking point at the World Cup in Qatar, human rights or beer?
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Climate change versus social media
Climate change, the biggest issue we all face that no-one wants to talk about?
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Africa's star footballers choose to give back
Your responses as Mo Salah and Sadio Mane use their riches to support their home towns.
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Social media and the protests in Iran
How young Iranians are organising anti-hijab protests online
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India reacts to the UK's new prime minister
Why our Indian Facebook followers have a lot to say about Rishi Sunak
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Your questions on North Korea's hackers
Your questions on North Korea's Lazarus Group answered in a special live show
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How much do your kitchen pots mean to you?
From ladles to sandwich makers, why cooking with family heirlooms makes food taste good
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How do you feel about Russia’s nuclear threats?
Your responses to Vladimir Putin's nuclear warning - and can food change your mood?
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Hijab protests: A turning point in Iran?
Your responses to the wave of protests across Iran by women removing their headscarves
