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The World Bank
The role of the World Bank in humanitarian emergencies
England’s Dwindling Churchgoers
The decline in popularity of the Church of England
The Origins and Adoption of Female Genital Mutilation
How did the practice come to be adopted? And why does it continue to exist?
The Pursuit of Happiness
Does money make us happy?
The Hindenburg Disaster
How airships work and what causes disasters
Scaling Mount Everest
Sir Edmond Hilary describes his 15 minutes on top of Mount Everest
Metric v Imperial
Why the US prefers the outdated Imperial system
Funding the World Service
The £200 million required every year to keep the public service on air
Understanding HIV and Aids
How HIV and Aids affects the human body
Crossing the African Continent
Discovering the differences between east and west Africa
The Story of Mankind
Tracing the footsteps of human evolution
What is Kleptomania?
Demystifying the psychological disorder kleptomania
Animal Intuition
How birds and animals predict earthquakes
In a Coma for 19 Years
One man wakes up after 19 years in a coma
The End of the World as we Know it
The death of the sun will be spectacular
Golf’s Humble Beginnings
How golf began in Scotland with a pebble and stick
A Laughing Matter
The physiology of laughter
Kidnap and Ransom
The origins of the words kidnap and ransom
The Many Languages of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ portfolio of foreign broadcasts
How Languages Develop
How certain ideas and myths transcend languages
Helping the Blind
Eighty per cent of the world’s blindness is preventable or curable
The Scent of a Farmyard
Why do animal faeces have distinctive odours?
The Birth of Qwerty Keyboards
Who decided how computer keyboard keys are arranged?
‘The Blood of Freedom’
What the colours of Ghana’s national flag symbolise
Catch 22 Situation
The meaning of the title from Joseph Heller’s book Catch 22
Making Information Technology ‘Sexy’
Bringing together information and communication technology
The Mark of a Leader
Why political leaders mark their first 100 days
The Ultimate Off-Road Challenge
What it takes to compete in the Paris-Dakar motorcycle rally
Globalisation
The globalisation of trade and culture
Uganda’s Martyrs' Day
How 400,000 people commemorate Uganda’s catholic martyrs
How Old is the English Alphabet?
Tracing the roots of English sounds and signs