Pick Of The Week

Highlights from the BBC World Service output

World Service,14 episodes

Episodes

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Drilling for Oil in Alaska
Extracts include a programme about oil exploration in Alaska
26 Jan 2002,28 mins
Hiroshima 50th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing
The boming of Hiroshima remembered 50 years on, plus other highlights of the week
04 Aug 1995,29 mins
Japan's Worst Nuclear Accident
Extracts include a look at the Japanese nuclear power industry
05 Nov 1999,28 mins
Aaron Copland and Billy the Kid
Aaron Copland centenary tribute and other highlights from the week's programmes
21 Oct 2000,28 mins
Arthur C Clarke on Computers
Extracts include the writer of 2001 on the future of artificial intelligence
08 Jan 2001,29 mins
Afghanistan
Extracts include a visit to Afghanistan to see the damaging effects of ongoing war
13 Nov 2001,29 mins
Matthew Lukwiya Fighting Ebola
Extracts include a look at the ebola outbreak in Gulu, Uganda
12 Dec 2001,28 mins
Co-operation in Northern Ireland
Extracts include a look at peace and reconciliation efforts in Northern Ireland
19 Jan 2002,29 mins
Robots of Tomorrow
Extracts include a look at how robots will commune with humans in the future
14 Apr 2002,25 mins
Life in Russia under Putin
Extracts include a look at what Russians think of Putin
24 May 2002,27 mins
Joining the Sandinistas
Gioconda Belli talks about why she joined the Sandinistas in the fight against Somoza
22 Nov 2002,27 mins
Remembering torture in Chile
Extracts include a look at Pinochet's use of torture in Chile
11 Jul 2003,36 mins
How Cities are Shaping Our Lifes
Extracts include a look at city life in Singapore, 'the most modern city in the world'
05 Sep 2003,35 mins
Ebola Attack
Extracts include 'Ebola Attack' a play about Matthew Lukwiya
15 Oct 2004,36 mins