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World Service,23 Aug 2002,27 mins

The significance of names

Pick of the World

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A pick of this week's broadcasts on the BBC World Service. Family names and their significance. Also, how sport agents sell their stars, how pigs are providing renewable power in Thailand; and the Swiss company offering euthanasia.

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