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Salman Rushdie on the history of partition and how it shaped the country of his birth

India is marking the 70th anniversary of one of the most seismic events of the twentieth century:...

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A photographer's look at the war on the so-called Islamic State in Mosul

Ivor Prickett, a photojournalist, witnessed the last days of the fighting in Mosul. He was on...

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Edinburgh Festivals 2017

This week's edition of our podcast comes from Edinburgh with presenter Julian Worricker and...

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Passchendaele, 100 years on

It's 100 years since one of the bloodiest battle of the First World War, the battle of...

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The Story of the Transgender Flag

The US Navy veteran who made the blue, white and pink transgender flag, and the German American...

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'Being black is not binary'

South African albino model Thando Hopa talks about appearing on an all black Pirelli calendar;...

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'While I Was Waiting' a play about Syrian civil war

A new play about the Syrian civil war has premiered in New York at the annual Lincoln Centre...

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African-American art exhibition 'Soul of a Nation opens' opens in London

'Soul of a Nation' is the title of a big new art show at Tate Modern in London. It features 160...

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How fake voices can enhance fake news

How fake sound is becoming the new frontier of fake news; and an exhibition on the life of...

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Writer Donates $100,000 for Mozambique Library

Angolan author José Eduardo Agualusa explains why he is giving away more than one hundred...

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Three-Man Relationship Officially Recognised

Colombia recognises a three-man relationship, and South Africa's apartheid-busting musical....

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Licence to fail

Why a US college is teaching high achieving students how to cope with setbacks, and film maker...

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Celebrating Canada's 150th Anniversary

The BBC's Lyse Doucet considers her country's place in the world, and Mokoomba - Zimbabwe's...

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Should films promote girl power?

Should films be rated over how they represent gender? And an interview with Benin's musical...

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Woodworms and stately homes

How insect sounds can be useful when it comes to restoring stately homes. And the most famous...

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Trump-like Julius Caesar play

Two major US corporations have ended their sponsorship of a production of Shakespeare's Julius...

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The story of Helmut Kohl

Germany remembers the late Chancellor who presided over the reunification of the country after...

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A Horse Walks Into a Bar

Israeli author David Grossman and his translator Jessica Cohen, discuss his Booker-nominated...

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The International Man Booker Prize

The Man Booker International Prize is awarded in the UK for the best novel translated into...

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A Future Library in a Norwegian Wood; and Fixing a Hole, the Mural

100 books in 100 years in a Norwegian wood: we meet this year's author, Icelandic poet Sjon....

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