PODCAST
BBC World Have Your Say
by BBC World Have Your Say
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Episodes
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Is India a 'savage' country?
Indian women discuss the social problems underlying sexual violence against women in their country.
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Anti-Islam video: 'There's a deliberate provocation going on here'
Dr Reza Pankhurst from Hizb ut-Tahrir, Maajid Nawaz of the Quilliam foundation and writer and journalist Asra Nomani discuss the protests against the anti-Islam video that's been viewed around the world. World Have Your Say is the BBC's global discussion show. The programme is on BBC World…
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BBC World Have Your Say: Are students coming to London to study or work?
London Metropolitan University has had its right to sponsor students from outside the EU revoked, and will no longer be allowed to authorise visas. Over 2000 students could be deported as a result. Paul O'Prey, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Roehampton in London, and Nesan from East London,...
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BBC World Have Your Say: Should Greece get more time to make spending cuts?
Elena Panaritis, Greek MP and Daniel Gros from the Centre for European Policy Studies debate whether Greece should get more time to make the spending cuts needed to meet its Eurozone bailout.
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BBC World Have Your Say: Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi: Hero or dictator?
BBC World Have Your Say: Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi: Hero or dictator? by BBC World Have Your Say
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BBC World Have Your Say: When would an anti-abortion activist think abortion is acceptable?
We hear from Kristan and Lynn. Both are against abortion, but they have different views when it comes to the question of whether there should be an exception when it comes to pregnancies that result from rape.
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BBC World Have Your Say: China and Japan island dispute
A World Have Your Say caller gives his take on the anti-Japanese protests in China.
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BBC World Have Your Say: Will Rio pull it off in 2016?
The BBC's Tim Vickery and Ignacio from Rio discuss the challenges facing Rio before they host the Olympics in 2016
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London Sound Drop: Raizes Brazilian restaurant
London Sound Drop: Raizes Brazilian restaurant by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: Pedros boxing club
London Sound Drop: Pedros boxing club by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: Bow Floating Market
London Sound Drop: Bow Floating Market by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: Shiv Savouries Caterers
London Sound Drop: Shiv Savouries Caterers by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: Sacrilege
London Sound Drop: Sacrilege by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: Graffiti
London Sound Drop: Graffiti by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: Parkour
London Sound Drop: Parkour by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: Arthur the doorman
London Sound Drop: Arthur the doorman by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: Critical Mass
London Sound Drop: Critical Mass by BBC World Have Your Say
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London Sound Drop: the pedibus
Every day during the Olympics Francesca Panetta brings you the sounds of the city.
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London Sound Drop: Geoff the coach driver
Every day during the Olympics Francesca Panetta brings you the sounds of the city.
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London Sound Drop: London Fields
Every day during the Olympics Francesca Panetta brings you the sounds of the city.
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London Sound Drop: Busking at the southbank centre with Billy Bragg
Every day during the Olympics Francesca Panetta brings you the sounds of the city.
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London Sound Drop: Stratford Station
Francesca Panetta brings you a sound from the Capital of England each day during the Games. Today's is at Stratford - the entry point to the Olympic park
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Olympic torchbearer Kevin Betts tells WHYS: "Because of him I'm able to do it."
Every day on World Have Your Say we've been speaking to the Olympic torchbearers. Twenty-eight year old Kevin Betts ran with the torch through West Blatchington. Kevin was nominated for his incredible fundraising efforts - he ran 52 marathons in one year:
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Lynda to the BBC ‘The choc ice comment is racist against both black and white people'
Lynda from Tower Hamlets in London spoke to us on World Have Your Say about the use of the phrase 'choc ice' which was used in a tweet directed at Ashley Cole, after he defended John Terry who was appearing in court accused of making racist comments. A choc ice is a chocolate coated vanilla...
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"As Afghans we have to accept responsibility that we have a culture of violence."
Hameed on BBC World Have Your Say discussing the public execution of a woman near Kabul. The woman was accused of adultery and is reported to have been shot by the Taliban.
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"It was a very scary time, to think he was so small he weighed a bag of sugar."
Rachael Marsh is an Olympic torchbearer. She co-founded the Ickle Pickles charity - raising money for sick babies around the UK following the premature birth of her son Charlie. She will be carrying the flame through Wandsworth on 23d July.
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"I'm carrying it for those who should be there but aren't, as they've been victims of hate crime."
Mark Healey is a gay rights campaigner from London. He founded the charity 17-24-30 to raise awareness and put a stop to hate crimes, following the nail bomb attack in Soho in 1999. Mark has been nominated to carry the Olympic flame through Lewisham on 23rd July.
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"To think I saw that in 1948 and now I'm taking part this year, it's wonderful."
Seventy-five year old Dot Fraser was nominated to be an Olympic torchbearer for Lincoln. In 2010, Dot won the silver medal for the 100m and 200m at the European Masters Track and Field Championships in Hungary. Here's her story.
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"My phone rang and it was the hospital - they said can you come now, we might have found a match."
Thirty-two year old Richard Burbedge was born with cystic fibrosis. In June 2010 he had a lung transport which transformed his life. He was nominated to be an Olympic torchbearer and will be carrying the flame on 11th June 2012. Here's his story.
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"My parents were told I wasn't going to make it. After my transplant, I represented Great Britain."
Tonya Knights is carrying the Olympic flame through Norwich on 4th July. She was nominated to be an Olympic torchbearer following her work setting up a charity called "Let's Do It Anyway". Tonya has also represented Great Britain in the British and World Transplant Games.
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"At night I go to bed and wonder, will I be the guy who drops it?"
Edward Quinn has been nominated to carry the Olympic flame after setting up a charity in memory of his wife who died of a brain tumour, called Brainwaves. Edward carried the flame through Quorn on 3rd July.
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"Not many other lads, if any, took an interest in dance. I got a bit of a talking to."
Daniel Longhurst is a 15-years-old dancer who has been nominated to carry the Olympic flame. Although he mocked by boys at school, they soon changed their minds about dancing. Daniel carried the flame through Derby on 29th June.
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"That's what caught my eye - people laughing and people smiling."
Torchbearer Bill Weston MBE founded the Billerettes - a majorette troupe with a difference. He carried the flame on 29 June.
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"If it's an extra minute, an extra day, an extra month - it's worth it for him."
Maxine Smith is an Olympic torchbearer from Derby. Maxine has secondary cancer which doctors have recently told her is incurable. Here's her story.
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"At the time I was mortified, but looking back it's quite funny."
Kevin Blackburn is a Community First Responder and has been taking part in a sponsored weight-loss to raise money for Forget Me Not children's hospice. Kevin carried the Olympic flame through Heywood on 23rd June.
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"The bullet went in my left cheek and came out my right cheek."
Simon and Diane were both nominated to be Olympic torchbearers in Leeds. Simon was shot in the face while serving in Iraq, and Diane runs The Carriers Arms, where Simon spent a lot of time during his recovery. They carried the flame on 25th June.
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"A lot of us in the Tai Chi class are disabled; we help each other. We're just a happy family."
At seventy years of age, Glennis Rogerson from Skegness has found a new way to cope with her arthritis, through teaching Tai Chi. Glennis was nominated to be a torchbearer and carried the flame through Skegness on 27th June.
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"When you're trying to concentrate in class, it's very difficult if your tummy is rumbling."
Olympic torchbearer Alan Mak was nominated for his work with Magic Breakfast - providing schoolchildren with breakfast in deprived communities. Alan carried the flame through Bedale on 20th June.
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Challenge 66: "It was job done, and a good pint well deserved."
Andy Mcmenemy was nominated to carry the Olympic flame because of his fundraising efforts for ABF the soldier's charity - running 66 ultra-marathons across 66 cities in 66 days! He carried the flame through Harrogate, on the 19 June 2012.
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"That's what Jordan would want me to do - to continue his good work"
Andrea Thompson was nominated to be a torchbearer after she set up a charity, the Toma Fund, in memory of her 15 year old son Jordan who died of Leukemia. Andrea carried the Olympic flame through Newcastle upon Tyne on 15 June 2012.
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"I couldn't comprehend how I could ever lead a meaningful existence"
Jamie Andrew was involved in a horrific mountaineering accident which left him without his hands or feet. He was nominated by his wife to carry the Olympic flame because of his determination to lead a normal life following the accident. He carried the flame through Edinburgh on June 13th 2012.
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"I felt a real sense of pride. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity."
Andrew Falconer - "Drew" to his friends - has been nominated to carry the Olympic torch through Brechin in Scotland. As well as being almost completely blind, Drew was also knocked down by a car last year and ended up hospitalized. This doesn't stop him raising money for charity though - often in...
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Former Irish Olympic champion carries the Olympic torch
Ronnie Delany was nominated to carry the Olympic flame through Dublin. He's a former Olympic champion - he won gold at the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956.
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"Everything else pales in comparison to carrying the torch."
At just 17 years old, Holly Hamill has been chosen as an Olympic torchbearer in Belfast. She suffers from Cystic Fibrosis and was selected to be a part of the British National Rhythmic Gymnastics team for Gymnastics and Movement for People with a Disability, where she has won countless medals.
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"I'm always told there's 'light at the end of the tunnel'. Hopefully this is my light."
Justine Sheils is 41 years old and is one of the ambassadors for Cancer Research UK, raising awareness for skin cancer. She was nominated to be an Olympic torchbearer for her work on the SunSmart campaign. She carried the flame through Knotty Ash on June 1st 2012.
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"She went off to Brownies and never came back..."
Gary Bentley has been nominated to carry the Olympic flame through Manchester. He set up a charity, "Jamie's Fund" in the memory of his daughter who died ten years ago, and has since raised money for a local primary school and children's hospital.
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"I think that's why I was chosen. It's a sad story."
Elfed Morgan from Y Felinheli in North Wales was nominated to carry the Olympic flame for raising money for his local neo-natal unit, following the stillbirth of his son.
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Torchbearer Daniel brings his torch to the BBC
One of the Olympic torchbearers is 20-year-old Daniel Weston. His father nominated him to carry the flame because although he has autism, Daniel has been busy raising money for charity and competing in Brtish Cycling disability races. We spoke to him after he had carried the flame!
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"I was very surprised, they must have had thousands of nominations!"
Olympic torchbearer Jeremy Adams is a retired engineer from Taunton. He's been nominated to carry the Olympic torch for his dedication to helping the charity Parkinson's UK. He was diagnosed with the disease and spends his time visiting care homes to help others in a similar situation.
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What would you have done if you were Bob Diamond?
Three chief executives - John Godden from the UK, Bismarck Rewane from Nigeria and Dineo Setsetse from South Africa discuss how CEOs should behave when scandal hits a company.
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