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Witness History

The discovery of nerve growth factor

How the Italian scientist Dr Rita Levi-Montalcini made a crucial discovery in the field of neuroscience in 1952.

How the Italian scientist Dr Rita Levi-Montalcini made a crucial discovery in the field of neuroscience in 1952.

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The Newsroom

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BBC News Summary

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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

09:32 GMT

CrowdScience

Do multiple choice questions make us biased?

CrowdScience listener Griffith in Ghana wants to know why multiple choice questions make us biased, and why our instincts around maths and probability are so often wrong.

CrowdScience listener Griffith in Ghana wants to know why multiple choice questions make us biased, and why our instincts around maths and probability are so often wrong.

10:00 GMT

BBC News

09/02/2026 10:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

10:06 GMT

The History Hour

Creating Mr Men and the Austrian wine scandal

In 1971, Adam Hargreaves inspired his father Roger Hargreaves to create Mr Men, a daring rescue from a Taliban stronghold and the mass exodus of people from Cuba in 1980.

In 1971, Adam Hargreaves inspired his father Roger Hargreaves to create Mr Men, a daring rescue from a Taliban stronghold and the mass exodus of people from Cuba in 1980.

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BBC News

09/02/2026 11:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

11:06 GMT

The Newsroom

09/02/2026 11:06 GMT

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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

11:30 GMT

BBC News Summary

09/02/2026 11:30 GMT

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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

11:32 GMT

The Global Story

Live in Washington DC

The Global Story: Where the world meets America

The Global Story: Where the world meets America

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