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Pick of the World Episodes

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    Hackers and scammers, from North Korea to Cambodia

    Did North Korean hackers make ATMs spew their cash? Plus India鈥檚 longest-running movie.

  2. The playing cards used to target Saddam Hussein

    Twenty years since the invasion of Iraq, did it change Western foreign policy forever?

  3. The most remote museum on Earth?

    A visit to a museum at the end of the world - and do good-looking people earn more money?

  4. Young, gifted and a Cambridge professor

    Jason Arday is the youngest black person to become a professor at the famous university

  5. Moments when we become our true selves

    A difficult conversation about changing to the Ifa religion of Nigeria and West Africa

  6. The social media war in Ukraine

    91热爆 Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse on the role played by social media in the war

  7. A plea from earthquake-hit Syria

    A plea from a follower in earthquake-hit Syria - and the strange case of UFOs over the US

  8. A balloon floats into 1.5 million Facebook feeds

    The Chinese spy balloon mystery - and fine dining, are we over it?

  9. India's female airline pilot revolution

    At 12.4% India has the highest percentage of female pilots, why?

  10. Why we love physical music in our digital world

    Inside the biggest vinyl factory in Europe - and do we talk too much about Elon Musk?

  11. What would you change about the seven-day week?

    How this unnatural cycle came to organise our lives - and what you would do differently

  12. The intense pressure of being a chef

    Long hours and obsession in the life of a top chef. Plus, the town giving out free beer

  13. 'My friend, the serial killer'

    The nurse who realised her colleague and friend was killing patients

  14. Your social media news stories of 2022

    A special show on the social posts from 91热爆 World Service that you engaged with in 2022

  15. With the Christmas post, comes hope in Ukraine

    Why the postal service brings hope in Ukraine, and what next for Iranian protesters?

  16. 'The sketchpad that saved my life'

    The parallel lives of two young women, one with a sketchbook, one with a gun

  17. Which food would you give special UN status?

    The French baguette... but which food item would you give special UN status?

  18. Which part of history would you change?

    If you could rewrite one part of history, what would you change - and why?

  19. Why was beer suddenly banned at the World Cup?

    The biggest talking point at the World Cup in Qatar, human rights or beer?

  20. Climate change versus social media

    Climate change, the biggest issue we all face that no-one wants to talk about?

  21. Africa's star footballers choose to give back

    Your responses as Mo Salah and Sadio Mane use their riches to support their home towns.

  22. Social media and the protests in Iran

    How young Iranians are organising anti-hijab protests online

  23. India reacts to the UK's new prime minister

    Why our Indian Facebook followers have a lot to say about Rishi Sunak

  24. Your questions on North Korea's hackers

    Your questions on North Korea's Lazarus Group answered in a special live show

  25. How much do your kitchen pots mean to you?

    From ladles to sandwich makers, why cooking with family heirlooms makes food taste good

  26. How do you feel about Russia鈥檚 nuclear threats?

    Your responses to Vladimir Putin's nuclear warning - and can food change your mood?

  27. Hijab protests: A turning point in Iran?

    Your responses to the wave of protests across Iran by women removing their headscarves

  28. The row over Uganda's Nyege Nyege festival

    Why a Ugandan music festival branded "immoral" got you talking

  29. A new king proclaimed - and is Ukraine winning?

    The pick of the 91热爆 World Service chosen by digital audiences

  30. 'How I taught the West to cook Indian food'

    Listeners hail Indian food icon Madhur Jaffrey - plus tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

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