Doing a deal
It's Black Friday! From underground fungi, to smuggled spiders, from a mind-bending game show, to a million-dollar board game, we are on the hunt for deals.
It’s Black Friday! Everyone is camping in the street, staying up all night for the very best deals around. And Unexpected Elements are joining in.
We take a look at the huge underground trade of vital resources...not run by criminals but fungi.
Then it is onto illegal animal trade and the 300 pets who got a terrible deal, strapped to a man’s chest as he tried to make it through airport security.
Have you ever asked a pigeon for advice when gambling? We hear from a professor of psychology about why you should not.
And finally, the story of Lee Sedol, the world’s best player of the board game Go, who was challenged by Google to a game worth one million dollars.
Presenter: Caroline Steel, with Phillys Mwatee and Christine Yohannes
Producers: Emily Knight, Harrison Lewis, Imaan Moin and William Hornbrook
Sound engineer: Searle Whittney
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- Fri 29 Nov 202410:06GMTBBC World Service
- Sat 30 Nov 202400:06GMTBBC World Service
- Sat 30 Nov 202404:06GMTBBC World Service & Live News
- Sat 30 Nov 202415:06GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Sun 1 Dec 202420:06GMTBBC World Service
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Unexpected Elements
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