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Pick of the World

Digital Editor Anna Doble celebrates the most engaging audio and video produced by BBC World Service, exploring the reaction on social media and chatting to listeners.

World Service,190 episodes

Episodes

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Is social media good or bad for us?
Social media and freedom of expression - where does one end and the other begin?
25 Oct 2025,17 mins
Is the 'grey divorce' a big thing, then?
A million of you stop by for a story about the so-called 'grey divorce' in later life
18 Oct 2025,17 mins
What do women click on?
Why BBC World Service cares so much about reaching female audiences online
11 Oct 2025,17 mins
Can we finally talk to animals?
Digital technology is transforming the ways we can understand creature communications
04 Oct 2025,17 mins
Does banning social media for teens make sense?
Your responses to social media and smartphone bans being considered around the world
27 Sep 2025,17 mins
An amazing story of jungle survival
Our interview with plane crash survivor Annette Herfkens gets your attention
20 Sep 2025,17 mins
Finding love on 'Mountain Tinder'
Why hikers in The Alps are swapping dating apps for scribbled notes and letterboxes
13 Sep 2025,17 mins
Have we gone cuckoo for bird impressions?
Contests in Hong Kong and New York to find the best bird impression
06 Sep 2025,17 mins
The man who woke up inside a tsunami
An amazing story of survival at sea - plus the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history
30 Aug 2025,17 mins
Labubu toys and why we follow trends
The Chinese figurines are hot property right now - but how did they go viral?
23 Aug 2025,17 mins
Ashes in a bottle and a new approach to death
A rebirth in our thinking on bereavement - and an act of neighbourly love
16 Aug 2025,17 mins
The balloon record that went wrong - and right
Why a US city's attempt at making history was good - in the end - for the environment
09 Aug 2025,17 mins
Why you love stories about buried things
Archaeologists uncover what is believed to be Europe’s oldest lake settlement in Albania
02 Aug 2025,17 mins
Tortoises feel emotion just like us humans
Your responses to clear evidence that animals experience long-term moods and feelings
26 Jul 2025,17 mins
How to keep an ancient language alive
Mourning the loss of an Italian dialect - plus a story of resilience seen by 11 million
19 Jul 2025,17 mins
Why more adults than ever have a soft toy!
Tens of thousands of you love our story about Sid and his mental health duck, Quack
12 Jul 2025,17 mins
Why we love stories about trees
Hélio da Silva had a dream to transform wasteland in the centre of São Paulo - with trees
05 Jul 2025,17 mins
Spain is in the wrong time zone
Our science team tell you why - and what it means for people living in the country
28 Jun 2025,17 mins
Your theories on a mysterious humming noise
The sound is heard by some residents of the Scottish island of Lewis - but what is it?
21 Jun 2025,17 mins
Why religion does so well on social media
We find out how and why content about faith is reaching millions of young followers
14 Jun 2025,17 mins
Does chatting to strangers make life better?
The man who stops people in the park - and offers tea and conversation
07 Jun 2025,17 mins
How rich is the Catholic church?
It could be worth one billion dollars or more - plus the most famous lunch photo ever
31 May 2025,17 mins
The female Afghan bodybuilder
The women in Afghanistan who refuse to stay unseen and unheard
24 May 2025,17 mins
The children with a digital school teacher
The classroom tablet revolution in Malawi - plus the boy who brought anime to Pakistan.
17 May 2025,17 mins
Why are millions livestreaming a Swedish forest?
It's all to do with moose! Plus you say goodbye to radio legend, Julian Marshall
10 May 2025,17 mins
Is it ever ok to be late?
The science of punctuality - plus how to say sorry and inside China's beauty industry
03 May 2025,17 mins
Do you live inside an audio bubble?
Your take on the rise of earbud culture - and the impact on our social interactions
26 Apr 2025,17 mins
How Korea won the internet
From TV to beauty and food, Korean culture is everywhere online. Why?
19 Apr 2025,17 mins
The Indonesian cave with a ‘tunnel’ to Mecca?
Hundreds of thousands of you watch our video about Safarwadi in West Java
12 Apr 2025,17 mins
Do science stories cheer us up?
A chat with the BBC World Service science team to find out if science is optimistic
05 Apr 2025,17 mins