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Tales of friendship and betrayal

Documentary series>> First Australians • Written and produced by Rachel Perkins • Seven episodes

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AI virtually

Against all odds

TV >> KURDS >> SYRIA

Babies as trophies

TV>> Talk Show • Pakistan

Pause for polls

Television>> Elections • Kenya

His master’s voice

Radio And Tv>> Government Propaganda • Trinidad and Tobago

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Top Gear’s toilet humour

TV>> Automobiles • The UK/India

Discredited

BBC>> CARBON TRADE • The UK

Onwards regardless

Female and unwated in India

A BBC serial has pieced together damning evidence of the rise in female foeticide in India in the 1990s.

When technology waves its magic wand

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The making of a dinosaur

That is just what the Jurassic Park special, telecast by STAR Plus, was all about

Doordarshan's new tricks show promise

Classroom 2000+ is a promising teaching experiment, which, if extended, could revolutionise science education in Indian villages. Meanwhile, Quest,…

CENDIT scores with film series

Catalysts for Change, a 13-part film series produced by the Centre for the Development of Instructional Technology, covers the gamut of problems …

The sapling brigade

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Pitching in against AIDS

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"Bad TV is better than no TV"

'Welcome to tomorrow' seems to be ARTHUR C CLARKE's motto in life. He was the first to hit upon the notion of global broadcasting networks …

Documentaries on Colombian Caribbean soon

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Hobbits at home

A panda isn’t sweet

BBC>> Personality List  • The UK

Bear with BBC

Documentary>> Polar Bear • The UK