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Across a full year on the BBC World Service, Emma Joseph and The Big Question team explored a range of questions at the heart of modern life.

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What is free trade?photos.com

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

12 July 2007

A solution to the world's ills, or a way of keeping poor nations poor?  Read more : What is free trade?

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OU on the BBC: The Big Question - The Big Question week-by-weekBBC

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

30 November 2005

A full year's worth of questions investigated by the BBC World Service and The Open University  Read more : OU on the BBC: The Big Question - The Big Question week-by-week

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How easy is it for returnees to resettle?Production team

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

30 March 2005

Emma Joseph travels to Somaliland and meets people coming back after the civil war. The Big Question: How easy is it for returning ...  Read more : How easy is it for returnees to resettle?

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How easy is it for refugees to return home?Production team

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

21 March 2005

The end of the civil war in Somalialand means refugees could start returning home - but it's not that simple.  Read more : How easy is it for refugees to return home?

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Should we worry about extinction?BBC

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

14 March 2005

Species have vanished since there was first evolution. Do only neanderthals worry about extinction?  Read more : Should we worry about extinction?

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How Much Choice Do The People of China Have?Production team

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

07 March 2005

Communist crack-down or capitalist playground? Do the Chinese have freedom of choice?  Read more : How Much Choice Do The People of China Have?

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Is this China's century?Production team

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

01 March 2005

So how did a communist country become so good at capitalism? Emma Joseph travels to Shagnhai and asks: why are so many people saying this...  Read more : Is this China's century?

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How Important Is America?BBC

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

11 February 2005

After the collapse of the Berlin Wall and Communism, America appeared to be the only superpower. But was the nation really so important?  Read more : How Important Is America?

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Is too much religion bad for you?BBC

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

07 February 2005

Faith is fine - but can you take a good thing too far?  Read more : Is too much religion bad for you?

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Who needs migrant workers?Production team

By The Big Question team (The Open University)

31 January 2005

For some they are the backbone of the economy; for others they are the biggest threat. It seems migrants are everywhere. Some countries encourage migration,...  Read more : Who needs migrant workers?

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