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The World This Week - October 5th, 2012 (part 2)

The Syria spillover becomes all too real for Turkey, but how far can retaliation go when Ankara's already actively serving as rear base for Syria's rebellion? Also, the run on Iran's currency, Obama flops at the first presidential debate, and 50 years of James Bond and the Beatles.

  • Craig Copetas, Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic Group;
  • Claude Guibal, Senior Correspondent, France Culture;
  • Christopher Dickey, Newsweek/Daily Beast Paris Bureau Chief;
  • Paul Taylor, European Affairs Editor, Reuters

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Produced by Paul Maakad, Nicola Hebden, Anelise Borges

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The World This Week - October 5th, 2012
05/10/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - October 5th, 2012

The Syria spillover becomes all too real for Turkey, but how far can retaliation go when Ankara's already actively serving as rear base for Syria's rebellion? Also, the run on Iran's currency, Obama flops at the first presidential debate, and 50 years of James Bond and the Beatles.
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The World This Week - September 28th, 2012
28/09/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - September 28th, 2012

Is the pain in Spain a foretaste of what France faces? François Picard's panel looks at what it takes to actually create jobs on both sides of the Pyrenees. Also, Netanyahu steals the show at the UN and a story only possible in the UK... the tale of the politician and the "pleb".
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