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Cal Jader drops an exclusive remix of WARA's "Pretty Cliche" by Palov from Palov and Mishkin! World exclusive!! Plus a selection of fresh dancefloor Latin beats from Hip Hop, Dancehall and Reggaeton to Afro-Latin beats, Moombahton and House finishing with some Latin Ska - Reggae and two great new London based bands They Say Jump and a brilliant fusion of Ethiopian rhythms and Hip Hop from FUR taken from their debut EP.

On the 14th December 2011, Professor Nora Cruz Quebral was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the LSE for ‘pioneering and continued contribution to the field of development communication.’ In her acceptance speech, she outlines the history of the ‘Development Communication, Los Baños Style.’ This is followed by a Q&A session including Nick Perkins, Head of Research at the Institute of Development Studies, James Deane, Head of Policy at the BBC World Service Trust, Dr. Linje Manyozo from the LSE and the laureate. Organised by the Communication for Development (C4D) Network.

Calypso monarch, Alexander D. Great, made his first appearance on A World In London today. Armed with just acoustic guitar he gave an impromptu live rendition of The Mighty Sparrow classic, ‘Carnival Boycott’, plus the background to some of his thought-provoking songs from superb CDs, ‘Finest Cuts’ and ‘Haiti’. Conversing about West African griots to the US Black Panthers to Notting Hill Carnival, Alex gave a rare insight into his distinguished career as a musician, band-leader, conscious-lyricist, educator, and the various musical genres of the Caribbean.

Following the roundtable discussion on secularism and religion, Dr. Steve Hopkard, Reader of International Relations at SOAS, conducted an interview with the two guests from New York: Dr. Azza Karam from the UN Population Fund and Dr. Jonathan VanAntwerpen from New York's Social Science Research Council.

In the first episode of this exciting new show, Imo and Maya take you around the world, swapping stories and songs, tips and tweets. First, we head to Jordan where Imogen went last summer and had a few adventures to say the least!

Next time, we will be heading to Thailand. Have you been there and want to share your stories? We'd love to hear from you!

You can send us your travel stories via Twitter: @travelbugradio, Facebook: Radio Travel Bug or Email: soasradiotravelbug@gmail.com. We look forward to reading them!

Cal Jader welcomes Russ Slater from the Sounds and Colours website for a musical takeover with some gems from Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. An across the board selection with the psych-rock meets Afro-Colombian rhythms of Los Pirañas, Brazilian Afrobeat from Criolo and Bixiga 70, MPB from Passo Torto, a new track from the latest Fauna album on ZZK records, alongside some experimental folk, pop, electro and rock, plus a new track from the brilliant new Ana Tijoux album.