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Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week includes the voice of Saipan (trailer), the Joe Duffy era coming to a close and a new door opening, Tim Vickery on Brazilian footballers’ ability to sin and win, Messi’s secret to longevity, and Ken on the USA V Italy cuisine wars.

Plus there’s Lions o’clock, Duffer fallout, climate change, More Than A Shirt, and the GAA football and hurling championships are red hot for the next few weeks.

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