World records

Pot breaks as Nigerian chef attempts to cook largest jollof rice dish
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Africa
Posted
1 day ago
Sporting Witness. Bula Choudhury – India's record breaking swimmer. Audio, 10 minutes
: In 2004 Bula Choudhury became the first woman to swim the straits of the seven seas
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
British endurance swimmer becomes first to swim around Iceland
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England
Posted
6 days ago
Musician with broken thumb busks his way into record books. Video, 00:01:05
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Northern Ireland
Posted
28 August
Musician with broken thumb busks his way into record books
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Northern Ireland
Posted
28 August
Man gets record thanks to Guinness book collection
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Somerset
Posted
27 August
Balloons, balls and paper clips, did BBC Breakfast set a world record? Video, 00:01:57
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Culture
Posted
27 August
The List. Inside the Record Books: 8 Intriguing Moments. Video, 23 minutes
Exploring 70 years of big, small and surprising record-breaking moments.
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BBC News
Available for 11 months
'Ever present discomfort': The brothers rowing the Pacific Ocean. Video, 00:00:53
Posted
26 August
Rollercoaster record holder eyes next challenge
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England
Posted
24 August
Wheelchair athlete delivers World Cup whistle
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England
Posted
22 August
Record as man rides 55 rollercoasters in a week
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England
Posted
18 August
County's flat roads help electric car set record
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Norfolk
Posted
16 August
Rollercoaster record on track despite Storm Floris
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Sussex
Posted
6 August
Witness History. Japan's record-breaking rollercoaster. Audio, 10 minutes
On 1 August 2000, Steel Dragon 2000 opened as the world’s longest rollercoaster
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Witness History. Cleveland Balloonfest '86. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1986, one and a half million balloons were released as part of a world record attempt
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
World record for Londoners' egg-streme cooking
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London
Posted
25 July
'I hope my tall plant holds until Guinness arrive'
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Essex
Posted
24 July
Flamingo flock attempt coast to coast world record
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Cornwall
Posted
20 July
Man's 38-hour triathlon confirmed as world record
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Northamptonshire
Posted
16 July
School in Jamie Oliver world-record cookery class
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Jersey
Posted
15 July
Cream tea record set in city centenary celebration
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
8 July
Cornish golfers in 184-hole day-night challenge
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Cornwall
Posted
24 June
World record for mass cricket lesson set at Lord's
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London
Posted
24 June