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Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC World Service (UK DAB version) — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2025

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k1p92)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wg)
Unexpected Elements

The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way with Unexpected Elements.

SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k1t16)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7fmw1yjc)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k1xsb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz19sq)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4r91q)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct6zjn)
Stumped

The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani

SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k21jg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh8)
Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct7447)
John Lennon's final headline concerts

In 1972, after leaving The Beatles, John Lennon and Yoko Ono performed in the United States at the One to One benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden, New York.

They were helping to raise money for children with disabilities from Willowbrook State School, after a television exposé by journalist Geraldo Rivera showed the conditions and failings. It was watched by millions of people and led to a public outcry.

Sean Allsop speaks with Geraldo Rivera about breaking the story and organising the concerts.

A TBone production.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there.

For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina’s Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall’ speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler’s List; and Jacques Derrida, France’s ‘rock star’ philosopher.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world’s oldest languages.

(Photo: John Lennon performing at the One To One events. Credit: Ann Limongello / ABC)

SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k258l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]

SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k290q)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz1p13)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4rn93)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SAT 05:32 Trending (w3ct72th)
The Facebook grifters making money off AI Holocaust victims

In Early June, the Auschwitz Memorial posted a warning about AI-generated Holocaust victims flooding Facebook.

BBC Trending has since tracked several accounts pushing these false narratives and other pages posting so-called ‘AI slop’. The investigation has uncovered how these “digital creators” are just one part of a global economy of deception and emotional manipulation exploiting Meta payment models to profit from dubious content.

Presenter/producer: Kristina Völk and Kevin Nguyen
Additional reporting: Umer Draz Nangiana
Editor: Flora Carmichael

SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz9)
More or Less

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2drv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd69zgt)
A review of the week with the latest news.

SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2jhz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6b36y)
A review of the week with the latest news.

SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2n83)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6b6z2)
A review of the week with the latest news.

SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2s07)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmz)
BBC OS Conversations

How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world

SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4s48m)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z56)
Pick Of The World

The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by listeners.

SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvq)
Over to You

Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.

SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2wrc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 10:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z0p)
Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds
Discover Not by the Playbook - the podcast which seeks out the most incredible stories from sportspeople and athletes. We bring you interviews with the sporting heroes who have achieved success in the face of seemingly impossible challenges.
Formerly known as Sportshour, Not by the Playbook is brought to you by the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Tune in to hear from some of the most famous names in sport on subjects you've never heard them discuss before. You don't have to be an Olympic gold champion to have an extraordinary story – we also scour the globe for inspiring individuals who make a difference through sport.
Whether you’re a football or soccer fan, tennis lover, golf aficionado or cricket addict, you’ll find inspiration in the stories of resilience, determination, and discipline. Expect insightful, honest, and thought-provoking conversations from people who live and breathe sport.
Listen to Not by the Playbook on the BBC World Service every Saturday at 0900 GMT, or find it as a podcast wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Get in touch with us via email and use the hashtag #NBTP on social media.

SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k30hh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz2dhw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4scrw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SAT 11:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjr)
Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k347m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct80j6)
Paul McCartney: Beatles and beyond

The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs celebrates the life and legacy of Sir Paul McCartney. From The Beatles to Wings, solo success to founding the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Paul’s story is illuminated by brother Mike McCartney, biographer Lesley-Ann Jones, songwriter Graham Gouldman and many more.

A Magnum Opus Broadcasting production for BBC World Service.

SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k37zr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zss7g227dkc)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k3cqw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqnrmtr03b)
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.

SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k3vqd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz37qs)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4t6zs)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SAT 18:32 Trending (w3ct72th)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]

SAT 18:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 today]

SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k3zgj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 19:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct80h6)
Striggio’s Mass for 40 voices

A sumptuous Renaissance epic in surround sound, Alessandro Striggio's 40-part setting of the Latin mass, travelled all around Europe as a musical ambassador and showcase for powerful 16th-century Italian rulers. Set for five choirs of eight voices each, the Mass had been feted by kings and emperors but then vanished from view for four centuries. It was only re-discovered a few decades ago when musicologists tracked it to French archives. The first modern-day performance was given at the Proms in 2007 and this year it was the turn of the acclaimed French early music specialists Le Concert Spirituel to fill the Royal Albert Hall with the opulent sounds of Striggio's work.

The concert is introduced by Andrew McGregor and Suzanne Aspden.

Broadcast programme:

Alessandro Striggio - Mass ‘Sopra Ecco sì beato giorno’
Interspersed with:
Domenico Massenzio - Ave Maria caelorum
Francesco Corteccia - Bonum est confiteri
Pierluigi da Palestrina - Peccavimus (Instrumental)
Francesco Corteccia - Alleluia
Pierluigi da Palestrina - Beata est Virgo Maria (Instrumental)
Pierluigi da Palestrina - Pater noster (Instrumental)
Domenico Massenzio - Filiae Jerusalem

Performers: Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, conductor

(Photo: Le Concert Spirituel at the 2025 BBC Proms. Credit: BBC/Mark Allan)

SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k436n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztp)
The Arts Hour

The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.

SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k46ys)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7g228cjd)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4bpx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 22:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z0p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 today]

SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4gg1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz3vgf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4ttqf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SAT 23:32 This Is Africa (w3ct72db)
This is Africa

DJ Edu’s pan-African music show for the BBC World Service.

SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2025

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4l65)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]

SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4tygk)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 00:32 The Documentary (w3ct7y7y)
Eye Investigations

Investigations and in-depth reporting from our award-winning team across the globe.

SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4py9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722z)
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.

SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4v26p)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 01:32 Trending (w3ct72th)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]

SUN 01:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct7zs1)
The photo which exposed a goalkeeper's fake injury

In 1989, Chile faced Brazil in a crucial World Cup qualifying match at the iconic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

During the game, a flare was thrown onto the pitch, appearing to seriously injure Chile's goalkeeper Roberto Rojas.

Football photographer Ricardo Alfieri was watching with 129 other photographers.

He was the only one who captured the moment the flare landed - behind Rojas.

Days later it emerged the goalkeeper had hidden razor blades in his gloves.

Ricardo Alfieri speaks to Megan Jones about the photo and what happened next.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You’ll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.

Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women’s World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football’s biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who’ve had ground-breaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.

(Photo: The flare photo. Credit: Ricardo Alfieri)

SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4tpf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz46pt)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4v5yt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Saturday]

SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4yfk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct80j6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]

SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k525p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trw)
From Our Own Correspondent

Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.

SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4vfg2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 04:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfs)
Science in Action

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k55xt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz4ky6)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4vk66)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct7y7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:32 today]

SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k59ny)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6dwcx)
A review of the week with the latest news.

SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5ff2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6f041)
A review of the week with the latest news.

SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5k56)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6f3w5)
A review of the week with the latest news.

SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5nxb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]

SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4w15q)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yw)
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5sng)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct80hn)
Front Yard Floods

Frequent floods blight the poorest neighbourhoods of New Orleans but the residents are fighting back, one yard at a time. Physicist Helen Czerski joins the team behind the Front Yard Initiative as they strive to keep the Big Easy safe and dry, 20 years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

When Katrina hit New Orleans in August 2005, the levees broke, 800,000 residents were forced out and 1800 people died. $14bn was spent on concrete and steel to rebuild the defences but the city still floods regularly.

This water isn't coming from the Mississippi River sealed behind the new defences, it's coming from the skies. Sudden, violent rainstorms are becoming more frequent and the city's low income districts have notoriously inefficient drainage systems. The water lands on concrete and asphalt and quickly overwhelms the drains.

The team behind the Front Yard Initiative is working, block by block, to help residents beat the floods by turning broken concrete into rainwater gardens. Native flowers and cheap, simple engineering are helping to transform neighbourhoods and attract new residents to the battered but beautiful home of jazz, gumbo and Mardi Gras.

SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4w4xv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70tc)
The Fifth Floor

Faranak Amidi presents global stories from the fifth floor of Broadcasting House, home to the BBC’s Language Services.

SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5xdl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz59dz)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4w8nz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 11:32 Trending (w3ct72th)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]

SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]

SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k614q)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 12:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct80h6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:06 on Saturday]

SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k64wv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zss7g22b9gg)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k68mz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 14:06 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
The Climate Question

Stories on why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.

SUN 14:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4wmxc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 14:32 Happy News (w3ct6typ)
Happy News

Positive news stories

SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k6dd3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqnrmtv0rk)
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.

SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k6wcm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz68d0)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4x7n0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 19:32 The Documentary (w3ct80hx)
The Second Map

We remember the attack on Pearl Harbour and the atomic bombing of Japan during World War Two. Yet hundreds of thousands of British and Allied soldiers fought for years on the Asian and Pacific fronts against the Japanese in a brutal war - so why don't we remember it better today? 'The Second Map' charts key moments in this other, lesser known war to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ day, through remarkable audio testimonies that have never been broadcast before, of soldiers and civilians - on all sides.

SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k703r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 on Saturday]

SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k73vw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7g22c8fh)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k77m0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 today]

SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4xlwd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z56)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]

SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]

SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k7cc4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz6rcj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4xqmj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

SUN 23:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70tc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:32 today]

MONDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2025

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k7h38)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4xvcn)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

MON 00:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvcg3k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8bv3y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g1tcy)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct6swc)
The Life Scientific: Claudia de Rham

Claudia de Rham has rather an unusual relationship with gravity.

While she has spent her career exploring its fundamental nature, much of her free time has involved trying to defy it - from scuba diving in the Indian Ocean to piloting small aircraft over the Canadian waterfalls. Her ultimate ambition was to escape gravity’s clutches altogether and become an astronaut, a dream that was snatched away by an unlikely twist of fate.

However, Claudia has no regrets - and says defying gravity for much of her life has helped her to truly understand it.

As Professor of theoretical physics at Imperial College London, she now grapples with deep mathematics, where the fields of particle physics, gravity and cosmology intersect, on a quest to understand how the universe really works. She is a pioneer of the theory of massive gravity, a theory which could take us beyond even Einstein’s theory of relativity and shed light on why the universe is expanding at an ever-increasing rate.

Presented by Jim Al-Khalili
Produced for BBC Studios by Beth Eastwood
Reversion for World Service by Minnie Harrop

MON 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvckvp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8byw2)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g1y42)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st3)
How long will human remains remain?

Once the human species dies out, how long will the things we leave behind exist for?

If intelligent life beams down on our planet millions of years in the future, long after the demise of the human species, will they know that we were ever here? What, if anything, might they find that tells them that human life had existed? And how are we so sure that there wasn't an intelligent civilization on Earth millions of years ago?

That's what listener Steve is asking. To find answers, presenter Caroline Steel unpacks the Silurian hypothesis, which suggests that there might have been intelligent life on earth in the past. Is the fossil record really enough to prove otherwise?

She also meets researchers looking at the technofossils we're creating and leaving behind right now, including the plastics which will easily outlive us. She dredges up evidence that our modern age is changing the geological record forever by creating a new global epoch.

Join Caroline on a deep dive into the geologic forces of deep time – what it can hide and what it reveals.

MON 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvcplt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct80hn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Sunday]

MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g21w6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z56)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]

MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]

MON 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvctby)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8c6cb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g25mb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct7093)
Managing an orchestra

Ella Al-Shamahi talks to women running orchestras in Hungary and the UK.

Orsolya Erdödy is the managing director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra working alongside founder-conductor Iván Fischer. The BFO is rated among the top ten orchestras in the world regularly performing at the world’s most prestigious concert venues. Orsolya is also chief musical advisor of the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, founded in 996 one of the oldest buildings in Hungary. She regularly appears on the Forbes list of most influential Hungarian women.

Sarah Bardwell is the Managing Director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the UK. An orchestra of around 100 musicians it tours globally performing with a range of international artists including Lang Lang, Diana Ross and Andrea Bocelli. As well as marketing, income generation, finance, staff and board management, Sarah is ultimately responsible for all the Orchestra's activities including touring, performances, artistic planning, conductor/artist selection, learning and community partnerships.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

MON 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvcy32)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 05:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8bb3n)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

MON 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvd1v6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 06:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8bfvs)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

MON 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvd5lb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 07:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8bklx)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

MON 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvd9bg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

MON 08:06 The Interview (w3ct7x01)
The Interview

Conversations with people shaping our world. The best interviews from the BBC.

MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g2nlv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6ry1)
Turkey's 'Year of the Family'

Turkey is facing a growing global problem: a declining birth rate. The number of babies being born reached an all-time low in 2024, of 1.48 children born per woman - that’s well below the replacement level of 2.10.

The country's President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is calling the drop in fertility rate "a disaster" and has declared 2025 the "Year of the Family", promising incentives for parents.

President Erdoğan is focusing on saving traditional family values, which he says are under threat, and is encouraging women to have at least three children. However, many in Turkey say it is the faltering economy - with inflation at around 35% - that is making it impossible to grow their families.

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, you can email us: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Emily Wither with Zeynep Bilginsoy

(Picture: A mother holds her baby during a visit to Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on National Sovereignty and Children's Day, a national holiday dedicated to children, in Ankara. Credit: Getty Images)

MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct746j)
Discovering the Titanic

In September 1985, the wreck of the Titanic was discovered around 400 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, during a joint American-French expedition.

It had remained undisturbed, 13,000 feet underwater in the North Atlantic Ocean, since it sank during its maiden voyage in 1912.

The team spotted a boiler using a remotely controlled deep-sea vehicle, called Argo, and a robot named Jason, which led them to the site of the wreck.

In 2012, Louise Hidalgo spoke to some of the explorers and listened to archive recordings.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there.

For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina’s Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall’ speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler’s List; and Jacques Derrida, France’s ‘rock star’ philosopher.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world’s oldest languages.

(Photo: Titantic bow. Credit: Xavier DESMIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76qy)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct6swd)
The Life Scientific: Sir Magdi Yacoub

What does it take to earn the nickname, ‘The Leonardo da Vinci of heart surgery’?

That's the moniker given to today's guest - a man who pioneered high-profile and often controversial procedures, but also helped drive huge medical progress; carrying out around 2,000 heart transplants and 400 dual heart-lung transplants during his 60-year career.

Sir Magdi Yacoub is Emeritus Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Imperial College London, and Director of Research at Harefield Hospital’s Magdi Yacoub Institute.
Inspired by a surgeon father and impacted by the tragic early death of his aunt from a heart condition, his medical career includes various surgical firsts alongside numerous research projects, to further our understanding of and ability to treat heart disease. He headed up the teams that discovered it is possible to reverse heart failure, and that successfully grew part of a human heart valve from stem cells for the first time.

But it hasn't always been plain sailing. At times, his work – such as early, unsuccessful transplant attempts, or using a baboon as a life-support system for a baby – attracted serious public criticism.

Speaking to Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Sir Magdi reflects on the highs and lows of his cardio career, and offers his advice to the next generation of surgeons and researchers hoping to make their mark in heart medicine.

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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7sx5ghht)
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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct6rbz)
Galicia’s wild horses in peril

Europe’s largest herd of wild horses, in north-west Spain, is under threat. Numbers have halved in the last fifty years. Now around ten thousand wild horses roam freely in the hills and mountains of Galicia. But they are facing a number of challenges, not least the loss of their habitat and the threat from their main predator, wolves. There are also legal demands imposed by the regional government which have placed added financial burdens on the local people who, in effect, “own” these horses. And yet Galicia’s wild horses have been an integral part of the local culture for centuries, particularly during annual festivals known as “rapas das bestas,” the shearing of the beasts. The horses are also known as engineers of the landscape, credited with boosting the local flora and fauna and with helping to control forest fires.

John Murphy travels to Galicia to hear what is happening to these extraordinary animals and why they are so important.

Producer and presenter: John Murphy
Co-producer and translator: Esperanza Escribano
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(Image: Galicia’s wild horses Credit: John Murphy/BBC)

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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtt)
In the Studio

The Delacorte Theater, home to New York's beloved free outdoor Shakespeare performances in Central Park, has undergone an $85 million refurbishment.

Now clad in redwood timber from disused water tanks from each of New York’s boroughs, the structure has been made accessible for disabled audiences, actors and backstage workers. It's also been made water and raccoon-proof.

Reporter Jeff Lunden has been following its progress – from a hard-hat tour in freezing February to the summer previews of a new production of Twelfth Night, starring Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave actor Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh from Killing Eve, and Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage.

Produced by Paula McGrath for the BBC World Service

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Flower power

In India, flower waste from temples poses a unique environmental problem - generating nearly a billion tonnes of organic garbage each year. These flowers end up in water bodies or landfills, affecting aquatic life and soil health. Chhavi Sachdev in India explores some innovative solutions that deal with this fragrant, sacred garbage.

A Just Radio production.

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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s72)
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The founding of USAID

On 3 November 1961, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was founded, bringing all existing aid work under one single agency.

A key proponent of it was Barbara Ward, a pioneering British economist and journalist who had the ear of presidents and prime ministers across the world.

Later known as Baroness Jackson, she spoke to the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Oral History Program in 1964 about how the newly independent West African nation of Ghana was one of the first countries to benefit with funds to construct the Volta River Project.

Surya Elango listens back to those archive interviews.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there.

For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina’s Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall’ speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler’s List; and Jacques Derrida, France’s ‘rock star’ philosopher.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world’s oldest languages.

(Photo: Barbara Ward. Credit: Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct7673)
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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp6)
Tech Life

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TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76bh)
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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
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WED 04:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bq)
The Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle: 7. Teacher in space

Nasa needs to kick-start new interest in the space shuttle. After multiple missions, public attention is waning and funding could suffer. Nasa want to do something about it. And come up with an innovative plan.

How about recruiting an astronaut from the classroom? The first teacher on a space mission. Nasa runs a competition, and the winner is Christa McAuliffe, a 36-year-old social studies teacher from New Hampshire. But has she got what it takes for the challenges of space?

This episode contains scenes some listeners may find upsetting.

Some scenes in this series use recreated sound effects.

13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle is a BBC Audio Science Unit production for the BBC World Service.

Hosted by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg, and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.

Archive:
Ronald Reagan announces teacher in space programme, Reagan Library, 1984
George Bush announces Christa McAuliffe as teacher in space, Reagan Archive, 1984
Teacher training KC-135 flight, Nasa Archives, 1985
Teachers watch launch, Nasa Archives, 1985
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The Chindits

During World War Two, an unconventional special force was formed. Known as the Chindits, they fought behind enemy lines in Burma, now Myanmar during 1943 and 1944 in the war against Japan.

Their leader was the charismatic Orde Wingate, a British Army officer.

This programme is made in collaboration with BBC Archives. It contains outdated and offensive language.

Produced and presented by Gill Kearsley.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there.

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You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world’s oldest languages.

(Photo: The Chindits in 1944. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcn)
Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74qc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

WED 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvlpw9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8l2wp)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g924p)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]

WED 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvltmf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcqz61)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

WED 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvlyck)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 15:06 The Interview (w3ct7x6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]

WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g99my)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76fx)
First broadcast 03/09/2025 14:32 GMT

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

WED 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvm23p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 16:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7ny7n)
2025/09/03 15:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.

WED 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvm5vt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 17:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7p1zs)
2025/09/03 16:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.

WED 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvm9ly)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]

WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74qc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

WED 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvmfc2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8ltcg)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g9smg)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6zd5)
2025/09/03 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

WED 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvmk36)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]

WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g9xcl)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjs)
Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

WED 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvmnvb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcrtdy)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

WED 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvmslg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 22:06 The Interview (w3ct7x6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]

WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gb4vv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

WED 22:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

WED 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvmxbl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8m9bz)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gb8lz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76j5)
First broadcast 03/09/2025 21:32 GMT

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

THURSDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvn12q)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct80j6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]

THU 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvn4tv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7sx5n9b0)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

THU 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvn8kz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8mnlc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gbmvc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct80jm)
Germany's timber detectives

Global deforestation rates have increased over the past decade despite tougher regulations. Why? Environmental journalist Becca Warner travels to Hamburg to visit Germany's Timber Detectives, a group who are on the frontline of the war against illegal logging.

THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvndb3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]

THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74qc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvnj27)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8mx2m)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gbwbm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yx)
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

THU 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvnmtc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 05:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8m0ty)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

THU 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvnrkh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 06:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8m4l2)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

THU 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvnw9m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 07:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8m8b6)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

THU 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvp01r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7230)
The Inquiry

The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.

THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gccb4)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s2k)
Business Daily

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74jp)
World's first womb transplant baby

In September 2014, the world's first baby was born to a mother with a transplanted womb, making headlines around the globe.

Malin Stenberg had the pioneering surgery over a year earlier when she received the donated organ from a family friend, giving birth to her son Vincent at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden.

Reena Stanton-Sharma speaks to Prof Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, who was a member of the talented team whose dedication would help bring Vincent into the world.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there.

For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina’s Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall’ speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler’s List; and Jacques Derrida, France’s ‘rock star’ philosopher.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world’s oldest languages.

(Photo: Prof Pernilla Dahm-Kähler. Credit: University of Gothenburg)

THU 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvp3sw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8nht8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gch28)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct80jm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]

THU 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvp7k0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ysg)
The Media Show

Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world.

THU 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gcltd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 10:32 The Documentary (w3ct80hy)
The Second Map

We remember the attack on Pearl Harbour and the atomic bombing of Japan during World War Two. Yet hundreds of thousands of British and Allied soldiers fought for years on the Asian and Pacific fronts against the Japanese in a brutal war - so why don't we remember it better today? 'The Second Map' charts key moments in this other, lesser known war to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ day, through remarkable audio testimonies that have never been broadcast before, of soldiers and civilians - on all sides.

THU 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvpc94)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8nr9j)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gcqkj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct7193)
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THU 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvph18)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxv)
Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

THU 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvplsd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8nzss)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gcz1s)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Wednesday]

THU 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvpqjj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbctw34)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

THU 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvpv8n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7230)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]

THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gd6k1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct75vt)
First broadcast 04/09/2025 14:32 GMT

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

THU 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvpz0s)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 16:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7rv4r)
2025/09/04 15:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.

THU 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvq2rx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 17:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7ryww)
2025/09/04 16:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.

THU 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvq6j1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]

THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

THU 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqb85)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8pq8k)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gdpjk)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z7n)
2025/09/04 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

THU 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqg09)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct80jm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]

THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gdt8p)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yft)
Science in Action

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

THU 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqkrf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcvqb1)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

THU 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqphk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7230)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]

THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gf1ry)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

THU 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqt7p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8q682)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gf5j2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct75y2)
First broadcast 04/09/2025 21:32 GMT

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

FRIDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2025

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqxzt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ysg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gf986)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 00:32 Good Bad Billionaire (w3ct7q8v)
Martha Stewart: The original lifestyle influencer

Martha Stewart revolutionised home entertaining with her recipes, home decor and TV shows, becoming one of the world's most successful women in business. Known as the ultimate homemaker and the "original lifestyle influencer", she's also the USA’s first ever self-made female billionaire. But while the entrepreneur made her fortune as a domestic goddess, Martha Stewart is no trad wife. It took more than crafts and cookbooks to make her fortune. And then it all came crashing down.

BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng are back with a new season of Good Bad Billionaire. In this episode, they're exploring the life of Martha Stewart, charting the lifestyle mogul’s career, from her influence over millions of American homes, to her time in prison, and her ultimate comeback – as a star of social media and the subject of a Netflix documentary, all with Snoop Dogg at her side. Then they decide if they think she’s good, bad, or just another billionaire.

Good Bad Billionaire is the podcast exploring the lives of the super-rich and famous, tracking their wealth, philanthropy, business ethics and success. There are leaders who made their money in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and in high street fashion. From iconic celebrities and CEOs to titans of technology, the podcast unravels tales of fortune, power, economics, ambition and moral responsibility before inviting you to make up your own mind: are they good, bad or just another billionaire?

FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvr1qy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7sx5r673)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvr5h2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8qkhg)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gfjrg)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]

FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvr976)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Thursday]

FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrdzb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8qszq)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gfs7q)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp9)
Blessed with Bread

In Italy, bread is life. With 250 varieties across the country, it’s eaten with almost every meal and takes pride of place at national holidays. The importance of bread speaks to national values of community, tradition, quality and above all - religion. In this edition of Heart and Soul, Australian-Japanese food writer Emiko Davies takes a culinary journey in the spiritual significance of bread in Italy, her adopted home.

A Peanut & Crumb production.

FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrjqg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8pxr1)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrngl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8q1h5)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrs6q)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8q579)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.

FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrwyv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 08:06 Americast (w3ct7t5w)
Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.

FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gg877)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6rsj)
Business Daily

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct7448)
'I started Vinted'

In 2008, Lithuanian student Milda Mitkutė realised she had too many clothes when she was moving out.

She told her friend Justas Janauskas and together they came up with a website to sell them.

It later became Vinted, the online marketplace, which now has more than 500 million items listed for sale across 23 countries.

Milda speaks to Rachel Naylor and tells her that they originally forgot to add a ‘buy’ button.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there.

For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina’s Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall’ speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler’s List; and Jacques Derrida, France’s ‘rock star’ philosopher.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world’s oldest languages.

(Photo: Milda Mitkutė. Credit: Vinted)

FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvs0pz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8rdqc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ggczc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yft)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]

FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvs4g3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wh)
Unexpected Elements

The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way with Unexpected Elements.

FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvs867)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8rn6m)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ggmgm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct714l)
The Global Story

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FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvscyc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh9)
Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct7448)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvshph)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8rwpw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ggvyw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yft)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]

FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvsmfm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcxs07)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvsr5r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 15:06 Americast (w3ct7t5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]

FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gh3g4)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76lf)
First broadcast 05/09/2025 14:32 GMT

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvsvxw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7vr1v)
2025/09/05 15:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.

FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvszp0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7vvsz)
2025/09/05 16:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.

FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvt3f4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]

FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct7448)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvt758)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8sm5n)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ghlfn)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z34)
2025/09/05 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

FRI 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvtbxd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rn0)
BBC OS Conversations

How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world

FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ghq5s)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st4)
Will drinking milk help me live longer?

Milk: drink a lot of it and we’ll grow big and tall with strong bones. That’s what most people are told as children, but just how true is this accepted wisdom? CrowdScience listener JJ is sceptical. He wants to live a healthy life for as long as possible, and he’s wondering whether drinking milk will help or hinder him on this mission.

Milk is our very first drink as babies. But are we meant to continue drinking milk from other animals once we grow up? No other animal does this… so presenter Chhavi Sachdev investigates why we keep drinking it, how some people evolved to tolerate milk past infancy, and why many of us are still lactose intolerant. And being based in India – the world’s largest producer of milk – Chhavi is perfectly placed to trace how trade and mass marketing imposed milk-drinking as a cultural norm, spreading the habit from Europe across the world.

And for people who do drink milk, is it actually providing us any benefits when we’re no longer infants, or could it be fuelling chronic illnesses? And what about other forms of dairy – could cheese or yoghurt be better for us? Chhavi sifts through the complex evidence to try and find the answer.

Presenter: Chhavi Sachdev
Producer: Sophie Ormiston
Series Producer: Ben Motley

FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvtgnj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcym74)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvtldn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

FRI 22:06 Americast (w3ct7t5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]

FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ghyp1)
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FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp9)
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FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8t355)
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.