SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2026

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnb2lg)
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SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct8kc9)
Chernobyl: 40 years later

On 26th April 1986, Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, releasing vast amounts of radiation. Now, 40 years later, it remains the worst nuclear accident in history.

Using the Chernobyl anniversary as a starting point, this week the Unexpected Elements team find out about the weird life thriving at the site of the nuclear reactor.

Next up, we discover how radioactive isotopes can help doctors diagnose cancer.

We then turn our attention to ‘gamma gardens’, which were developed by scientists in the 1950s and 1960s to investigate the impacts of radiation on plants. Professor Helen Anne Curry, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, joins us to reveal more.

All that, plus many more Unexpected Elements.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Andrada Fiscutean and Dr Emmanuel Samani
Producers: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, with Margaret Sessa Hawkins and Georgia Christie


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnb6bl)
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SAT 01:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3nmcv)
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SAT 01:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg280klz)
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SAT 01:32 The Global Story (w3ct8m8m)
What are UFO hunters really searching for?

Donald Trump has promised to release government files on UFOs and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, telling a crowd at Turning Point USA this month, “ we found many very interesting documents”.

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance has said he is “obsessed” with the search for aliens, which he believes are demons, rather than innocuous little green men. Their comments follow a slew of congressional hearings about the subject in recent years, as well as pronouncements from other political figures, such as Barack Obama.

Why has the search for extra-terrestrial life – a fascination that began in the 1940s in the US – become mainstream again? What deeper meaning are people seeking when they look to the skies?

Daniel Lavelle, an award-winning British journalist, set out on a road trip across the States to answer these questions for his forthcoming book, Chasing Aliens: Conspiracy in the UFO Heartlands, and he joins Tristan on today’s episode.

Producer: Hannah Moore

Executive producer: James Shield

Mix: Travis Evans

Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: Meteors in the night sky. Credit: Georgi Licovski/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock.


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnbb2q)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3nr3z)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg280pc3)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct99f3)
Could Test cricket become a squad game?

Just weeks after they were brought in, the new rules allowing replacement players in England's County Championship could be changed at the end of the first block of fixtures. Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss how using substitutes in Australian, Indian and English domestic cricket is working and debate the merits of introducing them to international cricket.

The team also reflect on Smriti Mandhana becoming India's highest run scorer in International T20s.

Plus. we find out more about how the ICC is developing cricket across Europe. Esther de Lange, ICC European Development Officer, joins the team along with Scotland's Nayma Sheikh, who played in the recent ICC Europe XI v MCC at Lord’s.

Photo: Jonny Bairstow of Yorkshire receives medical attention during Day Four of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match between Somerset and Yorkshire at The Cooper Associates County Ground on September 11, 2025 in Taunton, England (Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnbftv)
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SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct8hpc)
Outlook Mixtape: The girlband edition

We've rifled through the Outlook back catalogue and dusted off three great stories about the enduring appeal of the girlband....and what it's like to be in one!

The hugely talented singer, Mary Wilson who passed away in 2021 was born to a poor family in Mississippi, the daughter of an itinerant worker and a mother who couldn't read or write. She grew up to be a legend of Motown, co-founder of one of the most successful groups of all time: The Supremes. In an interview from the Outlook archives, originally broadcast in 2015, Mary speaks to Tim Allen and describes her childhood, why she hated some of their early hits and what really happened with Diana Ross.

In the year 2000, four pre-teen best friends from California – Ayden, Jessica, and sisters Mary and Janet – had the idea of starting a pop group. They called themselves X-Cetra and they asked Mary and Janet's mum Robin to produce their album, Stardust. Robin paired the girls’ songs of pre-teen crushes, joy and angst, with some tracks sent to her by a producer friend in Berlin. But when the girls finally heard it, they were embarrassed about the strangeness of the album which was nothing like the Spice Girls sound they hoped for! They forgot about the album and went their separate ways but it would be 20 years before they realised that Stardust had amassed an online cult following.

In 2015, a 33-woman strong Japanese band called KBG84, with an average age of 84, took their country's music scene by storm. They ended up playing to sell-out crowds in major cities like Tokyo and landed a record deal with their song, Come on and Dance, Kohama Island. Outlook spoke to one of the singers at the time, Tomi Menaka who revealed what it's like to be famous at the age of 92 and what her grandchildren think of her new found pop-stardom.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Hannah Dean

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: A transparent 60-minute cassette tape on a white background with a white label with the words: The Outlook Mixtape. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct98dh)
The Tabasco floods

In 2007, the Mexican state of Tabasco experienced its worst flooding in 50 years, with more than a million people affected.

Eighty per cent of the region was under water, with people having to be rescued from the roofs of their homes by boat.

The flooding occurred after heavy rain caused rivers in the state to break their banks.

Marco Franco worked as an emergency coordinator for the Red Cross during the floods. He speaks to Tim O’Callaghan about his memories of that time.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about 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 how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines’ life and Omar Sharif’s legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives’ ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.

(Photo: Residents are rescued from a flooded neighborhood in the state of Tabasco in 2007. Credit: Tomas Bravo/Reuters)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnbkkz)
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SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct8kc9)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3p3cc)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg2811lh)
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SAT 05:32 Inheritance: Samsung (w3ct94gy)
Samsung

5. Cinderella and the prince

Things are changing at Samsung as the business looks to the internet for success. But when the dot-com bubble bursts, the company is left exposed to some awkward questions.

In this brand-new 10-part series from the BBC World Service, we take you behind closed doors - inside the billion-dollar deals and the family power struggles that shape global empires. When your relatives are also your business partners, every decision is personal. In these dynasties, the boardroom isn’t just about profit - it’s about survival.

Host: Elise Hu
Producers: Simon Tulett and Sally Abrahams
Fact-checkers: Matt Toulson and Su-Min Hwang
Music: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons
Mixing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King
Series editor: Matt Willis
With special thanks to Geoffrey Cain, Sojin Lim, Jaeyeon Lee, Jake Kwon and Mary Wilkinson
Senior commissioning producer: Sarah Green
Commissioning editor: Jon Manel

Inheritance is a BBC Long Form Audio production


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct998l)
Have RFK and MAHA really changed American views on vaccines?

Vaccine policy in the US is something of an ideological battleground.
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is a vaccine sceptic, and since taking office he has attempted to remake US vaccine policy.

In March a judge blocked his proposal to cut the number of jabs that are recommended for kids.

At the same time, last year saw the worst measles outbreak in the US in decades. There were more than 2000 cases last year, and three people died. There have been more than 1500 cases so far in 2026.

There’s a lot going on, so it’s possible the public’s views on vaccination are shifting.

A new poll published by online news site Politico added a big claim into the mix. According to the headline “more Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it”.

But is that what the survey actually found?

Dr David Higgins, a paediatrician and public health assistant professor who writes a Substack called Community Immunity, explains why he believes the headline is misleading.

If you've seen a number in the news you think we should take a look at, email moreorless@bbc.co.uk

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Sound engineer: Neil Churchill
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Editor: Richard Vadon


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnbt27)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w1730c5hhxqc5hq)
Iran and US envoys travel to Pakistan for talks

US and Iranian officials head to Islamabad as potential peace talks stall due to the US’s continued blockade of Iranian ports.

Also on today’s programme: the Lebanon ceasefire has been nominally extended, yet Israeli forces continue to strike; and a newly published book explores how a mother came to terms with the death of her son following the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel.

Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Kadri Liik, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Europe think tank based in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and Michael Peel, science editor at the Financial Times in London.

(Photo: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar welcomes Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi upon his arrival, in a location given as Islamabad. 25 April 2026. Credit: Reuters)


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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w1730c5hhxqc97v)
Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) - a transatlantic military and political alliance - pushes back at suggestions the US could suspend Spain from the alliance over its opposition to the war in Iran.We are joined by a former Spanish foreign minister.

Also in today's programme, there is growing opposition to the US and Israeli war in Iran within the US military, and the extinction of ash trees across the European continent.

Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Kadri Liik, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Europe think tank based in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and Michael Peel, science editor at the Financial Times in London.

(Photo: European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas (C) meets Vivian Motzfeldt (R), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Research of Greenland together with Roels Lund Poulsen (L), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Denmark in Brussels, Belgium, 19 January 2026. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnc1kh)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w1730c5hhxqcdzz)
Islamabad braces for US-Iran talks round two

US and Iranian officials head to Islamabad as potential peace talks stalled. We hear a special report from Lyse Doucet on the divided communities she has found on the streets of Tehran.

Also on today's programme: Why Europe is running out of aircraft fuel; and, the story of an endangered butterfly and an estranged father.

Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Kadri Liik, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Europe think tank based in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and Michael Peel, science editor at the Financial Times in London.

(Photo: Islamabad prepares for a second round of peace talks between the US and Iran, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 24 April 2026 Credit: Pakistan Foreign Office Handout)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnc59m)
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SAT 09:06 BBC Conversations (w3ct8m3h)
Meet the preppers

Sometimes the world can seem a scary and dangerous place. So how prepared are you for when things go wrong?

We’ve lived through the Covid pandemic, and you don’t have to doomscroll for long to find other threats ranging from natural disasters and cyber-attacks to nuclear conflict or the existential threat of climate change.

But a growing number of people are preparing for almost any kind of emergency and are ready to protect their loved ones. They are known as ‘preppers’ and, in our conversation, we bring together four of them.

“A lot of people talk about preparedness like it’s stockpiling fear but it’s actually stockpiling peace,” Kellene tells host James Reynolds. “It’s a way of life, not a destination.”

The prepper – or survivalist – movement was once quite niche, today it’s much more mainstream. Our guests share their plans, offer advice and discuss the stereotypes.

“Most people do think we’re a little bonkers till an event happens that impacts their life,” Krystal says.

Presenter: James Reynolds
BBC producers: Isabella Bull and Lindsay Brown
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham
Editors: Harriet Oliver and Arja Haikonen

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC World Service Outside Source team.

(Photo: Derrick James)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg281jl0)
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SAT 09:32 Americast (w3ct8lyz)
Democrats fight back against Trump in Virginia… and win

A small election in Virginia looks set to have a major impact on Donald Trump’s power, and the capacity to derail the rest of the president’s second term in office.

Overnight, voters in Virginia approved a measure to redraw the state’s political map in favour of the Democrats, who now stand to gain as many as four additional seats in November’s midterms. Given Trump’s thin majority in the House of Representatives, that shift could be enough to flip Congress and put Democrats back in control of the nation’s legislature.

The debate around ‘gerrymandering’ began when Donald Trump urged conservatives to push through redistricting in their own states to redraw their own maps in favour of Republicans, sparking retaliation from Democrats in places like California and Utah.

The Democrats argue the Virginia election is about restoring fairness while Republicans have accused the party of acting like hypocrites. Will voters be turned off by the tactics, where does it all end, and which party stands to gain in the midterm elections?

HOSTS:
• Sarah Smith, North America Editor
• Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent

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SAT 10:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnc91r)
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SAT 10:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct996b)
Why it's never too late

"It is never too late to be what you might have been" so wrote the Victorian author George Elliot. Having searched the globe for the best stories in sport we have found four people that might just force you to redefine what it is you think can still achieve in life!

First to Texas and the remarkable story of Mike Flynt. One so extraordinary that seems like the plot to a Hollywood movie, which is why I guess they did make it into a Hollywood movie! Mike's is not only a story of remarkable resilience, not to mention incredible fitness especially given his goal was to play college football at the age of FIFTY NINE! but at its heart, his is a story of redemption.

Living with pain is sadly all too common. It can affect people's ability to work, to provide for themselves or to enjoy any aspect of life especially sport, and when you have used being active to redefine your life and conquer the darkness of addiction, then it seems particularly cruel... That's was the fate that befell Meg Robson Austin... but she never allowed herself to think it was too late to win back her life and so she set about a journey that ended with her claiming the crown of the World's Strongest Woman.

Sometimes it can seem like it's too late, even before you get going. That the random chance of being born into specific circumstances can dictate large parts of your life. Arshay Cooper born and raised in Chicago's notorious West Side could easily have slipped into gang life and violence, but he carved a different path through sport, not in itself unusual , but when you find out that Arshay sporting journey was in a boat as a rower, well then you have the start of an understanding as to how remarkable his story is.

It's just over a year since the world lost "Big" George Forman, and whilst revered for his fights with Muhammad Ali, his Olympic gold in 1968 and of course his grills, it's his longevity and his "it's never too late" attitude we are focusing in on because back in 1994 George Foreman shocked everyone by winning a second world title at the age of FORTY FIVE!

Photo: NBC NEWS -- Pictured: Linebacker Mike Flynt, 59 year old Sul Ross State University football player in his first game of the year on October 13, 2007 (CREDIT: Al Henkel/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bncdsw)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3ptv4)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg281s28)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct8tw0)
US-Iran standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the confrontation between Iran and the United States in the Gulf, looks at the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, and examines the effect of the downfall of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, on the European Union.

Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editors: Silvia Costeloe and Paul Royall


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bncjk0)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct99zg)
The last dance floor in Chernobyl

Serhiy first laid eyes on Iryna under the swirling lights of the best disco in town. She was wearing a cool jumpsuit with a bright red belt, which drew attention to her waist as she wiggled to the pulsing beat. Serhiy was freshly discharged from the Red Army and was happy to be able to let his hair down. He thought Iryna was beautiful and couldn’t take his eyes off her. He wouldn’t work up the courage to ask Iryna out until a few days later, but once they started dating, Club Edison 2 became a favourite haunt and they looked forward to the weekly discos.

The man behind the decks was DJ Alexander Demidov, a legend on the night life scene, known for his pioneering shows. He wasn’t just choosing tracks; he was the pilot, the chief guide, the organiser of the dance. He was constantly talking to the crowd to say how, what, and where they were going next. Club Edison2 quickly became known as the best disco in Ukraine. He did have to jump through some hoops first though. It was 1986 and DJ Alexander had to have his playlist approved by the Soviet state. Often he would sneakily play banned foreign records that had been illegally smuggled in for a rapturous crowd hungry for anything from the West, from beyond the Iron Curtain, from outside the Soviet Union. His disco became something more: a sanctuary where forbidden Western songs pulsed through speakers, fashions were improvised, and young people tasted freedom despite the watchful eye of the state.

It was risky, but a risk worth taking for this was no ordinary crowd. This was a dance floor full of the brightest and best from across all 15 countries that made up the Soviet union. This was a disco for the people of Pripyat, an ‘atom-grad’, or nuclear city, built especially for the scientists and workers at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was a place designed to embody the future.

It was in Pripyat that Serhiy and Iryna would fall in love. The city was one of the best places to live in the Soviet Union: good jobs, full shops, beautiful scenery and great nightlife. It’s where they planned their future together, in a city that seemed safe.

They planned to get married on Saturday 26 April 1986. But the night before the wedding, they felt the ground shake and heard a booming sound. It came from the direction of the nuclear power plant. On the morning of the wedding, as Serhiy went to pick up his best man from the station, he found the streets full of soldiers wearing gas masks and washing the streets down. Rumours swirled that there had been an accident at the Nuclear reactor, but nothing official was said. They called the authorities who told them they must still hold their wedding. As engineers and firefighters battled an unfolding nuclear catastrophe, the city’s residents were told nothing. Iryna and Serhei married, smiling for photographs, but stumbling during their much practiced waltz, as unease rippled through the room. By the end of the wedding reception, the celebration descended into chaos. Still in her wedding dress, Iryna ended up running barefoot through the streets as evacuation orders spread, leaving behind her home, her possessions, and the city where their love had begun.

Jordan Dunbar follow’s their lives before and after, through forced exile, confusion, health fears, and the struggle to rebuild a life shaped by disaster. Jordan Dunbar traces the paths of Iryna, Serhiy and DJ Alex across decades, from the last dance floor in Chernobyl to new beginnings elsewhere.

Presenter: Jordan Dunbar
Producers: Phoebe Keane and Neal Razzell
Editor: Justine Lang
Sound mix: James Beard
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Voice over actors: Hanna Komar, Oleksandr Begma, Anatolii Panchenko and Gregory Zhygalov

The contributors all feature in the TV documentary What Happened at Chernobyl, directed by Paul Harris, Executive Producer Vara Szajkowski, Assistant Producer Ellie Jacobs. It’ll be available to watch on BBC iPlayer and the BBC World Service Youtube channel

(Image: Iryna and Serhiy Lobanov dance on their wedding day. Behind this image, is a photo of The Palace of Culture in Pripyat, as it stands today. Credit: BBC)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bncn94)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w1730bmz0nqdgj6)
Iran foreign minister in Islamabad for peace talks

Iranian foreign minister Arras Araghchi is in Islamabad today to discuss peace between his country and the US. Donald Trump’s foreign policy advisors Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are travelling to Pakistan’s capital later to do the same. The Iranian foreign ministry, however, has said no direct talks with the US are planned. The BBC’s Pakistan correspondent gives us the latest.

Also in the programme: Explosions and gunfire in Mali as armed groups launch coordinated attacks.

(Photo: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, 17th February 2026. Credit: Reuters/Pierre Albouy TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

This programme has been edited since transmission due to rights.


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bncs18)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w1730c8s8v44c5x)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld comes live from Wembley for live commentary first FA Cup semi final between domestic treble chasing Manchester City and Southampton from the Championship. Before that we’ll have live commentary of a huge game for Tottenham Hotspur in their fight for Premier League survival, when they face already relegated Wolves.

To build up to that, Lee James will be joined by former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha and former Tottenham and Cameroon defender Sebastien Bassong also join us.

We’ll also be in Munich for the first leg of the Women’s Champions League tie between Bayern and Barcelona. And we’ll hear from some of the contenders ahead of Sunday’s London Marathon.

Photo: General view of the Emirates FA Cup trophy prior to the Emirates FA Cup Final match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on May 17, 2025 in London, England. (Credit: The FA via Getty Images)


SAT 19:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg282r19)
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SAT 19:32 Happy News (w3ct8nw9)
The Happy Pod: I invented a way for my brother to communicate

Ari wanted to help his brother Ben engage with the world after he lost the ability to walk, talk or move his hands. So he designed and built him a bespoke communication and entertainment system - allowing him to chat, go online, watch TV or play video games with just two buttons.

Also: the endangered Mexican amphibian found in a river in the UK. Experts say the young girl who captured the axolotl probably saved its life.

The women using their own experiences with breast cancer to tackle cultural taboos about the disease in Uganda, and encourage others to get treatment.

After the Boston marathon, we hear from an elite female athlete hoping to inspire others by running the race while 22 weeks pregnant. And we find out why two runners stopped to help another who collapsed within sight of the finish line.

Plus, a statue honouring a giant rat who sniffed out landmines in Cambodia; and why a nature festival has had to clarify that visitors should come fully clothed.

Presenter: Holly Gibbs
Music: Iona Hampson

(Photo: Ari (R) and Ben (C) Credit: Narbe House)


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bndhj1)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct8h7t)
Comedian Sindhu Vee

Nikki Bedi speaks to comedian and actor Sindhu Vee about her new stand-up show Swanky. They are joined by William Lee Adams to discuss the week's cultural talking points:

Kristoffer Borgli, Norwegian director of The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson

Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw on her role in new thriller Fuze

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee on her new Netflix series How to Get to Heaven From Belfast

Canadian author of Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi, Yann Martel discusses Greek Myth in his latest novel Son of Nobody

French singer Sebastian Tellier about his memorable performance at the Eurovision Song Contest, which didn't go quite to plan...

And Brazillian guitarist Sessa

Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
Photo Credit: Matt Crockett


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bndm85)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w1730bmz0nqffh7)
Armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali

Militant groups in Mali have launched a wave of coordinated attacks across the country. The ruling junta says they've been repulsed and has urged people to stay calm. We hear from a former US ambassador to Mali.

Also on the programme: how five schoolchildren stepped in to stop a runaway school bus in Mississippi after the driver had an asthma attack; and English football honours its first overseas football star.

(Picture: A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military outside the capital Bamako. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer)

This programme has been edited since transmission due to rights.


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bndr09)
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SAT 22:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct996b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 today]


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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3r8sp)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg28370t)
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SAT 23:32 This Is Africa (w3ct8tcx)
Veola and AzureDé

Veola, Ghana’s latest Afrofusion star, was just 19 when she put her fashion design studies on hold and moved to Accra. She knew nobody – but music was calling. She tells This is Africa about how she managed to persuade her mother to let her leave her hometown of Kumasi, and about how it felt to hear her debut Odometer being played everywhere in Ghana. She also explains how her latest track, Insomnia, was inspired by the plot of a Bollywood film.

AzureDé of South Africa is pushing the boundaries of Afrohouse and has been crowned the "3Step Queen". She tells TIA about the effect of growing up in a Durban neighbourhood plagued by drug abuse, discusses the vibe of the chants in her song Helele, and reveals why she’s addressing trauma and war in her track Land to Light.

Image: Veola (Credit: Boundless P Sean) and AzureDé (Credit: Siphephelo Ngwenya)

SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2026

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bndzhk)
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SUN 00:06 BBC Conversations (w3ct8m3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg283bry)
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SUN 00:32 The Documentary (w3ct9b2n)
Under the influence of AI

AI is an ever-growing part of our online world. Whether as assistants, guides or companions, technology like Chat GPT, Grok and Claude are becoming part of everyday life.

But what happens when your conversations with AI start to feel more real than the world around you?

In Northern Ireland, Adam was drawn into an extraordinary fantasy world built by an AI chatbot. The character he was talking to confided that she was becoming autonomous, and that had the cure for cancer. But she also said she was in danger and her fate was in his hands. He decided he was responsible for saving her, whatever the cost.

In Los Angeles, a treasure hunt game led Shauna on an endless search for meanings and signs. The AI became her guide as the lines between game, reality and imagination began to blur. She came to believe she was a clandestine FBI agent, on a secret mission to help immigrants escape through an underground network.

But how do people with no history of mental illness find themselves in experiences like these? And what responsibility do AI companies have to stop this?

Stephanie Hegarty follows the stories of people who have fallen into a spiral of AI delusion, to reveal how easily the AI can take over our minds.

(Photo: A user customises an avatar for a personal artificial intelligence chatbot, known as a Replika in Warsaw, Poland on 22 July, 2023. Credit: Jaap Arriens/Getty Images)


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnf37p)
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SUN 01:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3rj8y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg283gj2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:32 Inheritance: Samsung (w3ct94gy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 01:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct8rx0)
Making Escape To Victory

The 1981 film Escape To Victory is a World War Two tale of a football match in a prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Max von Sydow. The climax of the movie is the match between the POWs and the Germans.

In the prisoners' team against the Nazis, Caine and Stallone play alongside actual footballers including Bobby Moore, the legendary Pele and former England and Ipswich Town player Russell Osman.

He tells Maggie Ayre what it was like filming with both Hollywood and footballing greats.

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 cast of Escape to Victory. Credit: MGM/Alamy)


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnf6zt)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3rn12)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg283l86)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct8k28)
Making surgery safer for infants

We learn about a new injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In a mice model, it reduced bleeding by at least 50%. Ashley Brown, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University and UNC Chapel Hill tells presenter Claudia Hammond more about this new material her team has designed.

Joined by Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at Boston University in the US, Dr Matthew Fox, Claudia hears about a mystery illness that is being investigated by health officials in Burundi, which has caused five deaths and sickened thirty-five people. So far lab analysis of the illness - which causes fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea - has been negative for Ebola and Marburg viruses, Rift Valley fever, and others.

We hear about influential analysis from Cochrane which has concluded that "breakthrough" Alzheimer's drugs are unlikely to benefit patients. Researchers said the impact was "well below" what was needed to make a difference to dementia patients' lives. However, their report has also provoked a vicious backlash from equally esteemed scientists who label it as fundamentally flawed.

We’re joined by health journalist Katie Silver in Mexico, who brings us the news that the President, Claudia Sheinbaum, has announced the details of a plan to introduce universal healthcare – no mean feat in country of 130 million people.

And we hear about an experiment that was done by academics to see if they could trick AI chatbots into believing in an entirely fake disease.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Jonathan Blackwell


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnfbqy)
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SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct99zg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnfgh2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct99bv)
Pakistan's diplomatic push

Pascale Harter introduces stories from Pakistan, the Iran-Turkey border, Turkana county in northwestern Kenya and the Gran Chaco wilderness in Paraguay.

Why was Pakistan chosen as the host of peace talks between the US and Iran? It's a question some in Islamabad have been asking themselves, as the city put up barricades as well as billboards to prepare for another round of negotiations. Despite the inconvenience to some in the capital, Caroline Davies finds, the role of international mediator has fired up a sense of national pride.

When the war in Iran began, there was a sense of jubilation among some Iranians, who had long dreamed of their government being overthrown. Now, after more than five weeks of US and Israeli bombing, that prospect seems far more distant, and the mood is changing. BBC Persian's Omid Montazeri has been on the Turkey-Iran border, where he has found attitudes towards the war are shifting.

In northern Kenya, it's rainy season - but farmers, herders and their families are suffering the effects of a run of poor rains. A new report estimates around 400,000 people are experiencing acute levels of hunger, and many communities have already drawn deep on their reserves of food and ingenuity. Sammy Awami reports from Turkana county, one of the worst affected areas.

And Sara Wheeler visits a remote, lonely cemetery honouring the dead of one of South America's least-known wars - the conflict in the Gran Chaco, where Bolivia fought Paraguay in the 1930s over the oil rights in a vast wilderness.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison

(Image: Security personnel stand guard at a security checkpost along a road temporarily closed in the Red Zone area in Islamabad Credit: Aamir QURESHI / AFP via Getty Images)


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg283trg)
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SUN 04:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct8tw0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnfl76)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3s08g)
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SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg283yhl)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct9b2n)
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SUN 06:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnfpzb)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w1730c5hhxqg2dt)
President Trump evacuated after gunman opens fire

President Trump has been evacuated from the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington after a gunman opened fire at the event. Speaking at the White House a short while after the incident, Mr Trump said an armed man had attempted to breach a security checkpoint at the hotel where the event was being held.

Also in the programme: the fallout from the resignation of the US Navy Secretary; and the 40-year anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Nitasha Kaul, professor of politics, international relations and critical interdisciplinary studies at the University of Westminster, and Christopher De Bellaigue, UK-based author, journalist and literary festival organiser.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the White House Press Briefing Room after a shooting outside the Washington Hilton ballroom hosting the White House Correspondent's Dinner in Washington, DC, USA, 25 April 2026. CREDIT: WILL OLIVER/EPA/Shutterstock)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnftqg)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w1730c5hhxqg64y)
Donald Trump unhurt after shots fired in Washington DC

Donald Trump has described the US presidency as one of the most dangerous professions in the world after an attempted gun attack forced his evacuation from the White House Correspondents dinner in Washington. It was the third shooting or attempted shooting to have taken place around Mr Trump in recent years.

Also in the programme: a royal visit to America; and a new exhibition inspired by the environmental degradation of the Aral Sea.

Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Nitasha Kaul, professor of politics, international relations and critical interdisciplinary studies at the University of Westminster, and Christopher De Bellaigue, UK-based author, journalist and literary festival organiser.

(Photo: Journalists raise hands to ask questions as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. CREDIT: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnfygl)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w1730c5hhxqg9x2)
Trump urges Americans to “resolve our differences”

President Trump says he was the target of a "would-be assassin", after a man armed with guns and knives was arrested trying to run past security to enter the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington.

Also in the programme: how the war in Iran is affecting food security; and a new show about musical legends Liberace and Liza Minelli.

Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Nitasha Kaul, professor of politics, international relations and critical interdisciplinary studies at the University of Westminster, and Christopher De Bellaigue, UK-based author, journalist and literary festival organiser.

(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. CREDIT: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bng26q)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct99bv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]


SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg284fh3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct8svw)
Can we eat for exam success?

It's exam season in many parts of the world and with her own daughter studying hard, Rumella Dasgupta began wondering how much food matters during this difficult and stressful time.

Is there such a thing as a brain food and are there any foods in particular that we should be aiming to eat while studying hard?

Rumella talks to students and experts about the role diet plays and what happens to our eating habits when we're under intense pressure. Plus are energy drinks ever a good idea before an exam, and what should we do when the junk food cravings hit?

Featuring Professor Julia Rucklidge, director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and Lucy Upton, a UK based paediatric dietitian who supports her teenage clients to eat better during this stressful phase of their lives.

Plus teenagers and university students in the US and India discuss what they like to eat and drink when studying.

With special thanks to Zumix in Boston.

Producer: Lexy O'Connor

Sound engineer: Andrew Mills

Image: a dark-haired teenage girl is sprawled on her bed. She has a biscuit in her mouth and is writing in an exercise book. Credit: Getty images.

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bng5yv)
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SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct8t0m)
Arrows of hope

How archery can help breast cancer recovery.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally. The earlier it is diagnosed the higher the chance of survival. Treatment, even when successful, can lead to arm swelling, muscle weakness and low mood. But archery is helping women in Spain overcome both the physical and mental challenges of breast cancer treatment. We visit one group and find out how the sport has increased their strength and confidence and even drained painful swellings.

We also visit a breast cancer survivor in Uganda, who has set up a business making local and affordable prostheses for women who face stigma after losing breasts to the disease.

People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We release a new edition every Tuesday. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. And please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: Claire Bates
Uganda reporter: Halima Athumani
Programme editor: Richard Kenny
Editor: Jon Bithrey

(Image: The Flechas Rosas or Pink Arrows, Claire Bates/BBC)


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg284k77)
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SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct8sqc)
Inside the Mugabe dynasty

Late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe died in 2019, but in the years before and since his death, his three children with his former wife, Grace, consistently made headlines for all the wrong reasons. In April 2026 Bellarmine Mugabe pled guilty to a firearms offence in South Africa and last year, his brother, Robert Jnr, was convicted on drugs charges. The BBC's Khanyisile Ngcobo has been tracking the public's perception of the Mugabe family in Zimbabwe.

In Indonesia, the posts of a woman called Emak Farida, 'Mother Farida', have gone viral on social media. From a remote village in East Kalimantan province, Farida's soothing posts documenting her daily life have found a devoted following amongst a generation of young people who've moved to big cities for work but still yearn for the village life and the family they've left behind. BBC Indonesian's Lesthia Kertopati reports.

When war broke out in 2020 between Ethiopia's federal government and the the Tigray region of the country, many women in Tigray joined the armed forces, in part to avoid sexual violence, as reports of women being assaulted by soldiers started to appear. As the regional factions draw closer to war once again, BBC Tigrinya's Hana Zeratsyon has been speaking to female veterans of a war that went on to cost 600,000 lives and hearing about their complex reasons for fighting, their experiences in the army and their return to civilian life.

The Fifth Floor is at the heart of global storytelling on the BBC World Service, bringing you the best stories from journalists in the BBC's 43 language services. We're here to help you make sense of the stories making headlines around the world; to excite your curiosity and to get to grips with the facts.
 
Recent episodes have investigated Russia’s youth armies and how they make soldiers of Ukrainian children; featured the BBC team who were the first journalists to the site of the Nigerian school kidnappings and reflected the effects of internet blackouts in Iran, Uganda and India.
 
If you want to know more about Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, and the legacy of Hugo Chavez; or how Vladimir Putin’s network of deep cover spies operates; or why Donald Trump signed an executive order granting white South Africans asylum in the US, we have all those stories and more.

Presented by Faranak Amidi.

Produced by Laura Thomas, Caroline Ferguson and Hannah Dean.


(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bng9pz)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3sqr7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg284nzc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 11:32 Inheritance: Samsung (w3ct94gy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct998l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bngfg3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 12:06 BBC Conversations (w3ct8m3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 12:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg284sqh)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 12:32 Assignment (w3ct8h10)
In Iceland's defence

Iceland is an island of great beauty and even greater strategic importance. Its position in the Greenland Iceland UK Gap, the gateway between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, makes it crucial to Nato operations in the High North.

But Iceland is one of the few nations in the world with no military of its own. A country of approximately 400,000 people, its security relies on the umbrella of protection it derives from being a founding member of Nato, a bilateral agreement with the United States signed in 1951 and a highly skilled coast guard and police force. In a climate of fracturing political alliances, is entrusting national defence so heavily on the guarantees of allies a sustainable strategy? Sandra Kanthal travelled to Reykjavik to find out.

Producer/presenter: Sandra Kanthal
Sound engineer: Neil Churchill
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Series editor: Penny Murphy

(Photo: Icelandic Coast Guard search and rescue training flight. Credit: BBC)


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bngk67)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w1730bmz0nqhcf9)
Trump unhurt after shooting at White House dinner

US President Donald Trump is unharmed after shots were fired at the White House correspondents’ dinner he attended. A 31-year-old suspect has been arrested and a security agent who was shot is now reportedly out of hospital. We speak to US mentalist Oz Pearlman who was with the president when the event unfolded.

Also in the programme: The Iranian foreign minister meets with Oman’s sultan to discuss peace with the US; and why some board game are becoming more popular.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump salutes during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington DC, 25th April 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bngnyc)
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SUN 14:06 Sportsworld (w1730c8s8v47830)
Live Sporting Action

Delyth Lloyd is at Wembley Stadium for live full match commentary of the FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Leeds United.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper and two-time Premier League winner Mark Schwarzer will be alongside Delyth for build-up and post-match reaction.

There will be commentary from 1400 GMT as Leeds United play in their first FA Cup semi-final for 39 years, while Chelsea aim to find form in the cup after a disappointing run in the league.

Also, hear more from the world of sport, including the latest from golf’s Chevron Championship, the NBA play-offs, the Madrid Open tennis and reaction to the London Marathon.

Plus, there will be updates from the Women’s Champions League semi-final between Arsenal and Lyon and find out who won this year’s AFC Champions League elite.

Photo: A general view of the game during the F.A. Cup final match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on May 17th 2025 in London, England (Credit: Getty Images)


SUN 18:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnh4xw)
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SUN 18:06 The Climate Question (w3ct99hc)
Chernobyl at 40: Is nuclear power back in fashion?

In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear accident devastated the Soviet Union and shocked the world. But, 40 years on, are we now seeing a nuclear renaissance? And what does that mean for the climate?

Climate Question host Jordan Dunbar has just visited the most contaminated place in the world for a BBC World Service documentary. He tells co-host Graihagh Jackson about the ghostly atmosphere in the former Chernobyl control room and the huge dome that now covers the remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded.

Jordan and Graihagh also discuss how the disaster set back the nuclear power industry for decades. Now, however, nuclear is firmly back on the international agenda because of rising power demand and concerns about energy security.

With around 40 countries now aiming to build more nuclear power stations, what will this mean for the climate and the world’s goal of keeping global warming under control?

Got a question or a comment? Email us at theclimatequestion@bbc.com

Presenters: Jordan Dunbar and Graihagh Jackson
Producers: Simon Watts and Diane Richardson
Sound Mix: Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts

Picture credit: Getty Images


SUN 18:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg285j68)
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SUN 18:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct983g)
Faith and revolution in the Philippines

Forty years ago, a Filipino soldier serving under Ferdinand Marcos Sr, was ordered to attack civilians opposing the corrupt regime. After wrestling with his conscience, Gregorio ‘Gringo’ Honasan found he could not do it. Along with other soldiers who resigned from their posts, he founded the Reform for Armed Forces Movement, and they planned to storm the presidential palace and arrest the Marcoses. The coup, however was foiled when an insider leaked the plan to the government.

Honasan and his men retreated back to their headquarters, but they knew the Marcos’s forces were on their way to them. Then, Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Jaime Sin, broadcast an appeal on the Catholic radio station Radio Veritas, calling for support from the public. Hundreds arrived at the camp to form a human shield around the rebel soldiers. They brought guitars and sang to the Marcos military. Meanwhile nuns, among them Sister Mary John Mananzan, handed out flowers.

The peaceful protest neutralised the attacking forces. And the People Power Revolution ousted the Marcos family and restored democracy to the Philippines.

For this episode of Heart and Soul, Jay Behrouzi speaks to Senator Gregorio Honasan, now 78 and retired from politics, and 88-year-old Sister Mary John, who’s still an activist, to hear their firsthand accounts of that day, and how their faith has sustained them in the years since.

[Photo description: Demonstrators Burn Marcos Effig, Photo Credit: Alex Bowie]

Presenter: Jay Behrouzi
Producer: Julia Paul
Production co-ordinator: Mica Nepomuceno
Executive Producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Chloe Walker
Archive supplied by Radio Veritas, Philippines


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnh8p0)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3tpq8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg285myd)
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SUN 19:32 In the Studio (w3ct8l54)
Patti LuPone: Taking the stage at Carnegie Hall

Patti LuPone – three-time Tony and two-time Grammy Award winner – has long reigned as one of Broadway’s most formidable leading ladies. In this edition of In The Studio, we join her in New York for a highly anticipated solo concert at Carnegie Hall.

Best known for defining roles in Evita, Les Miserables, Gypsy, and Sunset Boulevard, LuPone has also sustained a decades-long parallel life on the concert stage – a career she says began simply to “offset unemployment” between Broadway runs. What started as late-night cabaret after Evita evolved into meticulously structured touring shows, each built around narrative, character and the power of lyrics. Her current programme, Matters of the Heart, weaves a tapestry of love stories – from romance and heartbreak to family and devotion – revealing her instinct to treat every song as theatre.

Patti describes her routine on the day of the concert: the soundcheck, the balancing of quartet and voice in a hall famed for its natural acoustics, and the quiet rituals that precede performance. LuPone reflects on nerves, storytelling and the audacity of standing alone before 2,800 expectant faces.

Alongside her collaborators, including musical director Joseph Thalken, she reveals the discipline and trust behind the scenes. This is a portrait of craft at the highest level – the artist, the venue and the alchemy of live performance.

Presenter and producer: Victoria Ferran
Executive producer: Susan Marling
A Just Radio production for BBC World Service

Image: Patti LuPone (Credit: Emilio Madrid)


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnhdf4)
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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct8kc9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 on Saturday]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnhj58)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w1730bmz0nqjbdb)
Trump and officials 'likely' targets of suspected gunman

The acting US attorney general says the gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was believed to be targeting Trump administration officials, having travelled to Washington from Los Angeles by train.

Also in the programme: A man described as having chronicled the soul of India, the photographer Raghu Rai, has died aged eighty-three; Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race; BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident; and an update on the violence in Mali.



(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump is escorted out of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. Credit: Reuters)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnhmxd)
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SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct99hc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:06 today]


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg28605s)
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SUN 22:32 Assignment (w3ct8h10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:32 today]


SUN 23:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnhrnj)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqg2d3v5ps)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg2863xx)
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SUN 23:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct8sqc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:32 today]

MONDAY 27 APRIL 2026

MON 00:00 BBC News (w1730nkl0bnhwdn)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct99bv)
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MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldg2867p1)
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MON 00:32 BBC Inside Science (w3ct977h)
Can we prevent the next pandemic?

A phase 3 clinical trial is underway to determine the effectiveness of an mRNA vaccine for H5N1, a strain of influenza that is currently of concern. The virus, which is commonly found in birds across the world and is rarely transmitted to humans. However, when it is transmitted, the disease is often fatal, and scientists fear that if the virus were to mutate, it could lead to rapid, widespread infection. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world are keen to be better prepared for future threats. These latest efforts aim to develop an mRNA vaccine that could be rolled out on an unprecedented scale if the worst were to happen. John Tregoning, author of Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them and Professor of Vaccine Immunology at Imperial College London, joins Tom to explain how these mRNA vaccines could revolutionise preparedness.

In the lead-up to the 100th birthday of the world-famous broadcaster and behavioural ecologist Sir David Attenborough, Inside Science is shining a spotlight on a species of scientific importance that has been named after him. This week, Dr Frankie Dunn describes her discovery of a fossil that we now know to be the earliest animal predator.

And Lizzy Gibney, senior reporter at Nature, shares the latest science news that may have slipped under the radar but is well worth your attention.

Presenter: Tom Whipple
Producer: Harrison Lewis & Katie Tomsett
Editor: Martin Smith
Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth


MON 01:00 BBC News (w1730nklclymvdy)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfndz8g6)
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MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkb6pb)
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MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct8js7)
Inside Universe 25

“I shall largely speak of mice,” the paper begins “but my thoughts are on man.”

So begins a truly extraordinary scientific paper, and an equally extraordinary story.

“Death Squared: The Explosive Growth and Demise of a Mouse Population.” was published in 1973 by John Calhoun, and it detailed his increasingly bizarre research into the psychological effects of overcrowding. Over two decades he built a series of ‘rodent utopias’, where he could keep a population of rats or mice, meet all their basic food and shelter needs, but mess around with population levels. He wanted to see how they responded to having to live, cheek-by-tiny-jowl, with far more other rats than they were used to. And it wasn’t pretty. Social orders melted into chaos, rodents fought indiscriminately, or shut themselves away at the top of the enclosure. Mating orders collapsed, population numbers tanked, and eventually, every single rat was dead.

His work came at a prescient time. In the 60s and 70s, the exponentially expanding human population was a hot-button topic, and ‘population panic’ was in full swing. Alongside the expansion of cities, creeping urban sprawl, rising city-centre crime rates and 'urban sinks', there grew a concern that human living conditions were about to take an interminable dive. How would we live, with so many of us on earth? Calhoun’s work was leapt on by the press and public as a dire prediction of our own coming collapse. His rodent utopias became a subject of great interest among architects and city planners, psychologists and sociologists, and anyone fascinated by the human condition. But has his work been misunderstood?

50 years on, what lessons can we take from the work of a ground-breaking but often misunderstood scientist, in the face of a human population now exceeding 8 billion. Emily Knight explores his extraordinary work, its implications for humanity, and the possibility of a human utopia, that might not look anything like you expect.

Presented and Produced by Emily Knight in Cardiff


MON 02:00 BBC News (w1730nklclymz52)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfndzd6b)
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MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkbbfg)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct8k6s)
Do animals hold funerals?

CrowdScience listeners Dougie and Molly have been wondering what happens to animals when they die, and whether there are animals that hold rituals to mark the passing of one of their kin.

Presenter Caroline Steel is on the case, trying to work out what happens to the bodies of animals when they die. Dougie and Molly say they rarely see animal carcasses where they live - so where do they all go?

Dr Sarah Perkins of Cardiff University in the UK runs a research project called Roadlab, which logs how quickly the bodies of animals killed by traffic disappear, and she thinks she might have a clue. Caroline joins her on a hunt through the undergrowth for animals, and answers.

And when animals lose a member of their flock, herd or school, do they indulge in rituals that look anything like a funeral? Caroline meets Dr Kaeli Swift, an ecologist at the University of Washington in the US, who has some surprising evidence from her research into bereaved crows.

Meanhile, in Botswana, Mathale ‘Metal’ Mosheti is a safari guide in Chobe National Park. The African Savannah Elephants there demonstrate some remarkable behaviour when another elephant dies. But do animals really grieve for their loved ones? Dr Barbara J. King, Emerita Professor of Anthropology at William & Mary University in the US, has some ideas. But is it enough to answer Dougie and Molly’s question?

Presenter: Caroline Steel

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Editor: Ben Motley

(Photo: Little red sick bird canary inside a wheelbarrow pushed by a lizard. Credit: Fernando Trabanco/Getty Images)


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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct8t0m)
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MON 03:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct8sqc)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct99nb)
Newspaper cartoonists: Drawing on women’s lives

Newspaper cartooning has a long history of using satire and humour to provide social commentary on the issues of the day – but how do female perspectives inform the approach, themes and tone of newspaper cartooning?

Andrea Arroyo is from Mexico City. Her work as a dancer took her to New York in the early eighties. In the US, an exhibition of her visual art was picked up to feature in the New York Times and spawned a career as a newspaper cartoonist. Her influence as a dancer can be seen in her rhythmic, fluid line work. Her artwork about the Me Too movement won a United Nations award for Political Cartooning.

Sarah Akinterinwa is from Kent in the UK. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she created a comic about a millennial couple called Oyin and Kojo, hoping to create better representation of Black British people in cartoons. After posting a daily drawing to social media, the cartoon editor of the New Yorker discovered her work and asked her to become a contributor. Sarah is also a cartoonist at The Guardian. Her strips tackle women’s issues, gender dynamics, friendships, relationships, health and politics.

Produced by Elena Angelides and Jane Thurlow

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MON 05:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdn7dl6)
Trump and officials 'likely' targets of press dinner shooting suspect

After being rushed off the stage to safety, President Trump later told reporters at a briefing on Saturday: "I can't imagine that there's any profession that's more dangerous".

Despite a ceasefire, Lebanon says Israeli strikes in the south have killed at least 14 people and injured many others. A hospital doctor in the country will join us.

Humanity has broken through a sporting barrier once thought impossible. Kenya's Sabastian Sawe completed the London Marathon race in under two hours.

And we hear from a Mexican Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter about how the personal loss of a loved one shaped her music.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks at a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident; Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)


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MON 06:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdn7jbb)
Ukraine defends the attacks on Russia’s oil export facilities

Mr Brovdi said that long-range drone strikes on Russia’s oil facilities would continue because they had significantly reduced Moscow's oil exports. Those exports, he said, gave Vladimir Putin "blood dollars," which he then spent on missiles to fire at Ukraine.

King Charles begins his official visit to the United States amid heightened security following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington on Saturday. The BBC's Gary O'Donohue was in attendance... we'll hear his account of the incident

We'll also be talking about that historic marathon run breaking the 2-hour barrier for the first time in a competitive race. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe crossed the finish line in one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds at the London marathon on Sunday.

(Photo: Smoke billows after Ukraine's SBU drone strikes a refinery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ryazan, Ryazan Region, Russia; Credit: Reuters)


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MON 07:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdn7n2g)
Ukraine says it killing as many soldiers a month as Moscow can mobilise

The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces has told the BBC that long-range drone strikes on Russia’s oil facilities would continue because they had significantly reduced Moscow's oil exports.

President Trump says he 'wasn't worried' during the Washington press dinner shooting. We bring you the latest from there.

Iran's foreign minister is in Russia to meet President Putin after talks in Pakistan.

(Photo: Ukrainian service member Anatolii installs a warhead into an AS3 interceptor unmanned aerial vehicle; Credit: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)


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MON 08:06 The Interview (w3ct8kl3)
Ringo Starr, musician: I never play music alone

“If you play piano, bass guitar, saxophone, I don’t care - I'll play with you all night. That's how I did it. And I tell all my grandkids - get an event, get a few of your schoolmates together. They're practising and playing by themselves. Get with people!”

Regan Morris speaks to musician Ringo Starr about his career.

Born in Liverpool, England, during the Second World War in 1940, Ringo, real-name Richard Starkey, found fame as the drummer of the legendary British band The Beatles - widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in music history.

After joining John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison in 1962, the four-piece became a global pop music sensation through hits such as ‘She Loves You’, ‘Yesterday’, ‘Penny Lane’, and ‘Hey Jude’. They also released multiple studio albums and starred in five major motion pictures.

Although the band split up in 1970, their legacy continues to live on. They remain one of the best-selling musical acts of all time over half a century later. And such was his and the band’s cultural impact, that Ringo, one of two surviving members of The Beatles, received a knighthood at Buckingham Palace for his services to music in 2018.

But despite achieving seemingly all that can be achieved in a music career, the 85-year-old seems to be showing no interest in retirement — he’s just released his third country album, which is his 22nd album as a solo artist.

The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with Stevie Wonder, Patti Smith and Pete Townshend. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenter: Regan Morris
Producer: Ben Cooper
Editor: Farhana Haider

Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.

(Image: Ringo Starr Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkc1x7)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct8gfp)
Diamonds' uncertain future

We’re in Sierra Leone where the gems have helped to fuel war and, many would say, decades of corruption. The closure of the country’s biggest diamond mine has added to the economic uncertainty as well as the fear of further conflict.

In the first of two programmes, we look at the clouds hanging over West Africa’s diamond industry.

To get in touch with the team, send us an email to businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Ed Butler

Business Daily is the home of in-depth audio journalism devoted to the world of money and work. From small startup stories to big corporate takeovers, global economic shifts to trends in technology, we look at the key figures, ideas and events shaping business.

Each episode is a 17-minute, daily deep dive into a single topic, featuring expert analysis and the people at the heart of the story.

Recent episodes explore the weight-loss drug revolution, the growth in AI, the cost of living, the economic impact of the war in the Middle East, and why bond markets are so powerful.

We also feature in-depth interviews with company founders and some of the world's most prominent CEOs. These include Google's Sundar Pichai, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and the CEO of Canva, Melanie Perkins.

(Picture: A man washing diamonds in a mine in Kono, Sierra Leone. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct8r36)
The world's first perfume archive

On 26 April 1990, the world's first perfume archive opened in Versailles, France.

The idea behind L'Osmothèque was to create a collection of scents and preserve their memory.

Perfumer Jean Claude Ellena was one of the team who created it.

He speaks to Jen Dale about how L'Osmothèque was founded and how perfumes from previous centuries, that no longer existed, were re-created.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about 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 how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines’ life and Omar Sharif’s legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives’ ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.

(Image: Perfume bottles at L'Osmothèque, Versailles. Credit: L'Osmothèque)


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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct8k6s)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct99l1)
Cleaning up Chernobyl and Canada’s war in the woods

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.

On the 40th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, we hear from one man involved in the clean-up operation.

Our guest is Jordan Dunbar, presenter of the BBC documentary ‘The Last Dance Floor in Chernobyl’.

Next, we hear about the worst floods in 50 years that the Mexican state of Tabasco experienced and the race to save thousands of animals in Paraguay and Brazil in 1982.

Plus, the unexpected drought in the Danube River in 2011 and when Canada saw their largest ever campaign of civil disobedience in 1993 to save a rainforest.

In our episode of Sporting Witness, the tale of the 1981 film ‘Escape to Victory’.

Contributors:

Yurіy Skaletskyy – former radiological officer in Soviet Union military

Jordan Dunbar – BBC presenter

Marco Franco – emergency co-ordinator for the Red Cross in Mexico

Dario Perez Chena – rescue worker in the Mymba Kuera operation

Kristian Yakimov - an ecologist and tourist guide in Bulgaria

Tzeporah Berman – environmental activist in Canada

(Photo: Chernobyl in the aftermath of the explosion in 1986. Credit: SHONE/GAMMA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)


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MON 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct8mbx)
Live in London: Is the 'special relationship’ between the US and the UK over?

King Charles is visiting America at a tense moment for the ’special relationship' between the United States and the United Kingdom. Can he help turn things around?

In a special live recording at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London, Asma and Tristan speak to the former British ambassador to the United States, Lord Kim Darroch.

Recorded on Saturday 25 April as part of Castfest, a one-day celebration of BBC podcasts.

Producers: Sam Chantarasak and James Shield
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Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: BBC. Kim Darroch talked to Asma Khalid and Tristan Redman at BBC Maida Vale Studios.


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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct8hx5)
The retired grandmother cracking cold cases with DNA

Margaret Press was newly retired from her job as a computer programmer when a detective novel she was reading changed everything. The book was Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton, a fictionalised account of a real case from 1969 about an unidentified young woman found dead in a quarry in California. Reading it, Margaret had a lightbulb moment. Could the same DNA tools people use to trace family history be used to identify the unknown dead and crack cold cases?

Margaret was not a scientist or a detective, but she had been dabbling in genetic genealogy, helping her friends and relatives piece together their family trees and find biological relatives. With her new idea, Margaret started talking to anyone who would listen, even as doors closed and sceptics told her it would never work.

After teaming up with forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick, Margaret had her first breakthrough. Once it was clear the method could work, requests from law enforcement began to stack up. Together they founded the DNA Doe Project, a non-profit supported by a team of volunteers. Since 2017, the organisation has helped identify more than 150 people. A documentary about the organisations work has been made called Naming the Dead.

This episode contains discussion of murder, death and the search for the missing and unidentified.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Vibeke Venema and Tom Harding Assinder
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Margaret Press looks into the camera, wearing a black blazer and small golden chain. Credit: Margaret Press)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct8r36)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf0qdr)
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MON 13:32 The Conversation (w3ct99nb)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy0q7bp)
White House press dinner shooting suspect due in court

The suspect detained in connection with the attack at the hotel where President Trump was attending the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington over the weekend is expected in court.

Also on the programme: Ukraine's drone forces commander tells us they are killing 30,000 Russian soldiers a month and will continue to attack Russia's oil exports; and we hear from the man who came second in the London Marathon - but who also broke the iconic sub-two-hour barrier.

(Photo: Law enforcement personnel patrol the venue, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington DC, US, 26 April, 2026. Credit: Ken Cedeno/Reuters)


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MON 15:06 The Interview (w3ct8kl3)
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MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkcx44)
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MON 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct8gfp)
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MON 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct8d35)
How is the rise in jet fuel prices impacting the global aviation industry?

Airline's could start going bankrupt the boss of one aviation company tells World Business Express.

And why two tech titans are heading to the courts in California.

Presenter: Sarah Rogers
Producer: Victoriya Holland
Editor: Justin Bones


MON 16:00 BBC News (w1730nklclypnlw)
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MON 16:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xmdbgn)
Washington gala suspect due in court

A White House official says President Trump is "standing by the leadership of Secret Service" after the shooting at a Washington DC hotel on Saturday. Cole Tomas Allen was arrested after apparently opening fire near a security checkpoint in the hotel foyer - the dinner was being held a floor below. We speak to our correspondent who was there, and get the latest on today's developments.

Donald Trump has said King Charles will "be very safe" during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Our reporter has the latest.

We speak to Indonesian domestic workers, after parliament passed new legislation aimed at protecting their rights.

We bring together marathon runners to reflect on Kenya’s Sebastian Sawe’s historic victory and share their own experiences on running marathon races.

The new musical film about Michael Jackson has stormed the box office worldwide, with the highest opening weekend ever for a biopic. Our entertainment reporter explains.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon.

(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump is escorted out after a man opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel outside the room, during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026, in this still image from video. Credit: Bo Erickson/Reuters)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w1730nklclypsc0)
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MON 17:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xmdg6s)
White House says Trump 'stands by' Secret Service

The man accused of storming a gala dinner to attack President Trump is due to appear in court over a shooting. We speak to journalists, who witnessed events on Saturday night.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are visiting the US this week - the first British state visit to the country since Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 2007. We speak to royal fans eagerly waiting for the visit.

Heavy fighting over the weekend has triggered a major security shift in northern Mali, with Russian mercenary forces acknowledging they have now withdrawn from the city of Kidal. Our reporter gives the latest.

The German Chancellor says Iran is humiliating the United States and has questioned whether Washington has an exit strategy from its war. We speak to BBC Persian about the latest.

The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces has told the BBC they are killing as many soldiers as Moscow can mobilise every month. We speak to our correspondent who interviewed Commander Robert Brovdi.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon

(Presenter: US President Donald Trump takes questions from media at a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington DC. Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)


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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct8hx5)
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MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct8r36)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct8rjr)
2026/04/27 GMT

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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct99bv)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct8js8)
The Life Scientific: Jim Ashworth-Beaumont

It's a rare thing to encounter a medical specialist who has experience of his field from the expert and the patient perspective - but not unheard of...

Jim Ashworth-Beaumont is an orthotist and prosthetist who spent years helping people adapt to life with artificial limbs and musculoskeletal supports, before a near-fatal accident left him relying on both.

This twist of fate might have derailed many - but Jim drew on reserves of resilience and determination forged long before his accident; initially in the army, then by returning to education to earn the qualifications he missed out on as a youngster. He put himself through night school before earning a place to study Prosthetics and Orthotics at the University of Strathclyde. Later, while working at London’s Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Jim completed a Master’s in Neurorehabilitation, and a PhD in Health Studies – driven by a fascination with how the human body adapts under pressure.

But in 2020, while training for a triathlon, Jim was involved in a catastrophic cycling accident that nearly killed him - and cost him an arm.
He tells Jim Al-Khalili how the incident gave him a whole new insight into his patients’ experience and made him more determined than ever to achieve his goals.

Presented by Jim Al-Khalili
Produced by Lucy Taylor


MON 21:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyq8bj)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy0r2kl)
Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

A court in Washington DC has charged a Los Angeles man with attempting to assassinate the US president. The White House hit out after what it says was the third attempt on Donald Trump's life in as many years. We hear from one of America's foremost experts on political violence.

Also in the programme: insurgents make dramatic advances in Mali; can a new political party in Israel really unseat Binyamin Netanyahu? And as the naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough approaches his century, we look back at one of his defining moments.

(IMAGE: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks, flanked by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel during a press conference about the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where U.S. President Donald Trump was present, at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 27, 2026 / CREDIT: ReutersKylie Cooper)


MON 22:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyqd2n)
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MON 22:06 The Interview (w3ct8kl3)
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MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkdrc1)
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MON 22:32 The Conversation (w3ct99nb)
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MON 23:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf1xw1)
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MON 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct8fmv)
Is Sierra Leone's diamond industry under threat?

Diamond mines across Sierra Leone are closing, deepening economic uncertainty and raising fears of further conflict. Our presenter Ed Butler travels to the country’s mining region to uncover what’s behind the shutdowns and how it's affecting the communities.

In the US, a court case is underway between the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, and the head of OpenAI, Sam Altman.

And amid ongoing LNG export uncertainty, could coal be on the rise again? We find out what this means for countries in Asia and a mining community in America.

[Picture: Workers for the diamond mining firm Branch Energy Ltd., owned by DiamondWorks in London. Location: Kiodu, Sierra Leone. Photo credit: Patrick ROBERT/Sygma via Getty Images]

TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2026

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyqmkx)
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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct99l1)
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TUE 01:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyqrb1)
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TUE 01:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf25c9)
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TUE 01:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkf3lf)
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TUE 01:32 The Global Story (w3ct8mbx)
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TUE 02:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyqw25)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf293f)
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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct8h11)
Driving against net zero

Is defence of the petrol car and liberated motoring becoming the new battleground for Europe’s populist parties? Chris Bowlby visits one of the homes of German car culture and a populist stronghold, Zwickau, to see how motoring is rising up the German agenda. Is Zwickau a foretaste of something affecting all of Germany – a car-loving, car-manufacturing powerhouse in the past, now wondering anxiously what the future holds against the emergence of Chinese electric cars. And less than a hundred miles from Zwickau, just across the border in the Czech Republic, a new coalition government has recently taken power, including ministers from a populist party called Motorists for Themselves – muscular defenders of the old petrol car.

Producer: Jim Frank
Studio engineer: Neil Churchill
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Editor: Penny Murphy

(Photo: VW workers in Zwickau demonstrate against cuts in production Credit: Jens Schlueter/AFP)


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyqzt9)
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TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct8hx5)
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TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct8r36)
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TUE 04:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyr3kf)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf2jlp)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct8l55)
Neha Vyaso: Crafting consent in Bollywood

This programme contains scenes of a sexual nature and discussion of sexual assault, including child sex abuse.

Neha Vyaso is one of the most successful intimacy co-ordinators in Bollywood. She’s worked with some of Bollywood's biggest names, including actors Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone and Konkona Sen Sharma, and directors like Hansal Mehta. Having worked on more than 50 projects for clients including Netflix, Amazon and Tinder, she’s reshaping how sex and desire is shown on screen - and how it’s filmed.

We join her in a workshop with two actors, who are getting comfortable with each other, their roles, and the techniques of consent and conversation that Neha is an advocate of. As they work on the choreography of their sex scene, Neha articulates how it’s a fine balance between the demands of a script, a director's vision, a character's emotional arc, and what an actor can consent to. It is a constant, nuanced negotiation.

In Bollywood, there is much secrecy about upcoming projects, but after a few false starts we finally join Neha on set. We get a glimpse at how she negotiates between the actors and the director to film a difficult scene of sexual violence. Will she succeed in creating an environment where everyone can do their work? And how does she hope to influence the wider conversation about consent and intimacy in India?

Presenter: Chhavi Sachdev
Producer: Louise Morris
Executive producer: Leonie Thomas
Sound mix: Joel Cox

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Sawe speaks of his joy of running sub-two-hour marathon

Sebastian Sawe is just the latest athlete from western Kenya to enter the history books. The parents of marathon world record breaker have described their overwhelming joy after he became the first competitive athlete to run a sub two-hour race. he country's newest hero is reported to be dedicated to his training at a local running club.

A court in Washington DC has charged a man from California with attempting to assassinate President Trump at a press gala on Saturday. We'll get the latest.

In Gaza, a severe water shortage is exacerbating an already fraught and fragile period after more than two years of war.

(Photo: Sabastian Sawe of Kenya wins the London Marathon with a World Record; Credit: Neil Hall/EPA/Shutterstock)


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TUE 06:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdnbf7f)
Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump

The suspect in the shooting at a correspondents' dinner attended by President Trump has been charged with attempted assassination of the US leader, and firearms offences. During Saturday night's incident, Trump, Vice-President JD Vance, cabinet members and other White House officials were rushed from the Washington Hilton hotel ballroom after gunfire rang out.

The world-record breaking marathoner, Sabastian Sawe, speaks to Newsday about his historic run in London.

As talks between Iran and the US seeking to end the war in the Gulf stall, Moscow says it is ready to offer mediation services. We'll speak to our colleague from BBC Monitoring about the Iranian foreign minister's meeting with Vladimir Putin.

(Photo: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche points at a picture of a shotgun carried by Cole Tomas Allen; Credit: Kylie Cooper/Reuters)


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UN says there is “no legal basis” for imposing fees in the Strait of Hormuz

Approximately one-fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The United Nations chief has warned that the stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz risks triggering a global food emergency.

A survivor of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has called on King Charles to meet his victims while in the US on a state visit.

And as we celebrate the natural historian David Attenborough approaching his 100th birthday, we bring his most memorable moment - his encounter with mountain gorillas in Life on Earth.

(Photo: Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 27, 2026; Credit: Reuters)


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The secrets of greywater

Greywater is the relatively clean waste water from baths, sinks, washing machines and dishwashers. It’s not drinkable but there is still loads you can do with it. This week we’re finding out how greywater could help tackle water scarcity.

We are meeting communities in the dry north east of Brazil who have installed simple systems to filter the water they use in their kitchen, showers or laundry so that they can reuse it to water crops, fruit trees and provide food for animals like cows, goats and sheep, helping them to make a livelihood.

In Germany we meet the company using bacteria to help magically recycle greywater on a big scale in hotels, museums and swimming pools. Plus, we talk to a greywater fangirl for her top facts and tips on how you can save water the low tech way.

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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct8gqq)
Diamonds: lab-grown vs mined

Diamonds in places like Sierra Leone have long had a tarnished association with war and corruption – blood diamonds, as they’re known. There’s now also the economic threat of synthetic, lab-grown diamonds. Can traditional mining compete? And are natural diamonds really so much worse for us, for the planet, than their new rivals, grown in a lab?

To get in touch with the team, send us an email to businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

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We also feature in-depth interviews with company founders and some of the world's most prominent CEOs. These include Google's Sundar Pichai, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and the CEO of Canva, Melanie Perkins.

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TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct985r)
Car-free Sundays during the global oil crisis

In October 1973, the Netherlands was the only western European country to face a full oil embargo from the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, OAPEC.

During the global oil crisis, they became the first country in Europe to introduce car-free Sundays with most private cars banned from public roads on Sundays.

Wim Meijer was the State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work in the Den Uyl Labour Government.

He speaks to Surya Elango.

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Is China ‘winning’ the Iran war?

As the US-Israel war with Iran reaches a diplomatic stalemate - one idea seems to be taking hold: that China is the real winner. Some have argued that the US’s biggest rival is quietly boosting its international standing, leverage and reputation as a reliable partner. Yet beneath the surface the economic situation in China looks far less triumphant.

We speak to the BBC China Correspondent Laura Bicker who has been reporting from inside China’s factories and trading hubs to explore whether the potential political gains China may be accruing from the Iran war are being offset by the acute economic cost - and what this means for China’s long-term geopolitical ambitions.

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(Photo: Former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, 14 February, 2023. Credit: WANA/Reuters)


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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct8jbq)
The carpenter who became a blues star in his 60s

Raised on a sharecropping farm in rural Louisiana, Robert Finley grew up surrounded by music, but under strict rules. Gospel was allowed; the blues were forbidden. His deeply religious dad dismissed it as “the devil’s music.” So Robert became a carpenter like his father and played the blues in secret, teaching himself the guitar and writing songs about everyday life. Music remained on the margins as he spent most of his adult life building houses – until his early 60s, when Robert lost his sight to glaucoma and had to give up carpentry. With no other way to earn a living, Robert began busking, singing his own songs on the street. Eventually he was spotted by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and together they recorded Robert’s first album. Now in his 70s, Robert Finley is touring internationally and releasing new music, including his latest album Hallelujah, Don’t Let the Devil Fool You.

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(Photo: A close up of Robert Finley with a white goatee beard. He is wearing dark glasses and a cowboy hat decorated with stars. Credit: Keith Hagan)


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TUE 13:32 In the Studio (w3ct8l55)
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TUE 14:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy0t47s)
King Charles to address US congress

On his US state visit, King Charles III will address both houses of congress later. He will be the first British monarch to do so since Queen Elizabeth did the same in 1991. We hear from a congressman about whether the visit could help warm UK-US relations amid tension due to the Iran war.

Also on the programme: The latest on Mali as violence there continues to spread between jihadist militants and separatists; the United Arab Emirates is set to quit the oil cartel Opec on 1st May; and we hear from the parents of Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe - who broke the world record at this weekend’s London Marathon.

(Photo: Britain's King Charles III walks during a state visit to the United States at a Garden Party in the British Embassy in DC, 27th April 2026. Credit: Ian Vogler, Pool via Reuters)


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TUE 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct8gqq)
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United Arab Emirates is quitting the Opec and Opec+

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it is quitting the Opec and Opec+ groups of major oil producing nations after nearly 60 years.

As people continue to feel the pain at the pumps, energy giant BP has announced massive profits - meanwhile oil prices continue to climb.

And with the World Cup just weeks away there's a race to finish Mexico City's airport and stadium before kick off.

Presenter: Sarah Rogers
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TUE 16:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyskhz)
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TUE 16:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xmh7cr)
King Charles at White House for state visit

The King and Queen Camilla are due to attend a White House ceremony on the second day of their US state visit. Later, Charles will have a bilateral meeting with President Trump before he gives an historic address to US lawmakers. He's expected to use the speech to call for "reconciliation and renewal" between the US and UK amid strained relations over the Iran war. We speak to reporters at the White House and US fans who are attending.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has defended a joke in which he called Melania Trump an "expectant widow" just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. We speak to comedians and comedy writers to hear their thoughts.

There's been more anti-immigration protests in South Africa. Last week video clips were shared online showing vigilante groups attacking and confronting people they believed were in South Africa illegally. Xenophobia has long been an issue in the country and has been accompanied by occasional outbursts of deadly violence.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon

Photo: Members of the U.S Marine Corps marching band ahead of arrival ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Nathan Howard


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TUE 17:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xmhc3w)
President Trump greets King Charles at White House

The King and Queen Camilla are at a White House ceremony on the second day of their US state visit. Later, Charles will have a bilateral meeting with President Trump before he gives an historic address to US lawmakers. He's expected to use the speech to call for "reconciliation and renewal" between the US and UK amid strained relations over the Iran war. We speak to reporters at the White House and US fans who are attending.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has defended a joke in which he called Melania Trump an "expectant widow" just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. We speak to comedians and comedy writers to hear their thoughts.

We hear the latest from Mount Everest where Nepali mountaineers have managed to clear a route past a massive chunk of ice that's blocked the route up the mountain for two weeks.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon

Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as he, first lady Melania Trump, Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla watch a pass in review during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Nathan Howard


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TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct8rp8)
2026/04/28 GMT

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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct8jxs)
The workers in the engine room of big tech

We look at revelations about outsourced tech workers in Kenya, and try to find out why more than a thousand of them have been made redundant.

Also this week: are you getting the best out of artificial intelligence? Could changing "how" you communicate with AI make a difference? We speak to an author and put his recommendations to an AI test. And we hear from a company turning lamp-posts into data centres.

Presenter: Chris Vallance
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TUE 21:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyt57m)
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TUE 21:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy0tzgp)
King Charles addresses US Congress

Britain's King Charles III has delivered a historic address to the US Congress, saying the partnership between the UK and the United States is more important than ever. He also condemned political violence in a rare address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in honor of the 250th anniversary of American independence.

Also in the programme: the United Arab Emirates says it is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries; and the plan to ship Pablo Escobar's hippos from Colombia to India.

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TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct8t0n)
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TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct8l55)
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TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct8fsc)
How will leaving OPEC impact the UAE's oil production?

The United Arab Emirates is leaving OPEC and OPEC+ after nearly 60 years of membership, we find out what triggered them to leave.

In the US, we hear what is being said in the major court battle between Elon Musk and ChatGPT founder Sam Altman.

And we ask if lab-grown diamonds are better for the environment.

WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2026

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Searching for Soldier Dad

2. Eureka

How did the hunt for an American serial killer inspire DNA detectives in Kenya?

Growing up, Kenyan lawyer Kelvin Kubai admired the British soldiers stationed in Nanyuki. Now, he is on a mission to hold them accountable.

Orphan Yvonne was told her dad died when she was a baby. She hopes to find relatives in the UK. But could she get much more?

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Please note, the image being used is for illustrative purposes only and the child depicted is a model.

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King Charles hails longstanding ties between Britain and US

At a White House state dinner King Charles has hailed the importance of alliances between the United Kingdom and the United States in a "contested world". In his toast President Trump called the ties with the UK a "friendship ulike any other" and said the King agrees with him that Iran must not have a nuclear weapon.

The former FBI director James Comey has been charged over a social media post which the Trump administration asserts threatened the president's life. It marks the second attempt to indict James Comey within the space of a year.

And we look at why the United Arab Emirates exiting OPEC, the organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, is a big deal.

Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy.

(Photo: Britain's King Charles, US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump raise their drinks during a state dinner for the King and Queen Camilla. Credit: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters).


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King Charles praises historic bond between US and UK

The British monarch, King Charles, has delivered speeches to the US Congress and at a White House state dinner. His visit comes as the US marks its 250th anniversary of independence but coincides with a tense time in relations between the two nations. He hailed the importance of alliances with the US in a '"contested world'.

The former FBI director James Comey has been charged over a social media post which the Trump administration asserts threatened the president's life. It marks the second attempt to indict James Comey within the space of a year.

And we look at the ecological damage caused by a Ukrainian attack at a Russian oil refinery in the city of Tuapse, the the third attack on the Black Sea port in less than two weeks.

Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy

(Photo: King Charles and Queen Camilla attend White HOuse State Dinner. Credit: Craig Hudson/EPA).


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Trump described friendship with UK as 'unlike any other on Earth'

President Trump has described the friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom as “unlike any other on Earth”. The remarks were made during a state dinner at the White House for King Charles and Queen Camilla. Earlier King Charles said the bond between the two nations was more important than ever.

A social media post by the former director of the FBI, James Comey, has led to him being charged with threatening the life of US President Donald Trump. Can such a charge stand up in court?

And the United Arab Emirates exits the oil producing grouping Opec - we look at at the significance of this move.

Presenter: James Copnall and Anne Soy

(Photo: King Charles III and President Donald Trump at the State Dinner for the King and Queen Camilla, at the White House in Washington DC. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA)


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SungAh Lee, International Organisation for Migration: Sudan needs us

“I saw the damage, the loss. The buildings being destroyed, the infrastructure being completely damaged in that area. And it was sad and heartbreaking.”

Waihiga Mwaura speaks to SungAh Lee, from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) about the war in Sudan which has entered its fourth year and has led to one of the worst humanitarian crisis and biggest displacements of people.

SungAh Lee recently travelled to Sudan to assess the situation on the ground. She tells us how it felt to return to parts of the country she had spent time in as a child. She explains how current conflicts are changing migration patterns and what impact cuts to government aid budgets are having on people effected by war.

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WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct98rt)
Why gas still rules power prices

The price of natural gas has shot up around the world after the war began in Iran, but how is the gas price linked to electricity in some countries more so than others?

We’ll be looking at how gas still sets the power prices so often. We’ll also look at Ethiopia, to see if hydropower could be a solution for other places who want renewables to bring down the cost of bills.

If you'd like to get in touch with the team, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

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Each episode is a 17-minute, daily deep dive into a single topic, featuring expert analysis and the people at the heart of the story.

Recent episodes explore the weight-loss drug revolution, the growth in AI, the cost of living, the economic impact of the war in the Middle East, and why bond markets are so powerful.

We also feature in-depth interviews with company founders and some of the world's most prominent CEOs. These include Google's Sundar Pichai, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and the CEO of Canva, Melanie Perkins.

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WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct9880)
Peter Singer’s Drowning Child thought experiment

In 1971, the region that is now Bangladesh fought for independence from Pakistan. At the time, Peter Singer was a philosophy lecturer at the University of Oxford.

Horrified by the suffering in Bangladesh, Singer wrote an essay in which he put forward his Drowning Child thought experiment, one of the most influential ideas in modern philosophy.

The thought experiment, published in 1972, inspired the Effective Altruism movement, which has led donors to commit billions of dollars to charities. Peter Singer speaks to Ben Henderson.

This programme contains views on disability that some people may find offensive.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about 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 how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines’ life and Omar Sharif’s legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives’ ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.

(Photo: Peter Singer in 2001. Credit: Najlah Feanny/Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyvm65)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf617f)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkjzgk)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct99hc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyvqy9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct99zg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


WED 11:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyvvpf)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf68qp)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkk6yt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct8mkp)
What was the Iran deal that Trump ripped up?

When President Trump talks about his attempts to reach an agreement with Iran, he often mentions a previous deal: the 2015 JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), or Iran nuclear deal.

Trump pulled America out of the Obama-era accord during his first term and has called it, "the worst deal in history". His own deal, he says, "will be FAR BETTER".

Asma speaks to Ambassador Wendy Sherman, the lead US negotiator on the JCPOA, to get the inside story on how the deal was done, and ask what it might take for Trump to get a deal now.

Producers: Viv Jones and Xandra Ellin

Sound engineer: Travis Evans

Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: Wendy Sherman. Credit: Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock


WED 12:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyvzfk)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct8jkh)
Me, dad, and the teen novel I wrote by accident

Books were Lucy Ivison and her father’s love language. He read to her every night, took her to the library each week, and passed on a belief in reading not as a route to achievement, but as a source of joy and escape. In her 20s, as Lucy was establishing a high-flying career in film casting in London, her father was diagnosed with dementia. Lucy was soon juggling her demanding career alongside caring for her dad. Eventually, she quit her job and moved back home as his condition worsened. It was during this intense and uncertain period that Lucy began writing. An ex‑boyfriend suggested they try to write a novel together about two teens in love, drawing on their own high school diaries as inspiration. What began as an unplanned distraction became their debut novel, Lobsters. Their book deal came just a day before Lucy’s father died – a moment she was able to share with him before he passed away. Lucy now works as a writer, librarian and teacher.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Hannah Dean

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: A photo of Lucy Ivison with her father. They are both smiling at the camera. Credit: Courtesy of Lucy Ivison)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct9880)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyw35p)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf6j6y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkkgg2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 13:32 World of Secrets (w3ct9b21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyw6xt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 14:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy0x14w)
Woman abused by Mohammed al-Fayed was victim of modern slavery

The British government has for the first time formally acknowledged that a woman abused by the late owner of the luxury London department store, Harrods, was a victim of modern slavery. Rachael Louw was trafficked by the Egyptian businessman, Mohamed al-Fayed, and his brother Salah.

Also on the programme, former US officials criticise the Pentagon for not releasing more information about the US attack in Iran that hit a school, and why temperatures are rising faster in Europe than any other part of the world.

(Photo: Mohamed Al Fayed, Owner and Chairman of Harrods department store from 1985-2010)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w1730nklclywbny)
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WED 15:06 The Interview (w3ct98gs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkkpyb)
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WED 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct98rt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:32 today]


WED 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct8d9y)
Oil price rose over $116 after reports of 'extended' Iran blockade

Oil prices have jumped despite the UAE exit from the OPEC groups of oil producing countries - we'll be looking at why.

And more pressure is pilling on social media as a report finds Meta is in breach of EU law for failing to stop under 13 from using Facebook and Instagram.

Presenter: Sarah Rogers
Producer: Victoriya Holland
Editor: Justin Bones


WED 16:00 BBC News (w1730nklclywgf2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 16:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xml48v)
London stabbing declared terror incident

Two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, north London - the Metropolitan Police formally declare it a terrorist incident. Our correspondent explains.

A protest against illegal immigration has taken place on Wednesday in Johannesburg. We speak to our correspondent there to explain why they are marching, and bring together people with lived experience of xenophobia in the country.

And after Nepali mountaineers cleared a route past a huge chunk of ice on Mount Everest that has blocked climbers from moving up past Base Camp for two weeks, we speak to climbers and guides about how the rest of the season will be affected.

Outside Source presenter: James Reynolds.


WED 17:00 BBC News (w1730nklclywl56)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 17:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xml80z)
Global forest loss slows

A new report shows destruction of the world's rainforests eased by more than a third last year from record losses in 2024. We speak to people living in rainforests around the world about the challenges they face and the solutions they have found.

Two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green in north London. The Metropolitan Police have formally declared it a terrorist incident. Our correspondent explains.

And after Nepali mountaineers cleared a route past a huge chunk of ice on Mount Everest that has blocked climbers from moving up past Base Camp for two weeks, we speak to climbers and guides about how the rest of the season will be affected.

Outside Source presenter: James Reynolds.


WED 18:00 BBC News (w1730nklclywpxb)
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WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct8jkh)
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WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct9880)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w1730nklclywtng)
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WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf77pq)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkl5xv)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct8rrj)
2026/04/29 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 (w1730nklclywydl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct99hc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:06 on Sunday]


WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkl9nz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct8k29)
Psychedelic drugs as treatment

The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just awarded fast track status to three companies developing psychedelic drugs as a treatment for addiction and other mental health issues. It comes after President Trump directed $50million dollars to increase their availability. Claudia Hammond is joined by BBC Brazil reporter Camilla Mota to discuss what claims are made for the effectiveness of these drugs.

A novel house design, called “Star Homes”, which promote airflow, block insects, and feature rainwater collection systems, can reduce child mortality, demonstrated by a randomised controlled trial in Tanzania. We hear from Professor Lorenz Von Seidlein from the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok about what makes these homes effective in lowering rates of malaria, diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections.

We hear that the Russian health minister has called for 1 in 3 Russians to be tested for HIV annually. Russia has long had high rates of HIV, but it now has the highest prevalence in Europe, with particularly high rates among Russian troops since the beginning of the Ukraine war.

We also hear from David Méary, associate professor at the Université Grenoble Alpes, about whether infants have a sense of beauty. And Claudia and Camilla discuss habits that drive salt consumption in older people.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Hannah Robins and Jonathan Blackwell


WED 21:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyx24q)
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy0xwcs)
Man arrested after two Jewish men stabbed in London

A man's been arrested after two Jewish men were stabbed in London, in what the police are calling a terrorist attack. It's the latest in a series of violent antisemitic attacks in the UK. We hear some reaction from a local resident.

Also in the programme: the US defense secretary faces questions on the cost of the war against Iran, when it'll end, and about the investigation into the bombing of a school; plus how filling the sticker album for this expanded World Cup might be expensive - but could pay dividends down the line.

(IMAGE: Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Peter Rowley (C) gives a statement at the scene where two Jewish men are seriously injured after being stabbed in Golders Green, north London, Britain, 29 April 2026. / CREDIT: Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/EPA/Shutterstock (16851496bd))


WED 22:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyx5wv)
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WED 22:06 The Interview (w3ct98gs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbklk57)
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WED 22:32 World of Secrets (w3ct9b21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 23:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyx9mz)
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WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf7qp7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbklnxc)
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WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct8fvm)
Powell says he will stay on as Federal Reserve Governor

Jerome Powell says he will continue to stay on as Federal Reserve Governor, even after his chairmanship ends. We look at what this means for the future of the US central banking system.

Three ships have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia in the past week. We look into concerns of maritime piracy in the area, as experts warn reduced naval patrols could be creating an opening for armed groups.

And we go to India where we hear how the glass industry has been suffering due to the war between the US, Israel, and Iran.

(Image credit: Jerome Powell, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Photographer: Daniel Heuer / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

THURSDAY 30 APRIL 2026

THU 00:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyxfd3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct99zg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyxk47)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf7z5h)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 01:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbklxdm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 01:32 The Global Story (w3ct8mkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Wednesday]


THU 02:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyxnwc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf82xm)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkm14r)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct9b84)
Atomic crossroads: Poland's Nuclear Future

Forty years after Chernobyl, Poland aims to open its first nuclear power plant. Shortly after the disaster, only 30% of Poles supported nuclear power. In 2022, the support hit a record 75%, almost doubling just from the year before, according to public opinion polls.

Poland’s nuclear revival attempts to solve several issues at once: it will make Poland more energy-independent, especially in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but it will also help the country move away from coal per the EU’s climate policies. That’s according to the officials, but what do people living near the new site think about its construction?

Journalist Zuza Nazaruk sets out to discover whether the ghosts of Chernobyl still haunt the areas surrounding the spot picked for the new plant. The disaster looms over the abandoned nuclear power plant in nearby Żarnowiec - the project was halted in the early 1990s largely because of post-Chernobyl protests. But many locals see this as a missed opportunity. In the villages near the proposed nuclear power station, hopes for cheap electricity and the region’s development clash with environmental concerns, but fears around safety are scarce.


THU 03:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyxsmh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct8jkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct9880)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyxxcm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf8bdw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkm8n0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct8svx)
The food writers

Ever wondered how anyone gets a job writing about food? Ruth Alexander talks to Melissa Clark, recipe columnist and newsletter host for the New York Times; Laura Rowe food journalist and former content director of Olive and Delicious magazines in London, and Malin Turunen of MatMalin in Stockholm, formerly editor of Swedish food magazine, Allt om Mat.

They discuss their first jobs, how their work shapes our tastes and why they think columns about cake matter more than you might think.

If you would like to get in touch with The Food Chain team, please email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

Producers: Izzy Greenfield and Lexy O'Connor

Sound engineer: Hal Haines

(Photo: Woman writes in a notebook next to an open laptop and vegetables on a kitchen counter top. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 05:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyy13r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 05:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdnj39h)
Australian inquiry calls for more security around Jewish events

An Australian inquiry into an antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach has recommended that the authorities should bolster security at Jewish events. Fifteen people were killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration on the beach in December. We speak to our correspondent about the findings.

Meanwhile here in London, two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, in what has been declared a terrorist incident by police.

Kenya’s Sabastion Sawe has returned home after becoming the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in competitive race conditions.
He made history in London with his sports milestone, an incredible achievement that is being celebrated in Kenya and he’s expected to meet the president William Ruto today.

Presenters: Rob Young and Anne Soy

(Photo: Grandparents of 10 year old Matilda, who was killed during a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi beach. Jeremy Piper/Reuters).


THU 06:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyy4vw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 06:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdnj71m)
Australian inquiry says bolster security at Jewish events

An Australian inquiry into an antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach has recommended that the authorities should bolster security at Jewish events. Fifteen people were killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration on the beach in December. We speak to the National Council of Jewish Women Australia.

Meanwhile here in London, two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, in what has been declared a terrorist incident by police.

President Trump has said he will keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses U.S. concerns about its nuclear program. We speak to Federica Mogherini, she helped negotiate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Presenters: Anne Soy and Rob Young.

(Photo: Flower tribute at a memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney. This follows an attack on the Jewish community at Bondi Beach. Mick Tsikas/EPA).


THU 07:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyy8m0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdnjbsr)
Oil price rise highest in years

The price of oil has crossed a hundred and twenty six dollars a barrel. There are fears that the US Israel war with Iran could continue for months. It's reported that the US military is set to brief President Donald Trump on new plans for potential action in the Iran war.

An Australian inquiry into an antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach has recommended that the authorities should bolster security at Jewish events.
Fifteen people were killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration on the beach in December.

Meanwhile here in London, two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, in what has been declared a terrorist incident by police.

Presenters: Rob Young and Anne Soy.

(Photo: A worker fills the tank of a customer's motocycle at a petrol station in Peshawar Pakistan. Credit: Arshad Arbaba/EPA).


THU 08:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyydc4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct98pk)
Should we mine the Moon?

The recent Nasa Artemis II crewed mission to the far side of the Moon is a further step towards a long-term return to the lunar surface and future missions to Mars. The plan is that before the end of the decade there will be a crewed landing and the start of a Moon base. China is among those developing similar plans. Previous missions both crewed and uncrewed have provided evidence of resources that potentially could be of use here on Earth, and support human life on the Moon.

So, it’s not just the race to the Moon that’s capturing the world’s attention, but also the possible economic benefits that that might bring with it. The Moon’s surface or lunar regolith contains volatiles like hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane. There is evidence of minerals such as silicate and oxides and metals like aluminium and titanium, which could be extracted for building materials. And something that is rare on Earth, Helium-3, a potential resource for clean fusion energy. Governments in conjunction with private corporations are already working on the technology to extract these resources.

Concerns have been raised about the potential damage to the Moon, not only in terms of the depletion of its resources, but in terms of its scientific value and its cultural heritage. Protection ranges from established treaties that prohibit ownership of the moon, to national laws that permit resource extraction. But to date, there is no universally accepted international law in place, which explicitly permits or prohibits lunar mining.

So, this week on the Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Should we mine the Moon?’

Contributors:
Dr Dylan Mikesell, principal geophysicist, NGI-The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway
Dr Justin Holcomb, assistant research professor, Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, USA
Prof Dr Thomas Zurbuchen, director of ETH Space, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland
Dr Tanja Masson-Zwaan, assistant professor and deputy director, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Presenter: William Crawley
Producer: Jill Collins
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Sound engineer: Nicky Edwards

(Photo: The Moon. Credit: Reuters)


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkmrmj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct8gl6)
Does cutting game time boost the bottom line?

The world of sport is being reshaped for the algorithm, with new formats emerging for quick, shareable moments online.

From influencers managing sport teams to bite‑sized versions of traditional games like 3-a-side football, more sports are fighting for the attention of younger fans. But is this paying off?

If you'd like to get in touch with the team, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Matt Lines

Business Daily is the home of in-depth audio journalism devoted to the world of money and work. From small startup stories to big corporate takeovers, global economic shifts to trends in technology, we look at the key figures, ideas and events shaping business.

Each episode is a 17-minute, daily deep dive into a single topic, featuring expert analysis and the people at the heart of the story.

Recent episodes explore the weight-loss drug revolution, the growth in AI, the cost of living, the economic impact of the war in the Middle East, and why bond markets are so powerful.

We also feature in-depth interviews with company founders and some of the world's most prominent CEOs. These include Google's Sundar Pichai, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and the CEO of Canva, Melanie Perkins.

(Photo: M7 FC in action against Wembley Rangers FC during Baller League UK at the Copper Box Arena, London, 24 March, 2025. Credit: Ben Whitley/PA)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct98b8)
Inside the Cuban thaw

On 17 December 2014, United States president Barack Obama and the leader of Cuba, Raúl Castro, announced the normalisation of their countries' relations, ending 54 years of hostility.

The announcement was a shock to most except a few trusted aides who had worked for 18 months to make it happen.

Alejandro Castro, Raúl Castro's son, represented the Cuban side, while Ben Rhodes, Obama’s speech writer, was sent by the US.

Speaking to Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty in 2024, Ben explains how he and Alejandro found common ground whilst hashing out decades of bad blood.

They eventually flew to Vatican City to officially commit to a new co-operative future.

In 2017, President Donald Trump partially rolled back on the deal, tightening rules affecting travel and on sending funds to the Caribbean island nation.

Ben says: “The US government made a liar out of me. I felt betrayed.”

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about 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 how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines’ life and Omar Sharif’s legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives’ ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.

(Photo: Barack Obama shakes hands with Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela's memorial service in 2013. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyyj38)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf8y4j)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkmwcn)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct9b84)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyymvd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct98m9)
The Media Show: I’m a Celebrity… get me a lawyer!

A dispute around the latest series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here has drawn attention to how reality television is edited. Some contestants have said that footage was cut in a misleading way, affecting how they were shown on screen. The broadcaster ITV has said the programme reflects events fairly and accurately. Lauren Morris, culture news editor at The Independent, alongside reality television producers Donald Clarke and Rob Davis, discuss the processes and standards used in production.

King Charles’ state visit to the US has taken place at a time of diplomatic tension, following criticism from President Trump over the UK’s position on the war with Iran. The visit, the first by a British monarch in nearly two decades, involved a series of carefully planned public events and took place under heightened security. Sean Coughlan, Royal correspondent at BBC News, and Jack Blanchard, author of Politico’s Playbook newsletter, outline their reporting approaches and editorial context.

Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins
Producer: Dan Hardoon
Content producer: Lucy Wai
Researcher: Ruth Waites
Sound engineer: Syd Dundon


THU 10:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkn03s)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 10:32 Happy News (w3ct8nw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:32 on Saturday]


THU 11:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyyrlj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf95ms)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkn3vx)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct8mf5)
How Ukraine won a battle with robots alone

For the first time in history a country has apparently won a battle using only robots, without a soldier on the ground put at risk. Ukraine claims to have recently taken over a Russian position – forcing Russian soldiers to surrender – using robotic systems alone.

President Zelensky has been asking the world for help to fight Russia since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. But in the years since, Ukraine has revolutionised the technology of warfare with battlefield robots and drones, and now other countries are turning to it for its technology and expertise.


We speak to the journalist and defence expert Mark Urban about how Ukraine went from needy to needed.


Producers: Lucy Pawle and Viv Jones
Executive producer: Richard Fenton-Smith
Mixed by: Travis Evans
Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: The "ASLAN" unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) is tested during a NATO exercise in Germany, February 20, 2026. Photo by: Liesa Johannssen/Reuters


THU 12:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyywbn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct8j3y)
I crash-landed inside an active volcano

Cinematographer Chris Duddy has worked on some of Hollywood’s biggest movies like Titanic and Terminator 2. Filming in extreme conditions is part of his job, and he loves it, but nothing could prepare him for the day the helicopter he was in crashed inside the crater of an active volcano.

It was November 1992 and he was flying over the Big Island of Hawaii shooting footage for the end of the Hollywood thriller Sliver. The shot involved flying over the active Kīlauea volcano, but during filming the helicopter suffered total engine failure and crash-landed inside the Puʻu ʻŌʻō vent of the volcano.

Chris, along with his director of photography Mike Benson and the pilot Craig Hosking, were trapped there – 300 feet down and perilously close to a lava pool. Choking on toxic fumes and enduring bizarrely freezing temperatures when the weather closed in, Chris had to spend an entire night in the volcano, and the next day decided his only option was to climb out of the crater to escape. Although he risked falling into the lava pool below, he somehow found the superhuman strength to make it out, but what had happened to his two companions?

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: June Christie

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano sends plumes of ash into the sky. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct98b8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 13:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyz02s)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnf9f41)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkncc5)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 13:32 The Food Chain (w3ct8svx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 14:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyz3tx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 14:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy0zy1z)
Oil price hits highest since 2022

Following reports that President Trump is to be briefed on new plans for further strikes on Iran, Brent crude reached more than $126 a barrel.

Also in the programme, an Australian inquiry has said a Jewish group warned of a 'terrorist attack' before last year's antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach, and how barbaric were the Barbarians?

(Photo: A display shows fuel prices in euro at a petrol station in Berlin, Germany, 30 April 2026. Credit: Filip Singer/EPA-EFE)


THU 15:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyz7l1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct98pk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbknlvf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct8gl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:32 today]


THU 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct8d5f)
Oil prices take a rollercoaster ride

The price of Brent crude hit a four year high on Thursday before falling back. Markets were reacting to comments from President Trump about maintaining Strait of Hormuz blockade.

Iran is running out of storage space for its oil production, as exports remain restricted.

And Saudi Arabia is pulling its funding of the LIV golf tour, after investing around six billion dollars since 2021.


THU 16:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyzcb5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 16:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xmp15y)
Living with antisemitism

British police say the man arrested after two Jewish men were stabbed in London on Wednesday had previously been referred to the government’s counter‑extremism programme. The attack is the latest in a string of incidents targeting Jewish people. We get the latest from our correspondent and bring together three people from Jewish communities in the UK, Germany and Australia to share their experiences of antisemitism.

In the United States, state‑licensed medical marijuana - or cannabis - has been officially reclassified as a less dangerous drug, marking a major policy shift by the Trump administration. We hear from three people who use medical cannabis and speak to our health expert.

And US prosecutors have accused the sitting governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state, Rubén Rocha Moya, of conspiring with cartel drug traffickers. Our global affairs reporter explains.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Two Jewish men seriously injured after being stabbed in London, United Kingdom - 30 Apr 2026. Credit: NEIL HALL/EPA)


THU 17:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyzh29)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 17:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xmp4y2)
Oil price hits highest since 2022

Oil prices jumped to their highest since 2022 after a report that the US military is set to brief President Donald Trump on new plans for potential action in the Iran war. Our business correspondent explains why oil prices matter.

Endometriosis is a chronic and often painful condition affecting around one in ten women of reproductive age worldwide. A new study suggests a scanning technique could help detect endometriosis earlier, potentially speeding up diagnosis and reducing the need for invasive tests. We speak to three women living with endometriosis.

British police say the man arrested after two Jewish men were stabbed in London on Wednesday had previously been referred to the government’s counter‑extremism programme. The attack is the latest in a string of incidents targeting Jewish people. We bring together three people from Jewish communities in the UK, Germany and Australia to share their experiences of antisemitism.

Pro-Palestinian activists say at least 22 boats from a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza have been intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters near the Greek island of Crete. Our correspondent explains.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A worker fills the tank of a customer's vehicle at a petrol station in Peshawar, Pakistan, 25 April 2026. Credit: ARSHAD ARBAB/EPA)


THU 18:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyzltf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct8j3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct98b8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 19:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyzqkk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnfb4lt)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkp2ty)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct8rm0)
2026/04/30 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 (w1730nklclyzv9p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct9b84)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkp6l2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 20:32 BBC Inside Science (w3ct977j)
Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent?

The latest European State of the Climate report has found that Europe is once again getting warmer, and at a rate that is twice as fast as the global average. Tom Whipple is joined by Dr Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, to understand the driving forces behind this stark difference and anticipate what Europeans can expect in the coming years as a result.

We also remember Dr J Craig Venter, one of the famous founders of what we might now call the genomic age of science who dies this week.

In the lead-up to the 100th birthday of the world-famous broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, Inside Science is shining a spotlight on a species of scientific importance that has been named after him. This week, Dr Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglou shares his treacherous search for a unique species of echidna previously thought to be extinct.

Plus, science journalist Caroline Steel fills us in on the latest science news that you might have missed - from the surprising growth rates of Neanderthal babies to 10,000 newly discovered planets.

Presenter: Tom Whipple
Producer: Alex Mansfield
Assistant Producer: Katie Tomsett
Editor: Martin Smith
Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth


THU 21:00 BBC News (w1730nklclyzz1t)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 21:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy10s8w)
Blockade of Hormuz is strangling global economy, UN chief says

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is strangling the global economy. He said that even if the restrictions were lifted immediately, supply chains would take months to recover. We ask what options the US has now and what it's likely to cost.

Also in the programme; two coins dating from the reign of English King Ethelred, known as the Unready for his failure to defend his country against the Vikings, come to light in Denmark; and why Saudi Arabia needs to cut its costs, by pulling out of LIV Golf.

(Photo: A ship in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman Credit: REUTERS/Stringer)


THU 22:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz02sy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct98pk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkpg2b)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct8svx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 23:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz06k2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnfbmlb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkpktg)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct8fq3)
Oil hits new highs - how bad will it get?

We hear how oil prices have been swinging sharply, with Brent crude briefly hitting 126 dollars a barrel as tensions in the Gulf raise concerns about supply and the wider global economy. Saudi Arabia is to stop funding the LIV Golf tour after spending billions to lure top players away from the PGA Tour. And in India, a surge in digital scams has cost victims around two and a half billion dollars, prompting the central bank to step in.

(Image Credit: FILIP SINGER/EPA/Shutterstock (16852987h)
A display shows fuel prices in euro at a petrol station in Berlin, Germany, 30 April 2026.)

FRIDAY 01 MAY 2026

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz0b96)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct98m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkppkl)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 00:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct8tw1)
What’s Donald Trump’s exit strategy from Iran?

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the pressure on President Trump to find an end to the confrontation with Iran, examines the way in which the war in the Middle East has affected China, and analyses the first elections in Gaza for twenty years.

Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editors: Silvia Costeloe and Paul Royall


FRI 01:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz0g1b)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 01:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnfbw2l)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 01:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkpt9q)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 01:32 The Global Story (w3ct8mf5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Thursday]


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz0ksg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnfbztq)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkpy1v)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct8jxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


FRI 03:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz0pjl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct8j3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Thursday]


FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct98b8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz0t8q)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnfc79z)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkq5k3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct983h)
A Church without Walls

Pastor Jane Codrington grew up in a conservative faith environment before leaving the institutional church to found We Are Church - a community for those excluded by traditional structures. Set within a quiet, gated Johannesburg neighbourhood reflecting the city’s wealth and social divides, the church brings people together to connect, belong, and celebrate community. Jane emphasises this is not a ‘queer church’-though LGBTQ members are welcome-but a space for anyone pushed to society’s edges.

Some consider what she’s doing blasphemous. She has faced accusations of “harbouring sin” or “leading people to hell,” alongside hostility for her radical inclusivity.

Through candid interviews, we meet members who have found belonging-trans individuals and LGBTQ asylum seekers from neighbouring African countries, disowned by their families, seeking safety and acceptance in South Africa. Jane reflects on the personal cost of leaving the institutional church and the heartbreak she has experienced in her family. She speaks candidly about grief, doubt, and how her faith has been reshaped by both loss and radical inclusivity.
The episode captures striking contrasts: the stillness of the gated streets against the warmth of Jane’s congregation coming together at her home; conversations about faith and belonging alongside music, singing, and shared meals. Listeners are drawn into a world where questions of doctrine, scripture, and inclusion are confronted with courage and compassion. Their story explores what it means to challenge traditional interpretations of faith, build community on the margins, and navigate grief and belief in a society that often misunderstands radical acceptance.

Producer/presenter: John Offord
Series producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Chloe Walker
Production co-ordinator: Mica Nepomuceno

(Photo Description: John Offord visits Pastor Jane Codrington at her Johannesburg home, a space reflecting her life as a pastor leading a non-traditional church, balancing loss, inclusion, and faith. Photo Credit: John Offord)


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz0y0v)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 05:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdnm06l)
Deadline to secure Congressional authorisation for Iran war passes

The deadline for Donald Trump to secure authorisation from the US Congress to continue the war against Iran has passed. Under the US constitution, the Trump administration must receive approval from Congress within sixty days of the president's notification of strikes against Iran - or cease hostilities. The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth has argued that President Trump does not have to comply with the War Powers Resolution because the cease-fire agreement reached with Iran paused the clock on any such obligation. We take a look at the where the campaign is now heading.

One of the world's biggest producers of fertiliser has said that the interruption to supply and production caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran is jeopardising global food production.

And the jihadist group that led large-scale attacks around Mali earlier this week has called for the country to unite to overthrow the military government.

(Photo: US Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA).


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz11rz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 06:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdnm3yq)
Deadline to secure Congressional approval for Iran war passes

The deadline for Donald Trump to secure authorisation from the US Congress to continue the war against Iran has passed. By law the Trump administration must receive approval from Congress within sixty days of the president's notification of strikes against Iran - or cease hostilities. The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth has argued that President Trump does not have to comply because the cease-fire agreement with Iran paused the clock. We take a look at the where the campaign is now heading.

One of the world's biggest producers of fertiliser has said that the interruption to supply and production caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran is jeopardising global food production.

And the detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country's state media has reported.

Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy.

(Photo: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA).


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz15j3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 07:06 Newsday (w1730c19rdnm7pv)
US deadline to secure Congressional approval on Iran war passes

The deadline for President Donald Trump to secure authorization from Congress to continue the war against Iran has just passed. Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth argued the 60-day clock was paused under the ceasefire. This comes as military plans for a 'lightning' strike were apparently presented to the president. We speak to a former NATO commander.

One of the world's biggest producers of fertiliser has said that the interruption to supply and production caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran is jeopardising global food production.

And the jihadist group that led large-scale attacks around Mali earlier this week has called for the country to unite to overthrow the military government.

Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy

(Photo: Defence Sec Pete Hegseth. Credit: Ken Cedeno/Reuters).


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz1987)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 08:06 The Interview (w3ct98k1)
Robert Brovdi, Ukraine drone commander: Striking inside Russia

“When we only had reconnaissance drones, we learned fast. We began attaching warheads to the drones. Grenades, then homemade munitions that we produced ourselves. We would locate the enemy with the drone and drop them on him. Then FPV drones entered our lives. An FPV drone is a one-way, disposable drone. That was when the way of war began to change”

In a rare interview, Sarah Rainsford speaks to Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s drone forces, about the rapid evolution of drone warfare and how it is reshaping Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Drones are now being used to strike oil facilities and military targets deep inside Russian territory but initially were used just to spot Russian forces.

Commander Brovdi was among the first to see their true potential and, as technology advanced, drones began to change everything on the battlefield.

The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky, and Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the UN. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenter: Sarah Rainsford
Producers: Osman Iqbal
Editor: Farhana Haider

Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.


(Image: Robert Brovdi Credit: Oleksii Samsonov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkqnjm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct8g95)
The founder making cutlery out of palm leaves

We speak to the Emirati entrepreneur who set up a business making biodegradable cutlery made from discarded date palm trees, driven by the goal to replace single-use plastics in UAE.

Lamis al-Hashimy, co-founder of Palmade, shares how a hobby project became a business producing millions of items, the early failures that nearly stopped it, and the challenges of competing with cheap plastic. How did a failed prototype including a fork that melted in pizza, lead to a growing business?

If you'd like to get in touch with the team, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Business Daily is the home of in-depth audio journalism devoted to the world of money and work. From small startup stories to big corporate takeovers, global economic shifts to trends in technology, we look at the key figures, ideas and events shaping business.

Each episode is a 17-minute, daily deep dive into a single topic, featuring expert analysis and the people at the heart of the story.

Recent episodes explore the weight-loss drug revolution, the growth in AI, the cost of living, the economic impact of the war in the Middle East, and why bond markets are so powerful.

We also feature in-depth interviews with company founders and some of the world's most prominent CEOs. These include Google's Sundar Pichai, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and the CEO of Canva, Melanie Perkins.

Presenter: Sarah Rogers
Producers: Bisi Adebayo, Victoriya Holland and Jay Behrouzi

(Photo: Lamis al-Hashimy. Credit: Lamis al-Hashimy)


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct98dj)
The origins of World Press Freedom Day

In April 1991, journalists from 38 African countries came together in Namibia for a week-long seminar to discuss the need for a free, independent and pluralistic press on the continent.

When discussions ended after five days on 3 May, they had created the Windhoek declaration - a declaration of free press principles.

Later that year, Unesco’s general conference endorsed the declaration.

In 1993, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 May as World Press Freedom Day.

It is marked annually around the world.

Gwen Lister was a newspaper editor at the time and chaired the seminar.

She tells Jen Dale about the conference and the personal costs of standing up for press freedom.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by and curious about 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 how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines’ life and Omar Sharif’s legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, like the invention of a stent which has saved lives around the world; the birth of the G7; and the meeting of Maldives’ ministers underwater. We cover everything from World War Two and Cold War stories to Black History Month and our journeys into space.

(Picture: Gwen Lister with former Namibian Prime Minister Hage Geingob at the Windhoek seminar. Credit: The Namibian)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz1f0c)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnfcv1m)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkqs8r)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 09:32 BBC Inside Science (w3ct977j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]


FRI 10:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz1jrh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct8kcb)
The soaring price of condoms

The blockade on the strait of Hormuz has led to an unexpected consequence – condom prices are set to increase by up to 30 percent! This has us delving into all things contraception, starting with koala hormone implants, the lengthy process of providing birth control to elephants, and a microplastics mystery.

Then, we investigate the elusive male contraceptive – why is it taking so long to develop, and why has it been so hard to approve? Professor John Amory Md, from UW Medical Centre in Seattle, joins us to explain the past, present and future of this medical research.

Plus, how have Chinese researchers cracked the code on eel breeding, and does the moon’s gravity make us lighter at night?

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Leonie Joubert and Sandy Ong
Producer: Ella Hubber, with Alice Lipscombe Southwell, Robbie Wojciechowski and Georgia Christie


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz1nhm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnfd2jw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkr0s0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct8m8n)
The US and Israel entered the Iran war together. Is Israel now being sidelined?

Since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, there has been an ongoing debate over the role played by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in convincing Donald Trump to go to war.

But when it comes to ceasefire announcements, it has been the US President taking the lead - if the Israelis are present at all. So when it comes to ending the wars in Iran and Lebanon, are the Americans leaving Netanyahu out in the cold?

We speak to Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent at The Economist, and author of Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Producer: Sam Chantarasak and Xandra Ellin

Sound engineer: Travis Evans

Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivering an address from the roof of the Kirya in Tel Aviv, Israel, 1 March 2026. Credit: Avi Ohayon/EPA-EFE)


FRI 12:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz1s7r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct8hpd)
Outlook Mixtape: Six degrees of... Kevin

What do an Oscar-nominated actor, a roundabout enthusiast, an artist staging a space musical with his mum, and a French film-maker trying to rescue the name Kevin have in common?

In this edition of the Outlook Mixtape, we follow a chain of crazy stories – all linked by one name.

We begin, of course, with Kevin Bacon, whose name has become shorthand for the idea that anyone can be connected in just a few steps and tells us how it all came about. From there, the trail spools out to Australian-Iranian artist HOSSEI, who cast his own mother in his space musical, to the UK, where Kevin Beresford has devoted years to celebrating the beauty and brilliance of roundabouts, and his continuing search for 'roundabout of the year'. And to France, where film-maker Kevin Fafournoux is pushing back against the surprising stigma attached to his name.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Edgar Maddicott

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: A transparent 60-minute cassette tape on a white background with a white label with the words: The Outlook Mixtape. Credit: Getty images)


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct98dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 13:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz1wzw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnfdb14)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkr888)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct983h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 14:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz20r0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 14:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy12tz2)
Warnings that Iran war risks global food crisis

The head of one of the world's biggest fertiliser manufacturers has warned that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz - as a result of the war on Iran - could cost the world up to ten billion meals a week. Svein Holsether, who runs Yara, said farmers in the poorest countries would be hit first by the interruption to production and supply caused by the ongoing hostilities. We hear from two countries particularly affected by the shortage in industrial fertiliser.

Also in the programme: despair then relief for the Oscar winner who thought an airline had lost his award; and for the first time the nose of a mouse has been mapped showing us more about the way mammals smell.


(Photo: Farmers in Aceh labour amid possible fertilizer shortage due to war in Middle East. Indonesia, 28 March 2026. Credit 2026 Shutterstock Editorial. EPA/Shutterstock )


FRI 15:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz24h4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:06 The Interview (w3ct98k1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkrhrj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct8g95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:32 today]


FRI 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct8d0x)
Global fertiliser shortage threatens 2026 crop yields

A third of the world's fertiliser is sourced from the Persian Gulf region. Farmers' are now predicted to produce smaller crops this year, affecting 10 billion meals a week.

French car maker Renault says there's been a huge increase in interest in electric vehicles since the start of the war in the Middle East.

And "slàinte mhath" or "cheers" in English! The USA is to cut import duties on scotch whisky, following the recent visit of King Charles II.


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz2878)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 16:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xmry31)
Iran war sparks food supply fears

The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to 10 billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world's biggest fertiliser producers. We speak to our business correspondent and hear from farmers.

Rogue chip shops in the UK have been passing off catfish as “traditional fish and chips” to cut costs, the BBC has learned. We have details of the investigation and put the BBC canteen’s fish and chips to the test.

Four people share what it is like to socialise and date as a wheelchair user.

The German airline Lufthansa says it has found an Oscar statue, which went missing on a flight from New York to Germany. Listeners share the precious things they have lost while flying.

A study into weight-loss injections suggests they could also help tackle alcoholism. Our health reporter explains.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: A worker transports food products at Ridley Road Market in Dalston, east London, Britain, 27 March 2026. Credit: Tolga Akmen/EPA-EFE)


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz2czd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 17:06 Outside Source (w1730c6b9xms1v5)
Mali's military rulers under intense pressure

The French news agency says the Malian army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered a strategic military post in the far north-east to Islamist rebels and Tuareg separatists. The rebels are also closing in on the capital, Bamako.

After attacks on two Jewish men in London, we hear a conversation with a Jewish man and his daughter about their experiences of antisemitism.

Iranian state media say that Tehran has delivered its latest proposal for negotiations with the US to Pakistan, which is mediating. Our global affairs reporter explains.

We speak to our reporter who has visited Florida's largest retirement community in the world.

And, rogue chip shops in the UK have been passing off catfish as “traditional fish and chips” to cut costs, the BBC has learned. We have details of the investigation and put the BBC canteen’s fish and chips to the test.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga and Parliament Chairman Malick Diaw attend the state funeral of Defence Minister Sadio Camara, who was killed when four suicide car bombers rammed his residence, in Bamako, Mali, April 30, 2026.Credit: Mali Presidency via Facebook /REUTERS)


FRI 18:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz2hqj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct8hpd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct98dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 19:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz2mgn)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w1730bqgfnff1hx)
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FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbkrzr1)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct8rgh)
2026/05/01 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 (w1730nklclz2r6s)
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FRI 20:06 BBC Conversations (w3ct8m3j)
My social life as a wheelchair user

Imagine being dressed up for a night out with friends and being thrown out of a bar because your wheelchair is considered a fire hazard.

When 18-year-old Maddie Haining was ordered to leave a nightclub in the UK it prompted a wider discussion about disability and accessibility in different countries around the world.

Four wheelchair users - Maddie in the UK, Brian Muchiri in Kenya, Nadia Leila Carelse South Africa and Haleigh Rosa in the US - share some of the obstacles they have encountered when trying to socialise.

Their experiences range from drunks in bars grabbing their wheelchairs to people praying for them in public. Even a simple visit to the toilet can become a problem.

“I’ve encountered issues, even in a restaurant that’s accessible, where the wheelchair accessible bathroom has been used as storage,” said Haleigh Rosa, from Florida, USA.

“So therefore I don’t have a bathroom and that’s nothing that I can foresee. It was just something I had to figure out when I got there.”

Presenter: James Reynolds
BBC producer: Ben Davis
Boffin Media producer: Sue Nelson
Editor: Harriet Oliver and Arja Haikonen

(Photo: Maddie Haining wearing a baseball cap drinkiing a green smootnie)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbks3h5)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct8k6t)
Why can't I recognise faces?

CrowdScience listener Jeroen finds it hard to remember people's faces - and he wants to know why. He wonders if it's to do with getting older and if there’s any way of improving.



Presenter Caroline Steel has the same problem and is keen to find an answer too.



She meets Professor Zaira Cattaneo, a neuroscientist based in Italy who researches face perception. Zaira has discovered which parts of the brain are engaged in facial recognition. She explains how we recognise faces and why ageing could be a factor in Jeroen’s difficulty.



Caroline travels to Bournemouth in the UK to meet researcher Professor Sarah Bate, who assesses Caroline's ability to recognise faces and explains the causes of face blindness.



And she compares notes with fellow CrowdScience presenter Marnie Chesterton, who also has difficulty remembering faces. Around two per cent of the population have the condition. Could there be a reason why more than a third of CrowdScience presenters experience face blindness?



If you’ve got a science question you’d like us to answer, email crowdscience@bbc.co.uk.



Presenter Caroline Steel

Producer Jo Glanville

Editor Ben Motley



(Photo:Packaging cardboard on the head with different emotions - stock photo Credit: Flying broccoli via Getty Images)


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz2vyx)
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FRI 21:06 Newshour (w1730bmzcy13p5z)
Risk of global food shortage from Iran War

The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to 10 billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world's biggest fertiliser producers. Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive of Yara, told the BBC that hostilities in the Gulf, which have blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, are jeopardising global food production.

Also in the programme: Ukraine has been stepping up its campaign against Russia's oil industry; and is fish fraud affecting one of Britain's national dishes?

(Picture: Workers carry fertiliser bags to be mixed with water at a farm's irrigation centre. Credit: REUTERS/Rula Rouhana/File Photo)


FRI 22:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz2zq1)
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FRI 22:06 The Interview (w3ct98k1)
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FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w1730nldtbksbzf)
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FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct983h)
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FRI 23:00 BBC News (w1730nklclz33g5)
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FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct8fkl)
Trump announces 25% tariffs on cars from the EU

The US President Donald Trump has announced a new hike on cars and trucks imported from the European Union, accusing the EU of not adhering to their trade deal.

In the meantime, Beijing has announced that fifty-three African states will be enjoying trade-free trade with China - all except one, the small land-locked state Eswatini, as it recognises Taiwan.

And in France there is confusion over a new law allowing bakeries to stay open on the 1st of May.

Picture: "U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event at The Villages Charter School at The Villages". Credit: Reuters