SATURDAY 08 MARCH 2025

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn66nmq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q38)
Silent science

Sparked by a silent album released by 1,000 musicians in protest of the UK government’s planned changes to copyright law, Unexpected Elements hits the pause button... Is there any science to silence?

Fear not, this week’s show is packed full of chatter! You might think there’s only one type of silence, but supposedly exists in political science too. In fact, there are seven distinct types.

If you're a techy you probably have a pair of noise cancelling headphones. But have you ever wondered how they work? We’ll take them apart to figure out how they work. Plus, dive into the fascinating world of gene silencing, definitely one of the coolest areas of genetics. Learn how this cutting-edge technology could help protect our crops from pests in the future.

Later, Caroline is joined by her two wonderful panellists to contemplate and reflect on silence, when might it be harmful? And does true silence even exist?

All that and many more Unexpected Elements.

Presenters: Caroline Steel, Candice Bailey and Kai Kupferschmidt

Producers: Harrison Lewis, with William Hornbrook, Debbie Kilbride and Noa Dowling


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn66scv)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfzl7jk1jq)
US ports see record levels of activities due to worries of a global trade war

Ports in the United States are experiencing ‘record levels of activities’ due to the tariffs and businesses trying to stock up to avoid the threat of tariffs and trade war.

Bitcoin makes it big in Washington as President Trump establishes an official government cryptocurrency reserve office after meeting with crypto business leaders in the White House.

And also we hear about hundreds of female tennis players on the WTA tour will be eligible for twelve months' paid maternity leave.

Rahul Tandon will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fermin Koop, environment and climate reporter; and in Lahore, Pakistan, Mehmal Sarfraz, journalist and analyst.


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn66x3z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q503j9)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftcsx8dc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct5wj3)
Andy Flower on the key to coaching Kohli

Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Brett Sprigg are joined by former Ashes winning head coach Andy Flower, who shares his thoughts on England’s Champions Trophy exit and who should be the next white ball captain? Flower is the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are preparing for their 18th season in the Indian Premier League and hoping for their first ever title. He tells us what it is like coaching Virat Kohli and the influence he is having on new captain Rajat Patidar.

Flower spent time as a consultant with the Australia team so gives us his insight into Steve Smith after he announced his international retirement from One Day Internationals.

The ICC Champions Trophy final is set with India taking on New Zealand in Dubai. We preview the final and analyse where it went wrong for Australia and South Africa.

Photo: Coach Andy Flower speaks to his players during an England Lions training session at Allan Border Field on November 24, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn670w3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct69b6)
Outlook Mixtape: A chorus of female strength

For International Women's Day we hear from India, Afghanistan and Morocco: three women who each flipped the script of their lives and triumphed.

Prema Dhanraj wanted to be a singer but as an eight-year-old she suffered terrible burns and almost died. Her mother, praying for Prema’s survival, bargained with God promising that if Prema lived she would become a doctor. Prema fulfilled her mother’s wishes and much more. She became a pioneering plastic surgeon, studying in the US, training other surgeons around the world and winning numerous awards. On returning to India she set up an organisation, Agni Raksha, in her home town Bengaluru, to offer free medical treatment and social care to burns survivors.

Afghan Sahra Mani found triumph in the most unexpected of ways, despite beginning life on the margins. Sahra grew up scrapping for an education and watching her young friends married off. Novels like Jane Eyre and her camera, a treasured gift from her mother, gave her a creative lifeline. She came to London to chase her dreams and study at university, eventually becoming an award-winning, internationally-recognised documentary filmmaker. Sahra went on to work as a university professor in Kabul. In August 2021 Sahra was abroad, visiting her dying mother. On the same night Sahra said her final goodbye, the Taliban captured her beloved city. Unable to return, Sahra channelled her sorrow by helping women stuck under their harsh new reality. She began collecting footage of Afghan women resisting Taliban rule. Things felt bleak and that’s when Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence reached out to ask if she could support her to make a film. Soon Malala Yousafzai joined them and an alliance was formed. Their film Bread and Roses can be watched on Apple TV and the clip played was courtesy of Apple TV.

Aziza Chaouni was the first Moroccan to study architecture at Harvard. She dreamed of creating the kind of dramatic glass and metal structures that were winning awards for architectural superstars. But her university professor and mentor sent her on a different mission – to create buildings and designs to help her home city of Fez. So Aziza decided on a project to restore the heavily-polluted and stinking river that runs through the ancient medina. It seemed a far cry from her original ambitions. But an epic journey across the Sahara Desert convinced her that the innovative engineering of water, sand and mud – rather than steel, glass and concrete – were her true calling.

Presenter: Saskia Collette
Producer: Sarah Kendal

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

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yfz)
How bloodshed in Selma led to the US Voting Rights Act 1965

In March 1965, hundreds of peaceful civil rights protesters in Selma were brutally beaten by Alabama state troops.

They had been marching to demonstrate against the denial of voting rights to Black Americans.

The bloodshed in Selma prompted President Lyndon B Johnson to push for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress.

The landmark Act was brought in to tackle racial discrimination during elections and to guarantee the rights of African Americans to vote.

Farhana Haider has been listening to the archive.

A version of this programme was first broadcast in 2020.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: Civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King at the Selma to Montgomery march. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn674m7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn678cc)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q50grp)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftcsxmmr)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 05:32 Diddy On Trial (w3ct7m4x)
What is sex trafficking?

What is sex trafficking?

The rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is currently in a New York prison awaiting trial in May on charges of sex trafficking, transportation for prostitution and racketeering with conspiracy. He denies all the allegations.

We’re going to be examining what each of these federal charges mean over the coming weeks, hearing from experts and people affected in other cases involving these charges. We’re starting with sex trafficking.

Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty speaks to Elizabeth Geddes who prosecuted R. Kelly, Dr Marcel Van Der Watt, president at the National Centre on Sexual Exploitation in the US, along with Lala Appleberry from Survivor Network NC.

The Diddy on Trial podcast is here to investigate the rumours, confront the theories, and give you the answers that you need.

We also want YOU to be part of the conversation. Have you any burning questions about the cases or the upcoming trial? Heard a theory that doesn’t sit right with you? Get in touch now via WhatsApp: +44330 123 555 1.

Presenter: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
Series Producer: Laura Jones
Sound Design: Richard Hannaford
Production Coordinator: Hattie Valentine
Editor: Clare Fordham

Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5trl)
Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine?

As part of the fast-moving argument over US military support to Ukraine, the US demanded $500bn worth of access to what was variously reported as Ukraine’s rare earths or rare metals or rare minerals. But is there that amount of minerals in the ground?

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer and Editor: Richard Vadon
Studio Manager: James Beard
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn67d3h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zcxh6mt6n0b)
US pressures on Ukraine to sign a peace deal with Russia intensifies

The United States has stepped up its pressure on Ukraine by limiting the country's access to commercial satellite imagery. The Trump administration has already cut off military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine to force a peace deal.

Also in the programme: Heavy flooding expected after cyclone Alfred was downgraded in Australia; the circumstances surrounding the death of Hollywood legend Gene Hackman's have been been made public, and Asteroid-sized moon rocks and giant fluorescent cat sculptures have turned central London into an intergalactic cosmic playground for Londoners.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by author and historian, Shrabani Basu and James Rodgers, reader in international journalism at City University in London.

Photo :Rally demands Ukrainian POWs be released before any deal with US is signed, Kyiv, Ukraine - 6 March /EPA


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn67hvm)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zcxh6mt6rrg)
Europe prepares Ukraine support effort

Leaders of the EU’s 27 countries have been meeting in Brussels to try and prepare a new defence plan in an effort to support Ukraine and President Zelensky fight the war against Russia. Also on the programme, hundreds of thousands of homes in Australia have been left without power after Cyclone Alfred, now downgraded to a tropical depression, lashed the country's eastern coast; and, a British Sikh man who's been held in India for seven years on terror charges has been cleared in one of nine cases against him.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by author and historian, Shrabani Basu and James Rodgers, reader in international journalism at City University in London.

(Photo: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) talks to EU Council President Antonio Costa as they arrive for a video conference to update leaders of partner countries on the results of the Special European Council, in Brussels, Belgium, 07 March 2025. OLIVIER MATTHYS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn67mlr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zcxh6mt6whl)
US and Israel reject Arab post-war plan for Gaza

The US and Israel have rejected an Arab plan for the post-war reconstruction of the Gaza Strip that would allow the 2.1 million Palestinians living there to stay in place.

Also in the programme: A group of grandmothers in Madagascar are helping to bring electricity to their villages, the people of Greenland go to the polls next week at a time when Donald Trump says he wants to take over the autonomous Danish territory; and renowned chef and author, Asma Khan, introduces us to the 'six seasons of flavour' through her new book, Monsoon.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by author and historian, Shrabani Basu and James Rodgers, reader in international journalism at City University in London.

Photo:Emergency Arab summit organised by Egypt, in Cairo - 4 March, 2025/Reuters


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn67rbw)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rd1)
Three months after the fall of Assad

After 13 years of civil war, a transitional government is now in charge in Syria, led by interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Islamist rebel group – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or HTS.

Syria is home to many different religious and ethnic groups and some fear that more conservative members of HTS could influence government policy.

Nor is the fighting over. Forces linked to the new government have been battling Assad loyalists in in the port cities of Latakia and Tartous, where dozens of people are reported to have been killed.

In our conversations, two women discuss new freedoms but also share fears about safety and women’s rights.

“We are free now,” says Souad. “We can speak and share, we are not afraid of each other, that one of us is a spy or a snitch...if one of us wanted to express an opinion, we could be arrested.”

Before the civil war, Syria was a globally popular tourist destination and, over the past few weeks, international airlines have resumed flights into the country. We bring together three tour guides to share what the country has to offer visitors.

We also hear from two refugees, who have returned to the country to reunite with their families.

Presenter: Mark Lowen
BBC producers: Virginia Kelly, Iqra Farooq and Laura Cress
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham

(Photo: Rita in Syria. Credit: Rita)

An EcoAudio certified Boffin Media production in partnership with the OS team.


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftcsy3m8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v1y)
Is Trump taking Putin's side in the Ukraine war?

A jaw-dropping week for global politics as President Trump berates Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House before pausing military aid to his country. Plus, the joy of birdsong, the story of stock and why some teenagers are walking on all fours.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct5tv5)
Behind-the-scenes of Ukrainecast and Global Jigsaw

Events surrounding Russia’s war in Ukraine have been moving fast. But what is it like trying to keep up to date if you produce a weekly programme or podcast?

Plus, listeners share their views on the BBC’s reporting.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn67w30)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct5qc3)
Bouncing back

Bryony Page has had her ups and downs, but she always bounces back. She's got no choice she’s the reigning Olympics trampoline champion! And whilst she already has her sights set on retaining her title in LA in 2028, for the time being turning her attentions to the circus! The Cirque du Soleil to be precise. Oh and then there's the dinosaur sounds. All will be explained

Photo: Bryony Page soars above the lights. (Credit: Simon Wright)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn67zv4)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q5167g)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftcsyc3j)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 11:32 The Documentary (w3ct7yqv)
Ukraine: Your questions answered

We've teamed up with the Ukrainecast to answer your questions. Presented by Jackie Leonard and Vitaly Shevchenko with James Waterhouse in Kyiv.

(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever (not pictured), in Brussels, 6 March, 2025. Credit: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Reuters)


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn683l8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 12:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyq)
India

India is the world’s most populous nation, it has a young population and dynamic growth rates – yet problems persist.
This debate, from the country’s technology capital, Bengaluru, tackles pressing issues such as IT workers’ rights, the city’s struggling infrastructure, and the national situation for religious minorities.
The discussion is led by questions from the audience and chaired by Jonny Dymond.

The panel:
Surabhi Hodigere: BJP spokeswoman
Kumar Naik: MP for the opposition INC Party
T.V. Mohandas Pai: Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners
Rashmi Choudhary: Vice President of Karnataka’s IT Employees Union (KITU)
Dhanya Rajendran: Journalist, The News Minute

Producer: Helen Towner
Engineers: Ian Mitchell and Joe Lawrence

(Photo: Traffic congestion in Bengaluru. Credit: Namas Bhojani/Bloombeon via Getty Images)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn687bd)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zb9dtwr62tc)
Fourteen people killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine

The attacks came hours after the United States confirmed that it had limited Ukraine's access to commercial satellite imagery, on top of pausing military and intelligence aid.

Also on the programme: we'll have more on reports that the minority Alawite community has been targeted by government troops in Latakia, Syria; and did illegal drugs, taken by some at the Nova festival in Israel attacked by Hamas on October 7th, help them recover from the trauma?

(Picture: emergency services in Dobropillya, in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Credit: Donetsk Emergency Service)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn68c2j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172zbnbyjbzn5z)
Live Sporting Action

We’ll have full commentary of leaders Liverpool against bottom side Southampton. Lee James will be joined by the Everton goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and three-time Premier League title winner Robert Huth.

It’s the quarter final weekend of the Women’s FA Cup and we’ll speak to Sunderland’s Katie Kitching as they look to cause an upset over holder Manchester United.

It’s a crunch match in Six Nations between holders Ireland and main challengers France, there’s tennis at Indian Well, European Indoor Athletics, the start of the Netball Super League. We’ll reflect on a historic all-women’s world championship boxing event topped by the welterweight unification fight between Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price and we’ll preview the final of cricket’s men’s Champions Trophy.

Photo: Liverpool's Colombian midfielder Luis Diaz heads the ball during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on November 24, 2024. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn68v21)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q521gc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftcsz6bf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 18:32 Diddy On Trial (w3ct7m4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wfv)
Murderball: Inventing wheelchair rugby

In 1976, a group of friends invented a game at a rehab hospital in Canada, which they called "murderball". It was debuted at the World Wheelchair Games in 1990 and called wheelchair rugby.

It became a full Paralympic Sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Duncan "The Quadfather" Campbell was one of the 'founding fathers' of the game after a diving accident caused a spinal cord injury. He tells Megan Jones about why they wanted to create something new and what inspired them.

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 'founding fathers'. Credit: Duncan Campbell/Wheelchair Rugby Canada)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn68yt5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 19:06 U.Me: The Complete Musical (w3ct6ckl)
Part one

Approaching the fourth anniversary of the WHO’s Coronavirus pandemic declaration, BBC World Service presents U.Me: The Complete Musical. It tells the story of Rose and Ryo, two young strangers who meet online and fall in love during the pandemic lockdowns. This is a remixed version of a programme previously broadcast. Part two next week continues the story with all-new music and songs. Stephen Fry narrates the story, the West End’s Olivier-award nominee Anoushka Lucas performs Rose, and Martin Sarreal plays Ryo. The original soundtrack is performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. An animated film of U.Me: The Complete Musical is available on the BBC World Service YouTube channel.


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn692k9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qkw)
Director Karan Kandhari and actor Radhika Apte

Nikki and cultural critic Anil Sinanan discuss US rapper and writer Doechii, winner of Best Rap Album at this year’s Grammys, on her need to keep creating.

The English writer and director Richard “Four Weddings and a Funeral” Curtis, on why weddings make good cinema.

Swedish filmmakers Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson, creators of a moving and funny documentary The Last Journey.

French Indian actor Kalki Koechlin on her cultural identity… Comedian Nick Mohamed on perseverance... There’s music from Finnish folk band Frigg…

And Director Karan Kandhari and actor Radhika Apte will be talking about their highly unusual film Sister Midnight, set in Mumbai, India.

(Image: Radhika Apte and Ashok Pathak in Sister Midnight. Courtesy of Altitude Film)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6969f)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9dtwr71sd)
Over 500 killed in clashes in Western Syria

Over 500 people have been killed in violent clashes between gunmen loyal to ousted President Bashar al Assad and the authorities.
Assad is from the Alawite religious minority and there are reports suggesting that the community is being targeted - with many civilians being killed.
We speak to a Syrian woman trying to contact her family from abroad and an expert helps us understand Syria's new government.

Also in the programme: the network outsmarting AI Chatbots to spread Russian propaganda; and we go to Greenland to judge the mood ahead of the upcoming elections at a time when US President Donald Trump has said he wants to take over the territory.


(Photo: Syrian army personnel travel in a military vehicle as they head towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria. Credit: Hossano/Reuters)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn69b1k)
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SAT 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q52jfw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftcszp9y)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 22:32 This Is Africa (w3ct5y6c)
Jupiter Davibe

Jupiter Davibe was born Ibrahima Bah in 1989 in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin, where his parents had moved from Guinea for a better life. The young Ibrahima was immersed in the culture of the Fulani people – an ethnic group that mostly lives across west Africa.

From the age of 10 he played in his school’s live band performances and he was starting to make a musical name for himself in Benin by the time he was 16. At 17, he won the US Green Card Lottery, a visa scheme for immigrants, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia to study marketing.

But after 11 years there Jupiter Davibe decided that he wanted to forge his musical career in Guinea. He has collaborated with major stars – including Ivory Coast’s Elow’n, Santrinos Raphael from Togo, Oxlade from Nigeria. His hits include Pres de Moi, Africa by Night, and Busy. And he’s just dropped his new album Fabaleen Chapter 2.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn69fsp)
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SAT 23:06 The Documentary (w3ct7mvz)
Boxing Sisters: Yazidi women boxing their way back to health

In northern Iraq, Yazidi women and girls who have been the victims of brutal sexual enslavement and lost swathes of their family and community to genocide at the hands of IS, are finding an unusual way to heal - boxing.

Since 2014, when ISIS began targeting Yazidis because of their religious identity, those who survived the genocide have been confined to internally displaced persons camps in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Here conditions are difficult and the women and girls still struggle to process all that has happened to them. So, in 2018, in the face of limited mental health support, Taban Shoresh and her team took a radical approach by offering boxing training to help the women and girls channel their emotions and anger.

For women who have lived through unspeakable trauma and loss, can the sport of boxing offer physical and mental restoration? And in a deeply traditional and conservative community, how are they navigating the stigma of women boxing?

Presenter: Taban Shoresh
Producer: Jodie Taylor
A Reduced Listening production for BBC World Service

(Photo: Yazidi women face each other in a row holding focus pads during training. Credit: Ali Amer)


SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftcszt22)
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SAT 23:32 Assignment (w3ct5mv5)
Russia’s new war elite

Russians who sign up to fight in Ukraine earn big money in salaries and bonuses – and the Kremlin is even more generous to families of those killed in battle. Average compensation packages for a dead son or husband are worth about US$130,000. In less-wealthy Russian provinces, where most recruits are from, that’s enough to turn your life around. Reporter Arsenii Sokolov finds out how the relatives of the tens of thousands of men Russia has lost in the war are spending the money – and asks whether the pay-outs will help create a new “patriotic” middle class that supports Vladimir Putin.

He talks to a woman who’s used her “coffin money” to open a restaurant in memory of her dead son – and hears about a craze for ultra-expensive hair-dryers among wives and girlfriends of soldiers from Siberia.

Marrying soldiers has become so attractive that women on dating apps often search specifically for men in uniform.

But the compensation payouts are also fuelling furious court battles, when divorced or separated fathers who’ve played little role in child rearing suddenly reappear after their sons’ deaths and demand their share of the coffin money.

Besides the cash, there are many privileges offered to soldiers and their families, and to bereaved relatives of the fallen. Their children can go to university whatever their grades. And the Kremlin has started a programme called “Time of Heroes” that claims it will fast-track selected returning servicemen into elite positions in local politics and business. But can Putin’s attempt at social engineering really work? And will “deathonomics” – as one economist calls it – really boost the economy of the provinces that have suffered most from the huge death toll?

Presenter: Arsenii Sokolov
Producer: Tim Whewell
Sound engineer: Neil Churchill
Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Russians pass a poster recruiting for tank-drivers to fight in Ukraine. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

SUNDAY 09 MARCH 2025

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn69kjt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftcszxt6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:32 Diddy On Trial (w3ct7m4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wfv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn69p8y)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xjq)
Can the world rely on its undersea cable network?

Undersea cables form the backbone of global communication, with over 95% of global internet traffic relying on hundreds of fibre-optic cables criss-crossing the globe. But recent incidents such as disruption to cables in the Baltic Sea have highlighted concerns over their security and raised the possibility of ‘grey zone warfare’.

We examine who owns and runs this vast global network, what happens when things go wrong, and what the future holds for underseas cables. Are they powerful enough to sustain future communications, and what role could quantum technology play in their future?

To discuss all this are Lane Burdette, research analyst, TeleGeography, Jovan Kurbali, director of the Diplo Foundation and head of Geneva Internet Platform, Erin L Murphy,  senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC and Kristine Berzina, managing director at the German Marshall Fund, Washington DC.

Presenter: Gary O'Donoghue
Producer: Dan Hardoon and Vicky Carter
Researcher: Katie Morgan
Production co-ordinator: Liam Morrey
Technical producer: James Bradshaw
Editor: Tara McDermott

(Photo: Employees of Orange Marine work on the installation of the very high speed submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 5, linking Singapore to France, 1 March, 2016. Credit: Boris Horvat/AFP)


SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct01kb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69jz)
Russia’s gymnastic drama

The head of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation has recently fallen from glory. Irina Viner has been the most powerful person in the sport for nearly 20 years, and has produced multiple world champions. But her reign is finally over, as the Ministry of Sport recently dissolved the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation to create a new gymnastics body in which Irina Viner has no part. Meanwhile, another name in Russian rhythmic gymnastics is back in the spotlight. A previous student of Irina Viner, Alina Kabaeva won the Olympic gold for rhythmic gymnastics in 2004. She is one of the most successful gymnasts in Russia but has always avoided the media gaze. This seems to have changed since creating her own rhythmic gymnastics school, ‘Heavenly Grace’. Alina Kabaeva has long been reported to be the partner of Vladimir Putin and it seems her gymnastics school enjoys a special status. Plus, there's a natural fire in Indonesia that is said to have been burning for over 500 years, and people are hoping to harness its power to help solve the country’s energy crisis. Ayomi Amindoni from BBC Indonesian has the story.

Presented by Faranak Amidi
Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Hannah Dean and Alice Gioia

(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich)


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn69t12)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q530fd)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct059g)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct5tb1)
Ninety percent of USAID programs cut

As the Trump administration cuts 90% of programs funded by the US Agency for International Development, we look at the effect on global health.

Also on the program, violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hindering the country’s ongoing MPox response – just as a new, more transmissible strain is discovered. And, a look at an initiative trying to improve women’s mental health in Guatemala.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
Assistant Producer: Katie Tomsett


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn69xs6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 03:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6b1jb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sk5)
Gaza's future

Pascale Harter introduces dispatches from Egypt, Malaysia, the USA and the border areas of the Mekong River.

Arab leaders convened in Egypt this week to draw up a post-war plan for Gaza - and to counter Donald Trump's proposal to turn it into the 'Riviera of the Middle East'. Lyse Doucet travelled to Cairo to report on the new Arab resolve, but found herself being pulled back into the city's own recent, tumultuous history.

Malaysia has become a global hub for recycling, importing an estimated five million tonnes of plastic each year - but does it really make a difference? Leanna Hosea went to find out what happens to the world's waste once it arrives.

In order to tackle the country's opioid crisis, some US states are focussing less on prosecution, and more on treatment. The first state to decriminalise the personal possession of hard drugs was Oregon back in 2020 – a decision it would come to reverse in 2024. Martin Vennard has been to the famously progressive state to find out what’s been happening.

Finally, we head to the banks of the Mekong River, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. Matthew Gwyther travelled through the region and reflects on how its past and present have being shaped by external powers.

People gather by the rubble of destroyed buildings for iftar fast-breaking meal on the second day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the area of al-Dahduh in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa district. (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct0dsq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 04:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct6xm6)
The Legend of Takhti: Ep 2

Heroic wrestler Gholamreza Takhti is dead. Rana Rahimpour goes back to that terrible night in January 1968, hearing from perhaps the last person to see him alive. We speak to his teammate Abdollah Movahed about the immediate impact of his death, and then take a closer look at his relations with Mohammed Reza Shah.

Everything in Iran is political, and sport is no exception. To understand why, Rana takes us through the story of Mossadegh, Iran’s National Front, and how the wrestling houses were co-opted by forces much bigger than themselves. She explores Takhti’s own political leanings, as wrestling, politics and power all combine in an explosive and volatile situation, and the many ways that the regime exerts influence on its athletes. Takhti is unstoppable in the ring, but outside of it, gradually everything that makes him a great man is being taken away.

You can listen to this podcast in Persian here: https://www.bbc.com/persian/podcasts/p0703hz7


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wfv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6b58g)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q53cns)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct0jjv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct7mvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:06 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6b90l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zcxh6mt9jxf)
Iran rejects US push for nuclear talks

The Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameni said Iran will not be bullied into new talks on the country’s nuclear programme describing the US as a bullying power.

Also in the programme: After a frantic week of diplomacy, we analyse the European Union’s strong pledge to continue its support for Ukraine and speak to Andrius Kubilius, the EU's first Commissioner for Defence. Plus, the latest from Syria where reports say more than a thousand people have been killed in recent violence in western Syria, many of them civilians allegedly shot dead by the security forces.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories of the day are Jana Puglierin, German political analyst and a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Richard Caplan, professor of International Relations at University of Oxford.

(Picture: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during the 35th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 3, 2024. Credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6bdrq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zcxh6mt9nnk)
Ukrainian soldier speaks on the toll of war

Ukrainian tennis player and soldier Sergiy Stakhovsky speaks to Weekend about the challenges of war and how a pneumonia condition has taken him out of the frontline of the battle.

Also in the programme: Russian historian discuss the changing nature of the US/Russia relations under President Trump and how that could affect the transatlantic relationship and we also find out how an Australian man is building a 3-D printed house.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories of the day are Jana Puglierin, German political analyst, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations- a think tank and Richard Caplan, American born Professor of International Relations at University of Oxford.

(Picture: A serviceman of the 14th Assault Brigade Chervona Kalyna of the Ukrainian National Guard carries a Leleka reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) before flying over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 26, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6bjhv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zcxh6mt9sdp)
Zelensky says Ukraine is “fully committed” to dialogue with the US

Ahead of President Volodymir Zelensky’s trip to Saudi Arabia for the much anticipated talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia, former Ukraine Deputy Minister of Defence, Volodymir Havrylov, has told Weekend that Russia has no intention to make peace. He also explained how the Trump administration’s decision to pause military aid has impacted its war effort.

Also in the programme: The latest from Syria where reports say more than a thousand people have been killed in recent violence in western Syria and we speak to Greenlandic actor, Angunnguaq Larsen, whose role as the Greenland’s first female Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg, in Borgen- the hit Danish political drama series, has thrown her into limelight, thanks to the geo-political tensions sparked by Donald Trump’s intention to acquire Greenland and the .

Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories of the day are Jana Puglierin, German political analyst, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations- a think tank and Richard Caplan, American born Professor of International Relations at University of Oxford.

(Picture: Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war attend a rally demanding the release of all POWs before any peace talks or deal with Russia, amid ongoing Russian attack on Ukraine, in front of the United States embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine March 6, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6bn7z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]


SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct10jc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xp7)
Why we love noodles

What makes a noodle? Is it the shape? The ingredients?

In this programme Devina Gupta explores the history of noodles, tracing their origin back to Third-Century China. She finds out how they came to be eaten in so many different ways in so many different places.

Devina enjoys a Tibetan-influenced noodle dish in Delhi’s Monastery Market, a long-time home of Tibetan restaurants and businesses in India. She hears how noodles were one of many foods to travel the silk trading routes in the region.

Jen Lin-Liu, author of ‘On the Noodle Road: From Beijing to Rome with Love and Pasta’, tells Devina about the earliest mention of noodles in historical documents. Frank Striegl in Tokyo, who runs the blog ‘5AM Ramen’ picks up the story, explaining how noodles travelled from China to Japan and became ramen – one of Japan’s iconic dishes today.

In 1958 dried instant noodles were invented in Japan. Devina speaks to Varun Oberoi of Nissin India, to hear about the opportunities and challenges facing the instant noodle company today.

Presented by Devina Gupta.

Produced by Beatrice Pickup.

(Image: noodles dangling from chopsticks above a bowl. Credit: Getty Images/ BBC)


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6bs03)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5txf)
Renewable kids on the block

Globally, energy production and use is responsible for around 75% of the world’s carbon emissions, with around a third of that on electricity and heat alone. To tackle climate change, we need to get more energy from renewable sources, so this week we’re taking a look at some of the more surprising ways people have come up with to harness clean energy from the world around us.

In the United States, we see what happened when a group of concerned mothers forged a surprising alliance with a gas company, and worked together to get clean energy from the ground beneath their feet.

In Madagascar, we meet the grandmothers bringing solar light to their remote villages, plus we visit Wales, where an innovative new technology is harnessing power from the tides – by flying “kites” underwater.

People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. 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: Zoe Gelber
Madagascar reporter: Sira Thierij
Senior Producer: Richard Kenny
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound mix: Hal Haines

(Image: Solar Mamas at work, BBC/Sira Thierij)


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct148h)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69jz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:32 today]


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6bwr7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q5434k)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct180m)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 11:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct6xm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5trl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6c0hc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 12:06 U.Me: The Complete Musical (w3ct6ckl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:06 on Saturday]


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6c47h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zb9dtwr8zqg)
Syrian president calls for unity after hundreds of civilians killed

Syrian state media say there have been clashes between the security forces and followers of former President Assad in the country's coastal region, after interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa claimed the area was under control. More than a thousand people are reported to have keen killed in several days of violence.
We speak to a Syrian woman from the minority Alawite sect in the region and hear from our correspondent in the capital, Damascus.

Also on the programme: the runners and riders in the race to become Canada's next prime minister; and the Belfast rap group celebrating the Irish language through music.

(Photo: Syrian Security Forces set up checkpoints following multiple violations in Latakia, Syria. Credit: MOHAMAD DABOUL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6c7zm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 14:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wt4)
Elon Musk and science, and polar bear encounters

Graihagh Jackson and BBC Climate Reporter Esme Stallard discuss the latest news from around the world - including a row at Britain's prestigious Royal Society about whether to expel Elon Musk, the latest numbers on the state of glaciers and a report from Germany on the future of the country's massive coal industry. Plus, Caroline Steel from the BBC's Crowdscience podcast has been finding out how Norwegians are protecting themselves from the growing number of encounters with polar bears.

Presenter: Graihagh Jackson and Esme Stallard
Reporters: Caroline Steel and Tim Mansel
Sound engineer: James Beard, Neil Churchill and Tom Brignell
Produced and Edited by Graihagh Jackson and Simon Watts

If you have a question, email us at the climatequestion@bbc.com or leave a WhatsApp message at +44 8000 321 721


SUN 14:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct1m80)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 14:32 Happy News (w3ct5sqz)
The Happy Pod: Getting engaged in the ashes of our home

We meet a couple who got engaged amid the ashes of the LA fires. The ring survived and was found in the ruins of their home. Also: grandmas bringing power to remote villages; and how going viral got a lost soft toy home.

Presenter: Andrew Peach
Music composer: Iona Hampson

(Photo: Brian on his knees proposes to Stephanie. Credit: Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor)


SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6ccqr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172zbnbyjc2nv6)
Live Sporting Action

Delyth Lloyd presents as Manchester United host Arsenal at Old Trafford in Sportsworld’s live Premier League commentary match. We’ll also have updates and reaction to the day’s early games with Leicester travelling to Chelsea and Tottenham facing Bournemouth.

We’ll have reaction to the penultimate weekend of Rugby Union’s Six Nations Championship. Plus, the latest from Indian Wells Tennis and the Champions Trophy final.

Photo: Leandro Trossard of Arsenal runs with the ball whilst under pressure from Matthijs de Ligt of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester United FC at Emirates Stadium on December 04, 2024 in London, England. (Credit: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6cvq8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q5523l)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct26zn)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 19:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct7nf1)
Life in occupied Ukraine: Kherson and Zaporizhzhia

Russia’s land grab playbook aimed at erasing local identity and Russifying “liberated” territories. Three years into the full scale invasion of Ukraine, we ask what life is like in areas under Russian control. Part 1 looks at “ripe for Russification” Crimea, which was annexed 11 years ago. Part 2 focuses on Moscow’s subsequent efforts to assert itself in the separatist East. And in Part 3 we explore the Kremlin’s challenges in subjugating occupied parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. As time passes, the uncertainty over the future of what Ukraine calls “temporarily occupied territories” grows bigger.

Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Twigg


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6czgd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 on Saturday]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6d36j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9dtwr9yph)
Israel to cut electricity supply to Gaza “immediately”

Last week, US President Donald Trump threatened Hamas with “hell” to pay if hostages from the October 7th attack on Israel were not released. Today, Israel’s energy minister, Eli Cohen, says the country will now cut its electricity supply to Gaza “immediately.”

Also in the programme: Canada’s governing Liberal Party prepares to elect a new leader following the resignation announcement of PM Justin Trudeau; the Pompidou Centre in Paris is preparing to close for five years; and after the announcement that female tennis players can get twelve months’ maternity leave, tennis star Victoria Azarenka gives us her reaction.

(Photo: A tent of internally displaced Palestinians set up next to a destroyed building in the east of Gaza City, 9th March 2025. Credit: Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE-REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6d6yn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqt8q55fbz)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct2l71)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69jz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:32 today]


SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172zgfmcn6dbps)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 23:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 today]


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggftct2pz5)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 23:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


SUN 23:50 Over to You (w3ct5tv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]

MONDAY 10 MARCH 2025

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhj9q2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n36nzg)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 00:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct6xm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]


MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5trl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhjfg6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzg9mvj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n36sql)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct5rp2)
The Life Scientific - Ijeoma Uchegbu

Imagine a nanoparticle, less that a thousandth of the width of a human hair, that is so precise that it can carry a medicine to just where it’s needed in the body, improving the drug’s impact and reducing side effects.

Ijeoma Uchegbu, Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University College London, has spent her career with this goal in mind. She creates nanoparticles to carry medicines to regions of the body that are notoriously hard to reach, such as the back of the eye and the brain. With clinical trials in the pipeline, she hopes to treat blindness with eyedrops, transform pain relief and tackle the opioid crisis.

Ijeoma took an unconventional route into science. Growing up in the UK and in Nigeria, she tells Professor Jim Al-Khalili her remarkable life story, from being fostered by a white family in rural Kent, while her Nigerian parents finished their studies, to struggling to pay the bills through her PhD as a single mum with young children.

So passionate is Ijeoma to spread her love of science, she’s even turned to stand-up comedy to help get her message across!


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhjk6b)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzg9rln)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n36xgq)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rjk)
Is water wet?

The wetness of water seems blindingly obvious - but dive into the science and things aren’t so clear.

CrowdScience listeners Rachel and Callum were washing their hands one day and it got them thinking about wetness. Why does water feel the way it does? And what makes a liquid wet?

To find out, presenter Anand Jagatia takes a closer look at the behaviour of liquids with materials scientist Mark Miodownik, and finds out why they might not be as wet as we think.

We learn what’s really behind the sensation of feeling something wet on your skin, with the help of physiologist Davide Filingeri and PhD student Jade Ward.

And we turn to a philosopher, Vanessa Seifert, and a chemist, Tim Neudecker, to puzzle out exactly how many water molecules you need before the property of wetness emerges.

Presenter: Anand Jagatia
Producer: Anand Jagatia
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Production Co-ordinator: Ishmael Soriano
Studio Manager: Bob Nettles and Andrew Garratt

(Image: A photo of a droplet falling into a body of water Credit: Flaviu Cernea / 500pxvia Getty Images)


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhjnyg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5txf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3716v)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct5tv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


MON 04:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhjspl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgb02x)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n374yz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct5x0y)
Giving used clothes a new life

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women from Brazil and the UK who have online businesses buying and selling second hand clothes.

Ana Luiza McLaren is a co-founder of Enjoei, the biggest second hand selling site in Brazil. She started selling her own clothes through a blog she wrote over fifteen years ago and it wasn’t long before friends were asking her to sell their clothes too. The blog became so popular she and her partner decided to give up their jobs and set up an online business. Ana chose the name Enjoei because it means 'I got sick of it' in Brazilian.

Sarah Dean founded the GoThrift website with her partner and two friends in 2019 selling second-hand and vintage clothing. The company has recently become Loopi - and now also buys from the general public. Sarah had always preferred to buy second-hand as a way to stand out from the crowd by wearing better quality clothing for less money. She's delighted that more people are happy to wear pre-loved clothes.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

(Image: (L) Ana McLaren credit Brenno da Matta. (R) Sarah Dean credit Mik Connor.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhjxfq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qc139)
Ukraine: US talks start this week

The Ukrainian leader Volodomyr Zelensky will arrive in Saudi Arabia today, as the Gulf nation hosts talks between US and Ukrainian officials about how to end the war with Russia.

The Canadian Liberal Party has been picking a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The former banker, Mark Carney, will now become prime minister, with the task of negotiating an increasingly fractious relationship with Donald Trump in the United States.

In Syria fighting between Alawite gunmen and forces loyal to the new government have left hundreds of people dead. The country's interim leader says those who kill civilians will be held responsible for their actions.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo the M23 rebel group continue to seize more territory. Now the government says it is exploring a deal with the US, exchanging minerals for military support to combat the rebels.

And the coalition government in South Africa will deliver its budget this week, which could need to fill a large hole left by the end of US aid spending.

(Photo: Rally in support of Ukraine in Boston, USA ,1 March 2025; Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhk15v)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 06:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qc4vf)
US and Ukrainian officials meet in Saudi Arabia

Ukrane's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with the Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today, as the country prepares to host talks between US and Ukrainian officials.

Canadian ruling party has a new leader, Mark Carney, who will replace Justin Trudeau and become the next prime minister, has already set out a new vision for his country.

The Israeli government has announced that it will cut off electricity supplies to Gaza in an effort to pressurise Hamas to release the remaining Israeli hostages.

At the United Nations, there have been calls for an urgent meeting to discuss the mass killings of civilians in Syria. Violence has erupted in recent days between the government and the forces loyal to former president Bashar al- Assad.

The mineral riches of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are a valuable prize, with the rebel M23 group targeting them. Now the government may do a deal with the US in exchange for military support.

(Photo: Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump Tower, New York City, September 27, 2024; Credit: Reuters)


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhk4xz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 07:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qc8lk)
Saudi Arabia hosts Ukrainian president

The president of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelenskyy will arrive in Saudi Arabia today. The country will be hosting talks between US and Ukrainian officials tomorrow in an effort to end the war with Russia.

The Canadian Liberal Party has been picking a new leader to replace prime minister Justin Trudeau.

Sudan has slammed South Sudan for allowing the United Arab Emirates to establish a field hospital in what the Sudanese are calling an 'aggression base'.

(Photo: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyiv, February 19, 2025; Credit: Reuters)


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhk8p3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 08:06 HARDtalk (p050gzz7)
Son of Hans Frank, Governor General of Nazi Occupied Poland - Niklas Frank

Stephen Sackur is in Germany to speak to Niklas Frank. His father was Hans Frank, the Governor General of Nazi Occupied Poland during the World War Two. He was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials and executed in 1946. Niklas Frank tells Stephen Sackur he 'despises' his father and does not want Germany to forget the crimes of his father and the legacy of the Nazi era.

(Photo: Niklas Frank)


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n37myh)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5z7w)
Is Milei’s economic gamble paying off?

An hour’s drive north of Buenos Aires is Pilar, a municipality that houses the largest industrial park in Argentina, as well as a population of 400,000.

Some rich and middle class Argentines live in its many gated communities, but Pilar has a poverty rate of almost 60% - well above the national figure.

We speak to residents and businesses about libertarian President Javier Milei's first year in office.

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

Presented and produced by Natalio Cosoy

(Picture: Argentina's President Javier Milei looks on during the inauguration of the 143rd ordinary session of Congress at the National Congress in Buenos Aires on March 1, 2025. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yj8)
The invention of GPS

There are few inventions that we rely on as much as the Global Positioning System, also known as GPS. But, when it was created in the late 1970s, nobody wanted it.

Prof Brad Parkinson and his team at the US Air Force built it, and the first GPS satellite was launched in 1978. However, GPS wasn’t widely used until an air disaster in 1983 highlighted the need for satellite navigation.

Nowadays, GPS helps countless people travel in the right direction. But, we also rely on it for many things you might not realise: it keeps aeroplanes in the sky, props up global trade, farming and construction, and even supports banking transactions.

Ben Henderson speaks to Prof Parkinson, "the father of GPS".

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: GPS devices. Credit: George Wilhelm/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)


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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct5n35)
The invention of the shopping trolley and the Calais 'Jungle'

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

We find out how Sylvan Goldman’s invention of the shopping trolley in 1930s America turned him into a multi-millionaire.

Our expert is Rachel Bowlby, Professor of Comparative Literature at University College London, who is also the author of two books on the history of shopping.

We hear about Toyota’s military pick-up trucks that transformed the 1987 north African conflict between Chad and Libya.

The 2015 migrant crisis in Europe which led to thousands of people setting-up camp in the French port of Calais.

Next, how US forces invaded the Central American state of Panama in 1989 to depose General Manuel Noriega.

And finally in 1965 at the height of the USA’s civil rights struggle, the landmark legislation that was brought in to guarantee the rights of African Americans to vote.

This programme contains outdated language which some people might find offensive.

Contributors:
Charles Kuralt – a journalist for CBS News
Sylvan Goldman – inventor of the shopping trolley
Rachel Bowlby - Professor of Comparative Literature at University College London
Mahamat Saleh Bani - former officer in the Chadian Armed Forces
Enrique Jelenszky – lawyer
Jean-Marc Puissesseau - former President and Chairman of the Port of Calais
C T Vivian – US minister
George Wallace – former Governor of Alabama
Lyndon B Johnson – former President of the United States

(Photo: A woman pushing a shopping cart, 1949. Credit: Bettman via Getty Images)


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MON 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dmp)
Will Donald Trump take over Greenland?

The people of Greenland go to the polls for an election this week at a time when Donald Trump says he wants to take over the autonomous Danish territory. The US President hasn’t ruled out using military force, arguing that America needs the world’s biggest island for Arctic security. A majority of Greenlanders say they don’t want to be owned by the US, but many are asking serious questions about whether it should seek independence.

Jonny Dymond speaks with the BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake and Ulrik Pram Gad, a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, about the Danish view of the potential US land-grab and the likelihood of an independent Greenland.

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Intern to record label boss: How I signed Amy Winehouse

Darcus Beese grew up in 1970s west London, the son of British Black Panthers and activists Darcus Howe and Barbara Beese. His unique upbringing was often chaotic, but Darcus found solace listening to music and collecting vinyl. A job sweeping up at a posh hairdressers shortly after leaving school thrust Darcus into the company of socialites and tastemakers in the TV and music industry. He learned how to network and make connections and this led him to a junior role at Island Records, world famous for signing artists like Bob Marley and Grace Jones.

Finding his calling in Island's A&R department, Darcus would spend weeks on the road, going to gigs and listening to demo tapes, all in the cause of discovering the next big thing. His work paid off as he rose through the ranks nurturing talent and creating hits with acts like the British pop group Sugarbabes and singer Taio Cruz among many more. But everything changed when he was played an early demo of north London jazz singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. Together they went on to score huge international success, winning multiple Grammy awards with Amy's iconic music. In 2011 the music stopped; Amy was found dead at her London home. Darcus tells Mobeen Azhar how he remembers Amy and how he found a new start, becoming CEO of Island's operations in the US. Although successfully signing artists like Sabrina Carpenter, turbulent events – the Covid pandemic and the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd – made Darcus decide to exit the industry after three decades.

Darcus’ autobiography is called Rebel With a Cause: Roots, Records and Revolutions.

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Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
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(Photo: Darcus Beese Credit: Eddie Otchere)

This programme was edited on 10/03/2025


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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651hvmv)
Former central bank boss becomes Canada's next leader

Canada's next PM, former central bank governor Mark Carney, has swapped his former persona as a central bank governor for fighting talk against the US administration led by Donald Trump and the tariffs its seeking to impose on trade partners.

Mr Carney has very little political experience - he has never been elected as an MP, let alone served in a cabinet post. But as Governor of the Bank of Canada during the global financial crisis and Governor of the Bank of England during the Brexit negotiations, he has a long track record in global finance during times of economic turbulence. Can he face down the Trump administration's tariffs?

Also in the programme: Syria's defence ministry says it's ended military operations in a stronghold of its former president, with hundreds reported dead; the West's last Museum of Lenin has a name change; and we investigate North Korea's booming crypto heist industry.

(Photo shows Mark Carney smiling as he speaks after winning the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 9 March 2025. Credit: Blair Gable/Reuters)


MON 14:59 The Commonwealth Service (w3ct7y7q)
His Majesty King Charles III attends a service in celebration of the Commonwealth.


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Canada's next PM vows to win trade war with Trump

Canada's next prime minister, Mark Carney, has vowed to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump, after a landslide victory to replace Justin Trudeau. We speak to Canadians about their expectations and explain who Mark Carney is.

A major rescue operation is under way off the east coast of England after an American and a Portuguese ship collided in the North Sea. We have the latest.

Syria's defence ministry says it has ended military operations in strongholds of former President Assad in which many hundreds of civilians are reported to have been killed. We hear from Syrians and speak to our correspondent in the capital.

President Zelensky has reiterated Ukraine's commitment to peace ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia. Our correspondent from BBC Ukraine explains.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney after winning the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 9, 2025. Credit: Blair Gable/Reuters)


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US stock markets fall as trade war escalates

Stock markets in the United States have fallen sharply in early trading, as investors worry about the US economy and the impact of President Trump's tariffs. Mr Trump has doubled a blanket tariff on goods from China to 20%. The US is now facing retaliation, including new tit-for-tat tariffs from China targeting US farm products that came into effect on Monday. We speak to our China specialist and to our business reporter in New York.

President Zelensky of Ukraine has arrived in Saudi Arabia, ahead of talks between the US and Ukraine that could lead to a peace deal with Russia. We speak to our security correspondent about the situation on the frontline in Ukraine.

Canada's next prime minister, Mark Carney, has vowed to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump, after a landslide victory to replace Justin Trudeau. We speak to Canadians about their expectations.

Israeli negotiators are due in Qatar for fresh talks on extending the ceasefire deal in Gaza. Our correspondent in Jerusalem explains.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: Nasdaq Stock Market opens as Trump threatens with tariffs on various countries, New York, USA - 03 Feb 2025. Credit: SARAH YENESEL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w4v)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct5rp3)
The Life Scientific - Peter Stott

In the summer of 2003, Europe experienced its most intense heatwave on record - one that saw more than 70,000 people lose their lives.
Experiencing the effects whilst on holiday in Tuscany, climate scientist Peter Stott was struck by the idea that just maybe, he could use a modelling system developed by his team at the UK’s Meteorological Office, to study extreme weather events such as this very heatwave mathematically; and figure out the extent to which human influences were increasing their probability.

That’s exactly what he went on to do - and, through this work and more, Peter has helped to shine a light on the causes and effects of climate change.
His career, predominantly at the Meteorological Office, has seen him take on climate change sceptics and explain the intricacies of greenhouse gas emissions to global leaders. His work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change even earned him a share of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

But the biggest challenge remains: Peter talks to Jim Al-Khalili about whether humanity can adapt quickly enough to deal with the increasingly dangerous effects of our warming world...


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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651jpvr)
Ontario leader threatens the US with a power cut

Canada's most populous province has imposed a twenty-five percent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States in response to tariffs imposed by Washington. The premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, said he would be prepared to cut off power supplies altogether unless the US changed course. He said the surcharge would raise a total of up to four hundred thousand dollars a day from the states of New York, Michigan and Minnesota. On Sunday, Canada's next Prime Minister, Mark Carney, said the national government was right to retaliate against US tariffs. He said Canada would maintain its own duties on US goods until the Americans showed some respect. We hear from Yasir Naqvi, from Mr Carney's Liberal Party.

Also in the programme: Thousands of people are reported to have fled Syria after violent attacks on the minority Alawite community; and as Ukraine peace negotiations begin in Saudi Arabia, we'll hear from a former Prime Minister of Russia who's now a Putin critic.

(File Photo: Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to US President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada. March 4, 2025. Reuters/Kyaw Soe Oo/File Photo)


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Tariffs: It's a bad day for the US markets

US markets are down today after President Trump refused to rule out recession in an interview — could uncertainty over tariffs and the economy be fuelling the decline? The Nasdaq suffered its worst day in several years, closing down by four percent.

How are the on-again, off-again tariffs affecting businesses? Rahul Tandon speaks to an American seafood wholesaler who imports oysters from Canada.

And President Trump wants to take over Greenland - why?


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TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2025

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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct5n35)
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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfzyhtylj5)
Tariffs: US economy and Canadian patriotism

How are tariffs fuelling the decline in US markets and Canadian patriotism? US markets are down today after President Trump refused to rule out recession in an interview. The Nasdaq suffered its worst day in several years, closing down by four percent.

The tariffs have also prompted a surge in Canadian patriotism. Rahul Tandon speaks to an app developer making buying local easier.

And why are we talking about instant noodles?


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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct5mv6)
Guatemala’s ‘Indigenous Spring’

Guatemala’s been going through huge political upheavals. Protestors brought the country to a standstill with roadblocks and national strikes which lasted more than one hundred days, until they got the government they had voted for.

Many of the protestors came from different indigenous communities, descended from the Mayans, who have their own language and culture and make up more than half of the 18 million population.

Now there’s talk of an ‘Indigenous Spring’ after years of racism and discrimination. But is life really improving for these communities and is it possible to turn the Central American country around after years of corruption?

Jane Chambers travels around the highlands and lowlands of Guatemala talking to the people who are trying to make changes and hearing from others whether they think it’s really working.

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(Image: Photo of a mural of indigenous people protesting during the 2023 National Strike in Guatemala. Credit: Jane Chambers/BBC)


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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tm3)
Fashion Designer Kwaku Bediako

What if your next designer outfit was once part of someone else’s wardrobe? Ghanaian fashion innovator Kwaku Bediako is redefining luxury with sustainability at its heart.
In this edition of In the Studio, we step inside his world as he transforms second-hand garments into bold, high-fashion pieces, worn by global stars such as Stevie Wonder and Ian Wright.
Kwaku is one of the Ghana's top designers, known for his fashion house Chocolate. It was when he noticed how much material was being thrown away, that he decided to create a new brand, Cacao, where discarded fabrics can become the material for garments worn to red carpet events across the world.
Kwaku has been commissioned by music producer GuiltyBeatz to make him a bespoke outfit ahead of this year's Grammy awards in LA and Daniel Dadzie goes with Kwaku as he hunts for second hand clothes at Kantamanto, Accra's largest thrift market. It's a place where the past fashions of Europe meet their future in Africa.
Then to the design studio where the ideas take shape, inspired by the waves along Accra's coastline.

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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qfy0d)
Rubio optimistic about US-Ukraine talks

The US secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Saudi Arabia where teams of American and Ukrainian officials are set to discuss a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The US says it wants to know what concessions Ukraine is prepared to make. We'll ask one of the governing party's MPs.

We'll also speak to a US Republican about what support the US is willing to offer Ukraine, an ally it backed with weapons until just a week ago.

Also ahead, we'll hear from Syria where inter-communal violence is threatening to destabilise the country.

Tensions between South Sudan's political rivals President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar have been rising. After a United Nations helicopter was shot at, the US has decided to pull out non-emergency personnel.

The Danish territory of Greenland goes to the polls against the background of plans by US President Donald Trump to take control of the island.

And a former senior Facebook executive alleges the social media giant once worked with the Chinese authorities to develop censorship tools.

(Photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks just before flying to Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025; Credit: Reuters)


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TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qg1rj)
Rubio expresses optimism ahead of talks

American and Ukrainian delegations are meeting in Saudi Arabia today to establish whether an agreement on a quick truce with Russia can be reached. And,
with President Trump putting pressure on Kyiv, could US investment in Ukraine mineral mines help unlock a peace deal?

A major Kurdish group who control the north east of Syria has agreed to be integrated into the country's national government forces. The deal also demands the group ceases hostilities and hand over control of the region's border posts and vital oil and gas fields.

We'll look at the challenge of bringing environmentally sustainable growth to Africa.

And as rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continue their advance, we'll hear from the government.

(Photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Jeddah, March 10, 2025; Credit: Reuters)


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US-Ukraine talks get underway

A key meeting for the future of Ukraine gets underway in Saudi Arabia today. US and Ukrainian officials will discuss a potential deal to end the war with Russia.

As the officials sit down in Riyadh, Ukraine has launched its largest ever drone attack on the region around the Russian capital, Moscow.

China is making huge investments in Artificial intelligence, with the belief that this will be the key factor in future prosperity.

The Danish territory of Greenland, much prized by US President Donald Trump, holds an election.

And police in the Philippines have arrested the former president, Rodrigo Duterte, in connection with his brutal seven year 'war on drugs'.

(Photo: Rally in support of Ukraine,Boston, USA, March 1, 2025; Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5txg)
Fishing trash from our oceans

Around the world, rubbish is collecting in our gutters and waterways, with millions of tonnes being washed out to sea every year. As the soup of ocean debris kills and injures millions of marine animals, we look at two projects trying to make a dent in the problem. We discover a Greek project which has enlisted thousands of fishermen around the Mediterranean to collect rubbish from their nets, rather than throw it back. They then sort it and hand it over for recycling when they return to port. We then travel to Accra in Ghana where a group of volunteers called the Buz Stop Boys are busy clearing the streets of rubbish. They hope their noisy grassroots movement will inspire others to take responsibility for public places and stop rubbish being washed out to sea. And we hear from Teddy, our youngest problem fixer yet. The six year old from the UK has stopped thousands of sweets tubs from going to landfill, proving you're never too young to fix the world.

People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. 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.

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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zjx)
The ultramarathon business

The south of France is among thousands of places around the world that now stage ultramarathons: extreme running events covering anything above 26.2 miles to more than 100. They often take place on challenging terrain and require considerable physical and mental resilience. And they've become big business.

To find out more, Business Daily went to the Nice Côte d'Azur 100-mile race to speak to runners and organisers about the popularity of these sorts of events, and how they make money.

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

Presented and produced by John Laurenson

(Picture: Woman and man running in a forest in the dark. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yns)
King Kong: South Africa's first all-black musical

In 1959, Todd Matshikiza composed the score for King Kong, it was South Africa’s first musical with an all-black cast and it opened to critical acclaim.

About the rise and fall of the heavyweight boxer Ezekiel Dlamini, it defied apartheid with the collaboration between black and white artists.

Starring Miriam Makebe, it launched the singer's international career and went on to tour, arriving in London’s West End in February 1961. Todd’s daughter Marian was eight when the family moved to London for the run. She speaks to Reena Stanton-Sharma about her father’s music and what King Kong meant to him.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: Todd Matshikiza. Credit: Jurgen Schadeberg via The Schadeberg Collection)


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TUE 09:32 Assignment (w3ct5mv6)
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TUE 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6fc8)
Can Syria ever be united?

When Syria's Bashar al-Assad was toppled in a lightning offensive in December, his successor Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to unite a broken country. Barely three months on, a surge in fighting between pro-Assad gunmen and transitional government security forces has reportedly left hundreds of civilians dead and exposed the enduring divides in Syrian society. As al-Sharaa vows a national dialogue will continue, has his grand vision for Syria already fallen at the first hurdle?

Jonny Dymond is joined by the BBC's Middle East correspondent, Lina Sinjab, and BBC Monitoring's MENA expert, Hesham Shawish.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experience to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via Whatsapp on +44 330 123 9480.

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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5p62)
The girl with 'too much fire': surviving the Khmer Rouge, part 1

In the Chinese tradition of Loung Ung's mother, the element of fire was dangerous in a daughter: too bold, too defiant, too difficult to control. But when the Khmer Rouge seized power in April 1975, that fire became Loung's greatest strength.

Under Pol Pot's pursuit of a communist agrarian utopia, nearly a quarter of Cambodia's population died through execution, famine and disease. Forced into the countryside to do hard labour, Loung's family struggled to survive. As their world was torn apart, Loung's mother made a heartbreaking decision in order for her children to have the chance to live.

Loung has written three memoirs: First They Killed My Father, Lucky Child and Lulu in the Sky.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Emily Naylor

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

(Photo: Loung Ung with her six siblings and mother in 1974. Credit: Loung Ung)


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yns)
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TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhns9v)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgfzq5)
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TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3c4l7)
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TUE 13:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tm3)
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TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhnx1z)
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TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651lrjy)
US hold peace talks with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia

Ukraine has launched its biggest drone attack yet on Moscow as its diplomats are meeting the US to discuss how to end the war.

Also on the programme: gunmen in Pakistan seize a passenger train with hundreds on board; and the police in the Philippines arrest the former president Rodrigo Duterte over his seven year war on drugs.

(Photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets well-wishers upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Credit: SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhp0t3)
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TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5txg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3cd2h)
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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct608h)
US markets under pressure as Trump targets Canada with new tariffs

As Donald Trump announces plans to double tariffs on Canadian steel and gas, we take stock of how the US markets are reacting.

Tesla shares are taking a big hit—but is this about broader challenges facing electric vehicle makers, or fallout from Elon Musk’s political moves?

We’ll also head to Greenland, where voters are going to the polls amid renewed interest from President Trump in buying the Danish territory.

And one of the world’s biggest sports franchises Manchester United, is planning a new 100,000-seat stadium—but with questions over financing, can they make it work?


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhp4k7)
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TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbjkxcl9sml)
US and Ukraine discuss end to Russia war

Ukraine has launched its biggest drone attack yet on Russia's capital, Moscow, as its diplomats meet US officials in Saudi Arabia over how to end the war. We get the latest from Riyadh and are joined by our Ukraine, Russia, US and Europe correspondents. We discuss the latest from the Saudi talks and drone strikes in Moscow with Ukrainians and Russians.

The Pakistani military has deployed special forces and helicopters against separatist rebels who stormed a passenger train and took hostages. Our South Asia regional editor Anbarasan Ethirajan joins us with the latest.

A plane carrying the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has left Manila, taking him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. It accuses the former leader of crimes against humanity over his deadly "war on drugs". We discuss the development with the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head who covered President Duterte's war on drugs extensively.

Tesla facilities across the US are facing protests and vandalism in response to the political role Elon Musk, who owns the car manufacturer, has played in the Trump administration. We speak to people who own Tesla vehicles.


Presenter: Mark Lowen
(Photo: The Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (L) and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (R) arriving for a meeting with US officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 11 March 2025. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhp89c)
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TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbjkxcl9xcq)
Donald Trump to increase Canada steel tariffs

US President Donald Trump says he will double planned Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs in response to Canada's Ontario province charging three US states more for electricity. We speak to our business correspondent in Washington and impacted business owners.

Some progress is being reported at US- Ukraine talks on how to end Russia's war against its neighbour. We are joined by our State Department correspondent Tom Bateman at the Saudi meeting.

Military chiefs from around thirty countries are meeting in Paris to draw up plans for an international force to deter future Russian aggression once a ceasefire is established. We speak to peacekeepers around the world about their experiences from previous conflicts.

We speak to Manchester United fans about the club's plans to build a new stadium capable of holding one hundred thousand people, amidst its massive debts.

A BBC investigation has found that patients prescribed drugs for movement disorders - including restless leg syndrome, also known as RLS - were not warned by doctors about serious side effects that led them to seek out risky sexual behaviour. We hear from women who were given the drugs

Presenter: Mark Lowen
(Photo: Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to President Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports in Toronto, Canada March 4, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhpd1h)
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TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5p62)
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TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhphsm)
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TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzggq5y)
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TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3cw20)
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TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w9c)
2025/03/11 GMT

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


TUE 20:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhpmjr)
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TUE 20:06 Assignment (w3ct5mv6)
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TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3czt4)
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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct5wnn)
Surviving digital banking outages

This week on Tech Life, we ask why online banking and payment outages happen, and find out what you can do to protect your data and money.

The first Saudi Arabian woman to run an international body speaks to us about her life in tech, and her role in charge of the Digital Co-operation Organisation.

And if you had to spend a long time on the Moon or Mars, what kind of base would you want to live in ?

We are always keen to hear from you. You can email us: techlife@bbc.co.uk, or send us a text message or voice note on Whatsapp: +44 330 1230 320.

Presenter: Graham Fraser
Producer: Tom Quinn
Editor: Monica Soriano

(Image: A woman's hand holds a mobile phone. A login window for online banking is on the screen. Credit: Torsten Asmus/Getty Images)


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhpr8w)
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TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651mlrv)
US: The ball is now in Russia's court

Ukraine has backed a US proposal for a 30 day ceasefire in the war with Russia, subject to the agreement of Moscow. The announcement follows eight hours of talks between Ukrainian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (who wasn't at the talks) said the proposal included a truce along the entire front line, not just in the air and at sea. The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists in Jeddah that the ball was now in Russia's court. The US has agreed to immediately lift its pause on military aid for Ukraine and intelligence sharing as a result of the talks. We speak to veteran US diplomat Kurt Volker.

Also in the programme: The former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is on his way to The Netherlands to face charges from the International Criminal Court related to his war on drugs; and armed militants in Pakistan attack a train and seize hundreds of hostages.

(Photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speak with the media after meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 11, 2025. Saul Loeb/Pool via Reuters)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhpw10)
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TUE 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgh2fb)
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TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3d79d)
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TUE 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct60br)
Tariffs, threats and backtracking

Canada and the United States have each backtracked on some tariff threats amid further trade turmoil. But America still plans a 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminium imports on Wednesday.

We hear what a ceasefire could mean for Ukraine’s economy.

And, as Manchester United plans to build a $2 billion stadium, Rahul Tandon asks can they afford it?


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhpzs4)
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TUE 23:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5txg)
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TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3dc1j)
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TUE 23:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tm3)
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WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2025

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhq3j8)
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WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qkw)
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WED 01:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhq78d)
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WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfzyhv1hf8)
Tariffs: A rollercoaster of on-and-off decisions

Canada and the United States have each backtracked on some tariff threats amid further trade turmoil. But America still plans a 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminium imports on Wednesday.

As the world awaits to hear if Russia will agree on a ceasefire, we hear what it could mean for Ukraine’s economy.

Why is China's president pushing for the country to be a global leader of AI by 2030?

And, as Manchester United plans to build a $2 billion stadium, Rahul Tandon asks can they afford it?


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhqc0j)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzghkdv)
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WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3dq8x)
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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5wt4)
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WED 03:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhqgrn)
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WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5p62)
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WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yns)
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WED 04:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhqlhs)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzghsx3)
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WED 04:32 Good Bad Billionaire (w3ct6xl3)
Zhang Yiming: TikTok’s tech boss

How did an unassuming software engineer become one of the richest people on the planet? This is the story of how Zhang Yiming transformed social media by creating TikTok, and how the Chinese tech company ByteDance became a multi-billion dollar business. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng explore Yiming’s various successes with different apps before he hit the jackpot with TikTok. Then they decide whether they think he’s good, bad, or just another billionaire.

We’d love to hear your feedback. Email goodbadbillionaire@bbc.com or drop us a text or WhatsApp to +1 (917) 686-1176.

To find out more about the show and read our privacy notice, visit www.bbcworldservice.com/goodbadbillionaire


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhqq7x)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qjtxh)
Ukraine ready for ceasefire with Russia

Three years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine began, a ceasefire may be possible. This follows talks between the US and Ukraine. Kyiv has agreed to a 30 day suspension of fighting.

President Zelensky's Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, was involved in the talks in Saudi Arabia. He said Ukraine was willing to work towards a peace deal.

A Kurdish-led military alliance which controls north-eastern Syria have agreed a deal with the new government in Damascus - we get the reaction of a leading Kurdish politician

And American tariffs on imports of aluminium and steel have come into force. A flat rate of 25% will hit some of the US's top trading partners.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov posing for a photograph during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/ EPA)


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhqv01)
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WED 06:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qjynm)
Ukraine ready to accept ceasefire

US President Donald Trump's push for a peace deal in Ukraine has taken its first step forward, following talks in Saudi Arabia. Kyiv has now agreed to a thirty day ceasefire. President Trump said it was now up to Russia to get on board with the plan. Washington's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Moscow in the coming days to present the plan to Russian president Vladmir Putin..

Twenty-five percent tariffs are coming into force on all steel and aluminium imports into the United States.

And medics and aid workers in Sudan suggest the nation’s healthcare system is on the verge of collapse, with three or four patients sharing a single hospital bed, while others are turned away.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Picture:US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attending a meeting with Ukranian officals in Saudi Arabia. Credit: Ukrainian Presidential press service. EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhqyr5)
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WED 07:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qk2dr)
Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire

President Trump will be sending his envoy to Moscow in the coming days following Ukraine's commitment to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia. The question now is whether Vladimir Putin will reciprocate and agree to a pause in the fighting.

The Trump administration has also been active in the US - implementing cuts that will halve the staff at the department of education.

And the former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is due to arrive at the International Criminal Court in the Hague this morning, where he will face charges relating to his war on drugs.

Presenter: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Credit: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz speak to the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Saul Loeb/ Reuters)


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhr2h9)
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WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t5k)
Dominique de Villepin: Can Europe become a superpower in its own right?

Stephen Sackur is in Paris to talk to former Prime Minister of France Dominique de Villepin. With Donald Trump in the White House, the alliance between the US and Europe’s democracies looks fragile. Is Europe capable of becoming a superpower in its own right?


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3ffrp)
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WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zpf)
The internet’s memory problem

The internet is where much of our modern cultural, societal and political history is stored, but as researchers are discovering, the internet has a big memory problem.

Without businesses paying to keep servers and archives up, more and more of our history online is disappearing forever.

We take a look at what this so called 'link rot' means for our collective understanding.

Produced and presented by Frey Lindsay

(Image: A man looking confused at his phone. Credit: Getty Images)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yr1)
The Capitol Crawl

By the beginning of 1990, the United States Congress stalled on passing the Americans with Disabilities Act, a piece of legislation aimed at prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities.

Frustrated by the government’s inaction, more than 1,000 disability activists showed up in Washington DC to protest on 12 March that year. When the group reached the Capitol Building’s stairs, hundreds of activists pulled themselves out of their wheelchairs and began to crawl up in a dramatic and symbolic protest.

Stephanie Wolf talks to Anita Cameron who participated in the historic action. Co-produced by Rebekah Romberg.

A Written in Air production. Archive recordings courtesy of Linda Litowsky.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: Wheelchair users crawling up the steps of the US Capitol building in March 1990. Credit: Tom Olin Collection, University of Toledo Libraries)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhr67f)
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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgjdmr)
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WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3fkht)
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WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5wt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhr9zk)
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WED 10:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyq)
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WED 11:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhrfqp)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgjn40)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3ft02)
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WED 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6ds6)
A reckoning for Duterte

The former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity. Duterte oversaw a bloody war on drugs that left tens of thousands of people dead, but he remains extremely popular with many in the Philippines, who say he cleaned up their country.

On this episode, presenter Jonny Dymond speaks to the BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head about Duterte’s years in power, and why the current government in Manila has turned him over to the ICC.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.

Producers: Peter Goffin and Tom Kavanagh

Sound engineers: Mike Regaard and Jonny Baker

Assistant editors: Richard Fenton-Smith and Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior news editor: China Collins


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhrkgt)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5pdv)
The girl with 'too much fire': surviving the Khmer Rouge, part 2

In the Chinese tradition of Loung Ung's mother, the element of fire was dangerous in a daughter: too bold, too defiant, too difficult to control. But when the Khmer Rouge seized power in April 1975, that fire became Loung's greatest strength.

Under Pol Pot’s brutal regime, Loung survived forced labour, was trained as a child soldier, and endured the loss of both parents and two siblings. Now, Loung is chosen by the remaining family to flee to the US with her older brother and sister-in-law. But adapting to life in a foreign land is tough, especially while struggling with PTSD. More than anything, she longs to reunite with her beloved sister Chou, who was left behind in Cambodia. Years later her memoir, First They Killed My Father, caught the attention of Angelina Jolie, who adapted it into a film about Loung's childhood.

This episode contains an instance of outdated racial language, and is the second of two programmes about Loung's story.

Loung's memoirs are called First They Killed My Father, Lucky Child, and Lulu in the Sky.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Emily Naylor

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

(Photo: Loung Ung on her arrival to the US in 1980 with her brother and sister-in-law. Credit: Loung Ung)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhrp6y)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgjwm8)
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WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3g1hb)
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WED 13:32 Good Bad Billionaire (w3ct6xl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhrsz2)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651png1)
Ukraine accepts US proposals for an initial ceasefire

The US will speak to Russia today about the plan for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, its top dplomat Marco Rubio says. He said "the ball is now in Russia's court" after Ukraine accepted American proposals for an initial ceasefire.

Earlier, Russia said it would wait to be briefed by American officials before commenting - and that it was "studying statements". So what might the Russian response be? We'll speak to a former advisor to Vladimir Putin.

Also in the programme: Why tracts of the Brazilian rainforest are being cut down for the next UN climate summit and what that means for the people living there; and we'll hear about the Australian man who lived for more than three months with a mechanical, artificial heart/

(Photo shows US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to the media during a refuelling stop at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland on 12 March 2025. Credit: Saul Loed/Reuters)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhrxq6)
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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t5k)
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WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3g8zl)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct60f0)
South Africa’s budget deadlock: Treasury proposes smaller VAT hike

South Africa’s National Treasury has presented a revised budget that includes a smaller increase in value-added tax. The move is aimed at breaking the deadlock within the coalition government after disagreements led to the postponement of last month’s budget—the first delay of its kind in 30 years.

Also on the programme, the trade war heats up in Europe. We’ll hear from the European Commission's spokesperson as the group retaliates against President Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium.

And—does the internet have a memory problem? The BBC’s Frey Lindsay has been investigating the phenomenon known as "link rot."


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhs1gb)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbjkxcldpjp)
US set to present 30-day ceasefire offer to Russia

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has said Ukraine's long term security will depend upon a sufficient deterrent against future Russian attacks. Mr Rubio urged the Russians to consider ending all hostilities, saying that if they didn't, the US would have to figure out what Moscow's true intentions were. We speak to our reporter with BBC Russian and hear a conversation with Ukrainians about their thoughts on the ceasefire.

The Pakistani military says its security operation against the Baloch militants has ended. Our regional editor in the newsroom has an update on the developments.

After the former president of the Philippines was arrested by the ICC over his “war on drugs”, we speak to people whose loved ones were killed during the drug war.

We explain the controversies surrounding Disney’s “Snow White” remake.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: Ukrainian brigade conducts repairs near the frontline in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk, Undisclosed - 11 Mar 2025. Credit: MARIA SENOVILLA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhs56g)
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WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbjkxcldt8t)
Trade war escalates

Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on more than $20bn worth of US goods after Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium came into effect. The European Union earlier said it would also impose counter-measures, and the British prime minister says the UK will "keep all options on the table." We get reaction from business owners and explain today's developments.

The drug Fentanyl has killed a record number of Americans and almost all of it is smuggled across the border from Mexico by cartels. We speak to our correspondent who has gained rare access to the drug smuggling business along the border.

A lawmaker who's been suspended from Nigeria's senate after she accused a top politician of sexual harassment has asked the United Nations to intervene. We bring together three women involved in politics in their countries in Africa to share their experiences.

Controversial American YouTuber Johnny Somali has pleaded guilty in South Korea to multiple charges linked to disruptive and offensive stunts. Two travel vloggers reflect on the conversation around etiquette in their line of work.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: Steel discs are stacked for sale at a metal supply business in Burbank, California, USA, 11 March 2025. Credit: ALLISON DINNER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5pdv)
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WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


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WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgkm31)
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WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3grz3)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5wcm)
2025/03/12 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 (w172zgfmqxhsjfv)
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WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wt4)
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WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3gwq7)
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct5tb2)
Measles spreads in the Americas

The Americas are in danger of losing their measles elimination status as the disease spreads due to under vaccination. Also on the show, a study finds that continuous glucose monitors may be overestimating blood sugar levels in healthy adults. And it’s been ten years since Brazil experienced and epidemic of microcephaly due to the Zika virus. What have we learned in that time?

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhsn5z)
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651qhny)
Trump on Ukraine ceasefire: US negotiators travel to Moscow

Donald Trump has confirmed that US officials are travelling to Russia, to discuss a proposed 30 day ceasefire with Ukraine. Kyiv accepted the proposals during a meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, led by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Mr Trump said an agreement from Moscow would go "eighty per cent" towards ending what he described as "a bloodbath". The Kremlin earlier said it would wait to be briefed by American officials before commenting on the proposal. We speak to a former US diplomat.

Also in the programme: The Pakistan train hijack is over, dozens are dead; and we have a special investigation into the gangs smuggling fentanyl from Mexico into the US.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump March 12, 2025. Credit: Niall Carson/PA Wire)


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WED 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgkzbf)
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WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3h46h)
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WED 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct60h8)
Tariffs: The EU and Canada retaliate

The Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US imports. This comes after the EU announced its own tariffs on US goods. President Trump says "whatever they charge us with, we're charging them".

So what do EU, Canadian and US businesses think? Rahul Tandon finds out.


WED 23:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhswp7)
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WED 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t5k)
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WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3h7ym)
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WED 23:32 Good Bad Billionaire (w3ct6xl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2025

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxht0fc)
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THU 00:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxht45h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfzyhv4dbc)
Trump tariffs stir up global retaliation

The Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US imports. This comes after the EU announced its own tariffs on US goods. President Trump says "whatever they charge us with, we're charging them". Rahul Tandon speaks to EU, Canadian and US businesses.

Spotify paid out a record £7.7 billion to the music industry last year.

And why does the internet have a memory problem?


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxht7xm)
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THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzglg9y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3hm60)
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THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct7mwq)
The village of sex offenders

Set among endless sugar-cane fields in a remote part of southern Florida, Restoration Destination is a community made up of registered sex offenders.

Created by a Christian ministry as a response to state laws which ban them from living close to where children gather, it's now home to more than 100 men who’ve been placed on Florida’s sex offenders register for life. Through therapy, counselling and support, Restoration Destination aims to reduce their likelihood of reoffending and help them reintegrate into society.

With the future of the community uncertain and claims Florida’s sex offender residency laws are driving people into homelessness, journalist Conor Garrett goes to Restoration Destination to ask if the men who live there deserve a second chance.

This programme contains interviews with convicted sex offenders, references to sex crimes and other scenes which listeners may find upsetting.

Producer: Conor Garrett
Executive Producer: Georgia Catt
Sound mix: Giles Aspen


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhtcnr)
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THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5pdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhthdw)
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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzglpt6)
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THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3hvp8)
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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xp8)
The art of food branding

Why do brands have such power over us?

Ruth Alexander talks to the designers influencing your decisions about what and where you eat.

Renowned graphic designer Paula Scher shares her insights on what it takes to create a visual identity that stands the test of time, including her work on the US fast-food restaurant Shake Shack.

And Arjen Klinkenberg, the creative mind behind Dutch company Tony’s Chocolonely, tells us how he designed its distinctive chocolate bar wrapper in just 10 minutes. Together they discuss what makes a design classic a classic and reveal the secret to building a brand that endures (hint: don’t tweak).

To get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

Producers: Izzy Greenfield and Sam Clack.


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhtm50)
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THU 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qmqtl)
Tracking the deadly fentanyl drug targetted by US

We have a report that tracks the drug trade from a Mexican cartel safe house to the US. The lethal business of the cartel has become the centre of a global economic dispute. The White House has used fentanyl smuggling through it's borders as a key justification for raising tariffs on other nations.

We look at Canadian fears that the United States is attempting to collapse its economy and make it easier to annex the territory.

And the leader of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Getachew Reda, has told the BBC his administration will maintain order despite rival forces taking control of some areas. Infighting between factions in his party threatens a fragile peace that's held in the region since the end of the war with the government of Addis Ababa two years ago.

Presenters: James Copnall and Lukwesa Burak

(Photo: A memorial to thousands of fentanyl overdose victims is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters. Credit: Darren Conway BBC)


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhtqx4)
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THU 06:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qmvkq)
Vladimir Putin visits Russia's Kursk region

The Russian President urged his forces to fully liberate the territory seized by Kyiv. Meanwhile US delegates are travelling to Moscow, attempting to broker peace with Ukraine.

Dave Baszucki, the boss of the gaming platform Roblox, tells the BBC if parents don't want their kids playing they shouldn't let them. Roblox has faced allegations of exposing young children to harmful content.

Germany's top central banker, Joachim Nagel, has warned that Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs risks tipping the country into recession. It's not just Germany that's worried. We speak to Canadians who are hitting back and calling for a boycott on US goods.

Presenters: James Copnall and Lukwesa Burak

(Credit: Russian President Vladimir Putin accompanied by Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, during a visit to military headquarters in the Kursk region, Russia. Credit: Russian President service handout. EPA/Shutterstock)


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhtvn8)
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THU 07:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qmz9v)
Russia claims Kursk operation in final stage

President Vladimir Putin has visited the Russian region of Kursk and urged his forces to fully liberate the territory from Kyiv. This comes as a delegation from the United States is heading to Moscow to broker a peace with Ukraine. We'll look at how President Putin might respond to calls for a ceasefire.

We report on the fentanyl drug trade in the United States that has become central to a global economic dispute and a key justification for raising tariffs on other nations.

Meanwhile the head of the German Central Bank has said Donald Trump's tariffs could tip the country into recession. We'll look at what these tariffs mean for global economies and the price of goods for consumers

Presenters: James Copnall and Lukwesa Burak

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov during a visit to military headquarters in the Kursk region. Credit: Russian Presidential Press Service/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock )


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhtzdd)
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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xjv)
Can South Africa solve land inequality?

At the beginning of this year, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a bill into law which allows for private land to be seized by the government. Known as the Expropriation Act, it’s a power that many democratic governments around the world can exercise – the seizure of private property for public use in return for compensation. But in South Africa’s case, the plan is not to offer compensation, in certain circumstances, such as if land was needed for public use and all other avenues to acquire the land exhausted.

And it is this caveat that has provoked strong reactions both domestically and on the international front. Even within the President’s own party, the ANC, there are those who would prefer more consultation before the law can be implemented. Whilst the Democratic Alliance, the second largest party in South Africa’s coalition government, says that it supports legislation addressing land restitution, it does takes issue with the process followed by the country’s parliament to enact the law. It is testing the Act’s constitutionality with legal action. And now President Trump has signed an executive order cutting US financial aid to South Africa, the order claims that this Act would enable the government to seize the agricultural property of ethnic minority Afrikaners without compensation.

For his part, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he’ll be sending envoys to various countries to explain South Africa’s positioning on the Expropriation Act, amongst other recent policy changes.

So, on this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking, ‘Can South Africa solve land inequality’?

Contributors:
Thula Simpson, Author and Associate Professor, Department of Historical and Heritage Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Tanveer Jeewa, Junior Lecturer, Constitutional Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Ralph Mathekga, Author and Political Analyst, Pretoria, South Africa
Christopher Vandome, Senior Research Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House, UK and Ph.D. Student in International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Co-Producers: Jill Collins and Bara’atu Ibrahim
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Craig Boardman
Broadcast Co-ordinator: Liam Morrey

Image Credit: Shadrack Maseko, whose family has been residing on Meyerskop farm for three generations, looks over a piece of land, in Free State province, South Africa, February 9, 2025. REUTERS/Thando Hlophe


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3jbns)
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THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zdd)
Can Germany's ailing economy get back on track?

Dr Joachim Nagel isn't just Germany's chief central banker, he's one of the most powerful economic policy-makers in Europe.

In this exclusive interview, he tells Business Daily how he thinks Germany, and the European Union as a whole, should be responding to a time of unprecedented economic peril.

It's a shaky time for the world's third-largest economy, which has been experiencing stagnant growth for five years. As a trade war between Europe and the US escalates, what does the future look like for Germany?

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

Presenter: Ed Butler
Analysis: Faisal Islam, BBC economics editor
Producers: Olie D'Albertanson and Elisabeth Mahy

(Image: Joachim Nagel, president of Deutsche Bundesbank in Jan 2024. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5ylj)
The Gambia’s ‘Queen of Recycling’

In 1997, Isatou Ceesay, who lives in The Gambia had an idea to make bags and purses out of old discarded plastic.

Her idea to help the environment started with a group of five women and has grown to become a national project that supports women in the country to improve their skills and income.

She is now recognised worldwide for her environmental work and has become known in Africa as the ‘"Queen of Recycling".

Isatou tells Gill Kearsley her story.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: Isatou Ceesay. Credit: BBC)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhv34j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgm9jv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3jgdx)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct7mwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhv6wn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct6pn1)
The Media Show: Revealing Facebook

Sarah Wynn-Williams describes her seven years at Facebook as a “front-row seat” to one of the most powerful and influential companies in the world. She traveled on private jets and met with heads of state in her role as Director of Global Public Policy until 2017. But now in her new memoir, Careless People, she makes a series of allegations about the behaviour of the company at the time. Meta denies wrongdoing.

Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producer for BBC Audio: Simon Richardson
Producer for BBC News: Roxanne Panthaki

this programme was edited on 13/03/2025


THU 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3jl51)
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THU 10:32 Happy News (w3ct5sqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:32 on Sunday]


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhvbms)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgmk13)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3jpx5)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dvg)
Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to peacemaker

How did Saudi Arabia come to host leaders from the US, Russia and Ukraine for peace talks? Just a few years ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was publicly identified as the man who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. As a result, he was referred to as a pariah by former President Joe Biden. So, how did MBS go from pariah to peacemaker?

Jonny Dymond speaks to journalist Jonathan Rugman, producer of the BBC documentary 'The Kingdom' about the life of Mohammed bin Salman.

Producers: Richard Moran, Tom Kavanagh, Mhairi MacKenzie and Eleanor Sly

Sound engineer: Mike Regaard

Assistant editors: Richard Fenton-Smith and Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior news editor: China Collins


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhvgcx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5nz9)
Excavating Belize’s cave of human sacrifice

When Belizean archaeologist Dr Jaime Awe entered a cave, now known as Actun Tunichil Muknal or ATM cave, he had no idea what to expect. As he descended deeper into the underground void, he realized it had been a sacred site for the ancient Mayan people who inhabited Belize a thousand years ago. Almost immediately after he entered the cave, Jaime stumbled upon sculptures made by the ancient Maya to signify that the cave was a portal to their underworld. Through archaeological clues, he could tell that within the cave walls ritual bloodletting would happen as an offering to the Mayan gods. Jaime found pottery, grinding stones and made much more macabre discoveries. Throughout the caverns were the skeletal remains of 20 people, including 12 children. There was even one completely intact skeleton, which has since been nicknamed the Crystal Maiden. Seeing this, there was only one conclusion Jaime could draw: these people died as human sacrifices. The cave also helped Jaime develop a theory to answer a nagging question in archeology. That is, why ancient Mayan civilization began to decline after flourishing for hundreds of years.

Produced and presented by Saskia Collette

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

(Photo: Jaime Awe inside the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave. Credit: Myka Schwanke)


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5ylj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 13:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhvl41)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgmsjc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3jydf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 13:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 14:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhvpw5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651skc4)
Putin aide dismisses short-term ceasefire with Ukraine

A senior aide to President Putin has indicated that Russia does not want a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine -- saying it would only give the Ukrainians an opportunity to regroup.

Also, a UN report has accused the Israeli military of systematic sexual violence against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Israel has rejected the report as unfounded.

And a special report from the frontlines of Mexico's war on fentanyl -- we will hear from police and the smugglers.


(Photo credit: Getty Images)


THU 15:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhvtm9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3k5wp)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct603z)
Should Germany rethink its debt strategy?

Sam Fenwick takes a closer look at Germany’s changing economic landscape. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the President of the central bank of Germany outlines how Germany and the EU plan to navigate today’s extraordinary challenges.

Plus, Donald Trump has escalated a growing trade dispute, threatening a 200% tariff on EU alcohol imports.

And in a record-breaking deal, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned MGX has invested $2 billion in Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. What does this mean for the future of crypto and the region’s role in the digital economy?


THU 16:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhvycf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbjkxclhlfs)
Putin in favour of ceasefire but says there are 'nuances'

Vladimir Putin says Russia agrees with a Ukraine ceasefire but it should lead to "enduring peace and remove underlying causes of this crisis." We get reaction from ordinary Russians and speak to our reporter who is covering the US-Russia talks.

Catholics around the world are marking the 12th anniversary of Pope Francis's election as Pope by praying for his recovery. We speak to two journalists who have been covering the story in the Vatican.

The boss of one of the world's biggest gaming platforms, Roblox, has told the BBC that if parents don't want their kids on the platform then they shouldn't let them use it. We speak to our technology reporter.

We get an update on the cuts to programmes funded by USAID in Africa, and we bring together three people around the world affected by the cuts.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: President Putin during a visit by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russian Federation - 13 Mar 2025. Credit: MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


THU 17:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhw23k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbjkxclhq5x)
US envoy in Moscow to discuss ceasefire proposal

President Putin has given qualified support to the idea of a temporary ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, but he's raised a series of questions that he said needed discussing with the United States. It comes ahead of a meeting in Moscow with President Trump's personal envoy. We hear reaction from Russians.

With the Polish president urging the US to transfer nuclear weapons to Poland, we hear a conversation with Poles about the large-scale military training the government has announced.

A government review in the UK has found that the act of non-fatal strangulation or choking during sex, has become "rife" in porn, and that this has caused it to become a normal part of many young people's sex lives. We speak to our reporter who has been investigating, and we hear from people who have been choked without their consent during sex.

Media in Germany are reporting that their foreign intelligence service believed there was a 80-90% chance that Covid-19 accidentally leaked from a Chinese lab. We speak to a virus expert.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks to reporters at the White House, Washington, USA - 06 Mar 2025. Credit: WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


THU 18:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhw5vp)
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THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5nz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5ylj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 19:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhw9lt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgnj04)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3knw6)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w73)
2025/03/13 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 (w172zgfmqxhwfby)
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THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct7mwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3ksmb)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct5vf8)
New warnings, familiar faces, and radio pulses

Five years after the WHO pandemic announcement, an H5N1 call to arms from global health leaders. Also, the oldest western European face is found, the oldest impact crater possibly identified, and strange radio signals from space maybe explained.

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Alex Mansfield
Production Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

(Image: US To Boost Egg Imports As Prices Soar On Bird Flu. Credit: Bloomberg via Getty).


THU 21:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhwk32)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651tdl1)
Putin backs idea of Ukraine ceasefire, but sets conditions

President Trump has welcomed what he called a very promising statement from Vladimir Putin on a possible ceasefire with Ukraine, but said the deal was not yet complete. President Putin said fighting must end in Ukraine, but said there were elements of the American ceasefire proposal that need further discussion. We speak to a former US diplomat in Europe.

Also on the programme: southern African leaders withdraw their troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the divebombing South American hawk wreaking havoc on an English village.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, 13 March 2025. Credit: MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


THU 22:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhwnv6)
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THU 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgnw7j)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3l13l)
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THU 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct6067)
Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU alcohol

President Trump has threatened 200% tariffs on alcohol imported from the EU in response to the EU's plan to impose a 50% tariff on US whiskey.



Donatella Versace is standing down as creative officer of the luxury fashion label, Versace.



And the UK's biggest supermarket Tesco has started a trial to give away food which is about to go out of date.


THU 23:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhwslb)
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THU 23:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3l4vq)
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THU 23:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

FRIDAY 14 MARCH 2025

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhwxbg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct6pn1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3l8lv)
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FRI 00:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct7lbv)
How will Donald Trump’s tariffs affect global markets?

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether jitters in the world markets suggest an economic downturn is imminent, examines how the American decision to hold talks with Hamas has affected the situation in Gaza and looks at how scientists are trying to counter the jamming of GPS signals.


FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhx12l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfzyhv797g)
Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU alcohol

President Trump has threatened a 200% tariffs on alcohol imported from the EU in response to the EU's plan to impose a 50% tariff on US whiskey
Donatella Versace is standing down as creative officer of the luxury fashion label, Versace
And carmaker Nissan says it has just completed the latest stage of an eight-year project to develop technology for self-driving cars. The BBC’s Theo Leggit went to find out more.


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhx4tq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgpc71)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3lj33)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct5wnn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhx8kv)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5nz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Thursday]


FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5ylj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhxd9z)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgplq9)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3lrlc)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct5tgl)
Ayahuasca and the new spiritual tourism

For centuries, ayahuasca has been a sacred plant for the Shipibo-Konibo peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. Part medicine, part spiritual ceremony, ayahuasca and other plant medicines are revered practices. But in recent years, a boom in Western interest in psychedelics has started to reshape ayahuasca ceremonies and practise. Fuelled by celebrity endorsements, a new wave of tourists are heading to purpose-built resorts in the Peruvian jungle to take ayahuasca, guided by shamans from the Shipibo-Konibo tribes.

In this episode of Heart and Soul, reporter Janak Rogers travels to the Peruvian Amazon to explore this so-called ‘psychedelic renaissance’. From candlelit jungle ceremonies to bustling tourist strips, Rogers uncovers the allure of ayahuasca for Westerners seeking help and healing. But as the ayahuasca boom transforms local communities, challenges arise: the rise of unscrupulous shamans, the commercialisation of Indigenous knowledge, and risks faced by vulnerable travellers.

Through the eyes of shamans, researchers, and spiritual tourists, Rogers witnesses the profound connections ayahuasca fosters between body, mind, and spirit — and, how tourism is redefining it all.

(Photo credit: Ceremony by Carlos Alvarez Suarez)

Producer/presenter: Janak Rogers
Series producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Chloe Walker
Production coordinator: Mica Nepomuceno


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhxj23)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qqmqp)
Placing US nuclear weapons in Poland would deter Russia

In an interview with the BBC the Polish President, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the US to base nuclear weapons on Polish soil. He said it would make Poland stronger and safer. The American vice president, JD Vance, has suggested Donald Trump would not support such calls.

A team of conservation carpenters go to Antarctica, one of the most remote loctions on earth, to repair a hut built almost seventy years ago. The hut has provided scientists, explorers and their dogs with shelter during extreme weather.

And our reporter is in Tigray, a region of northern Ethiopia, where there are fears of a possible new conflict. It's linked to a power struggle between rival factions of the Tigray People's Liberation Front and comes just two years after the end of a brutal civil war with Ethiopia's federal government.

Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga

(Photo: Polish President Andrzej Duda. Credit: BBC News)


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhxmt7)
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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qqrgt)
Poland: US nuclear weapons should be stationed on Polish soil

The Polish President, Andrzej Duda, has called for US nuclear weapons to be stationed in his country. Something that would make Poland stronger and safer.

Fearful of a Russian invasion on its territory - the Polish government has stepped up defence spending and announced it will train every adult male to fight. We speak to a reservist on those plans.

We return to the devastating violence on Syria's eastern coast, that saw an estimated 1,400 people killed. We look at efforts to stop a full-blown war in the country.

And a BBC investigation has uncovered details of a mass killing, reportedly carried out by M23 rebels in Goma last month. According to detailed testimony gathered by the BBC, between 17 and 22 people – mostly young men – were killed on 22 February in a single afternoon.

Presenter: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga

(Photo: Polish soldiers operate armoured tanks during a military exercise "Shield East." Credit: Tomasz Waszczuk/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhxrkc)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172zbkjq9qqw6y)
Polish President wants US nuclear weapons based in Poland

In a BBC interview the Polish President, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the United States to base nuclear weapons on Polish soil. Something he says would make Poland stronger and safer and act as a deterrant to any Russian aggression.

We'll discuss this proposal with one of Poland's European Union partners France - currently it's the only nuclear power in the EU.

And is struggling with a foreign language over? We'll talk aouthe earbuds that can translate live.

(Photo:Polish President Andrzej Duda waves in the audience as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S. Credit: Brian Snyder/REUTERS)


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhxw9h)
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FRI 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5swj)
Christine Lagarde: Can Europe's economy withstand Trump 2.0?

Stephen Sackur is in Frankfurt for an exclusive interview with Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Donald Trump has triggered what could become a global trade war and has prompted European governments to make massive new defence spending commitments. Is the European economy capable of withstanding Trump 2.0?


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3m7kw)
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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5z3c)
Business Daily meets: Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki

The international gaming giant has more than 80 million daily users, and is hugely popular with children.

It was started by Dave Baszucki and Erik Cassel, and Dave Baszucki is now CEO.

In his first ever BBC interview, he tells us about developing the game, the struggle to monetize it, and concerns over child safety - Mr Baszucki insists Roblox is vigilant in protecting its users.

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

Presenter: Zoe Kleinman
Producers: Georgina Hayes and Imran Rahman-Jones


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yg0)
Bardo Museum attack in Tunisia

On 18 March 2015, 22 people, mostly foreign tourists, were killed at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.

Hamadi Ben Abdesslem, a tour guide who led tourists to safety, tells Anouk Millet what it was like that day.

A Whistledown production.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: Bardo Museum after attack. Credit: Amine Landoulsi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images).


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhy01m)
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FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgq6fy)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3mcb0)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct5vf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]


FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhy3sr)
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FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q39)
The fast and the curious

It’s the month of Ramadan, when Muslims across the world fast between dawn and sunset in the belief that it will bring them closer to Allah. And this has inspired the Unexpected Elements team to turn their attention to all things fast.

First, we explore the latest research around intermittent fasting.

Next, we contemplate a new way to relax by harnessing the time-distorting power of black holes.

We then find out why deserts in South Africa are spreading at an alarming rate.

Plus, we’re joined by Dr Claire Lee, a particle physicist who works with the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. She explains how she and her colleagues accelerate particles to phenomenal speeds, how they detect these particles when they collide, and what this can tell us about the origins of the universe.

That, plus many more Unexpected Elements.

Presenters: Marnie Chesterton, with Tristan Ahtone and Leonie Joubert.
Producers: William Hornbrook, with Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, Harrison Lewis, Debbie Kilbride and Noa Dowling.


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhy7jw)
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FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgqfy6)
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FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3mlt8)
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FRI 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dxq)
Can tariffs convince Mexico to stem the flow of fentanyl?

Over the past decade fentanyl use has spiked, leading to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States. Most of the deadly drug enters the US via its border with Mexico, concealed deep within vehicles and even hidden inside food packages. The Trump administration has previously accused the Mexican government of colluding with the drug cartels. He’s now hoping that the threat of import tariffs on Mexico will stem the flow of the deadly drug into the US.

The Mexican government has responded to potential import tariffs by deploying national guard troops along its northern border. So can Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum get the fentanyl crisis under control?

Jonny Dymond is joined by the BBC’s special correspondent Quentin Sommerville, who has been on the ground at the US-Mexico border and has visited one of the drug cartels’ operations. He also speaks to the BBC's Mexico and Central America correspondent Will Grant.

Producers: Richard Moran, Alice Aylett Roberts and Eleanor Sly

Sound engineer: James Piper

Assistant editors: Richard Fenton-Smith and Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior news editor: China Collins


FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhyc90)
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FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct69b7)
Outlook Mixtape: Making anime history and a singer's secret father

Usman Riaz grew up in Karachi with a passion for Japanese cartoons, but he never dreamed he could become a hand-drawn animator because the industry didn’t exist in Pakistan. So Usman turned to music, getting a scholarship to Berklee College in the US. Then in 2015, after being invited to Studio Ghibli in Tokyo, a leap of faith propelled Usman to build his own animation studio, and with a team of local animators he created Pakistan’s first ever hand-drawn animated feature film. The Glassworker, Usman’s homage to the anime films of his childhood, was longlisted for the 2025 Oscars.

Sarah Joyce spent the first few years of her life in Pakistan with her British parents and siblings. When she was 11 her mother told her that her biological father wasn't the man she had always called "Dad", instead he was the family's Pakistani cook. Sarah wrote music to make sense of her past and turned her experiences into a surprise hit record under the name Rumer. Soon Rumer was performing at the White House in the US and was an exciting new artist on the scene. But behind closed doors she was suffering with the pressures of fame. She left the music industry completely and spent time in nature before venturing into music again, releasing her latest album In Session.

Irishman Denis Mulcahy emigrated from County Cork to the United States in 1962 and ended up becoming an expert with the NYPD bomb squad. Watching the Troubles back home in Northern Ireland, Denis and his friends hatched a plan to give children caught up in the violence, six weeks respite in the United States over the summer. Over four decades, the programme known as Project Children, brought together 23,000 Catholic and Protestant kids from either side of the divide, helping to inoculate them from the sectarianism tearing their homeland apart. Among the first group of children brought over to the US in 1975 were nine-year-old Kevin Brady and eleven-year-old John Cheevers. For them, that first visit to upstate New York would not only shape them as individuals but alter the course of their lives.

Presenter: Saskia Collette
Producer: June Christie

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

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhyh14)
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FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgqpfg)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3mv9j)
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FRI 13:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct5tgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhyls8)
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FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651wg87)
Is Putin keen on peace?

The Kremlin has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has passed on what it called information for Donald Trump at a late-night meeting in Moscow with US special envoy Steve Witkoff. In a conference call with reporters, the Kremlin’s spokesperson added that a phone call between US President Trump and Putin was expected. A Russia analyst take us through the likelihood that the country’s leader truly wants a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.

Also in the programme: Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attends his first hearing at The Hague, accused of crimes against humanity; and following news of a tourist pulling a baby wombat away from its mother in Australia, a wildlife expert weighs in on the backlash.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, 7th March, 2025. Credit: Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS)


FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhyqjd)
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FRI 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5swj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3n2ss)
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FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zty)
Lebanon's economic crisis: is there a way forward?

Will Bain discusses the latest efforts to pull Lebanon out of its deepening economic crisis, as the IMF outlines the tough challenges ahead.

Also on the programme, the CEO of DHL Express—one of the world’s biggest delivery firms—shares his view on doing business in an era of trade tariffs.

And what happens when you let the computer do the driving? The BBC’s Theo Leggett has been finding out.


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhyv8j)
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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbjkxcllhbw)
Athletes urge IOC to prioritise climate

More than 400 athletes from nearly 90 countries have called on the next president of the International Olympic Committee to make tackling climate change their top priority. In an open letter, the athletes said that rising temperatures were disrupting schedules and affecting the health of Olympians and fans. We speak to our climate change expert and hear from athletes.

President Zelensky has said Russia is trying to complicate talks on a ceasefire with Ukraine because it wants diplomacy to break down and the war to continue. President Trump has said there is "a good chance" the Ukraine war can come to an end. We speak to our Washington correspondent and bring live a press conference by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has appeared remotely before the International Criminal Court in the Hague, accused of crimes against humanity. Our correspondent in the Hague explains. We also hear from Duterte's supporters and from a woman who says her brother was one of the many thousands killed as part of Duterte's war on drugs.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: Elana Meyers Taylor of the US competes in the Women's Monobob at the IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships, in Lake Placid, New York, USA, 08 March 2025. Credit: CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhyz0n)
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FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbjkxcllm30)
Ukraine: Your questions answered

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the US feels they are closer to the end of the Ukraine war but it's a "journey of many steps". Earlier, President Donald Trump asked the Russian president to spare the lives of thousands of "surrounded" Ukrainian troops. President Zelensky said Russia is trying to complicate talks on a ceasefire with Ukraine because it wants diplomacy to break down and the war to continue. Our chief international correspondent answers audience questions.

Serbia is preparing for one of its biggest protests in decades in the capital Belgrade on Saturday. We hear from demonstrators and explain what's behind the protests.

We hear from three American USAID employees who have lost their jobs following the cuts to foreign aid programmes by the US administration.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: A serviceman of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the frontline city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 13, 2025. Credit: Iryna Rybakova/Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS)


FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhz2rs)
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FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct69b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhz6hx)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgrdx7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3nks9)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w2l)
2025/03/14 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 (w172zgfmqxhzb81)
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FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rd2)
Cuts to US foreign aid funding

On his first day in office, Donald Trump froze foreign aid funding, ordering an immediate review into USAID, the government agency which was running programmes in around 120 countries.

The review was swift and the cuts severe. President Trump’s team concluded that tens of billions of dollars were being spent in ways which “did not serve” or “harmed" US interests.

In our conversations, we hear from USAID employees who describe the shock of suddenly losing their own jobs, and the grim anticipation of the impact the cuts will have on people around the world. “It breaks my heart for our work to be dismantled in just a couple of days and months” says Daisy.

We also hear from people running treatment centres around the world, and about the impact on HIV provision in Africa. Mike and Nelson, two men living with HIV, explain their situation and their fears for the future, and clinician Dr Natasha Davies describes the powerlessness she feels, and the human devastation she says is to come. “There are some news stories, like Hiroshima and the Holocaust and the 911 towers, that we all remember for our whole lives because there are such powerful visuals, but it's hard to give a visual for this, even though it's impacting millions of lives”

Presenter: Mark Lowen
BBC producers: Laura Cress, Angela Sheeran and Virginia Kelly
Boffin Media producer: Anne McNaught

(Photo: Two girls in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Credit: Ro Yassin Abdumonab/Reuters)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3npjf)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rjl)
Are humans naturally monogamous?

CrowdScience listener Alina is in a relationship with a polyamorous partner and is very happy with this arrangement, which got her thinking – why is monogamy so often the norm in human societies?

Presenter Caroline Steel goes on an anthropological odyssey to figure out where this drive to find a single partner - and stick with them - comes from.

What can science tell us about how human relationships developed, and whether having one or many partners is more 'natural'?

Evolutionary biologist Kit Opie of the University of Bristol joins us at London Zoo to help us understand the mating systems of our closest primate relatives.

To find out how polygamy developed in some parts of the world we speak to anthropologist Katie Starkweather of the University of Illinois Chicago.

And we learn about the chemistry of bonding from Sarah Blumenthal at Emory University, who explains how the brains of prairie voles may give us clue about the neurochemicals which shape human relationships.

Presenter: Caroline Steel
Producers: Priya Sippy, Ben Motley and Imaan Moin
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Production Co-ordinator: Ishmael Soriano
Studio Manager: Steve Greenwood

(Image: Dancing wedding cake figurines Credit: Peter Dazeley via Getty Images)


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhzg05)
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FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9f651x9h4)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhzkr9)
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FRI 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqtmzgrs4m)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3ny0p)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zx6)
First broadcast 14/03/2025 22:32 GMT

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


FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172zgfmqxhzphf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5swj)
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FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zggg5n3p1rt)
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FRI 23:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct5tgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]