SATURDAY 03 MAY 2025
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In memoriam
On 21st April 2025, Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died.
His funeral took place on 26th April, with thousands of mourners crowding into St Peter’s Square to pay their respects.
Following the death of a Pope, there are centuries-old traditions and rituals that must be followed, and that got the Unexpected Elements team thinking about the science surrounding loss.
First up, we delve into the thorny issue of when early humans started to carry out funerary rituals, before turning our attention to graveyards and the life that thrives within these sacred environments.
Next, we are joined Carl Öhman from Uppsala University in Sweden, who reveals what happens to our data when we die and why we should care about it.
Plus, we discuss the precious materials hiding in our old devices, and find out whether animals mourn.
All that, plus many more Unexpected Elements.
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Andrada Fiscutean and Edd Gent
Producers: Margaret Sessa Hawkins, with Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, Robbie Wojciechowski and Minnie Harrop
SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5t8py)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs182htf63)
Millions of Australians head to the polls
Voters are going to the polls in Australia to choose their next government following a hard-fought campaign during which living costs, climate concerns and the impact of Donald Trump's trade tariffs have featured strongly.
Shares of Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, tumbled by as much as 8% on Friday morning after it announced that it has delayed the launch by a year – to May 26, 2026. With the company being valued at around 40 billion US dollars, that is a lot of money being shaved off.
The U.S. President Donald Trump repeated that he will revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status, saying that "We are going to be taking away Harvard's tax-exempt status. It's what they deserve!" Harvard, which is already suing the Trump administration, said that this is unlawful.
And Skype Will Shut Down on Monday, May 5, As Microsoft Shifts to Teams. Davina Gupta will hear from one of the creators of the Skype ringtone.
Throughout the programme, we’ll be joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world – Peter Ryan, ABC's senior business correspondent who is in Australia, and Diane Brady, Executive Director of Fortune Live Media and Editorial Director of the Fortune CEO Initiative.
SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5tdg2)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl16slssgg)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct6zj3)
Cameron Bancroft open to Australia return
Alison Mitchell, Brett Sprigg and Charu Sharma hear from Australian international and Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft who tells us he is still hoping to play for Australia again, six years on from his last appearance. Bancroft also shares that he has never spoken to current Australia head coach Andrew McDonald and shares why he loves red ball cricket so much.
Plus we celebrate two stand out India stars. 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to hit a T20 century so we find out more about his upbringing. We also hear about Pratika Rawal who has become the fastest female batter to reach 500 One Day International runs.
Photo: Cameron Bancroft of Australia walks out to bat during day four of the First Test Match of the 2017/18 Ashes Series between Australia and England at The Gabba on November 26, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)
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SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wgq)
Outlook Mixtape: Putting pen to paper
During her teens, the British-Asian writer Nina Bhadreshwar felt alone and disconnected from the world around her. Then, as a young adult in the early 1990s, she discovered a world of graffiti art and rave music. This new passion inspired her to create a self-funded magazine highlighting the work of the underground artists that made her feel most alive. She called it The Real State, and it soon became her passport to the world - taking her from Yorkshire to the bright lights of New York City and introducing her to rap superstar Tupac Shakur.
When Tererai Trent was growing up in a village in rural North of Zimbabwe in the 1970s, the future looked bleak. She seemed set to repeat the pattern followed by her female ancestors - marrying young, mothering many children and living a life of poverty. But Tererai was determined to break that cycle. She wrote down her dreams on a piece of paper and buried them in a tin can. Then she went about making each dream a reality. This interview was first broadcast in 2017.
Becoming a writer was not the most straightforward journey for Nnedi Okorafor. Before her literary success she was a talented tennis player and dreamt of turning pro. However following a diagnosis of scoliosis, routine surgery to her spine left her temporarily paralysed. Confined to her hospital bed, Nnedi found solace in her vivid imagination and began writing for the first time. It was the start of a highly successful career as an author and led to a request from Marvel to write some of their comics. Over the years she has written characters including Spiderman, the X-Men and the Avengers. Nnedi is also the first woman to write the character of T'Challa - the Black Panther, as well as his tech-loving sister, Shuri.
Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder
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SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct743p)
Snake: Popularising mobile gaming
In 1998, the Snake game made its debut on mobile phones. It is known for its simple yet addictive gameplay and played a major role in popularising mobile gaming.
Taneli Armanto is the man responsible for bringing it to our phones, but he only got the task because of mistaken identity.
He tells Gill Kearsley the story behind the game that made millions of people not want to put down their phones.
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: Snake game. Credit: IMDB)
SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5tmyb)
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SAT 05:32 Trending (w3ct72t7)
BBC Trending: From a smuggler’s TikTok to tragedy
In January a boat carrying migrants across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe was miraculously rescued by a fishing trawler after two weeks lost at sea. At least 50 people are presumed dead after the horrific journey. Many of those on the boat were promised safe, legal routes from Pakistan to Europe by people smugglers, but that was far from the reality.
BBC Trending tracks the digital footprint of one of the smugglers wanted for his part in this tragedy. On TikTok, videos depict his lifestyle: one of money, nice restaurants and a lot of travel. But these videos reveal much more about the smuggler’s operations.
Presenter/producer: Reha Kansara and Shruti Menon
Producer: Mohammad Zubair Khan
SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct6vyr)
Donald Trump: 100 days fact-check
On the 29th April US President Donald Trump took to the stage in Michigan to celebrate his first 100 days in office.
This is a milestone in American politics, but is everything he claims the administration has achieved true?
The BBC’s US National Digital Reporter Mike Wendling joins us to fact-check President Trump’s claims on immigration, the stock market, fentanyl and….eggs.
Presenter: Lizzy McNeill
Producer: Tom Colls
Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Jack Morris
Editor: Richard Vadon
SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5twfl)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zw81jtv2g4k)
Vance backs AfD after ‘extremist’ designation
Long: US Vice-President JD Vance has accused the German authorities of rebuilding the Berlin wall by designating the far-right AfD party as an "extremist group". US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also condemned the move by Germany’s domestic intelligence service as an act of “tyranny in disguise”.
Also on the programme: Former Premier of British Columbia Ujjal Dosanjh breaks down the challenges ahead for new Canadian PM Mark Carney; and International Booker nominee Anne Serre tells us about the inspiration for her novel “A Leopard Print Hat” after its translation into English.
Joining Julian Marshall in the studio is Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, peace strategist, author and director of the International Civil Society Action Network, and the scientist and broadcaster David Robert Grimes.
(Photo: U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves as he departs Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., May 1, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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Trump hails immigration, Ukraine deal, as wins in first 100 days
What has President Trump's first 100 days in office been like? Mr Trump hailed his record on immigration and also celebrated the deal he signed with Ukraine on Wednesday that gives Washington access to some of the war-torn country's natural resources, including rare-earth minerals.
Also in the programme: tensions between India and Pakistan mount as expectations of military retaliation increase following a deadly attack in Kashmir; and we meet a writer whose latest novel is, in part, a tribute to her late sister.
Our presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, founder and CEO of the international Civil Society action network ICAN, and David Robert Grimes, a physicist and science writer who takes a keen interest in the public understanding of science.
(Photo: US and Ukraine sign deal to establish 'reconstruction investment fund', Washington, USA .30 Apr 2025. Credit: US Treasury department)
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Voting underway in Australian election
Voting is underway in Australia as incumbent Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attempts to defend his party’s slim legislative majority. The Liberal-National Coalition has promised to cut immigration if it returns to power, while Labor has attempted to cast Liberal leader Peter Dutton as a Trump-lite conservative.
Also on the programme: how science has created the unique sounds behind Korean music, from the Joseon Kingdom to K-Pop; and international lawyer Philippe Sands charts the murky connections between exiled Third Reich officials and the brutal regime of Augusto Pinochet.
(Photo: People cast their vote at a polling station at Bondi Surf lifesaving club on the day of the Australian federal election, in Sydney, Australia, May 3, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Hollie Adams)
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Protecting children from online harm
WARNING: Contains upsetting content about suicide.
Hundreds of parents who believe social media played a part in the death of their children gathered in New York recently. Standing outside the offices of Meta – owners of Facebook and Instagram – they had a simple demand. Protect our children.
Showing incredible bravery, three mothers who’ve lost their sons tell us about their boys and what happened to them. They talk about the rally and why they are so united.
Hollie’s son Archie died, aged just 12. She believes a TikTok challenge contributed to his death. “When you give your child a mobile phone you’re just allowing a billion strangers into your own home.”
“We are all fighting for change whether that’s through legislation or through legal action against these big tech companies,” says Maureen, whose 16 year-old son David took his own life after months of online bullying.
“We all, in memory of our children, want to make sure that no other family has to walk in the same shoes that we walk in. There’s going to be an incredible sadness and regret and grief that I’m going to experience for the rest of my life.”
Hosted by Mark Lowen.
A Boffin Media production with producer Sue Nelson in partnership with the BBC OS team and producer Angela Sheeran.
If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org
In the UK a list of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.
(Photo: Hollie with her son Archie. Credit: Hollie)
SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdj9sjlyc)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z4n)
Is it ever ok to be late?
The science of punctuality - and why we all have a different sense of how time passes. Plus how to say sorry across cultures, inside China's beauty industry, and how World Book Day first began.
SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct6xv5)
A funeral that brought together 400,000 mourners
What did listeners think of the BBC World Service’s coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral? We hear listeners’ feedback and talk to he editor of Newshour and Weekend, Tim de Faramond. We discuss the religious sensitivities to bear in mind when editing a news show.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5vcf3)
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SAT 10:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z04)
What's in a name?
In 1991 the Chancellor family welcomed their new daughter into the world. they named her Emily. A bright and active girl she grew up watching Rugby union, but it wasn't a sport easily accessible to women. The game however has grown and it's set to get bigger with the Women's World Cup coming to the UK in September. And there's a good chance Emily will be there representing Australia. Chance. It's what you need in sport, in life in general! Chance. It's right there in her name Emily CHANCEllor... and so she has adopted a mantra, a tag line that she lives by... "Life of Chance"
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” I mean if it's good enough for Romeo and Juliet, it's got to be ok for Not by the Playbook, right!?This week we are meeting three extraordinary women for whom their names mean something much more than just something they call themselves.
In 1991 the Chancellor family welcomed their new daughter into the world. they named her Emily. A bright and active girl she grew up watching Rugby union, but it wasn't a sport easily accessible to women. The game however has grown and it's set to get bigger with the Women's World Cup coming to the UK in September. And there's a good chance Emily will be there representing Australia. Chance. It's what you need in sport, in life in general! Chance. It's right there in her name Emily CHANCEllor... and so she has adopted a mantra, a tag line that she lives by. "Life of Chance"
I you say something flopped, you're saying it didn't work. That it failed but in the 1960s, American athlete Dick Fosbury invented the 'Fosbury flop'. It was as far from a failure as you could possibly imagine in fact it revolutionised the discipline of high jumping. Instead of diving or scissor-kicking over the high-jump bar, Fosbury floated, or flopped, across on his back. He went on to win a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Dick Fosbury died just over a year ago, but in 2011 he spoke to Alan Johnston about his iconic moment
Names often have more than one meaning - apparently Henry means "home ruler", Amir means "to live long, to thrive" and Amy means "beloved". Our guest is called Mix, and it's a name she has chosen herself. It not only represents who she is but the name is the perfect reflection of the life she has lead. We have rarely had guests who have excelled at sport but pivoted in a totally different direction – but for archer Mix Haxholm Mix did, going from competing at the Olympics to lining up for "Miss World!”
Atoya Burleson created the “Ladies Playbook” and takes us behind the scenes to a part of sport we never see, the lives of the wives of the NFL. It can be a very challenging life being uprooted and resettled, having to make a new home in a new city which can be lonely. The Ladies Playbook helps smooth that bumpy road. For so many, including Atyoa it starts with a love story, in her case one between her and Nate Burleson, who would spend 11 years in the NFL and is now a big TV star in the US, but their story began many years before when they were both at college
PHOTO: Emily Chancellor of the Waratahs receives the Super Rugby Women's Final trophy during the Super Rugby Women's Final match between NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds at North Sydney Oval on April 12, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (CREDIT: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5vh57)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct78bj)
What part did Trump play in Canada’s election?
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the role Donald Trump played in the Liberal Party’s election victory in Canada, looks at the extent of the Turkish military presence in northern Iraq, and examines whether the legacy of Pope Francis will endure under his successor.
Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editor: Vara Szajkowski
SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5vlxc)
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SAT 12:06 World Book Club (w3ct74rz)
Abdulrazak Gurnah: Paradise
Harriett Gilbert talks with Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah about his hauntingly beautiful novel Paradise.
It tells the story of Yusuf, a 12 year-old boy living in East Africa at the beginning of the 20th Century. Sold off to settle his father’s debts, Yusuf embarks on a journey across the African continent. Through his naive and innocent eyes, the journey starts out as an adventure, but every wonderous thing Yusuf sees, every glimpse of paradise, is polluted by violence, the growing influence of colonialism, and the looming spectre of World War One.
Paradise is a stunning novel - a multi-faceted, vivid exploration of the shifting culture of Africa at the turn of the century. It’s layered with mythology, Biblical and Koranic symbolism, and an unflinching insight into the effects of colonialism.
SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5vqnh)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zss18hpzw73)
Australia’s Labor Party wins general election
Less than a week after the Liberals came from behind to win in Canada, Australia's governing Labor Party has won the election there. Is the Trump effect in play once more?
Also in the programme: Israel ramps up airstrikes on Syria, claiming to be defending the Druze minority; Poland boosts its defences in the face of the Russian threat; and we hear from an author shortlisted for the International Booker Prize – whose novel’s main character is based on her late sister.
(IMAGE: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrates at a Labor party election night event, after local media projected the Labor Party's victory, on the day of the Australian federal election, in Sydney, Australia, May 3, 2025 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Hollie Adams TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5vvdm)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqgl2ghgs2)
Live Sporting Action
Sportsworld has commentary of Everton against Ipswich. Lee James will be joined by Premier League title winner Robert Huth and the former England and Everton forward Natasha Dowie. There'll also be updates from all of the other Premier League action and we'll cross to Germany to see if Bayern Munich can seal the Bundesliga title.
Away from football, in Miami, there’s the Formula One sprint race and athletics Grand Slam Track. The Sportsworld team will also talk Shanghai’s Diamond League meeting, Madrid Open tennis and the NBA play-offs.
Plus, there’s two unprecedented boxing events as Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia and Teofimo Lopez feature in three big fights in New York in Times Square. And in Riyadh, Saul Canelo Alvarez fights outside of the USA and Mexico for the first time in a bid to become a two-time undisputed super-middleweight champion.
Photo: Jack Taylor of Ipswich Town runs with the ball under pressure from Jack Harrison of Everton during the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Everton FC at Portman Road on October 19, 2024 in Ipswich, England. (Credit: Getty Images)
SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5wbd4)
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SAT 18:32 Trending (w3ct72t7)
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SAT 19:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722f)
Is extinction a thing of the past?
Scientists at a bio-technology firm made headlines when they announced the “de-extinction” of the dire wolf, a species of wolf that went extinct on Earth over 10,000 years ago. Colossal Biosciences examined DNA from ancient dire wolf fossils and used it to create wolf puppies with traits of the extinct species. The gene editing technology sparked curiosity around the world, and although the new wolves were not exact replicas of the originals they had similar traits. The development raises serious questions about what de-extinction really means.
Mass extinctions have shaped the history of life on Earth, and nature has adapted across the millennia, but with almost half of all species already in decline, including some frogs, how seriously is de-extinction technology being taken?
Contributors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Chief Science Officer, Colossal Biosciences, California, USA
Dr. Daniel Pincheira-Donoso, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Global Change, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Torill Kornfeldt, Science Journalist and author, Sweden
Dr. Jay Odenbaugh, Professor of Philosophy, James F. Miller Professor of Humanities, Lewis and Clark College, Oregon, USA
Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Louise Clarke
Researcher: Maeve Schaffer
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SAT 19:32 Happy News (w3ct6ty4)
The Happy Pod: The rescued Ukraine lions learning to roar again
A group of lions rescued from Ukraine are roaring again. Their new homes were built with money donated globally. Also: the paralysed man who has completed a marathon, a teenage cricket star and a 103-year-old influencer.
Presenter: Nick Miles
Music: Iona Hampson
SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5wkwd)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6zt4)
French director Louise Courvoisier’s film Holy Cow
Nikki Bedi and cultural critic Leila Latif discuss Ryan Coogler’s period vampire movie, Sinners.
Chinese British author and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo explains why she’s reimagined the classic novel Moby-Dick.
The comedian and actor Eddie Kadi talks about finding his voice and pride in the country of his birth, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Australian auteur Justin Kurzel and actor Jacob Elordi discuss their mini-series The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
Nikki speaks to French filmmaker and part-time farmer Louise Courvoisier about her award winning film Holy Cow.
And there’s music from actor and now singer-songwriter Kate Hudson.
(Photo: Clément Faveau in the film 'Holy Cow', credit: Laurent le Crabe)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zss18hq0v64)
Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win
Labor's Anthony Albanese has defied the so-called "incumbency curse" to be re-elected Australia's prime minister in a landslide. Also on the programme, the medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres, says one of its hospitals in South Sudan has been bombed and that there are reports of deaths and injuries; and, Warren Buffett - regarded as one of the world's most influential investors - has surprised shareholders by announcing he'll retire from his firm by the end of the year.
(Photo: Australia holds Federal Elections, Sydney - 03 May 2025 LUKAS COCH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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SAT 23:32 This Is Africa (w3ct72cs)
Kenya Mko Wapi: Part two
Njerae is one of Kenya's most promising female artists. Three of her songs have been streamed more than a million times each on Spotify, and she has recently been signed by a major label, Universal.
In the previous episode of TIA, Kenya's biggest star, Bien, claimed that his fellow Kenyan artists are not hungry enough for global stardom. But Njerae says she definitely is hungry for success. She also reveals that she has chosen to stick with her R&B sound, which some have described as "white girl music", and is determined to get more Kenyans and other Africans to vibe to it.
Also in this episode, DJ Edu shares his mix of ten of the hottest Kenyan tracks of the moment.
Image: Njerae (Credit: Universal)
SUNDAY 04 MAY 2025
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SUN 00:32 The Documentary (w3ct7yw8)
The call of Anastasia
Members of the new age Anastasia movement espouse strong family values, farm small plots of land and try to educate their own children outside the public school system. Originating in Russia, the quasi-religious group has now spread to Germany, where there are more than a dozen Anastasia rural settlements. But are they more than just a harmless fringe group?
Reporter Johannes Dell returns to his native Germany to discover what the group stands for. He speaks to a former Anastasia member and to a German journalist who spent two years tracking the group. A government intelligence officer tells him why three German states have designated the group as extremist. As Johannes finds out, beyond their eco-friendly exterior, Anastasia members display sinister traits of racism, antisemitism and far-right ideologies.
Presenter: Johannes Dell
Producer: Mike Lanchin
A CTVC production for BBC World Service
(Photo: Anastasia-run cafe in the village of Weinrode, Germany, 2025. Credit: Mike Lanchin)
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SUN 01:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct6ykr)
The Flying Mother and the first Giro D'Italia Femminile
The story of the longest consistently run cycling grand tour for women. Now known as the Giro Rosa, the Giro D'Italia Femminile was first raced in 1988. The race featured a total of nine stages with an average of 87km per day. The winner was Italian Maria Canins. When she started cycling, she was nicknamed ‘Mama Volante’ – ‘The Flying Mother’ – as she was a 32-year-old mother who was originally an accomplished cross country skier. She tells Tom Whalley about that first race. A TBone production.
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: Maria Canins in the 1986 Tour de France Feminin. Credit: Rene Boulay/ Creative Commons)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct6vj6)
Mycetoma’s only research centre destroyed
Amidst conflict in Sudan, the world-leading Mycetoma Research Centre in Khartoum has been destroyed. We talk to the centre’s founder to find out what this means for research into the neglected disease and the struggle to proving ongoing support for patients.
As the Pan American Health Organization put into action lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic they share with us new telehealth services designed to reach the most remote communities across the Americas.
Also on the show, a reversible and non-hormonal male contraception implant has proven effective in trials lasting two years. Plus, how does the body respond when switching from a Tanzanian heritage diet to a more processed diet? And can gradual exposure to peanuts desensitize adults with severe peanut allergies?
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Protests in Israel and Gaza
Pascale Harter introduces stories from Israel and the Gaza Strip, China's export hubs, Romania's presidential election and Vatican City.
In both Gaza and Israel, people have been taking to the streets in recent weeks to demand an end to the war. But the protests have taken different forms, and as Paul Adams notes, also involve very different risks for the demonstrators taking part.
Amid the ongoing trade war between China and the US, Laura Bicker speaks to Chinese traders at one of the world's biggest wholesale markets in Yiwu to find out how Trump's tariffs are affecting business.
After Romania cancelled the final round of its Presidential election last year, the vote is being re-run on Sunday 4 May. The political chaos that followed the Constitutional Court's decision left a sour taste among many voters, Tessa Dunlop heard in Bucharest.
Rome's trattorias and cafes are bustling with cardinals and their supporters as they deliberate the kind of leader they want as their new Pope. Veteran BBC Vatican correspondent, David Willey, has been observing the hushed conversations ahead of the conclave to be held soon in the Vatican.
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Image: Palestinians during an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2025. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdj9slx3t)
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SUN 04:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct78bj)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct7yw8)
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Polls open in Romania's Presidential election rerun
Voting has begun in Romania's presidential election, after the country's top court annulled last years result over suspected Russian interference in favour of right-wing candidate Călin Georgescu. Self-described MAGA Romanian George Simion has taken over leadership of Georgescu's nationalist movement, with polls showing he is likely to secure enough votes in today's initial round to compete in the runoff later this month.
Also in the programme: Vietnamese poet Quay Mai Nguyen Phan shares his reflections on the Vietnam War, 50 years after the conflict's end; and preparing to tour at the age of 90, we speak to American folk legend Peggy Seeger about her final studio album.
Joining Julian Marshall in the studio is Karin Von Hippel, chair of defence and security practice at Arden Strategies, and the freelance journalist and author Joshua Hammer.
(Photo: Presidential candidate George Simion votes as Calin Georgescu looks on at a polling station during the country's first round of the presidential election, in Mogosoaia, Romania, May 4, 2025. Credit REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki)
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Mark Carney prepares to negotiate with Trump
Following his election victory in Ottawa, Mark Carney announced he will travel to Washington next week to hold one-on-one talks with Donald Trump in an attempt to renegotiate the two country's trading relationship. We speak to Mr Carney's predecessor as governor of the Bank of Canada, David Dodge, about how the newly-elected Liberal prime minister will approach the meeting.
Also on the programme: BBC World Service Newshour's Tim Franks reports from Syria on how survivors of the Assad regime's brutality are attempting to rebuild their lives; and we continue our series of interviews with this years International Booker prize nominees, speaking to Danish writer Solvaj Balle about her work 'On The Calculation Of Volume', alongside translator Barbara J Haveland.
Joining Julian Marshall in the studio is Karin Von Hippel, chair of defence and security practice at Arden Strategies, and the freelance journalist and author Joshua Hammer.
(Photo: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to reporters at the National Press Theatre in the Parliamentary Precinct of Ottawa, Canada, 02 May 2025. Credit: SPENCER COLBY/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Son of detained Palestinian journalist says his father was targeted
Earlier this week Israel Defence Forces detained the prominent Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi after a raid in the city of Jenin. Israel says Samoudi was "identified with the Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation" and is "suspected in the transfer of funds" to it. We speak to his son Mohammed, who rejects these claims, saying Mr al-Samoudi was targeted for his prolific work in the occupied West Bank.
Also on the programme: Republican congressman Don Bacon urges President Trump to step up military support for Kyiv after signing the US-Ukraine minerals deal; and Oxford University awards a posthumous degree to its first indigenous female student, more than 100 years after she began her studies.
Joining Julian Marshall in the studio is Karin Von Hippel, chair of defence and security practice at Arden Strategies, and the freelance journalist and author Joshua Hammer.
(Photo: Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi. Credit: Palestinian Journalists Syndicate)
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SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yb)
A fresh start
There are bakeries, cafes, bars and restaurants around the world which don’t just exist to serve up food and drink – they're on a mission to rebuild lives.
Ruth Alexander hears the stories of risk, reward and redemption from three businesses on three different continents:
At The Dusty Knuckle bakery in London, the trainee programme manager Charlie Atkinson explains why she thinks a cafe and bakery is the perfect place to foster team spirit.
Reporter Gideon Long visits La Trocha in Bogota, Colombia, a bar and cultural centre run by a group of former Farc rebels.
Rob Perez and Mindy Street of DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, Kentucky, US, talk about how they’ve won over customers.
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SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xxf)
Tackling bias in health
Bias in the way medical research is carried out means that new medicines for diseases such as cancer – as well as the tools used to diagnose patients with some conditions – are disproportionally tested on people of European heritage. This can lead to those not represented in the data being misdiagnosed as well as some treatments not working as well as they should.
From the Ghanaian scientist helping to develop cancer treatments which work better for African people, to the team in England using AI to diagnose dementia in communities where English isn’t widely spoken, in this programme we will meet the solution-seekers trying to make healthcare more equal.
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
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(Image: Dr Yaw Bediako in a laboratory, Yemaachi Biotech)
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SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70st)
The Fifth Floor: Education against the odds
At least 30 million children are out of school in the Middle East and North Africa, with many displaced by conflict in Sudan and Gaza. Today we’ll hear from Hanan Razek and Georgina Pearce, who are part of the team behind Dars Arabic, the BBC show that aims to connect these children with learning tools. Plus, BBC Arabic Xtra's Saif Rebai tells us about the teacher who travels 40km to reach a remote community in the Libyan desert, and Anil Kumar reports for BBC Telugu on the Indian school with just one student. We'll also learn how to say 'Once upon a time' in Turkish, Bengali, Korean and Kazakh, with Osman Kaytazoglu,Shahnewaj Rocky, Yuna Ku and Nurlibek Ukubaev.
Presented by Faranak Amidi
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SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwl2l5yd2b)
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SUN 12:32 Assignment (w3ct6rbd)
Leaving Israel for Cyprus
Increasing numbers of Israeli people are moving to the nearby island of Cyprus. Sky high property prices, disillusion with domestic politics and security concerns following the Hamas attacks of 7th October have led several thousand families to leave. They’re building on a rich history of Cypriot hospitality towards Jews. But in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, huge luxury developments built by Israeli companies are causing controversy.
Presenter: Lucy Proctor
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(Image: Larnaca's Jewish Community Centre welcomes Jews from near and far. Credit: BBC/Mike Gallagher)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zss18hq2s46)
Romania reruns annulled Presidential election
Romanians vote for a new president after suspected Russian interference in 2024 poll. The nationalist presidential candidate, George Simion, a self described MAGA candidate, has said his only objective is “to put the Romanian people first”.
Also in the programme: We explore the ongoing impact of President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal repression tactics on ordinary Syrians; and we hear from International Booker prize nominee Solvaj Balle, alongside the translator who brought her work 'On The Calculation Of Volume' into the English literary canon.
(Photo: Banners showing U.S. President Donald Trump and Marian Cucsa, candidate of Republican Party of Romania, on the day of Romanian presidential election, in Bucharest, Romania, May 4, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki)
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SUN 14:06 The Climate Question (w3ct701r)
Trump and the planet: The first 100 days
President Trump has made sweeping changes to America's policies on climate since being sworn in 100 days ago. He has announced plans to "unleash" American energy, including revitalising the coal industry and boosting oil and gas. The president has also cut funding for clean energy projects and renewables, while slashing jobs in government-funded climate research. Experts also say Washington's trade tariffs are having a big impact on the global market for new technologies such as solar panels and electric vehicles.
So what does all this mean for the green transition in America and beyond? Graihagh Jackson talks to the BBC's US environment correspondent, Carl Nasman, BBC climate editor Justin Rowlatt and Zerin Osho, director of the India programme at the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development based in Washington DC.
Graihagh also chats to Tom Di Liberto, a climate scientist who was recently fired from America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqgl2glhf9)
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Sportsworld has live commentary of Premier League champions Liverpool away to Chelsea. Plus, we’ll have reaction to the early games in the Premier League as Brentford host Manchester United, Newcastle travel to Brighton and West Ham face Spurs.
Delyth Lloyd will be joined by Mani Djazmi, George Addo and Constantin Eckner for Eurostars as we look ahead to the second leg of the semi-finals in the Champions League and Europa League, and we’ll reflect on the big stories from across Europe.
Plus, we’ll have Formula 1 from Miami, tennis from Madrid and the World Championship Snooker final from Sheffield.
Photo: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC at Anfield on October 20, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Credit: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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SUN 19:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct7yv4)
The Kurdish issue: Part three
Will the call for the PKK to disarm end in a new era of peace for the Kurds, or is this just another turn in a tortured history? In February, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, released a jaw-dropping written message to his followers from his jail cell, calling for the group to lay down arms and disband. In this series we explore the Kurdish issue - the persecution, the resistance and their attempts to form a state. We ask what does the future hold for one of the largest stateless ethnic groups in the world scattered across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72vx)
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Israel calls up reservists for wider Gaza offensive
Israel military has confirmed that tens of thousands of call-up orders are being sent to reservists, to prepare for another expansion of the war in Gaza. Israel says it's aiming to put pressure on Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Aid agencies have condemned Israel’s continued blockade of the territory.
Also, Newshour's Tim Franks reports from Syria, looking at the huge challenge of rebuilding this shattered country.
And as Cardinals concentrate on the spiritual aspects of a new pope, we look at the sartorial side.
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SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z4n)
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MONDAY 05 MAY 2025
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MON 00:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yf7)
Scientists of the world unite
Scientists from around the world have gathered together at the annual European Geosciences Union general assembly, to discuss current projects, working hypotheses and potential findings. There are nearly 18,000 in attendance this year and there is much to learn.
AMOC – the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation - brings warmth to the north and cooler waters to the south in huge volumes. Climate modellers have expressed concern for its collapse (and subsequent weather chaos) as temperatures rise more generally, but others have said it is more resilient. But Stefan Rhamstorf has announced that extending the models past 2100 can show a different picture. The odds have shifted from 10% to more like 50/50 if the Paris climate target is missed.
Has such climate change ever occurred before? And if so, what drove it? Hana Jurikova and colleagues have been using novel techniques to detect a link between atmospheric CO2 levels and rapid climate change in the geological past, and explains how boron records in ancient brachiopods might give us a clue.
What of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake near Istanbul last week? Could it have been worse? Will the next one be the big one? Expert Patricia Martínez-Garzón of GFZ in Germany doesn’t quite allay the fears.
Could more lives be saved from landslides and flash floods if we could set up a warning system? Stefania Ursica hopes so, and has looked to animal behaviour to design a programme to scan networks of seismic monitoring stations’ output for the faint signals. Encoding different hunting and communication strategies – from nomadic whales to humming birds and bats, her new algorithm might be just the thing, though prediction will always be a different problem.
Presenter: Roland Pease
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(Image: 3D render of a Topographic Map of Western Europe with the clouds from 27 January, 2025. Credit: Frank Ramspott/Getty Images)
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Unstoppable: Kura Paul-Burke
Dr Julia Ravey and Dr Ella Hubber are both scientists, but it turns out there’s a lot they don’t know about the women that came before them. In Unstoppable, Julia and Ella tell each other the hidden, world-shaping stories of the scientists, engineers and innovators that they wish they’d known about when they were starting out in science. This week, a Māori marine scientist is combining indigenous knowledge with marine science to save the oceans that are so integral to her heritage.
Growing up in 1970s New Zealand, Kura-Paul Burke faced stigma due to her Māori roots. But, after finding herself studying marine science as an adult, Kura leaned on her heritage to take on a problem where many had already failed: restoring a lost population of precious, green-lipped mussels. Discover how Māori ancestresses, tribal elders and centuries-old knowledge inspired the ingenious methods of Aotearoa's first female Māori professor of marine science.
Presenters: Ella Hubber and Julia Ravey
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6ssk)
Why can't I fall asleep?
Some people fall asleep almost as soon as their head touches the pillow, while for others it can take hours of tossing and turning. CrowdScience listener Assia needs at least 45 minutes to get to sleep: it's always taken her a long time to drift off no matter how tired she is, and nothing seems to make a difference. She asked us to investigate.
Presenter Caroline Steel turns to experts to find out what happens in our bodies when we fall asleep, and why it’s more difficult for some than others. Eus van Someren explains how our bodies know when it’s time to get some rest and what can influence the difficulty of getting to sleep from our earliest years. Morten Kringelbach reveals that there may be more stages of sleep than we thought, and Ada Eban-Rothschild tells us why we have something to learn from the birds and the bees about getting a good night’s rest.
Caroline has trouble getting to sleep herself, and volunteers to have her sleep monitored in Cardiff University’s sleep lab. And we share some expert tips on falling asleep more easily.
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct708k)
The power of performance poetry
Spoken word poetry is a powerful tool for storytelling, activism and self-expression. Ella Al-Shamahi speaks to two award-winning poets who use the craft to amplify issues they care about.
Sofie Frost is a Norwegian actor, slam poet and spoken word artist. She won the Norwegian Poetry Slam Championship in 2017 and was a finalist for Norway's Got Talent the following year. Sofie's poems have repeatedly gone viral, amassing millions of views online.
Wana Udobang from Nigeria is a writer, poet and performer. She has released three spoken word albums that explore the themes of familial relationships, womanhood, joy and the body. Wana's work has been commissioned by organisations including the Edinburgh International Festival, Deutsches Museum and the Gates Foundation.
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Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison
Donald Trump says he has directed officials to rebuild and reopen California's Alcatraz prison which closed in the 1960s. We'll look at the viability of such a move.
A day after Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile at a major airport in Israel, Yemen's capital Sanaa has been bombed. It's reported that the Houthis blame the US for about 10 strikes in Yemen overnight. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed a tough response.
In Romania, the nationalist candidate George Simion has won forty per cent of the vote in the presidential election and will go into the runoff later this month as the clear favourite.
Presenters: Rob Young and Victoria Uwonkunda
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President Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz
The US President Donald Trump has ordered the reopening of Alcatraz prison. It's been described as America's most famous prison and was closed in 1963. Situated in the middle of San Francisco Bay, nobody has ever knowingly escaped it alive.
Partial results from the re-run of Romania's presidential election suggest the nationalist candidate, George Simion, is in first place with almost all the votes counted. But the votes from the diaspora yet to counted could sway the result.
And we have a report from Syria and hear from the men accused of taking part in a wave of sectarian violence against Syria's Alawite minority two months ago.
Presenters: Rob Young and Victoria Uwonkunda
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President Trump want Alcatraz reopened as prison
The US President Donald Trump has ordered the reopening of Alcatraz prison. In a social media post, he said "the reopening of Alcatraz will serve as a symbol of Law, Order and Justice."
President Trump has also announced he will impose a 100 percent tariff on non-US movies, describing the country's movie industry as "dying a very fast death."
And partial results from the re-run of Romania's presidential election suggest the nationalist candidate, George Simion, is in first place.
Presenters: Rob Young and Victoria Uwonkunda
(Photo: An aerial view of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. Carlos Barria/Reuters)
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Prince Harry: Is his safety at risk?
Nada Tawfik, North America correspondent, speaks to Prince Harry about reconciliation with the royal family after his loss in court over his security arrangements in the UK
The Prince stepped down from his duties as a working royal in 2020 and moved to the United States with his wife, Meghan. After his tax-payer funded protection was downgraded, he said it was too dangerous to bring his family back to the UK without adequate police protection and took the government to court.
The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service, Mondays and Wednesdays at 0700 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out twice a week on BBC Sounds, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl2v48l)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6rxh)
Counting the cost of childcare in the US
Raising a child is expensive - and in the US, families can pay more than their monthly rent to cover childcare and enable them to get back to work.
We find out why costs in the US are so high compared to the rest of the world.
We hear from parents who are struggling to make ends meet, and speak to providers who say they're operating in a difficult environment.
Produced and presented by Monica Miller
(Image: Children running through a daycare centre in the US. Credit: Getty Images)
MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct745z)
Conclave: How a new pope is chosen
In April 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI following the death of Pope John Paul II.
The new leader of the Catholic Church was elected after four ballots of the papal conclave.
The late Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was one of 115 cardinals who took part.
He spoke to Rebecca Kesby in 2013.
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: Cardinals conduct their final mass before entering into the conclave in 2005. Credit: Getty Images)
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The Vietnam War and the expansion of the EU
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service about the Vietnam War and the invention of the hugely popular mobile phone game, Snake.
Don Anderson, a former BBC TV reporter during the final days of Vietnam, discusses the atmosphere in Saigon as the North Vietnamese forces closed in.
We also hear about the network of tunnels in the south of the country which Viet Cong guerrillas built during the fighting.
Finally, the former president of the European Commission and two-time prime minister of Italy, Romano Prodi on steering through the ten-state expansion of the European Union in 2004.
Contributors:
Le Van Lang - a Viet Cong veteran.
Dr Xuan Dung Tran - a doctor in the South Vietnamese Marines.
Don Anderson - former BBC TV reporter.
Phạm Chi Lan - economist at Vietnam’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Romano Prodi - former president of the European Commission and two-time prime minister of Italy.
Taneli Armanto - mobile phone game Snake, inventor.
(Photo: Viet Cong soldier inside the Cu Chi tunnels. Credit: Dirck Halstead/Getty Images)
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Radioactive: my great-grandad’s chemical confession
Novelist Joe Dunthorne had always wanted to write about his great-grandfather, Siegfried Merzbacher: an eccentric scientist who made radioactive toothpaste in 1920s Germany – believing it to be a health product – and a Jewish refugee from the Nazis.
But Siegfried had already written a book of his life, a lengthy memoir that few in the family had finished. In its final pages Joe found a shocking confession that prompted a journey across Europe to trace his great-grandfather's wartime career.
The investigation would take him across Germany and Turkey, through letters, archives, and even psychiatric records. Joe's book about his journey is called Children of Radium. He also tells his story in the BBC Radio 4 podcast Half-Life.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producers: Harry Graham and Helen Fitzhenry
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(Photo: Author Joe Dunthorne looks straight at the camera with a thoughtful stare. Credit: Tom Medwell)
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Five months after Assad, where is Syria heading?
Five months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, we ask can Syria overcome its immense problems under its new Islamist rulers? Also in the programme: Europe commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender in 1945; and the end of the road for Skype.
Photo: A torn poster of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus suburb. Credit: Reuters.
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76qd)
Trump plans to hit non-US-made movies
President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on all films made outside the United States - claiming Hollywood was being 'devastated' by a trend of American filmmakers and studios working abroad. He accused other countries of luring film crews with tax breaks, calling it a threat to national security. Will Bain hears from a filmmaker who worked on Star Wars.
And in West Africa, A ban on foreign gold traders in Ghana’s local gold markets, has come into effect and the government of Ghana says that this is part of efforts to boost national revenue and streamline the country's mining sector.
Also, as a working parent, you'll be able to confirm that childcare whilst you're out at work can be expensive - prohibitively so in some cases. In the US it seems to be one of the rare topics where politicians of all colours agree something urgently needs to be done.
MON 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvh5qz7)
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Israel's plan to expand Gaza offensive
Israel's security cabinet has officially backed a plan for a big expansion of the military offensive in Gaza and the occupation of more Palestinian territory. We hear from people in Gaza and find out more about Israel's plan.
President Trump has caused further trade uncertainty, announcing 100% tariffs on US imports of foreign-made films. We speak to filmmakers about the potential impact.
Five months after the fall of Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, many Syrians seem caught between hope and fear. There have been outbreaks of deadly sectarian violence - including deadly clashes in Druze areas last week - as well as ongoing Israeli intervention. We speak to our colleague Tim Franks who is in Damascus and has been gauging the mood in the country.
Presenter: Luke Jones.
(Photo: FILE PHOTO: Israeli tanks operate next to destroyed buildings during a ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, July 3, 2024. CreditL Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool via REUTERS)
MON 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvh5vqc)
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Jury selection begins in Diddy sex trafficking trial
Jury selection for musician Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial has begun in New York. Prosecutors and the defence aim to screen hundreds of prospective jurors before opening statements are given on 12 May. Diddy faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, with allegations that he coerced women into prolonged sexual orgies he called "freak-offs". He denies all the charges. We have the latest from New York.
There's been criticism in Israel and overseas of a new plan approved by the country's security cabinet to greatly expand military operations in Gaza. We explain the plan and get reaction from Gaza and from Israelis.
Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. We explain why Alcatraz has courted such controversy and facinated popular culture around the world for so long.
We get reaction from Liverpool football fans, after their Vice Captain Trent Alexander-Arnold announced he is leaving his hometown club at the end of the season.
Presenter: Luke Jones.
(Photo: Sean "Diddy" Combs embraces his attorneys before jury questioning got underway in his sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, U.S., May 5, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. Credit: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z4v)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct6svv)
Unstoppable: Tebello Nyokong
Dr Julia Ravey and Dr Ella Hubber are both scientists, but it turns out there’s a lot they don’t know about the women that came before them. In Unstoppable, Julia and Ella tell each other the hidden, world-shaping stories of the scientists, engineers and innovators that they wish they’d known about when they were starting out in science. This week, the story of a woman who gained her education by herding sheep during her childhood to becoming one of Africa’s most prominent scientists.
Born under Apartheid in South Africa, Tebello Nyokong and her family uprooted their lives to escape the unequal education system enforced upon Black South Africans. After herding sheep proved she could do anything a boy could do, Tebello ended up studying science and found a love for chemistry. In the face of limited opportunities, she once again uprooted her life and took her studies oversees, but this was when she was introduced to something huge: a new, ground-breaking cancer treatment. Now Tebello is using nanotechnology to get this therapy off the ground, all while she fights to make Africa a science superpower.
Presenters: Ella Hubber and Julia Ravey
Guest Speaker: Professor Tebello Nyokong
Producers: Ella Hubber and Julia Ravey
Assistant producers: Sophie Ormiston, Anna Charalambou and Josie Hardy
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(Image: Professor Tebello Nyokong. Credit: Professor Tebello Nyokong)
MON 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvh6bpw)
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Newshour in Syria: Can Islamist rulers govern for all?
Five months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, can Syria overcome immense problems under its new Islamist rulers?
Also in the programme: an army reservist speaks about the plan by Israel's government to send more troops into Gaza; and Donald Trump says he could hit movies made in foreign countries with a 100% tariff - but how?
(File photo: A drone view shows people waving flags adopted by the new Syrian rulers during celebrations in Umayyad Square, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 20, 2024. Reuters/Amr Alfiky/File Photo)
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How will tariffs affect US and global film industry?
US President Donald Trump has said he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs, as he ramps up trade disputes with nations around the world.
The European Union has announced a five-hundred-and-sixty-million-dollar fund to attract foreign scientists. Will it work?
Also, Rahul Tandon will find out why China is growing their interest in snooker.
You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
TUESDAY 06 MAY 2025
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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs1mbt6z5k)
OpenAI says non-profit arm will retain control of firm
OpenAI, the parent company of artificial intelligence service ChatGPT, has announced a new governance plan after a bitter power struggle over the business.
US President Donald Trump has said he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs, as he ramps up trade disputes with nations around the world.
The European Union has announced a five-hundred-and-sixty-million-dollar fund to attract foreign scientists. How will it work?
Also, Rahul Tandon will find out why Met Gala event is so important for many investors.
You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct6rbf)
Russia's Church in Texas
Not that long ago many church-going Americans saw Russia as a godless place, an “evil empire” in the words of Ronald Reagan. But in President Trump’s second term, US-Russia relations have been turned on their head. The White House sided with the Kremlin at the United Nations, voting against a resolution to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
This seismic shift is also being felt in parishes across America. Increasing numbers of US Catholics and Protestants are embracing Eastern Orthodoxy. Many converts disillusioned by the showbiz elements in many megachurches, say they are drawn to a faith with enduring traditions. Some, uneasy with social and demographic change, believe the churches they were raised in have lost their authority by going “woke” – shorthand for supporting equal marriage, female clergy, pro-choice, Black Lives Matter and other liberal issues.
Some converts have hundreds of thousands of followers online, and push Kremlin narratives that Russia is the world's last bastion of true Christianity - a few of the most radical have even emigrated there. Lucy Ash has been to Texas – one of the most religious states in the US – to meet some new converts.
Presenter: Lucy Ash
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(image: Fr Moses McPherson. Credit: BBC/Lucy Ash)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vt8)
Bishwajit Goswami: The art of Bangladesh's rivers
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, artist Bishwajit Goswami creates a powerful new installation that captures the spirit of his homeland’s rivers; lifelines darkened by pollution, yet still full of energy, beauty, and memory.
Reporter Sahar Zand follows Bishwajit as he prepares for a major international exhibition in Paris. From his artist-led rooftop community space in a former tannery, to the crowded, chaotic riverbanks of Dhaka, Sahar traces the origins of a deeply personal artwork shaped by conversations, rituals, and found materials gathered along the river’s edge.
Through black electricity cables, scraps of vibrant sarees, and whispered fragments of riverside life, Bishwajit’s piece becomes a living, evolving map, reflecting not just Bangladesh’s waterways, but the pulse of identity, ceremony, and change flowing through them.
Reporter/Producer: Sahar Zand
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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172zspky9x5pph)
Canada's PM Carney to meet Trump
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Washington DC to meet President Trump. The two countries' deep trading relationship has been thrown into turmoil because of Mr Trump's trade war and his repeated calls for Canada to become America's fifty-first state. We'll speak to an MP from Mr Carney's Liberal Party.
For the third day in a row there has been a drone attack on the Sudanese city of Port Sudan - the home of thousands of refugees and the heart of the international aid operation
Israel's plans for an expanded military offensive in Gaza have been heavily criticised at home and internationally. We'll speak to a former senior official from IDF, the Israel Defence Forces.
And we'll head to Australia, where the only surviving guest of a deadly beef wellington lunch at the heart of a high-profile Australian court case is giving evidence.
(Photo: PM Mark Carney waves as he boards his plane for the US, in Ottawa, Canada, 5 May 2025; Credit: Reuters)
TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvh7ff1)
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Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan
Huge explosions rock Port Sudan in Sudan, the city at the heart of an international operation to feed a starving nation at war. It's the first time it's come under such an attack. We'll hear from a journalist who has been surveying the damage from her rooftop.
Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, is in Washington today for a meeting with President Trump, who says he doesn't even know why the premier wants to see him.
And we'll have a report from a Syrian hospital where doctors are struggling to keep patients alive due to the impact of international sanctions.
(Photo: Smoke rising after a drone attack in Port Sudan; Credit: Reuters)
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Huge explosions rock Port Sudan
Huge explosions in Port Sudan, the city at the heart of an international operation to feed a starving nation at war. There are reports that a hotel which houses many aid workers and diplomats has been targeted. We'll be going live to Port Sudan to speak to witnesses and aid groups.
We'll also been speaking to Norway's foreign minister on Gaza. Norway has been at the forefront of taking Israel to court over its actions.
Also, the Chinese companies shifting their focus away from the US to Europe in the wake of Donald Trump's tariffs. We'll hear from Katie Silver at our business desk in Singapore.
Plus we'll hear more about China's new sporting superstar, who has taken the world of snooker by storm.
(Photo: Smoke rising after a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone attack in Port Sudan, 5 May 2025; Credit: Reuters)
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TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xxg)
The classroom tablet revolution
From Malawi, Myra Anubi takes a look at ways that technology is improving children’s education. Malawi has free primary schools - but almost 90% of 10 year olds are unable to read properly. So the government is distributing tablets to schools up and down the country. They use software that helps kids to learn maths and reading at their own speed and in their own language. Tests have shown that literacy and numeracy are improving and the children come to school more often.
Myra also visits the world’s first 3D printed school. In Malawi there aren't enough school buildings. Is 3D printing the solution to bringing better classrooms to where they are most needed?
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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(Image: Children at Takumana school, Malawi using tablets, Richard Kenny/BBC)
TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl2y15p)
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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s6j)
Inside Spain's housing crisis
Millions of people in the country are struggling to find affordable homes. We’ll be looking at why rental costs have been rising so sharply.
We hear from some of those affected, and find out why they have been taking to the streets to air their grievances.
Plus – what are the solutions?
Produced and presented by Guy Hedgecoe
(Image: A woman is holding a placard saying "not for sale" in Spanish, as she takes part in a nationwide demonstration in favour of decent housing. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Málaga to protest against the housing crisis caused by rising rental prices, job insecurity, and mass tourism. Credit: Getty Images)
TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74mk)
The invention of the automatic electric rice cooker
In 1955, entrepreneur and engineer Yoshitada Minami came up with a way to liberate women from two to three hours of housework a day.
When his water-heating business started losing sales, he was tasked with inventing an automatic rice cooker – something which the men in the home appliances industry didn’t take seriously.
With little knowledge of how to make the perfect rice, he turned to the unsung heroine of this tale – his wife, Fumiko Minami.
After years of testing the cookers in the harshest of conditions, Yoshitada and his family stumbled upon an invention that would revolutionise rice-cooking forever.
Natasha Fernandes speaks to Aiji Minami, the youngest son of Yoshitada and Fumiko.
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: Automatic electric rice cooker manual. Credit: Toshiba)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6x46)
Black, Korean, stateless: A 'slickyboy’s' American dream
Growing up as the son of a sex worker and a Black US soldier in South Korea in the 70s, Milton Washington was seen as an outcast, and "not Korean." He couldn't even get a birth certificate. Still, he was loved and protected by his mum, the two of them against the world. She told him his dad was in America, a land of flying cars and ice cream mountains — and that was where Milton wanted to be, too. (A longer version of this interview was first broadcast in 2022)
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(Photo: Young Milton Washington. Credit: Milton Washington)
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Newshour in Syria: Doctors say sanctions crush healthcare
Newshour reports from Damascus on the doctors who say they are fighting against crippling sanctions when trying to look after their patients.
Also on the programme: Friedrich Merz has suffered a shock defeat in a parliamentary vote, failing to win the majority needed to become Germany's new chancellor; and Port Sudan is again attacked by paramilitaries.
(Photo: A child injured in an airstrike receives medical treatment at a hospital in Idlib, northern Syria, 01 December 2024. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xxg)
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TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl2ywdl)
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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct766k)
Merz elected German Chancellor - at second time of asking
Will Bain hears from Germany where Friedrich Merz has become Chancellor - after unexpectedly suffering a setback in the first round of voting in Parliament. His party ,the Christian Democrats, have agreed a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats, promising a responsible and stable administration that'll boost Germany's stagnant economy.
The UK and India have announced a free trade deal after years of negotiations, which the British prime minister Kier Starmer called a historic day for both countries.
Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, is set to sit down with President Trump to discuss easing some of their trade tensions.
OpenAI, the parent of artificial intelligence service ChatGPT, has announced a new governance plan after a bitter power struggle over the business and criticisms from the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.
TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvh8mwb)
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Canadian PM Mark Carney meets President Trump
Fresh from his election victory, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first in-person meeting with President Trump. It comes amidst a trade war between the North American neighbours. We are joined by newspaper editors in Canada as we bring you live updates from the Oval Office.
We speak to BBC journalists about two attacks they're covering today. Drone strikes by Ukraine have closed all of Moscow's airports for several hours, whilst Sudanese paramilitaries have hit Port Sudan with drones for the third day running.
Pakistan has accused India of altering the flow of a major river in retaliation for a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. Pakistan denies involvement in the killings. Our South Asia correspondent Anbarasan Ethirajan has the latest. And we bring together three Kashmiris from different parts of the territory in conversation
Peru has imposed a curfew after 13 kidnapped mineworkers were killed last week. We get details from our reporter.
Presenter: Joe Inwood
(Photo: Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he boards his plane for Washington, D.C., in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 5, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Patrick Doyle)
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President Trump hosts Canadian PM Mark Carney at White House
We bring you live coverage from the White House where Canadian PM Mark Carney is meeting President Trump as a trade war frays US-Canada relations. We'll be joined by our correspondent at the White House.
We look into the economics behind President Trumps tariff war, particularly the relationship with Canada, with BBC Verify's Ben Chu.
Two superbikers died in an 11-bike crash during the British Supersport Championship race on Monday. We discuss the thrills and hazards of the sport with BBC sports presenter Nick Hatton.
We speak to black designers about some of the fashion displayed at the Met Gala in New York city and what it means to have their work showcased on the world stage.
Presenter: Joe Inwood
(Photo: US President Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Carney at the White House, Washington, USA - 06 May 2025. Credit: WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74mk)
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TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1x8d43)
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TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl2zcd3)
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TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z9c)
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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct6znn)
What you don’t see
Luckily much of what we see on social media is safe. But somewhere, somebody has to watch all the horrific content uploaded online in order to filter it out for the general public. We speak to a former moderator who worked on Meta platforms in Ghana. Plus, the community project in Puerto Rico with an innovative way of keeping its power on. And we say goodbye to video call program Skype.
(Warning – this episode includes some distressing content and a reference to suicide.)
Presenter: Chris Vallance
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TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvh97lz)
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TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172zss1ms0fd5l)
Newshour in Syria: The man who collected bodies for the Assad regime
Newshour reports from Syria again, as the country tries to emerge from the ruin of civil war and dictatorship. Tim Franks has met a man whose job under Bashar al-Assad was to collect bodies from a military hospital: "the hardest part to see was how they were tortured".
Also in the programme: Canadians elected Mark Carney to see off Donald Trump's ambition to annex Canada - today they met at the White House; and Germany has a new Chancellor, after a rocky start.
(Photo: Fighters inspect the site of a mass grave from the rule of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, according to residents, after the ousting of al-Assad, in Najha, Syria, December 17, 2024. Reuters/Ammar Awad)
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TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vt8)
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Carney announces ‘constructive discussions’ with the US
The Canadian Premier Mark Carney is in Washington trying to strike a deal with the US President. Carney says Donald Trump is "willing to negotiate" a new trade deal and drop the tariffs following "wide-ranging discussions" at the White House.
The presenter Rahul Tandon will look at the other trade deal between the UK and India. Countries have agreed for export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India's clothing and footwear exports.
Also, we look at the German economy after Friedrich Merz eventually elected German chancellor.
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WEDNESDAY 07 MAY 2025
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India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The Indian government says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to last month's deadly attack on tourists in India-administered Kashmir.
Also, the presenter Rahul Tandon will look at the Chinese economy and find out what will happen with the trade negotiations.
The Canadian Premier Mark Carney is in Washington trying to strike a deal with the US President. Carney says Donald Trump is "willing to negotiate" a new trade deal and drop the tariffs following "wide-ranging discussions" at the White House.
Also, we look at the German economy after Friedrich Merz eventually elected German chancellor.
And see why there are so many bets on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church.
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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct701r)
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WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6x46)
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WED 04:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct7y47)
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 7. Blame
The hunt to discover who was behind the six billion dollar gold scam begins, and Suzanne brings new information to light on how it was perpetrated. But who was to blame and will anyone be held to account?
Please note, this episode contains difficult subject matter, including references to suicide and death.
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam was first published in May 2024.
WED 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhb6l0)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172zspky9x8lll)
India launches missile strikes on Pakistan
The Indian government says it has launched missile strikes on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan administered Kashmir. Pakistan says eight people have been killed. It comes two weeks after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir in which 26 people were killed.
Officials from the United States and China will start talks this week to try to de-escalate the damaging trade conflict between the world's two biggest economies.
And the US says it will stop its bombing campaign against Yemen’s Houthis after the Iran-backed group agreed to stop targeting ships in the Red Sea.
Presenters: Rob Young and Victoria Uwonkunda
(Photo: A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Credit: REUTERS)
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Indian missile strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir
India has launched air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir. Three locations were hit and Pakistan authorities say at least 26 people have been killed. There are reports of fire exchanges across the line of control. It follows a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian administered Kashmir in which 26 people were killed. We'll bring you the latest from our reporter who has just arrived in Srinagar
We talk to Joe Biden. The former US President criticises his successor's desire to annex Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
And speculation is rife as 133 catholic cardinals from around the world gather in Rome ahead of the secretive conclave to decide the next pope. Each one will have sworn an oath on the gospels to keep the details under wraps for life. The process on deciding Pope Francis' successor largely remains unchanged for nearly 800 years now.
Presenters: Rob Young and Victoria Uwonkunda
(Photo: A view of the destruction of Bilal Mosque after missile strike by India in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir. Credit: Amiruddin Mughal EPA-EFE)
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WED 07:06 Newsday (w172zspky9x8v2v)
India missile strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
India has launched missile strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. It says it has hit "terrorist infrastructure." Pakistani authorities say 26 people have been killed and that civilian locations were targeted. We hear from both sides.
One hundred and thirty-three catholic cardinals will begin the process of selecting a new pope today. They will file into the Sistine Chapel this afternoon to swear an oath and hold the first ballot in total secrecy.
And we talk to Joe Biden. The former US president criticises his successor's desire to annex Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Presenters: Rob Young and Victoria Uwonkunda
(Photo: Metal debris lies on the ground in Wuyan in India-administered Kashmir's Pulwama district. Credit: Sharafat Ali/Reuters)
WED 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhbktd)
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WED 08:06 The Interview (w3ct7x68)
Tidjane Thiam, Ivory Coast opposition leader - can he run for president?
Catherine Byaruhanga, presenter and correspondent for the BBC News Channel, speaks to Tidjane Thiam, the main opposition leader in the Ivory Coast.
Mr Thiam is a former CEO of Credit Suisse, with a lengthy and successful career in the financial sector abroad. Now, he wishes to stand for the Ivory Coast presidency - but his candidacy has been blocked by an Ivorian court. It has ruled he cannot run as he was not an Ivorian citizen when he registered on the electoral roll.
Tidjane Thiam says the decision is politically motivated, a claim firmly rejected by the government of the Ivory Coast. But he is defending his right to run.
Despite years of civil war since the turn of the century, Ivory Coast has a high level of income compared to its neighbours. But Mr Thiam believes more can be done to attract investment and to boost business - and that he has the financial expertise and contacts to make it happen.
The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service, Mondays and Wednesdays at 0700 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out twice a week on BBC Sounds, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl30y2s)
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WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6sc1)
How prepared is China for a new trade war?
With tariffs of up to 145% on US imports from China, we take a look at how its playing out in the country.
China’s leaders are downplaying the potential impact of the trade war - we speak to Chinese exporters and economists to find out what’s really happening and whether the country’s economy is as resilient as senior officials are saying.
The impact is already being felt in factories - so will the US or China blink first?
Presenter: Will Bain
Producer: Josh Martin
(Image: Employees work on a production line of caps that will be exported to the US at a factory in Suqian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on 7 April 2025. Credit: Getty Images)
WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74pt)
Sinking of the Lusitania
On 7 May 1915, the British ocean liner, the Lusitania, was sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast, as it sailed from New York to Liverpool.
Thousands of passengers were onboard and 1,200 people died.
The attack helped turn American opinion against Germany.
In 2015, Alex Last used BBC archives to tell the 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.
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WED 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhbpkj)
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WED 10:06 World Book Club (w3ct74rz)
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WED 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhby1s)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xbb25)
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WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl319b5)
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WED 11:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct7y47)
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WED 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhc1sx)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6xc3)
Why I wore iron underwear on Kabul’s busiest street
Artist Kubra Khademi was so enraged by the constant sexual harassment faced by women in Afghanistan that she created a bespoke suit of armour, forged out of metal with exaggerated breasts and buttocks. The idea came from an experience she had many years earlier, as a little girl, walking along a street and encountering a male stranger who would sexually assault her - at the time she wished she was wearing "iron underwear" to protect her. In March 2015 Kubra wore her custom-made armour and decided to walk down Kabul's busiest street. The reaction to her performance was life-changing - she received death threats and was forced to flee her home.
Kubra's now living in France where she's a successful artist, recognised for her work celebrating the female body. Some of her art is currently showing at the SOAS Gallery in the exhibition (Un)Layering the future past of South Asia: Young artists' voices.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Kubra Khademi being leered at during her armour performance in Kabul, 2015. Credit: Naim Karim)
WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74pt)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xbkkf)
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WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl31jtf)
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WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct6znn)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172zss1ms0hfvs)
India strikes Pakistan
Pakistan says Indian missile attacks on its territory have "ignited an inferno in the region," and Delhi shall bear the responsibility for its consequences. It said twenty six people were killed in the attacks. After a meeting of its National Security Committee, Pakistan said it reserved the right to respond. India said it had targeted terrorist camps at nine locations, in response to a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir two weeks ago.
Also, the former US President, Joe Biden, has condemned Donald Trump's position on Ukraine - saying that putting pressure on Kyiv to give up territory to Russia amounts to "modern day appeasement".
And cardinals from around the world have gathered in the Vatican to begin the secretive process of electing a new Pope.
(Photo: A city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir. Credit: Getty Images)
WED 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhcf19)
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WED 15:06 The Interview (w3ct7x8b)
Joe Biden: Can the world still rely on America?
Nick Robinson, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and the Political Thinking podcast, speaks to former US President, Joe Biden.
The pair met in Biden’s home state of Delaware, in a hotel where he had launched his political career more than half a century ago.
In his first interview since leaving the White House, Biden talks about democracy under threat, Ukraine and the future of NATO, and America’s place in the world - all at a time when we commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE, or Victory in Europe, Day. Biden himself was just a few years old at the end of the Second World War.
He’ll also give his opinion on how his successor, President Trump, is faring so far in his second term.
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WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl31s9p)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76fc)
US-China trade talks to begin this weekend
In this World Business Report special, Will Bain looks at how US tariffs have affected the Chinese economy, with the two countries set to hold their first talks since the start of the trade war.
The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, will meet China's Vice Premier, He Lifeng, in Switzerland on Saturday.
The US introduced a one- hundred and forty-five percent tariff on Chinese imports last month, while China placed retaliatory one hundred and twenty five percent import taxes on American goods. Will hears from Chinese exporters and trade experts.
WED 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhcjsf)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w173067qvvwfdxd)
Pakistan vows response to Indian strikes
Tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan, after India launched missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India says the missile strikes are in response to a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists last month. We hear from people in Kashmir and across India and Pakistan.
Our presenter Mark Lowen is live at the Vatican as cardinals gather to elect a new pope. Once they are closed in the chapel they will have no communication with the outside world until a new pope is elected - this marks the beginning of the conclave. We speak to people who have travelled from all over the world to be there.
Presenters: Mark Lowen and Lukwesa Burak
Photo: General view of a damaged area after Indian missile strikes in Muridke, Punjab province, Pakistan, 07 May 2025. Credit: RAHAT DAR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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Conclave starts to elect new pope
Our presenter Mark Lowen is live at the Vatican as cardinals gather to elect a new pope. Once they are closed in the chapel they will have no communication with the outside world until a new pope is elected - this marks the beginning of the conclave. We speak to people who have travelled from all over the world to be there.
Tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan, after India launched missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India says the missile strikes are in response to a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists last month. We hear from people in Kashmir and across India and Pakistan.
Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is "modern-day appeasement" in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House.
Presenters: Mark Lowen and Lukwesa Burak
Photo: Conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, Vatican City, Vatican City State Holy See - 07 May 2025 Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
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WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74pt)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6zcm)
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WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct701r)
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WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl32d1b)
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct6vj7)
Shingles vaccine lowers risk of heart disease
Receiving a specific type of shingles vaccine may provide a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events like stroke or heart failure for up to 8 years. With reports of other shingles vaccines protecting against the risk of dementia, scientists are trying to understand the mechanism underlying these unintended benefits.
The WHO aim to eliminate the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis from endemic countries by 2030, we investigate what might be standing in the way of this goal.
After 18 years and over 200 snake bites, key protective compounds have been identified in Tim Friede’s blood with the potential to make a snake antivenom with “unparalleled” protection.
Also on the show, a trial led by Professors Adalsteinn Gunnlaugsson and Per Nilsson has shown that a prostate cancer treatment regimen that takes two-and-a-half weeks is as safe and effective as longer 8-week courses, ten years on from treatment.
Plus, if you have celiac disease should you be worried about kissing someone who has just eaten gluten? A new study looks at how much gluten is exchanged in a kiss.
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Researcher: Tabby Taylor Buck
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w172zss1ms0j92p)
Pakistan says Indian strikes have ignited an 'inferno in the region'
Pakistan has condemned India’s overnight missile strikes on its territory as acts of war. We hear from the Pakistani cabinet minister Ahsan Iqbal.
Also in the programme: The Papal conclave in the Vatican begins to elect a successor to Pope Francis; and in his first interview since leaving the White House the former US President, Joe Biden, tells the BBC that the Trump administration is guilty of what he described as "modern-day appeasement" because of the way it has been pressuring Ukraine to give up territory to Russia.
(Photo: Members of the media film the inside of a building after it was hit by an Indian strike in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, 7 May 2025. Credit: Reuters)
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WED 22:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct7y47)
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WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76hm)
Fed keeps interest rates unchanged despite Donald Trump pressure
The Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said America's central bank would leave its key interest rate unchanged because of tariff 'uncertainty'. We hear from Gary Schlossberg, a global strategist for Wells Fargo Investment Institute and a former researcher at US Treasury and Federal Reserve.
You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
THURSDAY 08 MAY 2025
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THU 00:06 World Book Club (w3ct74rz)
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THU 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhdmhl)
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THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs1mbtdrzr)
Fed keeps interest rates unchanged despite Donald Trump pressure
The Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said America's central bank would leave its key interest rate unchanged because of tariff 'uncertainty'. We hear from Gary Schlossberg, a global strategist for Wells Fargo Investment Institute and a former researcher at US Treasury and Federal Reserve.
You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
THU 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhdr7q)
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THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xd483)
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THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl333j3)
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THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct7yx3)
Educating Nigeria
Every Nigerian child has the constitutional right to free and compulsory primary education, and free secondary education, yet there remains a huge gap between that law and the reality. One in every five of the world’s out-of-school children lives in Nigeria.
In a nation with one of the world’s youngest populations, this lack of access to education could potentially cost the country its future. Its government recently acknowledged that there are 10.5 million children not being educated.
It’s a complex picture which includes underfunding, a lack of skilled teachers – and an issue of safety. In the northern states, communities have experienced a decade of bandits targeting schools and kidnapping children for ransom.
BBC Africa journalist Yemisi Adegoke hears from parents and students at the sharp end of this crisis, discovers more about what is being done to get children into school despite insecurity, and asks the difficult questions to those in power.
(Photo: A boy stands next to a swing frame in the playground of Zion Baptist secondary school in Jos, 27 February, 2025. (Credit: Olympia de Maismont/AFP)
THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhdvzv)
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THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6xc3)
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THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74pt)
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THU 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhdzqz)
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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xdcrc)
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THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl33c0c)
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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yc)
Stress, eat, repeat?
When you’re feeling stressed, does it affect your appetite?
In this programme Ruth Alexander is joined by two experts in chronic stress to discuss why it can cause us to crave certain foods, the impact on our bodies and whether there’s anything we can do to prepare for periods of stress in our lives.
Ruth is joined by Professor Rajita Sinha, clinical psychologist and founding director of the Yale University Interdisciplinary Stress Center in the United States, and Dr Mithu Storoni, neuro-ophthalmologist and author of the books ‘Stress-Proof’ and ‘Hyperefficient’.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
Presented by Ruth Alexander.
Produced by Beatrice Pickup and Bisi Adebayo.
(Image: a woman studying and eating a slice of pizza whilst wearing headphones. Credit: Getty Images/ BBC)
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THU 05:06 Newsday (w172zspky9xchhp)
Russian President's unilateral ceasefire is now active
Russia has begun a unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine. Kyiv has described the pause as a theatrical play, and says Russia has launched missiles towards north-eastern Ukraine. We'll speak to an adviser to the Russian government.
Pakistan's prime minister says the country's military had "made its reply" after Indian missile strikes on his country, by shooting down five Indian fighter jets. We'll discuss where this conflict goes next -- with a former Pakistani National Security Advisor.
And WeightWatchers has filed for bankruptcy in the United States as it struggles with fierce competition from fat-loss jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro.
Presenters: Rob Young and Lukwesa Burak
(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Kremlin in Moscow. Credit: Alexander Nemenov/EPA-EFE/ AFP Pool)
THU 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhf777)
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THU 06:06 Newsday (w172zspky9xcm7t)
Ukraine rejects Russia's three-day ceasefire
Ukraine rejects a self declared Russian three-day ceasefire which came into effect last night. We bring you the latest from Ukraine as the Air Force says Russian aircraft launched guided bombs on the Sumy region.
Also in the programme, global leaders are calling for a de-escalation between India and Pakistan as both sides claim civilian deaths in the trading of cross-border fire. Pakistan says it responded to India's strikes by downing Indian jets. We'll bring you reaction from India.
Events to mark eighty years since the Second World War came to an end in Europe are due to take place.
And, PSG march on to face Inter in the final of Europe's Champions League as Arsenal face yet another defeat.
Presenters: Rob Young and Lukwesa Burak
Photo: At least two people died and seven people were injured during the overnight Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine .07 May 2025/ EPA
THU 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhfbzc)
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THU 07:06 Newsday (w172zspky9xcqzy)
Russia violates ceasefire hours after it comes into effect
A unilateral three-days ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has come into force. Ukraine says the truce offered by Russia is just a "theatrical play". We hear from a former Russian government adviser.
Also in this hour, Pakistan's prime minister says the country's military had "made its reply" by shooting down five Indian fighter jets after Indian missile strikes on his country.
Cardinals will hold a second vote to elect a new Pope. And, PSG beat Arsenal to reach the final of the Champions league . Is the clock ticking for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to prove he can be a winner?
Presenters: Rob Young and Lukwesa Burak
Photo: Residents walk near the building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine May 7, 2025. Reuters/Yan Dobronosov
THU 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhfgqh)
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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722g)
Will Serbia’s mass protests unseat the president?
Serbia’s citizens have been protesting for over six months, taking part in demonstrations around the country in reaction to their government’s alleged corruption. Though the country’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, has attempted to appease them, the movement shows no sign of slowing down.
Situated in the Western Balkans, Serbia has had a long history of conflict; from the Ottoman Empire to the dissolution of Yugoslavia, but the ongoing civil unrest comes at a crossroads moment for President Vučić. Serbia is awaiting approval to join the European Union yet remains closely tied with the Kremlin.
As the Serbian government seeks to solidify its place in the world, protestors continue their calls for transparency and accountability. This week on The Inquiry we ask “Will Serbia’s mass protests unseat the president?”
Contributors:
Gordana Andric, Executive Editor at Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, Belgrade, Serbia
Dr. Andi Hoxhaj OBE, Lecturer in Law and the Director of the European Law LLM pathway programme, King’s College, London
Ivana Randelovic, Senior Programme Officer for Europe at Civil Rights Defenders, Belgrade, Serbia
Dr. Helena Ivanov, Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, Belgrade, Serbia
Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Daniel Rosney
Researcher: Maeve Schaffer
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: James Bradshaw
Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey
Image credit: Srdjan Stevanovic via Getty Images
THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl33tzw)
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THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s20)
Businesses on wheels
Mobile businesses - or businesses on four wheels - are growing in number. Seen as an affordable and flexible way to set up a venture, more of them are popping up all around the world and in all sorts of industries.
We head to rural France, pioneer territory for van-trepreneurs where now, food trucks, mobile pet grooming services and even mobile cinemas are thriving.
And we hear from guests in India and Kenya about how the trend has become global.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
Presented and produced by John Laurenson
(Picture: Alisson Zalazar in front of her beauty van in France.)
THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74j4)
VE Day celebrations
The end of the Second World War in Europe came on 8 May 1945, after more than five years of conflict.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that people could allow themselves "a brief period of rejoicing".
Crowds in their thousands gathered outside Whitehall and Buckingham Palace.
BBC correspondents, including Richard Dimbleby, capture the scenes of joy across the city - from the East End to Piccadilly Circus.
This programme was produced by Simon Watts using material from the BBC Archives recorded on VE Day in 1945.
It 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: VE Day in London. Credit: Getty Images)
THU 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhflgm)
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THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xdzh0)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl33yr0)
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THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct7yx3)
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THU 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhfq6r)
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THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct7yrx)
The Media Show: Tina Brown on her fight for quality journalism
Tina Brown, a former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, has joined Substack, a self-publishing platform for independent writers. Speaking in the week of the Truth Tellers summit, which she founded in memory of her husband Sir Harold Evans, she highlights concerns about press freedom, particularly in the face of legal and financial pressure from media owners. Chris Best, co-founder of Substack, outlines the platform’s business model, which he says offers creators editorial freedom, prestige, and financial incentives.
Also on the show, BBC Central Europe Correspondent Nick Thorpe reports on allegations made to the European Commission by two Hungarian media outlets. They accuse the Hungarian government of unfairly directing over €1 billion in state advertising to media sympathetic to the ruling party.
Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai
THU 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl342h4)
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THU 10:32 The Documentary (w3ct7zy7)
Kashmir: Your questions answered
Our team of BBC experts explain the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, after India launches missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Meanwhile, Pakistan says five Indian jets were downed.
(Photo: Pakistani security officials inspect the site of an alleged Indian drone strike in Karachi, Pakistan, 08 May 2025. Credit: Rehan Khan/EPA-EFE/Rex/Shutterstock)
THU 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhftyw)
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THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xf6z8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl34678)
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THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
04:32 today]
THU 11:59 Commemoration Of The 80th Anniversary Of VE Day (w3ct7zxj)
Two-minute national silence to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wx9)
The psychotherapist who became a water warrior
When Laurene Allen heard that low levels of toxic chemicals had leaked from a factory into her town's water supply she was horrified . She began to search scientific literature to find out more about the chemicals known as PFAS, used in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods from fireproof clothing to non-stick pans, food packaging and even toilet paper.
Research showed the town had a cluster of unusual or uncommon medical conditions. Many people questioned whether exposure to these chemicals through their drinking water could have been a factor. Laurene brought residents together and they campaigned for tougher laws to stop such chemicals entering drinking water. Eventually the chemical plant closed. Its owners are still involved in efforts to clean up the pollution left behind.
Laurene is one of the 2025 winners of The Goldman Environmental Prize.
Plus, another chance to hear the 2020 winner of the Prize, Kristal Ambrose. She's a student from the Bahamas who persuaded her government to ban single-use plastics.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Julian Siddle
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Laurene Allen. Credit: The Goldman Environmental Prize)
THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74j4)
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THU 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhg2g4)
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THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xfggj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl34fqj)
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THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct6vj7)
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20:32 on Wednesday]
THU 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhg668)
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THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zss1ms0lbrw)
Events mark 80 years since end of World War Two in Europe
Britain has held a service at Westminster Abbey in London to mark the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. The King and Queen and Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer attended. Other European capitals are holding their own events.
Also in the programme: there's been two inconclusive votes by Cardinals this morning on who will succeed Pope Francis; India and Pakistan have accused each other of mounting drone attacks, including on targets far from the disputed region of Kashmir; and the American academic and policymaker Joseph Nye, who coined the phrase "soft power", has died aged 88.
(Picture: King Charles III speaks to a veteran at the end of the Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey in London on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)
THU 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhg9yd)
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THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722g)
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THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl34p6s)
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THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct75v8)
Trump and starmer announce US-UK tariffs deal
President Trump has announced that his administration has reached a trade deal with the United Kingdom. Speaking in the White House, President Trump said the agreement would provide access to the British market for American beef and agricultural and industrial products.
The presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, have held what they described as productive talks at the Kremlin. China is Russia's biggest trading partner. It buys large amounts of oil and gas, helping to compensate for the loss of Western markets that followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
And Andrew Peach hears that Western Sahara, a disputed territory in North Africa, is experiencing a major economic change. Why? Well, it traces back to President Trump’s 2020 decision to recognise Morocco’s claim over the region, and now, with Trump back in power, highways, airports, and wind farms are rising from the desert in a multi-billion dollar development push.
THU 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhgfpj)
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THU 16:06 BBC OS (w173067qvvwj9th)
Conclave votes for the next pope
Our presenter Mark Lowen is live at the Vatican as cardinals gather for a second day to elect a new pope. We speak to people who have travelled from all over the world to be there and bring you events from inside the conclave as they happen.
There's been a further escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Both nations have for the first time carried out mass drone attacks, including on military installations. We hear from people in Kashmir and people from the region that now live abroad.
President Donald Trump says it is a "great honour" to announce a US-UK deal to reduce trade tariffs. We hear reaction from business owners in both countries on how this could affect them.
Presenters: Mark Lowen & Luke Jones
Photo: Black smoke rises from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on the second day of the conclave, in Vatican City, 08 May 2025.
Photo credit: ANDREA SOLERO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
THU 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhgkfn)
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THU 17:06 BBC OS (w173067qvvwjfkm)
New pope is elected
Our presenter Mark Lowen is live at the Vatican as white smoke emerges from the chimney in the Vatican - a new pope has been elected. We bring you live events as they happen.
Presenters: Mark Lowen
White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a new pope has been elected at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/DYLAN MARTINEZ
THU 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhgp5s)
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THU 18:06 BBC OS (w173067qvvwjk9r)
2025/05/08 17:06 GMT
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THU 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhgsxx)
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THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xg5y9)
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THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl35569)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z73)
2025/05/08 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 (w172zwwlfvhgxp1)
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THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct7yx3)
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THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl358yf)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yf8)
Gain-of-Function: Loss-of-Funding
This week, the White House posted an executive order which details the administration’s intent to stop ‘dangerous gain-of-function research’. We talk to Gigi Gronvall, an immunologist and biosecurity expert at Johns Hopkins University who fears the timing and added bureaucracy could stop all sorts of important biosciences unnecessarily, and that the order is somewhat ideologically driven.
Also, Nasa’s Juno mission has provided data on the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded, which took place on the planet Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. Hellish Io, squeezed as it is by the immense gravity of Jupiter, has not been observed from its poles before in this manner. Last week at EGU25, Science in Action got to speak with the mission’s principal investigator, Scott Bolton of Southwest Research Institute.
Still on Jupiter’s moons, we also ask whether there could there be life on Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa? Scientists believe their glaciated oceans may harbour conditions suitable for life. Also at the EGU meeting were Jonathan Lunine, chief scientist at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab, and Athena Coustenis, director of research at the Paris Observatory in Meudon.
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Alex Mansfield with Tabby Taylor-Buck
Production co-ordinator: Josie Hardy
(Photo: Clinical support technician extracts viruses from swab samples. Credit: Jane Barlow/Getty Images)
THU 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhh1f5)
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THU 21:06 Newshour (w172zss1ms0m5zs)
Robert Prevost elected first American pope
US-born Robert Prevost, who once lived as a bishop in Peru, has been chosen as the new pope. It marks the first time an American man will serve as the leader of the Catholic Church. We hear from the BBC’s Mark Lowen at the Vatican and get reaction from the US on this historic day.
Also in the programme: we speak to billionaire Bill Gates who says he will give most of his wealth away by 2045; and on the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we hear the memories of a woman who lived through the Blitz in London.
(Photo: Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost of the US, delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) message from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, 8th May 2025. Credit: Yara Nardi, REUTERS.
THU 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhh559)
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THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722g)
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THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl35jfp)
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THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yc)
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THU 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhh8xf)
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THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xgnxt)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl35n5t)
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THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct75xj)
The first tariffs deal between US and UK - who will be next?
The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a number of British goods - should we expect other deals on the way?
Also, who is Pope Leo XIV? And how is he going to deal with the Vatican's finances?
The Spanish parliament is debating reducing the current workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours for over 12 million people, we hear why the Spanish business association thinks it's a bad idea.
And not all of us have $200bn to give away, but Bill Gates does and he says he will. We find out why.
You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
FRIDAY 09 MAY 2025
FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhhdnk)
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FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct7yrx)
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FRI 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl35rxy)
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FRI 00:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct78bk)
Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin’s game plan
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses Russia’s current strategy in Ukraine, looks at the preparations the Polish are making for a possible Russian invasion of their country, and examines the escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank.
Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning editor: Vara Szajkowski
FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhhjdp)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs1mbthnwv)
How will the new Pope manage the Vatican's finances?
Who is Pope Leo XIV? And how is he going to deal with the Vatican's finances?
The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a number of British goods - should we expect other deals on the way?
The Spanish parliament is debating reducing the current workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours for over 12 million people, we hear why the Spanish business association thinks it's a bad idea.
And not all of us have $200bn to give away, but Bill Gates does and he says he will. We find out why.
You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhhn4t)
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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xh156)
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FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl360f6)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct6znn)
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20:32 on Tuesday]
FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhhrwy)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wx9)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74j4)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl1l1xh8ng)
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FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxdwl367xg)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vnr)
Praying for healing?
Throughout his life as a theologian, Christian minister and cosmologist, Professor David Wilkinson has been asking - what does God do when I pray? The question became acutely personal after his wife, Alison, developed first ME and then crippling rheumatoid arthritis. As everyone prayed for her recovery, but no healing appeared to come for many years, the couple and their children felt their faith come into sharp focus.
For their children, now both working for the Church, there was a profound crisis of faith which left them unable to pray. For David, anger and confusion that his wife, also a minister of a growing church, was left in pain and unable to walk, let alone lead her church. Naomi Wellings meets a family whose faith was shaken, but ultimately strengthened.
Producer: Presenter: Naomi Wellings
Executive Producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Chloe Walker
Production co-ordinator: Mica Nepomuceno
(Photo: Professor David Wilkinson and his family)
FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhj0d6)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172zspky9xgdds)
First North American Pope
We will bring you reaction as the first North American Pope begins his first day in office. Pope Leo 14th born in Chicago, but preached - for the most part - in Latin America. In his last role he travelled the world - we'll hear from a Kenyan Priest who has met Pope Leo several times.
Pakistan has denied claims by India that its missiles and drones have destroyed three military stations in Indian-administered Kashmir. As tensions between the two nuclear-neighbors flare, we'll speak to our correspondent.
And as Russia marks 80 years since the Allied Victory over Nazi Germany - we'll bring you an exclusive report with voices from Russian-occupied Crimea to see how one resident feels about the celebrations.
Presenters: Luke Jones and Victoria Uwonkunda
(Photo: Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. Credit: Ettore Ferrari/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhj44b)
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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172zspky9xgj4x)
Leo XIV is the first North American to be elected Pope
World leaders have been reacting to the news of the first US born Pope. Leo XIV will become the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. We'll go to Peru and find out about the place where he spent most of his life and find out what Peruvians think of him.
Tensions continue to grow between India and Pakistan. Our reporter has been to Srinagar in Indian administered Kashmir.
And moon dust described as "rarer than gold" has arrived in the UK from China. This is the first moon rock sample brought back to earth in nearly 50 years and is on loan to scientists in the UK. We'll discuss the importance of the rock with a planetary scientist.
Presenters: Luke Jones and Victoria Uwonkunda
(Photo: Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. Credit: Gugliemo Mangiapane/Reuters)
FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwlfvhj7wg)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172zspky9xgmx1)
Conclave elects Cardinal Robert Prevost to be Pope Leo XIV
Robert Prevost has become the first US-born pope and will be known as Pope Leo the XIV. Sister Barbara Reid, president of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago attended his ordination in 2023, she joins us.
Also in the programme, Ukranian President Zelensky hopes for "continued moral and spiritual support" from the Vatican, while the Russian President Putin looks to "constructive dialogue". We get more analysis with our correspondent in Rome.
And, India accuses Pakistan of attacking three of its military bases with drones and missiles, a claim denied by Islamabad.
Presenters: Victoria Uwonkunda and Luke Jones
(Photo: Faithful gather in St Peter's Square to watch newly elected Pope Leo XIV speak on 08 May 2025. Credit: EPA)
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Who’s the real winner from the US-UK trade deal?
At a press conference inside the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump - with the British PM Keir Starmer on the phone - announced changes to tariffs which included steel, aluminium and car exports. In return, the UK government made concessions on imports of ethanol and American beef, with Keir Starmer calling it a ‘fantastic, historic day’.
Justin Webb and Anthony Zurcher unpack the politics behind the deal, asking who is the real winner? With accusations that the UK has caved in too easily to American demands on beef and ethanol, what does today’s announcement mean for the U.S. economy and its trade tariffs with China?
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How Zara changed fashion
We're in Galicia, in Northern Spain, at the HQ of the global retailer Zara.
It's a rare glimpse behind the scenes of how they create the clothes for a brand that's one of the most successful stories in fast fashion.
But is Zara starting to lose its shine after posting slower sales growth at the start of this year? Mainstream rivals are trying to catch up and newer, online brands are disrupting the market.
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(Picture: Inside one of the company's stores in South Korea. Credit: Inditex)
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Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures from the Islamic State group
In May 2015, when the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria was about to fall to jihadist fighters, a group of men risked their lives to load centuries-old artefacts from the city’s museum onto trucks and drive them to safety.
Before their advance to Palmyra, members of the group that called itself Islamic State had already been filmed for social media smashing statues that dated back to religious life in the Middle East before the Prophet Muhammad.
Khalil Hariri, an archaeology expert who worked at Palmyra’s museum, tells Josephine McDermott about his passion for its history and the personal price he has paid for the daring rescue.
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(Photo: The damaged site of Palmyra in 2016. The graffiti reads ‘We remain’. Credit: Reuters)
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Ant antics
This week, a court in Kenya sentenced four men to either a year in prison or a fine of £5,800 for trying to smuggle 5,000 ants out of the country. The contraband included highly-valued ants like the giant African harvester ant, and it’s believed these ants were intended for exotic pet markets abroad.
But all this talk of ant smuggling got the Unexpected Elements team feeling antsy to talk ants!
We learn about the earliest ants who lived among dinosaurs, ants that can sniff cancer, and ants who were sent into space!
Then we take a turn from ants to anteaters and talk to Mariella Superina from the International Union for Conservation of Nature about the different adaptations and skills needed for anteaters to successfully eat ants.
Plus, we discuss plant smuggling and ant wrangling, both unexpectedly dangerous ventures.
All that, plus many more Unexpected Elements.
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Outlook Mixtape: Diving In
As the son of conservative Chinese parents Tony Wu never felt like he fitted in growing up in the US. He loved everything about the ocean but his parents discouraged any connection to it and Tony pursued a successful career in finance. But in every spare moment Tony immersed himself in the ocean, especially diving and underwater photography. He told Outlook's Emily Naylor about a close encounter with a sperm whale.
Colin Foord and Jared McKay are childhood best friends with a passion for aquatic life. As a kid Colin developed a strong love of sea life and would construct his own aquariums. Later, when Jay was suffering from depression, Colin would send him the equipment needed to build his own reef aquarium in his living room. Eventually they installed the Coral City Camera, a webcam streaming live from an urban coral reef in Miami which since lockdown has attracted thousands of dedicated daily viewers.
Melanie Barratt was born with congenital toxoplasmosis which left her severely visually-impaired. As a teenager she excelled academically but found it hard to keep friends. She found solace in the swimming pool where again she shone, earning a chance to represent Team GB at the 1996 and 2000 Paralympic Games. Despite winning gold medals at both, her confidence in the pool did not extend to her social life, where she struggled with self-loathing. One constant source of support, however, was Melanie’s mother who continued to inspire her even after her death. It would take decades and a gruelling swim across the English Channel – earning a place in history – for Melanie finally to find peace.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pontiff
Pope Leo has delivered his first homily as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Also on the programme, Russia is holding a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War; and the first samples of rock drilled from the Moon in nearly 50 years have arrived in the UK.
(Photo: Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with the Cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Vatican City State Holy See - 09 May 2025 VATICAN MEDIA HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock )
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US-China trade talks set to begin in Switzerland
The US President Donald Trump has proposed cutting tariffs on goods from China to 80%, ahead of trade talks between the two countries in Switzerland. The world’s two biggest economies have been in a trade war since January.
The boss of the company behind Zara and other fast fashion brands has been calling on the EU to crack down on Chinese e-commerce firms Shein and Temu. We hear from Óscar García Maceiras, the Chief Executive of Zara's parent company Inditex.
Plus Will Bain looks at cricket’s Indian Premier League – one of the richest sporting events in the world – which has suspended matches for a week in the wake of growing tension between India and Pakistan.
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The new Pope gets to work
The new Pope, Leo XIV, has used his first Mass as pontiff to warn that people are turning to technology, power and pleasure over faith. He told the Cardinals who elected him that the Catholic Church should be a beacon for people in darkness. We'll be live at the Vatican to get reaction.
India has accused Pakistan of using commercial aircraft as a shield and allowing planes to travel perilously close to areas of cross border shelling and drone attacks. Pakistan blamed what it called India's "reckless conduct" for bringing two nuclear-armed states close to a major conflict. We'll get the latest and hear from three Kashmiris who now live abroad.
(Photo: Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. Credit: REUTERS/Yara Nardi)
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Pope Leo XIV delivers his first sermon
Mark Lowen reports live from the Vatican as Pope Leo XIV has urged the Roman Catholic Church to renew its missionary zeal. He told the cardinals who elected him that a lack of faith is often tragically accompanied by the loss of meaning in life, the neglect of mercy, and appalling violations of human dignity. Pope Leo said the quest for power, wealth, success and pleasure should be challenged. He said he hoped to help the Church illuminate what he called the "dark nights of this world". The Vatican has set Sunday, May the 18th, for Pope Leo's inauguration Mass.
Plus the Eurovision Song Contest, the world's biggest music competition, is getting underway next week in Basel in Switzerland. We look ahead to all the gossip we can expect to see on the sidelines!
(Photo: Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS)
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Inside Gaza
After 19 months of war, Israel says it is preparing to expand its military campaign in Gaza.
The aim is to defeat and dismantle Hamas – regarded as a terrorist organisation by many countries - and bring home the remaining 59 hostages – up to 24 of whom are believed to be alive. They have been held in captivity since Hamas gunmen attacked Israel on October 7th 2023.
There have been several strikes on Gaza within the last week alone, with reports of dozens of people killed and wounded. We hear from women and men in the Palestinian territory about the bombings, the food shortages and their fears for another looming crisis ahead.
Aid agencies have warned that, since Israel cut off humanitarian aid on March 2nd after the collapse of a two month ceasefire, mass starvation is imminent.
“Hunger leads to chaos,” says Weam, in Deir al-Balah, a city in the central Gazan strip. “People rush to any place where food is found, pushing and trampling one another. And, if someone dies, they are left on the ground.”
Israel says it is complying with international law and there is no aid shortage because thousands of lorry loads entered during the ceasefire.
We hear from two aid workers for their perspective on the situation.
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(Photo: Displaced Palestinians collect donated food in Jabalia, northern Gaza. Credit: Photo by MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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Is red sky at night really sailor’s delight?
You may have grown up hearing the saying “red sky at night, sailor’s delight, red sky in morning, sailor’s warning” - or maybe a variation of it. CrowdScience listener Alison, who sees many dazzling red skies from her home in the Yukon, Canada, certainly did. And now she wonders if the saying is a sensible prediction of coming weather or just another old wives’ tale.
Alison and presenter Anand Jagatia run a little experiment, getting up at the crack of dawn and staying up until dusk for 5 days to record if the sunset and sunrise can predict their local weather.
While we wait for the results, we track this weather proverb back to its ancient roots to find out how important it may have been to the people without satellites or even thermometers to guide them.
We also tap into the expertise of modern-day weather predictors, meteorologists. What are the atmospheric pressure systems that cause red skies, and how do they influence the weather globally? And what exceptions to the rules might turn a trusty old proverb on its head?
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Peruvians celebrate election of new Pope
The new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, was born in Chicago but spent many years living and working in Peru where he was made a bishop. We speak to a Peruvian Catholic, who welcomes Leo's election, and hear from our correspondent, Ione Wells, in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo where the new Pope lived.
Also in the programme: Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of Victory Day and the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. We speak to a former Russian military officer; and two men are convicted of cutting down an iconic tree on the historic Hadrian's Wall in the north east of England. They could face up to 10 years in prison. We hear why trees are so important to people and the environment.
(Picture: Sister Margarita Ramos Chanduvi poses with an image of Pope Leo XIV at a convent in Lima. Credit: RENATO PAJUELO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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US and China to hold trade talks in Switzerland
Join Roger Hearing ahead of this weekend's meeting in Switzerland of Chinese and American diplomats. They'll discuss reducing mutual trade tariffs in a bid to lower the temperature in US/China trade war. US President Trump has hinted US tariffs on Chinese goods will fall from 145% to around 80%.
We hear how Chinese Auto makers, who struggle to sell vehicles in North America because of import tariffs, are expanding rapidly in many markets around the world.
And the government of Mexico is suing Google Maps of its use of the name "Gulf of America" instead of the longstanding "Gulf of Mexico".