SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2025

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww78jp7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wf)
Unexpected Elements

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


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww78nfc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs72ck8sxj)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww78s5h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712n855w)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlbltz4fw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct6zjm)
Stumped

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


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww78wxm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh7)
True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct7446)
Geneva Conventions

In 1859, Swiss businessman Henry Dunant witnessed the Battle of Solferino, in Italy.

He couldn’t believe the lack of aid for the wounded soldiers and came up with two ideas – a voluntary aid organisation and an international treaty to protect those injured in wartime.

They went on to become the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863 and the first Geneva Convention in 1864.

Henry’s great great great grand nephew, Gabriel Martinez, read excerpts from his book, A Memory of Solferino, to Rachel Naylor.

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

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

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

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

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

(Photo: Participants representing 16 states during the adoption of the first Geneva Convention on 22 August 1864 in Geneva. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww790nr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww794dw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712n8jf8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlbltzhp8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 05:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct7zqz)
The sexy novel at Christmas brunch

Malaka’s written her first book – it’s a romance novel with a lot of sex scenes. How will her family react?

Malaka Grant published her first romance novel in 2013 – she’d been writing about sex and romance under a pseudonym for years, but she’d decided to come out of the shadows. She writes a letter to her daughters about what happened when her father in law brought her book out at Christmas brunch.

Malaka runs a blog and podcast called Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. It’s a space for Africa women to write about their experiences of sex and sexuality. She shares some advice for aspiring writers on staying true to their own voice.

But Malaka’s husband is a pastor. She tells Namulanta how they balance their different approaches to life while staying on the same path.

Letter writer: Malaka

This episode contains adult themes.

Dear Daughter is an award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service about love, life, family, and raising children. It is the brainchild of Namulanta Kombo, a mother on a quest to create a ‘handbook to life’ for her daughter, through the advice of parents from all over the world.

Each episode, a guest reads a letter they’ve written to their children (or their future children, or the children they never had) with the advice, life lessons, and personal stories they’d like to pass on.

Expect extraordinary true stories, inspirational advice for parents, and moving accounts of families, relationships and raising daughters.

Share your letter! What do you want to say to your kids? Or the next generation? Do you have thoughts on motherhood, fatherhood, or parenthood to share? Whether you are a mum or mom, dad or papa, grandparent, uncle, aunt, daughter, son or just want to write a letter, send us a WhatsApp message on +44 800 030 4404 or visit https://www.bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz8)
More or Less

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


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww79850)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zw87c3wjtvz)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww79cx4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zw87c3wjym3)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww79hn8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zw87c3wk2c7)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww79mdd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmy)
BBC OS Conversations

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


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlbltzzns)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z55)
Pick Of The World

The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by listeners.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvp)
Over to You

Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww79r4j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 10:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z0n)
Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds
Discover Not by the Playbook - the podcast which seeks out the most incredible stories from sportspeople and athletes. We bring you interviews with the sporting heroes who have achieved success in the face of seemingly impossible challenges.
Formerly known as Sportshour, Not by the Playbook is brought to you by the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Tune in to hear from some of the most famous names in sport on subjects you've never heard them discuss before. You don't have to be an Olympic gold champion to have an extraordinary story – we also scour the globe for inspiring individuals who make a difference through sport.
Whether you’re a football or soccer fan, tennis lover, golf aficionado or cricket addict, you’ll find inspiration in the stories of resilience, determination, and discipline. Expect insightful, honest, and thought-provoking conversations from people who live and breathe sport.
Listen to Not by the Playbook on the BBC World Service every Saturday at 0900 GMT, or find it as a podcast wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Get in touch with us via email and use the hashtag #NBTP on social media.


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww79vwn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712n97x1)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv0751)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 11:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjq)
Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww79zms)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 12:06 The Forum (w3ct712v)
The unfolding history of the magazine

When magazines first emerged, they were the preserve of an elite who could afford to pay for them. But as time went on, the cost of paper fell, printing technology became more streamlined, literacy improved and would-be publishers spotted an opportunity to connect with audiences hungry for information and entertainment.

Magazines found a place to appeal to all types of interest, in the same way that the internet does today. In their heyday they attracted some of the best writers such as Charles Dickens and Ernest Hemingway, sometimes acting as a vehicle to establish literary careers. Later magazines were to become the go-to place for quality photography and design.

Falling advertising revenues have largely contributed to the decline of printed magazines, as well as editions moving online. However some titles have found a way of reinventing themselves in the 21st century.

Iszi Lawrence is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the rise and evolution of magazines. Usha Raman is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Hyderabad in India, who began her career in magazines, writing and editing a variety of publications. She's also the owner and editor of a specialist magazine for teachers.

Samir Husni is the founder and director of the Magazine Media Centre in the United States. He's also written many books, including Inside the Great Minds of Magazine Makers.

And Tim Holmes is a former magazine editor, writer and until his retirement, leader for many years of the magazine journalism course at the University of Cardiff in the UK. We'll also hear from a variety of Forum listeners from around the world, who share their thoughts on magazines.

Produced by Fiona Clampin for BBC World Service.

(Photo: Newspapers and magazines on display at a newsstand on January 31, 2010 in Khan Market New Delhi, India. Photo by Rajkumar/Mint via Getty Images)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7b3cx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zss72srg7yj)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7b741)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqndchyvhh)
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7bq3k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712nb33y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv12cy)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 18:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct7zqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 today]


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7btvp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 19:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct80h5)
French Impressions

Two of the most evocative 20th-century orchestral sound-pictures fill the Royal Albert Hall with finely graduated shades of symphonic colours. Bashkortostan-born mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina makes her Proms debut with Maurice Ravel’s kaleidoscopic song-cycle Shéhérazade that ranges from a panoramic fantasy tour of Asia to the intimate disappointments of human love. Claude Debussy’s La mer has been variously described as the musical equivalent of Monet’s impressionist paintings or Japanese woodblock prints. But what’s perhaps most striking about this orchestral masterpiece is the way in which the composer uses novel instrumental colours rather than traditional harmonies to portray a sense of nuanced forward movement throughout the score.
Broadcast programme:
Maurice Ravel - Shéhérazade
Claude Debussy - La mer
Performers: Aigul Akhmetshina, mezzo-soprano; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, conductor


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7bylt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztn)
The Arts Hour

The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7c2by)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zss72srh6xk)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7c632)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 22:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z0n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 today]


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7c9v6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712nbpvl)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv1p3l)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 23:32 This Is Africa (w3ct72d9)
This is Africa

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

SUNDAY 24 AUGUST 2025

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7cflb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv1svq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:32 The Documentary (w3ct81nr)
White Coats Vs The White House

What is going on with US science? Science Journalist Roland Pease asks whether the rounds of cuts, reorganisations and political strong-arming can be weathered, and how they will likely affect us all.

80 years after Vannevar Bush proposed what became the pact between government and universities that led to decades of global scientific dominance, is the edifice being toppled?

Bush’s report “Science, The Endless Frontier” led to the unwritten pact between university scientists and government funding that underpinned US leadership until now. “Trust us with the money, we’ll give you the global scientific advantage”.

Today, US scientists fear the Trump administration is ripping up that agreement. Mandating what and what can’t be studied, who can study it, and re-defining expertise, government funded science in the US is being withered. The specialist agencies are either being closed down or defunded to the extent that many tens of thousands of government scientists are already unemployed. Multi-year experiments are being closed down uncompleted. Top universities are besieged by mandates on who and how they hire, tied to their future funding. Data streams that benefit researchers around the globe are being switched off. Even definitions of what counts as evidence are being re-drafted.

Science is a complex, interwoven and international activity. The administration's declared aim is "Restoring Gold Standard Science", but scientific bodies fear its actions will cede global leadership to China, and that the whole world may be poorer.

Can the coming storm be weathered, even if we can no longer predict it?

Produced by Alex Mansfield
Written and Presented by Roland Pease


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7ckbg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722y)
Can Indonesia afford free lunches?

Children in Indonesia are now receiving free school meals — part of a bold new plan by President Prabowo Subianto to tackle malnutrition.
Around one in five children in the country are stunted, meaning they are too short for their age.
The lunch programme is central to Prabowo’s vision of a “Golden Indonesia” – a prosperous, high-income nation by 2045.
But not everyone is happy.
To fund this and other populist pledges, the president has reallocated billions in public funds, cutting budgets from ministries including health and education.
There have also been reports of food poisoning linked to the programme.
Meanwhile, millions of Indonesians are struggling. The International Monetary Fund warns the country's unemployment rate will rise to 5% this year — the highest among the Southeast Asian economies it tracks.
On this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking: ‘Can Indonesia afford free lunches?’
Contributors:
Dini Widiastuti, Executive Director, Yayasan Plan International Indonesia
Julia Lau, Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Indonesia Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
Dr Suman Chakrabarti, Associate Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Bhima Yudhistira, Executive Director, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), Indonesia

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Vicky Farncombe
Researcher: Maeve Schaffer
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards
Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey

Image Credit: Dimas Rachmatsyah via Getty Images


SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv1xlv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct7zqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 01:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct7zs0)
Organising the first Women's Rugby World Cup

In 1991, English players wanted the first Women's Rugby World Cup to be close to home because of travel costs. With little help from the sport's governing body, Deborah Griffin, Alice D Cooper, Sue Dorrington and Mary Forsyth organised it themselves.

Alice D Cooper tells Uma Doraiswamy about how they planned and paid for it, getting teams from across the world to sign up and come to Britain for what would eventually be recognised as the first World Cup.

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.

(Photo: The victorious USA team pictured with the Welsh Guards Goat mascot before the final of the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup Final between the USA and England. Credit: Stu Forster/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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.


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7cp2l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712nc22z)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv21bz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Saturday]


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7cstq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 03:06 The Forum (w3ct712v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7cxkv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trv)
From Our Own Correspondent

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


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv28v7)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 04:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfr)
Science in Action

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


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7d19z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712ncfbc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv2dlc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct81nr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:32 today]


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7d523)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zw87c3wmqs2)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7d8t7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zw87c3wmvj6)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7ddkc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zw87c3wmz8b)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7dj9h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]


SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv2wkw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yv)
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7dn1m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct80hm)
A washing machine solution

British Sikh engineer, Navjot Sawhney gave up his lucrative career to go and work in India, to use his skills to help solve problems for rural communities. While there, he became fascinated with the problems his neighbour, Divya, was facing while handwashing clothes, sometimes for up to three hours a day.

Broadcaster and journalist Nkem Ifejika finds out how Nav promised to design a hand crank, off-grid washing machine for his neighbour, to help her avoid the sore joints, aching limbs, and irritated skin she got from her daily wash.

Within two years of coming up with the idea, Nav had set up his own company, The Washing Machine Project, and trialled his first machine in a refugee camp in Iraq. From that first trip, over five years ago, the project has now provided nearly a thousand machines, free to the users in poorer communities and refugee camps, in eleven countries around the world.

Nkem hears how seven years on, Nav fulfilled his promise to return to India with a machine for his neighbour, Divya.

The Washing Machine Project is now partnered with the Whirlpool Foundation, the social corporate responsibility arm of the company that designed the first electric domestic machine over 100 years ago, and together they hope to impact 150,000 people over the next five years.

Nkem asks if a project like this can really make a difference, given that roughly five billion people still wash their clothes by hand.

Producer: Alex Strangwayes-Booth
A CTVC production


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv30b0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70tb)
The Fifth Floor

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


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7drsr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712nd4t4)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv3424)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 11:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct7zqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7dwjw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 12:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct80h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:06 on Saturday]


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7f090)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zss72srk4vm)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7f414)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 14:06 The Climate Question (w3ct7028)
The Climate Question

Hurricanes like the one that devastated New Orleans 20 years ago are expected to increase in intensity because of climate change. Could a disaster on that scale occur again? Or is the world now better prepared for huge storms?


SUN 14:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv3h9j)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 14:32 Happy News (w3ct6tyn)
Positive news stories


SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7f7s8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqndcj1w4q)
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7fqrs)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712nf3s5)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv4315)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 19:32 The Documentary (w3ct80hw)
The Second Map

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


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7fvhx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 on Saturday]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7fz81)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172zss72srl3tn)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7g305)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct7028)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 today]


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv4g8k)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z55)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7g6r9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl712nflrp)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv4l0p)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 23:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70tb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:32 today]

MONDAY 25 AUGUST 2025

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwrww7gbhf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlblv4prt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 00:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jl9hq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbykpj3)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw48ns3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct6swb)
The Life Scientific: Neil Lawrence

When you think of Artificial Intelligence, does it inspire confidence, or concern?

Although it's now generally accepted that this technology will play a major role in our future, a lot of conversations around AI and machine learning come back to the argument over us losing control and robots taking over.

Happily, Neil Lawrence has a more optimistic view of the power of AI, and how we might navigate the potential pitfalls. Neil is the DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge, and over the course of his career has been involved in deploying AI and machine learning in both academic and commercial scenarios, with a stint at Amazon as well as working across fields as varied as movie animation, Formula 1 strategy, and medical research.

Speaking with Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Neil says ultimately his efforts are all about making a difference to our everyday lives - and that we need to learn how to embrace AI, albeit with a healthy dollop of scepticism; not least when it comes to how our data is used, and the power of 'the digital oligarchy'...

Presented by Jim Al-Khalili
Produced for BBC Studios by Lucy Taylor
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Healing with horses

Datshiane Navanayagam speaks two women from the Czech Republic and the UK about the ways in which they use horses to promote human physical and mental health.

Vera Lantelme-Faisan’s professional background is in Equine Assisted Physiotherapy in the Czech Republic. Between 2004 and 2009, she played a key role in establishing a EAT centre for children at a rehabilitation hospital in Saudi Arabia and last year she assumed the role of president of The Federation of Horses in Education and Therapy International (HETI) - a leading international resource for all those involved in Equine Assisted Services.

Claudia Nicholson's personal experience of horses providing the support and sanctuary she needed throughout the angst of her teenage years is one of the reasons why she wanted to help people experience the therapeutic benefits of horses and other equines in their own lives. She now runs her own centre for Equine Assisted Learning at Downmere Farm, in the South Downs National Park where she prioritises working with vulnerable children and young adults - building up confidence and self esteem through non-ridden ground work exercises with the horses as active participants.

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The creation of the International Criminal Court

In 1998, at a conference organised by the United Nations, a blueprint was devised for what would be the world's first permanent International Criminal Court.

Judge Phillipe Kirsch chaired the Rome conference that led to the formation of the court. He tells Gill Kearsley about the negotiations, which he describes as the most difficult professional thing he ever did.


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The Life Scientific: Claudia de Rham

Claudia de Rham has rather an unusual relationship with gravity.

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

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

Presented by Jim Al-Khalili
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TUESDAY 26 AUGUST 2025

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Lagos Space Programme

Adeju Thompson, the founder and creative director behind the Nigerian fashion label Lagos Space Programme, attempts to establish the label on the global fashion scene.

Lagos Space Programme blends Yoruba heritage (notably Adire dyeing) with queer and futurist aesthetics, taking inspiration from Lou Reed, traditional Ife sculptures, and the photography of Rotimi Fani-Kayode and Robert Mapplethorpe. Thompson talks about his dedication to slow fashion, gender-fluid creations, and detailed artisan craftsmanship, blending traditional techniques with contemporary designs.

Tayo Popoola follows Thompson to Paris where he unveils his collection, based on the idea of "rock and roll consciousness". We then join him at his studio in Surulere, Lagos where he discusses his new designs for 25/26.

In Ibadan, they visit a profound source of Adeju Thompson's inspiration. The Dominican Chapel, designed by the esteemed architect Demas Nwoko, is a testament to a powerful synthesis of African artistic traditions and modern architectural principles. Nwoko's vision for the chapel, integrating local materials and traditional building techniques with contemporary design, deeply resonates with Thompson's own artistic philosophy. Much like Nwoko in his architectural practice, Adeju strives to bridge the gap between historical African aesthetics and contemporary global fashion, creating a dialogue between the past and the present, the local and the universal.

Beyond the creative process, the programme also sheds light on the realities of an up-and-coming fashion label navigating the competitive landscape of international fashion weeks. Thompson shares his experiences, good and bad, and the inherent challenges of showcasing a collection internationally. From logistics and production to gaining visibility and securing recognition, the journey of bringing a distinctive African voice to the global stage is laid out first hand.

A Spiritland production.

Image: Fashion designer Adeju Thompson, photographed at his studio in Lagos (Credit: Tayo Popoola)


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Front Yard Floods

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

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

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

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


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Creating CAPTCHA

In 2000, as the internet expanded, websites faced a growing challenge to stop spam bots from flooding their systems.

To separate humans from machines, researchers at the United States’ Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, created the Completely Automated Public Turing test.

From its early development to its evolution into reCAPTCHA it continues to block millions of automated attacks every day.

Ashley Byrne speaks to computer scientist Andrei Broder, who played a key role in developing the concepts that helped shape this technology.

A Made in Manchester production.

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(Photo: I am not a robot. Credit: Stock image / Vector Illustration)


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WED 04:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bp)
The Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle: 6. Satellite for sale

Can the crew rescue the million-dollar space satellite lost in orbit? Two car-sized satellites, worth $75 million each, are stranded in space. Five astronauts have been selected to bring them back. It’s something that has never been attempted before.

In outer space, even the simplest of tasks can be a challenge, let alone trying to snatch a satellite from orbit. And right when the crew think they’ve got it all under control, they discover a problem they’re not prepared for. It’s time to improvise.

This episode contains strong language.

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

Hosted by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

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

Archive:
STS 41-B coverage, CBS News and KTRH News, 1984
STS-51-A coverage, CBS News, 1984
Lost in space, BBC, 1985.
Ronald Reagan announces teacher in space programme, Reagan Library, 1984
Mission audio and oral histories, Nasa History Office


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Live news, business and sport from around the world.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jstsp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 07:06 Newsday (w172zsprrlyr6t8)
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WED 08:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jsyjt)
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WED 08:06 The Interview (w3ct7x6s)
The Interview

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


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WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6sck)
Making a career from golf in Africa

As the continent aims to grow the sport, we hear from professional golfers who say they’re having to take on other jobs because there’s not enough money in it yet.

Would a more organised competition structure with more regular competitions, offer more opportunities to win prize money?

Produced and presented by Zawadi Mudibo

(Image: Zambian professional golfer Dayne Moore. Credit: Getty Images)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74qb)
Washington DC’s Mount Pleasant riot

In May 1991, a female police officer shot and wounded a young immigrant from El Salvador in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood in Washington DC in the United States.

It sparked several days of disturbances in the largely Hispanic area, as the population vented its frustrations at years of feeling sidelined by city officials.

Shops were burnt down, cars overturned, and dozens of people were arrested before the police took back control of the streets. But for the first time, it gave visibility to a community that had been largely ignored.

Mike Lanchin hears from musician and former resident of Mount Pleasant, Victor ‘Lilo’ Gonzalez.

A CTVC production.

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

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

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

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

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

(Photo: BlackBerry phone in 2002. Credit: Rob Homer/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)


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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbysg9b)
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WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct7028)
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WED 10:06 The Forum (w3ct712v)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyspsl)
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WED 11:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bp)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcm)
Outlook

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


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74qb)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbysy8v)
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WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp5)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76fw)
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjr)
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WED 22:06 The Interview (w3ct7x6s)
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WED 22:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bp)
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WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyv4r4)
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First broadcast 27/08/2025 21:32 GMT

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THU 00:06 The Forum (w3ct712v)
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THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7fmvw4q5)
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THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyvhzj)
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THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct7y7y)
Eye Investigations

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


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jw7q8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcm)
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THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74qb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyvrgs)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yw)
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.


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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722z)
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.


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THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s2j)
The global trade in stolen phones

We look into smartphone thefts - which are on the increase in some major cities.

What's the impact, and where are the phones going?

And how can people protect themselves?

Produced and presented by Deborah Weitzmann

(Image: A phone is taken from a rucksack. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74jn)
The making of the Third Man: A film noir classic

In 1948, filming began on a post-war thriller that would become one of the greatest British movies of all time.

Directed by Sir Carol Reed, the film captured the atmosphere of a divided, ruined Vienna.

But much of its lasting power lies with Orson Welles, whose magnetic, menacing turn as Harry Lime stole the show - despite his limited screen time and reputation for being famously hard to pin down.

Phil Jones speaks to production assistant Angela Allen about the film that became legend.

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

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

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

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

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

(Photo: Orson Welles, Harry Lime, in a publicity still for The Third Man. Credit: John Springer Collection / CORBIS / Corbis via Getty Images)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jwz61)
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THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbywc6f)
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THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct7y7y)
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THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ysf)
The Media Show

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


THU 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4lg6k)
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THU 10:32 The Documentary (w3ct80hx)
The Second Map

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


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jx6p9)
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THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbywlpp)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4lkyp)
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THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yw)
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THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxt)
Outlook

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


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74jn)
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THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbywv5y)
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THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjr)
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THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7g221qh9)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


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THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722z)
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THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct75vs)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z7m)
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.


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THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct7y7y)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfs)
Science in Action

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


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THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyy1n7)
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct75y1)
First broadcast 28/08/2025 21:32 GMT

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

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FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jyscz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ysf)
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FRI 00:32 Happy News (w3ct6tyn)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7fmvz1m8)
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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyydwm)
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FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4nd4m)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp5)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxt)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74jn)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyyncw)
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FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4nmmw)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp8)
Digitally preservation in Armenia

In the ancient Yererouk Basilica in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, young engineers are filming. Using 3D digital technology, they’re scanning every part of the building. When the material is put together, it will recreate the church on a screen, in full-colour and in three dimensions.

This is the digital preservation initiative, created by TUMO, the Center for Creative Technologies, based in Armenia’s capital Yerevan. It’s training young people to use new technology, but also connecting Armenian teenagers with their 2000-year-old Christian heritage.

Armenia was the first kingdom to adopt Christianity as its state religion. But in 2023, the country lost control of numerous important religious sites, when the province of Nagorno-Karabakh was taken over by neighbouring Muslim Azerbaijan. The mountainous enclave, known as Artsakh to Armenians, has long been a disputed territory between the two countries. Despite the new peace agreement signed recently, the province is still closed to Armenians. International observers using satellite technology say dozens of important Christian sites have been damaged or destroyed.

For Heart and Soul, Julia Paul travels to Armenia to find out how drones and lasers are helping young Armenians to connect to and preserve their ancient Christian heritage, at a time when many sites are being silently erased from the map.

[Credit: Julia Paul. Photo Description: The team of engineers from digital preservation initiative at the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, at Yererouk basilica in Armenia’s Shirak province.]

Producer/Presenter: Julia Paul
Executive Producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Chloe Walker
Production Coordinator: Mica Nepomuceno


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jzd3m)
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FRI 08:06 Americast (w3ct7t5v)
Americast

Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4p3md)
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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6rsh)
Business Daily

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct7447)
John Lennon's final headline concerts

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

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

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

A TBone production.

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

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

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

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

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

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


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172zwws84jzw34)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyz83j)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4p7cj)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfs)
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FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wg)
Unexpected Elements

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


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k03ld)
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FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyzhls)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4pgvs)
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FRI 11:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp8)
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FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k07bj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh8)
Outlook

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


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct7447)
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FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k0c2n)
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FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbyzr31)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4pqc1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]


FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k0gts)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7g224mdd)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k0lkx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:06 Americast (w3ct7t5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4pyv9)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76ld)
First broadcast 29/08/2025 14:32 GMT

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


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k0qb1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w173067xp4y2lg0)
2025/08/29 15:06 GMT

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


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k0v25)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w173067xp4y2q64)
2025/08/29 16:06 GMT

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


FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k0yt9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct7447)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k12kf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz0gkt)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4qftt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z33)
2025/08/29 GMT

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


FRI 20:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k169k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmz)
BBC OS Conversations

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


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4qkky)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st3)
How long will human remains remain?

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

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

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

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

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


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k1b1p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7g225gm9)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k1fst)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:06 Americast (w3ct7t5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4qt26)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k1kjy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz0ykb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4qxtb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76nn)
First broadcast 29/08/2025 21:32 GMT

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