SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2025

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


SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wg)
Where do beaches come from?

It’s August, and in the northern hemisphere, many people are hitting the beach to escape the summer heat. And that inspired us to investigate bucketloads of beach-based science.

First up, we find out about the forces that build and shape the seaside.

Next, we discover that the waves from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption reached the atmosphere.

Speaking of waves, we’re joined by Dr Edward Hurme from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour, who tells us about his research into surfing bats.

And why are beaches disappearing?

All that, plus many more Unexpected Elements.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Tristan Ahtone and Phillys Mwatee
Producers: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, with Imaan Moin, Robbie Wojciechowski and Lucy Davies


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k1t16)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7fmw1yjc)
Trump tariffs ruled illegal by US appeals court

They’ve been a key pillar of President Trump’s second term, but now a US appeals court has ruled that most of his sweeping trade tariffs are illegal. Trump says their removal would be a ‘disaster,’ but the final decision will rest with the Supreme Court. So what next for Trump’s signature policy? Our correspondent in the US explains more.

Meanwhile, as Fed governor Lisa Cook fights to block President Trump firing her, a legal hearing on the matter ended without a ruling. But with ongoing tensions and concerns over the bank’s independence, who would want the next Fed chair job when the role becomes vacant next year? We hear from a former regional Fed president who says he’s up for the job.

And what are your thoughts on’ blue sky thinking’, ‘circling back’ and’ diarising some thoughtification’? Love it or loathe it, workplace jargon is commonplace in many companies. We speak to authors James Schloefell and Charles Firth about their new book on the subject of workplace speak.


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k1xsb)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz19sq)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4r91q)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct6zjn)
'Watch us Smile' Can New Zealand women win another World Cup?

Our Women’s ODI World Cup countdown continues and this week we are hearing from New Zealand Head Coach Ben Sawyer who tells us how their latest T20 World Cup win inspired a generation. He also shares the impact that captain Sophie Devine has had on the team.

Plus, we head to Guernsey whose men’s team are hosting a tri-series this weekend against Finland and Switzerland. We are joined by their Chief Operating Officer Richard Headington to hear how the sport is developing at grassroots level.

Photo: Sophie Devine of New Zealand kisses the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Trophy in front of photographers as she celebrates after defeating South Africa during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final 2024 match between South Africa and New Zealand at Dubai International Stadium on October 20, 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k21jg)
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SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh8)
Outlook Mixtape: The romance playbook

From meet-cutes to happily ever afters, the essential elements of a classic romance.

US Army interpreter Nayyef Hrebid and Iraqi soldier Btoo Allami met and fell in love during the height of the Iraq War. But how did their love survive in a country where same-sex relationships are taboo, and gay people are often at risk of violent attacks?

When Karl-Heinz and Hedi fell in love they faced one major obstacle: the Iron Curtain. They met as teenagers at the height of the Cold War and were separated by a border – he was in capitalist West Germany and she was forbidden from leaving the communist East. They hatched a secret plan to be together, but it was elaborate and at times even farcical. Their mission seemed impossible – especially when the East German secret police, the notorious Stasi, were on their tail. But maybe, just maybe, they’d get lucky.

Kevin and Debi fell in love as teens while auditioning for a high school musical. After learning Debi was pregnant, they made plans to elope, but those dreams of a future together were interrupted when Debi’s parents discovered the pregnancy and persuaded her to give her child up for adoption. Kevin was soon deployed to Vietnam, and Debi’s parents moved to a different town, and the high school sweethearts lost contact. Years passed, marriages, children, careers, but the memory of that first love - and thoughts of the child they had lost - remained. Forty years later, Debi decided to track down her long-lost daughter, and after meeting her for the first time, the conversation turned to Kevin. After some internet sleuthing, they found him, leading to a big reunion - and a second chance at love.

Across two weeks we’ve curated a collection of love stories from around the world. Love in all its guises; puppy love that falters and finds its feet again, longing through wars and exile, and romance that blooms in the most unexpected places. Messy, beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking. But always human, surprising and unforgettable. You'll find them all on the Outlook website in a box set called Amazing Love Stories.

Presenter: Saskia Collette
Producer: Zoe Gelber

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

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


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

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

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

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

A TBone production.

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

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

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

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

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

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


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k258l)
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SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k290q)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz1p13)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4rn93)
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SAT 05:32 Trending (w3ct72th)
The Facebook grifters making money off AI Holocaust victims

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

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

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


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz9)
Are self-driving cars safer than cars with drivers?

Fully autonomous cars are here. In a handful of cities across the US and China, robotaxis are transporting human passengers around town, but with no human behind the wheel.

Loyal Listener Amberish wrote in to More or Less to ask about a couple of safety statistics he’d seen regarding these self-driving cars on social media. These claimed that Waymo self-driving taxis were five times safer than human drivers in the US, and that Tesla’s self-driving cars are 10 times safer.

But, are these claims true?

We speak to Mark MacCarthy, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution Center for Technology Innovation, to find out.

If you’ve seen some numbers you think we should look at, email the team: moreorless@bbc.co.uk

Presenter: Lizzy McNeill
Producer: Nicholas Barrett
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2drv)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd69zgt)
Israel declares Gaza City a dangerous combat zone

Hamas warns that any hostages in the area will be exposed to the same risks as it's fighters. The UN and Western governments have warned of severe humanitarian consequences, with over a million civilians in the area. Last week, the UN declared a famine in the region, blaming Israeli restrictions on aid.

Also in the programme: A US appeals court has ruled that much of President Trump's trade policy is illegal; and protests in Mexico mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, with over 60,000 unresolved cases since 1980.

Joining Gary O'Donoghue are Israeli journalist and commentator Noga Tarnopolsky, and Michael Peel, science editor at the Financial Times.

(Picture: Displaced Palestinians flee from one area to another within Gaza City, amid an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, August 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2jhz)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6b36y)
Survivor of Minneapolis school shooting describes attack

Two pupils were shot dead and 18 others wounded during morning Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. Investigators say the attacker was "obsessed with the idea of killing children".

Also in the programme: a Hong Kong court has concluded the trial of the media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, over national security charges, with the verdict pending; and a prominent Australian politician, Bob Katter, has made headlines after threatening a journalist who mentioned his Lebanese heritage ahead of an anti-immigration rally.

Joining presenter Gary O'Donoghue are Israeli journalist and commentator Noga Tarnopolsky, and Michael Peel, science editor at the Financial Times.

(Picture: Mourners embrace during an Interfaith Prayer Service following a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church on Wednesday. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2n83)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6b6z2)
Israeli assault deepens in Gaza City

Israel has intensified its assault on Gaza City, declaring it a combat zone. Defence chiefs are expected to put pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu to agree a Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Also in the programme: a survivor of Hurricane Katrina survivor reflects on its impact, 20 years on; and a statue of warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who unified Japan and invaded Korea, has been beheaded in the city of Nagoya.

Joining presenter Gary O'Donoghue are Israeli journalist and commentator Noga Tarnopolsky, and Michael Peel, science editor at the Financial Times.

(Picture: Tents sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive, in Gaza City, August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2s07)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmz)
Surviving the floods in Pakistan

Many parts of Pakistan have been experiencing intense rainfall in recent weeks. Since June, at least 800 people have been killed, homes and businesses lost, and thousands forced to evacuate their communities.

In our conversations, we bring together people affected by this year’s monsoon to share their experiences. They include Saad, from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan, who lost his family home and business:

“Nothing is left in our home,” he tells us. “Many of the houses of the people are completely destroyed and those remaining are full of mud and water…it has been 13 to 14 days and we are still suffering.”

Although it only produces a small fraction of greenhouse gas emissions, scientific evidence suggests that Pakistan is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. It not only faces increasingly heavy rains but extreme temperatures and drought, with melting glaciers also contributing to the risk of floods. Three journalists share their stories of the flooding and their perspectives on the challenges the country faces.

Presenter: Luke Jones

BBC producer: Iqra Farooq

Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham

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

(Photo shows Saad who lives in the Swat Valley. Credit: Saad)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4s48m)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z56)
The man who woke up inside a tsunami

An amazing story of survival at sea following an earthquake and tsunami in Chile in 2010. Plus the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history, and is President Trump losing his Latino supporters? We also reminisce about Spot the dog, the children's book delighting families since 1980!


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvq)
How two women talk about their paths to success

We look at The Conversation, the weekly show that brings together two women from different cultures and talks about their paths to success. We hear listeners’ comments and feedback on recent episodes and we’re joined in the studio by one of the presenters Datshiane Navanayagam and its producer Jane Thurlow.

Plus BBC Verify Live has launched a real-time live news feed. We want to invite your thoughts on this new service.

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


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k2wrc)
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SAT 10:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z0p)
Superdome: Disaster and redemption

New Orleans is known as the party capital of the South, synonymous with warm welcomes, Mardi Gras, and all that Jazz. But in August 2005 that all changed, now when people think of New Orleans, they think of Hurricane Katrina. The Super Dome, where the Super Bowl will be played, was the city’s “shelter of last resort” in 2005. So, if you did not have the means of escaping, or had nowhere to go, you could find sanctuary at the Super Dome. What happened next at the Super Dome would define the misery, suffering and devastation the hurricane would cause. What happened there just over a year later symbolised the city’s resolution, recovery, and rebirth.

At the very heart of it would be Doug and Denise Thornton. Doug was, and still is, the manager of the Super Dome, through their eyes we will learn what it was like to be in the Super Dome when Katrina hit and how it was rebuilt. Denise created the Beacon of Hope Foundation and helped reinvigorate and regenerate neighborhoods many thought lost to the flooding.

As a photo journalist Ted Jackson has covered everything New Orleans had to throw at him. He’d also covered the devastating earthquakes in Mexico in 1985, but nothing prepared him for the devastation of his own city. He tells us about what he saw and the difficult decision to put his camera down

Photo: A woman screams for help during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 Credit: Ted Jackson www.tedjacksonphoto.com)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k30hh)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz2dhw)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4scrw)
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SAT 11:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjr)
A breakthrough in treating chronic pain

One in five of us suffer with chronic pain globally and the exact cause of it is often unknown making it very hard to treat. However, in what has been hailed as a remarkable breakthrough, a gene has been identified that is critical for regulating pain signals. Professor David Bennett, head of Clinical Neurology at Oxford, who led the research explains.

BBC Africa’s health correspondent Dorcas Wangira joins Claudia to delve into a decade-long research programme that found child mortality rates almost halved when poorer families in Kenya were given $1000 unconditionally.

Chhavi Sachdev reports from India where government efforts to curtail rising rabies infections from stray dog bites has caused mass uproar.

We explore the drivers behind a global wildfire paradox where scientists have observed a decline in the total area burned by fires but found the number of people exposed to wildfires has increased.

Plus, Dorcas brings us the latest on the $9.7 million worth of contraceptives due to be destroyed after the scaling back of USAID.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Hannah Robins
Assistant producers: Katie Tomsett and Alice McKee


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k347m)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct80j6)
Paul McCartney: Beatles and beyond

The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs celebrates the life and legacy of Sir Paul McCartney, from his Liverpool roots to Beatlemania and beyond.
It’s a musical journey that moves from the late 1950s to McCartney’s skiffle start with John Lennon in The Quarrymen, all the way through to his long solo career, taking in Mersey Beat; the rise of the Fab Four to 1960s icons; and Wings’ 1970s success.

We learn how The Beatles could only have come from Liverpool, and how a visit to McCartney’s old grammar school led to a significant legacy: the formation of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA).

Joining Susanna to celebrate McCartney’s musical career are author of recent biography Fly Away Paul, Lesley-Ann Jones; veteran songwriter and member of 10cc, Graham Gouldman; LIPA founding principal and chief executive, Sir Mark Featherstone-Witty; Beatles historian and author, David Bedford; lifelong Beatles enthusiast Jean Catharell; BBC Radio Merseyside broadcaster Paul Beesley; Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge; plus two LIPA alumni - award winning composer Hannah Peel, and singer-songwriter and guitarist Natalie McCool.

Plus, an intimately familial contribution from McCartney’s younger brother, Mike McCartney.

Presenter: Susanna Hoffs
Producer: Lewis Borg-Cardona
Editor: Steve Levine
A Magnum Opus Broadcasting production for BBC World Service

(Photo: Sir Paul McCartney in front of a self-portrait hanging on a wall. No reuse. Credit: Mike McCartney)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k37zr)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zss7g227dkc)
US Court of Appeal rules Trump tariffs illegal

President Trump has reacted furiously to an appeals court ruling that found his tariffs policy to be mostly illegal. He said if the judgement was allowed to stand it would destroy the United States. The court ruled that the president had unlawfully invoked emergency powers to justify taxes imposed on America’s trading partners.

Also in the programme: With Gaza City now a 'combat zone', a 21 year-old woman reads to us from her "goodbye letter". We also speak to one of three Scottish brothers who've rowed their way into the record books.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k3cqw)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqnrmtr03b)
Live Sporting Action

Lee James will be joined by Premier League winner Robert Huth and the former USA and Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel for another weekend of football action.

We’ll have live commentary of Manchester United again Burnley with Ruben Amorim’s side looking for their first win this season. We’ll look at the start of the Bundesliga season and the final of the African Nations Championships between Madagascar and Morocco.

Away from football, there is US Open tennis, the Women’s Rugby World Cup, the Vuelta a Espana and the return of Formula One after the summer break.

Photo: General View prior to the Premier League match between Manchester United and Burnley FC at Old Trafford on April 27, 2024 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Credit: Manchester United via Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k3vqd)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz37qs)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4t6zs)
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SAT 18:32 Trending (w3ct72th)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


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


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k3zgj)
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SAT 19:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct80h6)
Striggio’s Mass for 40 voices

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

The concert is introduced by Andrew McGregor and Suzanne Aspden.

Broadcast programme:

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

Performers: Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet, conductor

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


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k436n)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztp)
Swiss American film-maker Jasmin Gordon on her film The Courageous

Nikki Bedi and Leila Latif discuss cultural highlights of the week.

Actors Karen Gillan, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tom Hiddleston on The Life of Chuck, the latest film adaptation from a Stephen King story.

Bestselling author of Yellowface, Rebecca F. Kuang on her latest novel Katabasis, which is set in hell.

US rapper Danny Brown reveals a surprising childhood influence on his wordsmithery.

Swiss American director Jasmin Gordon talks about the depiction of a rebellious woman in her debut feature film The Courageous.

Actor and writer Meera Syal enters the debate about a shift in cultural criticism.

Main image: Jasmin Gordon
Photo credit: Franziska Rothenbühler


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k46ys)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7g228cjd)
RSF tightens grip around el-Fasher

Satellite images show that the rebel Sudanese RSF group has built 31km of fortifications around the last government stronghold in Darfur, as it carries out atrocities in the city's suburbs. The researcher who made the findings says the group is creating a 'kill box' around el-Fasher, while a doctor trapped inside says there is so little food in the besieged city that his hospital cannot feed the children they treat.

Also in the programme: Yemen's Houthi movement confirms that Israel has killed their Prime Minister and other senior figures in an air strike; and we speak to the researchers behind a ground-breaking AI powered stethoscope.

(Pictured:A satellite image of Alsen village, west of el-Fasher, taken on 6 July. Right: An image from 24 July showing a segment of the berm constructed through the settlement; Credit: Maxar Technologies)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4bpx)
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SAT 22:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z0p)
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SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4gg1)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz3vgf)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4ttqf)
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SAT 23:32 This Is Africa (w3ct5y5z)
Oxlade acoustic session

Oxlade is one of Nigeria's most successful afrobeats artists, and he also has one of the sweetest voices. Often compared to a choirboy, he honed his vocal skills in church, and as you will hear in this edition, he really can sing.

In the three years since Oxlade first appeared on This Is Africa, his career has gone from strength to strength. He had a colossal global hit with Ku Lo Sa, which has now racked up more than 500 million streams.

In September 2024 he dropped his debut album, entitled Oxlade from Africa. For TIA he performs four of the tracks from the album - Katigori, OFA, Ololufe and Intoxycated - in stripped down versions, with a simple guitar accompaniment.

SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2025

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4l65)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4tygk)
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SUN 00:32 The Documentary Podcast (w3ct7y7y)
Student Predator: Surviving Zhenhao Zou

Earlier this year, Chinese student Zhenhao Zou was jailed for 24 years for drugging and raping ten women in the UK and China. He has been described by police as one of Britain’s “most prolific sexual predators”. After his trial, detectives said they feared he may have attacked 50 more women – many of whom are yet to be identified. Following connections on Chinese social media, reporter Wanqing Zhang from the BBC’s Global China Unit has been speaking exclusively to several of Zou’s victims, and a translator who has helped them, revealing shocking details about his crimes.


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4py9)
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SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722z)
Is Japan moving to the right?

A far-right party which came to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic recently showed itself to be a contender to Japan’s centrist political establishment, when it grew from one seat, three years ago to 15 seats in the recent elections.

Known as Sanseito, the party is led by Kamiya Sohei, whose YouTube videos spread conspiracy theories about vaccinations. Its political platform is a nationalist ‘Japanese first’ agenda and warns against a ‘silent invasion of foreigners’.

Whilst for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition, the election results were bruising. The LDP lost its majority in the Upper House, having already lost control of the Lower House last year. But its embattled Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, whilst facing calls from within his party to resign, has said he has no plans to quit.

Against this backdrop, there’s a growing unease amongst Japanese voters over issues like immigration, over-tourism and the economy and Sanseito are tapping into that.

Joining us to discuss Japan's political climate are Kenneth Mori McElwain, professor of Comparative Politics, University of Tokyo, Japan; Dr Fabian Schäfer, chair of Japanese Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; Jeffrey Hall, author and lecturer, Kanda University of International Studies, Eastern Japan; Dr Kristi Govella, associate professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, UK.

Presenter: William Crawley
Producer: Jill Collins
Researcher: Evie Yabsley
Technical producer: Craig Boardman
Production management assistant: Liam Morrey
Editor: Tara McDermott


SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4v26p)
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SUN 01:32 Trending (w3ct72th)
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SUN 01:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct7zs1)
The photo which exposed a goalkeeper's fake injury

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

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

Football photographer Ricardo Alfieri was watching with 129 other photographers.

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

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

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

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

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

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


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4tpf)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz46pt)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4v5yt)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjr)
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SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k4yfk)
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SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct80j6)
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SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k525p)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trw)
Ukraine and the battle for the Donbas

Reports from the frontline in Ukraine and Alligator Alcatraz, the US immigration detention centre.

Ukraine has this week come under its heaviest bombardment in weeks, with the UK and the EU summoning their Russian envoys after their offices in Kyiv were hit. Quentin Somerville has been in Donetsk, the area Vladimir Putin wants to fully control in the resource rich region of the Donbas, as residents flee attacks and soldiers tell of the intensification of the battle there.

In the US, a record number of people are being held in immigrant detention, following President Trump’s crackdown. One controversial site has become the subject of several lawsuits: Alligator Alcatraz in Florida. A judge recently ordered the temporary closure of the centre while she hears evidence on its environmental impact. The ruling has been appealed but the department of Homeland Security has confirmed it has started moving detainees out. Josephine Casserly reports from the centre, which sits on an abandoned airstrip amid the marshes, mangroves and wildlife of the Everglades.

Finland is marking 80 years since the creation of the Moomins. The hippo-like troll cartoon characters were a huge export for decades, featured in newspaper comic strips around the world and then a popular TV cartoon show. Heidi Fuller Love reports on how living through World War two influenced their creator, Tove Jansson.

Presenter: Pascale Harter
Producer: Phoebe Keane
Production Coordinator: Rosie Strawbridge
Editor: Richard Vadon


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4vfg2)
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SUN 04:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfs)
How Fear Spreads

What can modern epidemiological methods tell us about French Revolutionary history? Also, the origins of horse riding, solar systems, and star dust itself.

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

(Image: Storming of the Bastille Paris France 1789 illustration. Credit: Grafissimo via Getty Images).


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k55xt)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz4ky6)
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SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4vk66)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary Podcast (w3ct7y7y)
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SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k59ny)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6dwcx)
Houthi rebels vow revenge after leader killed

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say their self-proclaimed prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this week, marking the highest-ranking Houthi official to die during the Gaza conflict. The group has vowed retaliation.

Also in the programme: more on the assassination of former Ukranian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy; and the Trump administration moves to fire nearly 500 staff at US-funded broadcaster Voice of America.

Joining presenter Gary O’Donoghue are Chitra Nagarajan, a writer and human rights activist specialising in Nigeria and West Africa, and Natasha Lindstaedt, professor of government and international relations at the University of Essex.

(Picture: Head of the Houthi-led government Ahmad al-Rahawi in Sanaa, Yemen August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5ff2)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6f041)
Houthis confirm prime minister killed in Israeli airstrike

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say their prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this week. Several other senior leaders were also reportedly killed. The group’s political council has vowed to continue attacks against Israel.

Also in the programme: we explore new research about a rise in unhappiness among younger generations; and a new controversial Texas law taking effect on Monday that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments.

Joining presenter Gary O’Donoghue are Chitra Nagarajan, a writer and human rights activist specialising in Nigeria and West Africa, and Natasha Lindstaedt, professor of government and international relations at the University of Essex.

(Picture: Head of Houthi-led government Ahmad al-Rahawi and first deputy prime minister Muhammad Muftah in Sanaa, Yemen August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5k56)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zw87qd6f3w5)
At least four dead in Indonesia protests

There's unrest across Indonesia over members of parliament increasing their pay despite a severe cost of living crisis. Protests intensified after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle rider.

Also in the programme: leaders from more than 20 countries meet in Tianjin as China hosts this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit; and we look at the link between poor sleep and the risk of disease.

Joining presenter Gary O’Donoghue are Chitra Nagarajan, a writer and human rights activist specialising in Nigeria and West Africa, and Natasha Lindstaedt, professor of government and international relations at the University of Essex.

(Picture: protests in Jakarta, Indonesia - 29 Aug 2025. Photo by MAST IRHAM/EPA/Shutterstock (15461905n) )


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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trw)
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SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yw)
Bottom trawling and the future of global fish supplies

Bottom trawling is one of the most widely used - and most destructive - fishing practices in the world. Dragging heavy nets across the seabed damages fragile ecosystems, depletes global fish supplies, and puts the livelihoods of small-scale fishers at risk.

In this episode of The Food Chain, Rumella Dasgupta speaks to John Worthington, one of the last remaining fishermen in Fleetwood, UK, who fears a proposed ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas could end his business. Fisheries economist Dr Rashid Sumaila of the University of British Columbia explains the global consequences of trawling, from overfishing to illegal and unregulated catches.

On the coast of West Africa, Aissata Daouda Dia, Head of Advocacy at Blue Ventures, tells us hom much coastal communities rely on local catch. Nana Kweigyah from the Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana, describes how foreign industrial trawlers are devastating coastal communities. And in Malaysia, Adrian Poon of the Cinnamon Group explores the challenges of sourcing fish sustainably in a market dominated by cheaper, trawled seafood.

Producer: Izzy Greenfield
Image: Getty


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5sng)
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SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct80hn)
Front Yard floods

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

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

This water is not coming from the Mississippi River sealed behind the new defences, it is 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.


(Photo: An example of a front yard made into a rainwater garden, pictured with the owner and team behind front yard initiative. Credit: Alasdair Cross)


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4w4xv)
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SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70tc)
Scammed, robbed, traumatised – life after war for Russian soldiers

Russian soldiers were told that they would be the country's 'new elite' by President Putin. But many of them have reported being robbed and scammed out of the money that they earned fighting on the Ukrainian front lines. They also face mental health problems, and post-traumatic stress disorder after months or years at war, but suitable treatment is scarce and hard for them to find. BBC Russian's Sergei Goryashko has been looking into the soldiers who have been robbed and scammed, whilst Sofya Volyanova has spoken to the people in Russia attempting to treat soldiers for PTSD and depression.
South Korea banned dog meat in the country last year, and the practice will be entirely phased out by 2027 ending a generations long practice. Hyunjung Kim of BBC Korean has been speaking to people affected by the ban and explains why it got put in place.

This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world. This is an EcoAudio certified production.


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


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SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k5xdl)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz59dz)
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SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4w8nz)
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SUN 11:32 Trending (w3ct72th)
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SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz9)
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SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k614q)
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SUN 12:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct80h6)
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SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k64wv)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zss7g22b9gg)
Looting and unrest in Indonesia

Indonesia's president has warned that the police and army will take the "strongest possible action" to tackle a wave of violent anti-government unrest. President Prabowo Subianto said some of the protests - including the homes of politicians being looted - amounted to what he called treason and terrorism. We speak to a student leader.

Also in the programme: In France, plans to lend the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK have led to concern from thousands; and China-India relations are warming up as the leaders meet amidst the backdrop of Trump's trade tariffs.

(Photo: Protesters clash with police outside the parliament building in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 30 August 2025. Credit: Made Nagi /EPA/Shutterstock)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k68mz)
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SUN 14:06 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
Are wetlands our secret weapon in fighting climate change?

The world's wetlands store carbon and can help us tackle some of the impacts of climate change. Are we overlooking their importance? And what can we do to protect them more?

Graihagh Jackson travels to wetlands near her home in East Anglia while Qasa Alom reports from the Bay of Bengal. And The Climate Question catches up with an old friend of the show, Dr Musonda Mumba, Secretary-General of the Convention on Wetlands.

This programme was first broadcast in 2024.

Production team: Osman Iqbal, Octavia Woodward, Brenda Brown, Simon Watts
Sound design by Tom Brignell.

Send your questions to: theclimatequestion@bbc.com


SUN 14:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4wmxc)
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SUN 14:32 Happy News (w3ct6typ)
The Happy Pod: Hugs from Texas

We meet the woman sending hugs from Texas in the form of a quilt. Connie Kortz set up a network of volunteer quilters, who make them for people who are in need. Called 'Hugs from Texas' -- the group donated quilted blankets to the families affected by the devastating floods earlier this year.

Also, find out about the traditional ceremony that takes place for the first time a baby laughs. We go to the football match between Dulwich Hamlet FC and Altonaer which is celebrating 100 years of friendship.

The Happy Pod is our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world.

Photo and credit: Connie Kortz
Presenter: Nick Miles. Music composed by Iona Hampson


SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k6dd3)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqnrmtv0rk)
Live Sporting Action

After two games of the new English Premier League season, only three sides still have 100% records – and two of them meet in Sportsworld’s commentary game on Sunday. Will Liverpool maintain their winning start, or will Arsenal go to Anfield and take the spoils?

We build up to the game with supporters from around the world, while the former Tottenham and Cameroon defender Sébastien Bassong joins John Bennett to look back over the game, and all the rest of the weekend’s action.

Spain’s La Liga is the focus on this week’s EuroStars, where the team also look at all the other big football stories across Europe. There will be reaction to the final of the African Nations Championship, plus the latest from the US Open tennis and the Women’s Rugby World Cup. And with Formula One returning from its break, we have reaction from the Dutch Grand Prix.

Photo: Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool leads the team out, as players of Arsenal and the match officials form a guard of honour prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Arsenal FC at Anfield on May 11, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Credit: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k6wcm)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz68d0)
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SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4x7n0)
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SUN 19:32 The Documentary (w3ct80hx)
The second map

We remember the attack on Pearl Harbour and the atomic bombing of Japan during World War Two. 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? We chart the 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.

(Photo: The USS Nevada is aground and burning off Waipio Point, after the end of the Japanese air raid in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, 7 December, 1941. Credit: Department of the US Navy/Reuters)


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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wg)
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SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k73vw)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7g22c8fh)
Indonesia gripped by another day of anti-government demonstrations

While the protests have been fuelled by a wide range of issues - including the death of a ride-sharing driver - one core complaint concerns a new monthly allowance for lawmakers. We'll hear from a protester and a member of the country's ruling party.

Also on the programme: China hosts leaders from Russia, India and others nations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit; and we'll hear about 40 ancient tombs which have been unearthed by archaeologists in Iraq.

(Photo: Policemen during clashes with protesters outside the parliament building in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on 30 August 2025. Credit:MADE NAGI/EPA/Shutterstock)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k77m0)
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SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
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SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4xlwd)
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SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z56)
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SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvq)
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SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k7cc4)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7dbz6rcj)
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SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4xqmj)
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SUN 23:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70tc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:32 today]

MONDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2025

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172zwws84k7h38)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trw)
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MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxlpw4xvcn)
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MON 00:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfs)
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MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvcg3k)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8bv3y)
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MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g1tcy)
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MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct6swc)
The Life Scientific: Claudia de Rham

Claudia de Rham has rather an unusual relationship with gravity.

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

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

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

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


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvckvp)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8byw2)
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MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g1y42)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st3)
How long will traces of our civilisation last?

What will remain of us hundreds of millions of years from now? And how can we be so certain that we are the first technologically advanced species on Earth?

These unsettling questions have been haunting listener Steve. If fossils can be lost to deep time through erosion and subduction into the Earth’s mantle, how would anyone — or anything — ever know that we had been here? And if an earlier species had built a civilization that rose and fell, would we even be able to find traces of it?

To investigate, CrowdScience presenter Caroline Steel speaks to the scientists trying to answer these questions, while producer Sam Baker goes fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast in the UK.

Caroline speaks with astrophysicist Adam Frank at the University of Rochester in the US, who along with NASA scientist Gavin Schmidt developed the Silurian hypothesis – the idea that if an advanced species had existed deep in Earth’s past, they might have vanished without leaving a trace.

But palaeontologists Jan Zalasiewicz and Sarah Gabbott from the University of Leicester in the UK argue that humans are already leaving an indelible mark in the form the chemical and material fingerprints we’re pressing into Earth’s crust. They contend that the ‘technofossils’ we are producing will last a very long time indeed.

Along the way, Caroline and producer Sam discover just how rare fossils really are, how even the tiniest particles of pollution will give us away to far-future explorers, and why car parks might be our ultimate legacy. What they find is at once unsettling and oddly comforting: humanity could be fleeting, but our impact probably won’t be.

Could we really have missed evidence of an ancient civilization? And what strange clues will we leave behind for whoever, or whatever, comes next? We explore Earth’s geological memory to find out.

Presenter: Caroline Steel
Producer: Sam Baker
Editor: Ben Motley

(Photo: Old phone embedded in concrete layer with defocused landscape background Credit: Petra Richli Via Getty Images)


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvcplt)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct80hn)
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MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g21w6)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z56)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvq)
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MON 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvctby)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8c6cb)
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MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g25mb)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct7093)
Managing an orchestra

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

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

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

Produced by Jane Thurlow

(Image: (L) Sarah Bardwell, credit Tim Lutton. (R), Orsolya Erdödy credit Halász Nóra.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvcy32)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8bb3n)
Hundreds feared dead in Afghanistan earthquake

A magnitude six earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan. Hundreds are feared dead. We'll go live there for the latest.

The Houthis in Yemen have detained at least eleven United Nations workers in raids on two UN agencies in the country. The wave of detentions has been severely criticised. We'll speak to a former Yemeni representative to the UN.

China and India have said they want to be 'partners not rivals' as more than twenty world leaders gather to discuss trade and cooperation. Russia's leader Vladimir Putin is also at the summit.

And Indonesian political parties have agreed to reverse some state-funded perks that politicians receive in a bid to quell nationwide protests. We'll go live to Indonesia.


(Photo: Damaged house after an earthquake in Gayan village in Paktia province, Afghanistan, 22 June 2022; Credit: European Pressphoto Agency)


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvd1v6)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8bfvs)
Strong earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least twenty people but hundreds are feared dead according to the Taliban government, with some people in mountainous areas difficult to reach. You can hear the latest as we get it

At least eleven UN workers have been detained in Yemen after the Houthis raided two agencies in the capital Sana'a. We'll be speaking to a former Yemeni representative to the UN

China has the largest maritime force in the world, and they are seeking to expand its huge navy at breakneck speed, hoping to rule the waves. Will they succeed?
(Photo: An earthquake victim on a stretcher an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 1 September 2025; Credit:
Reuters)


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvd5lb)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8bklx)
More than 600 killed in Afghanistan earthquake

A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed around five hundred people, according to state-run television, with houses reduced to rubble. Officials say the death toll is unclear as the mountainous areas affected are difficult to reach. We'll bring you the latest.

Israel says it killed the spokesman of the military wing of Hamas in a strike on Gaza City at the weekend. We'll have an update on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

China and India have said they want to be 'partners not rivals' as more than twenty world leaders gather to discuss trade and cooperation. Russia's leader Vladimir Putin is also at the summit.

(Photo: Earthquake victims being carried to an ambulance, Jalalabad, Afghanistan,1 September 2025; Credit:
Reuters)


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvd9bg)
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MON 08:06 The Interview (w3ct7x01)
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: How to rebuild a country

Rahul Tandon speaks to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s former president and first woman to be elected to lead an African country.

Born in 1938 in what she describes as a prosperous and ‘unusual family’, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was guided by a deep commitment to education, which she pursued despite financial hardship and the demands of motherhood.

Her outspoken criticism of the Liberian government led to her being persecuted and exiled, as the country descended into two civil wars that killed over 250,000 people.

She was elected president of Liberia in 2005, when she set about repairing the country’s shattered economy and social fabric, drawing from her successful careers at the World Bank and United Nations. Her efforts led to her being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.

Thank you to the Business Daily team for their help in making this programme.

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 or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon
Producers: Adriana Urbano & Amber Mehmood
Editor: Nick Holland

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

(Image: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g2nlv)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6ry1)
Turkey's 'Year of the Family'

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

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

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

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

Presented and produced by Emily Wither with Zeynep Bilginsoy

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


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

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

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

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

In 2010, Louise Hidalgo spoke to some of the explorers and listened to archive recordings.

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

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

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

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

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

(Photo: Titantic bow. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvdf2l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8ct2z)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g2sbz)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st3)
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MON 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvdjtq)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct71w6)
Washington DC and a film noir classic

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

We learn why the Mount Pleasant riots erupted in Washington DC in 1991, and hear from our guest, Sarah Jane Shoenfeld, a public historian of the US capital.

Plus, more on John Lennon’s benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York, his final and only full-length solo shows after leaving The Beatles.

And the story behind how the world's first permanent international criminal court was created in 1998.

Also, when the internet security tool, Captcha, moved from an idea to a reality, and why a photo of Chile’s goalkeeper in 1989 exposed a cheating scandal.

Finally, a peak behind the scenes of the making of a noir film classic, The Third Man.

Contributors:

Victor ‘Lilo’ Gonzalez – Mount Pleasant resident.
Sarah Jane Shoenfeld - public historian.
Andrei Broder – computer scientist.
Judge Phillipe Kirsch – chair of the Rome conference.
Geraldo Rivera – TV journalist.
Ricardo Alfieri – sports photographer.
Angela Allen - production assistant.

(Photo: Capitol Building, Washington DC. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvdnkv)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8d1l7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g30v7)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct7093)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvds9z)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wq2)
Sole survivor: Eight days in the jungle after my plane crashed

How a romantic getaway ended in disaster.

Dutch financier Annette Herfkens boarded Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 in November 1992, embarking on what was meant to be a romantic break with her fiancé Willem van der Pas or ‘Pasje’. But fate had other plans. Midway through the flight from Ho Chi Minh City to the coastal resort of Nha Trang, the Soviet-built Yakovlev Yak-40 encountered severe weather and slammed into a remote, fog-shrouded mountain ridge in the dense Vietnamese jungle. The impact was catastrophic, killing all 30 other passengers and crew on board, including Annette's beloved Pasje.  

Incredibly, Annette emerged as the sole survivor of the crash, defying odds in one of the most amazing real-life tales of endurance. Thrown from the wreckage with devastating injuries—including a collapsed lung, a broken jaw, two fractured legs, and a dozen fractures in her hips—she found herself stranded amid the twisted metal and bodies of her fellow travellers. Unable to walk or even crawl far, she endured eight gruelling days in the unforgiving wilderness, battling excruciating pain, dehydration, and the psychological torment of her loss. With no food, she sustained herself solely on rainwater collected from the jungle foliage, her will to live fuelled by sheer determination and fleeting moments of hope that a rescue would come.

Annette’s book is called Turbulence: A True Story of Survival.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Edgar Maddicott

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

(Photo: Annette Herfkens. Credit: Annette Herfkens)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct746j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvdx23)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8d92h)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g38bh)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvf0t7)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbck5cv)
Hundreds of people killed in Afghan earthquake

Emergency crews are struggling to reach the mountainous eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan where the UN says more than 800 people have been killed in a magnitude 6.0 earthquake. We speak to the Afghan Red Crescent.

Also in the programme: China, India and Russia unite in their criticism of the West at a summit in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin; and why millions of people around the world who take an aspirin a day to ward off strokes and heart attacks might soon be taking a different drug.

(IMAGE: Afghan men search for their belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Mazar, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025 / CREDIT: Reuters/Stringer)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvf4kc)
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MON 15:06 The Interview (w3ct7x01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g3htr)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76qy)
Is Trump's US Fed intervention a global risk

The head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, fears any intervention by US president Donald Trump's administration into the Federal Reserve could have wider implications and be a global economic risk.

We hear from Dr Yu Jie, of Chatham House, on the significance of today's summit between China, India and Russia, as well as what a new development bank could look like.

Elsewhere, Ed Butler discusses Trump's claims that Ethiopia's showpiece hydro-project, which will be formally inaugurated this month, has actually been financed with American money. But the east African country say that's nonsense.

And why a tiny Caribbean island is cashing in on its internet web name.

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


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvf89h)
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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7h4fg)
More than 800 killed in Afghanistan quake

More than 800 people have died after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, the UN's humanitarian agency says, citing preliminary reports. Emergency crews are struggling to reach the mountainous eastern region. We hear from some of the survivors and speak to BBC Afghan and BBC Verify about what is now known about the quake and the rescue operation.

It's been announced the Bafta-winning actor Warwick Davis will star in the upcoming Harry Potter television series. We speak to our entertainment correspondent.

Our global reporter in the newsroom gives an update on the problems with the navigation system of the plane that was carrying the head of the European Union.

With divorce rates for adults over 50 on the rise in many countries, we talk to three people who have been through “a grey divorce”.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: An Afghan man helps an injured person after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, as others take refuge in a field in Dara Mazar, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025. Credit: Stringer/Reuters)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvfd1m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 17:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7h85l)
China, India and Russia present a united front

A joint statement from a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - which includes China, India and Russia - has opposed trade measures that break WTO rules and principles. We speak to our regional editors about the summit.

More than 800 people have died after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, the UN's humanitarian agency says, citing preliminary reports. Emergency crews are struggling to reach the mountainous eastern region. We speak to BBC Afghan about the rescue operation.

A new report has highlighted risks and shortcomings with Australia's plan to use a range of technologies to implement its social media ban for under-16s. Our reporter explains.

We speak to our global reporters in the BBC newsroom about the elections in Guyana and about the situation in Gaza.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak during a meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. Credit: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS)


MON 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvfhsr)
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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct746j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvfmjw)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8f0k8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g3zt8)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z5d)
2025/09/01 GMT

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


MON 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvfr90)
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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trw)
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MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g43kd)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct6swd)
The Life Scientific: Sir Magdi Yacoub

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

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

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

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

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

Presented by Jim Al-Khalili
Produced by Lucy Taylor
Reversion for World Service by Minnie Harrop


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvfw14)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcl0lr)
More than 800 killed after strong quake hits Afghanistan

Helicopters are being used in eastern Afghanistan where hundreds have been killed in a powerful earthquake. The Taliban government say there have been at least a hundred rescue flights to the quake's epicentre in Kunar and Nangahar provinces.

Also, Israel has been accused of genocide by a group of the world's leading experts on the subject.

And composer Max Richter on performing his eight hour long piece 'Sleep'!


(Photo: Matiullah Shahab helped dig graves in the village of Andarlachak Tangi, which was among those hit by Sunday's earthquake. Credit: Matiullah Shahab)


MON 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvfzs8)
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MON 22:06 The Interview (w3ct7x01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g4c1n)
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MON 22:32 The Conversation (w3ct7093)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvg3jd)
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MON 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8fhjs)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g4gss)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76t6)
Guyana Election: Oil boom and Venezuela tensions

Guyana, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, votes for a new leader amid an oil boom and rising tensions with Venezuela.

Swiss food giant Nestlé has sacked its CEO over his romantic relationship.

Is the English Premier League in an inflation spiral? Roger Hearing investigates, as record-breaking transfer fees dominate the headlines.

And 40 years after the Titanic wreck was discovered, we explore how a tragic shipwreck became a booming global industry, from movies and museums to podcasts.

TUESDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2025

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvg78j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct71w6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvgc0n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7sx5ghht)
Polls close in oil rich Guyana

Guyana, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, votes on its oil future as tensions rise with neighbour, Venezuela which claims almost half its territory.

Is the English Premier League in an inflation spiral? Roger Hearing investigates, as record-breaking transfer fees dominate the headlines.

Meanwhile, Swiss food giant Nestlé has sacked its CEO over his romantic relationship.

We find out what economic forces are driving the war in Myanmar.

And 40 years after the Titanic wreck was discovered, we explore how a tragic shipwreck became a booming global industry, from movies and museums to podcasts.

Roger will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Sergio Guzman is Director of Colombia Risk Analysis in Columbia and Jessica Khine is a Business Consultant from Malaysia.


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvggrs)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8fvs5)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g4v15)
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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct6rbz)
Galicia’s wild horses in peril

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

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

Producer and presenter: John Murphy
Co-producer and translator: Esperanza Escribano
Programme Mix: Eloise Whitmore
Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Galicia’s wild horses Credit: John Murphy/BBC)


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvglhx)
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TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Monday]


TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct746j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvgq81)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8g38f)
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TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g52jf)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtt)
The Delacorte Theater

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

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

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

Presenter and producer: Jeff Lunden
Executive producer: Paula McGrath


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvgv05)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8f70r)
Rescue efforts underway after deadly Afghanistan earthquake

Many people in Afghanistan have spent the night in the open air, after more than eight hundred were killed in a powerful earthquake. Rescue teams are still trying to pull people from rubble. We'll hear from survivors. We'll also get the latest from our correspondent in the country and aid organisations coordinating recovery efforts.
The former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, is in court today at the Supreme Court in Brasilia. He's accused of attempting a coup in order to remain in power.

And we'll bring you a BBC investigation into the disappearance of prominent political and spiritual leader Musa al-Sadr.

(Photo: A Taliban military helicopter transports injured victims, Kunar, Afghanistan, 1 September 2025; EPA/Shutterstock)


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvgyr9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8fbrw)
Search for survivors continues after Afghanistan earthquake

Rescue efforts continue in Afghanistan after a magnitude six earthquake killed more than eight hundred people. We'll hear from survivors who have lost everything.

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, crosses into China in a bullet proof train. We'll go live to Beijing where he'll attend a military parade with the Chinese and Russian presidents.

You can hear a BBC investigation on the disappearance of prominent political and spiritual leader Musa al-Sadr.

And footballers signing deals across Europe on transfer deadline day; it's English Premier League clubs that have splashed out more than ever.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvh2hf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8fgj0)
Search underway for survivors of Afghanistan earthquake

Many people in Afghanistan have spent the night in the open air, after more than eight hundred were killed in an earthquake. Rescue teams are still trying to pull people from rubble. We'll hear from survivors. And our correspondent has a report from the country.

Russia is suspected of jamming the navigation system a plane carrying the president of the European Commission. We'll get reaction from Brussels.

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has arrived in China where he will attend a military parade in Beijing, making it his international meeting with several other leaders. We'll ask what it might signify.

(Photo: Rescue personnel in Kunar, Afghanistan, 1 September 2025; Credit:
EPA/Shutterstock)


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvh67k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct80hp)
Flower power

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

A Just Radio production.


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g5khy)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s72)
Who is financing Myanmar's civil war?

We’re in Myanmar, a country that’s been ravaged by intense fighting for decades. But especially so since a military coup overthrew the elected government in 2021.

We’re asking who and what is paying for each side’s war effort, and the military hardware, in what’s becoming an increasingly high-tech war.

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

Presented and produced by Ed Butler

(Picture: 3D printers are used to make parts of assault rifles produced in a clandestine weapon factory in Myanmar. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74n3)
The founding of USAID

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

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

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

Surya Elango listens back to those archive interviews.

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

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

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

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

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

(Photo: Barbara Ward. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvh9zp)
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TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8gq02)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g5p82)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:32 Assignment (w3ct6rbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvhfqt)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvhkgy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8gyhb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g5xrb)
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TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvhp72)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6x4r)
The mums who took their 'toxic town' to court

Tracey Taylor and Maggie Mahon didn't know each other when their children were born, just a year apart. Both were pregnant at a time when the English town of Corby was being polluted by dust from the clean-up of its giant old steelworks site.

No-one knew the dust might be poisonous and they breathed it in, unaware that it could harm their unborn children. Tracey and Mark's daughter Shelby-Anne was born with multiple abnormalities and died at four days old. Maggie and Derek's son Sam was born with his right foot turned sharply inwards, a condition commonly called Clubfoot or Talipes.

Tracey had worked next to the toxic site and Maggie's husband Derek had been working with a team clearing the waste.

For many years they – and other parents affected - were unaware of a possible link between toxic dust and their children's conditions. But a lawyer called Des Collins became interested in the number of children in and around Corby with limb differences and started to investigate. He was looking for parents who would be willing to take the case to court. Tracey and Maggie were among the mothers who said yes. This is their story.

This programmes includes the experience of losing a baby.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Helen Fitzhenry

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

(Photo: Tracey Taylor and Maggie Mahon sit together at Tracey's home. Credit: BBC (Helen Fitzhenry))


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74n3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvhsz6)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8h5zl)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g657l)
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TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct6swd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Monday]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvhxqb)
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TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcn28y)
Afghan earthquake rescue efforts continue

Efforts continue in remote eastern Afghanistan to rescue thousands of people hit by Sunday's earthquake, as the number of dead and injured continues to rise. We hear from a health official close to the epicentre.

Also in the programme: Brazil's Supreme Court starts the final stage of former president Jair Bolsonaro's trial on charges of plotting a coup; and an early ‘proof of concept’ study in the US shows it’s possible to identify and destroy dormant breast cancer cells in survivors with a higher risk of their cancer returning.


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvj1gg)
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TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct80hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g6dqv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct7673)
Could China and Russia re-shape global energy?

With China and Russia agreeing to build a new gas pipeline through Siberia, we take a look at its global economic impact and what it could mean for the two countries as they become ever more reliant on each other.

Elsewhere, Ed Butler discusses the economic forces driving the brutal civil war in Myanmar while visiting a rehabilitation centre inside Thailand where wounded rebel soldiers go to recover.

We hear from farmers in Nigeria investing in solar power to keep water running to their farms.

And Hannah Mullane hears how a supermarket in France is upsetting bakeries by undercutting them on price.


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvj56l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7l1bk)
Hundreds killed in Sudan landslide

The UN says the response to a deadly landslide in Sudan's western region of Darfur is being hampered by bad weather and poor infrastructure. The Sudan Liberation Army Movement, which controls the Jebel Marra area where the landslide occurred, says nearly 1000 people were killed when a mountain village was buried.

We get the latest on the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to prevent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office in 2023, which he denies.

Chloe Malle will become the top editor at American Vogue after Dame Anna Wintour stepped aside as editor-in-chief, the publication has announced. We explain more.

OS presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: People gather at an area following a landslide that destroyed the Tersin village, in the Marra Mountains area of Sudan September 1, 2025. Credit: Sudan Liberation Movement/Army/Handout via REUTERS)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvj8yq)
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TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7l52p)
China and Russia relations hailed as 'unprecedented'

The leaders of China and Russia have hailed relations between them during talks in Beijing. President Putin said they'd reached an unprecedented level. President Xi Jinping said their governments should further strengthen coordination on the world stage. We speak to our correspondents for more.

In the UK the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says she wants to "clamp down" on international students claiming asylum when their visas expire. We have a conversation with international students to hear about their lives here in the UK and what they think of this announcement.

And we get the latest on the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to prevent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office in 2023, which he denies.

OS presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk at the personal residence of the Chinese leader Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China September 2, 2025. Credit: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvjdpv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6x4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74n3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvjjfz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8hxgc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g6wqc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z9x)
2025/09/02 GMT

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


TUE 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvjn63)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 Assignment (w3ct6rbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g70gh)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp6)
Talking translation

We test the AI tech that offers live language translation on the telephone. India bans online money games. And AI in the workplace - a global study looks at who uses it, and why.

Presenter: Shiona McCallum
Producer: Tom Quinn

(Image: A photo of a young woman speaking into a smartphone. Credit: pocketlight/Getty Images)


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvjry7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcnxhv)
Trial of Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro enters final phase

He is accused of masterminding an attempt to stay in power after losing his bid for re-election in 2022, which culminated in his supporters breaking into and vandalising government buildings in the capital, Brasília. Bolsonaro has always denied any wrongdoing and said the charges were politically motivated. His cause has been adopted by US President Donald Trump, who has called the trial a "witch-hunt" using it as justification for imposing 50% tariffs on some Brazilian goods and sanctioning the Supreme Court judge leading the proceedings.

Also on the programme: will a new boss at one of fashion's biggest magazines bring the glory days back? And we hear about the mysterious disappearance of the Lebanese cleric, Musa al-Sadr in Libya, back in 1978.

(Picture: An inflatable figure depicting Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands near protesters outside party headquarters.Credit:REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvjwpc)
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TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct80hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g77yr)
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TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvk0fh)
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TUE 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8jdfw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g7cpw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76bh)
Is Washington DC a 'safe zone' for businesses?

US President Donald Trump says Washington DC is a 'safe space' after announcing he will send National Guard troops into Chicago . Do businesses agree?

Elsewhere in the US, Google won a court case meaning it doesn’t have to sell its popular Chrome web browser.

Russia and China are working together on a major new gas pipeline deal.

North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un has made a very rare trip to Beijing.

And could you go a month without spending? We hear about 'No Spend September', the social media trend about saving money.

WEDNESDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2025

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvk45m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


WED 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvk7xr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7sx5kddx)
Trump to send National Guard troops to Chicago

US President Donald Trump says Washington DC is a 'safe space' after announcing he will send National Guard troops into Chicago to deal with crime. What do businesses think?

Russia and China are working together on a major new gas pipeline deal.

Google won a court case meaning it doesn’t have to sell its popular Chrome web browser.

In Italy, the Venice film festival is taking place. We hear about the big budgets, CGI debates and new movies.

And could you go a month without spending? We hear about 'No Spend September', the social media trend about saving money.

Roger Hearing will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence in Houston, and Rachel Cartland, author and commentator, in Hong Kong.


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvkcnw)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8jrp8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g7qy8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvkhf0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6x4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Tuesday]


WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74n3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvkm54)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8k05j)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g7zfj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 04:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bq)
The Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle: 7. Teacher in space

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

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

This episode contains scenes some listeners may find upsetting.

Some scenes in this series use recreated sound effects.

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

Hosted by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

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

Archive:
Ronald Reagan announces teacher in space programme, Reagan Library, 1984
George Bush announces Christa McAuliffe as teacher in space, Reagan Archive, 1984
Teacher training KC-135 flight, Nasa Archives, 1985
Teachers watch launch, Nasa Archives, 1985
Pre-flight press conference STS-51-L, 1986
Mission audio and oral histories, Nasa History Office


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvkqx8)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8j3xv)
China showcases military might

President Xi Jinping has said his country is 'unstoppable' and will 'never be intimidated' by bullies as he unveiled China's arsenal of weapons, including nuclear missiles with global reach. Thousands of troops and their weapons are parading through Beijing. The show of force marks 80 years since the formal surrender of the Japanese at the end of World War Two. We look at the meaning of President Xi's words and the foreign dignitaries present.

In Afghanistan rescuers are using helicopters to search for survivors in the ruins of remote villages in the east of the country after a powerful earthquake killed 1,400 people, according to the Taliban. The UN says the quake could have afffected hundreds of thousands.

The African Union is calling for a truce between Sudan’s warring parties to allow aid to reach the victims of a devastating landslide in the Darfur region. It's thought between three-hundred and a thousand people may have died on Sunday night in the village of Tarsin, in the remote, mountainous Jebel Marra area after days of heavy rain. We hear from the Sudan Liberation Army Movement that controls the area.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) march during the rehearsal ahead of a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing. Credit: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvkvnd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 06:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8j7nz)
China parade

Thousands of troops and their weapons are parading through Beijing. The show of force marks 80 years since the formal surrender of the Japanese at the end of World War Two. President Xi Jinping has said his country is 'unstoppable' and will 'never be intimidated' by bullies as he unveiled China's arsenal of weapons, including nuclear missiles with global reach.

Surviviors in Afghanistan's remote villages hit by the earthquake have spent another night without shelter. According to authorities there more than fourteen hundred people are known to have died.

The African Union is calling for a truce between Sudan’s warring parties to allow aid to reach the victims of a devastating landslide in the Darfur region. It's thought between three-hundred and a thousand people may have died on Sunday night in the village of Tarsin, in the remote, mountainous Jebel Marra area after days of heavy rain. We hear from the Sudan Liberation Army Movement that controls the area.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and heads of foreign delegations arrive for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing. Credit:Sergey Bobylev/Sputnic via REUTERS).


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvkzdj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 07:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8jcf3)
Chinese leader says his country is 'unstoppable'

President Xi Jinping has said his country is "unstoppable" and will "never be intimidated" by bullies as he unveiled China's arsenal of weapons, including nuclear missiles with global reach. Thousands of troops and their weapons are parading through Beijing. We hear from one western country invited to the ceremony.

A major aftershock of magnitude five-point-two has jolted south-eastern Afghanistan, with local authorities saying the latest quake was felt in the same parts of Kunar province that were hit on Sunday. The ruling Taliban say the latest death toll is 1,400 - with many people caught asleep in their homes when the quake struck just before midnight local time. We find out more from humanitarian organisations in the area.

African Union is calling for a truce between Sudan’s warring parties to allow aid to reach the victims of a devastating landslide in the Darfur region. It's thought between three-hundred and a thousand people may have died on Sunday night in the village of Tarsin, in the remote, mountainous Jebel Marra area after days of heavy rain. We hear from the Sudan Liberation Army Movement that controls the area.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: Military parade marks 80th anniversary of the end of the Sino-Japanese War in Beijing, China. Credit: Andres Martinez Casares/EPA)


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvl34n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 08:06 The Interview (w3ct7x6t)
Moazzam Malik, Chief Executive of Save the Children UK: Working on the ground in Gaza

Jamie Coomarasamy speaks to Moazzam Malik, Chief Executive of Save the Children UK, about operating on the ground in Gaza.

They’re one of a number of non-governmental organisations, or NGOs, operating in the Gaza strip amid a backdrop of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

On 22 August, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), declared that half a million people – around a quarter of Gaza’s population – are suffering from famine.

The report was labelled an "outright lie" by Israel, which has denied there is starvation in the territory.

You’re going to hear about Save the Children’s work on the ground, the conditions their staff are operating under, how they lobby politicians, and the implications of the situation in Gaza on future international cooperation.

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 or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenter: Jamie Coomarasamy
Producers: Tom Gillett and Adele Armstrong
Editor: Nick Holland

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

(Image: Moazzam Malik. Credit: Feisal Omar/Reuters)


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g8gf1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6scl)
The rise of online therapy

It started with a man and a couch. Today, it’s an industry worth half a trillion dollars.

The growing demand for therapy has made it a lucrative sector, with more and more digital mental health tools emerging. We ask if ethics can keep pace with change in the industry, and if the tech is serving those who need it the most?

Presented and produced by Laura Heighton-Ginns

(Picture: A home-based online therapist in virtual counseling session. Credit: Getty Images)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74qc)
The Chindits

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

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

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

Produced and presented by Gill Kearsley.

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

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.

This programme has been updated since the original broadcast to add additional context.

(Photo: The Chindits in 1944. Credit: Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvl6ws)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8klx5)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g8l55)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct7029)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvlbmx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct80j6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


WED 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvlgd1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8kvdf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24g8tnf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct71fm)
Riviera or statehood: the future of Gaza

Today, we’re joined by BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen to explore oppositional visions for a post-war Gaza — one from the Americans and the other from the rest of the western world.

There are two competing international visions for the future for Palestinians: much of the Western world will recognise Palestinian Statehood at this month’s United Nations General Assembly in a push towards the two-state solution; whilst Donald Trump has touted plans for a US-controlled Gaza riviera. But how do these ideas line up with reality on the ground, as Netanyahu’s government continues to bombard the Gaza Strip, approves plans for expanding settlements and expresses support for a ‘Greater Israel’ that expands across the Middle East? We consider Gaza’s future with BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen.

Producers: Samantha Chantarasak and Xandra Ellin
Executive Producer: Annie Brown
Mix: Travis Evans
Senior News Editor: China Collins

Image: President Trump Meets With Visiting Israeli PM Netanyahu At The White House. Anna Moneymaker/Getty


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvll45)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcn)
Saving Ms Hanks: Caught between Hollywood and heartache

Writer E.A. Hanks - also known as Elizabeth - says her childhood felt like living on two different planets after her parents split up. The daughter of actors, one of them Tom Hanks, E.A. and her brother Colin spent most of their time living in Sacramento with their mum, while weekends and holidays were spent with their dad, often on glamorous film sets. Although their mum was now sober after an addiction to alcohol and drugs, she could be paranoid and abusive, and E.A. describes her life as either a dream or a nightmare. At the age of 14, when her dad finally got custody of her, E.A. moved to Los Angeles. After her mum died, E.A. went through her journals and made a discovery that shocked her to her core. She's written a memoir called The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road.

The film clips you heard came from:
Forrest Gump/Paramount Pictures/Robert Zemeckis
Sleepless in Seattle/Tristar Pictures/Nora Ephron

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Helen Fitzhenry and June Christie

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

(Photo: Tom Hanks & Elizabeth Hanks in 2017. Credit: Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)


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


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


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


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


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


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


WED 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcqz61)
China and friends put on a show

President Xi Jinping welcomed North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and many other leaders at a huge military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two.

Also in the programme: we report on the disappearance of opposition activists in Tanzania; and after a series of legal setbacks for the Trump Administration, could the coming term be crunch time for both the president and the Supreme Court?

(IMAGE: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and heads of foreign delegations arrive to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, 03 September 2025. / CREDIT: Alexander Kazakov/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)


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


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


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


WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76fx)
Why are government debts going up globally?

As government borrowing costs and debts rise around the world, we take a closer look at Japan, the UK and the US, and ask why?

Hannah Mullane speaks to New Zealand's minister of immigration Erica Stanford as the Antipodean country plans to open up their housing market to foreign investors as part of a golden visa programme.

Elsewhere we discuss how TSMC, the biggest semi-conductor producer making chips for electronic products, has become the latest company to face restrictions from the US government as it looks to limit China's access to American technology.

And amid its tariff war with the US, we find out why some grocers in Canada have been ticked off for falsely labelling goods as Canadian.

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


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


WED 16:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7ny7n)
China unveils new weapons in military parade

World leaders from 26 countries attended the huge military parade in Beijing including President Putin of Russia and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un; but none from a major western country. The parade was to mark 80 years since the defeat of Japan in World War Two. We speak to our regional experts and to our security anlayst about what new weapons on show said about China's military strength.

The leader of a local armed group in Sudan says about 100 bodies have been recovered after a landslide in a remote area in the western region of Darfur. We get the latest from our correspondent.

The Netflix series, Love is Blind, is a big talking point in many parts of the world. The dating show sees singles first date each other by speaking through a wall. We spoke to two couples who met through slightly more traditional blind dates.

Presenter: Rob Young.

(Photo: Military parade marks 80th anniversary of the endof the Sino-Japanese War in Beijing, China - 03 Sep 2025. Credit: ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES/EPA/Shutterstock)


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


WED 17:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7p1zs)
Victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein speak in Washington

Victims of the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, and their supporters, have been speaking at a rally in Washington. The event was organised by members of the US Congress who are demanding more files on Epstein are released. We hear from some of the victims and speak to our correspondent in the capital.

It's 10 years since more than a million people arrived in Europe in what was then the biggest movement of population since the Second World War. Our Special Correspondent Fergal Keane witnessed the influx in the summer of 2015 and has gone back to retrace the journey into Europe from the Greek island of Lesbos. We also discuss with three journalists in Italy, Germany and Greece about how the continent has trasformed for migrants from open arms to crackdowns and fences.

The Netflix series, Love is Blind, is a big talking point in many parts of the world. The dating show sees singles first date each other by speaking through a wall. We spoke to two couples who met through slightly more traditional blind dates.

Presenter: Rob Young.

(Photo: Jennifer Araoz speaks during a press conference to discuss the Epstein Files Transparency bill, directing the release of the remaining files related to the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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


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


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


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


WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjs)
Have we found a better alternative to aspirin?

Millions of us take aspirin daily to ward off heart attack or stroke, but a new study has found an alternative blood thinner, clopidogrel, could be more effective. We find out how it compares.

An oral health check-up at least two weeks before surgery has shown to reduce the risk of post-operative infections such as pneumonia as well as reduce the length of a patients' hospital stay. Dr Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay Research Programme Leader at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute at the University of Cambridge assesses what this Japanese study tells is about the connection between oral health and the rest of our bodies.

The Africa CDC and WHO have just launched ambitious targets to cut Cholera by 90% across Africa. Global health journalist Andrew Green assesses if this target is likely to be met with the measures proposed.

We meet a Chilean football team who’ve all had organ transplants. They’re trying to raise awareness and improve the number of donors in the country. Our reporter Jane Chambers went to Santiago to find out more.

Could music help or worsen travel sickness? A study in China found happy music improved symptoms whilst sad music made them worse.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producers: Katie Tomsett & Hannah Robins


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


WED 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcrtdy)
At least 15 dead after Lisbon funicular derails

At least 15 people have been killed and 18 others injured after a carriage on Lisbon's famous Gloria funicular derailed and crashed, emergency services said.  Also on the programme, the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea have appeared side by side at a massive display of Chinese military might in Beijing; and, one of the world’s most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed underwater in detail for the first time.

(Photo: Lisbon funicular derailed killing at least three people, Portugal - 03 Sep 2025 MIGUEL A LOPES/EPA/Shutterstock)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76j5)
What’s fuelling the protests in Indonesia?

Nationwide protests have swept Indonesia this week, sparked by anger over police violence and government spending.

In Jamaica, parliamentary elections are taking place. Roger Hearing finds out what's on voters minds.

A Chilean drinks company is locked in a legal battle with actor Pedro Pascal over the brand name, ‘Pedro Piscal’.

And in the US, artwork once owned by Leonardo DiCaprio and linked to the 1MDB scandal is up for auction.

THURSDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

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


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


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


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7sx5n9b0)
Indonesia Protests: What's behind the turmoil in the country ?

Nationwide protests sweep Indonesia over police violence and government austerity measures.

In the US, artwork once owned by Leonardo DiCaprio and linked to the 1MDB scandal is up for auction.

Jamaicans cast votes in parliamentary elections. We examines some of the key issues facing the electorate.

A Chilean drinks company takes up a court case against actor Pedro Pascal over the brand name ‘Pedro Piscal’.

In the Ivory Coast, UNESCO adds the making of attiéké, a beloved cassava side dish, to the world’s cultural heritage list.

Presenter Roger Hearing is joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Katia Dmitrieva is the Asia Economics Correspondent for Bloomberg News and Mike Malone is a Veteran Silicon Valley journalist and host of the Silicon Insider podcast.


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


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


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gbmvc)
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THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct80jm)
Germany's timber detectives

On the outskirts of Hamburg, Dr Gerald Koch is surrounded by wooden objects - chairs, board games, paint brushes - ready for inspection. His team of scientists at the Thünen Institute of Wood Research are known as the timber detectives. They spend their days putting wood samples under the microscope to find out where they have come from, and if they are suspect.

Berlin-based environmental journalist Becca Warner explores the ongoing problem of illegal deforestation.

Why is it proving so hard to tackle, despite tightening EU regulations? What are the consequences for those living in Papua New Guinea, where much of this timber originates? And what makes this group of German scientists so important in the battle to protect the world’s forests?

Presenter: Becca Warner
Producer: Tom Pooley
A 4 Kicks production for BBC World Service

Image: Gerald Koch and Becca Warner inspect timber samples (Credit: Tom Pooley)

This programme has been edited for clarity.


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvndb3)
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THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


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


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvnj27)
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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8mx2m)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gbwbm)
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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yx)
Should I eat breakfast?

High prices, busy lives and the rise of intermittent fasting mean more people are skipping breakfast. This week, Ruth Alexander speaks to three experts in nutrition about whether that matters. She finds out what it’s best to eat for your first meal of the day and when is best to have it.

Experts Courtney Peterson, a researcher in intermittent fasting and associate professor at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in the United States.. Professor Alexandra Johnstone, a nutrition scientist based at The Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland snd Marianella Herrera, an associate professor in public health nutrition at Central University of Venezuela and visiting lecturer at Framingham State University in the US, share their insights.

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

Producer: Izzy Greenfield
Image: A bowl full of cereal and a spoon (credit: Getty)


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvnmtc)
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THU 05:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8m0ty)
China meets with foreign leaders

Today leaders from several countries meet with the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. This follows yesterday's massive military parade in the Chinese capital, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Among those meeting President Xi is the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the only EU leader to attend the parade.

In the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, people are in shock after a funicular crash killed fifteen people. The 140-year-old Gloria funicular, is a major tourist attraction in the capital and foreign nationals are among those killed in the crash.

And our special correspondent looks back on the arrival of more than one million people to Europe ten years ago. This mass migration to Europe was prompted by the civil war in Syria. He looks at how attitudes have changed in Europe to these new arrivals.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: Chinese President Xi meets with Tajikistani President Rahmon in Beijing. Credit: Parker Song/Pool via REUTERS)


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvnrkh)
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THU 06:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8m4l2)
France to host meeting on war in Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron of France will today host a summit of the 'coalition of the willing' to bolster support for Ukraine. Among the 30 leaders invited will also be President Trump, who's expected to take part remotely.

After three and a half years of war in Ukraine our Russia Editor visits Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East. President Vladimir Putin is stopping off in the city on his way back home from China. We gauge the mood of the peope there to the war in Ukraine.

In the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, people are in shock after a funicular crash killed fifteen people. The 140-year-old Gloria funicular, is a major tourist attraction in the capital and foreign nationals are among those killed in the crash.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: French President Macron and Ukraine's President Zelenskiy meet in Paris. Credit: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvnw9m)
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THU 07:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8m8b6)
Zelensky meets European allies in Paris

In Paris, a meeting is about to get underway looking at European support for a potential peace deal in Ukraine.

In the Middle East, Israel has rejected a peace proposal, describing it 'spin with nothing new in it' - the deal had been previously accepted by Hamas.. Meanwhile Israel continues to ramp up its offensive in Gaza City.

And, It's ten years since Europe witnessed a wave of immigration which brought more than a million people to the continent, and opinons have changed in that time.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron holds a working meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, September 3, 2025. Reuters/ Teresa Suarez)


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvp01r)
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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7230)
How much of a threat is satellite warfare?

“There is no longer any debate that space is a war fighting domain,”

These were the words of Commander General Stephen Whiting from the US government’s Space Command at a conference earlier this year.
China, the US, India and Russia have tested anti-satellite weapons in space, and technology is blurring the lines between civilian and military satellites.

But will there be war in space?

Joining us to discuss the threat of satellite warfare are: Dr Raji Rajagopalan, a resident senior fellow with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra; Juliana Suess, an associate with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs; Saadia Pekkanen, professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA and Dr Bleddyn Bowen is an associate professor of Astro politics with the Space Research Centre at Durham University in the UK.

Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Vicky Farncombe
Researcher: Maeve Schaffer
Technical producer: Nicky Edwards
Production Coordinator: Tammy Snow
Editor: Tara McDermott

Image: Getty Images


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gccb4)
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THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s2k)
Does getting up early breed success?

You might have seen it online - social media influencers sharing their morning routines before work. Some start as early as 4 or 5 AM, turning those hours into their personal 5-to-9 before the traditional 9-to-5 grind.

Michelle Obama, Bob Iger, and Apple CEO Tim Cook all claim to be up between 4 and 5 AM.

There’s a “5 AM club”, inspired by the habits of very successful people. But does waking up that early actually make us better at work?

And there’s even a whole industry of how to optimise your morning routine with supplements, journals and beauty products. In some cases, ice baths.

Against his better judgement, Business Daily's Matt Lines signed himself up to a week of 4 AM starts and met those for whom this is a way of life.

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

Presented and produced by Matt Lines

(Image: Matt Lines braving an ice bath as part of his research)


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvp3sw)
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THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8nht8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gch28)
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THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct80jm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvp7k0)
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THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ysg)
The Media Show: France’s political crisis

France’s Prime Minister, François Bayrou, has called a parliamentary confidence vote after his proposals to abolish two public holidays triggered widespread opposition. The unrest has coincided with the emergence of a grassroots movement, ‘Bloquons Tout’, which began on messaging apps and is now pushing its message through social media. BBC News Paris Correspondent Hugh Schofield assesses how French media outlets are reporting the crisis, while Paola Sedda, associate professor of Information and Communication Sciences at the University of Lille, examines the protesters’ tactics and their uneasy relationship with journalists.

American Vogue has appointed Chloe Malle as its new head of editorial content, with Anna Wintour remaining in a senior role at Condé Nast. Michael Grynbaum, media correspondent at The New York Times, explains what the change signals for the future of glossy magazines.

And a new book revisits the career of George Ward Price, the Daily Mail correspondent who became known for his extraordinary access to Adolf Hitler in the 1930s. Historian Richard Evans, author of Interviewing Hitler, tells his story.

Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai
Production Coordinator: Rosie Strawbridge
Technical Coordinator: Craig Johnson
Sound: Mike Campbell


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


THU 10:32 The Documentary (w3ct80hy)
The second map

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


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvpc94)
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THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8nr9j)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


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


THU 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct7193)
Xi’s axis of frenemies

President Xi Jinping said humanity faces "a choice between peace and war” as China paraded a huge arsenal of weapons – including nuclear missiles – in Beijing yesterday.

Xi's military parade, watched over by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, seemed a provocation to the west – most notably, Donald Trump – and a signal of his will to redraw the world order, lessening China’s reliance on the US.

In today's episode, the BBC's Celia Hatton considers: how long will China's friendships last with world leaders who have for years been its rivals?

Producers: Hannah Moore and Lucy Pawle
Executive Producer: James Shield
Mix: Travis Evans
Senior News Editor: China Collins

Image: Xi Jingping at a WW2 anniversary reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Florence Lo/Reuters


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvph18)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxv)
My partner’s murder: I’ll never stop demanding the truth

In 1999 Terence Freitas travelled to Colombia to work on education projects with the indigenous U’wa people. It was dangerous, there was a civil war, and the government was at loggerheads with the U’wa community over their objection to oil exploration on their traditional lands.

Along with two Native American colleagues, Terence was executed by guerrillas. The intellectual authors were never brought to justice. Abby Reyes was devastated, she has campaigned ever since for the crime to be properly investigated. Even as she tried to move on and start a family, unanswered questions about the killing haunted her. Twenty years later, she got an email from the Colombian government that blew her world apart. As part of the peace process following the formal end of the civil war, the man who had ordered the killing was to give evidence at an inquiry to which Abby was invited.

Abby has written a book about the aftermath of Terence's murder called Truth Demands: A Memoir of Murder, Oil Wars, and the Rise of Climate Justice.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Julian Siddle

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

(Photo: Abby Reyes. Credit: Jamie Grenough)


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


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


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


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


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


THU 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvpqjj)
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THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbctw34)
France's President Macron hosts Ukraine meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a meeting for Ukraine's coalition of the willing to discuss how to protect Ukraine if a peace deal is reached with Moscow. Also in the programme: Portugal in mourning after a deadly funicular accident; and how monitoring mice brains could help treat human brain conditions.

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in a meeting with other EU leaders. Credit: Reuters)


THU 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvpv8n)
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THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7230)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


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


THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct75vt)
What's the impact of India's tax cuts?

The Indian government has announced massive tax cuts on items ranging from snacks and biscuits to electronic products and cars. But how will it affect the world's fastest growing major economy, and the businesses operating there?

In the wake of Giorgio Armani's death at 91, Hannah Mullane speaks to author and writer Pauline Brown about what this could mean for his business empire worth more than US$7billion.

Elsewhere, we discuss why Nigeria's banned the export of Shea butter nuts - which are used to make beauty products around the world - in a bid to make the trade more lucrative, while some exporters are worried it could have the opposite effect.

And does a 4am morning routine make you more successful?

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


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


THU 16:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7rv4r)
France hosts Ukraine summit

President Macron says 26 countries are ready to contribute troops or other resources to guarantee security in Ukraine after any ceasefire or peace deal with Russia. We speak to our regional experts about today's meeting.

The Italian fashion designer and billionaire brand owner Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91. He was the archetype of Italian style and elegance, reimagining men's and women's suits for a modern audience. We speak to fashion writers about his legacy.

Lisbon's mayor has said the deadly funicular crash is "one of the biggest tragedies" in the city's recent history and they "need answers". The BBC's Mark Lowen is in the capital and speaks to local people there.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon.

(Photo: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron arrive to give a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing Summit, at the Elysee presidential Palace, in Paris, France on September 4, 2025. Credit: LUDOVIC MARIN/REUTERS)


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


THU 17:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7ryww)
Legendary Italian designer Giorgio Armani dies

The Italian fashion designer and billionaire brand owner Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91. He was the archetype of Italian style and elegance, reimagining men's and women's suits for a modern audience. We speak to our culture reporter.

Israel has dismissed a fresh offer by Hamas to free the remaining hostages and end the war in Gaza as "spin" with nothing new in it. We have the latest on the situation on the ground in Gaza.

In a bruising hearing, Robert F Kennedy Jr has defended his time as health secretary. Republicans and Democrats have been questioning the way he has been limiting access to vaccines. Our correspondent Nomia Iqbal explains.

After President XI and President Putin were overheard discussing organ transplants as a means of prolonging life, we bring together longevity experts to discuss how people can try to reverse their biological age.

Europe's top human rights court has said today that France's laws around sexual consent are "insufficient". Our newsroom reporte explains.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon.

(Photo: esigner Giorgio Armani appears at the end of the Giorgio Armani Fall-Winter 2025/2026 menswear collection during Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, January 20, 2025. Credit: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)

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THU 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvq6j1)
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THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxv)
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THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqb85)
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THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8pq8k)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gdpjk)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z7n)
2025/09/04 GMT

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


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


THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct80jm)
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THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gdt8p)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yft)
Why is Afghanistan so vulnerable to earthquakes?

Despite the relatively low magnitude, earthquakes in Afghanistan this week have left more than1000 dead. Afghan researcher Zakeria Shnizai from the University of Oxford unpicks some of the main causes of the country’s vulnerability to earthquakes.

Also this week, we talk to the climate scientist who led a 400+ page rebuttal to the US Department of Energy’s report on climate change.

We hear about research which has mapped the activity of over 600,000 neurons in 279 regions of the mouse brain to learn more about how decisions are made.

And we get the latest updates on 3I/ATLAS, the latest interstellar comet streaking its way across our solar system, just before it disappears behind the sun.

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Ella Hubber
Production Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

(Image: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan. Credit: Anadolu via Getty Images).


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


THU 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcvqb1)
Fashion giant Giorgio Armani dies at 91

Tributes have been paid to the legendary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani. We speak to Lady Helen Taylor, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, who in the 1980s and 90s became something of a muse to the designer and a brand ambassador, wearing his clothes when she was on royal duties.

Also today: Some fiery exchanges in the US Congress as health secretary RFK Junior defends his ideas about vaccines; and the elderly women diving into murky lakes looking for trash.

(Photo: Armani reimagined and modernised women's and men's suits. Credit: Getty Images)


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


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


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


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


THU 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqt7p)
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THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8q682)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gf5j2)
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THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct75y2)
Trump's Fed nominee faces the senate committee

The US president's pick Stephen Miran is nominated to serve as governor of the central bank. Will he cut interest rates?

The Italian fashion designer and billionaire brand owner Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91. We hear from his former employee.

Is it the end of the illegally streamed sport programmes? We look at the closure of Streameast - the world’s largest illegal sports streaming site.

You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.

FRIDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2025

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvqxzt)
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FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ysg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gf986)
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FRI 00:32 Good Bad Billionaire (w3ct7q8v)
Martha Stewart: The original lifestyle influencer

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

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

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


FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvr1qy)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs7sx5r673)
Trump's Fed nominee faces the senate committee

The US president's pick Stephen Miran is nominated to serve as governor of the central bank. Will he cut interest rates?

And, as the US Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into another Fed governor, is Donald Trump closer to controlling the US Central Bank?

Also, we talk to a designer and founder of the Very Creative Agency in New York, who's gone viral on social media after hitting the thrift trip jackpot.

Is it the end of the illegally streamed sport programmes? We look at the closure of Streameast - the world’s largest illegal sports streaming site.

You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvr5h2)
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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8qkhg)
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FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gfjrg)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvr976)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxv)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74jp)
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FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrdzb)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8qszq)
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FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gfs7q)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp9)
Blessed with bread

To Italians, bread is life. With 250 varieties across the country, it’s eaten with almost every meal. Its importance speaks to national values of community, tradition, quality and - above all - religion.

Australian-Japanese food writer Emiko Davies takes a tasty journey into the spiritual significance of bread in Italy, her adopted home. In the west of Sicily, residents honour Saint Joseph by constructing intricate sculptural breads, adorning altars with baked symbols, and staging a ritualised feast attended by the entire community. On the coast of Puglia, locals queue to receive blessed loaves in celebration of Saint Anthony. Finally, with food historian Fabrizia Lanza, she reflects on the origins of religious superstitions surrounding bread, and what the nation's diverse culinary traditions tell us about faith in Italy today.

Presenter: Emiko Davies
Producer: Jude Shapiro
Executive Producer: Jack Howson
Production Coordinator: Ieva Sabaliauskaite

A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC World Service

Image: A religious-themed bread display (Credit: Jude Shapiro/Peanut & Crumb)


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrjqg)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8pxr1)
Thailand's parliament to vote for new prime minister

The Thai parliament have been voting for a new prime minister. The country has been in a state of political turmoil for some time culminating in the removal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister last week.

The death toll from the funicular tram crash in Portugal has risen to sixteen; Thursday was a day of mourning across the country. The service operator has promised a full investigation into the accident with questions asked about the cable securing the vehicle.

And there have been angry exchanges between US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy and Senate committee members in Washington, as they clashed over Kennedy's running of the department of health.

(Photo: Thailand's parliament, Bangkok, 5 September 2025; Credit:
Reuters)


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrngl)
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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8q1h5)
Thai parliament to vote on new prime minister

The Thai parliament has been voting for a new prime minister after the incumbent was dismissed by the constitutional court. The country has been in a state of political turmoil for some time culminating in the removal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister last week.

The Israeli military says it now holds forty percent of Gaza City, as it continues its offensive there. We'll be speaking to an aid organisation in the city as charities warn essential services are collapsing and more children are in danger of starving.

And in Lebanon there may be moves towards greater peace and stability as the country's cabinet meet to discuss the disarmament of the militant group, Hezbollah.

(Photo: Thailand's parliament, 5 September 2025; Credit:
Reuters)


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvrs6q)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172zsps3w8q579)
Lawmakers in Thailand vote for new prime minister

Lawmakers in Thailand have been in session preparing to elect a new prime minister - the vote could land a heavy blow to the Shinawatra politicial dynasty and the Pheu Thai Party which has lost support in parliament.

Lebanon is a country fractured by political and ethnic divisions for decades, but now the central government hopes to take a step to asserting its authorities by disarming the powerful Hezbollah militia.

We'll have the latest on the funicular crash in Portugal; the death toll has risen to sixteen and an investigation into the accident has started.

And we look back on the life of fashion designer Georgio Armani.

(Photo: Parliament session voting for new prime minister, Bangkok, Thailand, 5 September 2025; Credit: Reuters)


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FRI 08:06 Americast (w3ct7t5w)
Will Epstein's victims force Trump to release more files?

For the first time in over six years, victims of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came together in DC this week, claiming the US government has not published everything it knows. The survivors said they’re now compiling their own list of Epstein’s associates, calling on Trump and Congress to make public the information it has.

Also this week, the House of Representatives Oversight Committee published 33,295 pages relating to Epstein, including flight logs, court filings, emails and the infamous “missing minute” of Epstein’s last hours in jail. Sarah, Anthony and Marianna unpack this week, and discuss claims - from both Democrats and Republicans - that the new documents contain little new information.

We also speak to Miles Taylor, former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security in Donald Trump’s first term - now being targeted by the Trump administration - about claims that the US president is using the Oval Office to go after his opponents.

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• Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent

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FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gg877)
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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6rsj)
Business Daily meets: Surinder Arora

The billionaire entrepreneur was sent to England at the age of 13 after getting into trouble in his native India.

His family shared a house and his mother worked two jobs - something he said instilled in him the work ethic that led him to found his own hospitality businesses.

An interest in air travel led him to London's Heathrow Airport, the 4th largest airport in the world. But it was on the ground, in the hotel industry, that he made his fortune, with the Arora Group.

We hear Surinder Arora's story, and his proposals for an alternative way to expand Heathrow's capacity.

Produced and presented by Will Bain

(Image: Surinder Arora. Credit: Surinder Arora)


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct7448)
‘How I sold my clothes and created $5 billion Vinted empire'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(Photo: Milda Mitkutė. Credit: Vinted)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvs0pz)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yft)
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FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wh)
Punk rock science

A dinosaur with metre-long spikes has been discovered. The species, Spicomellus afer, is from the Jurassic Period and is the oldest example of a group of animals called ankylosaurs.

The scientists behind the research have dubbed the new dinosaur the ‘punk rock dinosaur’, which led the Unexpected Elements team to go out searching for the science on all things punk, rock, and heavy metal.

First up, we find out what other punks might be lurking in the fossil record. And meet a pair of unconventional molluscs.

Next up on the set list, we investigate the physics underpinning mosh pits and the implications this could have for crowd control.

We speak with Anirudh Patel, an astrophysicist from Columbia University, who is scouring deep space to find out more about the origins of heavy metals.

And we dig into the unexpected link between water pipes and IQ.

All that, plus many more Unexpected Elements.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Camilla Mota and Meral Jamal
Producers: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, with Lucy Davies and Robbie Wojciechowski


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FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8rn6m)
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FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ggmgm)
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FRI 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct714l)
Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust

In 1994, Ukraine surrendered the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal, inherited from the collapsed Soviet Union, in exchange for security assurances from the US, Russia, and the UK.

Ukraine’s denuclearisation is often considered a huge success story in nuclear non-proliferation, but in retrospect, it may have paved the way for Putin's 2022 invasion.

As talk of US-European security guarantees for Ukraine resurfaces in the context of tentative Russia-Ukraine peace talks, we speak with BBC Paris correspondent Andrew Harding about the history of the 1994 agreement, and consider whether Ukraine would ever again believe promises made to protect it.

Producers: Sam Chantarasak and Xandra Ellin
Executive producer: Annie Brown
Mix: Travis Evans
Senior news editor: China Collins

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive to chair the Coalition of the Willing Summit, at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on September 4, 2025. Ludovic Marin/ Getty


FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvscyc)
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FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh9)
Outlook Mixtape: Wrestle-mania! A trilogy of takedowns

Today’s Mixtape is all about the wild, outrageous world of wrestling and the people brave enough to take to the mat.

Mahavir Phogat has always been fanatical about wrestling. He did some amateur wrestling himself, but he did not reach the heights he had hoped to. So, dreaming of an Olympic gold medal, he decided to train his two daughters, Geeta and Babita, to be champion wrestlers.

Remedios La Misteriosa is a wrestler in the Bolivian city of El Alto. She is part of the indigenous Aymara people and when she wrestles she wears her traditional skirt. She started training to learn to defend herself, but has since become a star in the sport.

Former Harvard athlete Chris Nowinski found stardom after a reality TV show catapulted him into the world of pro wrestling. Performing as the obnoxious villain Chris Harvard, he worked alongside WWE superstars like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and John Cena. Chris lived the dream, until one fateful match left him suffering from post-concussion syndrome. With his career seemingly at its end, Chris began researching sports-related head trauma and convincing athletes to donate their brains. His work helped shed new light on the dangers of impact sports.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producers: Marcia Veiga and Anna Lacey

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

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct7448)
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FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvshph)
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FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8rwpw)
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FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ggvyw)
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FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yft)
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FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcxs07)
Israel begins strikes on multi-storey buildings in Gaza City

The Israeli military says it is stepping up its military operation in Gaza City.

It says it has now captured 40% of the city, which the largest urban centre in the territory - and has announced its intention to strike multi-storey buildings which it says Hamas has converted into military infrastructure. We hear from a Palestinian mother who says she can’t evacuate.

Also in the programme: President Putin says that any western troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Russia to attack; and as the UK's deputy prime minister resigns over her tax affairs, what does it mean for Keir Starmer's Labour government?

(Photo shows an Israeli airstrike hitting multistorey building in Gaza City on 5 September 2025. Credit: EPA/Mohammed Saber)


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FRI 15:06 Americast (w3ct7t5w)
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FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24gh3g4)
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FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76lf)
The economic hit of Afghanistan's earthquakes

Afghanistan is one of the world's poorest countries, and after its eastern region was hit by a level 6.0 earthquake killing thousands and displacing thousands more - we hear from Stephen Rodriques of the UN to find out the financial impact involved with rebuilding its infrastructure and supporting families who have lost everything.

Hannah Mullane speaks to Han Lin about the growing financial pressure on businesses in China after the nation's pension system shake up.

Meanwhile, we discuss the global impact of the latest cyber-attack that's forced Jaguar Land Rover to keep production lines across the UK closed into next week.

And why the future of France's film making subsidies are coming into question.

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


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvsvxw)
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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7vr1v)
Putin rejects Western security in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Western proposals for a "reassurance force" in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit aimed at finalising plans for security guarantees. We get reaction from Ukraine and discuss prospects for peace with our regional and diplomatic experts.

Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer, is reshuffling his cabinet after his deputy, Angela Rayner, resigned for failing to pay enough tax on a flat she bought earlier this year. We get details from our political correspondent.

Police are still investigating the cause of the the funicular crash, which killed at least 16 people and injured about 20 more in Lisbon. We speak to our correspondent there.

After Queen Camilla revealed that she had fought off an attempted indecent assault as a teenager on a train, we speak to women with similar experiences.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Far Eastern Federal District, Vladivostok, Russian Federation - 05 Sep 2025. Credit: VLADIMIR SMIRNOV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)


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FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w173067y1f7vvsz)
Israel destroys dozens of buildings in Gaza City

Israeli strikes and demolitions have destroyed dozens of buildings in areas of Gaza City, satellite images show, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its offensive has established control over 40% of the city. We speak to BBC Verify and BBC Arabic about the new offensive. Meanwhile, Hamas has released a video showing two Israeli hostages seized from a music festival nearly two years ago Our newsroom reporter explains.

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday that directs the Department of Defense to be known as the Department of War. Our Washington correspondent explains.

For the first time, the World Health Organisation has recommended a class of headline-grabbing weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity worldwide, while urging cheap generic versions for developing countries. We speak to our health reporter.

And, we hear a conversation about male pattern hair loss.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon.


(Photo: Israeli airstrike hits multistory building in Gaza City - 05 Sep 2025. Credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA)


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FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh9)
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FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct7448)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8sm5n)
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FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ghlfn)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z34)
2025/09/05 GMT

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


FRI 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvtbxd)
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FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rn0)
Grey divorce

There’s plenty of chat on social media about so-called ‘grey divorce’. But are older people around the world really splitting up in record numbers?

The truth is, it’s hard to be sure, because reliable figures on global divorce rates don’t exist. Where research has been done - most notably in the US - there’s some evidence that rising numbers of people are deciding to go their separate ways later in life.

We hear from three Americans, including 65 year-old Laura in Virginia. Her immediate feelings post break up - after almost 30 years of marriage - included loneliness and personal reappraisal.

“It was also a complete loss of my sense of identity,” said Laura. “I had my ex husband’s last name longer than I had my own name. I was a mother and my divorce coincided with my kids launching. So it was, okay, who am I now?”

For 68 year-old Steven in North Carolina, who split from his husband eight years ago, new relationships also required adjustment.

“It has taken time to rebuild that kind of trust on the emotional level,” he said, “and then taking your clothes off at 60 is different to taking your clothes off at 45!”

Two women from Malaysia and South Africa also reveal what grey divorce is like from an adult child’s point of view.

Hosted by Rahul Tandon. Conversations by Luke Jones.

A Boffin Media production with producer Sue Nelson in partnership with the BBC OS team and producers Iqra Farooq and Laura Cress

(Photo: Divorcee and podcast host, Laura Stassi, Credit: Jenifer Morris Photography)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxm24ghq5s)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st4)
Will drinking milk help me live longer?

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

All mammals produce milk, and our mother’s milk is our very first drink as babies. So what actually is the white stuff? Mary Fewtrell, professor of paediatric nutrition at UCL, gives presenter Chhavi Sachdev the lowdown on just how fundamental breastmilk is to us all.
But are we meant to continue drinking milk from other animals once we grow up? This behaviour of ours is rare among mammals… so Christina Warinner, professor of evolutionary biology at Harvard University, tells us when in our history cow’s milk entered our diet, and how we even came to be able to digest it.

And is there any truth in the accepted wisdom that cow’s milk will give us stronger bones? Karl Michaelsson, professor of medical epidemiology at Uppsala University, has researched just this – and the answer isn’t what you’d expect. Karl helps Chhavi sift through the complex evidence to see whether milk is actually any good for us.

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

(Photo:Lady milking cow, Nadiad, Gujarat, India)


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwsmdvtgnj)
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FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172zss7tbcym74)
'A battle for the soul of Israel'

On the 700th day of the war in Gaza Fania Oz-Salzberger, an Israeli historian and daughter of the writer Amos Oz, speaks to us about the prospects for peace with the Palestinians.

Also in the programme: the British prime minister loses his deputy, leading to a sweeping reshuffle of the government; and David Bowie's unlikely ambition to write a musical about 18th century London.

(Photo: Three-year-old Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmad, the only survivor of his family with his grandmother, at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 03 September 2025.Credit: Mohammed Saber /EPA/Shutterstock)


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FRI 22:06 Americast (w3ct7t5w)
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FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp9)
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FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl7rm8t355)
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FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76np)
US immigration agents arrest workers at Hyundai plant

We're on the ground in the US state of Georgia where immigration agents have arrested nearly 500 people during a raid on a Hyundai battery-production facility.

And, we'll break down the latest US jobs report, which showed hiring in America stalled last month. We'll explain what that means for the Federal Reserve which has come under immense pressure from President Trump to cut rates.

Also, McDonald’s is taking a stand on tipping. It says all restaurant workers should get a full minimum wage rather than relying on tips to boost a smaller amount of pay.

And why Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks many companies in the US want to resume work with Russia?

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