SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2025

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5lzhr)
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SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wj)
Some dam awesome science

The inauguration of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam has us looking at how we decide when, where, and even whether to build dams.

But humans aren’t the only ones building dams – Loren Taylor of the Beaver Institute joins us to talk all about nature’s hydroengineers and the wide-spread benefits beavers (and their dams!) have on ecosystems.

Also on the program, how close are we to clean energy from space, the science behind holding your breath for a really, really, really, REALLY long time, and how natural sounds can be turned into musical instruments. All that, plus more unexpected elements.

Presenter: Alex Lathbridge with Andrada Fiscutean and Katie Silver
Producers: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins, Alice Lipscombe-Southwell and Robbie Wojciechowski.


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5m37w)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs855hm7r1)
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SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5m700)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wllm0d)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfds9l8d)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct6zjq)
India and Pakistan prepare for Asia Cup clash

After months of uncertainty, the Asia Cup got under way this week in the United Arab Emirates, having been in doubt following cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan in May, which disrupted the IPL and the Pakistan Super League. That led to speculation whether India would play matches against Pakistan. The Stumped team look ahead to the clash and discuss the competitive balance of the competition and whether any team in the tournament can genuinely challenge India.

Our build-up to the Women’s World Cup continues and this week Sri Lanka are the focus. We hear from journalist Estelle Vasudevan, who explains what it means for the country to be back in the competition for the first time since 2017.

Plus, can you remember what you were doing at 17 years old? Croatia's Zach Vukusic became the youngest ever international cricket captain in a recent T20 series against Cyprus at just 17 years and 311 days. We discuss his history making achievement.


Photo: Captains of participating teams pose with the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket match trophy alongside Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi during a press conference at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on September 9, 2025. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5mbr4)
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SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6whb)
Outlook Mixtape: The musical

Born under apartheid and in poverty, South African composer Lebo M grew up loving music and became a performer at a young age. His talent took him on a tumultuous journey from Soweto to Hollywood. As he worked on the music for Disney's hit animation The Lion King and as apartheid came to an end in South Africa, the story of those lions fighting for their kingdom took on a whole new relevance to him. Lebo M spoke to Emily Webb in 2019.

Marni Nixon looks back at her early singing career in the 1950s and 1960s. Hollywood's ghost singer, whose voice you hear in the main roles of The King and I (singing for Deborah Kerr), My Fair Lady (singing for Audrey Hepburn) and West Side Story (singing for Natalie Wood), tells Outlook's Jo Fidgen about the days when she had to defend her rights to be credited. This interview was first broadcast in 2013.

Sammi Cannold, a Jewish Broadway director, and Safi Rauf, a Muslim humanitarian, met in August 2021 during the chaotic evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan. Amid the crisis, they fell in love. However, just months into dating, Safi was taken prisoner by the Taliban while carrying out humanitarian work in Kabul. For 105 days, he was held in a basement prison but kept the spirits of his fellow captives alive by singing songs from the musical Les Misérables.

Presenter: Saskia Collette
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder

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

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct7449)
How the Philippines saved Jews during World War Two

On 15 September 1935, following the introduction of the Nuremberg Laws in Nazi Germany, seven-year-old Lotte Hershfield and her family left their home in Breslau, which was part of Germany and is now known as Wroclaw in Poland.

Their journey took them across continents by ship, train and on horse and cart.

They eventually arrived in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, one of the few places welcoming Jewish refugees fleeing persecution.

As they rebuilt their lives, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbour and, soon after, invaded the Philippines.

When United States forces eventually reclaimed the islands, Lotte and her family once again packed up their lives, this time settling in Baltimore, Maryland.

Now aged 94, Lotte has been sharing the memories of her life in Manila with Megan Jones.

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: Lotte Hershfield. Credit: Lotte Hershfield)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5mgh8)
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SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5ml7d)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wllz7s)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfds9yhs)
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SAT 05:32 Trending (w3ct72tk)
Selling misleading fertility hope

The global fertility supplements industry has an estimated worth of over 2 billion dollars, and it’s growing. Some experts have raised the alarm around poor regulation of companies and the products they sell.
In this episode of BBC Trending we investigate Pink Stork and other supplement companies which say they can help you get pregnant. Now, they're being promoted heavily on social media and beyond. What is the science behind some of the claims?
And what does this say about regulation of the supplements industry as a whole?
Reporter: Kayleen Devlin
Editor: Flora Carmichael


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct6vzc)
Will the world really be 50 million workers short by 2030?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the world faces a severe labour shortage – 50 million workers by the end of the decade.
The boss of the world’s most valuable company thinks humanoid robots will be needed to fill the gap.

But is this prediction based on solid evidence?

Tim Harford looks at the calculations behind the claim with Rajiv Gupta, a technology expert at Boston Consulting Group, who is the likely source of the 50 million figure.

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

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Nicholas Barrett
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Richard Vadon


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5mpzj)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zw88fxtw8ph)
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SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5mtqn)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zw88fxtwdfm)
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SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5mygs)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zw88fxtwj5r)
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SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5n26x)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rn1)
Would you want to live until 150?

During an unguarded conversation between President Putin and President Jinping in Beijing, the Chinese leader suggested that scientific developments meant that by the end of the century people might live until 150.

So, what is it like to live to an old age and will 150 years ever be possible?

We bring together two women in Australia, Janet and Myfanwy, with a combined age of 202. One of them still drives. The other stopped getting behind the wheel at 96.

They say they both enjoy busy lives. Janet at 102 doesn’t relish the thought of being 150 though: “Think how doddery and staggery you would be.” And Mwfanwy adds: “I don’t want to live forever!”

In another conversation, 87-year-old Elaine in the United States has this advice: “We’ve all been through difficult times, we’ve all had terrible things happen to us, but you just get past it, and you put one foot in front of the other and you just keep on going.”

We also hear from three distinguished researchers who discuss the reality of living a long life and the science of anti-aging.

This edition is from BBC OS Conversations, where we bring people together to share their experiences.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon
BBC producers: Iqra Farooq, Akwasi Sarpong, Laura Cress and Ash Mohamed
Boffin Media producers: Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson

(Photo: 102-year old Janet McDonald. Credit: Janet McDonald)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsbfh9)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z58)
Finding love on 'Mountain Tinder'

Why hikers in the Alps are replacing dating apps with scribbled notes. Plus: a woman who found out her husband was an escaped fugitive, and a dog who can't stop retrieving rubbish.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvs)
How World Book Club played detective with Sherlock

World Book Club usually interviews authors about their work, with questions from the audience. But September’s edition featured an author who died nearly a century ago. We’re joined by presenter Harriet Gilbert to talk about the show's special episode on Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes. Will they do something similar with other deceased authors?

Plus, already announced major programme changes will take effect soon, but listeners have already been in touch concerned about what’s happening with Business Matters.

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


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5n5z1)
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SAT 10:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct8785)
River Deep, Mountain High

River...Martin Strel is a swimming marvel. The Slovenian holds multiple world records, and his specialty is swimming the entire length of rivers... Amazon, Thames, Mississippi, Yangtze, Danube, you name it, he's swam it. Except the Nile! So why not?! Martin tells us about his amazing feats of swimming and why the Nile is not on his list of river results.

Deep...In 2000, Jill Heinerth was already a renowned diver, known for her exploits mapping vast underground cave networks in Florida. Filming for a National Geographic documentary brought a new and unprecedented challenge; a vast iceberg known as B-15 had broken away from an ice shelf in Antarctica, providing a unique chance to explore its networks of underground caves. Braving sub zero temperatures and the treachery of constantly shifting ice, Jill became the first person to ever enter one of these caves - a historic milestone in diving.

Mountain... Joshua Patterson is an ultra-marathon runner who later this month will attempt to become the first man to complete a marathon at over 6,000 metres altitude. Having successfully become the first person to run 76 marathons in the 76 cities in the UK...in 76 days he's pushing himself to the very edge of physical exertion. He tells us about what he fears the most about this latest challenge, and his motivation the passing of his godson Archie and raising money for www.babylossclub.com, charity Archie's parents have set-up.

High... The world’s best athletes are back in Tokyo this week for the World Athletics Championships. It’s a return to the city that hosted the delayed Olympics in 2021. But, the high jump competition will have to go a long way to compete with the drama of four years ago, when Italian Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar’s Mutaz Bar-sham SHARED the gold medal; the first time that’s happened in athletics in over a hundred years. lions around the world… As you Gianmarco is a real character. Before Tokyo he was famous for turning up to competitions having shaved half his beard! That’s right one side of his face hairy, the other clean shaven. What made Gianmarco’s journey to gold even more remarkable was he’d missed the Rio Games due to injury. The cast he had worn on his his ankle, served as inspiration, accompanying him all around the world, including that night at the Olympic stadium

Photo: Record Breaking Swimmer Martin Strel Emerges From The River Thames In London To Launch A Film About His 3,375 Mile Swim Down The Amazon Entitled 'Big River Man. (CREDIT: John Phillips/UK Press via Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5n9q5)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wlmpqk)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsbnzk)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct78bv)
Protests hit France as new PM takes office

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether the latest political crisis in France is a sign of long-term decline, examines the reasons for the simmering tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, and looks at the ways in which Russia is trying to win over opinion around the world.

Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editor: Vara Szajkowski


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5nfg9)
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SAT 12:06 World Questions (w3ct7504)
World Questions Greece

Fixing Greece’s declining population is now the Government’s top priority, so how should it solve the crisis? Is the country at risk of being ruined by tourism? And could migrants from abroad help boost the Greek economy?
Jonny Dymond is joined by a panel of leading politicians and analysts taking questions from a large and lively audience at the Megaron Concert Hall in the country’s capital, Athens.

The panel:
Sofia Zacharaki: Minister of Education
Pavlos Yeroulanos: MP, PASOK
Xenia Kounalaki: Journalist
Yiannis Koutsomitis: Analyst

Producer: Helen Towner

(Photo: Students in central Athens demonstrate against a new educational reform. Credit: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5nk6f)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zss85lpsps1)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqph5g99b0)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld has live Premier League commentary from Everton’s new stadium for the first time as Everton host Aston Villa at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Lee James is joined by Premier League winner Robert Huth and former Premier League manager Mark Warburton to look ahead to that game and the rest of the weekend’s English top-flight action. There will also be updates and reaction from Nottingham Forest’s first game under new manager Ange Postecoglou as they play Arsenal in the day’s early kick-off.

Sportsworld will also be in Tokyo for day one of the World Athletics Championships which includes the final of the women’s 10,000m, men’s shot put and mixed 4x400m relay. There will also be the latest from the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, cricket’s Asia Cup and a preview to the super-middleweight boxing bout between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford in Las Vegas.

Image: Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa is challenged by James Tarkowski of Everton during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Aston Villa FC at Goodison Park on January 15, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5p4y2)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wlnjyg)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdscj6g)
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SAT 18:32 Trending (w3ct72tk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 More or Less (w3ct6vzc)
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SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5p8p6)
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SAT 19:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7231)
Is time up for TikTok in the US?

In January, the popular Chinese social media app TikTok went offline for its 170 million Americans. The outage marked a turning point in a long-running dispute over data privacy and national security, with US lawmakers concerned about the app’s Chinese ownership. A law passed by Congress required ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to sell its US operations or face a ban.

Although ByteDance did not meet the deadline, the newly inaugurated President Trump postponed enforcement, introducing a timeline for a potential sale. That deadline has since been extended multiple times, with the current cutoff now set for 17 September. But with complex negotiations still underway and Beijing reluctant to approve any deal, Trump has signalled he may grant yet another extension leaving the app’s fate in the US uncertain.

This week on The Inquiry, we’re asking: Is it time up for TikTok in the US?

Contributors:
Alan Rozenshtein, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota
Dr Joanne Gray, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures in the Discipline of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney
Anupam Chander, Professor of Law and Technology at Georgetown University
Isabella Wilkinson, Research Fellow in the Digital Society Initiative at Chatham House


Presenter: David Baker
Producer: Matt Toulson
Researcher: Maeve Schaffer
Editor: Louise Clarke
Technical Producer: James Bradshaw
Production Management Assistant: Liam Morrey


SAT 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdscmyl)
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SAT 19:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct7yvc)
Decoding China’s doublespeak

How the Chinese Communist Party gets lost in translation and whether it’s accidental or intentional. “The Belt and Road Initiative”, “community with a shared future for humankind”, “socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era” - the slogans and proclamations coming out of Beijing can sound abstract and bewildering. We examine the complex character of the language and how it’s put to use by the CCP to understand why its message can get lost on the outside world.

Contributor: Tom Lam
Producer: Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov
Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg
Music: Pete Cunningham


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5pdfb)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztr)
Musician, podcaster and author Nabil Ayers

Hollywood star Robin Wright on combining acting and directing in the hotly-discussed new television series The Girlfriend.

Pioneering musician William Barton on the significance of the yidaki in Aboriginal Australian culture.

Swedish big screen actor Alicia Vikander on being a child actor and performing in a musical written by the ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.

American director Jay Roach discusses working with Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch in new divorce comedy, The Roses.

And there’s music from Arooj Aftab, the Pakistani-American singer who recently performed at the BBC Proms.

Plus, Nikki talks to music powerhouse Nabil Ayers about his book My Life in the Sunshine and podcast Identified, along with critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh.

Main image: Nabil Ayers
Photo credit: Pooneh Ghana


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5pj5g)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zss85lptnr2)
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SAT 22:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct8785)
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SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5prnq)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wlp4p3)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsd3y3)
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SAT 23:32 This Is Africa (w3ct72dd)
June Freedom

June Freedom is the most streamed artist from Cabo Verde at the moment. He grew up on the islands, but was born in Boston and is now based in LA. His music draws on this rich musical background with influences as diverse as Cesaria Evora and Usher. It has been described as 'the sound of endless summer'.

In July this year he was named African Rookie of the month by the USA’s prestigious music magazine Billboard. But June Freedom is no rookie. He supported Tiwa Savage on her US tour, and has performed around the world in his own right.

He also has three albums under his belt. The most recent of these came out in July and it’s called Casa Mira Mar.

SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2025

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5pwdv)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rn1)
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SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsd7p7)
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SUN 00:32 The Documentary (w3ct81mp)
Tequila with the bat man

Rodrigo Medellin loves bats. The Mexican conservationist has been obsessed with the often maligned creatures for over six decades. As a child, he kept blood in ice cube trays in his parents' freezer, to feed to his pet vampire bats. He went on to create Mexico City’s first ever bat festival, and to work with governments, universities, NGOs and researchers all over the world.

Like many Mexicans, he is also fiercely proud of the country’s native spirits: tequila and mezcal. The agave spirits are hugely important for Mexico’s economy, especially in the states of Jalisco and Oaxaca. Exports of the drinks are worth billions. Tequila and mezcal have become increasingly popular in recent decades, with sales boosted by big budget celebrity-owned brands designed to appeal to the US consumer. From Kendall Jenner to George Clooney, US celebrities have been riding high on the mass market appeal of the liquor.

But the boom in these industries has had unintended consequences for Rodrigo's beloved bats. Often the agave the spirits are made from is harvested early, before the slow-growing plant can flower. This means bats cannot feed from the nectar, and critically, they can’t do their job as pollinators. This contributes to agave monocultures which are susceptible to disease and blight.

Rodrigo explains how he wanted to change the way the industry works, creating a “bat-friendly” certification for tequila and mezcal producers who leave 5% of the agave untouched, to bloom. But why have so few brands been certified, why is the programme controversial for some producers, and why are bats a tricky sell as far as conservation for many people and communities? Sarah Treanor spends time with Rodrigo in Mexico City and Oaxaca to find out.

A Bespoken Media production.

Image: Rodrigo Medellin holding a bat (Credit: Paul Webala)


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5q04z)
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SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7231)
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SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsdcfc)
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SUN 01:32 Trending (w3ct72tk)
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SUN 01:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct7zs3)
Bula Choudhury – India's record breaking swimmer

In 2004, the Indian long-distance swimmer Bula Choudhury became the first woman to complete the challenge of crossing straits of the world’s Seven Seas.

Choudhury is a former Indian national swimming champion in the pool, who was inspired to switch to the ocean by a traditional Bengali folk tale.

Her challenge took her to five continents. She says that one of her hardest swims was in the cold waters of the English Channel.

In 2020 she spoke to Maya Mitter about her career.

A Made in Manchester Production.

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

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

(Photo: Bula Choudhury. Credit: Bula Choudhury personal collection)


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5q3x3)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wlphxh)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsdh5h)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjt)
The psychology of curiosity

Is curiosity good for us, or should we learn a lesson from what curiosity did to the cat? And why does curiosity drive some people to explore the ends of the earth and beyond, while others just really aren’t very curious at all?

We invite a panel of people for whom curiosity is also at the centre of what they do to discuss the psychology of curiosity in front of an audience at the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK.

They are...

Tim Peake – astronaut, test pilot and author. His lifelong curiosity took him to live for six months on the International Space station. While he was there he famously ran the London Marathon on a treadmill and he was the first British astronaut to walk in space.

Gosia Goclowska - a lecturer in the department of psychology at the University of Bath. She researches some of the more unusual emotions we experience such as curiosity, awe and surprise.

And Matthias Gruber - an associate professor of psychology at the University of Cardiff. His research focuses on the neuroscience of curiosity and learning.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Lorna Stewart


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5q7n7)
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SUN 03:06 World Questions (w3ct7504)
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SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5qcdc)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6try)
Israel's ultimatum over Gaza City

Pascale Harter introduces correspondents' stories from southern Gaza, the Thai-Cambodian border, the streets of Paris and a village bike race in Slovenia.

Around a million Palestinians have been told to leave Gaza City ahead of a new Israeli offensive - though many now say there is nowhere left to go in Gaza which is safe, or which has access to facilities and food. Lucy Williamson was granted rare access to Gaza by the Israeli army, and was taken to see the planned new aid distribution site for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Thailand has a new prime minister – its third in just over a year - following a political crisis that ignited a short, sudden conflict with Cambodia. What tipped these neighbouring countries - with their long shared border, common Hindu-Buddhist heritage, and tightly intertwined economies - into war? Our Southeast Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head unpacks how a falling-out between political dynasties led to this catastrophic breakdown of relations.

France also has a new prime minister, after François Bayrou, lost a no-confidence vote and was ousted from office. Last week street protests took place across France as people their voiced anger over his proposals to remove two national holidays and impose a pensions freeze. Their slogan was "Bloquons Tout" - "Let's Block Everything" - so is there any way out of the French political impasse? Andrew Harding watched events unfold in Paris.


Slovenia may be small - with a population of around two million people - but it's something of a sporting superpower. It's produced some of the best male cyclists in the world today, including four-time Tour de France champ Tadej Pogacar. Every year, he hosts a cycling festival in his home village of Komenda that showcases the sport's social side. Guy De Launey went along for the ride.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production co-ordinator: Rosie Strawbridge


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsdqnr)
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SUN 04:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct78bv)
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SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5qh4h)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wlpw4w)
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SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsdvdw)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct81mp)
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SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5qlwm)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zw88fxtz5ll)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5qqmr)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zw88fxtz9bq)
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SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5qvcw)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zw88fxtzf2v)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5qz40)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6try)
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SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsfbdd)
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SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yy)
Flavour: The potato chip story

Self-confessed crisp lover Ruth Alexander traces the story of the crisp or potato chip, starting with a tasting experience matching fine wines and “rubbish crisps” at a wine bar in the northern English city of Manchester.

With the help of journalist and crisp historian Natalie Whittle, Ruth finds out about the commercial beginnings of the potato chip in the fine dining rooms of nineteenth century New York. She meets the chef who travels the world searching for new taste sensations to develop into a packet of crisps for snack giant Frito-Lays. Can you guess which flavours nearly, but not quite, made it onto the shelves?

Ruth also talks to salty snack expert Jolene Ng of Mintel, who researches the role crisps play in modern life. And with Japan renowned for its unusual flavours, Ruth meets Makoto Ehara, the boss of one of the country’s biggest potato chip makers Calbee, who tells her about the threat climate change poses to the future of the potato chip industry.

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

Produced by Lexy O’Connor

Photo: A woman in a bright pink jumper is smiling as she pushes a supermarket trolley through the potato crisp aisle. Credit: dowell / getty images


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5r2w4)
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SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xy1)
Digging deep to help farmers

A new farming method is having a dramatic effect on maize crops in Malawi. And assistance is coming from a solar-powered tractor. In the last of her visits to Malawi, Myra goes to a village where they are using a new method called Deep Bed Farming. It’s more than doubled the yield of some of the farmers and improved their standards of living. The method involves digging deep into the hard earth. This can be tough work but a new solar-powered tractor designed in the UK called Aftrak is helping the farmers. Malawi has been hit hard by the changing climate and often struggles to feed its population. So making it more food secure could improve the lives of millions.

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

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer: Richard Kenny
Malawi Producer: Marie Segula
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Senior News Editor: Lisa Baxter
Sound Mix: Hal Haines

(Image: Malawian farmers with an Aftrak solar powered tractor, BBC)


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsfg4j)
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SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70tf)
Who's behind Europe's largest rare book heist?

The University library in Tartu, in Estonia, is a large brutalist complex, surrounded by concrete water fountains and futuristic steel sculptures. But inside this unassuming building lies a hidden treasure: rare books worth thousands. In April 2022, some of these books were stolen, including historic editions by Alexander Pushkin. According to Europol, the European law enforcement agency, this theft was part of a criminal operation that targeted national libraries in 12 countries, including the Baltic states, Poland, Finland, Germany and France. It's been described as Europe’s largest book heist since War World Two. Who was behind it? My colleague Nina Nazarova from BBC Russian has been investigating this story.

Plus, 7-year-old Nigerian online musical sensation Emmanuel plays keyboards and drums, and has been captivating audiences online, as BBC Pidgin’s Adesola Ikulajolu reports.

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.)


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5r6m8)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wlqlmn)
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SUN 11:32 Trending (w3ct72tk)
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SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct6vzc)
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SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5rbcd)
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SUN 12:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rn1)
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SUN 12:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsfpms)
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SUN 12:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct7yvc)
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SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5rg3j)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zss85lpwlp4)
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SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5rkvn)
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SUN 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqph5gd673)
Live Sporting Action

Live athletics and football are the focus on Sportsworld this Sunday, with action from the World Athletics Championships and the English Premier League. Our team in Tokyo will have commentary of the men’s and women’s 100m finals, plus the rest of the day’s action, followed by commentary of the Manchester derby as City host United at the Etihad Stadium.

There will also be updates and reaction from Turf Moor, where Burnley take on Premier League champions Liverpool, while the German Bundesliga is the focus on this week’s EuroStars.

The team will also bring you the latest from the quarter-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup as well as cricket’s Asia Cup and the third T20 international between England and South Africa.

Image: Erling Haaland of Manchester City gestures alongside Harry Maguire of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Manchester United FC at Etihad Stadium on December 15, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5s5l9)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wlrklp)
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SUN 19:32 The Documentary (w3ct80hz)
The Second Map

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


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5s9bf)
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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wj)
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SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5sf2k)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172zss85lpxkn5)
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SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5sjtp)
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SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct702c)
Will the switch to green technology become unstoppable?

When people talk about tipping points in the climate, it’s usually bad news – the irreversible melting of ice sheets or the collapse of rainforests. But could there be positive tipping points too, moments where climate solutions break through and spread rapidly?

Tim Lenton, Professor of Climate Change at the University of Exeter and author of Positive Tipping Points: How to Fix the Climate Crisis, says it’s already happening – from the dramatic rise of renewable energy to the surge in electric vehicles. He explains how in Norway, the 80s pop band A-Ha played a crucial role in making EVs mainstream.

So, could positive tipping points hold the key to addressing the climate crisis?

Hosts Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar speak to Professor Lenton about how positive tipping points happen and what we can learn from them.

Got a question? Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com

Production Team: Jonathan Baker, Grace Braddock, Tom Brignell, Diane Richardson, Sabine Schereck and Nik Sindle
Editor: Simon Watts


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsgx32)
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SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z58)
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SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvs)
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SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5snkt)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl83wls1l6)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsh0v6)
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SUN 23:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70tf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:32 today]

MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2025

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwszp5ss9y)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6try)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmfdsh4lb)
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MON 00:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfv)
Asteroids, comets and where to find them

Scientists’ latest plans for welcoming interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas next month, and arranging a rendezvous with comet Apophis in 2029, as heard this week at the EPSC-DPS international planetary science joint meeting in Helsinki.

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Ella Hubber, with Alex Mansfield
Production coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

Image: Artist's impression of an asteroid in space (Credit: European Space Agency/ESA Science Office)


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygxrb7)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4wx4bm)
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MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2m3lm)
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MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct6swf)
The Life Scientific: Tori Herridge

Elephants are the largest living land mammal and today our planet is home to three species: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant.

But a hundred thousand years ago, in the chilly depths of the Ice Age, multiple species of elephant roamed the earth: from dog-sized dwarf elephants to towering woolly mammoths.

These gentle giants' evolutionary story and its parallels with that of humankind has long fascinated Dr Tori Herridge, a senior lecturer in evolutionary biology at the University of Sheffield, where - as a seasoned science broadcaster - she's also responsible for their Masters course in Science Communication.

Tori has spent much of her life studying fossil elephants and the sites where they were excavated; trying to establish facts behind relics that are far beyond the reach of Radio Carbon Dating. To date she's discovered dwarf mammoths on Mediterranean islands, retraced the groundbreaking Greek expedition of a female palaeontologist in the early 1900s, and even held an ancient woolly mammoth’s liver. (Verdict: stinky.)

But as she tells Professor Jim Al-Khalili, this passion for fossil-hunting is not just about understanding the past: this information is what will help us protect present-day elephants and the world around them for future generations.

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


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygxw2c)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4wx82r)
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MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2m7br)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st5)
Why am I so sentimental?

CrowdScience listener Kerry started thinking about his sentimental attachment to his possessions when he began sorting through an old trunk, full of objects from his past. He wants to know why we get so attached to things that often have no use anymore and why it’s so hard to give them away.



Anand Jagatia investigates why the objects we accumulate during our lives mean so much to us.



He talks to psychologists Mary Dozier and Melissa Norberg and finds out that our possessions offer stability and comfort from the earliest age. That keepsake you brought home from your holiday may also stir memories about days gone by - and that’s one reason why we may find it hard to part with the things we own, because they help us to access our emotions. And the items we collect through our lives can come to represent our identity too.



Anand visits the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia, where people from all over the world have donated possessions from relationships that ended, whether romantic or family, and discovers that sentimental attachment is universal.



Presenter Anand Jagatia

Producers Jo Glanville and Imaan Moin

Editor Ben Motley

(Photo: Memories box in book shelf - Credit: Jan Hakan Dahlstrom via Getty Images)


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygxzth)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xy1)
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MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2mc2w)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z58)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvs)
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MON 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygy3km)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4wxhl0)
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MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2mgv0)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct7095)
Women capturing time

Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two women from France and Finland who service and create timepieces. 

Camille de Rouvray is a French watchmaker from a family of horologists. One of her ancestors was the official clockmaker for King Louis XV in the 1740s. Centuries later, when Camille was 35 years old, she decided to change careers completely to continue her family's legacy and follow her true passion. After training in Paris, she opened a watchmaking studio in Mirmande, a small village in the South of France. Camille is especially enthusiastic about antique clocks and feels a deep connection to the original creator when restoring them.

Paula Pyhälä from Finland is a service manager at Lindroos, Finland’s largest privately owned watch service provider, established in 1878. She leads a team of nine watchmakers, four administrative staff and one polisher. Paula graduated from the Finnish Watchmaking School in 2008 and continued her training at the prestigious WOSTEP Watchmaking School in Switzerland. She says she often feels like a crime detective when servicing watches.

(Image: (L) Paula Pyhälä, courtesy Paula Pyhälä. (R) Camille de Rouvray courtesy Camille de Rouvray.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygy79r)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdwwmbb)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdwwr2g)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdwwvtl)
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MON 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygylk4)
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MON 08:06 The Interview (w3ct7x03)
The Interview

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


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2mytj)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6ry3)
Generation AI

Entry level jobs are likely to be the most affected by artificial intelligence. AI can already do a lot of tasks typically given to junior staff, and businesses are already looking at their hiring policies as a result.

We speak to recruiters, businesses, and graduates about what the job search is like right now, and how the world of work could be shaped by advances in technology in the future.

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

Presented and produced by Hannah Mullane

(Picture: A team of young people in a modern office discussing their project. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct746l)
Mohamed Morsi: Egypt's first democratically elected president

In June 2012, Mohamed Morsi, representing the Muslim Brotherhood, became Egypt's first democratically elected president.

In 2022, Ben Henderson spoke to Rabab El-Mahdi, chief strategist to one of Morsi’s rival candidates.

She described what it was like to be involved in the first election of its kind, how Morsi tried to recruit her, and the personal impact of political campaigning in a polarised country.

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: Mohamed Morsi in June 2012. Credit: Ed Giles/Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygyq98)
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MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4wy39n)
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MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2n2kn)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st5)
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MON 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygyv1d)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct71w8)
Nigeria’s Festac’77 and Gander’s generosity during 9/11

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Lucy Durán, a Spanish ethnomusicologist, record producer and Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

We start with an African American artist who recounts exhibiting her work at Nigeria's largest ever festival of African arts and culture in 1977.

Then, the testimony of a pilot stranded in airspace following the 9/11 terror attack.

A 94-year-old Jewish refugee remembers how she was saved by the Philippines during World War Two.

The first woman to complete the challenge of crossing straits of the world’s Seven Seas, reveals how she was inspired by a traditional Bengali folk tale.

Finally, from a BBC archive interview in 1974, the story of how a satirical book, that was a parody of management theory, became an instant classic in 1969.

Contributors:
Lucy Durán - Spanish ethnomusicologist
Viola Burley Leak - artist
Beverley Bass - American Airlines pilot
Lotte Hershfield - former Jewish refugee in the Philippines
Bula Choudhury - Indian long-distance swimmer
Archive interview with Dr Laurence J Peter - Canadian academic

(Photo: The official emblem of festac'77. Credit: Alamy)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygyysj)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4wybsx)
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MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2nb1x)
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MON 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct716x)
The Global Story

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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wq4)
I sent three innocent teenagers to prison for life

Ron Bishop was 14 when he says police forced him to make false statements on the witness stand during a 1984 murder trial. His testimony helped sentence three innocent teenagers to life in prison.

In 1983 Ron's world was turned upside down when his best friend, 14-year-old DeWitt Duckett, was shot and killed in a corridor of their school, Harlem Park Junior High in West Baltimore. Ron gave the police a full description of the lone shooter who had confronted them, but says that the police soon started to put pressure on him to identify three other Black teenagers from their neighbourhood as the assailants - Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart. Ron insisted that it wasn't them, but says the detective became so threatening that he feared for his safety, and that of his family. Alone in the interrogation room, Ron ended up signing a witness statement identifying the three 16-year-olds.

On the day of the trial Ron says he felt "trapped" into giving the same false testimony, along with some other child witnesses, even though he knew it wasn't true. All three defendants were sentenced to life in prison for felony murder.

Ron says his life was overshadowed by intense guilt over the lies he told in court as a 14-year-old, but he remained too intimidated to speak out, and distrustful of the system he saw as deeply corrupt. It would take an extraordinary 36 years before a state investigation fully exonerated the men, now known as the Harlem Park Three. Ron was at long last able to speak the truth about the actions of the police towards him.

He says he will never stop thinking about the impact his false testimony had on so many lives, but is happy finally to have helped free the three men.

This episode contains a reference to suicide. If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org

The news archive in this episode was from WJZ-TV Baltimore, WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore, and NBC News.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Rebecca Vincent

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

(Photo: Ron Bishop age 14. Credit: Ron Bishop)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct746l)
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MON 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygz68s)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4wyl95)
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MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2nkk5)
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MON 13:32 The Conversation (w3ct7095)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw03glj)
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MON 15:06 The Interview (w3ct7x03)
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MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2nt1f)
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MON 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct6ry3)
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MON 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct81ns)
World Business Express - Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world. The stories that matter: World Business Express brings you the essentials on the fast-changing global economy. What forces are driving the markets and industry? Hear unique insight from top CEOs, investors, economic thinkers and small business bosses.
From global trade, to oil and food prices and the rise of artificial intelligence, to the corporate crashes and standout entrepreneur start-ups, the BBC World Service brings you trusted reporting. We’ll explain how the top stories impact your own finances.


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbygzkj5)
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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w173067yryw1fn4)
2025/09/15 15:06 GMT

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2025/09/15 16:06 GMT

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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wq4)
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MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct746l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4wz9ry)
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MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2p90y)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z5g)
2025/09/15 GMT

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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6try)
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MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2pds2)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct6swg)
The Life Scientific: Doyne Farmer

Doyne Farmer is something of a rebel. Back in the seventies, when he was a student, he walked into a casino in Las Vegas, sat down at a roulette table and beat the house. To anyone watching the wheel spin and the ball clatter to its final resting place, his choice of number would’ve looked like a lucky guess. But knowing the physics of the game and armed with the world’s first wearable computer, which he’d designed, a seemingly random win was actually somewhat predictable.

Doyne is an American scientist and entrepreneur who pioneered many of the fields that define the scientific agenda of our time, from chaos theory and complex systems to wearable computing. He uses big data and evermore powerful computers to apply complex systems science to the economy, to better predict our future. Much like roulette, economics can appear random but, with the right tools and understanding, it is anything but.

Now Director of the Complexity Economics Programme at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at Oxford, Doyne says there’s a real need to act, to use these powers of prediction to help resolve one of the most pressing questions of our time - how best to prevent climate change.

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


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh057t)
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MON 22:06 The Interview (w3ct7x03)
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MON 22:32 The Conversation (w3ct7095)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh0dr2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4wzsrg)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2ps0g)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76t8)
First broadcast 15/09/2025 21:32 GMT

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

TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2025

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh0jh6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct71w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh0n7b)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x017q)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2q0hq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 01:32 The Global Story (w3ct716x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh0rzg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x04zv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2q47v)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct6rc1)
Kenya: A Battle For Gen Z

Over the past year, Kenya has been rocked by anti-government protests. What started as a demonstration over proposed tax increases soon turned into a nationwide, youth-led protest over the state of the economy, alleged political corruption and police brutality. But it's come at a cost. Dozens of protestors have been killed in clashes with the police, and human rights groups say many activists have been abducted and tortured by agents of the states. Michael Kaloki meets the young Kenyans who are caught in a battle for change.

Presented by Michael Kaloki
Produced by Alex Last
Studio mix by Neil Churchill
Editor Penny Murphy

(Image: Kenya protests Credit: REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh0wql)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Monday]


TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct746l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh10gq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x0dh3)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2qcr3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtw)
Jon Foreman: Art that goes out with the tide

Jon Foreman is a Land Artist. He creates work in natural spaces using natural materials like stones, sand, leaves and driftwood. Known for his mesmerising sculptures that harmonise with nature, Jon’s work has captured the imagination of art enthusiasts worldwide.

His artwork may last as little as ten minutes before the sea washes it away, but his sculptures are not meant to last; his art is a testament to the beauty found in the ephemeral moment.

Jon’s work is not defined by meticulous planning, and he rarely has a fully formed idea in his head before he reaches the beach. He allows the environment on the day to guide his creative instincts.

From the ancient tools he uses to create his sculptures to the modern technology he employs to capture it; we follow Jon's creative process as he takes us to his favourite location to work - the pristine beach of Lindsway Bay on the Pembrokeshire coast, West Wales. Jon considers his work to be a collaboration with nature. However, it is nature itself which threatens to erase his work before it is even complete. With the tide fast approaching and mere minutes before the artwork is swept away, will he manage to complete the work in time? We listen to the artists race against natures clock.

Presented by Dualtagh Herr.


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh146v)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdwzj7f)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh17yz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdwzmzk)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh1cq3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdwzrqp)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh1hg7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xy2)
The power of play

Play is essential to children’s development – kids learn about themselves and the world around them by having fun and taking risks. In some countries scientists have linked a decline in free play with a rise in children’s mental health problems. In this programme we visit a playground called “the land” where no parents are allowed in! This highly-regarded project in Wales now supports adults too, an approach dubbed “play-based community development”. Plus we visit a “soft play” centre in Los Angeles, USA, one of a chain of play spaces that have been created specifically for autistic children and their families.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporters: William Kremer, Emma Tracey
Producer: William Kremer
Editor: Jon Bithrey

(Image: Children at The Land adventure playground in North Wales, BBC)


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2qvqm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s74)
The global AI divide

The US and China dominate the field of artificial intelligence - between them they’re responsible for 90% of the world’s AI infrastructure. Where does this leave the rest of the world?

We speak to an AI business in Kenya, a country that doesn’t benefit from lots of investment in the sector.

We discuss the difficulties of trying to innovate in Argentina.

And we explore the divide between regions seeing a lot of investment in the industry compared to those that aren’t, and what this could mean for the future.

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

Presented and produced by Hannah Mullane

(Picture: Computer science professor Nicolas Wolovick, in Argentina, next to a supercomputer. Credit: Nicolas Wolovick)


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74n5)
Reforming Egypt’s divorce laws

In 1979, Egypt’s former first lady Jehan Sadat helped lead a campaign to grant women new rights to divorce their husbands and retain custody of their children.

Married to President Anwar Sadat, she wanted to play a more active role than the wives of previous leaders and told her husband it was his duty to make Egypt more equal for women.

After some persuasion, he issued decrees improving the divorce status of women despite facing a backlash, and these became known as “Jehan's laws”.

Produced and presented by Reena Stanton-Sharma.

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: Jehan Sadat in 1975. Credit: Hilaria McCarthy/Daily Express/Hulton Archive via Getty Images)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh1m6c)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x106r)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2qzgr)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:32 Assignment (w3ct6rc1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh1qyh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh1vpm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x17q0)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2r6z0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct71cf)
The Global Story

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TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh1zfr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6x4t)
Outlook

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


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74n5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh235w)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x1h68)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2rgg8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh26y0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw06chm)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh2bp4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xy2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2rpyj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:32 today]


TUE 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct81nz)
World Business Express - Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world. The stories that matter: World Business Express brings you the essentials on the fast-changing global economy. What forces are driving the markets and industry? Hear unique insight from top CEOs, investors, economic thinkers and small business bosses.
From global trade, to oil and food prices and the rise of artificial intelligence, to the corporate crashes and standout entrepreneur start-ups, the BBC World Service brings you trusted reporting. We’ll explain how the top stories impact your own finances.


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh2gf8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w173067yryw4bk7)
2025/09/16 15:06 GMT

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


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh2l5d)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w173067yryw4g9c)
2025/09/16 16:06 GMT

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


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh2pxj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6x4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74n5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh2tnn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x26p1)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2s5y1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z9z)
2025/09/16 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 (w172zwwtbyh2yds)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 Assignment (w3ct6rc1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2s9p5)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp8)
Tech Life

Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world.


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh324x)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw076qj)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh35x1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xy2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2sk5f)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh39n5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x2pnk)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2snxk)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76bk)
First broadcast 16/09/2025 21:32 GMT

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

WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2025

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh3fd9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


WED 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh3k4f)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x2y4t)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2sxdt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 01:32 The Global Story (w3ct71cf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh3nwk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x31wy)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2t14y)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct702c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Sunday]


WED 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh3smp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6x4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Tuesday]


WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74n5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh3xct)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x39d6)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2t8n6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 04:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bs)
The Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle: 9. What is it all for?

Is human spaceflight worth the risk? It’s a time of soul searching for the whole shuttle crew. The space shuttle programme is put on hold for two years, as Nasa and the team come to terms with what happened.

Some leave but others stay on board to help. The shuttle team work to rebuild Nasa and the programme. But some ask the question: what is it all for?

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:
Birth of the space shuttle, Nasa Archives, 1972
Ronald Reagan addresses nation after STS-51-L accident, Reagan Library, 1986
Richard Nixon launches Nasa's space shuttle program, CBS News, 1972
STS-26 launch coverage, BBC, 1988
Mission audio and oral histories, Nasa History Office


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh413y)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 05:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx2f4j)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh44w2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 06:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx2jwn)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh48m6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 07:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx2nms)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh4dcb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 08:06 The Interview (w3ct7x6w)
The Interview

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


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2trmq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6scn)
UAE - the next AI powerhouse?

When US president Donald Trump visited the Middle East earlier this year, he announced a number of deals between the US and countries in the region.

One major deal was for a partnership to build a massive data centre in Abu Dhabi that is expected to be the largest artificial intelligence (AI) campus outside the US.

We ask whether the Gulf can become a major AI power - and at what geopolitical cost?

Produced and presented by Sameer Hashmi

(Image: US president Donald Trump and UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan unveiled a model of the AI campus. Credit: WAM)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74qf)
Egypt criminalises sexual harassment

In 2014, Egypt’s outgoing president, Adly Mansour, issued a decree which categorised sexual harassment as a crime punishable by a minimum six-month jail term and a fine of 3,000 Egyptian pounds which is around $60.

It was a move campaigners welcomed, saying it was the first step towards ending an endemic problem.

Among those who made the change happen was Engy Ghozlan, co-founder of HarassMap, an online tool to report harassment.

She speaks to Megan Jones about what life in Egypt was like for women before the legislation came into force.

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: Egyptian women take part in a march against sexual harassment. Credit: Ed Giles/Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh4j3g)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x3x3v)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2twcv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct702c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh4mvl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 10:06 World Questions (w3ct7504)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


WED 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh4rlq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x44m3)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2v3w3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct71fp)
The Global Story

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WED 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh4wbv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcq)
Outlook

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


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh502z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x4d3c)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2vccc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 13:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh53v3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 14:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw098dq)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh57l7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 15:06 The Interview (w3ct7x6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2vlvm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct6scn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:32 today]


WED 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct81p5)
World Business Express - Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world. The stories that matter: World Business Express brings you the essentials on the fast-changing global economy. What forces are driving the markets and industry? Hear unique insight from top CEOs, investors, economic thinkers and small business bosses.
From global trade, to oil and food prices and the rise of artificial intelligence, to the corporate crashes and standout entrepreneur start-ups, the BBC World Service brings you trusted reporting. We’ll explain how the top stories impact your own finances.


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh5cbc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 16:06 BBC OS (w173067yryw77gb)
2025/09/17 15:06 GMT

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


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh5h2h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 17:06 BBC OS (w173067yryw7c6g)
2025/09/17 16:06 GMT

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


WED 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh5ltm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh5qkr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x53l4)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2w2v4)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6zd7)
2025/09/17 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 (w172zwwtbyh5v9w)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct702c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Sunday]


WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2w6l8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjv)
Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh5z20)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 21:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw0b3mm)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh62t4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 22:06 The Interview (w3ct7x6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2wg2j)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 22:32 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle (w3ct80bs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh66k8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x5lkn)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2wktn)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76j7)
First broadcast 17/09/2025 21:32 GMT

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

THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2025

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh6b9d)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 00:06 World Questions (w3ct7504)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh6g1j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x5v1x)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2wt9x)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 01:32 The Global Story (w3ct71fp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Wednesday]


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh6ksn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x5yt1)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2wy21)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct81mq)
The Social Lives Of Bacteria

We are not alone. Human bodies are filled with bacteria that have rich social lives and, just like people, they don’t always get along. Dr Sally Le Page examines some of millions of complex dramas happening right under our noses, inside our noses and between our teeth.

A Boffin Media Production.


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh6pjs)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh6t8x)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x6699)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2x5k9)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yz)
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh6y11)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 05:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx5b1m)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh71s5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 06:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx5fsr)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh75j9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx5kjw)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh798f)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7232)
The Inquiry

The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2xnjt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s2m)
Could AI ever replace the news?

In December 2023, a video was posted on X that generated a lot of attention. Gaining more than five million views in 24 hours, it showed a team of AI-generated TV anchors flawlessly delivering the day’s top headlines.

We investigate how the media industry is embracing artificial intelligence; from the outlets using the technology to re-voice presenters, to the start-ups that use it to script entire news reports.

We also look at the editorial issues facing journalists, ask about the public appetite for AI news, and speak to those fighting AI disinformation around the world.

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

Presenter: Sam Gruet
Producer: Megan Lawton

(Picture: An AI-generated female TV news presenter on Channel 1 News. Credit: Channel 1)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74jr)
The Aswan High Dam

In the early 1960s, Unesco appealed for scientists to go to Egypt to save antiquities that were threatened by the construction of one of the largest dams in the world, the Aswan High Dam on the River Nile.

Professor Herman Bell answered that call from the UN. He spoke to Louise Hidalgo in 2020.

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

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

Recent episodes explore everything from 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: Construction of the Aswan High Dam. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh7f0k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x6t0y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2xs8y)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct81mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh7jrp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ysj)
The Media Show

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


THU 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2xx12)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 10:32 The Documentary (w3ct80j5)
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 (w172zwwtbyh7nht)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x71j6)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2y0s6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct7195)
The Global Story

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THU 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh7s7y)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxx)
Outlook

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


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74jr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh7x02)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x790g)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2y88g)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 13:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh80r6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw0d59t)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


THU 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh84hb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7232)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2yhrq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:32 today]


THU 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct81pc)
World Business Express - Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world. The stories that matter: World Business Express brings you the essentials on the fast-changing global economy. What forces are driving the markets and industry? Hear unique insight from top CEOs, investors, economic thinkers and small business bosses.
From global trade, to oil and food prices and the rise of artificial intelligence, to the corporate crashes and standout entrepreneur start-ups, the BBC World Service brings you trusted reporting. We’ll explain how the top stories impact your own finances.


THU 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh887g)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 16:06 BBC OS (w173067yrywb4cf)
2025/09/18 15:06 GMT

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


THU 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh8czl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 17:06 BBC OS (w173067yrywb83k)
2025/09/18 16:06 GMT

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


THU 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh8hqq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74jr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh8mgv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x80h7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2yzr7)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z7q)
2025/09/18 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 (w172zwwtbyh8r6z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct81mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2z3hc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfw)
Science in Action

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


THU 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh8vz3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 21:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw0f0jq)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


THU 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh8zq7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct7232)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2zbzm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh93gc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x8hgr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2zgqr)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct75y4)
First broadcast 18/09/2025 21:32 GMT

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

FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2025

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh976h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ysj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2zlgw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 00:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct78bw)
Unspun World with John Simpson

The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories. Drawing on the unique local knowledge of the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he goes beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.


FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh9bym)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x8qz0)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2zq70)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 01:32 The Global Story (w3ct7195)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Thursday]


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh9gpr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x8vq4)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp2ztz4)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh9lfw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Thursday]


FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74jr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh9q60)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x936d)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp302gd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vpc)
Faith on the Russia Ukraine Frontline

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian army personnel have been killed since the Russian invasion of their country. Russian casualties are likely to run into the hundreds of thousands. But who rallies the troops when morale crumbles and fear creeps in? How important are religion and faith in the war effort?

Lucy Ash hears from two military chaplains who live alongside troops on the Ukrainian side of the trenches. 44-year-old Father Dymtro has lost some of his closest friends in the war and was himself injured in a Russian attack in 2022. But he tells Lucy, that has not shaken his faith. “I tell the troops we are fighting a just war”, he says.
Sister Sasha spends two weeks each month with frontline soldiers. “I talk to them, listen to them; people get worn down, sometimes little bit frustrated, we're all people after all,” Sister Sasha says.

“The work of military chaplains is one of the most important conditions for our victory,” says the head of the Russian military chaplains, Father Dmitry Vasilkenkov. “A believer is a person who is not afraid of death.”
Most Russian clerics are too fearful to speak to foreign media, but one priest, opposed to the war, tells Lucy that faith and taking communion are like “some kind of magic charm” offered to troops going into battle. He says that when trying to comfort grieving relatives of dead soldiers, he can only tell them: “pray to God, the Lord is our hope, the Lord is comforting us.”

Producer: Mike Lanchin
Executive Producer: Kristine Pommert
Research assistance: Katie Harris
A CTVC production for BBC World Service


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh9ty4)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx86yq)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyh9yp8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx8bpv)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhb2fd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172zspsvdx8gfz)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhb65j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 08:06 Americast (w3ct7t5y)
Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp30kfx)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6rsl)
No AI, thanks

Many skilled professionals working within creative fields are unhappy about how AI is impacting their industry. They want to protect their work and the creative process from artificial intelligence because of fears over things like job protection, devaluation of skills, and a loss of control over their work.

Some small and medium-sized companies in other industries also say they plan to never use AI technology.

We discuss why that is, and ask whether those businesses that don’t embrace the technology may fall behind.

Presented and produced by Hannah Mullane


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct744b)
Omar Sharif stars in Lawrence of Arabia

In 1962, Egyptian actor Omar Sharif made his Hollywood debut in Lawrence of Arabia, a sweeping epic that would become one of cinema’s most popular films.

Gill Kearsley tells the story of the movie legend’s transformation into the enigmatic Sherif Ali and brings to life the moment he stepped into the desert and onto the world stage.

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: Sherif Ali, played by Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia. Credit: Columbia Pictures via Getty Images)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhb9xn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x9py1)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp30p61)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]


FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhbfns)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72wk)
Unexpected Elements

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


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhbkdx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4x9yf9)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp30xp9)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct714n)
The Global Story

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FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhbp51)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6whc)
Outlook

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


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct744b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhbsx5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4xb5xk)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp3155k)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vpc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhbxn9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw0h26x)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhc1df)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:06 Americast (w3ct7t5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp31dnt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:32 Business Daily (w3ct6rsl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:32 today]


FRI 15:50 World Business Express (w3ct81pk)
World Business Express - Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world. The stories that matter: World Business Express brings you the essentials on the fast-changing global economy. What forces are driving the markets and industry? Hear unique insight from top CEOs, investors, economic thinkers and small business bosses.
From global trade, to oil and food prices and the rise of artificial intelligence, to the corporate crashes and standout entrepreneur start-ups, the BBC World Service brings you trusted reporting. We’ll explain how the top stories impact your own finances.


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhc54k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w173067yrywf18j)
2025/09/19 15:06 GMT

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


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhc8wp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w173067yrywf50n)
2025/09/19 16:06 GMT

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


FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhcdmt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6whc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct744b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhcjcy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4xbxdb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp31wnb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z36)
2025/09/19 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 (w172zwwtbyhcn42)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rn2)
BBC OS Conversations

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


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp320dg)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6st6)
CrowdScience

Birds are all around us - calling, singing, communicating in ways we’re only beginning to understand. Their sounds are complex, often beautiful, and yet the meaning behind them remains largely unknown.

Listener David, who grew up in rural Guinea, has a question: when he mimics the call of the Black-Headed Weaver, is he actually speaking to them? And if so, what might he be saying in their language?

Presenter Caroline sets off to explore the science of avian communication. At the Konrad Lorenz Research Centre in Austria, researchers are decoding the language of geese, whose seemingly simple ‘honks’ turn out to convey a range of meanings, from alarm calls to triumphant calls of celebration.

In Florida, Caroline meets Jennifer Cunha and her parrot Ellie, whose remarkable abilities have astonished researchers at MIT and Northeastern University. Raised from a chick, Ellie learned the alphabet, then words, then entire concepts. She can express emotions, talk about the weather and even enjoys reading and writing, boasting a vocabulary of over 1,500 words.

But what does it actually mean when a bird communicates with us? Can birds conceptualise what they’re communicating? To answer this, Caroline speaks with Professor Thomas Bugnyar from the University of Vienna, who studies the evolution of cognition in animals, in particular a long-term study with captive Ravens – some of the most intelligent birds on Earth.


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhcrw6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172zss8jw0hxft)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhcwmb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:06 Americast (w3ct7t5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp327wq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vpc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwtbyhd0cg)
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FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl8h4xcdcv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxmsp32cmv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76nr)
First broadcast 19/09/2025 21:32 GMT

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