SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2024

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4r8x9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q2r)
Are you not entertained?

It’s been 24 years since the release of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, which left audiences captivated by the story of Maximus the gladiator, played by Russell Crowe. Now, Gladiator II is hitting the cinemas, so this week we enter the arena to take a look at some gladiatorial science.

We hear about an angry little fish that fights off its rivals in mouth-to-mouth combat, we discover how humans have looked to nature to design better armour, and we find out about the perfume that Julius Caesar would have worn.

We also speak to Dr Chris Nowinski, a former WWE professional wrestler who's now a pioneering neuroscientist. He’s leading some research into how to prevent concussions in sport, and is co-founder of The Concussion Legacy Foundation.

That, plus many more Unexpected Elements.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Christine Yohannes and Chhavi Sachdev
Producers: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, Dan Welsh and Imaan Moin
Sound engineer: Dyfan Rose


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4rdnf)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfsryh2nt9)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4rjdk)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3jqsw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rfwny)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct5whl)
James Anderson on personal tragedy, Virat Kohli and the IPL auction

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On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Clint Wheeldon, the team look at what is next for the Champions Trophy after the hosts Pakistan claimed India has told the International Cricket Council they won't travel to the country to play in the event next year.

James Anderson explains how he and his family dealt with personal tragedy, how best to bowl to Steve Smith and Virat Kohli and why he's decided to enter the 2024 IPL auction.

Also an interview with Matt Drakeley, the Head of Talent Pathway at Somerset CC, about Somerset inviting female seam and spin bowlers from across the UK to attend a trial day with the opportunity to potentially join their women’s team.

Photo: England's James Anderson celebrates taking the wicket of India's captain Virat Kohli on the first day of the third Test match between England and India at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, on August 25, 2021 (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4rn4p)
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SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct699p)
Outlook Mixtape: Goats to the rescue and the Afropop twins

Peggy King Jorde was horrified to hear of plans to build on top of a cemetery in New York which dated back to the 1700s. The African Burial Ground contained the remains of more than fifteen thousand people who lived and worked in the city, many of them had been enslaved. In opposing the plan Peggy encountered racist attitudes which sidelined the history of Africans in North America. Eventually Peggy won the day, the site is now a national monument.

In the late 1980s whilst South Africa was under a state of emergency, Milisuthando Bongela was enjoying a comfortable upbringing in the republic of Transkei – unaware of the brutal apartheid system that controlled the wider country. When apartheid ended in 1994 and Transkei was reincorporated into South Africa, filmmaker Milisuthando came to face to face with the legacy of the racist system and the different experiences of other black South Africans.

Yeye Taiwo Lijadu and her twin sister Kehinde started singing together as children. They formed a pop duo - The Lijadu Sisters - becoming rare frontwomen in the male-dominated Nigerian Afropop music scene of the 1970s. They sang songs of love, protest and politics which were often directly critical of the government of the day.

Morgan Segui, a French acrobat-turned-explorer knew his chances of survival were vanishingly small. He lay at the bottom of a dry gorge in the Timorese jungle of South Asia, miles from help, after taking a dramatic fall which broke several bones and left a huge gash to his head. Dazed and without water, he spent three days and nights on the jungle floor trying to cling to life. Until a herd of goats showed him a way out.

Presenter India Rakusen

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

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yfg)
German naturists

Since the 19th Century, Germans have been bathing nude at the beach.

The naturist movement, known as the FKK, was banned under the Nazis.

People also faced official disapproval during the early years of communist rule in East Germany.

Mike Lanchin spoke to German naturist, Wolfgang Haider, in 2017.

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

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

(Picture: Bathers enjoy the beach. Credit: Sean Gallup via Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4rrwt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4rwmy)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3k318)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rg7xb)
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SAT 05:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct7hmb)
The Never Ending Tunnel

At 200 miles, it might not be the world's longest race, but Tunnel Ultra is certainly the darkest. It's a gruelling two-day endurance event where competitors run underground laps in single-file, to a backdrop of classical music. Headphones are banned but hallucinations are all but guaranteed, with sightings of abominable snowmen, giant slugs and orange blobby monsters all reported. So why do people do it? This is the story of those who do, including one who suffered temporary blindness... then thanked the race organiser for the privilege.

The Never-Ending Tunnel has been adapted from an article by Justin Goulding on the Insight pages of the BBC Sport website. Audio scenes have been re-created for your enjoyment.


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5tr2)
Did 20 million votes really go missing in the US election?

Just hours after Donald Trump claimed victory in the US presidential election, rumours started swirling that something was afoot.
A graph went viral on social media that appeared to show there were 20 million more votes cast in 2020 than in the 2024 election. Where had these supposedly “missing” votes gone?

Conspiracy theorists on both sides of the political spectrum began shouting claims of fraud.

The answer, it turns out, is rather more straightforward.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Lizzy McNeill
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound Mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Richard Vadon


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4s0d2)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zcx9dbrr88x)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4s446)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zcx9dbrrd11)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4s7wb)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zcx9dbrrhs5)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4scmg)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rcj)
The aftermath of the Valencia floods

More than two weeks after the floods that swept through the Valencia region of Spain, the streets are still being cleared of mud and debris. More than 220 people are known to have died but many more have lost their homes and businesses.

In our conversations, a family shares their experience of searching for their father and we hear how a mother is struggling to come to terms with the events she witnessed.

“She keeps telling us about the noises,” her daughter, Carmen, says. “The noise of the water, the energy of the water, the noise of the cars smashing into the walls, the noise of people shouting for help, and then all of a sudden you don’t hear those people anymore.”

Meanwhile, recriminations are flying over who is to blame. Officials are facing criticism for failing to issue a weather warning to people’s phones in time, and for the slow mobilisation in the aftermath of the disaster. We bring together three volunteers who have been helping with the rescue effort. They share their frustrations with the government response.

Presenter: Mark Lowen

BBC producers: Iqra Farooq, Laura Cress and Virginia Kelly

Boffin Media producers: Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham

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

(Photo shows Roberto Garcia in Valencia with a message for volunteers. Credit: Carmen Garcia)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rgqwv)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v1f)
What's in your office lunch?

We find out what you're eating at the office canteen and why. Plus, unusual stories about how people met the love of their life.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct5ttn)
Meeting the team who produced America Decides

It was billed as too close to call right up to the night itself, but in the end the US presidential election saw a clear victory for the Republicans. We hear listeners' views on World Service coverage of the vote, and are joined in the studio by the team behind the election night show America Decides.

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


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4shcl)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct5qbl)
Toulouse-La Startrek

Toulouse’s six European titles make them the most successful club in European rugby, and if you were to say the French club were out of this world, then you would be right. The city considers itself the aerospace capital of Europe and it turns out one of the club’s secrets to success has been to mix the methods and practices of those training to go into space adapted to the sports field. Sportshour's Chris Bockman finds out more.

Former jockey Karen Wiltshire has a powerful and unheard story to tell about being at the forefront of changing participation in sport. Before her no professional female jockey had ever ridden a winner in British Flat racing when she guided The Goldstone to victory in 1978. Her journey there had seen her manhandled physically and harangued mentally and is all detailed in her book "No Place for a Girl"

Can table football last in an age of digital information? Derek Air has just written a booked called Land of the Giants: My Journey Through the World of Table Football. It's essentially a love letter to an old-fashioned favourite, a much-loved game, and one that simply refuses to die in this digital age.

We hear from Danny Care, a world-class Rugby player who has represented England at every level. After multiple Rugby World Cups and Six Nations tournaments, he became just the sixth player to reach 100 Test caps for his country during England's win over Ireland in in March. Shortly after achieving this remarkable milestone, Danny announced his retirement from international rugby.

Image: A blue poster promoting an event showcasing the relationship between space and sport at Cité de l'Espace in Toulouse, France.


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4sm3q)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3ktj1)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rgzd3)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct5yc6)
What can the world expect from a second Trump term?

John Simpson explores the implications of a second Trump term for US foreign policy, the role of Saudi Arabia in the search for stability in the Middle East, and the appeal of South Korean culture.

(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4sqvv)
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SAT 12:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyl)
France

Democracy, the deepening polarisation of politics, race relations and President Macron’s grip on power – all are up for debate as Jonny Dymond is joined by a panel of leading French politicians who take questions from the public.
The panel:
Eléonore Caroit: National Assembly Deputy, Renaissance
Fabrice Leggeri: Member of the European Parliament, National Rally
Danièle Obono: National Assembly Deputy, France Unbowed
Florence Faucher: Professor of Political Science, Science Po University

Producer: Helen Towner

(Image: Demonstrators in Paris protest against President Macron's refusal to name a leftist Prime Minister. Credit: Reuters/Manon Cruz)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4svlz)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zb970lpqq2y)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4szc3)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172zbn5479j8gk)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld has live Women’s Super League commentary from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs face Arsenal in the North London Derby. Former England striker Natasha Dowie will join Lee James as they also look ahead to Sunday’s Merseyside derby in the WSL.

There will also be a chance to hear the new “Women’s Pioneers” podcast series about significant figures in the history of women’s football.

The Sportsworld team will also talk African Cup of Nations qualifiers, rugby union’s Autumn International between England and South Africa and reflect on two huge bouts between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano and Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.

It’s also day three of the season ending golf DP World Tour Championship and we’ll reflect on the career of tennis legend Rafael Nadal as he ends his time on the court at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.

Photo: Caitlin Foord of Arsenal is challenged by Ashleigh Neville of Tottenham Hotspur during the Barclays Women's Super League match between Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on March 03, 2024 in London, England. (Credit: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4tgbm)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3lnqy)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rhtm0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 18:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct7hmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wfb)
Battle of the Surfaces

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were the undisputed King of Clay and King of Grass respectively. But who would win on a hybrid court made up of half grass and half clay?

That was the idea from Argentinean creative entrepreneur and tennis fan Pablo del Campo, who wanted to stage the exhibition match which would be watched by millions.

As Rafael Nadal retires from professional tennis, Pablo tells Uma Doraiswamy how he made the iconic court possible in May 2007 in a bid to find out who would win the Battle of the Surfaces.

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: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federe compete in the Battle of Surfaces. Credit: Bob Martin/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4tl2r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 19:06 The Documentary (w3ct7hq6)
The 10 years that changed women's football

Back in 2015, BBC World Service launched the first BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award, to raise the profile of the women’s game but also highlight key issues within the sport.

Ten years ago, the current Champions League winners Barcelona and the Women’s Super League in England still weren’t professional, the Women’s World Cup was about to kick off in Canada using artificial pitches, much to the dismay of players and coaches – something which has never been repeated!

To mark an historic 10th year of the award, past winners including Norway’s Ada Hegerberg, Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala and England’s Lucy Bronze reflect on winning the trophy. Along with previous nominees, they discuss key moments in the last decade and the challenges still ahead for the women’s game.

Image: Spain lift the Women's World Cup in 2023 (Credit: Julieta Ferrario/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4tptw)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qkc)
Documentary maker Johan Grimonprez

Nikki Bedi and cultural critic Karen Krizanovich discuss Oscar-winning British star Eddie Redmayne and Bond actor Lashana Lynch’s updated TV version of the classic '60s film The Day of the Jackal.

French film-maker Mati Diop gives voices to some of the returned Benin Bronzes in her film Dahomey.

And Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s experience of the lonely world of comedy and the ‘white-water rapids’ of fame.

Also on the show, actor Hugh Grant talks about tackling horror in his movie Heretic.

Plus, folk music from Norway and an interview with Belgian director Johan Grimonprez, about his documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat.

(Photo: Andrée Blouin. Credit: Terence Spencer/Popperfoto)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4ttl0)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zb970lprp1z)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4tyb4)
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SAT 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3m4qg)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rj9lj)
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SAT 22:32 This Is Africa (w3ct5y5v)
Sofiya Nzau

Sofiya Nzau from Kenya, has become a sensation in the world of EDM (electronic dance music) because of her Kikuyu vocals that grace the monster hit Mwaki, produced by Brazilian artist Zerb.

His version of Mwaki has been viewed at least 53 million times on Youtube and streamed more than 200 million times on Spotify - 'his version’ because Mwaki is the name of a song written and sung by Sofiya, but available on apps to be used for a fee by musicians everywhere. To date, there are more than 36 versions of Mwaki.

In this edition of TIA, Sofiya tells DJ Edu how she came to use these apps as a way of promoting her music, and how her life has changed thanks to the phenomenal success of Mwaki.

She also introduces her new song, META, a collaboration with Nigerian afrobeats royalty Fireboy DML and South African Grammy-winner Nomcebo Zikode, of Jerusalema fame.

Image: Sofiya Nzau (Credit: Nkateko Masinga)


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4v228)
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SAT 23:06 The Documentary (w3ct7gjp)
Tuvalu: The first digital nation?

When rising sea levels threaten a country’s very existence, how can its culture be preserved? Tuvalu wants to create an online replica of its landscape and an archive of its language, music and important artefacts. Prianka Srinivasan finds out how the government’s “digital nation” plan is developing, and speaks to Tuvaluans about what they’re already doing to celebrate and pass on the country’s heritage and customs.

(Photo: A woman in traditional clothes takes photos with her mobile phone during a cultural celebration. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rjfbn)
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SAT 23:32 Assignment (w3ct5mss)
Ireland’s phone-free town

Greystones made global headlines a year ago when, concerned by rising anxiety levels among their pupils, the headteachers from all the primary schools in the town invited parents to sign a voluntary pact or code; not to buy their child a smartphone before they moved up to secondary school. In Ireland that’s usually at age 12. Beth McLeod talks to teachers, pupils and parents about their reaction to the initiative. Has there been any backlash? At one of the town’s secondary schools she meets an assistant headteacher who is passionately demanding a culture change around phone use for older students too, warning parents that although they think they are giving their children access to the internet, they are really giving the internet access to their children. She speaks to teenagers about their views on what is the right age to be on social media and asks the Irish Health Minister what the government is doing to hold tech companies to account.

Sources include CyberSafeKids: Trends and Usage Report 2022-2023

Reporter and Producer: Beth McLeod
Sound Engineer: Andy Fell
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Executive Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Rachel Harper, Headteacher at St Patrick’s National School, Greystones. Credit: Beth McLeod/BBC)

SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2024

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4v5td)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rjk2s)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct7hmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4v9kj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xj6)
Is YouTube’s disruption of TV now complete?

Earlier this year the global video sharing platform You Tube dominated TV viewership in the United States, knocking Disney off the top spot and leaving major media names like Netflix, Paramount, Amazon and Fox in its wake. In a first for the streaming platform, the time people spent watching YouTube on television accounted for 10.4 percent of total TV in the month of July.

In terms of its world reach, the platform is now available in more than one hundred countries and pulls in nearly three billion users every month, the majority of which are between 25 and 34 years old, that’s younger than the core audience for traditional television.

Launched in 2005, YouTube has since expanded and diversified, but it’s niche area for dominating the market is still in user generated content and the advertising income it draws in provides the platform with its main source of revenue, leaving the traditional TV market in its wake.

So, on this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Is YouTube’s disruption of TV now complete?’

Contributors:
Mark Bergen, Reporter with Bloomberg Technology, Author of ‘Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube’s Chaotic Rise to World Domination’, London, UK.

Chris Stokel-Walker, Journalist, Author of ‘YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars’, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Rahul Telang, Professor of Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, Co-Author of ‘Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment’, Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Marlen Komorowski, Professor for European Media Markets, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University, Wales, UK

Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Jill Collins
Researcher: Kirsteen Knight
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Cameron Ward
Production Co-ordinator: Tim Fernley

Image: Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo

Credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvić


SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rjntx)
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SUN 01:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69jg)
Leaving for an African dream

Hollywood star Idris Elba recently announced he'll soon relocate to Africa and promote the film industry there. He spoke to BBC Africa's Thomas Naadi about it. The British actor is not alone: BBC Africa Eye's Nour Abida has been following the journeys of a group of second generation French nationals who want to move back to Senegal. Her documentary, The Homecoming, is available on the BBC World Service YouTube channel.

Produced by Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean.

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


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4vf9n)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3mmpz)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rjsl1)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct5t9j)
What a Trump presidency means for global health

As Trump is elected to a second term in office, what will his policies mean for U.S. and global health funding, vaccine distribution and international health strategies?

Also on the program, have you ever wondered what health issues we should worry about if humans settle in space? Claudia speaks with the Wienersmiths, a husband-and-wife team who authored a book exploring the possibility of space colonies, sharing insights on the scientific and logistical challenges of sustaining life beyond Earth. And we hear the latest on Pakistan’s smog crisis, examining its persistent impact on communities and its place within the global issue of air pollution.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins and Jack Lee

(Image: President-Elect Donald Trump Meets With Biden, Congressional Leaders In Washington. Credit: Allison Robbert-Pool/Getty Images)


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4vk1s)
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SUN 03:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4vnsx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sjn)
China's view of a new Russia-North Korea relationship

Pascale Harter introduces dispatches from China's border with Russia and North Korea, the Ukrainian city of Kherson, Panama's shanty towns and a music festival in Lithuania.

This week Pyongyang and Moscow ratified a new mutual defence treaty, after reports that North Korea had sent troops to back up Russia's military in the war on Ukraine. But North Korea's biggest global diplomatic and economic backer has always been China. So how does Beijing feel about the newly burgeoning relationship between its two internationally sanctioned allies? Laura Bicker travelled to the tri-border village of Fangchuan for a rare glimpse into North Korea.

Drone warfare has become routine in Ukraine - with both Ukrainian and Russian forces using them for reconnaissance and on the battlefield. But now there's growing evidence that Russian drones are also targeting Ukrainian civilians, especially in the city of Kherson. Yogita Limaye spoke to people in the city living with a new kind of threat from the air.

Panama is one of the world's wettest countries - with a healthy annual rainfall and a long rainy season where it pours down every afternoon. Yet hundreds of thousands of people there still don't have access to piped water at home - especially if they live in informal settlements. Jane Chambers explains why so many households still aren't connected.

And Simon Broughton explores Lithuania's pagan heritage at the Black-Horned Moon - a music and cultural festival on an island in the Baltic where revellers wear their runes on their T-shirts, drink their beer from goat horns, and pay tribute to the old gods at pre-Christian altars.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Image: Picture shows the flags of Russia (L), China (C) and North Korea (R) on a viewing tower on the border between the three countries in Hunchun, China's northeast Jilin province. Writing reads: “Russia, China, North Korea border memorial” Credit: GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rk129)
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SUN 04:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct6r7n)
Russia’s “special demographic operation”

Why is the Kremlin worried about population decline? President Putin has made the increase of human capital a national priority. Decision-makers have been competing to offer a solution, from fiscal incentives to encourage women to have more children, to restricting access to abortion, to banning "propaganda" of “childless lifestyle”. Will their plan work?

Producer: Francis Scarr, Veronika Malinboym, Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov
Presenter: Krassi Twigg


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4vsk1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3mzyc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rk4tf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct7gjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:06 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4vx95)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zcx9dbrv560)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4w119)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zcx9dbrv8y4)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4w4sf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zcx9dbrvdp8)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4w8jk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]


SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rkmsy)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xnq)
Just vanilla

Dull? Boring? Plain?

Vanilla is a byword for something which is ordinary or standard.

In this programme Ruth Alexander finds the story of the popular spice is anything but normal.

Originating in Mexico it’s travelled the globe and taken over, and is now one of the most valuable commodities available.

It’s gone from being highly sought after and the height of luxury – even serving as an aphrodisiac for Mesoamericans and a European monarch - to ubiquitous and considered “regular”.

Despite its reputation there is still a lot to appreciate about this complex flavour, and fans in one ice cream parlour are keen to make sure it isn’t overlooked.

Presenter: Ruth Alexander

Producers: Nina Pullman and Hannah Bewley

(Image: A vanilla bean and flower. Credit: Getty Images)


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4wd8p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twx)
A wheelchair that learns

Powered chairs offer people with limited mobility the chance to be independent, since they can be controlled with an array of switches and pads. For some people though, unpredictable muscle spasms mean that driving can be time-consuming, stressful or dangerous. We try out a new device from Belgium that uses artificial intelligence to quickly learn a user’s profile, filtering out unintentional movements to provide a smooth experience, meaning more people than ever can steer their chairs and live more comfortably. And we find out how clothing can help autistic people communicate their feelings more easily.

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

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: William Kremer
Reporter: Ben Morris
Editor: Jon Bithrey

(Image: Levi Rijsbrack and Ben Morris, William Kremer/BBC)


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rkrk2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69jg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:32 today]


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4wj0t)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3nqf4)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rkw96)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 11:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct6r7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5tr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4wmry)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct7hq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:06 on Saturday]


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4wrj2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zb970lptm01)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4ww86)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 14:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wsm)
What do developing nations want from the big climate summit?

When Cyclone Freddy swept through Malawi, it left 100s of thousands of people destitute. Now, survivors are among the first in the world to receive a new kind of climate compensation to relocate and rebuild their lives. This "loss and damage" funding is one of the key issues at the COP meeting in Baku. This year, the focus of the global climate summit is the help which more developed nations should give to countries in the Global South.

Graihagh Jackson hears directly from Malawians who've received international climate aid, in their case from Scotland. And she asks Scottish First Minister, John Swinney: Is the money enough?

Got a climate question you’d like answered? Email: TheClimateQuestion@BBC.com or WhatsApp: +44 8000 321 721

Presenter: Graihagh Jackson
BBC Africa Reporter in Malawi: Ashley Lime
Producers: Octavia Woodward and Anne Okumu
Production co-ordinators: Sophie Hill and Katie Morrison
Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts


SUN 14:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rl7jl)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 14:32 Happy News (w3ct5sqg)
The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our lives

Billy and Susan's life changed when they spotted a starving otter. Now, Molly is part of the family and a film has been made about their story.

Also, the AI wheelchair offering more freedom to some people with disabilities; and, with COP29 underway, we hear about efforts to save the world's forests.

Presenter: Nick Miles
Music composer: Iona Hampson

(Photo: Billy (L) and Molly sitting on rocks. Credit: National Geographic)


SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4x00b)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172zbn5479m93s)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld will be going around the world to see who is likely to reach the big tournaments, and who is likely to miss out. We also bring you the latest sports news from around the globe, and there’s a special half hour looking at the incoming Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim.

As the year nears its end, our reporters and correspondents look back over the big stories from 2024, and discuss the big issues facing their sport in 2025. And with the 10th anniversary of the BBC’s Women’s Footballer of the Year Award, we look back at a decade celebrating women’s football.

Photo: Ruben Amorim, Head Coach of Sporting CP, is thrown into the air by his players to celebrate his last home match as manager at the end of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Manchester City at Estadio Jose Alvalade on November 05, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Credit: Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4xgzv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3ppd5)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rlv87)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 19:32 The Documentary (w3ct7hq2)
Poisoned floods: South Sudan life at 50°C

A historic trial is underway in Sweden. Two European executives of a Swedish oil company are accused of aiding and abetting war crimes in South Sudan. George Tai, whose family was killed in the so-called “oil wars”, hopes the case will set a legal precedent. BBC Eye investigates the legacy of oil in South Sudan: from violence to pollution and asks who should be held responsible?

(Image: Composite image of George Tai and oil field in the background. Credit: David Bojo Leju/Gavin Searle)


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4xlqz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 on Saturday]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4xqh3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172zb970lpvkz2)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4xv77)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmgf3q1mk)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rm6hm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69jg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:32 today]


SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172zgffkc4xyzc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 23:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 today]


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg802rmb7r)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 23:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


SUN 23:50 Over to You (w3ct5ttn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]

MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2024

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg1xzn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1r981)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 00:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct6r7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]


MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5tr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg21qs)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdv843)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1rf05)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct5rnk)
The Life Scientific: Raymond Schinazi

In recent decades, we have taken huge steps forward in treating formerly fatal viruses - with pharmacological breakthroughs revolutionising treatment for conditions such as HIV, hepatitis and herpes. Raymond Schinazi has played a big role in that revolution.

Ray was born in Egypt, where his mother’s brush with a potentially deadly illness during his childhood inspired a fascination with medicine. His childhood was scattered; after his family were forced to leave their homeland and travelled to Italy as refugees, Ray ended up on a scholarship to a British boarding school - and subsequently went on to study and flourish in the world of chemistry and biology.

Today, Ray is the director of the Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology at Emory University in Atlanta, where he also set up the renowned Center for AIDS Research. His work in the early days of HIV studies led to drugs that many with the virus still take today; while his contribution to developing a cure for Hepatitis C has saved millions of lives around the world.

Speaking to Jim al-Khalili, Ray reflects on his route to success and explains why he is confident that more big breakthroughs are on the horizon.


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg25gx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdvcw7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1rjr9)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rj1)
What does my voice say about me?

Maybe you have a deep, booming voice. Or perhaps it’s light and mellifluous. Some people’s voices are honey-smooth while others are as rough as gravel. But why does your voice sound the way it does?

CrowdScience listener Hannah in Berlin is training as a teacher and will be using her voice a lot in the classroom in future. She wants to understand more about it: how can she improve the quality of her voice and protect it? And what factors - physical, genetic and environmental - determine the sound of your voice in the first place?

Together with presenter Marnie Chesterton, Hannah pays a visit to speech tutor Prof Viola Schmidt at the Ernst Busch University for the Performing Arts in Berlin. Viola and actor Aurelius give us a masterclass in just what your voice can do, as they throw words and sounds to each other across the rehearsal room at a dizzying pace. And Viola gives Hannah a few top tips on using her voice clearly and authentically in the classroom.

Hannah’s isn’t the only voice-related question in this episode. Peter from the Kingdom of Eswatini thinks people there speak more loudly than in other countries, and wonders why. To answer Peter’s question we turn to Prof Caleb Everett from the University of Miami. The jury’s out on whether people in some countries really do turn up the volume, but Caleb shares evidence of a link between the climate of a particular region and the sound of its native language.

And finally, listener Jonathan has an unusual question for Marnie. When listening to CrowdScience, he can’t tell whether he’s hearing Marnie or fellow presenter Caroline Steel. This got him wondering whether it’s common for two people to sound very similar. Marnie gives Caroline a call, and together they set out to discover if your voice really is unique to you. Caroline tracks down a forensic speech scientist - Dr Jess Wormald from the University of York in the UK – while Marnie speaks to Dr Melanie Weirich from the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in Germany. And both experts agree that Jonathan may be onto something!

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton with Caroline Steel
Producer: Jeremy Grange
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Production co-ordinator: Ishmael Soriano
Studio Manager: Donald MacDonald


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg2971)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1rnhf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct5ttn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


MON 04:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg2dz5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdvmch)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1rs7k)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct5x0f)
Fabrics for the future

According to the UN, the fashion industry is responsible for 8-10% of global emissions. That's more than aviation and shipping combined. We talk to two women making climate-friendly clothes and developing innovative textiles in a bid to reduce the waste produced by fast fashion.

Regina Polanco is the founder and CEO of Pyratex, a textile company making fabrics from seaweed, banana and orange peel for some of the biggest brands in fashion. Born in Vienna, she has also lived in Morocco, Mauritania and Switzerland but she returned to Spain, the country where she grew up, to found her company in 2014.

Sasha McKinlay grew up in Singapore and moved to the United States to study architecture. Now a design researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she's developing so-called 'active' textiles. They're essentially textiles with embedded functionality without the need for electronic inputs. These include materials that can be either warm or cool depending on the weather, and garments that can be made in a single size and robotically tailored to fit the wearer or to be customised into new styles.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

(Image: (L) Sasha McKinlay credit Katie Koskey. (R) Regina Polanco credit Pyratex.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg2jq9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0nwncw)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg2ngf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 06:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0nws40)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg2s6k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 07:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0nwww4)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg2wyp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t0j)
Paddy Hill: Rebuilding after a miscarriage of justice

This month marks 50 years since 21 people were killed by the IRA in the Birmingham pub bombings. Six men, ‘The Birmingham Six’, were imprisoned for 16 years for murderous bomb attacks which they did not commit. In 2011, Stephen Sackur spoke to one of those men, Paddy Hill. He had been a free man for 20 years, but had he managed to rebuild his life?


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1s872)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5z7c)
Egypt's economy under pressure

The Suez Canal was once one of the busiest global shipping routes – a third of the world's shipping containers normally pass through it.

Since the Houthis began to attack passing ships last year, the volume of vessels going through has declined rapidly.

The canal is run by the Egyptian government, and fewer ships means less foreign currency coming into the economy.

And it’s not just revenue from ships that Egypt is losing, it’s also losing tourists, as many people cancel their trips and spend their dollars elsewhere.

We speak to businesses in Cairo to see how they’re being impacted by these changes, and ask, as Egypt loses out, are other countries winning?

Presented and produced by Hannah Mullane

(Image: A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on November 3, 2024 in Egypt. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yhr)
Iran's secret Christian 'house churches'

After Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, some Christians faced persecution. Between 2002 and 2005, Naghmeh Panahi and her husband, Saeed Abedini, set up a network of secret 'house churches' across the country. But it came at a cost: they were arrested, forced to flee the country, and Saeed was jailed. Naghmeh Panahi speaks to Ben Henderson.

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

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

(Photo: Naghmeh Panahi. Credit: Kyle Green/The Washington Post via Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg30pt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdw734)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1scz6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 10:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg34fy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct5n2n)
The ‘Battle of the Surfaces’ and becoming a republic

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Sporting Witness and Witness History programmes.

We hear about the half-clay, half-grass exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Then, we look back through the archives to find out how Greece held a referendum to decide the country’s future.

Next, a mountain massacre on the Himalayas in Pakistan.

Plus, India’s coal-mine rescue.

And, how a mother successfully campaigned to change her child’s gender on official documents in Argentina.

Contributors:

Pablo del Campo – creative entrepreneur and tennis fan.

Fiona Skillen – Professor of Sports History at Glasgow Caledonian University.

BBC Archives.

Aleksandra Dzik – Polish mountaineer.

Sarpreet Singh Gill – Jaswant Singh Gill’s son.

Gabriela Mansilla – Luana’s mother.

(Photo: 'The Battle of the Surfaces' at The Palma Arena on May 2, 2007 in Mallorca. Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg3862)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdwgld)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1smgg)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dm5)
How social media shapes the way we speak

Language is constantly changing. But exposure to social media has seen younger generations, from millennials to Gen Z and Gen Alpha, adopting new terms at a pace never seen before. On this episode, we consider how internet culture is influencing the way many of us speak, as traditional media loses its grip on standard discourse. From vocabulary to grammar, is it possible for politicians to control or protect language, and what is the future of the spoken word in the age of artificial intelligence?

Lucy Hockings is joined by journalist and author Sophia Smith Galer and Neil Edgeller from BBC Learning English.

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

Producers: Eleanor Sly and Laurie Kalus

Sound engineers: Jack Graysmark and Mike Regaard

Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior news editor: Sara Wadeson


MON 12:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg3cy6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5nr0)
Outlook

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


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yhr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 13:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg3hpb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdwq2n)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1svyq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 13:32 The Conversation (w3ct5x0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 14:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg3mfg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 14:06 Newshour (w172zb97cw01gxf)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg3r5l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t0j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1t3fz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zyy)
First broadcast 18/11/2024 15:32 GMT

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


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg3vxq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbjd32jrj02)
2024/11/18 16:06 GMT

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


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg3znv)
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MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbjd32jrmr6)
2024/11/18 17:06 GMT

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


MON 18:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg43dz)
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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5nr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yhr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 19:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg4753)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdxfkf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1tlfh)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w4b)
2024/11/18 GMT

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


MON 20:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg4bx7)
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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1tq5m)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct5rnl)
The Life Scientific - Dawn Bonfield

The engineering industry, like many other STEM sectors, has a problem with diversity: one that Dawn Bonfield believes we can and must fix, if we're to get a handle on much more pressing planetary problems...

Dawn is a materials engineer by background, who held roles at Citroën in France and British Aerospace in the UK. But, after having her third child, she made the difficult decision to leave the industry - as she thought at the time, for good. However a short spell working in post-natal services and childcare gave her new skills and a fresh perspective. This led to Dawn rehabilitating the struggling Women in Engineering Society and creating ‘International Women In Engineering Day’, which has just celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Today, she’s Professor of Practice in Engineering for Sustainable Development at King’s College London, and the founder of Magnificent Women: a social enterprise celebrating the story of female engineers over the past century. She’s also President of the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council and has had her work supporting diversity and inclusion recognised with an MBE.

Dawn talks to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about why 'inclusive engineering' should not be dismissed as tokenism, and why she's optimistic about the engineering sector's power to change the world.


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg4gnc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 21:06 Newshour (w172zb97cw02b4b)
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MON 22:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg4ldh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdxsst)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1tynw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct6016)
First broadcast 18/11/2024 22:32 GMT

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


MON 23:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg4q4m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t0j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1v2f0)
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MON 23:32 The Conversation (w3ct5x0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2024

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg4twr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct5n2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg4ymw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbft46sh6sr)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg52d0)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdy8sb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1vfnd)
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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct5mtp)
Plastic recycling’s dirty secrets

An estimated five million tonnes of plastic waste is exported each year, with the majority coming from 10 high-income countries.

Malaysia has become a global hub for plastic waste imports and recycling. But how clean and safe is the recycling trade and how much plastic can actually be recycled?

For Assignment, Leana Hosea travels to Malaysia to meet those who are risking their lives to stem the tide of foreign plastic waste. She tracks unfolding research into microplastics and people’s health, and gains access inside recycling factories to reveal the dirty truth behind the trade.

Presented and produced by Leana Hosea
Mixed by Neil Churchill
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Series editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Mishan suffers from severe asthma, which he blames on the burning of plastic waste. Credit: Leana Hosea/BBC).


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg5644)
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TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5nr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Monday]


TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yhr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg59w8)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdyj8l)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1vp4n)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tll)
David Chipperfield

David Chipperfield is a world-renowned, Pritzker prize-winning architect with major buildings in cities across the globe from Berlin to Beijing. But with a long career behind him, he has changed the emphasis and ambition of his practice. Susan Marling joins him in Compostela in Galicia, northern Spain, as he opens a handsome new home for his foundation.

The Casa Ria, in a converted health sanitorium in the centre of town, is about looking at architecture differently. It’s not about designing and building new buildings, but about improving people’s quality of life. Working in a series of coastal and rural towns north of Compostela, David and the team address issues of town planning – to bring public space back into focus, to reconnect communities with the sea, and to deal with traffic that pollutes town centres and makes them dangerous. David believes that his holistic and sustainable approach can be scaled up and become a benchmark internationally.

Image: David Chipperfield (Credit: Fay Sweet)


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg5fmd)
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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0nzk8z)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg5kcj)
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TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0nzp13)
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TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg5p3n)
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TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0nzss7)
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TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg5svs)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twy)
Sorting extreme waste

We rely on space for our communications, weather monitoring and security. Yet rising levels of space junk increase the risk of collisions, putting these things at risk.

This week we are heading to a space lab in the UK to meet the scientists building a special waste collector that will clean up defunct satellites. We’ll also be heading to the Himalayas to see how an innovative project is training sherpas in Nepal to clear trash off the mountains using drones.

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

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer: Claire Bates
Sound mix: Annie Gardiner
Voiceovers: Diwakar Pyakurel at BBC Nepali, Hikmat Khadka
Editor: Jon Bithrey

(Image: Myra Anubi and Anna Nash from Astroscale, BBC)


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1w545)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zjd)
The plan to rescue the Commonwealth Games

A year ago, the Commonwealth Games looked dead and buried. The Australian state of Victoria had pulled out of hosting the 2026 edition due to spiralling costs, and in Canada, the province of Alberta had stepped back from bidding for the 2030 edition.

But now Scotland’s biggest city, Glasgow, has ridden to the rescue, agreeing to host the 2026 Games. It says its scaled back, lower-budget model for doing so could encourage poorer countries to do the same in the future.

How realistic is that? Is Glasgow 2026 the last hurrah for an anachronistic sporting event, inextricably tied to the British empire, or does it really represent a fresh start?

(Picture: A Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 delegation in Glasgow, UK. Credit: BBC)

Presented and produced by Gideon Long


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yn8)
The Siege of Yarmouk

During the early years of Syria’s brutal civil war, one neighbourhood close to the Syrian capital, Damascus, bore the brunt of the government’s viciousness.

During 2013-14, some 18,000 residents of Yarmouk, an area originally set up as a camp for Palestinian refugees, were continually subjected to bombardments from the air, or were shot at by army snipers or hit by mortar-fire. No one was allowed in or out of Yarmouk and many people came close to starvation – surviving only by eating grass, or dead animals.

Palestinian musician, Aeham Ahmad, lived in Yarmouk with his family. Known as ‘the Pianist of Yarmouk,’ Aeham tells Mike Lanchin about their struggle to survive the siege, and how music helped him overcome some of those dark days.

Listeners may find parts of this story distressing.

A CTVC production.

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

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

(Photo: Siege of Yarmouk. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg5xlx)
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TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdz407)
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TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1w8w9)
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TUE 09:32 Assignment (w3ct5mtp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg61c1)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qkc)
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TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg6535)
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TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdzchh)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1wjck)
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TUE 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6fbr)
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TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg68v9)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5p5k)
Outlook

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


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg6dlf)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpdzlzr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1wrvt)
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TUE 13:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg6jbk)
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TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172zb97cw04ctj)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg6n2p)
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TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1x0c2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct607z)
First broadcast 19/11/2024 15:32 GMT

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


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg6rtt)
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TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbjd32jvdx5)
2024/11/19 16:06 GMT

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


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg6wky)
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TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbjd32jvjn9)
2024/11/19 17:06 GMT

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


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg70b2)
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TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5p5k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg7426)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf0bgj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1xhbl)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w8v)
2024/11/19 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 (w172zgffxmg77tb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 Assignment (w3ct5mtp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1xm2q)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct5wn4)
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 (w172zgffxmg7ckg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172zb97cw0571f)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg7h9l)
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TUE 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf0ppx)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1xvkz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct60b7)
First broadcast 19/11/2024 22:32 GMT

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


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg7m1q)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1xzb3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2024

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg7qsv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


WED 01:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg7vjz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbft46sl3pv)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg7z93)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf15pf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1ybkh)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5wsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 03:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg8317)
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WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5p5k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Tuesday]


WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg86sc)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf1f5p)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1yl1r)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 04:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct7h02)
Finding Mr Fox

Finding Mr Fox: 4. A detective calls

A police chief in Brazil investigates Fox. He spends months overseeing surveillance of Fox’s yacht, then months more investigating how more than a tonne of cocaine ended up on board.

For Andre Gonçalves, it begins with a tipoff from Britain’s National Crime Agency. He’s determined to fix what he sees as a grave injustice for the sailors after their arrest and harsh sentencing.


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg8bjh)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0p2g62)
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WED 06:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg8g8m)
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WED 06:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0p2ky6)
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WED 07:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg8l0r)
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WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t51)
HARDtalk

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1z218)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5znx)
Can battery-swapping boost electric car sales?

We’re in Madrid to discover a new way to power urban electric vehicles. No longer charging but swapping your batteries, or charging at your desk.

We meet the people trying it out, and speak to leading motor journalists to see if this really is a game changer in electric vehicle driving in cities.

(Picture: Black Electric SUV swapping battery pack in battery swap station. Credit: Getty Images)

Presented and produced by Rick Kelsey


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yqj)
Handover of Macau

In 1999, the small territory of Macau was handed back to China after centuries of Portuguese rule.

Lawyer and comedian Miguel Senna Fernandes was a member of the Macau Legislative Council and involved in the historic handover.

He tells Ashley Byrne the emotions he felt as he saw the Portuguese flag being taken down from the Government Palace.

A Made in Manchester production.

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

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

(Photo: Chinese President Jiang Zemin shakes hands with Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio. Credit: Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg8tj0)
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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf20xb)
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WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1z5sd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5wsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg8y84)
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WED 10:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyl)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf28dl)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1zf8n)
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WED 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6drp)
The Global Story

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WED 12:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg95rd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5pdb)
Outlook

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


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg99hj)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf2hwv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1znrx)
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WED 13:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct7h02)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg9f7n)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172zb97cw078qm)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t51)
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WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc1zx85)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct60dh)
First broadcast 20/11/2024 15:32 GMT

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WED 16:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg9nqx)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbjd32jy9t8)
2024/11/20 16:06 GMT

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


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg9sh1)
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WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbjd32jyfkd)
2024/11/20 17:06 GMT

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WED 18:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmg9x75)
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WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5pdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgb0z9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf37cm)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc20d7p)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5wc3)
2024/11/20 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 (w172zgffxmgb4qf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc20hzt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct5t9k)
2024/11/20 GMT

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgb8gk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 21:06 Newshour (w172zb97cw083yj)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgbd6p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 22:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf3lm0)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc20rh2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct60gr)
First broadcast 20/11/2024 22:32 GMT

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WED 23:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgbhyt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t51)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc20w76)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 23:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct7h02)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2024

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgbmpy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 00:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgbrg2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbft46sp0ly)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgbw66)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf42lj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc217gl)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct7hj2)
Faith on the fly: The airport chaplains

You can spend hours in an airport and never learn anything about the people around you. But follow the chaplains of London Heathrow, and you might start to see things - and people - differently.

Headed up by Reverend Ruth Bottoms, a team of 20 multi-faith chaplains offer sanctuary and support to passengers and staff in the unpredictable environment of a mega airport. Counselling nervous fliers, responding to crises, leading daily masses in Heathrow’s own chapel - these chaplains respond to whatever comes their way.

Jude Shapiro spends a week with the chaplains and those they encounter to see what happens when faith, flight and the stresses of Europe’s busiest airport combine.

With thanks to the Heathrow Multi-Faith Chaplaincy and Heathrow Airport.

Presenter/producer: Jude Shapiro
Executive producer: Jack Howson
Sound engineer: Arlie Adlington
A Peanut and Crumb production for BBC World Service

(Photo: Two airport chaplains wearing high-vis check flight updates in a departure hall at Heathrow Airport in London. Credit: Jude Shapiro)


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgbzyb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5pdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgc3pg)
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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqmtpf4b2s)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc21gyv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xnr)
The Food Chain

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 (w172zgffxmgc7fl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 05:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0p5c35)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgcc5q)
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THU 07:06 Newsday (w172zbkbx0p5llf)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172zgffxmgclnz)
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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xj7)
The Inquiry

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


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg8cc21yyc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zcw)
Business Daily

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yl0)
Lord of the Flies

It’s 70 years since William Golding’s acclaimed novel was published.

Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of English schoolboys marooned on a desert island, and how they survive without adults.

It was Golding’s first novel, and was praised for tackling questions about human nature and whether people are intrinsically good or evil.

The book proved a huge success, and has sold millions of copies around the world. Golding won the Nobel Prize in literature. He died ten years later.

His daughter, Judy Carver, spoke to Vincent Dowd, about her father’s work, in 2014.

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

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

(Photo: A scene from the Lord Of The Flies film, 1990. Credit: United Artists/Getty Images)


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The African Priest Saving France’s Churches

Father Michel was brought up in a devout family in a devout country. He witnessed the horrors of the Second Congo War but when he was sent to France he was nevertheless shocked to find so much material and spiritual poverty there. His first posting as a missionary was working with young people separated from the parents because of violence, addiction, abuse… Now he has a parish in Alsace. Or rather twelve parishes. He sings in his Peugeot 205 as he zips across the Alsatian countryside from school religion class to parish meeting to choir practice to mass and tells us about the joys and pains of being an African missionary in Europe. He misses the status priests enjoy back home. Centre of the community. Brought in to solve disputes. And the singing and dancing in church. “People here feel the same joy when they sing but they don’t move. It’s their way.” He loves the way lay people rally round in his parish with all sorts of expert help – finding flowers for the church, doing the accounts… “They take responsibility for their church”. And he loves the choral tradition of this land whose history is more German than French. We hear too about his experience of rejection because of his ethnic background. “Some people prefer to take communion from the hands of a white person.” But above all the warm welcome he’s received from active Catholics who have become dependent on these “missionaries-in-reverse” from Poland, Vietnam and (80%) from Africa for the practice of their faith. As two bishops told Fr Michel – without the African priests, the church in France would collapse.


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Business Daily meets: Michael Johnson

The legendary sprinter revolutionised athletics with his unique running style and record-breaking performances.

Michael Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold medallist who earned millions of dollars through prize money and sponsorships.

Now he's back with a plan to transform athletics with the Grand Slam Track league — a new competition featuring a $12.6 million prize fund.

He's hoping it will elevate financial opportunities for today's athletes and ignite inspiration for future generations.

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(Image: Michael Johnson carries the American Flag after winning gold in the Men's 200m during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Credit: Mike Hewitt /Allsport/Getty Images)


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Creation of the UFC

In 1993, a new combat sport was born. Its founders called it the Ultimate Fighting Championship – UFC.

It pitted all forms of mixed martial arts against each other with little to no rules and all contained in an octagon-shaped cage.

The first contest between a Samoan sumo wrestler and a Dutch kickboxer resulted in several teeth flying through the air.

It didn’t take long for the sensation to attract some big critics including the late US senator John McCain. He wanted it banned and labelled it a "human cockfight".

One of the men responsible for cooking up this new concept was TV producer Campbell McLaren.

He tells Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty how he used controversy to market the violent spectacle.

This programme contains description of violence.

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

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

(Photo: Campbell McLaren. Credit: Getty Images)


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Why can't my dog live as long as me?

As we enter our teenage years, many of us feel like life is just getting started. But for dogs, celebrating a ‘teen’ birthday is a sign of old age, entering a phase when things start slowing down.

Listener Sue is besotted with her beloved corgi Copper John, and wants to know why our furry companions never live as long as us.

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