SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2020

SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90nzy3k)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172x18w700s56g)
US seizes Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela

The US says it has taken control of four Iranian fuel shipments bound for Venezuela in the largest-ever seizure of its kind. About 1.1 million barrels of fuel were confiscated "with the assistance of foreign partners", according to the Justice Department. The Wall Street Journal's Benoit Faucon explains what we know so far. Also in the programme, an oil spill off Mauritius threatens one of the world's most biodiverse marine ecosystems. The BBC's Frey Lindsay looks into the long-term impact on the island. The chief executive of food delivery service Just Eat, Jitse Groen, tells us why he wants to transition those that deliver food for the firm away from being gig workers towards becoming employees on staff contracts with more benefits. Plus, we find out why Apple and Google have removed the popular game Fortnite from their smartphone app stores.

All through the show we'll be joined by Peter Ryan from the ABC in Sydney.

(Picture: The Bella tanker, one of four vessels that fuel was confiscated from. Picture credit:


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p01vp)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172x7b98xtkt8t)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5prqr8pf42)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3cszhjj)
Edwards: Missed opportunity to showcase women’s cricket

We reflect on the first Test match between England and Pakistan and discuss the remarkable comeback from England. Plus Jos Buttler said he ‘owed his team some runs’ following his wicket-keeping mistakes, so the team look at how wicket-keeping has evolved over the years.

The Women’s ODI World Cup has been postponed until 2022, so former England captain Charlotte Edwards joins us to speak about women’s cricket and the lack of it to be exact - there has been no international women’s cricket played since March..

Plus, a report has been published saying 34% of players in a host of T20 domestic leagues have experienced either late, or non-payment, problems. We speak to the head of the global players’ union.

Photo: Former England captain Charlotte Edwards during day two of the Kia Women's Test of the Women's Ashes Series between England and Australia Women in 2015 (Credit: Getty Images).


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p05lt)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3cszjhd)
Beirut: after the explosion

Last week's catastrophic explosion in Beirut devastated the port area and left at least 170 dead, thousands injured, and many more homeless. It's a painful time for our journalists who come from Beirut - in both BBC Arabic and BBC Monitoring. We hear the reflections of Nahed Najjar, Nisrine Hatoum, Hesham Shawish, Nidale Abou Mrad and Julien Hajj.

The dream of Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia was a vast country which included the modern nations of Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela and Colombia. It was born in 1819, the dream of Simon Bolivar, hero of the revolutionary wars that liberated Spanish America. Ana Maria Roura has been researching the history and legacy of Gran Colombia for BBC Mundo.

Pakistan's Siddi community
The Black Lives Matter movement has prompted questions in Pakistan about the Siddi, or Sheedi, community, brought there from African countries centuries ago as soldiers or slaves. Saher Baloch has reported the story for BBC Urdu.

Belarus: understanding the anger
Belarus has been gripped by protests ever since President Alexander Lukashenko declared a landslide victory in last week's election. Yana Lyushnevskaya of BBC Monitoring tells us more about the cause of the anger, and explains the long grip on power of the man widely referred to as Europe's last dictator.

Picture: Burning grain silos in the port of Beirut.
Credit: AFP via Getty Images


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3cszmv8)
The invention of the modern ventilator

In August 1952, the Blegdam Hospital in the Danish capital Copenhagen was overwhelmed by hundreds of seriously ill polio patients. During the first weeks of the epidemic over 80 percent of the patients died, most within days of admission. The patients, who were mostly children, were dying of respiratory failure. Desperate for a solution an anaesthetist, Bjørn Iben, came up with a strategy that led to today’s ventilators and revolutionised medicine. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Anne Holton who was a medical student at the time of the polio epidemic and helped treat patients.

Photo A medical student in Denmark 1952 treating a polio patient in Blegdam Hospital, Copenhagen. Credit used with permission of Jørgen Viby-Mogensen.


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p09by)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3cszcn8)
How democratic are American elections?

The US presidential election campaign is gathering steam, with the Democratic Party convention beginning next week. November's election in the United States will be taking place at a time when the country is going through unprecedented social and economic upheavals. The incumbent Donald Trump is pitted against the former vice president Joe Biden. It is not just the presidency that's at stake, voters will be electing a third of the senate, an entirely new house of representatives, and thirteen governors. More than 160,000 Americans have lost their lives to the Covid-19 pandemic. The economy is in recession. Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets demanding social justice. With the uncertainty of the coronavirus, there is no clear consensus on the way polling stations can ensure the safety of voters. While mass postal voting is being held up as a solution, many - including President Trump - argue that mail-in ballots will increase fraud and cause unnecessary delays. Others say various forms of voter suppression are already undermining the integrity of the vote. So as the first major election in the middle of a pandemic, how credible will the results in November be? How are allegations of voter suppression being addressed? And what will the candidates do if vote counting becomes a drawn out process? Ritula Shah and a panel of expert guests discuss whether American democracy is fit to handle the events the country finds itself in.


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p0f32)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172x7b98xtl5j6)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5prqr8pscg)
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SAT 05:32 Trending (w3cszvs3)
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SAT 05:50 James Naughtie’s Letter to America (w3ct0whq)
Letter seven

The simmering anger that came to the boil after George Floyd's death has made itself felt so often before. In every city in America, you can’t miss it. Sometimes it cools a little, but never for long. James Naughtie asks how America can ever erase the stain of what many refer to as the country's "original sin" - the sin of slavery.


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p0jv6)
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SAT 06:06 The Documentary (w3ct0486)
The remarkable resistance of Lilo

In the heart of Hitler’s Nazi Germany, members of the Resistance worked tirelessly and at great risk to themselves to help those whose lives were threatened. Amongst them was Elisabeth Charlotte Gloeden – known as Liselotte or “Lilo” – who, along with her husband Erich, hid Jews in their home in Berlin, before arranging safe passage for them out of Germany.

Both Lilo and Erich had Jewish fathers. Hers was a prominent skin specialist and he was hounded from his job by the Nazis. Lilo’s Jewish heritage led to her being driven from the legal profession at the outbreak of war in 1939.

The couple’s efforts went undetected until 1944 when they took in General Fritz Lindemann, who was being hunted by the Gestapo for being part of the plot to assassinate Hitler. They stood trial in November 1944 before one of Germany’s most feared judges, Roland Freisler.

Fergal Keane tells the remarkable story of the couple and of others who hid and were hidden in Nazi Berlin.

(Photo: Elisabeth Charlotte Gloeden on trial for conspiracy to assassinate Hitler 20 July 1944. Credit: Ullstein bild/Getty Images)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p0nlb)
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SAT 07:06 Business Weekly (w3ct0snx)
The Syrian family feud which threatens the country

In this week’s programme we’ll be looking at the family rift in Syria which threatens yet more turmoil for the war-torn country. Just why is the country’s richest man defying his cousin - the President?

Is there still a free press in Hong Kong - and if not what does this mean for its status as a financial centre? That’s one of the questions we’ll be trying to answer after the media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was arrested.

We’ll also be examining the UK’s latest GDP figures - which saw the country fall into the first recession since the financial crisis. Why has the G7 nation suffered a bigger fall than any other major economy?

Plus, we’ll be chatting to a couple of millionaires who tell us how they are far more frugal than we might imagine.

Presented by Lucy Burton.

(Image: Rami Makhlouf has posted three videos online in a month, complaining about his treatment. Credit: AFP).


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p0sbg)
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SAT 08:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3csz9pv)
Japan 75 years on from WW2 surrender

Pascale Harter introduces analysis, reportage and personal reflections from correspondents around the world.

This weekend marks the 75th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the Second World War. A surrender which followed the utter destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the first ever use of nuclear weapons, dropped by the United States. But our correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes says the decisions which followed, made by the victors, may have kept a flame of resistance alight. A flame which is growing stronger.

The house arrest of former president Alvaro Uribe in Colombia has revived the divisions wrought by decades of civil war between government forces, paramilitaries and leftist guerrillas, most prominently the FARC. Mr Uribe denies the allegations against him of witness tampering in an investigation meant to establish the extent to which the government colluded with paramilitary abuses of civilians. Mathew Charles reflects on a development which divides Colombia once more.

Greece’s economy relies heavily on tourism, accounting for around 26% of all employment. It’s no surprise that seasonal workers in this part of Europe have been hit hard by the pandemic. This week a new curfew was brought in, closing bars and restaurants early in some of the most popular destinations, including Santorini and Mykonos. Heidi Fuller-Love has heard how, for one seasonal worker in Crete, Covid-19 has made a difficult situation impossible.

For many Germans, a holiday abroad means going to one place; the Balearic Island of Majorca in Spain. But this year, many Germans were worried they wouldn’t be able to go due to coronavirus. While, as John Kampfner has found, other Germans were worried that they would.

Presenter: Pascale Harter
Producer: Bethan Head
Editor: Bridget Harney


SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5prqr8q4lv)
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SAT 08:32 The Documentary (w3ct0x1n)
Black Music in Europe

Black music in Europe: 1939-45

Clarke looks at the music of black Europe at the time of the Second World War with recordings of Nazi propaganda jazz, underground bands in Hitler’s Germany, black American trumpet stars in occupied Paris, and Caribbean swing bands playing through the Blitz in London. He also examines the work of Nigerian composer Fela Sowande and plays extracts of his wartime broadcast for the BBC.

(Photo: Clark Peters. Credit:: Alexandra Quinn)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p0x2l)
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SAT 09:06 The Newsroom (w172x7b98xtlnhq)
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SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5prqr8q8bz)
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SAT 09:32 United Zingdom (w3ct0wl4)
United Zingdom

15/08/2020 GMT

Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3cszf4n)
How the BBC’s damaged Beirut office kept on reporting events

The recent deadly explosion in Beirut saw the BBC’s offices suffer substantial damage and lose critical services - but staff there kept on reporting. We’re joined by the BBC’s head of the Arabic service to hear how they did it.

Plus another in our regular series How I Hear - a US listener tells us about his personal relationship with the BBC World Service and love of podcasts.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p10tq)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172x3bx44bjtmf)
Will there be any college football this fall?

We take an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the upcoming college football season after two of the game's major conferences - the Pac-12 and Big Ten - announced they won’t play this Autumn due to concerns around the Covid-19 pandemic. Super Bowl winner and former University of Notre Dame player Rocky Boiman believes the season should go ahead, telling us “If anybody is looking for a 100% safe environment in this world, anywhere, you’re not going to get it. It does not exist”. He also believes a lack of football could cost some players a shot at the NFL draft and adds he’s now resigned to all college football being cancelled in the coming weeks.

Hunter Reynolds plays for the University of Michigan and is part of the #BigTenUnited movement. He won’t be playing following the postponement of the Big Ten. He tells us some players he’s spoken to are worried their coaches may be prepared to risk putting winning above safety.

Broadcaster Mike Carlson also joins us and he believes the stand-off around the college football season could become an issue in the US Presidential campaign.

“It’s an elite, unique, group to be in” - Marcel Eckardt joins us ahead of taking charge of the World Snooker Championship final. At thirty years of age, Eckardt will be the youngest person ever to referee the most prestigious match in the sport. He’s also the first German to do it. He tells us what the occasion means to him, how he got into the sport, his love of Pool and why he turned down the chance to have his family at The Crucible Theatre for his big moment.

Broadcaster Rikki Swannell joins us with the latest from New Zealand after the final round of the regular season in Netball’s ANZ Premiership was cancelled due to concerns around Covid-19. All of this week’s games have been declared a draw. Swannell tells us how likely it is that next weekend’s finals series will be played.

This week’s Sporting Witness takes us back to the Beijing Olympics of 2008, when weightlifter Matthias Steiner created one of the most emotional moments of the games. His wife was killed in a car accident shortly before the games began and he dedicated his gold medal to her.

And – we check in on the second test between England and Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton with World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent

Photo credit: Michigan Stadium, where the University of Michigan college football team play their home matches (Getty Images).


SAT 10:59 VJ Day Silence (w3ct0x5r)
The 75th anniversary of VJ Day

A two-minute silence to mark VJ Day along with a summary of the latest World News.


SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172x7b98xtlwzz)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5prqr8qhv7)
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SAT 11:32 The Documentary (w3ct0x1d)
Vaccines, Money And Politics

Vaccines, money and politics

Nearly every person on the planet is vulnerable to the new coronavirus, SarsCoV2. That’s why there are more than 100 projects around the world racing towards the goal of creating a safe and effective vaccine for the disease it causes, Covid19, in the next 12 to 18 months. But this is just the first part of a long and complex process, working at a pace and scale never attempted before.

In Vaccines, Money and Politics, Sandra Kanthal looks at the vast ecosystem needed to deliver a vaccination programme to the world in record time. This will require billions of dollars, and likely more than one successful candidate to meet the global demand. The world will need to secure supply chains in order to avoid shortages of vital supplies like medical glass. Companies will have to manufacture the most promising candidates even before they know if the vaccines will work, otherwise the process will be further delayed. Authorities across the world will have to work together to overcome the temptation for countries to keep the vaccines for themselves and allocate a fair global distribution, and then decide which sectors of the population get them first. And they’ll need a communication strategy to convince the public the vaccines are safe and effective – and to combat the antivaxx messages already gaining traction on social media. What plans are in place to make this all happen - and will they work?

Presenter/Producer: Sandra Kanthal

(Photo: Coronavirus model and medical syringe are seen with "Covid-19" sign, Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p189z)
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SAT 12:06 Music Life (w3csz6t6)
The science of soundtracks with Max Richter, Hans Zimmer, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Angélica Negrón

A huge episode of Music Life this week sees one of the most versatile composers working today, Max Richter (Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror, Ad Astra, Mary Queen of Scots), ask renowned creators of music for film, TV and the stage how they got their starts in the music business, their creative processes, how they convey emotion through their work, and how it’s actually quite difficult to create something simple.

Among those answering these questions is a man who really needs no introduction, Hans Zimmer. He’s scored over 100 films so far, putting his signature sound on everything from James Bond to the Dark Knight Trilogy via Thelma & Louise. There isn’t a film that isn’t vastly improved with Hans’ work behind it. Also with Max is Icelandic composer, cellist and vocalist Hildur Guðnadóttir. She won the Academy Award for best score for the controversial film Joker, and you can also hear her music-less score in the haunting TV series Chernobyl. Puerto Rican composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón completes the line up; she writes music for chamber ensembles, orchestras, film, theatre, robotic instruments, and even toys. This is a meeting of minds that’s not to be missed.


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p1d23)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172x2ytrk5qkpp)
Thousands gather at funeral of protester in Belarus

Massive crowds are gathering in the Belarusian capital Minsk to commemorate a man who died on Monday, and to protest the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. We hear from Minsk.

Also on the programme: Japan marks 75 years since the end of World War Two. We hear from a historian on the significance of the day.

And the BBC's Focus on Africa programme celebrates 60 years of broadcasting. We hear from a reporter who worked on the programme in the early days and remembers some defining moments broadcasting to Africa.

(Photo: Belarusians attend memorial ceremony for Alexander Tarakhovsky on the place of his death in Minsk, Credit: Reuters)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p1ht7)
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SAT 14:06 The Documentary (w3ct0hyz)
Life Changes

North Korea's celebrity defectors

According to South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, there are more than 30,000 North Korean defectors living in the South. The lack of access to North Korea makes defectors one of the few windows to what life is like in the secretive regime. As a result, the defectors and their stories have become a hugely valuable commodity in South Korea’s popular culture and media.

There are a number of popular reality TV programmes starring North Korean defectors. Hyun-joo Yu is one of the most established stars on Now on My Way to Meet You, a popular and long running variety programme. The show features emotional North Korean defectors sharing their stories and performing to dramatic music. At the same time, the South Korean celebrity guests provide commentary and sometimes jokes.

Meanwhile, on the Internet, dozens of North Korean defectors have gained popularity through live streaming, telling stories about their lives in the North on YouTube and Instagram. These defector-celebrities, like 21-year-old Nara Kang, are mostly young, attractive women. Representing a younger generation of defectors, Nara Kang is tapping into an audience with no living memory of the North.

Capitalising on their status as defectors to gain fame, these celebrities cannot move on from being defined by their past. They strive to fit into South Korean society, while emphasising their otherness to South Korean audiences.


SAT 15:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p1mkc)
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SAT 15:06 Sportsworld (w172x3l93prr56p)
Champions League, LeBron James and One Day in July

It's another week of Champions League action in Lisbon and Sportsworld will bring you all the reaction to the week's matches and build up to the remaining fixtures, with special guests.

Plus, we'll have all the latest from the live sport around the globe. Including the test match between England and Pakistan, the final weekend of the Snooker World Championships, Formula 1 qualifying and the latest on the Golf.

And, Sportsworld listeners were treated to a feast of live sport on the 14th July 2019 with the Men’s Singles Final at Wimbledon between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic and the men’s Cricket World Cup Final at Lord’s between England and New Zealand. We take a look back at an historic day of sport in a special documentary, One Day in July.

Photo credit: LeBron James taking a shot in a match between the LA Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, 2020 (Getty Images).


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p1zsr)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172x7b98xtmr6w)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5prqr8rc24)
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SAT 18:32 Trending (w3cszvs3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 James Naughtie’s Letter to America (w3ct0whq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 today]


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p23jw)
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SAT 19:06 The Documentary (w3ct0hyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 today]


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p2790)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3cszk35)
Actor Russell Crowe

In The Arts Hour this week with Nikki Bedi, Russell Crowe talks about his latest film Unhinged, his excitement at a coronation tea cup and why he’s had thirty years of self-isolating practice

Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason discusses his approach to filmmaking for his movie A White, White Day and the importance of letting films breathe

Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra reveals what it takes to look the part

Author Zadie Smith tells us how lockdown made her feel ‘out of control’ and why she had to turn to writing to get her through the start of the restrictions

Australian novelist Kate Grenville explores her country’s colonial past in her new book A Room Made of Leaves

David Boanuh tells us about filming the Ghana portion of Beyoncé’s visual album Black Is King

And there’s 60’s Surf Rock Japanese style

Nikki’s guest in the studio is cultural critic Anil Sinanan

(Photo: Russell Crowe. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p2c14)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172x2ytrk5rjnq)
Belarus protests spread

Anti-government protesters in Minsk held noisy demonstrations outside state television buildings, as unrest continues to spread across the country.

Also in the programme: It's 75 years since the Second World War ended with Japan's sudden surrender; and 60 years since the BBC began broadcasting Focus On Africa. We hear about both those anniversaries.

(Photo: Demonstrators hold their phones with flashlights on during a rally to protest outside the building of Belarusian National State TV and Radio Company in Minsk, Belarus August 15, 2020. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p2gs8)
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SAT 22:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3csz9pv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5prqr8rv1n)
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SAT 22:32 Outlook (w3cszf04)
The boy, the wish and the nuclear weapons

In 1986 American teenager, Jeff Henigson, was diagnosed with brain cancer and given two years to live. He had just one wish: to travel to the Soviet Union, meet the country’s leader Mikhail Gorbachev and attempt to broker a nuclear peace deal. This programme was first broadcast on 7th of September 2019.

Jeff has written a book about his experience called WarHead.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder

Picture: Teenager Jeff Henigson in bed after undergoing brain surgery
Credit: Jeff Henigson


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172x5ny90p2ljd)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172x7b98xtnbyj)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5prqr8ryss)
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SAT 23:32 The Why Factor (w3csytzh)
Confidence: Why it misleads us

From doctors to politicians to your boss, people often ask us to put our confidence in them. We’re often urged to build more confidence in ourselves. But one of the most consistent findings in psychology is that there is very little overlap between confidence and competence; how good people think they are, and how good they really are. In this edition of the Why Factor, Michael Blastland asks: why do admire confidence?

Contributors
Ed O’Brien - Associate Professor of Behaviour Science, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Maria Konnikova, Psychologist and Author: The Confidence Game
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Psychologist and Author: Confidence, The Surprising Truth About How Much You Need and How To Get It.
Glen Fukushima -Senior Fellow, Center For American Progress
Dr Anne McGuinness – University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Photo Credit: Multiple exposure of businesswoman arms crossed / Getty Images

Film Credit: The Great Imposter Trailer 1960 / Universal Studios Home Entertainment / Director Robert Mulligan


SAT 23:50 More or Less (w3ct0pxp)
Belarus’ contested election

Autocratic leader Alexander Lukashenko claims to have won a landslide in the country’s presidential elections. But how can we know what really happened? Tim Harford delves into the numbers behind the widely questioned election result, with Dr Brian Klaas and political analyst Artyom Shraibman.


(Photo: Thousands of protesters march in Belarus over the disputed re-election.13 August 2020.Credit: Sergei Gapon/Getty Images)