SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2020

SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172x5p165673z8)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172x18z44k0c25)
Hurricane Delta approaches US landfall

Residents in Louisiana are fleeing their homes as Hurricane Delta approaches. We'll hear the latest from Joel Cline of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Also in the programme, the Coronavirus pandemic means India is spending huge sums in support yet many citizens are borrowing. One woman tells us she has turned to money lenders to ease her financial woes, with no idea how much interest is being charged.The prestigious American university, Yale, is being sued by the Justice Department for allegedly discriminating illegally against Asian and white undergraduate applicants. We get reaction from Irene Vazquez, who is a student at Yale. And we'll hear from City University Professor Terri Watson on how Critical Race Theory, a tool for analysing systemic racism in US institutions such as universities, has become President Trump's latest target. Plus, we'll hear from Kai Ryssdal of our sister station Marketplace about how long it might take for the lights to come back on again on Broadway.

All through the show we'll be joined by Sinead Mangan of ABC in Perth.

(Picture credit: Getty Images)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172x5p165677qd)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172x7bd62bt04j)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5pvmwsxlzs)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3cszhjs)
Secrets of the world's best umpire

Reaction to a record-equalling 21st consecutive one-day victory by Australia's remarkable women's team.

Plus, Courtney Walsh on how he plans to turn West Indies women back into world beaters themselves.

And the unexpected star of the English cricketing summer - umpire Michael Gough on how he gave up playing cricket at the age of 23 and went on to become statistically the best Test umpire in the world.

Photo: Umpire Michael Gough (Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172x5p16567cgj)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3cszjhn)
India's secret soldiers

This year armies from India and China clashed along the disputed border between Indian-administered Kashmir and China. A recent funeral with full military honours on the Indian side revealed an intriguing story. Nayima Tanzin was a Tibetan refugee, who his family say was serving with a covert Indian regiment, the Special Frontier Force, a force never acknowledged by Indian authorities. The BBC’s Aamir Peerzada travelled to Ladakh to find out more.

Flights to nowhere
Here’s an odd phenomenon. Airlines in South East Asia are offering “flights to nowhere” – you fly, you don’t land, you come back. So what’s going on? Hong Kong-based BBC Chinese journalist Martin Yip fills us in.

Hotels of Pyongyang
Why would South Koreans be interested in a new book showing photographs of hotel restaurants and reception areas? Because these hotels are in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. The BBC’s Julie Yoonnyung Lee tells us more about the fascination of the photographs for Koreans.

A clean sweep! The Russian cleaner who became mayor
Until recently, Marina Udgodskaya was employed to clean the mayor’s office in her small village in Russia. But a strange chain of events led her to standing for, and then winning, the local elections. BBC Russian’s Petr Kozlov went to meet her.

Maasai Ceremony
Once every 15 years, young warriors of the Maasai community of East Africa graduate to become elders. It’s a colourful, joyful ceremony, observed this year by BBC Nairobi journalist Ian Mafula.

Image: Funeral with full military honours of Tibetan refugee Nayima Tenzin in Ladakh
Credit: Nisar Hussain


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3cszmvj)
The Battle of Lewisham

In August 1977, the racist National Front organisation planned to stage a march into Lewisham in South London at a time of high racial tension in the area. The National Front activists were met by a huge counter-demonstration organised by anti-racist campaigners – in the clashes that followed, hundreds of people were arrested and injured before the National Front were forced to withdraw. The so-called Battle of Lewisham is now seen as having halted the rise of the far-right in British politics. Nacheal Catnott talks to Lez Henry, who grew up in Lewisham and witnessed the unrest. Produced by Eleanor Biggs.

PHOTO: A police officer attempts to restore order in Lewisham in 1977 (Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172x5p16567h6n)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3cszcnj)
India's Dalits: Fighting for justice

The alleged rape and subsequent death of a 19-year-old woman in India has again shone a spotlight on caste-based violence against the Dalit community – formerly known as “untouchables”. According to official figures, men from India's upper castes rape ten Dalit women a day. Although the northern state of Uttar Pradesh records the highest number of such cases, caste-based violence and discrimination is prevalent throughout the country and in Indian communities around the world. Dalits make up nearly twenty percent of India's population and were given equal protection under the constitution after independence from Britain. But rights groups say while many Dalits have been able to take advantage of quota systems to move up the economic ladder, violence and discrimination against the community is worsening. The current racial justice movement in the United States is inspiring Dalit activists to be move assertive in speaking up for their rights – but what gains can Dalits expect to make? What is at the core of the discrimination and prejudice against them? And why are Dalit women especially targeted for sexual violence? Ritula Shah and guests discuss the future of Dalits in India.


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172x5p16567lys)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172x7bd62btccx)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5pvmwsxz75)
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SAT 05:32 Comedians Vs. The News (w3ct0x3f)
Josie Long and Ari Eldjárn

Icelandic comedian Ari Eldjárn and British stand-up Josie Long join comedy couple Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to tackle the global headlines.
This week, what does it really mean to be vice-president of the United States? And exploring the mystery of a strange sound tormenting the residents of an Icelandic town.
Get involved and tell us about the funny stories where you are.
#comediansvsthenews


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172x5p16567qpx)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172x7d12jk62zm)
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree ceasefire

Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire, after two weeks of fighting.

Also, President Trump says he is now 'medication free', as he seeks to recover from Covid-19 and get his election campaign back on track.

And how Gaza’s relative isolation has enabled it to escape the worst medical effects of coronavirus, but its extreme levels of poverty have increased.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Rome, and a Special Advisor to EU High Representative and Vice President of the Commission, Josep Borrell; and Henry Chu, deputy news editor for the Los Angeles Times, based in London.

(Picture: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announcing the ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Credit: EPA)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172x5p16567vg1)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172x7d12jk66qr)
Madrid on lockdown

A two-week lockdown is imposed on the Spanish capital, Madrid, to try to control the coronavirus. Are people there experiencing pandemic fatigue?

Also, is there a future for cinemas that have been forced to close because of the virus?

And Armenia and Azerbaijan agree a humanitarian ceasefire, after two weeks of fighting over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh. But can it hold?

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Rome, and a Special Advisor to EU High Representative and Vice President of the Commission, Josep Borrell; and Henry Chu, deputy news editor for the Los Angeles Times, based in London.

(Picture: A woman walks her dog in front of the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain during lockdown. Credit: EPA)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172x5p16567z65)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172x7d12jk6bgw)
Trump says he's 'medication free'

President Trump says he is now "medication free", as he seeks to recover from Covid-19 and get his election campaign back on track.

Also, after more than ten hours of talks in Moscow, Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire, following two weeks of fighting, but can it hold?

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Rome, and a Special Advisor to EU High Representative and Vice President of the Commission, Josep Borrell; and Henry Chu, deputy news editor for the Los Angeles Times, based in London.

(Picture: A US Marine stands guard outside the West Wing, signifying the President is inside the White House in Washington, DC. Credit: EPA)


SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5pvmwsybgk)
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SAT 08:32 The Documentary (w3ct0x66)
Soul Music

Peggy Lee's Is That All There Is?

Is That All There Is, the Leiber and Stoller song made famous by Peggy Lee, is based upon a short story by Thomas Mann called Disillusionmen', but those who know and love it feel it is inspirational rather than a cynical, world weary musical take on existentialism and the futility of life.


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172x5p165682y9)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct0xjr)
US Election: Testing positive for Covid-19

The President of the United States is recovering from Covid-19, after a week when the world watched him leaving hospital briefly in a motorcade to wave supporters and - on his return to the White House - moving his mask on a balcony. Donald Trump then told the country there was nothing to fear from the disease. So how were his words received by the Americans across the country? Nuala McGovern hears from those in California, Iowa and Alabama who were thrilled by the president's show of strength against Covid-19 and from others less enamoured by his attitude.

As well as coronavirus, race remains a divisive issue in the US. Nuala returns to Charlottesville, a city scarred by race protests, and brings together a Deacon and a student activist to get their thoughts on race in this election.

(Photo: President Donald Trump pulls off his protective face mask as he poses atop the Truman Balcony of the White House Credit: Erin Scott/File Photo/Reuters)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5pvmwsyg6p)
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SAT 09:32 Girl Taken (w3ct0xw4)
Girl Taken

10/10/2020 GMT

Girl Taken is a two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran. In this 11 part series, recorded in real time, Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie slowly unravel the mystery of what happened to four year old Bru and set out to reunite mother and daughter after years of being apart.

The series starts when Sue Mitchell came into the story, as a reporter for the BBC covering the refugee crisis in Europe. The little girl had hit the media spotlight when her father, claiming to be a widow fleeing Afghanistan under threat of death from the Taliban, asked Rob Lawrie, a volunteer at the Calais camp, for help. He wanted Rob to smuggle Bru to the UK but this failed. Although the story was extensively covered no one knew Bru’s mother was alive and desperately searching for her.

Through the original BBC coverage the mother, Goli, makes contact with Sue and Rob, telling them her daughter was taken from the family home in Tehran without her knowledge or consent. She’d been to the police in Iran but was told they could not help. She then travelled thousands of miles at the hands of smugglers with Bru’s baby sister, Baran. Sickness forced her to stop in Denmark but authorities and refugee charities there could not find Bru. These recordings cover a series of dramatic turns in the search for the little girl.

The recordings also touch on the plight of other women whose children have been taken from them by abusive husbands. It is still a rare thing to happen, but this investigation exposes shortcomings in the asylum process. Since the recordings aired, officials have discovered other cases where men have come into the United Kingdom with a child to help their asylum claims. These claims have not been fully investigated in the past and there are few safeguards to protect those who have suffered as a result.

The series raises the plight of children living in the Calais Jungle and other overcrowded and unsanitary camps. Through Goli’s story we learn more about the control others had in shaping her life. She’d had an arranged marriage to a cruel and controlling man and lived in a society where she had few rights. When she decided to flee Iran and search for Bru, she encountered many dangers, from smugglers to perilous sea crossings in the dead of night with Bru’s baby sister, Baran, in her arms.

The series gives voice to one woman’s story and in doing so raises issues affecting many others. Goli left the only culture she had known to search the world for her little girl and in doing so changed her outlook completely. On reaching the West she immersed herself in the education she had always wanted. As she began making her own choices she starts to experience possibilities and freedoms she had never before imagined. Goli is hopeful that her story could help other women to challenge the injustice and cruelty she has overcome.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3cszf4x)
Putting a smile on your face in a fraught world

Life may seem rather fraught right now but the BBC World Service is trying to put a smile on your face with Comedians versus the news.
But while some listeners say it made them laugh, others have been left stony faced. We hear from the show’s two presenters.

Plus we give two listeners three minutes to ask four questions to Weekend host Julian Wor-ricker.

Presenter Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172x5p165686pf)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172x3c018vs0h4)
'It's not about hitting new milestones as a female' – Joy Neville on making history

“I don’t see it as trying to hit new milestones as a female” – Joy Neville on making history.

The Irish referee will become the first woman to take on Television Match Official duties in a men's international game when Wales face Georgia next month. Neville tells us how she initially needed some convincing to become a referee, how other people’s doubts over whether a woman could make it as a top official have driven her on and she explains her approach to being a TMO.

Maryam Shojaei joins us one year on from three and a half thousand women attending Iran’s men’s World Cup qualifier against Cambodia in Tehran. Apart from a few exceptions, women had effectively been banned from stadiums where men were playing since just after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Shojaei ran a campaign -- first anonymously and later publicly -- that led to Iran allowing women to attend men's football matches. She gives us her memories of the day and tells us about her hopes for the future.

To celebrate Black History Month we speak to a pioneer of the American Football scene in Great Britain. Gerry Anderson played between 1984 and 2000 for clubs including the London Monarchs and London Olympians. He reflects on a career that saw him win the Eurobowl . He also tells us about the cultural differences he encountered when American players came to play in the UK – including the revelation he was asked if there would be black people in London. Anderson tells us their question was based on the fact that the Royal Family were the only English people they had ever seen on television.

The third edition of the Hindukush Mountain Bike Challenge took place in Afghanistan earlier this month. The two-day event aims to grow the Afghan domestic racing scene and empower young boys and girls. Shikeba Aryan finished third in the women's race and says she hopes her success encourages other young girls in Afghanistan to take up cycling, having overcome resistance from her own family when she started out.

In Sporting Witness we tell the story of an Ivory Coast football team which is credited with revolutionising the sport in Africa. We hear from Kolo Toure, who was one of the players on the team and later a star in the English Premier League.

And – we’re live in Paris with our tennis correspondent – Russell Fuller – ahead of the women’s singles final at the French Open.

Photo: Joy Neville (Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172x5p16568bfk)
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SAT 11:32 The Documentary (w3ct16c7)
Dyslexia: Language and childhood

People with dyslexia around the world reveal the challenges of growing up and working with this condition. We also hear from scientists and educators working at the cutting edge of dyslexia learning and research.

Reading and writing are fundamental tools in most societies, necessary for even the most basic of tasks. For the person with dyslexia this can cause an agonising disjuncture from an early age. Many dyslexic people will recall the difficulties of decoding words, the horror of the spelling test, the forgetfulness, and the shame of struggling with things that other people find so simple.

Educators, neurologists and linguists have different approaches, but research shows that the language we learn to speak and write has an impact. In this first programme Toby Withers who is dyslexic himself, reveals the challenges of learning English, with all its inconsistent rules and odd spellings. He talks to the subject of a ground-breaking study into bilingual dyslexic children – Alex - who is dyslexic in English but not in Japanese. From Hong Kong University he discovers how dyslexia in character-based language systems is different to dyslexia in English.


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172x5p16568g5p)
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SAT 12:06 Music Life (w3csz6tg)
Floppy disks and cassette tapes with Témé Tan and Nick Hakim

Témé Tan welcomes Nick Hakim, Raquel Berrios and Ela Minus to discuss the purpose of the work they make, whether they imagine their albums as one piece or a playlist of songs, and the importance of travelling and meeting other creatives from around the world.

Témé is an artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, now based in Belgium, who mixes pop, soul, hip-hop and Afro elements in his music. Nick Hakim is a a psychedelic soul and R&B producer, singer, and songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. He released one of the albums of the year with his second LP Will This Make Me Good, after battling grief, writer’s block, and the Coronavirus outbreak. Raquel Berrios is one half of Puerto Rican pop duo Buscabulla, who released the excellent album Regresa earlier this year. The album explores the theme of returning home after several years in New York, and finding it devastated by two hurricanes. Ela Minus is a Colombian-born, New York based-singer and producer who prefers using and building her own synths to using computers. She was also a drummer in a hardcore band before releasing her own music in 2016.


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172x5p16568kxt)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172x2yxnppyrkd)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan ceasefire comes into force

A ceasefire has technically come into effect in Nagorno Karabakh, but both Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of early violations.

Also in the programme: President Trump says he has stopped taking medicines against Covid-19, just before he's to hold a campaign event with supporters, and what it's like to be the Finish Prime Minister for the day.

(Photo: Thousands have been displaced so far in the conflict. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172x5p16568pny)
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SAT 14:04 Sportsworld (w172x3ld0v8z76d)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld brings you live coverage of the women’s singles final from the French Open at Roland Garros. The BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller and former WTA professionals Jill Craybass and Naomi Cavaday are part the Sportsworld coverage. Plus a look ahead to Sunday’s men’s final.

As the NBA draws to a close in the Florida bubble in Points and Protests we discuss the history of protest in US Basketball. On August the 26th 2020 the sport ground to a halt in a fight for justice and equality. Like so many before they decided to make a stand. We’ll be joined by WNBA player Tierra Ruffin Pratt, former NBA player Etan Thomas and hear from Craig Hodges who won two NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and current Atlanta Hawkes coach Lloyd Pearce.

Also this week European football from the Nations League, the latest Formula One Grand Prix in Germany plus the women’s US PGA Golf championship from Pennsylvania.

Photo: Sofia Kenin of The United States of America celebrates after winning match point during her Women's Singles semifinals match against Petra Kvitova (Credit: Getty images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172x5p165695ng)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172x7bd62bvy2l)
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SAT 18:32 Trending (w3cszvsc)
QAnon and the rabbit hole election

Millions of Americans are tuning into an alternative US election campaign. This one isn’t full of sobering news about the pandemic, the Supreme Court and the American economy – instead it’s filled with chatter about elite cabals, rumours and allegations of the most vile crimes.

The rabbit hole election is a subterranean campaign taking place online. And there's one conspiracy theory in particular that is spreading widely and is becoming increasingly well-known among voters: QAnon.

At its heart is the completely unfounded claim that Donald Trump is fighting a secret war against a “deep state” of satanic paedophiles. But could this unhinged idea actually have an impact on the upcoming election? We’ve been investigating.

Presenter: Mike Wendling
Reporter: Marianna Spring
Producer: Ant Adeane


SAT 18:50 More or Less (w3ct0pxy)
A short history of probability

Tim Harford speaks to Jacob Goldstein about the unholy marriage of mathematicians, gamblers, and actuaries at the dawn of modern finance.

(Blaise Pascal 1623-1662 French mathematician, physicist. Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne. Credit:Getty Images)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172x5p165699dl)
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SAT 19:06 World Questions (w3cszt60)
Young Lebanon

Even before the explosion, Lebanon already suffered from decades of economic mismanagement, endemic corruption, a political system said to serve vested interests, a currency crisis and on top of all that, the global pandemic. Now the blast at the port has caused untold damage to the wealth of the nation and an entire political class stands accused of letting their country down.

When the French President visited the crisis-hit nation recently, a young volunteer, Lilian Hawila, voiced the frustration of a generation when she harangued him in the street, prompting Macron to respond “Your anger is my source of optimism”. She is one of the panel of four young Lebanese opinion-formers discussing the issues that matter most to their generation. They tackle questions raised from across the country by those under 35 in a programme hosted from Beirut by BBC Arabic correspondent, Carine Torbey.

On the panel:
Michelle Keserwany: Script writer and singer-song writer
Timour Azhari: Journalist
Lilian Hawila: Student known for confronting President Macron at the site of the blast
Marwa Osman: Academic and broadcaster

BBC World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council.

Producers: Charlie Taylor & Helen Towner
Studio Managers: Henry Dutton & Tim Heffer

Photo: People help to clean debris after massive blasts in Beirut, Credit: Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172x5p16569f4q)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3cszk3f)
Actor Sally Hawkins

On The Arts Hour this week: Oscar-nominated actor Sally Hawkins discusses her latest film Eternal Beauty, about a woman living with schizophrenia; Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite tells us about the dark humour in her novel My Sister the Serial Killer; and Indian sitar player Baruji Shrivastav on his work with Inner Vision, an ensemble of blind musicians.

Stranger Things actor Millie Bobbie Brown reveals why she took on the role of Sherlock’s sister in the film Enola Holmes; rapper and producer Chuck D reflects on the politics of rap; and Swedish singer Robyn shares her love of Prince’s seminal album Sign O’ the Times.

Nikki Bedi’s guests this week are British author and Creative Director of Aardman Studios, Finbar Hawkins, talking about his new book Witch; and journalist Saba Imtiaz who joins us from Karachi.

(Photo: Sally Hawkins. Credit: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172x5p16569jwv)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172x2yxnppzqjf)
President Trump holds his first public event since Covid diagnosis

Donald Trump has delivered a speech in front of cheering supporters at the White House in his first public appearance since being hospitalised. The event was officially a "peaceful protest", but looked, critics said, much like a Trump campaign rally.

Also on the programme: Reports of ceasefire violations in Nagorno Karabakh - we hear from the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides; And the teenager who became Finland's Prime Minister for a day.

(Photo: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump rally and march around the White House. Credit: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172x5p16569nmz)
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SAT 22:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3csz9q3)
Has President Trump’s Covid-19 illness plagued his campaign?

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

This week Donald Trump said contracting Covid-19 was for him: “a blessing from God” and urged people not to be afraid or let it dominate daily life. But more than 200,000 people have died in the United States from the coronavirus and as the election looms closer, Anthony Zurcher assesses how voters view the president’s brush with Covid-19.

Next to the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, that borders China’s far west. A state of emergency has just been declared, including a curfew, and troops have been ordered onto the streets to quell the unrest that erupted after a disputed parliamentary election there last weekend. As Caroline Eden reports from the capital Bishkek, there have been demonstrations and political chaos all week, with protesters angry at alleged vote buying and intimidation.

Last week marked a historic moment for Togo as the country’s first ever female Prime Minister, Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, was appointed. In neighbouring Nigeria, however, women may be questioning the rate of progress – especially if they’re single
as Olivia Ndubuisi has experienced.

There was an unexpected winner at this summer’s Tour de France when the Slovene cyclist, Tadej Pogačar from the United Arab Emirates team, donned the celebrated yellow jersey and lifted the trophy. He’s not the only non-Emirati in his victorious squad. In fact, only one member is actually from the Emirates. But the team have succeeded in inspiring an unlikely nation of cyclists, including young women, as Georgia Tolley has found in Dubai.

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

(Image: US President Donald Trump pulls off his protective face mask as he poses at the White House after returning from hospitalisation. Credit: Reuters/Erin Scott)


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172x5pvmwt00xc)
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SAT 22:32 Trending (w3cszvsc)
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SAT 22:50 More or Less (w3ct0pxy)
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SAT 23:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct1658)
Testifying against a Neo-Nazi

On the 9th of October, 2019, Mollie S. a Baltimore native, was observing the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur in the city of Halle, Germany. She decided to take a short break and go for a walk during the proceedings. Moments later a then 27 year old neo-Nazi named Stephan Balliet attempted to bomb the Synagogue and later on a Kebab Shop. Mollie returned to the Synagogue shortly after and saw a body wrapped on the street outside.

On this day, Amie Liebowitz received an unexpected text from her friend Mollie. Mollie lives in Berlin and messaged her to say that she was a victim of the attack but was okay and looked after.

Mollie and Amie kept in contact. They had always been close friends but Amie wasn't aware of the full extent to which Mollie had been affected and was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD). In August 2020, Mollie asked Amie if she would be her support person as she testifies against the neo-Nazi in Magdeburg, Germany.

From catching the train in Berlin together to the court proceedings, practicing her testimony the night before and retracing her steps in Halle, these two friends have a honest discussion about what it's like living with trauma and standing up to someone who wants to kill you because of your faith.

Executive Producer: Rajeev Gupta

(Picture: Damaged entrance door to the synagogue in Halle (Saale),Germany, July 2020 / Credit: JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)