SATURDAY 29 MAY 2021

SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tdt6z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172xvqbttqb5jp)
Biden unveils $6 trillion budget plan

US President Joe Biden has unveiled a $6 trillion budget plan. The BBC's North America business correspondent Michelle Fleury explains what he wants to spend it on, and how he going to pay for it. Police trying to halt illegal mining in Brazil's Amazon have allegedly been attacked by miners – who then went on to set indigenous homes on fire. We get the latest from of Ana Carolina Alfinito Vieira of Amazon Watch Brazil. Also in the programme, we have an in depth report on a water dispute between Ethiopia and its neighbours over a huge hydro-electric dam it is building on the Nile. Plus, a new app called Bugs Matter, launched in the UK by charity Buglife, is trying to get a picture of insects' prevalence by asking people to count the number of dead ones they find on their car after a journey. We hear from Buglife director Paul Hetherington.

All this and more discussed with our guest throughout the show, Sharon Bretkelly, co-host of Newsroom's daily podcast, The Detail, who's in Auckland, New Zealand.


(Picture: US President Joe Biden outside the White House. Credit: Getty Images.)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tdxz3)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxglryhjyc)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkcdtf397h)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct1lbg)
India’s Cricketing Jem

On this week’s episode, Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell speak at length to one of the brightest stars of women's cricket - the India and Mumbai all-rounder Jemimah Rodrigues. Plus, we'll hear from the former England all-rounder Arran Brindle and her 12-year-old son Harry who have made history this week by becoming the first mother and son to score a century partnership in a men's club match.

(Image: India's Jemimah Rodrigues plays a shot during the first Twenty20 international women's cricket match between New Zealand and India in Wellington on February 6, 2019. Credit: MARTY MELVILLE/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tf1q7)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct20dy)
First days of freedom in Yuma

Yuma, a small city in the middle of the desert in Arizona, is receiving an overwhelming number of asylum seekers who have crossed the US border from Latin America. BBC Mundo's Patricia Sulbaran follows the journey of one particular family, from their first "free" days after they were released from detention until reunited with family in Miami. 

Belarus plane forced landing
Confusion and shock surrounded the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk this week, and the subsequent detention of passenger, and Belarussian opposition journalist, Roman Protasevich. Vitaliy Shevchenko of BBC Monitoring has been following how the story has been reported in the region.

Myanmar coup: a Nepali view
It’s four months since the military coup in Myanmar. For the BBC’s Media Action team in Yangon it meant a sudden halt to their programming, and for producer Dipak Bhattarai the events brought back memories of another coup in 2005, in his home country of Nepal.

MHT: São Paulo
We join Thomas Pappon of BBC Brasil for a trip to his home town of São Paulo to check out the record stores and visit the Japanese quarter.

Image: Adrian and Veronica Meza with their children
Credit: Angelica Casas/BBC


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct1wyk)
The Tulsa Race Massacre

Greenwood was a flourishing and prosperous black neighbourhood of Tulsa, often referred to as Black Wall Street. But in May 1921, a white mob descended on the district, destroying homes, businesses and lives. In this Witness History, Josephine Casserly talks to historian John W. Franklin, of Franklin Global, about the story of his grandfather, Buck Franklin, who survived the massacre.
The words of Buck Franklin are voiced by Stefan Adegbola.

Image: An African-American man with a camera examining the ashes of a burned-out block after the Tulsa Race Massacre. Credit: Oklahoma Historical Society/Getty Images


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tf5gc)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct1hsf)
Why is corporate America getting political?

This week Exxon Mobil saw a board revolt over its stance on climate change. One of the energy giant's biggest shareholders supported rival directors to successfully replace two Exxon board members with more green-friendly candidates. This reflects a growing trend across the United States of corporations and investors being more willing to take a stand on climate, race and other social issues. Following the new and restrictive voter laws in Georgia, Major League Baseball pulled its All Star Game from the state. Nike announced a fund to help Black communities during the Black Lives Matter protests. While these moves are being welcomed by many activists and politicians, there's also been a backlash from those saying CEOs should focus on serving customers and not get involved in debates. So, what's behind corporate America's desire to delve into issues not necessarily linked to their companies' bottom line? Ritula Shah and a panel of experts discuss why corporate America is wading into politics.


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tf96h)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxglryhx5r)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkcdtf3ngw)
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SAT 05:32 Spitfire: The People’s Plane (w3ct0t1h)
Spitfire: The People’s Plane

Makeshift factories

Amid the smouldering ruins of the Spitfire factory, a new strategy emerges: instead of building the plane in one factory, it will be built piece by piece in garages, workshops and laundries.

Presenter: Tuppence Middleton
Producers: Alasdair Cross and Emily Knight
Editors: Chris Ledgard and Kirsten Lass


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct2dk0)
The Seaspiracy “virtually empty ocean” claim

Popular Netflix documentary Seaspiracy has sparked a lot of debate recently, including some controversy over some of the claims the documentary makes and the numbers behind them. One of the most striking is that: “if current fishing trends continue we will see virtually empty oceans by the year 2048.” Although overfishing is a global problem, we take a look and find that this scenario is unlikely.


(French trawler off the coast of Ouistreham, northwestern France. Photo: Charly Triballeau /Getty Images)


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tfdym)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172xyt5tvjrt6q)
President Biden unveils budget proposal

President Biden unveils proposals for next year’s budget on the same day Republicans in the US Senate block a proposal to create a commission to investigate the violence on Capitol Hill in January.

Also in the programme; we hear from Colombia after four people are killed during anti-government demonstrations; and in a landmark case a Dutch court has ruled that oil giant Shell must substantially cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Joining Julian Worricker on the programme is Catherine Fieschi, a political scientist and founder and executive director of the Counterpoint political research and advisory organisation and Toby Cadman, Barrister and co-Founder of Guernica 37, a specialist barrister's chambers in the field of international human rights.

(Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he visits Joint Base Langley-Eustis with first lady Jill Biden, in Hampton, Virginia. Credit: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tfjpr)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172xyt5tvjrxyv)
US imposes fresh sanctions on Belarus

After European leaders agreed to sanctions earlier this week, the US has followed suit and announced further sanctions. We speak to Franak Viacorka, Senior Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the exiled Belarus opposition leader and Viola von Cramon, German member of the European Parliament and a rapporteur on Belarus, about where Belarus goes from here.

Also in the programme; India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces growing criticism over his handling of COVID-19; and we bring you the build up to the UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and Manchester City.

Joining Julian Worricker on the programme is Catherine Fieschi, a political scientist and founder and executive director of the Counterpoint political research and advisory organisation and Toby Cadman, Barrister and co-Founder of Guernica 37, a specialist barrister's chambers in the field of international human rights.

(Photo: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Sochi, Russia. Credit:EPA/MIKHAEL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tfnfw)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172xyt5tvjs1pz)
Belarus facing fresh sanctions

Nearly a week after journalist Roman Protasevich was arrested in Minsk, international pressure is continuing to mount on Belarus. European leaders began the week by announcing sanctions, the country is now facing fresh sanctions from the US.

Also in the programme; President Biden announces his budget proposal for next year and a ‘lost library’ of manuscripts belonging to the Bronte family is discovered and put up for auction.

Joining Julian Worricker on the programme is Catherine Fieschi, a political scientist and founder and executive director of the Counterpoint political research and advisory organisation and Toby Cadman, Barrister and co-Founder of Guernica 37, a specialist barrister's chambers in the field of international human rights.

(Photo: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a speech in Minsk, Belarus. Credit: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo)


SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkcdtf40q8)
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SAT 08:32 The Conversation (w3ct1p6k)
Sweet honey and queen bees

Vital for the planet's health, bees are a key part of pollinating the world's fruits, flowers and crops. And beekeeping seems to be growing in popularity, even the Queen B, Beyoncé, has bee hives in her garden. Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women about what ignited their passion for bees and honey.

South African, Mokgadi Mabela was only interested in her father's bees because she thought they could make her money. She sold the honey to colleagues in her office in Pretoria. When demand became too great for her father and his network he suggested she start some hives of her own. She set up a family company Native Nosi, producing honey and other bee by-products for South Africa and beyond.

Dr Agnes Tyburn grew up in Martinique where her grandfather kept a couple of bee hives. When she was doing her PhD in Organic Chemistry at Cambridge University in the UK she decided it would be nice to try beekeeping herself, despite not having a garden. She’s now set up Bee Sitter – offering online support, practical advice, mentoring and bee keeping courses.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

IMAGE DETAILS
(L) Mokgadi Mabela
(R) Agnes Tyburn


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tfs60)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct2d5q)
Coronavirus: Getting Covid after vaccination

Vaccines are seen as a way out of the coronavirus pandemic; a way to stop transmission and have fewer patients in hospital. Host Nuala McGovern shares different experiences of vaccination and hospitalisation.

For some who have been vaccinated, infection is still possible, but hospitalisation is expected to be less likely. Two guests describe their reactions to getting a positive test, after having Covid jabs, and how the virus affected them.

We consider too those who are hesitant about the Covid vaccine, despite the dangers of catching the disease. We hear what led to a change of mind and agreement to get vaccinated.

And covid patients, who had been treated in hospital for several months, tell us how the mental toll and isolation at times was as challenging as their physical symptoms.

(Photo: A Tunisian teacher receives the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19, 25 May 2021. Credit: EPA/Mohamed Messara.)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkcdtf44gd)
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SAT 09:32 The Lazarus Heist (w3ct2f8z)
5: Superdollars

The Smoking Dragon, a fake wedding and a divorce party. And lots of counterfeit money. The FBI go undercover.
#LazarusHeist

Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/lazarusheist


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct1l1f)
Reporting recent grim events in the Middle East

Events in the Middle East have been making grim headlines recently. We talk to a senior programme editor and ask how the BBC World Service navigates through the sensitive area of editorial balance. And what are the dangers faced by BBC journalists and correspondents in reporting?

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tfwy4)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172y0pyx3zx9ys)
Back to the future for the Indy 500

We take a glimpse into the past, present and the future, of one of the world’s most famous motor races. The Indianapolis 500, form parts of the sports "Triple Crown" and it takes place on Sunday.

We discuss the upcoming Champions League final taking place in Porto.

And we hear from Welshman Harry Cromwell, he is a family man and a fisherman who is hoping to surf his way straight to the Olympics.

(Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tg0p8)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxglryjmnj)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkcdtf4cyn)
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SAT 11:32 WorklifeIndia (w3ct2f35)
How is Covid impacting India’s children?

With nearly 470 million children, India has the world’s largest child population. Campaigners say millions of them have been seriously impacted by the pandemic, including their access to medical care, food, shelter, schooling, and even means of livelihood.

Many are facing severe mental trauma due to confinement and isolation at home, and a recent study says 577 were orphaned in less than two months during the second wave of the pandemic. Many children have also caught the virus, but thankfully complications have been rare.

The scale of the problem is daunting, but what can be done to ensure that children’s lives are not thrown into chaos? We discuss Covid’s impact and solutions needed to protect India’s children.

Presenter: Devina Gupta
Contributors: Sudarshan Suchi, CEO, Save the Children, India; Dr Indu Khosla, paediatric pulmonologist, SRCC Children’s Hospital; Akanksha Singh, parent


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tg4fd)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct2g6t)
Hip-hop and healing: Commemorating Tulsa

A century ago, one of the worst episodes of racial violence in US history took place - the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Greenwood was a prosperous and thriving district, nicknamed 'Black Wall Street' because it was a mecca for Black entrepreneurs and businesses. On Memorial Day 1921, a young shoe-shiner, Dick Rowland, was wrongly accused of attacking a white girl in an elevator - a charge she would quickly recant.

But after a sensationalist newspaper report, a mob gathered outside the courthouse. Violence broke out, many of the white mob were deputised and given arms. During the evening of 31 May 1921 and 1 June, 35 square blocks of Greenwood were looted and burned to the ground. The true extent of the massacre will never be known, but the Red Cross at the time estimated up to 300 residents lost their lives, over 1200 homes were destroyed. Property damage totalled almost $2 million.

Since the massacre was declared a 'riot', insurance claims were rendered invalid but miraculously many in the community managed to rebuild.

Jerica D Wortham is an author, poet, and publisher, born and raised in Greenwood. Jerica invites us to witness how the community is marking the centennial.

Fire In Little Africa is a multimedia project uniting local hip-hop artists. Now signed to Motown, their album is a personal response not only to the massacre, but to Greenwood today and their vision for its future. It is about community healing but also a reawakening of Black Wall Street, reclaiming the entrepreneurial spirit of their ancestors.

We also meet two community elders preparing works for The Greenwood Art Project, an initiative of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission and part of Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge. They experienced the rebuilding of Greenwood and the destructive impact of ‘urban renewal’ policies. Two local poets Crystal Carter and Sterling Matthews share their responses, alongside Jerica’s own poem A Love Letter To Greenwood.

(Photo: Hip-hop artists from the Fire In Little Africa project which commemorates the Tulsa Race Massacre centenary. Credit: Ryan Cass)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tg85j)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172xv53jj1y7h4)
Belarusian opposition leader calls for global protests

The Belarusian opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, calls for protests worldwide following detention of journalist Roman Protasevich on the first anniversary of the arrest of her husband.

Also in the programme: Mali names coup leader as interim president; and how to rebuild Gaza without benefiting Hamas?

(Photo: Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tichanovskaya during a protest. Credit: EPA/JEROEN JUMELET).


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tgcxn)
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SAT 14:06 The Documentary (w3ct2g9w)
The Tulsa tragedy that shamed America

Alvin Hall tells the story of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst episodes of racial violence in US history. In the early 20th Century, Tulsa was a wild west town which became a boom city. But the oil capital of the world was also home to the thriving and prosperous district of Greenwood - nicknamed 'Black Wall Street' by Booker T Washington - because it was a mecca for Black entrepreneurs. Several were millionaires in today's money and and figured out ways to prosper during segregation, creating profitable businesses for Greenwood’s 10,000 residents who couldn’t spend their money with white businesses downtown.

On 30 May, a young Black shoe shiner Dick Rowland, was wrongly accused of attacking a white elevator operator Sarah Paige (the girl later recanted her story). This was the trigger, on 31 May and 1 June, for an armed white mob to loot and burn Greenwood, in a violent 16-hour attack.

Many estimate up to 300 Black citizens were killed. Over 1200 homes were destroyed, every church, hotel, shop, and business was completely wiped off the map. Almost $4 million in insurance claims were filed, but never paid since the city designated it a ‘riot'.

Alvin examines the role of the local media in stoking up racial tension, the influence of the Ku Klux Klan, and how city officials instigated a cover up, while trying to prevent Greenwood's Black community from rebuilding so they could take the land. They resisted however, working and living initially in tents, and by the 1940s Greenwood was twice as prosperous, though this was ultimately short-lived.

Archival interviews by kind permission of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma State University, Voices of Oklahoma oral history podcast, and White Plains Public Library NYC.

Made in collaboration with the Tri-City Collective - producers of Focus: Black Oklahoma on Tulsa Public Radio.

(Photo: Greenwood district burned in the race massacre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1921. Credit: Universal HIstory Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)


SAT 15:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tghns)
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SAT 15:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct1rsy)
Author Jhumpa Lahiri

Joining Nikki Bedi from Princeton, New Jersey is author Jhumpa Lahiri to discuss her latest novel Whereabouts, and film critic Anna Bogutskaya is in the studio.

American comedian and actor Seth Rogen explains why great comedy doesn’t always need to age well.

The Nigerian musician Femi Kuti reveals his father Fela’s unique approach to music education.

Graphic novelist Alison Bechdel talks about the pitfalls of putting her family and relationships into her work.

Sound artist and composer Jason Singh reveals the secret sounds of plants.

And there’s music from UK trip-hop band Morcheeba inspired by diving in Thailand, and Chinese musician Cheng Yu and her ensemble Silk Breeze.


(Photo: Jhumpa Lahiri. Credit: Dominique Charriau/WireImage via Getty Images)


SAT 16:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tgmdx)
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SAT 16:06 Sportsworld (w172y0t7p1dp84q)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld Saturday will have live coverage of the third all English Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea in Porto, Portugal.

Lee James will bring the build up and be joined by former City player Darius Vassell and former Chelsea player Mario Melchiot.

Eddie Newton, who was part of the Chelsea coaching staff during the 2012 Champions League triumph, will be the third member of the Sportsworld team. We’ll also have an in depth look into the rise of Ngolo Kante and Riyad Mahrez.

Photo: A giant inflatable UEFA Champions League trophy in the host city venue of Porto ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final. (Credit: AMA/Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tgvx5)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxglrykgwf)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkcdtf575k)
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SAT 18:32 Spitfire: The People’s Plane (w3ct0t1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct1l86)
Enith Brigitha - First black swimmer to win an Olympic medal

In 1976, Dutch swimmer Enith Brigitha blazed the trail for future black swimmers by becoming the first ever black athlete to win an Olympic medal in swimming. Curaçao-born Brigitha took home bronze medals in the 100 and 200-metres freestyle from the Montreal Olympic Games. Most of the swimmers Enith lost to were East Germans who - it was later revealed - had benefited from a state-sponsored doping programme. Enith Brigitha talks to Dan Hardoon. The programme is a Whistledown Production for the BBC World Service.


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2tgzn9)
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SAT 19:06 The Evidence (w3ct2g9f)
Coronavirus: The Evidence

Sharing Vaccines – what’s gone wrong?

The lofty ambition of the global community was that across the globe, those with the highest risk of losing their lives to this virus should be vaccinated first. With 99% of deaths coming in the over fifties, the plan was that everybody in this age group should be inoculated.

But that’s not what has happened. Vaccine supply is in crisis and in Africa, a continent of over 1.2 billion people, only around 20 million Africans have been vaccinated, with only 35 million vaccines landing so far on the continent.

It’s been called “vaccine apartheid” and “a moral outrage” but as South Asia, South America find themselves again, in the eye of the virus storm, largely unvaccinated Africa fears the next wave is heading for them.

Can vaccine nationalism be overcome and scare supply be fairly distributed?

It’s a question that very much concerns Claudia Hammond’s expert panel: Gagandeep Kang, Professor of Microbiology at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, Dr Yodi Alakija, co-chair of the African Union’s Vaccine Delivery Alliance for Covid-19, Professor Andy Pollard from the Oxford Vaccine Group who led the clinical trials for the Oxford/Astra Zeneca (or Covishield) Vaccine and Professor Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine in Houston and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Centre for Vaccine Development in the USA.
Produced by: Fiona Hill, Hannah Fisher and Maria Simons
Studio Engineers: Jackie Marjoram and Tim Heffer

Picture: Vaccination, India, Credit: Hindustan Times/Getty Images


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2th3df)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct1rsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:06 today]


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2th74k)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172xv53jj1z6g5)
Mass grave of 215 children found in Canada

A mass grave containing the remains of 215 children has been found in Canada at a former residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people. We'll hear from a native Canadian tribal chief and the Canadian Heritage Minister.

Also in the programme: people across Brazil are demonstrating against the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic; and the impact of the pandemic on pilgrimages to Lourdes.


(Picture: The Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia once housed 500 children Credit: Reuters)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2thbwp)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct1hbw)
Bullied for making music with Will Joseph Cook, dodie, Boys World and Alfie Templeman

Will Joseph Cook, Olivia and Queenie from Boys World, dodie, and Alfie Templeman discuss whether they share their creative processes on social media, overcoming industry stigma for being an 'internet artist', and finding strength in being who you are.

Will Joseph Cook is a singer-songwriter and self-taught producer from Kent, England. He signed with Atlantic Records when he was 17, and released his debut album Sweet Dreamer in 2017. His second record, Something to Feel Good About, came out on his own label, Bad Hotel, earlier this year.

Queenie and Olivia are two of the five members of breakthrough girl group Boys World, all of whom were discovered after posting their covers of songs to social media. They have since moved into a house together in LA, and have just released their debut EP While You Were Out.

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist dodie launched her career performing piano and ukulele covers online, and has gone on to release 3 EPs and collaborate with former Music Life host Jacob Collier. She recently released her debut album, Build a Problem.

Alfie Templeman is a singer-songwriter and producer who released his debut EP, Like an Animal, in 2018. He cites Carlton, the English village where he was raised, as one of his biggest inspirations, and has just released the mini-album Forever Isn't Long Enough.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172xzjjz2thgmt)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172xywn51bws5s)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172y0sf79t0ttf)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkcdtf5tx6)
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SAT 23:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct1pf0)
Black Lives Matter: Art after George Floyd

This week, a year since the death of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, writers and artists reflect on the impact of those events.

After George Floyd’s death, thousands of people took to the streets calling for change and an end to systemic racism. US Politician and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has been working to bring about that change. She’s also an acclaimed author who has written her first political thriller, While Justice Sleeps. Reflecting on events of the last year, Stacey Abrams tells Sherri Jackson how storytelling is the common thread through her work and a powerful tool in politics.

During the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, statues representing slavery and oppression were torn down and murals started going up in the US and all over the world. From the Kibera settlement in Nairobi, Kenya and the highways of Sao Paulo, Brazil, we hear why street artists near and far from the States have taken up the cause of Black Lives Matter and made it their own.

Hailing from Ferguson, Missouri, Grammy award winning jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold ‘s powerful ‘MB Lament’ responded to the 2014 death of Michael Brown in his home town. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Keyon Harrold has spoken out against racial injustice and turned to music to process trauma and pay tribute. Keyon speaks to Sherri about using jazz as a language when words fail him.

And how do we talk about racism and anti-racism to children? Jason Reynolds, poet, author and the US National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, explains how he tackles difficult subjects through his writing for teenagers.

Presented by Sherri Jackson


(Photo: Kenyan mural artist Allan Mwangi, also known as Mr.detail.seven, paints a graffiti mural in the Kibera settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: GORDWIN ODHIAMBO/AFP via Getty Images)