SATURDAY 17 JULY 2021

SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0vvgv)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172xvqfcpxs6sk)
World leaders pledge to tackle effects of the pandemic

The 21 leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation have met today (albeit virtually) to pledge urgent action to tackle the health and economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Eric Martin of Bloomberg News in Washington DC gives us more context about what was discussed.

China has launched the world's largest carbon trading market in a bid to curb emissions. The BBC's Andrew Walker explains how such schemes work, and we ask Sha Hua of the Wall Street Journal whether the new market is likely to achieve its goal.

And how genuine are the online reviews for things we decide to buy - and what does this mean for the future of e-commerce? Our reporter Rebecca Kesby investigates the ways some sellers post fake reviews to boost sales.

Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout the programme by Colin Peacock of Radio New Zealand, who is in Wellington.

(Picture: New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern. Picture credit: Getty Images.)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0vz6z)
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SAT 02:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct1mv2)
No sign of it stopping: the spread of Covid in Bangladesh

Stories from Bangladesh, Eswatini, Russia and the US

When it comes to Covid, Bangladesh has had far less attention than its giant neighbour, India. And yet the situation in Bangladesh is critical; in this desperately poor country, a healthcare system which was struggling anyway has now been overwhelmed. Our correspondent, Akbar Hossein has witnessed people dying in the streets, and seen a cancer sufferer turned away from a hospital no longer able to offer treatment He also questions whether the government lockdown is working, or indeed, was ever expected to.

There was a time when kings ruled over much of Africa, as they did in other parts of the world. Now, there is only one African nation where a king holds sway: tiny Eswatini, sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique. Formerly known as Swaziland, Eswatini is ruled over by King Mswati, a man with many wives, and many Rolls Royce cars to drive them around. Now, protests have broken out, with some telling our reporter Shingai Nyoka that they are no longer willing to accept such disparities in wealth.

How much would people care about a military hero born eight hundred years ago? Quite a lot if the country is Russia, and the hero is Alexander Nevsky. Nevsky is credited with repelling a whole string of foreign invaders, but it’s his role today that piqued the interest of our correspondent, Francis Scarr. As he watched a ceremony to honour Nevsky’s remains in a provincial Russian town, he reflected on why Vladimir Putin seems determined to remind Russians about Nevsky’s bravery, and his success in keeping foreigners at bay.

When she told people she had been living in a cave, most thought the writer Stephanie Theobald was speaking metaphorically. In fact, she has spent the past year as a troglodyte, in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, acquainting herself with lizards, coyotes and a very different way of life.

(Image: Garment workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where factories are allowed to remain open, despite a countrywide lockdown. Credit: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain)


SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkfypmkbhc)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct1lbp)
Michael Holding on racism, social media abuse and consequences

On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma, West Indies great Michael Holding discusses his powerful speech about racial injustice which went viral last year.

He speaks about his own experiences of racism, reacts to the social media abuse aimed at some of England’s footballers at the European Championships this week and discusses his new book 'Why We Kneel, How We Rise,' and whether it’s easier now for sports men and women to use their platform for change.

And with less than a week to go to the start of The Hundred, we discuss the implications of recent positive covid cases and look back at the India v England’s women multi-format series.

Photo: Former West Indies Cricketer Michael Holding shakes hands with West Indies captain Jason Holder. (Credit: ICC via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0w2z3)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct20f5)
Women fighting to inherit

Why is it that so many women in the Arab world are deprived of their inheritance rights, even though local laws should protect them? Shereen Nanish of BBC Arabic has been looking at the pressures they face, and she’s met one Jordanian woman who is fighting back.

South Sudan’s first decade
The world's youngest country turned 10 this month. Nichola Mandil of BBC Africa reported from Juba in 2011, and again for the tenth anniversary. He reflects on his hopes and dreams as a brand new South Sudanese citizen back then, and how he feels now.

7,000 Chinese restaurants and counting!
BBC Chinese journalist Zhaoyin Feng shares the story of David Chan, a Chinese American who has eaten in over 7,000 Chinese restaurants since the 1950s, and has the whole thing logged on a spreadsheet!

School's out
Covid restrictions have had a devastating impact on children's education around the world. We hear from Aamir Peerzada in Indian-administered Kashmir, Shahnewaj Rocky of BBC Bengali in Bangladesh and Ishaq Khalid of BBC Hausa in Nigeria about the issues facing children and teachers in their countries.

It's a Hong Kong dog's life
Hong Kong is experiencing a rise in emigration after the introduction of the national security law, and it's had an unexpected knock-on effect - a rise in pet dogs being abandoned by their owners.  But BBC Chinese journalist Eunice Wang met one owner determined to bring her dog with her, whatever the cost: she booked a private jet.

Image: Signing a document
Credit: A Martin UW Photography/Getty Images


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct1wys)
England's summer of riots

In the summer of 2001 race riots gripped towns in the north of England. They began in Oldham in late May 2001, spreading to Burnley in June, and Bradford in July. All had their own specific local triggers, but all involved clashes between men of white and of South Asian background. A report into the violence found communities were living in complete segregation, brewing suspicion and hatred. Barnie Choudhury reported on the riots for the BBC. He speaks to Farhana Haider about how they unfolded and their repercussions for the UK today.

Photo: Two youths pass by a burnt out car wreck, Oldham 29 May 2001. (Credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0w6q7)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct1hsn)
Cuba at a crossroads

Unauthorised public gatherings are illegal in Cuba and protests are rare. But this week the island nation has witnessed its biggest demonstrations in decades. People took to the streets calling for an end to President Miguel Díaz-Canel's government. They blamed him for food and medicine shortages, price hikes and the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Díaz-Canel described the demonstrators as 'counter-revolutionaries' and blamed the United States and its economic sanctions - in place in various forms since 1962 - for both the protests and Cuba's wider problems. So how big of a challenge do these demonstrations pose to Cuba's Communist government? Fidel Castro ruled for decades and was succeeded by his brother Raúl. How did their departure from the political stage change attitudes in the country and did it make protests more likely? And what is the Biden administration likely to do now? Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of experts to discuss Cuba at a crossroads.


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0wbgc)
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SAT 05:06 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct1pf7)
Water: Malian musician Inna Modja

This week, The Cultural Frontline is looking at a precious and vital resource: water. Chi Chi Izundu is finding out how issues of water scarcity, water sanitation and climate change are inspiring artists and musicians.

The Malian musician Inna Modja tells Chi Chi Izundu about an epic project to combat drought: the Great Green Wall. Spanning eleven countries in Africa’s Sahel region, the Great Green Wall is an initiative to grow an incredible 8000 kilometre wall of trees. Inna Modja talks about the film she’s made about the project and how the musicians she met on her journey along the wall inspired her.

Indian musician and activist Ditty combines her work as a musician with a career as an urban ecologist. She explains how the women working to collect and preserve water in northern India inspired her collaboration with the band Faraway Friends and their new album, Rain is Coming.

Nigerian writer Ben Okri has collaborated with British artists Ackroyd & Harvey to create an installation made entirely out of grass and float it down a river in London. He talks about how the living work of art will make us think about climate change.

Guatemalan artist Maria Diaz discusses her art installation made of oversized rain-sticks. Nostalgic for the rain of her homeland, whilst living in California with the threat of drought, Maria Diaz created this immersive piece to raise awareness about the importance of the vital resource, water.


(Photo: Inna Modja. Credit: Marco Conti Sikic)


SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkfypmkpqr)
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SAT 05:32 Spitfire: The People’s Plane (w3ct0t1q)
Spitfire: The People’s Plane

Scramble

15th September 1940 was the moment the Germans chose to drive the Spitfire from the battlefield. The people on the ground, guiding the Spitfires - spotters, plotters and fitters- will play a vital role in a day that changed the course of World War Two.

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


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct2dk7)
Long Covid and Vaccinating Children

The UK is preparing to lift remaining Covid restrictions in the face of a widespread outbreak of the highly-infectious Delta Variant. We look at two crucial questions the country is considering as it opens up: the risks of Long Covid, and the vaccination of children and young people.

With Professor Beate Kampmann from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Dr Claire Steves from King’s College, London.

Producer: Nathan Gower


(Long Covid patient at a recovery clinic in Italy. Credit: Marco Di Lauro /Getty Images)


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0wg6h)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172xyt8cqr6vgl)
Biden accuses social media companies of 'killing people'

President Biden accuses social media companies of killing people by spreading misinformation about coronavirus vaccines.

Also, devastation in western Germany caused by this week's floods.

Plus, peace talks in Doha between the Afghan government and the Taliban - but as more of the country falls in to their hands, will the Taliban need to negotiate?

And Spain's tourist industry struggles with another rise in COVID-19 cases.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Lina Khatib, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the Chatham House international affairs think tank in London; and Koichi Nakano, Professor of Political Science at Sophia University in Tokyo.

(Image: U.S. President Joe Biden talks to the media as he departs for a weekend visit to Camp David. Credit: REUTERS)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0wkym)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172xyt8cqr6z6q)
First case of coronavirus inside the Olympic Village in Japan

Organisers of the Olympics say they've found the first case of coronavirus inside the athletes' village, just six days before the Games open. We have reaction from Tokyo.

Also, rescuers are continuing efforts to find survivors of floods in Germany and the Benelux countries which have left more than a hundred-and-twenty people dead.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Lina Khatib, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the Chatham House international affairs think tank in London; and Koichi Nakano, Professor of Political Science at Sophia University in Tokyo.

(Image: Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto attends confirms the first COVID-19 case in the Olympic Village. Credit: EPA)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0wppr)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172xyt8cqr72yv)
Prospects for Afghanistan's future in Doha

Senior Afghan leaders are in Doha to meet Taliban representatives, in an effort to speed up peace talks.

Also, President Joe Biden accuses social media companies like Facebook of killing people by allowing misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic on their platforms.

Plus, 'London Calling', a smashed guitar, and the best rock n'roll photo of all time.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Lina Khatib, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the Chatham House international affairs think tank in London; and Koichi Nakano, Professor of Political Science at Sophia University in Tokyo.

(Image: Chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah. Credit: REUTERS)


SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkfypml1z4)
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SAT 08:32 The Conversation (w3ct1p6s)
Women planting trees

Two women restoring forest in Brazil and Nepal tell Kim Chakanetsa about working with local communities to plant thousands of trees and restore the natural environment.

Francy Forero Sánchez is a Colombian primate researcher who volunteers with the environmental organisation Copaiba. It works with the community to restore parts of the Atlantic Forest in south eastern Brazil - one of the most endangered and biodiverse in the world. Run mainly by women the project produces native tree seedlings, plants trees and runs environmental education programmes.

Rachhya Kayastha fell in love with the natural world around her as a child in Nepal and would gather school friends to plant flowers in her neighbourhood. She's now National Director in Nepal for the US charity, Eden Reforestation Projects. The organisation sets up seed collection stations, develops plant nurseries and reforestation schemes giving work to local people, mostly women.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

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Francy Forero Sánchez (courtesy Francy Forero Sánchez)
Rachhya Kayastha (courtesy Eden Reforestation Projects)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0wtfw)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct2d5y)
Coronavirus: England Unlocking

England is about to do what no country has done before during the coronavirus pandemic: open up in the face of rapidly rising infections, driven by the more transmissible Delta variant. The world is watching to see what happens.

Nearly all remaining Covid restrictions will end on 19th July. It will mean an end to legal requirements on social distancing, no limits on how many people can meet and face coverings will no longer be required by law.

England has high levels of immunity with significant numbers of the population vaccinated. The government’s plan is that this new so-called ‘natural’ wave of infections will be allowed to play itself out without lockdown restrictions. But many experts are warning that it is a gamble. Host Nuala McGovern hears from two doctors working for the National Health Service who share those concerns. One calls it ‘reckless’.

People who were seriously ill from Covid and continue to suffer the effects more than a year later explain why they are worried about the unlocking.

And, with the government saying that now is the time to repair the economic damage, two business owners share their challenges to regain customer confidence. One also explains how cake helped cure a few cases of vaccine hesitancy.

Picture: Shai Greenberg, CEO of Gielly Green, which runs two hair salons in London (Credit: Simon Brown)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkfypml5q8)
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SAT 09:32 The Lazarus Heist (w3ct2g70)
12: The Macau connection

“Dark arts” and murders. The investigation into the heist leads to a gambling mecca with a murky past – and a strong connection to North Korea. #LazarusHeist

Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/lazarusheist


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct1l1n)
Outlook and the story of blackmail aimed at a former rugby star

The story of a former international rugby player who came out as gay and then faced being blackmailed about his HIV status. We hear reactions to this episode of Outlook and speak to the show’s presenter.

Plus, a listener wants to know why a show about Tanzania is heard across the whole of BBC Africa.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0wy60)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172y0q1g06cc6n)
The last woman at the British Grand Prix

Divina Galica, on being the last woman to enter the British Grand Prix and how the former 4 time Olympian is still very much involved in the world of motorsport.

We talk to Australian pro cyclist Lachlan Morton, who has completed his remarkable journey of riding not only every stage of the Tour de France, but also cycling all of the transfers in between the stages too! He has completed a 5,500 km journey all by himself raised more than £450,000 for World Bike Relief.

Cuban born American Ileana Rodriguez talks to us about being Chef de Mission for the first ever refugee Paralympic team.

We hear from one athlete whose Olympic dream has been dashed by the pandemic. Jamaican swimmer Michael Gunning had achieved the qualifying time for Tokyo when the Games were postponed last year, fast forward to now and with a change to the number of places available on the team, he finds himself facing the cold, harsh reality that his Olympic dream is over.

Image: Divina Galica of Great Britain sits aboard the #14 Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing January 1978 at Silverstone (Photo by Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0x1y4)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxk4n4znxd)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkfypmlf6j)
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SAT 11:32 WorklifeIndia (w3ct2f3d)
What's the future of drones in India?

Across the world, drones are already being used to carry products, perform security surveillance or conduct warfare. It's becoming more common to hear the soft buzz of a drone flying overhead. India, which has so far trailed in adopting the technology, is now eager to ease norms and encourage the use of drones.

Does that mean getting your pizza delivered within 10 minutes with a drone flying in through your window? Would everyone welcome this trend? And how would it impact bigger scale applications in areas such as the military, healthcare and geospatial mapping?

In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss how new policy rules could impact the drone industry's future.

Presenter: Devina Gupta

Contributors: Vipul Singh, co-founder, CEO, Aarav Unmanned Systems; Dr Ruchi Saxena, director, India Flying Labs; Smit Shah, director, Drone Federation of India


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0x5p8)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct2gcz)
Breaking through

Breaking, also known as break-dancing, borne in New York City in the 1970s, is set to make its debut at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.

Four-time breaking world champion, BoxWon (Benyaamin Barnes McGee), traces how breaking went from Bronx block parties to NYC’s downtown art scene, to the world.

Speaking to legends of the scene, such as Rock Steady Crew's Ken Swift and B-Boy Glyde from Dynamic Rockers, BoxWon reveals how punk impresario, Malcolm McLaren, helped breaking become a worldwide craze in the 1980s - before it vanished. But breaking didn’t die. It just went back underground, only to re-emerge a decade later more extreme than ever.

When the International Olympic Committee proposed breaking as a new sport for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, the general public were taken by surprise. As it attracts global corporate sponsorship and demands for more stringent rules and regulations, we hear about the scene’s own internal battle to maintain its integrity.

Presenter: BoxWon/Benyaamin Barnes McGee
Producer: Simona Rata
Research: Emmanuel Adelekun

(Photo: Break Dancer at The Venue, London 27 November 1982 Credit: David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0x9fd)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172xv562d8d8r0)
Europe floods: rescuers race to find survivors

Rescue crews are racing to find survivors of floods that have wreaked havoc across western Europe, killing more than 150 people. European leaders have blamed the extreme weather on climate change, which experts say makes torrential rainfall more likely.

Also in the programme: medical professionals in Myanmar face a double challenge of coping with Covid-19 patients and avoiding arrest by the military government; and Afghan peace talks have resumed in Qatar, as international concern mounts about the speed of the Taliban advance.

(Photo: a man carrying a shovel on his shoulder walks amid the debris near damaged cars after flooding in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0xf5j)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172y0tb6xm41xb)
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SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0xx51)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxk4n50j49)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkfypmm8ff)
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SAT 18:32 Spitfire: The People’s Plane (w3ct0t1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct1l8f)
Stacy Dragila - Queen of the Women's Pole Vault

At the 2000 Sydney games, women were able to compete in the Pole Vault at the Olympics for the first time. It followed the emergence of a generation of vaulters led by America’s Stacy Dragila, who proved that women could master an event traditionally regarded as too physically demanding and too technically difficult for them. Stacy Dragila went on to win the first women’s Olympic gold medal in her discipline. She talks to Simon Watts.

PHOTO: Stacy Dragila competing in 1999 (Getty Images)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0y0x5)
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SAT 19:06 The Documentary (w3ct2gzl)
China in slogans

As the Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 100th anniversary, Celia Hatton looks at how party slogans reveal the turbulent history of modern China. Throughout its existence, the party has used key slogans to communicate policy and mobilise the country's vast population. These messages reflect not just the ambitions of party leaders but also have a profound impact on the lives of millions. Using the BBC archive Celia examines the story behind eight key Communist Party slogans, from their early years as a guerrilla movement to the campaigns of China's current all-powerful leader Xi XInping.

Contributors: Professor Vivienne Shue, Dr Jennifer Altehenger, Dr Olivia Cheung, author Lijia Zhang, Dr Rowena He, and New York Times correspondent Christopher Buckley.

(Photo: Chinese Communist Party poster with the slogan “Stop! And Hear The Message”. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0y4n9)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct1rt5)
Actor Olga Kurylenko

Hollywood actor Olga Kurylenko joins presenter Nikki Bedi on The Arts Hour to discuss her career and her role in the latest Marvel Universe film Black Widow.

We hear from the film’s director Cate Shortland about why working on the movie was like being in the middle of a tornado.

Nikki gets the lowdown on the movies making a splash at the Cannes Film Festival with Husam Asi from BBC Cinematic at BBC Arabic.

Actors Salma Hayek and Ryan Reynolds share the pitfalls of making an action film together.

Crime writer Karin Slaughter on what makes a good thriller.

Actor Stanley Tucci tells us about the importance of friendship on the set of his latest movie Supernova.

And we have music from violinist Randall Goosby, whose album Roots showcases pioneering black composers.


(Photo: Olga Kurylenko. Credit: Patrice Van Malder)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0y8df)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172xv562d8f7q1)
Search continues as over 170 confirmed dead in European floods

Many people are still missing as record rainfall led to severe floods in Germany and Belgium. A major rescue effort is ongoing.

German President Frank- Walter Steinmeier visited some of the worst hit areas and said that Germany stood together in the time of need.

Also in the programme: the winner of this year’s Palm D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival which has divided critics; and the world’s rarest postage stamp.

(Photo: North Rhine-Westphalia’s state premier and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Armin Laschet speaks with volunteers as he visits the emergency accommodations for flood victims. CREDIT: Sebastien Bozon/Pool via REUTERS)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0yd4k)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct1hc3)
Giving voice to the voiceless with Ian Brennan, Alex Magaga, Van-Anh Vo and Gilbert Uwitonze

Producer Ian Brennan, Alex Magaga of the Tanzania Albinism Collective, Hanoi Masters musical director Van-Anh Vo and Rwandan folk musician Gilbert Uwitonze discuss how members of a community can intuitively start singing despite never having heard music before, accidents in the recording process (including a very loud cow), and music being a release from persecution.

Ian Brennan is a Grammy-winning producer, author, musician, and field recordist who’s been described as a “modern heir to the legendary ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax”, giving voices to the voiceless. His latest release, I've Forgotten Now Who I Used To Be, is a compilation of songs recorded in Ghana’s witch camps, settlements in which women persecuted as witches can find sanctuary.

Alex Magaga is a musician, activist, documentary producer, and member of the Tanzania Albinism Collective, which helps those who’ve been cast out from their communities, facing discrimination and violence. Van-Anh Vo is a musical director, zither player, and chief percussionist for Vietnamese project Hanoi Masters. The aim of the project is to “protect the heritage of traditional instruments” of Vietnam. Her father became a musician during the Vietnam-American war so that he didn’t have to fight. And Gilbert Uwitonze is part of the Rwandan band The Good Ones, who sing folk songs from their farming town of Kigali. All three members are survivors of the Rwandan genocide who turned to music to help with the healing process.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172xzjmhz0yhwp)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172xywqpxkbtfn)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172y0shs60gw29)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkfypmmw52)
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SAT 23:32 The Documentary (w3ct2gds)
Sporting heroines of history

Multi Gold-winning Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson explores the role of women in sport through history. In 2021, women’s sport is in the ascendancy. Women’s football is riding high after the 2019 World Cup, women’s snooker is reaching corners of the world it has never previously reached and darts is no longer a male preserve.

Meanwhile it is the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Olympiad – the first dedicated female sporting event in the world. Tanni looks at some of the milestones in sport for women over the decades and acknowledges several people who were pivotal in helping to make sure women were finally recognised – among them Alice Milliat, the French woman who organised that first international women’s sporting event in Monte Carlo in 1921.

Tanni reflects on some of those whose achievements really helped to change the course of history for women in sport – from athletes like Dale Greig, the first woman to run a marathon in under 3.5 hours, Russian Olgo Korbut who helped to change the perception of women in gymnastics, tennis player Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win a Grand Slam and the footballers who battled a five-decade ban on women playing on official grounds in England.
Tanni also assesses the contribution by women behind the scenes in sport.

(Photo: Tanni Grey-Thompson after finishing Fourth in the 200m T54 for Women at the 2004 Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece)