SATURDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2021

SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v79wqq)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172xvqhxl4781f)
US job growth starts to slow

The US economy added 235,000 jobs in August, compared with 1.05 million in July. We hear how this is affecting businesses on a local level from Stephen Griffin, CEO of the Finger Lakes Economic Development Centre in upstate New York.
Apple is to postpone the introduction of new software that would have detected pictures of child pornography and sex abuse on iPhones, following criticism by privacy campaigners. Our North America technology reporter James Clayton explains the situation.
The Dutch Grand Prix returns this weekend after 36 years. The BBC’s Matthew Kenyon goes to Zandvoort to see why the F1 race is restarting after all these years.
And US radio station Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal speaks to marketing professor Utpal Dholakia about the damage to brands when they are used by group such as the Taliban.

Jamie Robertson is joined throughout the programme by Sinead Mangan, presenter of the ABC radio programme ‘Australia Wide’, from Perth.

(Image: A 'Now Hiring' sign. Credit: Getty)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7b0gv)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxmpjcdmg3)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkjhkv0cr7)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct1lbx)
Will a microchipped cricket ball revolutionise bowling?

Isabelle Westbury, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma hear from former Australia bowler Michael Kasprowicz who has been involved in developing the SmartBall, which measures speed, spin and power and is currently being trialled in the Caribbean Premier League. We ask what the players make of it so far and when we could see it being used more widely across international competitions.

We find out more about Brazil's ambitions to qualify for the Women's T20 World Cup in 2023 with their captain Roberta Moretti Avery.

Plus we remember Dale Steyn’s greatest moments as the South African announces his retirement from cricket and discuss the pressure on India’s Virat Kohli both with the bat and his captaincy as the Test series against England continues.

PHOTO: Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz, shows the match ball to spectators after taking five wickets, on day two of the first of three Tests against Pakistan at the WACA ground in Perth, 17 December 2004. (Credit: GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7b46z)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct20fd)
Afghanistan: The view from nextdoor

Events in Afghanistan are being closely followed in neighbouring Uzbekistan. Rustam Qobil of BBC Uzbek tells us about the strong cultural and economic ties between the two countries, and what the main concerns are for Uzbekistan and for the Afghan Uzbek population.

Afghan Hazaras face persecution by the Taliban and have been fleeing over the Pakistani border in Balochistan. BBC Urdu's Saher Baloch went to Quetta to meet some of the refugees who've been welcomed by the local Hazara community, who also experience persecution.

Dariush Rajabian tells us how events in Afghanistan are being reported by BBC Persian, and how they reverberate in his home country, Tajikistan, where BBC Persian also has an audience.

For decades, India has hosted Afghans fleeing war or seeking education and business opportunities. BBC Hindi's Piyush Nagpal has spoken to Afghans in Delhi, some long-standing residents, and some just visiting but overtaken by events.

Russian shamans seek recognition
Shamans in Russia are demanding official recognition for their beliefs from the Russian state. Oleg Boldyrev of BBC Russian has been hearing their concerns, and he tells us about the heartlands of shamanism, in regions east of the Urals.

Our Ancestors: Hemalata Lavanam
The BBC Indian languages series Our Ancestors has been celebrating the achievements of trailblazing women from marginalised communities. BBC Telegu's Padma Meenakshi tells the story of social reformer Hemalata Lavanam from Andhra Pradesh.

Image: Afghans arrive at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman
Credit: AFP via Getty Images


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct1wz0)
North Korea's founding father

When World War Two ended and the Korean peninsula was divided, Soviet soldiers occupied the North, and US soldiers occupied the South. So how did one man, Kim Il-sung, take control of communist North Korea and create the long-lasting dynasty that still runs the country today? Kevin Kim has been hearing from Professor Kim Hyung-suk about his meeting with Kim Il-sung, and about the mystery behind his rise to power.

Photo: North Korean illustration of Kim Il-sung surrounded by happy citizens.


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7b7z3)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct1hsw)
Methane: The other greenhouse gas

The latest UN climate report concludes that while carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main driver of global warming, another gas - methane - is likely responsible for between 30-50% of the current rise in temperatures. Methane is much more effective at trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere than CO2 is, but it also breaks down much faster, raising hopes that quick action to curb emissions could aid efforts to keep global warming below 1.5 C. Methane is the largest component found in natural gas and is also emitted during the process of fracking and coal production. It’s produced in large quantities by farmed animals but also leaks into the atmosphere when organic matter decomposes in landfills. A report published earlier this year claimed that if existing measures and technologies were used more widely, human-caused methane emissions could be cut by as much as 180 million tonnes a year by 2030. But others argue that until CO2 emissions are dealt with, methane will remain 'a sideshow' and that attention paid to the problem must not distract from the bigger threat. So, is enough being done to prevent the leakage of methane?

Paul Henley is joined by a panel of expert guests. Producers: Paul Schuster and Zak Brophy.


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7bcq7)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxmpjcdzph)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkjhkv0qzm)
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SAT 05:32 Trending (w3ct1xzx)
The Kenyans who help the world to cheat

If a lazy student in London or New York goes online to pay somebody to do their essay, the chances are the work will actually end up being done by somebody in Kenya.

So who are the African ghost writers who are paid to help wealthy foreigners fake their way to unearned success, and what do they think about what they do?

Kenya has become a key hub in the international cheating industry, because it is an English-speaking country with a good education system, but where there are often limited economic opportunities, particularly for younger people.

Thousands of people are making a living supplying faked assignments commissioned by unethical students in other countries, through websites mainly based in the US and Eastern Europe. Many of those employed to do this work are students themselves.

Although essay selling offers some a route out of poverty, universities say it is increasingly undermining the integrity of education around the world. And there are calls, even from within Kenya, for action against this booming online industry.

Presenter: Reha Kansara

Producer: Michael Kaloki

Editor: Ed Main
Photo: Graphic of hand writing an essay while another hand takes it and offers cash

Photo credit: BBC


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct2dkg)
The bill for Afghanistan

American President Joe Biden has said the war in Afghanistan cost more than $2 trillion. Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic International Studies helps us unpick what is included in this figure.

Plus, when the Taliban gained territory, they also took control of military equipment which had been left behind. One Republican congressman has said this was worth $85 billion. Jonathan Schroden, the director of their Countering Threats and Challenges Program, at the research organisation CNA explains where this figure comes from.

(Photo: Taliban fighters take a tour of the military vehicles left in Kabul after they seized the airport. 31 Aug, 2021. Credit: Marcus Yam/ Getty images)


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7bhgc)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172xytbxlynwqg)
Afghanistan: The battle over Panjshir Valley

The fate of Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley - the final holdout against Taliban control - hangs in the balance as heavy fighting continues.

The significance of a new anti-abortion law in the US state of Texas.

And an up-to-date take on life for disabled people in Japan.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Mary Fitzgerald, a writer, researcher and consultant specialising in the Euro-Mediterranean region with a particular focus on Libya, and Afzal Ashraf, terrorism expert and a visiting fellow at the University of Nottingham.

(Image: Anti-Taliban commanders walk on a road in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan. Credit: REUTERS)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7bm6h)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172xytbxlyp0gl)
UK army officers tell of 'chaotic' Afghan evacuation

The inside story of the Kabul airport evacuation from the British troops that were there in the wake of a suicide bomb attack. The senior British commander on the ground in Kabul has been speaking for the first time about the UK's evacuation operation from Afghanistan.

Women, education and NGOs under the Taleban in Afghanistan. What are the chances of some of the norms established in the past twenty years continuing?

And prescribing museum visits for people's mental health during the pandemic.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Mary Fitzgerald, a writer, researcher and consultant specialising in the Euro-Mediterranean region with a particular focus on Libya, and Afzal Ashraf, terrorism expert and a visiting fellow at the University of Nottingham.

(Photo: Brigadier James Martin. Credit: BBC)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7bqym)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172xytbxlyp46q)
Thailand: PM survives a vote of no confidence

We discuss the fate of Panjshir and how and if the international community should engage with the Taliban when they form a government

And the prime minister of Thailand, Prayuth Chan-ocha, has survived a vote of no confidence, amid public anger at his handling of coronavirus and the economy.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Mary Fitzgerald, a writer, researcher and consultant specialising in the Euro-Mediterranean region with a particular focus on Libya, and Afzal Ashraf, terrorism expert and a visiting fellow at the University of Nottingham.

(Image: Prayuth Chan-ocha. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkjhkv1370)
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SAT 08:32 The Conversation (w3ct1p8y)
Natural-born contortionists

Kim Chakanetsa explores the rich and long history of body-bending work and hears about the complex skills that you need to succeed.

Sosina Wogayehu is a contortionist and juggler from Ethiopia. She started performing at the age of six in the streets of Addis Ababa. After a long career travelling around the world, she has moved back to Ethiopia where she’s now training new performers and planning on opening the first circus venue in the country.

Leilani Franco is a British-Filipina professional contortionist. She holds three Guinness World Records: the fastest backbend walk, the fastest contortion roll and the most full-body revolutions in a chest-stand position. She made it to the semi-finals of both Britain’s Got Talent and Germany’s Got Talent, and she’s currently based in Hamburg, Germany.

Producer: Alice Gioia

(Image: Sosina Wogayehu (L) Credit: Ponch Hawkes; Leilani Franco (R) Credit: David Waldman/Barcroft Media)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7bvpr)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct2d65)
Women of Afghanistan

The last US soldier has left Afghanistan, leaving the Taliban in control of the vast majority of the country. Working women have been told to stay at home for now, for their own safety, and women have also heard that they are unlikely to be offered any top jobs in a new government.

Host Nuala McGovern hears from two sisters, who say they feel trapped in their family home in Afghanistan, unable to set foot outside and terrified of the Taliban. She meets Afghan women, who are volunteering at a community centre in London, helping those who have fled their country. They share their own stories of anguish, while helping hundreds of people a day, who continue to try to get their relatives out of the country.

Nuala also catches up with a young woman who managed to flee the country on one of the last planes out. She's now in the US - but is still feeling pursued by the Taliban, who are sending her threatening messages in the middle of the night.

(Photo: Women walk at a market area in Kabul on 1 September 2021. Credit: Hoshang Hashimi/ AFP/Getty Images)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkjhkv16z4)
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SAT 09:32 World Of Wisdom (w3ct2hdl)
Opening up again

When Covid restrictions are lifted, the effort to return to our former lives can present unexpected personal trials. Shops, restaurants and offices have re- opened in Detroit, USA but Alex is finding it very hard to go back into the outside world and start socialising again. Dr Shefali helps him find a way forward and discusses the challenges of leaving home and re-entering the public world in places that have started opening up again, with presenter Sana Safi.

Produced by Charlie Taylor and Ruth Edwards


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct1l1w)
The risks of reporting the new Taliban regime

How dangerous is it for the BBC to report from Afghanistan with the Taliban targeting journalists? We ask the controller of World Service English, Mary Hockaday, what happens next for its teams on the ground. Plus, we hear about the BBC World Service's first International Podcast competition, which had over 1,000 entries from listeners. Namulanta Kombo from Kenya wowed the judges with her entry To My Daughter.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7bzfw)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172y0q3zwdtdgj)
The hope of a Paralympic legacy

As the Paralympics come to a close we hear from Japan’s Deputy Chef de Mission Miki Matheson on whether the games have been a success. Plus the hidden heroes of the Games. Jose Bernardino is one of the official Otto Bock prosthetic technicians offering support for free to athletes. Their work not only helps performance on the track but to change lives off it. Plus proving age is just a number, 60-year-old Carol Cooke picked up a silver in Tokyo to go along with the three golds she won at the last three Games.

Plus, ahead of the American Football season we look at how the NFL have managed to get over 93% of the league's players fully vaccinated without mandating or forcing players to get the jab. But for those refusing to be vaccinated, will it cost them their job? We hear from Tim Elcombe, Associate Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.

Plus we preview the Women’s Super League as the new football season in England kicks off, and find out about the first Dutch Formula One Grand Prix for more than 35 years, and why it was very nearly cancelled.

Photo: Jhoan Vargas of Team Colombia at the Wheelchair Basketball event (Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7c360)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxmpjcfq58)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkjhkv1ggd)
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SAT 11:32 WorklifeIndia (w3ct2f3m)
Afghan crisis: Should India get a refugee policy?

Thousands of Afghans continue to flee their country since the Taliban seized control last month. Nearly half a million are expected to seek sanctuary in other countries by the end of the year, according to the United Nations.

Many of them will head to India. The country has a long-standing practice of welcoming asylum seekers, but selectively, and still doesn’t have a clearly defined state policy. Is an ad hoc system sufficient to take in more refugees on top of the estimated 245,000 that India currently hosts? And can it ensure uniform treatment of refugees from different communities such as the Rohingyas, the Tibetans or the Sri Lankan Tamils? What measures could help asylum seekers feel more socially included and have the basic rights to jobs and education?

In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss whether it’s time for India to formulate a national refugee protection framework.

Presenter: Devina Gupta

Contributors: Dilip Sinha, former Indian ambassador; Anas Tanwir, advocate, founder – Indian Civil Liberties Union; Sadaf Habib, Afghan national, Asylum seeker; Ali Johar, refugee, founder - Rohingya Literacy Programme


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7c6y4)
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SAT 12:06 World Book Club (w3ct1x9r)
Maylis De Kerangal: Mend the Living

World Book Club this month talks to the award-winning French writer Maylis de Kerangal about her remarkable and haunting novel Mend the Living.

After a horrific car accident on the Normandy coast surfer Simon Limbeau is rushed to hospital where his devastated parents are later told that he is on life-support, but is brain-dead. His heart, however, is still beating perfectly and could be donated to save someone’s life. They are faced with an agonising choice.

‘Mend the Living’ is the story of Simon Limbeau’s heart – and the story of all the lives that are turned upside down in the 24 hours between the accident that cuts short his life and offers hope of new life to another.

(Picture: Maylis de Kerangal. Photo credit: Philippe Quaisse.)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7cbp8)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172xv58m8gv9zw)
Taliban meet resistance in Panjshir Valley

The Taliban is preparing to announce a new government after heavy gunfire overnight in the capital Kabul - thought to be celebratory - left some residents afraid to leave their homes. Meanwhile fighting between the Taliban and opposition fighters in the Panjshir Valley has resulted in reports of hundreds of casualties.

Also in the programme: President Biden has ordered the declassification of some secret documents from the government investigation into the 9/11 terror attacks of 2001; and how an Artificial Intelligence composed music based on sketches from Beethoven's unfinished 10th Symphony.

Photo: Fighters in the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. Credit: Getty Images.


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7cgfd)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172y0tdrstl356)
Live Sporting Action

As the Women’s Super League in England gets underway we’ll have second half commentary live from Goodison Park as last year’s runners up, Manchester City start their season away against Everton. Stoke City women’s director of Football Chloe Jones and Katie Whyatt, Women’s Football Correspondent for the Athletic, are with us as we look ahead to the rest of season.

From 1500 GMT there’s another chance to hear how Sri Lanka overcame bombings, boycotts and near-bankruptcy at the cricket board to reach the top of world Cricket at the 1996 World Cup.

And at 1600 GMT we’ll be in Tokyo to round up the penultimate day’s action from the Paralympic Games, at Flushing Meadows for day 6 of the US Open Tennis, in Ohio where Europe and USA are battling it out for Golf's Solheim Cup and at The Oval for the third day of the fourth Test between England and India. Plus we'll have the reaction to stage 20 of Cycling's Vuelta a Espana, Dutch Grand Prix qualifying and we'll round up the day's World Cup Qualifiers.


Credit: Lucy Graham of Everton Women and Lucy Bronze of Manchester City Women during a Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Manchester City Women and Everton Women. (Photo: AMA/Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7cydx)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxmpjcgkd5)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkjhkv29p9)
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SAT 18:32 Trending (w3ct1xzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct1l8n)
India's first Paralympic champion

In 1972, war veteran Murlikant Petkar won India's first ever Paralympic gold medal at the Heidelberg Games. Petkar had been shot and paralysed seven years earlier in a battle during the war with Pakistan, but then took up sprint swimming. He spoke to Adrian Moorhead in 2016. The programme is a Sparklab Production for BBC World Service.

(Photo: Murlikant Petkar with his medals)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7d251)
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SAT 19:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct2gdh)
Vivaldi's and Piazzolla's Seasons

The BBC Proms are back in the Royal Albert Hall in London with a six-week season of concerts featuring leading British orchestras as well as international soloists and conductors.

Broadcast programme:
Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, ‘La primavera’ (Spring)
Piazzolla, arr. Desyatnikov - Verano porteño (Summer in Buenos Aires)
Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, ‘L’estate’ (Summer)
Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, ‘L’inverno’ (Winter)
Piazzolla, arr. Desyatnikov - Primavera porteña (Spring in Buenos Aires)
Gershwin, arr. Bell/Stephenson - Summertime

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell (director/violin)

Violinist Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields on a musical journey through the sights and sounds of two continents and two centuries. Vivaldi's 18th-century Seasons are instantly recognisable, not least because they have been used in countless films, TV programmes and advertisements, so it takes a great deal of confidence to write a series of companion pieces. Astor Piazzolla, born a hundred years ago, took up the challenge in the 1960's with his Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires). He originally scored them for his Quintet consisting of a bandoneón, piano, violin, electric guitar and bass but these days they are often heard in an arrangement for a string orchestra and solo violin.

Presenter Andrew McGregor is joined by violinist and a professor at the Royal College of Music in London Madeleine Mitchell.

[Image: Violinist Joshua Bell and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at the 2021 BBC Proms. Credit: Chris Christodoulou]


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7d5x5)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct1rtd)
Actor Henry Golding

Nikki Bedi and guests, comedian Olga Koch and filmmaker Joseph Adesunloye, discuss the cultural highlights of the week.

British actor Henry Golding gives us an insider’s guide to becoming an action star.

The French singer songwriter Chris from Christine and the Queens reveals her favourite song to fall in love to.

South African actor Hlubi Mboya-Arnold tells us about the challenges of tackling child trafficking in the film I Am All Girls.

Australian actor Murray Bartlett takes us behind the scenes of hit American TV comedy drama The White Lotus.

British comedian Nish Kumar shares his survival tips for one of the world’s most famous comedy festivals - The Edinburgh Fringe.

Nikki Bedi talks to British-Russian comedian Olga Koch about her latest stand-up.

Plus we hear the magical voice of the Ghanaian-American singer Moses Sumney.

(Photo: Henry Golding)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7d9n9)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172xv58m8gw8yx)
Pakistan's intelligence chief in Kabul for talks with Taliban officials

The head of Pakistan's military intelligence agency, General Faiz Hameed, has been visiting Kabul where he's reportedly been holding talks with Taliban officials. Sources in Pakistan said he came to discuss security and the management of the border.

Also on the programme: Following President Biden’s announcement of the declassification of 9/11 government documents, we get reaction from a campaigner who lost her husband in the attacks; and is climate change going to determine the fate of the komodo dragon?

(Picture: Armored vehicles are seen in front of the presidential palace in Kabul Credit: Reuters)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7dfdf)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct1hcb)
Singing is cool again with Sinead Harnett, Grades, Jae Stephens and Monro

Sinead Harnett, Grades, Jae Stephens and Monro discuss why naming songs is the easy part, balancing life and music, the importance of breaking away from music in order to live and gain experiences to write about, and the influence of R&B on their sound.

Born in the UK before moving to Los Angeles, Sinead Harnett's latest record, Ready Is Always Too Late, is about “[embodying] the best version of yourself”. She’s worked with musical heavyweights such as Disclosure, Rudimental, EARTHGANG and Lucky Daye, as well as former Music Life guests Masego and MNEK.

Grammy-winning producer, songwriter and DJ Grades has worked with and remixed artists including Labrinth, Bastille, Becky Hill, Nile Rodgers, Dua Lipa, and Nao. Jae Stephens is an artist, songwriter, producer, and singer originally from Dallas, now based in Los Angeles. She started singing at the age of 12, recently performed with Khalid, and is very much an artist to keep your ears on. And Monro is a Grammy nominated producer, songwriter, and artist. He’s written and produced for the likes of Jhene Aiko, Rico Nasty, and our host today, Sinead Harnett.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172xzjq1v7dk4k)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172xywt7srsvpj)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172y0slb26xxb5)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzkjhkv2xdy)
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SAT 23:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct1pt2)
Theatre: What’s next for the performing arts?

How are the performing arts faring more than eighteen months into the COIVID 19 pandemic? The Cultural Frontline brings together four global theatre directors to discuss the impact on their industry.

Having embraced digital innovation whilst their doors have been shut, we hear how it feels to be performing live again, and how the plays being staged reflect the unprecedented times artists around the world have been living through.

Joining Chi Chi Izundu to discuss the state of theatre now are Rwandan theatre director and curator of the Ubumuntu International Arts festival, Hope Azeda, Indian playwright, theatre director and lecturer Abhishek Majumdar, the artistic director of the Kiln theatre in London, Indhu Rubasingham and General Director of the Municipal Theatre in Santiago Chile, Carmen Larenas.

Producer: Lucy Collingwood

(Photo: Audiences return to live performance. Credit: Pedro Fiúza/NurPhoto/Getty)