SATURDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2022

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172ykq74970p1r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct33pc)
Are sanctions on Russia working?

It’s been six months since the West imposed an array of sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Around half of Russia’s $640 billion worth of foreign exchange and gold reserves have been frozen, major Russian banks have been barred from the international financial messaging system Swift, the selling of key technology to the country has been prohibited, and the assets of some wealthy individuals have been seized. But Europe is still buying large amounts of Russian gas, a commodity it depends on to keep its citizens warm and its industries running. So, what are the main aims of the sanctions regime? Are the measures working or is Russia finding new ways around restrictions? And what does the future hold for an economy that’s increasingly cut off from major world markets?

Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of expert guests.
Producers: Rozita Riazati and Paul Schuster.


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172ykq74970ssw)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172ydq052n0pq7)
Russia to keep crucial gas pipeline to Europe closed

The Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom has indefinitely closed its Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline to Europe. It says an oil leak on a turbine is to blame, claiming sanctions are holding up regular maintenance work. But the EU says this is just a pretext. Our Brussels Correspondent Jessica Parker gives us the latest.

A further 315,000 jobs were added in the US during August, far fewer than in July. But what does the slower rate of growth mean for the US economy? Randy Kroszner, Professor of Economics at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business explains.

Will Bain is joined by Marketplace reporter Andy Uhler in Austin, Texas and womenswear brand owner Alaezi Akpuru in Lagos, Nigeria.

(Image: a traffic sign and a logo of Russia's energy giant Gazprom at a petrol station in Moscow. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172ykq74970xk0)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vjpl085d)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tq8td)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct3711)
Graeme Smith: SA20 to follow IPL's example

On this week's Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta, we speak to the former South Africa captain and commissioner of the new SA20 league, Graeme Smith.

Smith says he hopes that the league will become the second best league in the world behind the Indian Premier League, and says that despite all six of the teams being owned by IPL franchise owners, the league is open for Pakistani cricketers to participate in.

Plus, our very own Charu Sharma sends us a message from his trip to cover cricket in Kenya.

Image: LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 30: Television presenter and ICC commentator Graeme Smith before the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and South Africa at The Oval on May 30, 2019 in London, England. (Photo Visionhaus/Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172ykq74971194)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct37zn)
Reporting Pakistan's floods

BBC Urdu’s team of reporters has travelled across Pakistan to report on the impact of the recent floods, which have killed more than 1,200 people and displaced many more. Umer Draz Nangiana went to Rajanpur in southern Punjab to meet the farmers who’ve lost their homes and crops.

Egypt gets serious about dominoes
In Egypt dominoes is mostly an old-fashioned game played by men in local cafes. But now the Minister of Youth and Sports wants to give it a new image and get Egyptians competing at international level. BBC Arabic’s Aya Hashim, herself a player, attended the country's first national dominoes championship.

"Small eating" in South Korea
“Mukbang” videos became famous in South Korea with viewers watching hosts eat enormous quantities of food online. But now it's being challenged by “small eating," showing people apparently full after eating only a small bite. So what's behind the change, and is it any healthier? BBC Korean's Yuna Ku finds out.

Watermelons in Ukraine
Why have watermelons become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance? BBC Monitoring journalist Margaryta Maliukova remembers watermelons from Kherson, and unpicks the watermelon-based social media memes.

Colombia's new anti-drugs proposals
The newly elected left-wing president of Colombia has proposed an overhaul of the country’s anti-drugs policy, ending the US-supported ‘war on drugs’. Gustavo Petro wants to stop the eradication of coca crops and the extradition to the US of traffickers, as Luis Fajardo of BBC Monitoring explains.

American Uzbeks and the American Dream
Ibrat Safo of BBC Uzbek has travelled across the United States to make a documentary series about Uzbeks who've made new lives in America. He tells us about the stories and dreams he discovered, from pursuing business success, to finding religious freedom, to becoming the person you want to be.

(Photo: Floods in South Punjab Pakistan. Credit: BBC)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct3bwx)
Mikhail Gorbachev: Release of Irina Ratushinskaya

Mikhail Gorbachev - the last leader of the Soviet Union - has died aged 91. On the eve of an important summit on nuclear disarmament between the Soviet Union and America in October 1986, Gorbachev ordered the release of a dissident poet called Irina Ratushinskaya.

In 2012, Louise Hidalgo spoke to Irina about her imprisonment, her poetry, and the day she was set free.

(Photo: Irina and her husband Igor, arriving in London in December 1986. Credit: Topfoto)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172ykq74971518)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct33pc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172ykq749718sd)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vjpl0mds)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tqn1s)
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SAT 05:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct42gf)
I left for you

Raquel left her children to work abroad, so she could give them a better life. “I still remember the pain.” Her daughter Alyssa shares her feelings about their years apart.

Episode 14 letter writer: Raquel

Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct3k53)
Can we use maths to beat the robots?

Daily advances in the technology of artificial intelligence may leave humans playing catch-up – but in at least one area we can still retain an edge, mathematics. However it’ll require changes in how we think about and teach maths and we may still have to leave the simple adding up to the computers. Junaid Mubeen, author of Mathematical Intelligence, tells Tim Harford what it’ll take to stay ahead of the machines.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar
Production Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
Editor: Richard Vadon


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172ykq74971djj)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172ykwkw9fmqwr)
US approves $1.1bn arms sale to Taiwan

The US State Department has approved the sale of a new package of arms to Taiwan, worth one point one billion dollars, amid rising tensions with Beijing over the island. A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington said China would take counter-measures unless the deal was revoked.

Also in the programme: The Russian energy giant Gazprom says its key gas pipeline to Europe will remain closed indefinitely, due to an oil leak in a turbine; and desperation and displacement in Sindh province, one of the flood-hit areas affected by heavy flooding in Pakistan.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Dr Christos Christou, International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres, and Ulrike Franke, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations

(Image: Air Force soldiers prepare to load US made Harpoon AGM-84 anti ship missiles. Credit: SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172ykq74971j8n)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172ykwkw9fmvmw)
Ukraine moves to retake Kherson

As Ukrainian forces launch ground assaults in several parts of the strategic city of Kherson, what is life like for those living there?

Also, how a local Pakistani official helped save lives of her community during the devastating floods.

And from doctor to patient: What his own cancer diagnosis taught a famous neurosurgeon about life and death.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Christos Christou, president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, the international humanitarian non-governmental organisation; and Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and a security and defence analyst.

(Image: A man looks at his destroyed house following a missile strike as Ukrainian forces begin a counter-attack to retake the southern city of Kherson, Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172ykq74971n0s)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172ykwkw9fmzd0)
Ukraine conflict: ICRC calls for access to prisoners of war

We speak to Robert Mardini, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who is in Ukraine and is calling for more access to prisoners of war.

Also, the legacy of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, we hear from the Russian historian, Vladislav Zubok.

And how rising temperatures are impacting our wellbeing.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Christos Christou, president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, the international humanitarian non-governmental organisation; and Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and a security and defence analyst.

(Image: Robert Mardini, Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tr095)
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SAT 08:32 The Documentary (w3ct43mt)
Global Britain after Boris Johnson

As Boris Johnson prepares to stand down as UK Prime Minister, the BBC’s Ritula Shah asks what his premiership has meant for Britain’s standing in the world. In just three years in office he was a key player in world events – Brexit, the COP 26 climate summit, the war in Ukraine. He championed an idea of ‘Global Britain’ – what did that mean and how will his colourful and controversial leadership be judged in countries around the world?

(Photo: Boris Johnson departs 10 Downing St, 13 July 2022. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172ykq74971rrx)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct417x)
The floods in Pakistan

It’s been called "a monsoon on steroids" by one United Nations chief after record-breaking rainfall and floods destroyed over a million homes in Pakistan leaving many homeless. Buildings, crops and vital infrastructure have been damaged, destroyed or submerged in water affecting about 33 million Pakistanis.

Nauroz Jamali helped start a group to support those in the flooded villages. Abraham Buriro is also a volunteer and host James Reynolds hears what the situation is like for them and where they need the most help.

“We use mud and wood to make houses so incessant rain, continuous rain, destroyed our houses,” says Buriro. “We weren’t able to graze our cattle. We weren’t able to work because it was impossible, because everything round us was water.”

We also hear from Mahnoor in the UK, whose family live in Pakistan, about trying to raise funds and awareness of the floods. She’s joined by her great Uncle Aftab who describes what is going on their family’s village, which is currently surrounded by water and at risk of further flooding.

(Photo: People effected by floods move to higher grounds in Dadu district, Sindh province, Pakistan, 01 September 2022. Credit: WAQAR HUSSEIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tr419)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct41x6)
How do you get over a break-up?

The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by digital audiences - the science of heartbreak in The Conversation. Pakistan's devastating floods and why is Russia burning gas?


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct35sn)
Explaining some inconvenient truths

What is the real cost of getting to net zero? The Compass has just finished a four-part series which examined the received wisdom of the move to green energy - revealing some inconvenient truths. A listener points out that by highlighting the problems, there is a danger of setting back the shift away from fossil fuels. We put this to the show’s producer.

Plus, a listener asks if it is perhaps time to rethink a long-held approach to the news interview.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon.
A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172ykq74971wj1)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172yg8nxqd6j7x)
'I'm not a soldier, I'm not a killer'

As acting president of the Ukrainian Athletics Federation Yevhen Pronin main task is to be a focal point, to ensure Ukrainian athletes have what they need to perform to their best ability on the world stage. In the past few months Yevhen has juggled his duty to Ukrainian athletics, including leading the team at the World Championships in Eugenie and in Munch last month at the European Championship and the war. Today he is on the front line of the war with Russia. Today he is operating deadly drones. Today is a totally different day in the life of Yevhen Pronin. He's has been telling Caroline Barker just how different his life is now and his hopes for the future.

The World Para Athletics championships, should be taking place in Kobe, Japan. The city was due to host both the International Paralympic Committee (the IPC) championships and the IAAF World Championships. The IAAF reorganised their competition, taking place in Eugenie in July, but the IPC were unable to do so meaning para athletes were left without any tournament. Triple gold winning Paralympic sprinter Nick Mayhugh tells us about not competing, on why it's so important to have big characters in the sport, even if that means some people don't like you. Plus the importance of educating people about para-sport and challenging stereotypes about cerebral palsy

Hockenheim is the venue this weekend for the first race of the GT World Challenge since it's return from a summer break. It's only been a month, but for the women of Iron Dames it must seem like a life time ago. Denmark's Michelle Gatting was part of the team that recently became the first all-female team to win their class at the historic 24 hours of Spa. She been telling me about entering the history book, the challenges she's faced throughout her career and what this victory could mean for women in motor sport


(Photo: Yevhen Pronin in uniform Credit: @pronin_law_you/Instagram)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172ykq74972085)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vjpl1bwk)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0trcjk)
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SAT 11:32 WorklifeIndia (w3ct3jcv)
Is the startup party over in India?

India’s startup ecosystem is among the largest in the world, and it has grown exponentially in the last six years. Government data puts the number of recognised startups in the country at more than 70,000 this year – from less than 500 in 2016.

But now funding is drying up, and investors are becoming increasingly picky when parting with their money. Experts say there are several reasons why the startup ecosystem is running into headwinds. A lot of startups are on a high cash burn model, and layoffs have been huge this year. Most startups are also unprofitable.

So is this a temporary pause to conserve cash and focus on building a strong foundation, or have global macroeconomic factors such as rising inflation and supply chain disruptions derailed growth? What can be done to sail through the downturns?

Presenter: Devina Gupta
Contributors: Nikunj Parashar, founder and CEO, Sagar Defence Engineering; Sanchita Mukherji, senior finance professional, managing partner, TalkTheWalk LLP; Divanshu Kumar, co-founder and CEO, Solinas Integrity


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172ykq74972409)
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SAT 12:06 World Book Club (w3ct3c7n)
Ben Lerner: Leaving the Atocha Station

Next in the series exploring The Exuberance of Youth World Book Club talks to the award-winning American author Ben Lerner about his beguiling debut novel Leaving the Atocha Station.

Brilliant, unreliable, young American poet Adam Gordon is on a fellowship in Madrid, where he is struggling to establish his identity and dazzle his contemporaries.

Instead of studying, his research becomes a meditation on authenticity - are his relationships with the people he meets in Spain, especially the two clever and beautiful women he falls for, as fraudulent as he fears his poems are? In the aftermath of the 2004 Madrid train bombings has he participated in history or merely watch it pass him by?

Winner of the Believer Book Award and a Guardian Book of the Year from 2012 which marked the launch a major new literary talent.

(Picture: Ben Lerner. Photo credit: Catherine Barnett.)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172ykq749727rf)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172yfc47h04spq)
Funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader

Mourners in Moscow queue to pay their respects to the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose funeral is taking place today.

We'll hear from Moscow and the former Soviet republic of Lithuania about the impact of the protagonist of perestroika.

Also in the programme: the women trying to protect their children from the floods that have swept across Pakistan; and could some planets in our solar system have rivers of diamonds flowing beneath their surface?

(Photo shows honour guards standing by the coffin of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union. Credit: Alexander Nemenov/Reuters)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172ykq74972chk)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ygjwc0f31jb)
Live Sporting Action

We’ll have live full match commentary from Stamford Bridge of West Ham United’s trip to Chelsea, the latest from the afternoon’s five other games plus reaction to the Merseyside derby as Liverpool face Everton at Goodison park.

Plus we’ll be at Flushing Meadows for the sixth day of US Open tennis, in Zandvoort for Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix and we’ll have reaction to the latest round of the Rugby Championship where New Zealand are looking to bounce back from defeat to Argentina.

Image: Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea (left) and Declan Rice of West Ham United during the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on April 24, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Visionhaus//Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172ykq74972vh2)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vjpl263g)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0ts6rg)
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SAT 18:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct42gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct36fz)
Ben Johnson

In 1988, the Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was disqualified 48 hours after winning the Olympic 100 metre final and setting a new world record. It was one of the biggest doping scandals in the history of sport. Simon Watts introduces Ben Johnson interviews from the BBC archives.

(Getty: Ben Johnson wins the 100 metres final at the Seoul Olympics)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172ykq74972z76)
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SAT 19:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct43c0)
The South African Jazz Songbook

Celebrated South African trumpeter and conductor Marcus Wyatt leads the Dutch Metropole Orkest in a showcase of the best of South African jazz. The Metropole Orkest has been challenging the boundaries between symphonic pop and jazz for a long time and this year they bring to the Proms a broad section of classic tracks from the last 70 years or so, composed by some of the greatest names in South African jazz. They are performing them in new versions, arranged and adapted for an orchestra with some 50 players. Vocalist Siyabonga Mthembu, lead singer of Shabaka and the Ancestors and performance art band The Brother Move On, makes a special appearance in the concert together with Mercury Prize–nominated singer ESKA, star saxophonist Soweto Kinch, and up-and-coming tuba player Theon Cross.

BBC presenter Andrew McGregor and vibraphone player Corey Mwamba introduce this Prom.

Performers:
Siyabonga Mthembu - vocals
ESKA - vocals
Soweto Kinch - saxophones
Theon Cross - tuba
Metropole Orkest
Marcus Wyatt - conductor

(Photo: Siyabonga Mthembu, ESKA, Theon Cross and the Metropole Orkest at BBC Proms 2022. Credit: Mark Allan/BBC)


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172ykq749732zb)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct390l)
Aboriginal Australian comedian Sean Choolburra

Nikki Bedi is joined by Aboriginal Australian comedian Sean Choolburra, fresh from a successful run of shows at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

They hear from actress Tatiana Maslany, whose role as She-Hulk has just come to a TV screens around the world,

Indian comedian Vir Das shares his thoughts on pre-show nerves and dealing with hecklers,

Multiple Grammy-winning musician Jacob Collier talks about involving his audiences in his shows,

Superstar DJ, producer and label owner Diplo reflects on his love for the summer Spanish party island of Ibiza,

Australian film-maker Sophie Hyde talks about the delight of directing Emma Thompson,

South African rapper, singer and poet Gigi Lamayne on her bringing her music to the world

And critic Bilal Qureshi joins Nikki from Los Angeles.

(Photo: Sean Choolburra)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172ykq749736qg)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc47h05rnr)
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev laid to rest

Russians have gathered in Moscow to bid farewell to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. We’ll hear from our Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg, who was there.

Also in the programme: what was behind the second failed attempt to launch the Artemis One rocket; and we hear from the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court and his latest bid to push for justice in Sudan.

Photo: The funeral of the late former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow Credit: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA-EFE/REX


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172ykq74973bgl)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct30kb)
You can’t force creativity, with Lynks, Xenia Rubinos, Bingo Fury and NewDad's Julie Dawson

Ahead of the End of the Road festival in Dorset, England, Lynks, Xenia Rubinos, Bingo Fury and NewDad's Julie Dawson discuss the power of specificity when writing lyrics, how they find inspiration by writing from the perspective of fictional characters, and how the moment that you feel most creatively stuck is the moment just before you figure it out.

Julie Dawson is the lead singer of the Irish alternative indie rock band NewDad. They formed as teenagers in Galway, inspired by bands such as The Cure and Pixies, and crafted a sound that brings together elements of shoegaze and dream pop. They’ve only released two EPs so far but are already creating a buzz with indie music fans.

Lynks is regarded as a cult sensation in London’s underground music scene. Known for their hard-hitting lyrics and incredible outfits, their exciting and unpredictable brand of industrial pop is selling out live shows across the UK, bring together music, drag and theatre.

Xenia Rubinos is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Brooklyn, New York, whose music combines aspects of R&B, electronic pop and Caribbean rhythms. With her powerful vocals and raw energy, she has been critically acclaimed for a sound that crosses genres and breaks boundaries.

Singer and musician Bingo Fury conjures up dark experimental post-punk-inflected jazz. His way with words has been compared to American beat poets from the 1950s, and he’s an exciting name in the diverse music scene of Bristol, UK.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172ykq74973g6q)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172yrwzp6xtg89)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172ygh7gk6rk80)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tsth3)
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SAT 23:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct37rw)
On Standing Rock

In 2016, one of the largest tribal gatherings in North American history took place on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation in North Dakota. Thousands of indigenous people, from across the continent, came together "in defence of water" and to protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe mobilised supporters from across the country and the response was extraordinary. Thousands of indigenous people from across America and beyond joined together as "water protectors" and in solidarity against the "black snake" of the pipeline.

The encampments evoked memories of previous native conflicts with central government, with tepees on the prairie and men on horseback. But this was a very modern movement, fuelled by social media, largely led by women and using the full force of indigenous art and culture.

Nick Rankin travels to North Dakota to find out what happened at this controversial site, and to see how those events continue to resonate there today. He talks to local artists and activists, and to several of the original water protectors. How has the tribe been changed? In what ways has it altered their relationship with other tribes and with the surrounding non-native culture? How significant is the role of Native Arts and language in this new wave of environmental protest?

Presenter: Nick Rankin
Producer: Anthony Denselow
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service

Image: Activist Waniya Locke (Credit: Anthony Denselow)

SUNDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2022

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172ykq74973kyv)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct417x)
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SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tsy77)
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SUN 00:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct42gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 More or Less (w3ct3k53)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172ykq74973ppz)
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SUN 01:06 The Science Hour (w3ct39zm)
The China Heatwave and the New Normal

Hot on the tail of China’s heatwave comes the other side of the extreme coin – tragic flooding. Also, a coming global shortage of sulfur, while scientists produce useful oxygen on Mars in the MOXIE experiment.

Prof Chunzai Wang is the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography in Guangzhou, China. He tells Roland about the surprising nature of the extreme temperatures and droughts much of China has been experiencing, and how they are connected to so many of the record-breaking weather events around the northern hemisphere this summer, including the tragic flooding in Pakistan.

Some people of course saw this coming. Richard Betts of the UK Met Office talks of a paper by one of his predecessors published 50 years ago exactly that pretty much predicted the greenhouse gas-induced climate change more or less exactly.

Clearly, the world needs to cut carbon emissions, and oil and coal would be sensible places to start. But as Prof Mark Maslin points out, this will come with its own consequences in terms of pressure on the industrial supply of sulfur and sulfuric acid, essential to so many other devices and processes. Can a shortage be averted?

And scientists working on Nasa’s Mars Perseverance team report more results this week. Alongside all the sensitive instrumentation aboard, an experiment known as MOXIE was somehow squeezed in to demonstrate the principle of electrolyzing Martian carbon dioxide to produce usable oxygen gas. As Michael Hecht explains, the tech is scalable and would be more or less essential to any viable human trip to Mars in the future.



(Image: The Jialing River bed at the confluence with the Yangtze River is exposed due to drought in August 2022 in Chongqing, China. The water level of the Jialing River, one of the tributaries of the Yangtze River, has dropped due to high temperature and drought. Credit: Zhong Guilin/VCG via Getty Images)

Presenter: Roland Pease
Assistant Producer: Robbie Wojciechowski
Producer: Alex Mansfield


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172ykq74973tg3)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vjpl352h)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tt5qh)
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SUN 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct43mt)
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SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172ykq74973y67)
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SUN 03:06 World Book Club (w3ct3c7n)
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SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172ykq749741yc)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct329s)
Somalia’s searing drought

Stories from Russia, Puerto Rico and Somalia, where people, livestock and land are having to endure extremely dry weather after four successive rainy seasons have effectively failed. The groundwater level is dropping sharply across the country as more people try to pump any amount they can to the surface. More than 3 million head of livestock have already died; as people lost the meat and milk from their herds, they’ve faced rocketing prices of other food, like imported grain. In many parts of the country, reserves of food are running out. Mercy Juma recently saw just how parched the landscape has become and how people are struggling to survive.

Following the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, tributes poured in for the last leader of the Soviet Union. Tributes from those Soviet republics that he allowed to become independent, Tributes for the leader who tried to bring an end to the global arms race; a member of the Party elite, who began dismantling the Communist system from within. But for many Russians who lived through the chaotic years that followed, during which some became spectacularly rich and many became poorer, the late Mr Gorbachev is not such a hero. What do we know of Mr Gorbachev the man? He was someone Steve Rosenberg met several times.

In Puerto Rico, we travel the water channels in Fajardo, in the east. Here bioluminescence lights up the waters of the lagoon. The region is famous for its nature reserves and the diversity of marine life, but there is one specific creature that the musician known as Dessa wanted to see. It’s a frog, that’s become the symbol of Puerto Rico, named after its distinctive call that male frogs make at night time…

Producer: Emma Close
Production Coordinator: Iona Hammond
Presenter: Pascale Harter
Editor: Hugh Levinson


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0ttf6r)
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SUN 04:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct37rw)
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SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172ykq749745ph)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vjpl3j9w)
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SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0ttjyw)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct43dh)
What are we searching for? Part 2

What are people looking for online within the world’s major war zones? By examining internet search data, Ben Arogundade discovers the surprising stories of how, from the tiniest villages under attack to major cities hosting thousands of refugees, people are navigating their difficult circumstances and managing to live in the spaces between conflicts.

(Photo: A protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, in February 2021. Credit: Kan Sangtong/Shutterstock)


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172ykq749749fm)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172ykwkw9fqmsv)
Trump says Joe Biden is an 'enemy of the state'

Donald Trump has accused President Biden of weaponising the FBI against him and labelled his an enemy of the state. In his first public appearance since agents raided his Florida home to recover classified documents, the former president told a Republican rally in Pennsylvania that the raid was a shocking abuse of power.

Also in the programme: A political scandal, in Greece, involving spying on people through their phones; and two people who lived through the Gorbachev era discuss their memories of the demise of the Soviet Union.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Mily Taylor, chief executive of Oxford Information Labs, a UK-based cyber intelligence company, and Han Dorussen, professor of government at the University of Essex in southern England.

(Photo: Donald J. Trump Save America rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre, USA - 03 Sep 2022. Credit: EPA)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172ykq74974f5r)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172ykwkw9fqrjz)
Sweden and Finland to support energy producers

The Swedish government has said it will provide Nordic electricity producers with liquidity guarantees worth billions of dollars to try to ensure that the energy crunch does not trigger a financial crisis. The Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, said Sweden was facing a "war winter" as a result of Russia's decision to cut gas supplies to the EU.

Also in the programme: The lack of clean, safe water in certain parts of the US city of Jackson, Mississippi; and how France used artificial intelligence to spot secret swimming pools.


Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Mily Taylor, chief executive of Oxford Information Labs, a UK-based cyber intelligence company, and Han Dorussen, professor of government at the University of Essex in southern England.


(Photo: Sweden's Finance Minister Mikael Damberg, Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, Stefan Ingves, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Director General of Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisory authority, Erik Thedeen attend a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, 03 September 2022. Credit: EPA)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172ykq74974jxw)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172ykwkw9fqw93)
Who will be the UK's next prime minister?

The two contenders to become the UK's next PM face questions about their cost-of-living policies - a day before the result of the Tory leadership contest. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will be asked about their proposals to solve pressing issues, including mounting energy bills.

Also in the programme: The United States is sending a special envoy to Ethiopia to urge an end to renewed fighting in the Tigray region; and NASA says it will be several weeks before it makes another attempt to launch the Artemis Moon rocket -- after blast-off was aborted for a second time.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Mily Taylor, chief executive of Oxford Information Labs, a UK-based cyber intelligence company, and Han Dorussen, professor of government at the University of Essex in southern England.

(Photo: Conservative leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Credit: Reuters)


SUN 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0ttx68)
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SUN 08:32 The Food Chain (w3ct38n9)
Tomorrow’s food crops

Climate change means that, in many parts of the world, the way we farm is no longer working.

We need a larger, more diverse range of crops that perform even when the rains don’t come or, as can also be the case, when too much rain comes.

Currently, just 15 crops make up 90% of our energy intake, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization.

In this programme, we’re meeting people who are trying to develop food crops that might thrive in our changing world.

Ruth Alexander visits the Millennium Seed Bank ran by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in the UK, where Dr Chris Cockel explains their work collecting and storing seeds from the wild relatives of our staple crops. Tessa Peters, Director of Crop Stewardship at The Land Institute in Kansas, US, makes the case for creating perennial versions of our crops, in order to preserve soil health. And Dr Rebbie Harawa, regional director, Eastern and Southern Africa at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid-Tropics talks about why a currently underutilised crop – millet – could be help struggling farmers in dry areas.
Picture: Close up of millet growing in a field; Credit: BBC/Getty


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172ykq74974np0)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct329s)
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SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tv0yd)
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SUN 09:32 Outlook (w3ct41dx)
Why I thought my baby had devil’s eyes

When Catherine Cho’s baby boy was a few months old, she went through a shattering experience that seemed to come out of nowhere. She started behaving strangely, having delusions that she was trapped in hell and that her baby’s eyes had changed into those of a demon. Her husband rushed her to hospital, where she was found to be suffering from postpartum psychosis, a rare but severe mental illness that affects about 1 in every 1000 new mothers. Catherine talks to Jo Fidgen about her journey back to reality, and learning to love her son again. This episode was first broadcast in April 2020.

If you are looking for support for any of the issues discussed in this programme, you can find links to useful organisations at BBC Action line.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producers: Rebecca Vincent and Alice Gioia

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

(Photo: Catherine Cho. Credit: Alastair Levy)


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172ykq74974sf4)
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SUN 10:06 Trending (w3ct43dc)
Can MrBeast help fix climate change?

MrBeast is YouTube royalty: with more than 100 million subscribers, he has legions of fans around the world, in awe of his elaborate stunts. He is one of the highest-paid stars on the platform - and yet, the American YouTuber says he wants to use his platform to “make the world a better place”. He has thrown his weight behind two viral environmental campaigns: #TeamTrees and #TeamSeas. Together, they have raised more than 55 million dollars to plant trees and remove plastic from the ocean. MrBeast’s supporters say he has energised a “new generation” of climate activists, but some experts have doubts: they have questioned how much of a difference these campaigns will actually make. Do they have a point?

Presenter & producer: Marco Silva
Editor: Ed Main
Picture Credit: Getty Images


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tv4pj)
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SUN 10:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct3hh9)
From Hong Kong to the UK

BBC Hong Kong reporter Danny Vincent hears from Christian migrants who have fled the territory for a new life in the UK. Many of the people Danny hears from are speaking about their experiences for the first time. A large number of Christians have made the difficult decision to leave Hong Kong after the introduction of a controversial national security law, which critics say is eroding freedoms in Hong Kong. Danny also meets their friends and family who have been left behind, the Christians still worshipping in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong was a British colony for 156 years until it was returned to Chinese control on 1 July, 1997. China formed the special administrative region of Hong Kong, which had maintained governance and economic systems separate from those of China's communist regime.

Around 600 UK churches of different denominations have signed up to be “Hong Kong Ready”, welcoming Christians from Hong Kong into their church communities. One in 10 of new arrivals is estimated to be Christian.

(Photo: Jimmy Lai. Credit: Danny Vincent)


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172ykq74974x58)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vjpl47sn)
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SUN 11:32 The Compass (w3ct43ds)
Green Energy: Some Inconvenient Truths

Green energy: Finance

How is the world going to get to net zero by 2050 and who is paying the bill? Former governor of the Bank of England, and UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney, recently put the figure we need to spend at 100 trillion dollars at least. Switching to renewable sources of energy, needs the global financial markets to pay for the necessary infrastructure. Costs will come down as the technology improves; take the example of solar panels where the last two decades have seen an astounding 96% drop, from 10 dollars a watt to 25 cents.

Allan Little investigates innovate companies investing in green energy; direct air carbon capture technology and a plant producing the greenest aluminium in the world thanks to geothermal power. But the road to net zero is fragile, and vulnerable to geopolitical events. Every solution to global warming has an impact and unintended consequences. What is the real cost of getting to net zero?

Presenter: Allan Little
Producer: Anna Horsbrugh-Porter
Editor: Susan Marling
A Just Radio production for BBC World Service

(Photo: Solar power plant, in Fujian Province, China. Credit: Getty Images)


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172ykq749750xd)
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SUN 12:06 BBC Proms on the World Service (w3ct43c0)
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SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172ykq749754nj)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172yfc47h07plt)
"European leaders accuse Russia of a gas war"

European leaders are being increasingly explicit: Russia - they say - is waging a two-pronged war in Europe. On the ground in Ukraine - and along underwater pipelines, where Moscow is switching off the flow of gas and raising the price of energy in European homes. We hear how governments are adopting a range of packages to help their citizens.

Also in the programme: We go to Chile where voting is getting underway in a referendum on a new constitution, and we hear from the US state of Mississippi, where some residents can't get access to clean water because its contaminated.

(Photo: The Nord Stream 1 pipeline in Lubmin, Germany. Credit: Reuters)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172ykq749758dn)
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SUN 14:06 The Forum (w3ct38st)
Brazil's Palmares: A beacon of freedom

As Brazil celebrates 200 years of independence from Portugal, we look at the 17th-century community of people seeking freedom from slavery in the north-east of the country known as Palmares. It lasted longer and was larger than other settlements of this type and it withstood repeated attempts by European colonialists to destroy it.

So how did Palmares keep going for over a century when so many other communities like it in Latin America vanished after a few years?
Who were the inhabitants? And what do we really know about them when there is no reliable history of the settlements: almost all the surviving documents are from people intent on destroying Palmares.

To help us sift through what we do know about Palmares, Bridget Kendall is joined by archaeologist Professor Pedro Paulo Funari from the University of Campinas in Brazil; Dr. José Lingna Nafafé, Senior Lecturer in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies at Bristol University; and Dr. Maria Fernanda Escallon, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. The reader is Natan Barreto.

(Photo: The monument to Zumbi, leader of Palmares, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/Getty Images)


SUN 14:50 Over to You (w3ct35sn)
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SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172ykq74975d4s)
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SUN 15:06 Music Life (w3ct30kb)
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SUN 16:00 BBC News (w172ykq74975hwx)
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SUN 16:06 Sportsworld (w172ygjwc0f65xp)
Live Sporting Action

Delyth Lloyd presents live build-up and commentary of a huge Premier League game between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford. We’ll also have reaction from Brighton against Leicester and the standout games from around Europe.

As the US Open tennis continues, we’ll be live in New York at Flushing Meadows. All that, plus the latest from the Asia Cup cricket as the tournament reaches the knockout stages.

Image: Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United scores but sees the goal ruled out for offside during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on April 23, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172ykq74975w49)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vjpl56rp)
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SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0tw7dp)
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SUN 19:32 Outlook (w3ct41dx)
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SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172ykq74975zwf)
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SUN 20:06 The History Hour (w3ct39ln)
Gorbachev's legacy

The former President of the Soviet Union's reforms in 1987, known as Perestroika, and the release of the dissident poet Irina Ratushinskaya in 1986.

Plus a survivor of the Marikana Massacre in South Africa, the Native American nicknamed 'the Last Indian' and Princess Diana's dance with John Travolta at the White House.

(Photo: Mikhail Gorbachev (centre right) meets with the Warsaw Pact Foreign Ministers' Committee in Moscow in 1987. Credit: AFP / Getty Images)


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172ykq749763mk)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc47h08nkv)
European leaders announce billions to help with soaring energy costs

European governments are starting to introduce relief packages in an effort to soften the blow of rising energy prices and the cost of living crisis. Germany, Sweden and Finland have sought to bolster their financial defences because of the impact of the war in Ukraine.

Also in the programme: We hear from a former Pakistani minister over promises to compensate countries hit by the consequences of global heating; and long queues have formed outside polling centres in Chile, where more than 15 million people are casting their votes in a referendum on a new constitution.

(PICTURE: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a new package of relief measures to counter rising energy prices. CREDIT: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172ykq749767cp)
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SUN 22:06 Trending (w3ct43dc)
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SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0twln2)
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SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct41x6)
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SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct35sn)
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SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172ykq74976c3t)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172yrwzp6xxc5d)
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SUN 23:20 Sports News (w172ygh7gk6vg53)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1l0twqd6)
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SUN 23:32 Outlook (w3ct41dx)
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MONDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2022

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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct329s)
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MON 00:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct3hh9)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwyw9shm)
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MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y940t4m)
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MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct30bt)
How Covid changed science, part 2

In the second of our series How Covid Changed Science, Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Health at Edinburgh University looks at the scientific messaging. Just how do you explain to both politicians and the public that a growing global pandemic is likely to kill many people, and unprecedented measures such as a nationwide lockdown are needed to prevent even more deaths. What information should be imparted and how?

Similarly how to address the clamour for information on the development of vaccines and other potential treatments when there often wasn’t clarity? And with the rise of misinformation how did individual scientists who became the subject of conspiracy theories cope with being targeted?

In this programme we hear from scientists and politicians directly involved with the pandemic response. For some the experience of explaining their often highly technical research to the general public was a daunting experience. For others it became a mission to answer the publics concerns and fears.


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjbkmc)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwyw9x7r)
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MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y940xwr)
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MON 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct3kjd)
What can we learn from fixing the ozone hole?

In 1985 British scientist Jonathan Shanklin and colleagues published a study that shocked the world. The study revealed a hole in the Earth’s atmosphere right over Antarctica. It had been caused over time by chemicals known as CFCs, used in things like fridges, air conditioning units and aerosol cans. These were destroying the layer of ozone in the stratosphere which protects us from most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation - without it, cases of skin cancer would soar. Less than two years after the discovery, world leaders signed an agreement called the Montreal Protocol, committing to phase out CFCs. It has been described as the most successful international treaty of all time - every UN country has signed up, and ozone is expected to return to its previous levels around the middle of the century. So what can we learn from how we tackled the ozone hole in how we address climate change?

First broadcast - 29 Nov 2021

Presenters Neal Razzell and Kate Lamble are joined by: Jonathan Shanklin, Meterologist at the British Antarctic Survey, Dr Paul Newman, chief scientist for Earth Science at the Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center, Tina Birmpili, former executive secretary of the Ozone Secretariat, Dr Anita Ganesan, associate professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Bristol. Producer: Sophie Eastaugh Researcher: Natasha Fernandes


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjbpch)
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MON 03:06 Tech Tent (w3ct375k)
India's high speed broadband revolution

On Tech Tent this week, we hear about India's ambitions to build the world's fastest 5G network - and why WhatsApp is launching a grocery shopping service there. British regulators take a dim view of Microsoft's plan to buy Activision Blizzard. We ask young people what the appeal of BeReal is. And we meet the talking, humanoid robot helping children open up about how they really feel.


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9411mw)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct41x6)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct35sn)
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MON 04:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjbt3m)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywb4r0)
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MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9415d0)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct37mb)
Women raising the alarm on air pollution

It’s the third annual International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Wednesday 7 September. It’s aimed at raising public awareness at all levels of the urgent need to improve air quality. Air pollution is the largest contributor to the burden of disease from the environment, and is one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally – killing seven million people a year according to the World Health Organisation. Kim Chakanetsa talks to women from the UK and India who are calling on governments and industry to reduce air pollution.

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's daughter Ella died, aged nine, after a violent asthma attack in 2013. Since then Rosamund has become one of the most prominent advocates for clean air worldwide. She challenged a coroner's inquest into her daughter's death and succeeded in getting the death certificate changed to show Ella had died as a result of air pollution. Rosamund is now a WHO BreatheLife ambassador and the founder, director, and trustee of the Ella Roberta Foundation.

Bhavreen Kandhari lives in New Delhi - the most polluted capital city in the world. She has 18 year old twin daughters and is part of Warrior Moms – a group of women from across India connecting with other clean air campaigns globally to bring attention to the issue of air pollution.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

(Image: (L) Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, courtesy of Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. (R) Bhavreen Kandhari, courtesy Bhavreen Kandhari.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjbxvr)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khckj5)
10 people killed in a series of stabbings in Canada

In a series of attacks in Canada,10 people have been killed, and 15 injured in a string of stabbings. Police are hunting two suspects.

Chile has been voting in a referendum, but with most of the votes counted, it appears Chilean voters have rejected the progressive constitution. We'll have the latest details on this.

The UK is looking at a major political shift, later today we will learn who will take over from Boris Johnson as new British prime minister. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are the two candidates looking to move into 10 Downing Street.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjc1lw)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khcp89)
Chileans overwhelmingly reject new constitution

Chileans have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed new constitution, the result is a setback for Chile's left wing president, Gabriel Boric. We'll hear from the capital Santiago.

Ten people have been killed and 15 injured in Canada after a series of knife attacks in Saskatchewan. The police have named two men as suspects, and a manhunt is underway.

Today, Britain will find out who will be the country's next prime minister, amid a worsening cost of living crisis. We'll have the latest details.


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjc5c0)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khct0f)
Stabbing attacks leave 10 people dead in Canada

A shocking string of stabbings in Canada have left 10 people dead and 15 injured. Police are hunting two suspects.

A new UK prime minister is to be announced later today, we look at the task ahead of them amid the high cost of living in the country.

Also in the programme, Chileans vote in a constitutional referendum that could increase representation for indigenous communities and replace the one imposed during the General Pinochet dictatorship.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjc934)
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MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32lv)
Lindsey Graham: Trump and the midterms

In a special edition of HARDtalk from the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy, Stephen Sackur speaks to long-time Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham. He is perhaps the most forceful and voluble defender of former President Donald Trump in Washington DC. The expectation is that Trump will run again for president and try to regain the White House in 2024. But with legal troubles piling up, Republicans must decide: Can they afford to remain the party of Trump?


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y941ncj)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct30xn)
Venice’s tourist problem: Are day trippers welcome?

Italy’s famous floating city has a problem - too many tourists are visiting Venice during the high season. The city authorities recently announced a plan to charge day-visitors a €10 tax during the busiest periods. But many are sceptical about the plan, saying it doesn’t go far enough to address over-tourism.

The BBC’s Vivienne Nunis joins the crowds in St Mark’s Square to assess what can be done when a holiday destination becomes a victim of its own success. And she explores how other popular destinations such as Hawaii and the Isle of Skye in Scotland are addressing the problem.

Producer: Vera Mantengoli

(Image: A gondola in Venice. Credit: BBC)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct3bz6)
Doomed hero of Brazilian democracy

In March 1985, Brazil experienced the most traumatic moment in its transition to democracy when the first civilian president-elect in more than 20 years was rushed to hospital on the eve of his inauguration.

Tancredo Neves, who had led political opposition to military rule in Brazil, eventually died 38 days later. He is now regarded as a hero in Brazil.

In 2018, Simon Watts spoke to Tancredo Neves' press secretary, Antonio Britto.

(Photo: Tancredo Neves, centre, on a visit to Spain. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjcdv8)
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MON 09:06 The Climate Question (w3ct3kjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y941s3n)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct3j7b)
What happens to insects in the winter?

When CrowdScience listener Eric spotted a few gnats flying around on a milder day in mid-winter it really surprised him - Eric had assumed they just died out with the colder weather. It got him wondering where the insects had come from, how they had survived the previous cold snap and what the implications of climate change might be for insect over-wintering behaviour? So he asked CrowdScience to do some bug investigation.

CrowdScience presenter Marnie Chesterton takes up the challenge and heads out into the British countryside – currently teeming with buzzes and eight legged tiny beasties - to learn about the quite amazing array of tactics these small creatures use to survive the arduous days of cold.

She hears how some insects change their chemical structure to enhance their frost resistance whist others hanker down in warmer microclimates or rely on their community and food stocks to keep them warm.

But cold isn’t the only climatic change insects have to endure, in the tropics the seasons tend to fluctuate more around wet and dry so what happens then? Marnie talks with a Kenyan aquatic insect expert who describes how mosquitoes utilise the rains and shares his worry climate change could have a big impact on insect populations.

Contributors:
Dr Erica McAlister – Entomologist and Senior Curator, Natural History Museum,
Dr Adam Hart – Entomologist and Professor of Science Communication - University of Gloucestershire
Fran Haidon – Beekeeper
Laban Njoroge – Entomologist, head of the Invertebrate Zoology – Museum of Kenya
Dr Natalia Li – Biochemist

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Melanie Brown

[Image: Butterfly in winter resting on snow covered branch. Credit: Getty Images]


MON 10:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjcjld)
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MON 10:06 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct37rw)
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MON 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y941wvs)
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MON 10:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct42gf)
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MON 10:50 More or Less (w3ct3k53)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjcnbj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywbzyx)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9420lx)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct37mb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 12:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjcs2n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 12:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9gb0y)
New UK Prime Minister to be announced

Will it be the foreign secretary and current front runner Liz Truss? Or the former finance minister Rishi Sunak?

Newshour has a special programme live from outside the UK Houses of Parliament. We will feature the announcement of the winner as soon as it happens. The eventual winner will be dealing with quite a series of problems; the UK has the highest inflation rate in the G7, possible recession and soaring energy costs. How will the new leader deal with all of this?

(Picture: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. Credit: Reuters)


MON 13:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjcwts)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywc7g5)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y942835)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct3j7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 today]


MON 14:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjd0kx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 14:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9gkj6)
Liz Truss to be the next UK Prime Minister

Ms Truss will replace Boris Johnson on Tuesday once appointed by Queen Elizabeth. She won fifty- seven percent of the vote in a poll of party members. Ms Truss faces major economic challenges, with a predicted recession looming, but she's promised to cut taxes, grow the economy and tackle the energy crisis. She'll also have to try to unite her party, which is lagging in opinion polls.

Also on the programme: we hear from the UN's senior humanitarian official, Martin Griffiths in Somalia, where a prolonged drought has sent the country to the brink of famine. And there's been another big jump in European energy prices, following Russia's decision to shut down Nordstream One, the main gas pipeline to Western Europe, until further notice.

(Picture: Liz Truss accepts the leadership of the Conservative Party. Credit: EPA / Hall)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjd4b1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y942hlf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 15:32 World Business Report (w172yk4rkmpc0rj)
Liz Truss to be the new UK Prime Minister

The UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, will officially become the Prime Minister on Tuesday when she meets the Queen. The former Conservative cabinet minister, David Gauke, shares his view.

Russia has announced it will not reopen its main gas pipeline to Europe. Energy analyst from the free market think tank, the Institute for Economic Affairs, Andy Mayer, gives his analysis of the situation.

A visitors tax will be introduced in Venice, in a bid to reduce the number of tourists during the city’s busy periods. The BBC’s Vivienne Nunis has been speaking to Venice's deputy mayor for tourism, welfare and economic development, Simone Venturini.

(Picture: TOPSHOT - New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Liz Truss smiles and waves as she arrives at Conservative Party Headquarters in central London having been announced the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest at an event in central London on September 5, 2022. Picture Credit: Getty Images).


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjd825)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1vtnf7)
Liz Truss will be the next UK Prime Minister

Britain's foreign secretary, Liz Truss, will be the country's next prime minister, after she won the contest to lead the governing Conservative Party. She'll replace Boris Johnson as prime minister on Tuesday. The programme comes live from Westminster, next to the Houses of Parliament in London, with guests from young conservatives to European journalists discussing what lies ahead for Liz Truss.

Kenya's Supreme Court has confirmed William Ruto's victory in the presidential election, dismissing claims that the result has been tampered with. We hear about the reaction to the ruling.

We go live to Canada where police are hunting for two men suspected of killing ten people.

(Photo: Liz Truss leaves the Conservative Party headquarters, after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister, in London, Britain September 5, 2022. Credit: Peter Nicholls/Reuters)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjdct9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1vts5c)
Kenya's top court rejects election challenge

Kenya's Supreme Court in Kenya has upheld the victory of William Ruto in last month's close-run presidential poll, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the 9 August election. Our correspondent joins us from the town of Eldorat, the stronghold of Mr Ruto.

Britain's next Prime Minister, Liz Truss, says she has a bold plan to deal with the crises that await her when she takes office. The programme comes live from Westminster, next to the Houses of Parliament in London, with reaction from voters and a discussion with European journalists about what lies ahead for Liss Truss.

In Canada, police have launched a huge manhunt for two men suspected of stabbing at least ten people to death in a rampage that has shocked the nation. We speak to our correspondent there.

(Photo: Kenyan President-elect, William Ruto speaks during a press conference after Supreme Court rulling, at his official residence in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya, 05 September 2022. Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


MON 18:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjdhkf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct34nq)
A head injury made me an overnight musical prodigy

In 2006, Derek Amato was a 39-year-old corporate sales director visiting family in South Dakota when he hit his head in a diving accident. After recovering from his concussion, he found he could suddenly play the piano, despite having never played or practiced it before. Doctors diagnosed him with ‘acquired savant syndrome’ – an extremely rare condition in which ordinary people gain extraordinary skills after suffering head injuries. He tells Jo Fidgen his story.

Sarah Vallance's story also starts with an accident and a brain injury. After a disastrous horse ride in 1995, she went from being an incredibly bright PhD student in Sydney, Australia to someone who struggled with the simplest tasks - like shopping, counting money, even reading her own thesis. She told Jo Fidgen how she painstakingly managed to put the pieces of her life back together - with the help of her dogs. This interview was first broadcast in 2019.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com


MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct3bz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 19:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjdm9k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywcyxy)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y942zky)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 19:32 Sport Today (w172ygflyc9p48g)
2022/09/05 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.


MON 20:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjdr1p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct3kjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9433b2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct30bv)
How Covid Changed Science, part 3

In the third and final part of our series How Covid Changed Science, Devi Sridhar Professor of Global Health at Edinburgh University looks at the legacy and lessons of the pandemic for scientific research. Tackling the virus became a global issue, but many have pointed out the inequality of both resources and effort in the response. Going forward do we need to be directing research more towards improving health and disease surveillance in less wealthy parts of the world, would investing there help prevent future pandemics?


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjdvst)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9hdr3)
Liz Truss to be new UK prime minister

Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest. It was a closer contest than some analysts predicted, with Truss taking 57% of valid votes cast among Conservative Party members. We hear reaction from a Conservative Party MP and the UK's former ambassador to the United States. Also on the programme: we speak to a friend of Ivan Safronov, the Russian reporter who has been handed a 22-year jail term after being convicted of treason charges by a Moscow court; and China becomes the first country to approve an inhaled Covid vaccine. (Image: Liz Truss outside the Conservative Party headquarters, London, September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble)


MON 22:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjdzjy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y943btb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 22:32 The Conversation (w3ct37mb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 23:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjf392)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 23:06 The Newsroom (w172yrx01h743bn)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 23:20 Sports News (w172ygh7ttj26bc)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y943gkg)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 23:32 World Business Report (w172yk5l0c9294v)
Liz Truss: A PM in which UK businesses can put their trust?

Liz Truss is to become the UK's new Prime Minister, after winning a vote of Conservative party members. She beat rival Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor under Boris Johnson and has promised to take immediate action on energy bills for households and businesses. We get reaction from UK businesses to her appointment.

With global energy prices rising, the OPEC plus group of oil-producing nations has been meeting to discuss the issue. We get analysis from Jorge Leon of consultancy firm Rystad Energy.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined the social media company, Instagram, more than $400 million over the way it has handled children's personal data. Adrian Weckler, tech editor at the Irish and Sunday Independent, gives us the background and explains the implications of the penalty.

(Image: Liz Truss, Britain's Foreign Secretary is announced as the next Prime Minister at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre ahead of Prime Minister announcement on September 5, 2022 in London, England. Credit: Getty Images)

TUESDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2022

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjf716)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct39ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Sunday]


TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjfbsb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172ydq0jbyf7pp)
UK businesses give their verdict on new PM Liz Truss

We profile Liz Truss as she prepares to become the UK's new Prime Minister. She has pledged to provide support to households and companies on the issue of rising energy bills, but how has the business community reacted? We hear from Matt Snell, CEO of Gusto restaurants.

Instagram is fined $400 million by Irish regulators for violating children's privacy. We get reaction and analysis from Adrian Weckler, tech editor at the Irish and Sunday Independent.

Rahul Tandon is joined by freelance writer and former Hindustan Times editor Madhavan Narayanan in Delhi. And technology researcher and broadcaster Dr Stephanie Hare in London.

(Image: New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Liz Truss arrives at Conservative Party Headquarters on September 5, 2022 in London, England. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjfgjg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywdt4v)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y943tsv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct42rf)
Samburu: The fight against child marriage

Samburu county, in northern Kenya, is one of many places where it is normal for girls as young as 11 to be married, often to men more than three times their age. These marriages are additionally traumatic because the child brides are forced to undergo female genital mutilation the day before the wedding. For this documentary Lisa-Marie Misztak meets Josephine Kulea, a remarkable Samburu woman on a quest to stop these practices deeply embedded in her culture. Lisa-Marie also meets the girls Josephine has taken under her wing, who are now rediscovering childhood and getting an education.

Field producer: Michael Kaloki
Producer: Catherine Fellows

(Photo: Josephine and her mother)


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjfl8l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct34nq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:06 on Monday]


TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct3bz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjfq0q)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywf1n3)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y944293)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct3jjd)
Braimah Kanneh-Mason: Stringing it together

Welcome to Cremona - city of the violin. These Italian streets are brimming with horse hairs, varnish and chiselled wood. The central square is lined with storefronts displaying beautifully handcrafted wooden instruments. Braimah Kanneh-Mason, concert violinist and member of the musically gifted Kanneh-Mason family, travels to where the Stradivarius was born.

Braimah learns about the techniques used to replicate the world’s most famous stringed instruments in the workshop of world-class violin maker Daniele Tonarelli. It was in Cremona, 500 years ago, that Andrea Amati was credited with inventing the “modern” violin. In his footsteps came the likes of Nicola Amati, Guarneri “del Gesù” and, most famously, Antonio Stradivari, who all perfected their craft in this northern Italian city. Daniele is the latest in a long line of Cremonese luthiers. Braimah gets a taste of the age old recipe that created these musical masterpieces hundreds of years ago. It is still used today.

Daniele shows Braimah his newest violin – just 20 days old. How does this youthful instrument feel in the young violinist’s hands, and – more importantly – how does it sound? Are today’s Cremonese luthiers living up to the legacy the great violin makers left behind?

Image: Braimah Kanneh-Mason (Credit: BBC)


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjftrv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khggf8)
Boris Johnson gives final speech

We're live outside the British parliament on a momentous day in this country's politics. In a few hours, Boris Johnson will resign as prime minister. We'll bring you his final speech as PM, as Liz Truss will be formally appointed by the Queen as the UK's new prime minister.

We'll look at the issues facing the UK's new leader from the war in Ukraine, to a struggling economy and a cost of living crisis.

We'll also have the latest from Canada, as police extend their manhunt for the suspects in Sunday's knife attacks to cover three provinces.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjfyhz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khgl5d)
Boris Johnson steps down as prime minister

As the UK prepares for a change of leadership. Boris Johnson is due to step down as prime minister in the next few hours. Liz Truss is preparing to meet the Queen and be appointed as Britain's fourth prime minister in six years.

The foreign secretary enters 10 Downing Street as the UK is dealing with a cost of living crisis, a teaching union has issued a report which says most teachers are being forced to give hard-up pupils food and clothes.

And we'll have international reaction to the new prime minister. Will a change in leadership change Britain's relations with the rest of the world?


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjg283)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khgpxj)
Liz Truss gets ready to take over as UK prime minister

Boris Johnson gets ready to hand over to Liz Truss as she formally becomes Britain's new prime minister later today She will be the third female prime minister to be appointed historically in Britain. We look at who she is and what her policies will be.

Huge challenges lie ahead for Britain, as Liz Truss vows to take action on the growing cost of energy ahead of her first day as Prime minister.

Also in the programme, Canada police have said that one of the two suspects in Sunday's mass stabbings in Saskatchewan has been found dead. We'll have the latest details.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjg607)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khgtnn)
Liz Truss steps in as new British prime minister

We'll have live coverage on the UK’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. We'll be in West minister where Boris Johnson announces his resignation.

Later today Liz Truss will travel to Scotland to be formally appointed as UK Prime Minster by the Queen.

In Burkina Faso, a massive bomb attack has killed 35 people. The explosion targeted a convoy of vehicles travelling in the north of the country.


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjg9rc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:06 The Documentary (w3ct42rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y944p0r)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:32 Discovery (w3ct30bv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Monday]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjgfhh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct390l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjgk7m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywfww0)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y944xj0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct3jjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjgnzr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct3538)
My family are sex workers - education saved me

Eliska Tanzer was born in Slovakia into a very unusual family. Her mother’s family were Romany sex workers, while her absent father was a Nazi sympathiser. The local school refused to educate her because of her heritage, so Eliska grew up illiterate. When she was 13 Eliska was trafficked into Britain, where despite suffering exploitation and sexual violence, she was able to gain an education and become a writer. She spoke to Jo Fidgen about her life. This programme contains descriptions of child exploitation and sexual violence which some listeners may find distressing. It was first broadcast in February 2020.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this programme, you can find details of organisations offering information and support at BBC Action line.

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Katy Takatsuki

(Photo: A lone woman stands in a misty underground tunnel. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct3c3q)
The murder that shocked Brazil

In 2002, an investigative journalist called Tim Lopes was brutally killed by a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro. The murder sent shockwaves throughout Brazil.

His son, Bruno Quintella, spoke to Mike Lanchin in 2014.

This programme contains descriptions of violence and some listeners may find parts of it distressing.

(Photo: Tim Lopes and his son, Bruno, courtesy of the family)


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjgsqw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywg4c8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y945508)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct30bv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Monday]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjgxh0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9kgf9)
Liz Truss appointed UK prime minister

After this morning´s Johnson farewell in a speech outside No 10 Downing Street, the new British prime minister, Liz Truss, is setting up a new cabinet.

Also in the programme: efforts continue in Pakistan to prevent the overflow of the largest lake in the country after devastating floods; and a manhunt is on in Canada to arrest one of the suspects of a mass stabbing in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

(Photo: Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland. Credit: EPA.)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjh174)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9kl5f)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjh4z8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1vxkbb)
Liz Truss is the new UK prime minister

The programme comes from Westminster in central London, bringing you live Liz Truss's first speech as prime minister.

Liz Truss has promised immediate action to tackle soaring energy prices. We hear from restaurant owners in England facing financial pressure over rising prices.

We pick up on some of the international challenges that face Liz Truss, including the Ukraine war.

(Photo: The media gather outside no 10 Downing Street, London, as they await new Prime Minister Liz Truss arriving, Tuesday September 6, 2022. Credit: James Manning/PA Wire)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjh8qd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1vxp2g)
Liz Truss's first speech as UK prime minister

In her first public address, the new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has said her immediate priorities are to cut taxes, resolve the crisis over energy bills and secure the future of the health service. We are in Westminster with reaction, explainers and analysis on Liz Truss's first day in the office.

We pick up on some of the international challenges that face Liz Truss, including the Ukraine war and the UK's relations with close allies like the US.

We also hear from restaurant owners in England facing financial pressure over rising prices.


(Photo: New British Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers a speech outside Downing Street, in London, Britain September 6, 2022. Credit: Toby Melville/Reuters)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjhdgj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct3538)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct3c3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjhj6n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywgvv1)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y945wh1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w172ygflyc9s15k)
2022/09/06 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.


TUE 20:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjhmys)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct42rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y946075)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:32 Digital Planet (w3ct31yv)
Happy birthday Digital Planet!

In this special 21st birthday show we’re bringing our Digital Planet community together for the first time since 2019. The team has been asking World Service listeners about their favourite bit of tech – we hear from around the world about the software and hardware that our listeners can’t live without. We will also be having not one but two special appearances – holograms from Canada and France – using the technology that President Zelensky used to beam himself to UN and London Tech week. We’ll be hearing from the listener who set up our Digital Planet Facebook group back in 2007 and we’ll also have a multimedia premier of Wiki-Piano that has been collaboratively composed by our listeners.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Angelica Mair, Bill Thompson and Ghislaine Boddington.

Studio Managers: Andrew Garrett

Radio Theatre Manager: Mark Diamond
Sound Balance: Guy Worth
Stage Engineer: Alexander Russell
Screen Visuals: Brendan Gormley
PA Sound: Clive Painter
Lighting: Marc Willcox
Stage Hand: Alan Bissenden

Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjhrpx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9l9n6)
Liz Truss announces priorities and unveils ministers

Britain's new prime minister says her top priorities are cutting taxes, tackling high energy costs and improving healthcare as she unveils her ministerial team.

Also in the programme: IAEA report on Zaporizhzhia; and Tico the wayward manatee.

(Picture:New British Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives at 10 Downing, London, United Kingdom - 06 Sep 2022 Credit: Photo by NEIL HALL /EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjhwg1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct1plg)
Robots on the beat

Police forces in the US are turning to futuristic technology to tackle a rise in violent crime and murder across the country.

In one area of California, they are even using robots to patrol the streets. There, the police are claiming it's led to a reduction in crime and an increase in arrests. In New York they even experimented with a robot police dog, but with mixed results.

This and other cutting-edge technologies are helping the police – and the public - stay one step ahead, but they are often controversial.

In this programme we look at the some of the best ways that technology can make the streets safer.

Presented and produced by Ben Wyatt

Image: The Robocop K5


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9467qf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct3jjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjj065)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:06 The Newsroom (w172yrx01h7707r)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 23:20 Sports News (w172ygh7ttj537g)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y946cgk)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w172yk8vs8pxds3)
Prime Minister Truss promises action on UK energy bills

In her first speech since taking over from Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss has pledged to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform, to take action on rising energy bills and to boost the National Health Service. We speak to energy analyst and CEO of Meyer Resources, Cornelia Meyer.

American e-cigarette maker Juul has agreed to pay a settlement of $438.5 million to end a probe into its advertising to underage buyers as it rose to be one of the major players in the US e-cig market. Dr Laura Crotty Alexander from the University of California San Diego gives us her reaction.

As India's IT hub city of Bangalore battles with flood waters, CEO of Purple Front Technologies Meena Girisaballa explains the impact that it's having.

(Image: The UK's new Prime Minister Liz Truss gives a speech at number 10 Downing Street on September 6, 2022 in London, England. Credit: Getty Images)

WEDNESDAY 07 SEPTEMBER 2022

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjj3y9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct390l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


WED 01:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjj7pf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172ydq0jbyj4ls)
UK Prime Minister Truss pledges action on rising energy bills

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is expected to announce a package of support to deal with rising energy bills in the coming days. It's understood the government could spend $115 million on plans to subsidise bills. We weigh up the pros and cons of subsidies and windfall taxes with Caroline Meyer, energy analyst and CEO of Meyer Resources.

US e-cigarette maker Juul is to pay a $438.5 million settlement, following a lengthy investigation that found it had marketed its products to underage teenagers. Rachel Butt from Bloomberg in New York explains the background and implications of the story.

Rahul Tandon is joined from Austin, Texas by Tony Nash, CEO and founder of Complete Intelligence, and from Freetown, Sierra Leone by media entrepreneur and TV presenter Stella Bangura.

(Image: New UK prime minister Liz Truss arrives to give her first speech at Downing Street on September 6, 2022 in London, England. Credit: Getty Images)


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjjcfk)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywhq1y)
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WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y946qpy)
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WED 02:32 The Compass (w3ct43cm)
The Understory: Life in the Soil

Life in soil: The formation of soil in Rannoch Forest

Isabelle Legeron visits the ancient forest of Rannoch with soil scientist Richard Bardgett. Amidst the huge pines, hummocks and blueberries, they dig a small hole and channel down through soil horizons, revealing geological time, consider soil on Mars, taste the layers of the forest floor and tune to the incredible work between trees and fungi, pulsing beneath the surface.

With fellow soil scientists and ecologists Suzanne Simard (Canada), Matthias Rillig (Germany), Ron Amundson (USA), David Montgomery (USA) and Katie Field (UK).

Presenter: Isabelle Legeron
Producer: Kate Bland
A Cast Iron Radio production for the BBC World Service

(Photo: Layers of soil below a tree)


WED 03:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjjh5p)
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WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct3538)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Tuesday]


WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct3c3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:50 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjjlxt)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywhyk6)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y946z66)
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WED 04:32 Untold Legends (w3ct43cf)
2. A radical statement

“She loved to compete”: Ora takes her first tennis lesson. But race, sex and class prejudice stand in her way. It’s the 1920s and Ora has gone north to Philadelphia – a city of opportunity and danger. Racial tensions are high in her neighbourhood. What motivates her to start playing the so-called ‘gentleman’s game’? Please note, this episode contains some outdated language that may offend. #UntoldLegends


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjjqny)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khkcbc)
Leaked reports show Trump held top secret documents in Mar-a-lago home

Leaked reports from the investigation into documents held by former President Trump at his Mar-a-lago home allegedly show that he held top secret reports on a foreign power's nuclear capabilities.

The United Nations Security Council has been meeting in an emergency session to discuss the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine. Europe's largest nuclear facility now sits in a war zone and concerns are growing for its safety.

Also in the programme, as Pakistan continues to deal with the devastating floods we hear the story of a miracle baby, a newborn child that was pulled from the mud. We'll have more on this story.


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjjvf2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 06:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khkh2h)
Leaked reports show Trump held top secret documents in Mar-a-lago home

Leaked reports from the investigation into documents held by former President Trump at his Mar-a-lago home show that he held highly classified reports on a foreign power's nuclear capabilities.

The team of inspectors that visited the Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine have delivered their report to the United Nations Security Council in New York, with a recommendation that a security zone be established around the site.

The new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has been setting out the agenda for her government, she has also named new ministers who will be responsible for delivering her policies.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjjz56)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 07:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khkltm)
Former President Trump held classified information on foreign nuclear powers

Leaked reports from the investigation into documents held by former President Trump at his Mar-a-lago home, show that he held highly classified reports on a foreign power's nuclear capabilities.

The team of inspectors that visited the Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine have delivered their report to the United Nations Security Council in New York, with a recommendation that a security zone be established around the site.

The new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has been setting out the agenda for her government, and she has also named new ministers who will be responsible for delivering her policies.


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjk2xb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32rc)
Enrico Letta: Is Italy set to choose a far-right government?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Enrico Letta, leader of Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party. With a momentous General Election looming, can Italians be persuaded against embracing a coalition of the far right?


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y947g5q)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct31c6)
Why Europe’s inland shipping network is drying up

As Europe’s historically dry summer continues, Matthew Kenyon takes a trip on the barge Mezzoforte, and talks to skipper Dirk Pols about the challenges of navigating as river depths fall.

We hear from Cornelis van Dorsser of the Dutch Inland Shipping Association about how the industry is preparing for the continued impacts of climate change.

Economist Saskia Meuchelböck tells us about the economic effects of the last major dry period, just four years ago, when a month of low water on the Rhine knocked 0.4% off Germany’s GDP, and hydrologist Saskia Werners explains how barge captains, industry, importers and the public have to expect more of the same.

Presenter / producer: Matthew Kenyon
Image: The Mezzoforte; Credit; Matthew Kenyon / BBC


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct3c5z)
Building of Brasilia

In 1960, Brazil opened a new capital city in its remote central plains.

The city was designed by modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer and was supposed to symbolise Brazil's future ambitions.

In 2014, Claire Bowes spoke to Osorio Machado, an engineer who worked on the city's construction.

(Photo: The building of Brasilia. Credit: Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjk6ng)
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WED 09:06 The Compass (w3ct43cm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y947kxv)
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WED 09:32 Digital Planet (w3ct31yv)
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WED 10:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjkbdl)
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WED 10:06 World Book Club (w3ct3c7n)
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WED 11:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjkg4q)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywjss3)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y947tf3)
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WED 11:32 Untold Legends (w3ct43cf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjkkwv)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct3y8v)
Opiyo’s law: Never let fear rule your life, part 1

In September 2020, Nicholas Opiyo awoke to a commotion in his flat. There had been a robbery and all his personal electronics had been stolen. He says he tracked his devices to a shocking and impenetrable location: the headquarters of Uganda’s military intelligence. He believes he was targeted because of his work.

The Ugandan authorities chose not to respond to these allegations.

Opiyo, as he prefers to be known, survived civil war to become one of Uganda’s top human rights lawyers. He’s taken on huge cases, including successfully overturning the country’s anti-LGBTQ legislation in 2014. He’s received awards for his efforts but also hostility – even within his own family. The break-in at his home was ominous. Months later, Opiyo would be arrested – on false charges – and he'd need to make a life-changing choice.

This episode is part one of Opiyo’s story, catch up with part two on this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct34wh

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Maryam Maruf

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

(Photo: Nicholas Opiyo. Credit: Courtesy of Nicholas Opiyo)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct3c5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjkpmz)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywk18c)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9481xc)
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WED 13:32 Digital Planet (w3ct31yv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjktd3)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9ncbd)
Liz Truss faces parliament as British PM

Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, rules out a windfall tax on energy producers whose profits are soaring with the price of wholesale gas.

Also on the programme: Ethiopian diplomat defends the government's record in its civil war; and a study finds that wild chimpanzees use tree roots to drum out messages.

(Picture: Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Credit: PA Photo)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjky47)
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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32rc)
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WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9489dm)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w172yk9p709nn4g)
US bars 'advanced tech' firms from building China factories for 10 years

The United States has imposed a ban on companies that receive federal funding from building "advanced technology" facilities in China for 10 years.

It comes as business groups have pushed for more government support in an effort to reduce reliance on China.

Europe’s rivers are at historically low levels due to drought, which means inland barges are carrying much less cargo at higher prices.

As Barcelona signs English midfielder Keira Walsh, could this be the start of big money influx in women's football?


(Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo outlines plans to implement the $50 billion in funding. Credit: Joshua Roberts / Getty Images)


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjl1wc)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1w0g7f)
New UK PM faces opposition

We follow the first full day in office of new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. Taking questions from MPs today, she ruled out a windfall tax on energy producers whose profits are soaring with the price of wholesale gas. We hear some reaction to what she said today and explain who is in her new cabinet.

We spend time talking to our outgoing Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent, Secunder Kermani, reflecting on the stories he’s covered in more than five years in the job.

We explain the story of the abduction and murder of teacher Eliza Fletcher in Memphis, Tennessee, who was attacked during a night-time run. We hear from some of the many people asserting the right of women to be able to run safely at whatever time of day they choose.

And we hear from Chelsea fans who are reacting to news that the Premier League club has sacked Thomas Tuchel as manager.

(Photo: New British PM Truss attends her first PMQs, London, United Kingdom - 07 Sep 2022 Credit: UK PARLIAMENTARY RECORDING UNIT HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjl5mh)
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WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1w0kzk)
EU's price cap for Russian gas

The European Union has outlined plans to cut energy use, bring down prices, and cut the funds Russia can use to finance its war. The measures include a price cap on Russian gas. Our correspondent in Brussels explains.

The new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has been taking questions from MPs in the House of Commons for the first time. We hear some reaction to what she said today and explain who is in her new cabinet.

We spend time talking to our outgoing Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent, Secunder Kermani, reflecting on the stories he’s covered in more than five years in the job.

And we hear from Chelsea fans who are reacting to news that the Premier League club has sacked Thomas Tuchel as manager.

(Photo: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presents propositions of the commission on Energies crisis in Brussels, Belgium, 07 September 2022. Credit: OLIVIER HOSLET/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct3y8v)
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WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct3c5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjlf3r)
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WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywkrr4)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y948sd4)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w172ygflyc9vy2n)
2022/09/07 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.


WED 20:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjljvw)
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WED 20:06 The Compass (w3ct43cm)
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WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y948x48)
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct32ww)
China approves first inhaled Covid vaccine

China has approved the first nasal Covid vaccine inhaled up the nose. James Gallagher, BBC Health and Science correspondent explains how a sniffed vaccine primes the immune system.
Plus Claudia hears about the health consequences of a ban on abortion in some US states for young women who develop a breast cancer diagnosis during pregnancy. Professor Virginia Borges and Assistant Professor Nicole Christian from the University of Colorado explain the difficult decisions women are having to make.
And resolution of the mystery pneumonia identified in Argentina.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Erika Wright

(Picture: Coronavirus image. Credit: fotograzia / Getty Images)


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjlnm0)
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9p6k9)
Putin says sanctions aren't working

President Putin has said that western sanctions imposed because of his attack on Ukraine threaten the entire world. But he added they weren't working, and that Russia wasn't losing anything.

Also in the programme: US congressman Brad Sherman on Ethiopia; and the woman who can sniff out Parkinson's disease.

(Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Credit: Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS)


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjlsc4)
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WED 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32rc)
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WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9494mj)
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WED 22:32 Untold Legends (w3ct43cf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 23:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjlx38)
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WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172yrx01h79x4v)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 23:20 Sports News (w172ygh7ttj804k)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y9498cn)
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WED 23:32 World Business Report (w172ykbhnqxcxjs)
The sterling sinks as the dollar's rally continues

The British pound has fallen to its lowest level against the US dollar since 1985, as a new Prime Minister takes office and investors flock to the safe-haven currency. We hear more from Kenneth Rogoff, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

Cineworld has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States. The second largest cinema chain operator is struggling to rein in its massive debt. Wall Street Journal's Alexander Gladstone tells us more.

Apple has launched its latest products, which include the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max. What new features do these smartphones have and are they worth the upgrade? We ask Bobby Allyn, tech reporter for NPR.

As Russia cuts gas supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany, Berlin now relies on the highly-polluting coal to produce almost a third of its electricity. We talk to Thomas Matussek, a former German ambassador to the UK and adviser to Flint Global.

The record of the priciest female footballer transfer has been broken: Barcelona has signed England international Keira Walsh from Manchester City on a three-year deal. We hear more from Andrea Ekblad is Rights Director - Women's Sports at DAZN.

And we discuss the latest events in the markets with Susan Schmidt, head of US Equity at Exchange Capital Resources in Chicago.

(Picture: Dollar bills. Picture credit: Getty)

THURSDAY 08 SEPTEMBER 2022

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjm0vd)
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THU 00:06 World Book Club (w3ct3c7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjm4lj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172ydq0jbym1hw)
The sterling slumps as the dollar stays strong

The British pound plunges against the dollar to its lowest level in almost four decades. Investors seek protection in the US currency as recession fears grow in other markets. We talk to Kenneth Rogoff, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

The second largest movie theatre chain in the world, Cineworld, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States. The firm is struggling to recover from the pandemic and needs to restructure a debt of more than $4bn. We hear more from Jeremy Hill, bankruptcy reporter with Bloomberg.

Now that Russia has indefinitely cut gas supplies to Germany, the country relies on coal to produce a third of its electricity. However, coal is a highly-polluting source of energy that many European countries, including Germany, had vowed to phase out. We hear more from Thomas Matussek, a former German ambassador to the UK and adviser to Flint Global.

Apple has launched the latest versions of the iPhone: iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro Max. We will hear about the new features they have and if they are innovative enough to make Apple fans run to the stores to spend hundreds of dollars on a phone upgrade. Bobby Allyn, tech reporter for NPR, tells us more.

Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business news throughout the programmes with two guests in opposite sides of the world: Karen Lema, bureau chief for Reuters in Manila, and Peter Morici, economist at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

(Picture: A pound and dollar bills. Picture credit: Getty)


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjm8bn)
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THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywllz1)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y949mm1)
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THU 02:32 Assignment (w3ct3042)
The Texas Tank: A prison radio station changing lives

The Allan B. Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, used to be known as the Terror Dome for its high rates of inmate violence, murder and suicide. Polunsky houses all the men condemned to death in Texas (currently 185) and nearly 3,000 maximum security prisoners. But since the pandemic, a prison radio station almost entirely run by the men themselves has helped to create community--even for those on death row, who spend 23 hours a day locked alone in their cells.

The Tank beams all kinds of programmes across the prison complex: conversations both gruff and tender; music from R&B to metal; the soundtracks of old movies; inspirational messages from all faiths and none. The station’s steady signal has saved some men from suicide and many from loneliness; it lets family members and inmates dedicate songs to each other and make special shows for those on their way to execution. Maria Margaronis tunes in to The Tank and meets some of the men who say it has changed their lives—even when those lives have just weeks left to run.

Producer: David Goren

Photo credit (Michael Starghill)


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjmd2s)
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THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct3y8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct3c5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjmhtx)
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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywlvg9)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y949w39)
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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct38nb)
Inside food safety scares

Food contamination is a serious public health problem around the world. The World Health Organisation estimates that 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food and 420,000 die every year.

In this episode, Ruth Alexander speaks to some of the people whose lives have been shaped by serious food safety breaches and how they are working to ensure food safety and strengthen our food systems.

She speaks to US food policy campaigner, Darin Detwiler, whose son Riley died following an E. coli outbreak in 1993, food safety consultant Lone Jespersen, and Tina Potter, head of incidents at the Food Standards Agency for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

(Picture: Scientist inspecting meat sample in laboratory. Credit: Getty/BBC)

Producer: Elisabeth Mahy


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjmml1)
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THU 05:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khn87g)
Canada stabbings suspect Myles Sanderson dead

Canadian police have confirmed that the man suspected of killing ten people in a mass stabbing has died after being arrested.

Reports of mock executions on protestors against the Ukraine war in a Moscow police station.

And premenstrual mood symptoms represent a key public health issue globally.


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjmrb5)
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THU 06:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khnczl)
Zelensky: Places near Kharkhiv recaptured

President Volodymyr Zelensky says that Ukrainian military forces have recaptured several settlements in their counter-offensive against Russian troops near the north-eastern city of Kharkhiv.

Police in Canada have confirmed that a man suspected of killing ten people in a mass stabbing has died after being arrested.

And opinion polls in Brazil show president Jair Bolsonaro trailing his left wing rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjmw29)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khnhqq)
Canadian mass stabbing suspect dead after arrest

Police in Canada have confirmed that a man suspected of killing ten people in a mass stabbing has died after being arrested. Myles Sanderson had been on the run since Sunday, prompting a huge manhunt.

European Union members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to restrict the entry of Russian citizens travelling from Russia and Belarus.

And reports of mock executions on protestors against the Ukraine war in a Moscow police station.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjmztf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct39tg)
What next for Imran Khan?

The former Pakistani prime minister, Imran Khan, is facing terrorism charges in Islamabad.

He was charged under Pakistan's stringent anti-terrorism laws for condemning Islamabad’s chief of police and a female judge, after claims his close political aide was arrested and tortured.

Since he lost power in April, he’s been addressing huge political rallies, where he’s told the crowds that he was brought down by a conspiracy organised by the current government, state powers, and the USA.

Most political analysts believe his rhetoric is a cynical ploy, but tens of thousands of his supporters believe it.

It’s the latest twist in his journey from superstar cricketer and socialite, to Islamist, populist statesman. But how did he climb to power, how did he lose it, and what could happen next?

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Ravi Naik
Researcher: Christopher Blake
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards
Broadcast Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson

(Photo by SHAHZAIB AKBER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94bc2t)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct3125)
Business Daily meets: Russ Glass

Can an app, founded by a former monk, become one of the biggest tech companies in the world?

Russ Glass, the chief executive of Headspace Health, takes Leanna Byrne behind the scenes in one of the biggest mergers in mental health technology.

We get an insight into Headspace Health’s global expansion plans both online and offline; how people turned to mental health technology with the uncertainty of Covid; and how employers could soon be using its staff’s mental health data to make company wide policies.

Presenter/producer: Leanna Byrne

(Image: woman listening to headphones whilst meditating. Credit: Getty)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct3c1g)
The Candelaria child massacre

In 1993, eight homeless children were murdered outside the Candelaria church in Rio De Janeiro.

The murders caused international outrage and put a spotlight on corrupt policing in Brazil.

Matt Pintus has been speaking to Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, a social worker and teacher who had worked with the Candelaria children for years before the massacre.

(Photo: Yvonne Bezerra de Mello with the Candelaria children, Credit: courtesy of Yvonne Bezerra de Mello)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjn3kk)
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THU 09:06 Assignment (w3ct3042)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94bgty)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 Health Check (w3ct32ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Wednesday]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjn79p)
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THU 10:06 The Forum (w3ct38sv)
Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion revolutionary

Since his death in 2008, the impact of designer Yves Saint Laurent on women’s fashion remains undimmed. The pea coat, the trench, the trouser suit – many of his designs are now staples of the modern Western woman’s wardrobe. So how did this famously shy and retiring man achieve global success? And did his fashion innovations for women shape social change in the 1960s, or were they a response to his times?

Bridget Kendall looks back at Saint Laurent’s life and legacy with former director of the Yves Saint Laurent Museum, Olivier Flaviano, fashion historian Emilie Hammen and one of Saint Laurent’s last assistants, designer Charles Sébline. First broadcast in 2018.

(Photo: Yves Saint Laurent, French designer, with two fashion models, Betty Catroux [left] and Loulou de la Falaise, outside his 'Rive Gauche' shop. Credit: John Minihan, Getty Images)


THU 10:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct36g0)
Kosovo’s first Olympic medal

At the Rio 2016 Olympics, judoka Majlinda Kelmendi competed to bring home the first medal for Kosovo since the small country gained independence. A two-time World Champion from a nation that had endured years of oppression and war, she had previously had to compete under the Albanian flag. The Olympics recognised Kosovo in 2014, and in 2016 she went on to win the gold medal. It was a moment of great symbolic importance for the young nation, whose statehood remained disputed on the international stage.

(Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo celebrates winning the gold medal in Rio 2016. Getty Images)


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjnc1t)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywmpp6)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94bqb6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct38nb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjngsy)
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THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct34wh)
Opiyo’s law: Never let fear rule your life, part 2

In September 2020, Nicholas Opiyo awoke to a commotion in his flat. There had been a robbery and all his personal electronics had been stolen. He says he tracked his devices to a shocking and impenetrable location: the headquarters of Uganda’s military intelligence. He believes he was targeted because of his work.

The Ugandan authorities chose not to respond to these allegations.

Opiyo, as he prefers to be known, survived civil war to become one of Uganda’s top human rights lawyers. He’s taken on huge cases, including successfully overturning the country’s anti-LGBTQ legislation in 2014. He’s received awards for his efforts but also hostility – even within his own family. The break-in at his home was ominous. Months later, Opiyo would be arrested – on false charges – and he'd need to make a life-changing choice. (This episode is part two of Opiyo’s story, catch up with part one on this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3y8v)

Plus, the story of Jerry Foster - America’s first flying newsman. (A longer version of this interview was first broadcast in 2018)

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Maryam Maruf

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

(Photo: Nicholas Opiyo. Credit: Courtesy of Nicholas Opiyo)


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct3c1g)
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THU 13:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjnlk2)
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THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywmy5g)
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THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94bytg)
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THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct32ww)
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THU 14:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjnq96)
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THU 14:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9r87h)
Queen Elizabeth under medical supervision

Queen Elizabeth's doctors have expressed concern for her health and have recommended that she stay under medical supervision.

The British monarch's close family have travelled to her residence in Scotland to be at her side.

Also in the programme: Western countries have announced that they are to send yet more weapons and money to Ukraine as President Zelensky claims military success in the south; and UK scientists are seeking World Health Organisation approval for a promising new malaria vaccine.

(Photo shows f Queen Elizabeth II on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)


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THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct39tg)
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THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94c69q)
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THU 15:32 World Business Report (w172yk6dg2x0bbd)
New UK PM announces energy support package

The UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss used her second day in office to unveil a huge energy support package, which could cost up to $170bn. Household energy bills will be capped at £2,500 annually until 2024, and businesses will get help for six months. The BBC’s International Business Correspondent Theo Leggett talks through the plans.
The ECB dramatically raised interest raised to try and curb inflation. We hear reaction to the decision with Stefan Schneider from Deutsche Bank Research.
A large oil tanker floating off the coast of Yemen is at risk of imminent collapse. The UN has been raising funds and has almost reached its total to start an emergency operation, which is hoped will save the Red Sea from massive damage. We hear an update from the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen David Gressly.
As another craft beer company is bought up by a beer giant we hear from expert Melissa Cole if this trend is good for the industry.
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THU 16:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjnysg)
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THU 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1w3c4j)
Queen Elizabeth under medical supervision

Queen Elizabeth's doctors have expressed concern for her health and have recommended that she stay under medical supervision. Her close family have travelled to Scotland where she is staying to be at her side.

The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a freeze on domestic energy bills which have risen sharply since Russia invaded Ukraine. We speak to people in the English city of Derby to hear what life is like for people there and how they are coping with cost of living increases.

(Photo: Queen Elizabeth leaving Westminster Abbey after celebrating the 60th anniversary of her coronation in London June 4, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Winning)


THU 17:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjp2jl)
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THU 17:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1w3gwn)
Queen Elizabeth under medical supervision

Queen Elizabeth's doctors have expressed concern for her health and have recommended that she stay under medical supervision. Her close family have travelled to Scotland where she is staying to be at her side.

The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a freeze on domestic energy bills which have risen sharply since Russia invaded Ukraine. We speak to people in the English city of Derby to hear what life is like for people there and how they are coping with cost of living increases.

(Photo: HM Queen Elizabeth II during official opening ceremony of BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place central London. June 7th 2013. Credit: Jeff Overs / BBC)


THU 18:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjp68q)
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THU 18:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1w3lms)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96.

(Photo: Queen Elizabeth II)


THU 19:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjpb0v)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96.


THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywnnn7)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96.


THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94cp97)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96.


THU 19:32 Sport Today (w172ygflyc9ytzr)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96.


THU 20:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjpfrz)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96.


THU 20:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9rzq8)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96.


THU 21:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjpkj3)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


THU 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9s3gd)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


THU 22:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjpp87)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


THU 22:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9s76j)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96.


THU 23:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjpt0c)
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham palace announces

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywp4mr)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.

FRIDAY 09 SEPTEMBER 2022

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjpxrh)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 00:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywp8cw)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjq1hm)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172ydq0jbypydz)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjq57r)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywphw4)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjq8zw)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 03:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywpmm8)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjqdr0)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 04:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khr1df)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjqjh4)
Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, has died.


FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khr54k)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjqn78)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khr8wp)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjqrzd)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khrdmt)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjqwqj)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 08:06 Newsday (w172yf8p8khrjcy)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjr0gn)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywqc31)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94fcr1)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct39yb)
Remembering the life of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch, has died aged 96. Jill McGivering looks back at the life of the woman who ascended to the throne aged 25, in the aftermath of World War Two, and the qualities she displayed as she led Britain through the social and political changes of the next seven decades.


FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjr46s)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 10:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywqgv5)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjr7yx)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywqll9)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94fm79)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 11:32 The Documentary (w3ct39yb)
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FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjrcq1)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 12:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9txnb)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Today, as the UK enters an official period of mourning for its head of state, we hear many individual recollections of Queen Elizabeth’s significance.

We'll hear from members of the public gathering outside royal residences today, as well as former heads of state and religious leaders.

We speak to our correspondents at Balmoral and at Buckingham Palace and we look forward to the next era of British rule, as King Charles III prepares to make his first official address to the nation, following his mother's death.

(Photo shows an image of Queen Elizabeth II against a black background and a graphic of the Royal Standard)


FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjrhg5)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywqv2k)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94fvqk)
Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, who has died aged 96.


FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct369h)
The genetics of human intelligence

Early humans and Neanderthals had similar-sized brains but around 6 million years ago something happened that gave us the intellectual edge. The answer may lie in a tiny mutation in a single gene that meant more neurons could develop in a crucial part of the brain. Post-doctoral research scientist at the Max Plank Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Anneline Pinson, did the heavy lifting on the research under the supervision of Wieland Huttner. They discuss with Roland how this finding offers a major development in our understanding of the evolutionary expansion of the all-important neocortex area of the brain.

A central aspect of what it is to be human and how we use our intelligence is to care for one another. A burial site in Borneo from tens of thousands of years ago gives us fresh insights into how advanced our capacity to care was, millennia before the establishment of stable communities and agricultural life. Remains uncovered by a team of archaeologists from Australia have found one of the first examples of complex medical surgery.

Finally, moving to a carbon-neutral society will involve developing huge battery potential, but that comes with its own environmental and social problems. Could a solution be found in the exoskeleton of crabs?

(Image: Getty Images)

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Zak Brophy and Robbie Wojciechowski


FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjrm69)
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FRI 15:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9v8wq)
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FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjrvpk)
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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1w681m)
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FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjrzfp)
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FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjs35t)
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FRI 18:06 BBC OS (w172yg1qd1w6hjw)
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FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjs6xy)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7vwywrkkb)
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FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94gl6b)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w172ygflycb1qwv)
2022/09/09 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.


FRI 20:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjsbp2)
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FRI 20:06 Newshour (w172yfc4lr9vwmc)
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FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjsgf6)
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FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjsl5b)
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FRI 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32gb)
Vadym Prystaiko: Can Ukraine count on its allies?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine's former foreign minister, who now serves as the country's ambassador to the UK. With the war in Russia becoming protracted and attritional, and with Putin putting an energy squeeze on Europe, can Kyiv count on the staying power of its allies?


FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94gyfq)
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FRI 22:32 World Football (w3ct3hqk)
Brazil’s dominance of Copa Libertadores and the return of the WSL

Brazilian football journalist Ricardo Setyon joins us to reflect on the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, which saw wins for Athletico Paranaense and Flamengo set up an all-Brazilian final for the third year in a row. And we hear from Reading striker Natasha Dowie ahead of the new Women’s Super League season.


Flamengo's Brazilian forward Pedro celebrates after scoring against Velez Sarsfield during the Copa Libertadores second leg semifinal football match between Flamengo and Velez Sarsfield, at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2022. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP) (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)


FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172ykq7hkjspxg)
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FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172yrx01h7hpz1)
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FRI 23:20 Sports News (w172ygh7ttjfsyr)
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FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr1y94h25v)
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FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w172yk3y3x328xn)
First broadcast 09/09/2022 22:32 GMT

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