SATURDAY 15 APRIL 2023

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0hmxr)
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SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q6h)
What is hostage diplomacy and why is it on the rise?

Russia's arrest of the American journalist Evan Gershkovich for spying has shone a spotlight on what the US calls 'hostage diplomacy', a practice which involves imprisoning a foreign national, usually on spurious or exaggerated charges in order to extract concessions from that person’s government.

The increase of hostage diplomacy—by China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela and North Korea—recently prompted President Biden to declare it a national emergency.

This week the US announced that Mr Gershkovich is being held in Russia as “wrongfully detained”, a finding that means the American government sees him as a political hostage.


As the number of detentions has increased, the US has become more willing to strike deals with foreign governments to free US nationals. Last year’s high-profile prisoner swap of US basketball star Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was hailed by some as a diplomatic success story. But critics say it sets a dangerous precedent, arguing that prisoner exchanges simply encourage hostile powers to arbitrarily arrest more foreign nationals.

Meanwhile, another US citizen accused of spying remains in a Russian prison. Former US marine Paul Whelan was given a 16-year jail sentence in 2020 after being arrested in Moscow in 2018.

So what determines who is selected for prisoner swaps? Are prisoner swaps a good solution to a painful dilemma, or do they mean that authoritarian states simply will detain more foreigners seeking a trade-off from western countries?


Photo:Evan Gershkovich, US reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Credit: Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP


Shaun Ley is joined by:


Dr Danielle Gilbert, fellow in US foreign policy and International security at Dartmouth college in New Hampshire


Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert was detained on a visit to Iran where she was held for two years. She's now a visiting fellow in security studies at Sydney University, Australia.


Professor Colleen Graffy was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy travelling around 40 countries in Europe and Eurasia, making America's case on behalf of George W.Bush's Administration. She is a law professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School.


also featuring:

US diplomat Bill Richardson, director the Richardson Center which helps negotiate the release of US political prisoners and hostages held overseas. He's a former governor of the US state of New Mexico.


Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Labour Party politician, barrister, and human rights activist in the UK.

Producers: Ellen Otzen and Rumella Dasgupta.


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0hrnw)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrgv6nt926)
Pentagon leaks: How social platform Discord found itself in the spotlight

A twenty-one-year-old US National Guardsman Jack Teixeira has appeared in court in Boston accused of leaking highly-sensitive military intelligence. He’s said to have distributed very damaging intelligence on everything from Ukraine's war plans to Washington spying on its allies like South Korea. But there's one part of this that is especially interesting - it was all initially distributed on Discord, a social media platform, popular with gamers.

(Picture: Two Wooden People Figures Communicating. Picture Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0hwf0)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t84502626)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm67pd)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct4tk4)
Kim Cotton: The trailblazing umpire

Charu Sharma, Brett Sprigg and Nikesh Rughani are joined by New Zealand umpire Kim Cotton. Kim became the first female on-field umpire to stand in a men’s international between two full-member nations. She tells us how this historic moment felt, her journey to becoming an umpire and how she is paving the way for the next generation.

Plus, with the Indian Premier League in full swing, the team discuss how the tournament has unfolded. And one of Australia’s most influential player agents, Neil Maxwell has said the next phase of the IPL revolution would have players asking for permission from their Indian owners to represent Australia, not the other way around. The team debate their thoughts on whether this will happen.

And with two months to go until the men's Ashes begins, Brett Sprigg assesses the mood in Australia.

Photo: Match Umpire Kim Cotton signals during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final match between Australia and South Africa at Newlands Stadium on February 26, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Credit: ICC via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0j054)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4tzr)
Defending against the death penalty

Since anti-government protests erupted in Iran following the death in police custody last September of Mahsa Amini, at least 30,000 people have been arrested. While most have been released on bail, it's reported that more than a hundred have been sentenced to death or charged with capital offences. BBC Persian's Firouzeh Akbarian tells us about the lawyers who are trying to stop more executions as well as free people from detention.

A haunted forest in Serbia's 'Siberia'
The Pešter Plateau in south west Serbia is nicknamed Serbia's Siberia because of its long cold winters, which often leave villages cut off by snow. Its extensive grasslands are used for raising sheep and cattle, but Sandra Maksimovic of BBC Serbian discovered an unusual forest which has survived through the centuries, because - according to legend - it's haunted.

The Indian communities where women inherit
In India's north-eastern state of Meghalaya, many families still follow an age-old system of inheritance, where children take the mother's surname and the ancestral property goes to the youngest daughter. BBC Marathi's Mayuresh Konnur visited Meghalaya and discovered the pressure that modern life is putting on this matrilineal tradition.

My father's story - and my country's
In 2018, BBC Uzbek journalist Ibrat Safo began recording stories told by his father, Ozod. They were family memories but also revealed a lot about the history of Uzbekistan in the 20th century. When Ozod died earlier this year, Ibrat decided to share some of those 'Dad tapes'.

(Photo: Women hold up signs depicting the image of Mahsa Amini, who died while in the custody of Iranian authorities. Credit: SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4x74)
Richard Dimbleby describes Belsen

The BBC’s Richard Dimbleby was the first reporter to enter the liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

His report describing the unimaginable horror he found was for many listeners around the world the first time they had heard the truth of what it was like to have endured life and death under the Nazis.

An estimated 70,000 people died in the camp. The broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby reflects on the impact of the report on his father and why the BBC was reluctant to broadcast it at first.

Produced by Josephine McDermott.

This programme contains distressing details.

(Photo: Prisoners at Belsen. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0j3x8)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0j7nd)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t84502k9l)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm6lxs)
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SAT 05:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct585h)
Spend some, save some

Talking to children about money can be awkward, but it’s important to start young. Davinia Tomlinson has written a book of money advice for girls called Cash Is Queen. She explains how she talks to her own daughters about money and how the skills she learned in the British financial services industry enabled her to plan a new life closer to her Caribbean roots. Plus, Davinia shares some inspirational advice from her own grandmother.

Letter writer: Davinia Tomlinson

Please send Namulanta your letter. Go to www.bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter and click on “Send us your letters”.
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SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5b65)
How accurate is baby's due date?

Paul Connolly is expecting his second child, and the due date is just under two weeks away. In hopes of easing his anxiety every time the phone rings, he is joined by Professor Asma Khalil, Professor Chris Pettker and Doctor Melissa Wong to discover exactly how accurate his baby's due date is...


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0jcdj)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172z374ygrlln4)
US airman in court over leaks

Jack Teixeira, the US airman accused of a major intelligence leak, has been officially charged in a court appearance in Boston.

Also in the programme: we hear from a reporter who's recently been in the embattled city of Bakhmut in Ukraine. Russian forces have been locked in conflict with Ukrainian forces there.

And bold ambition from the team repairing Notre Dame cathedral in Paris after a devastating fire.

Joining Gary O'Donoghue to discuss these and other stories are Karen Von Hippel, director-general of the Royal United Services Institute, and Alan Posener, a columnist from the German newspaper Die Welt.

(Picture: Undated picture of Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, who was arrested by the FBI over his alleged involvement in leaks online of classified documents. Credit: Social Media Website/via Reuters)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0jh4n)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172z374ygrlqd8)
21-year-old charged with leaking Pentagon documents

The US airman Jack Teixeira has appeared in court in Boston accused of being behind the leak of dozens of classified documents to an online chat group.

Also in the programme: we hear from our reporter in Israel, where Orthodox Easter celebrations are taking place in Jerusalem amid complaints by local Christians of a rise in hostility.

And as US President Joe Biden concludes his official visit to Ireland with a speech to thousands, we'll hear more about the deal signed 25 years ago that made peace possible.

Joining Gary O'Donoghue to discuss these and other stories are Karen Von Hippel, director-general of the Royal United Services Institute, and Alan Posener, a columnist from the German newspaper Die Welt.

(Picture: Jack Teixeira in court, Boston. Courtroom sketch of the man implicated in US intelligence leak. Credit: Christine Cornell /CBS)



(Picture: Jack Teixeira in court, Boston. Courtroom sketch of the man implicated in US intelligence leak. Credit: Christine Cornell /CBS)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0jlws)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172z374ygrlv4d)
Biden ends Ireland trip in County Mayo

US President Joe Biden has concluded his official visit to Ireland with a speech to thousands of people, with crowds lining the streets in the town of Ballina waving Irish and US flags.

Also in the programme: Why Germany is shutting down its three remaining nuclear power stations - in contrast with other nations in Europe which are expanding their nuclear capacity.

And we hear about the dangers of reporting in Mexico, where dozens of journalists have been killed over the past 20 years. One group of journalists has been investigating the links between the drug cartels and politics.

Joining Gary O'Donoghue to discuss these and other stories are Karen Von Hippel, director-general of the Royal United Services Institute, and Alan Posener, a columnist from the German newspaper Die Welt.

(Picture: US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before his departure from Ireland West Airport Knock in County Mayo, Ireland. Credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0jqmx)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b1l)
Living with multiple sclerosis

A ground-breaking new medical trial has begun in the UK aimed at slowing the progress of multiple sclerosis. MS is a lifelong progressive condition affecting the nervous system with no known cure. It causes a wide range of symptoms – from loss of vision to mobility problems. For many it can lead to severe disability.

The Octopus trial is looking into whether existing drugs can be repurposed to help slow the progression of the condition. Alykhan, who was diagnosed with MS when he was still at school, is taking part in the study. He joins us in conversation with Professor Jeremy Chataway, from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, who is leading the trial.

We bring together Vicky in the UK and Amanda in the United States who are both living with MS. They share their experiences with host James Reynolds of good days, bad days and how they try to stay positive.

We are also joined by Simone, Jon and Brandon, who have cared for their partners who have MS. “You know and love this person,” Simone tells us. “But you’re almost grieving for the person they were, the life you had.”

This programme is a co-production between BBC OS and Boffin Media.

(Photo: Amanda and her family on an MS charity walk. Credit: Amanda)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm72x9)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b8f)
What happens when you take a rooster to court?

A noise complaint in Nigeria leads to an unusual legal dispute. Plus, the first call ever made on a mobile – and how one pilot safely landed a plane with a cobra under his seat.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct4rp2)
Why having the right label is important

A row over a Twitter label describing the BBC as "government funded media" has been resolved - it is now to be labelled “publicly-funded”.
We hear your thoughts on that Twitter spat and a former senior executive with the corporation tells us why she thinks the BBC was right to fight its corner.

Plus, the Lazarus Heist is back for a second series - we hear listeners’ early reviews.

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


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0jvd1)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct4s8v)
The environmental footballer: William Troost-Ekong

Nigeria defender William Troost-Ekong tells us how he ensured his recent transfer to Serie A side Salernitana was carbon neutral and how his interest in climate change began when spending school holidays with his father in Lagos.

Jessica Harrington tells us she’ll be watching her horse “Lifetime Ambition” run in the Grand National on television as she’s undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Harrington tells us she is doing well and what it would mean to her to finally train a Grand National winner.

Snooker’s World Championship is underway and referee Brendan Moore will take charge of the final in his last match as a professional snooker official. The former bus driver tells us how he got into the sport and how the loss of his father means it will be an even more emotional farewell for him.

And – Ceylon Andi Hickman from Football Beyond Borders tells us what more needs to be done to get teenage girls from Inner cities interested in women’s football.

Photo: William Troost Ekong of Salernitana in action during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona and Salernitana at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on February 13, 2023 in Verona, Italy. (Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0jz45)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t845038sc)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm7bdk)
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SAT 11:32 Health Check (w3ct4pcr)
New way of giving lifesaving drug in childbirth

Researchers in Zambia and Pakistan have shown that a drug which helps to stop bleeding in childbirth is safe to give by injection into a muscle - making it easier to save women’s lives where skilled help isn’t always close by. Tranexamic acid is usually given by a drip into a vein. But a new study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine compared that method with giving an injection into the thigh and administering it as a drink in a solution. They found that the injection was just as effective as the drip – which doctors say will save time and lives.

We hear from one of the first people in the world to be given blood grown in a laboratory – and the scientist who made it possible. People with conditions like sickle cell anaemia could eventually benefit from this technology with lab blood tailored to their needs.

Overweight people with painful arthritic joints might be told it’s due to “wear and tear”. But Dr Graham Easton explains how a new study shows that changes to cells within our joints cause inflammation – and it’s not simply a case of extra weight putting pressure on our knees and hips.

Producer: Paula McGrath


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0k2w9)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fbn)
The ghost ship

In the Persian gulf, a powerful storm appears to sink an oil tanker, prompting a dramatic Royal Navy rescue. But six weeks later, the same tanker causes a scandal when it drifts onto a luxury Bollywood beach in India - like a ghost. Environment journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor delve into the unsolved mystery, investigating allegations of murky goings-on.

(Photo: MT Pavit, which ran aground off Juhu beach, Mumbai, seen tilted towards its right. Credit: Vijayanand Gupta/Hindustan Times/Getty Images)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0k6mf)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172z09bw76fvvv)
Sudanese army clashes with a paramilitary group in Khartoum

There has been fighting in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). There are conflicting reports coming out of the country and the RSF says it has taken control of the airport and presidential palace but this has not been confirmed. We will hear from eyewitnesses in Khartoum.

Also on the programme: Germany is switching off its last three nuclear reactors after years of debate on the topic; and scientists think ancient viruses lingering in our DNA might help the body fight off cancer.

(Photo: smoke rises from the buildings in Khartoum. Credit: AFP)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0kbck)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172z1knlc2knbs)
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0ktc2)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t84504408)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm85mg)
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SAT 18:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct585h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4shm)
Bomb scare at The Grand National

On 5th April 1997, the 150th Grand National horse race was meant to take place at the Aintree racecourse near Liverpool. But the IRA sent 2 coded bomb threats which meant the world famous steeplechase had to be abandoned. Managing Director of the course at the time, Charles Barnett, tells Uma Doraiswamy what it was like to be the man responsible for safely evacuating 70,000 people and trying to get the race back on track.

(Photo: A sign instructs the public on the evacuation procedure due to the IRA bomb scare which postponed The Grand National in April 1997. Credit: Getty)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0ky36)
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SAT 19:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wcp)
Will we ever run out of cloud storage?

Recent cloud storage outages have exposed just how the modern world is reliant on remote servers to hold data that runs everything from websites, to digital operating systems and businesses.

When cloud storage emerged, it meant that information could be streamed, rather than held in a device’s memory. Vast data centres were built where land was cheap and their owners soon realised that they could sell excess memory space on their servers.

They became so-called “hyperscalers” providing cloud services. They include Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft, and the business is worth $500 billion a year. But there are concerns that too much information is already in the cloud. Critical data – such as aircraft control and military systems is being uploaded to publicly accessible servers. If there’s a glitch, the consequences could be catastrophic.

Remote cloud systems therefore need to run 24 hours a day without fail, but the power the industry uses causes around 2 to 3% of all global carbon emissions. It’s set to get even bigger, but at what cost to the environment?

This week on the Inquiry, we’re asking: will we ever run out of cloud storage?

Contributors:
Ola Chowning, Partner with ISG Information Services Group
Laurel Ruma. Global Editorial Director for the MIT Technology Review
Professor Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier University.
Dr Emma Fitzgerald, Lund University

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Phil Revell
Editor: Tara McDermott
Researcher: John Cossee
Studio Engineer: Richard Hannaford
Broadcast Coordinator: Brenda Brown

(Woman at home with an ipad looking at the large cloud above her head. Credit: Anthony Harvie/Getty Images)


SAT 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm89cl)
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SAT 19:32 Outlook (w3ct4r9s)
The shocking truth about my three dads

Eve Wiley was 16 when she discovered she had been a sperm-donor baby. She was shocked, but also excited to meet her biological father as her own dad had died when she was young. When she met her donor father, the connection was instant - Eve started calling him ‘Dad’ and he even officiated at her wedding. But when Eve’s son became ill, she decided to look further into her medical history and find more family members by taking a home DNA test. What she discovered from her newly found half-siblings would appal her and eventually lead her to the Texas State Senate to change the law.

(A longer version of this interview was first broadcast in January 2022.)

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Troy Holmes

(Photo: Eve Wiley outside the Texas State Capitol building. Credit: Courtesy of Eve Wiley)


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0l1vb)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vkt)
On Tour in Budapest

Nikki Bedi is on stage at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with creatives who are shaping the city’s arts and culture.

The acclaimed filmmaker Barnabas Toth discusses how Hungary reflects its history on screen.

Csaba Kael of the Hungary National Film Institute talks about how Hungary became one of the world’s leading film industries.

Plus we hear from the artist, writer and poet Kinga Toth on what it means to be a political artist and how she speaks up for marginalised communities in Hungary through her work.

There is live music performance by from speed-folk, freak-punk collective Bohemian Betyars, the award winning folktronica artist Дeva and a stand-up comedy set from Daniel Said.

In the Culture Cab, journalist and cultural curator Krisztián Puskár takes Nikki on a tour of Budapest’s underground and independent arts scene and from our audience there is discussion on artistic freedom and the relationship between the arts and the state.


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0l5lg)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172z09bw76gttw)
Power struggle rocks Sudan

The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, has been rocked by gunfire and explosions as heavy fighting takes place between two rival factions of the military.

Casualty numbers are unclear, but doctors have called on humanitarian organisations to provide medical assistance to the injured.

We will have eye witness accounts and analysis on what is happening and why -- and those trapped in the middle of the fighting.

Also in the programme: The former Chief of Staff to the director of the CIA gives us his response to the Pentagon leaks and how damaging they could be to the war effort in Ukraine; and as families in Yemen are reunited with a large-scale prisoner swap underway, we hear from ICRC who have been involved in the operation transferring the detainees.

(Photo shows smoke rising near the Halfaya bridge in Khartoum during clashes between the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army. Credit: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0l9bl)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct4mfl)
La Linea Latin music festival special with Francisco Carrasco, N. Hardem and Chapulines

Francisco Carrasco and N. Hardem are joined by Graciela Zaera Moraña and Beto Robledo Zaragoza of the band Chapulines to discuss creativity and the songwriting process. These four Latin American artists, who are on the line-up of this year’s La Linea Festival in London, UK, talk about their most constant themes in song writing, writing songs in different languages, the spiritual nature of Spanish literature and playing to audiences from different cultures.

Francisco Carrasco is a Chilean musician who leads the band Grupo Luma. Born in Santiago but based in the UK, he’s a dynamic musician who plays everything from guitar and cuatro to congas and panpipes. He’s led art events across the world, including the Merseyside International Street Festival, as well as delivering lectures in universities across the UK, South Africa and Latin America.

N. Hardem is a Colombian MC, beat maker and producer, and one of the country’s finest wordsmiths. He is the lead MC of British-Colombian ensemble Mestizo, an innovative group building musical bridges between Colombian folk and London hip-hop.

Spanish violinist Graciela Zaera Moraña and Mexican singer Beto Robledo Zaragoza are part of Belgium-based band Chapulines. They play an interpretation of son jarocho, a traditional Mexican music genre from the southern state of Veracruz, and take inspiration along the way from the rhythms and sounds of Cuba, Colombia and the Caribbean.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0lf2q)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sfpfdgf9m)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jv4mgxghr)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm8sc3)
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SAT 23:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tpn)
Kidfluencers: Do we share too much about kids online?

Tech Life looks into the world of Kidfluencers, and asks if too much of children's lives are shared online to make money. We speak to those involved in the industry in India. We also hear how cyber is playing a role in the war in Ukraine and we speak to Bolor Erdene Battsengel about digital life in Mongolia.

SUNDAY 16 APRIL 2023

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0ljtv)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm8x37)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct585h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4shm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0lnkz)
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SUN 01:06 The Forum (w3csyp57)
The submarine: Stealth machine

Given the submarine's importance to many of the world's navies, it's perhaps surprising to learn that for many years it was considered an inventor's folly and of little use in maritime warfare. Indeed the submarine had a difficult birth because of the technical challenges involved in putting a moving vessel underwater, challenges that could only be overcome once the technology became available.

The submarine eventually proved its potential in World War I, where its ability to pass undetected ushered in a new era of ‘unrestricted warfare’. Since then, it has never looked back and today’s submarines are capable of remaining submerged for months at a time – the ultimate stealth weapon. As navies modernise, what has traditionally been an exclusively male service is now opening up to women in some countries.

Rajan Datar prowls the ocean's depths to find out more about the 'silent service', along with submarine designer Professor David Andrews from the Mechanical Engineering department of University College London; historian Axel Niestlé, author of German U-boat Losses in World War II; George Malcolmson, the curator of the British Royal Navy's submarine museum; and author Eric Wertheim, editor of the US Naval Institute’s reference book Combat Fleets of the World.

Image: Karelia nuclear-powered submarine, Murmansk, Russia, 2018
Credit: Lev Fedoseyev/Getty Images


SUN 01:50 Over to You (w3ct4rp2)
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SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0lsb3)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t845052z9)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm94lh)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct4pcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Saturday]


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0lx27)
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SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0m0tc)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nsp)
The Endless Opioid Epidemic

Pascale Harter introduces personal stories and analysis from the USA, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Austria.

Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died from a drug overdose - two-thirds of them after using synthetic opioids like Fentanyl. Tim Mansel was in San Diego where he saw how the opioid crisis is still gripping American communities.

And we hear from the Mexican port of Manzanillo, where the government is battling cartels who smuggle in raw materials for drugs such as Fentanyl from Asia, before sending them across the US border. Linda Pressly meets the town's mayor who is trying to turn the tide of crime - at great personal cost.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s recent rapprochement with regional rival Iran has wrong-footed many observers. Sebastian Usher considers how difficult it is for ordinary Saudis to navigate the shifting sands of the Kingdom’s international relations.

And Bethany Bell reflects on the elevated status afforded to regulars of restaurants and cafes in Austria. Being recognised as a 'stammgast' comes with extra privileges - but it can take years to be accepted into this select circle.

Producer: Louise Hidalgo
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production Co-Ordinator: Helena Warwick-Close

[Photo: The Navy is in charge of security at Mexico’s seaports in a bid to stop the chemicals used to make fentanyl coming in from Asia. Credit: Tim Mansel]


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm9d2r)
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SUN 04:32 Trending (w3ct5d8x)
Twitter ‘ninjas’ against climate denial

Climate-denying trolls, beware: a group of internet vigilantes is coming for you.

They call themselves “Team Ninja Trollhunters”: a ragtag group of activists from around the globe, who have vowed to fight those spreading climate change misinformation on Twitter.

The group claims to have succeeded in getting hundreds of users booted off the platform, but their methods aren’t without controversy. As a ferocious information war rages on online, are these vigilantes at risk of behaving like the very trolls they claim to be fighting?

Presenter: Marco Silva
Editor: Flora Carmichael


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4shm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0m4kh)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t84505g6p)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm9htw)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct5f3f)
Deep Waters: Container ships

Container ships are the monsters of the seas - the very biggest are almost half a kilometre long and piled high with up to 20,000 huge boxes. At any one time, there are tens of thousands of these floating cities on the move, many unable even to dock at local ports. It’s our relentless demand for more and cheaper stuff that drives the industry. We meet the British salvage man who’s making millions from the boxes that get left behind, lost or abandoned - yet another example of how invisible the world of shipping is, even though the whole planet depends on it.

Presenter: Tim Whewell
Producer: Monica Whitlock

Image: Jake Slinn, founder of JS Global, at Felixstowe docks, Credit: Monica Whitlock


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0m89m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172z374ygrphk7)
Heavy fighting continues in Sudan

In Sudan, rival military factions have continued to clash for a second day, as government forces battle for control with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Also in the programme: our North America correspondent visits the home town of the American man accused of leaking secret military documents.

And we hear how cutting edge Artificial Intelligence be used to help visually impaired people, in the form of a smartphone app.

Joining Gary O'Donoghue to discuss these and other stories are Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Rome and Special Advisor to EU High Representative Josep Borrell, and Andreas Østhagen, a senior researcher on the Arctic at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.


(Picture: Smoke rises in Omdurman, near Halfaya Bridge, during clashes between the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army as seen from Khartoum North, Sudan April 15, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0md1r)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172z374ygrpm9c)
Sudan fighting continues into second day

A power struggle between Sudan's army and a powerful paramilitary force is taking place, with more than 50 civilians reported dead in the capital Khartoum and other parts of the country. We bring you the latest news and analysis.

Also in the programme: There are hopes of peace in Yemen - which has suffered a near decade-long civil war - as a successful prisoner exchange continues.

And we hear about the enduring popularity of the fictional vampire character, Dracula, as a new film based on Bram Stoker's fanged protagonist hits the UK cinemas.

Joining Gary O'Donoghue to discuss these and other stories are Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Rome and Special Advisor to EU High Representative Josep Borrell, and Andreas Østhagen, a senior researcher on the Arctic at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

(Picture: A fighter aircraft flies over Khartoum during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan April 15, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0mhsw)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172z374ygrpr1h)
Rival factions battle for power in Sudan

More than fifty people are now known to have been killed in Sudan, as clashes between the national army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continue for a second day.

Also in the programme: The author of a new book with a feminist take on the institution of marriage tells us why reports of its potential demise over 20 years ago now seem greatly exaggerated.

And more on the apology by the Norwegian government to the indigenous Sami minority group for the construction of wind turbines on reindeer pastures.

Joining Gary O'Donoghue to discuss these and other stories are Nathalie Tocci, director of the Institute of International Affairs in Rome and Special Advisor to EU High Representative Josep Borrell, and Andreas Østhagen, a senior researcher on the Arctic at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

(Picture: Smoke rises above buildings in Khartoum, Sudan, 15 April 2023. Gunfire and explosions were reported in Khartoum after a power struggle erupted between the army and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Credit: MOHND AWAD/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0mmk0)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]


SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmm9ztd)
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SUN 09:32 Outlook (w3ct4r9s)
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SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0mr94)
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SUN 10:06 Music Life (w3ct4mfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Saturday]


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0mw18)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t845065pg)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmmb79n)
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SUN 11:32 Trending (w3ct5d8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5b65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0mzsd)
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SUN 12:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 12:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmmbc1s)
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SUN 12:32 Assignment (w3ct4m6t)
Gran Chaco: Paraguay’s vanishing forest

The Gran Chaco Forest is Latin America’s second largest ecosystem. It is a mix of hot and arid scrublands, forests and wetlands, part of the River Plata basin, so large it extends into Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. Large parts of the forests have already been cleared to make way for farms. Now a new highway being driven through it is heralding further change. The so called Bioceanic Corridor will transport the produce of cattle ranchers and soya-bean farmers in Brazil and Paraguay across to ports on the west coast. Members of some indigenous communities like the Ayoreo see it as a further threat to their way of life.

The new road is being cautiously welcomed by some members of the Mennonite Community, a Christian religious group who came to the Gran Chaco 100 years ago via Prussia, Russia and Canada and bought land from the government to farm. Will the impact of the road on the indigenous and Mennonite communities - and the environment - be worth the economic benefits?

Jane Chambers travels across the Gran Chaco for Assignment.

Producer: Bob Howard
Producer in Paraguay: Santi Carneri

(Photo: A bottle tree in the Gran Chaco forest. Credit: Bob Howard)


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0n3jj)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172z09bw76jrry)
Sudan: fierce battles in Khartoum

Fierce fighting is raging for a second day in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as rival wings of the armed forces fight for power. Health workers say over 50 civilians and dozens of fighters have been killed as fighting spreads beyond the country's main city. We'll bring you the latest news and analysis from inside Sudan.

Also in the programme: two very different films are making the headlines right now. One is a Hollywood comedy-horror based on Bram Stoker's fictional vampire character, Dracula; the other is a thriller based in Egypt and centred on one of the country's most prestigious institutions. We'll hear from a film critic about one of the movies and the director of the other.

And a deeply personal book reflecting on what it's like caring for a family member with dementia. We speak to the US doctor who wrote it.

(Picture: Smoke rises over the city of Khartoum as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle, Sudan, April 15, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. Credit: Instagram @lostshmi/via REUTERS)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0n78n)
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SUN 14:06 Music Life (w3ct4mfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Saturday]


SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0nc0s)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172z1knlc2np00)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld Sunday will be following relegation threatened Nottingham Forest as they host Manchester United at the City Ground. Delyth Lloyd will be joined by former Forest defender Gaetan Bong to preview the match and discuss the relegation battle. We’ll also be following the early kick off on Sunday, with Premier League leaders Arsenal travelling to West Ham United. Football reporter Mani Djazmi will be finding out why Spanish giants Valencia are on the brink of being relegated from La Liga. The club have a huge game against Sevilla on Sunday. Plus we’ll have the latest from the Women’s Six Nations, Women’s Super League and NBA play-offs.


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0nv09)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t845074nh)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmmc68p)
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SUN 19:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ydw)
Telling the John Hume story

Beyond Belief: The Life and Mission of John Hume is a new drama musical about the Irish politician who was one of the architects of the Northern Ireland peace process. Marie-Louise Muir goes behind the scenes of the production staged in Hume's home city of Derry with its director Kieran Griffiths. She follows his young company of actors rehearsing for a major production which will be streamed live globally on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the historic peace accord, the Good Friday Agreement.

Presented and produced by Marie-Louise Muir and co-produced by Pauline Moore


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0nyrf)
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SUN 20:06 The Forum (w3csyp57)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:06 today]


SUN 20:50 More or Less (w3ct5b65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0p2hk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172z09bw76kqqz)
African leaders offer mediation in Sudan

Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread.

The escalation came on the second day of clashes between the army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries, which have now left at least 59 dead.

We'll hear from residents of the capital Khartoum trapped by the conflict. And ask if the mediators now on their way to the country can stop the fighting?

Also in the programme: the Syrians risking their lives for a desert delicacy; and we report on the Team Ninja Trollhunters trying to combat climate change deniers online.

(Photo shows smoke rising over Khartoum as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle. Credit: @lostshmi on Instagram/Reuters)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0p67p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bjt)
Could solar farms in space power Earth?

It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the idea of assembling giant solar farms in space and then beaming the renewable energy back down to Earth is gaining real life traction. Some advocates have claimed it could supply all the world’s energy needs by 2050.

But how would these solar farms be assembled, how much fuel and money would it take to blast them into space in the first place, and how would we safely beam their energy back to Earth?

Sophie Eastaugh and Luke Jones speak to Sanjay Vijendran, in charge of space-based solar at the European Space Agency, learn about the history of the idea from Rick Tumlinson, founder of SpaceFund, and hear words of caution from Dr Jovana Radulovic, head of mechanical and design engineering at Portsmouth University in the UK. Plus, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet describes life on the International Space Station and how it’s powered.

Thanks to the Space Studies Institute for extracts of their interview with Gerard O’Neill.

Let us know what you think about the show – email theclimatequestion@bbc.com

Producer: Simon Tulett
Researchers: Matt Toulson and Graihagh Jackson
Series Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: China Collins
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell
Production Coordinator - Siobhan Reed


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmmckj2)
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SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct4rp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0p9zt)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sfpfdkb6q)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jv4mh0cdv)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmmcp86)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 23:32 Outlook (w3ct4r9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:32 on Saturday]

MONDAY 17 APRIL 2023

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qrbx0pfqy)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rksmmct0b)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 00:32 Trending (w3ct5d8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]


MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5b65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59tdr7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9cqdf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxhs0m)
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MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct5fbl)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The puzzle of the pyramids

The Great Pyramids of Giza are awesome feats of engineering and precision. So who built them - and how? Was it a mysteriously super-advanced civilization now oddly extinct? Was it even aliens?

Nah, course not! Rutherford and Fry investigate how these inspiring monuments were really constructed, and learn about the complex civilisation and efficient bureaucracy that made them possible.

Professor Sarah Parcak busts the myth that they were built by slaves. In fact, she reveals, it was gangs of well-paid blokes fuelled by the ancient Egyptian equivalent of burgers and beer. And Dr Chris Naunton explains how it was not some mysterious tech, but incredible organisation and teamwork which made it possible to transport massive stone blocks over long distances several thousand years before trucks arrived.

Dr Heba Abd El Gawad points out how racism led to bizarre assumptions in the history of archaeology, and how those assumptions linger in contemporary conspiracy theories which refuse to accept that Egyptians could have built the pyramids themselves!

Contributors: Professor Sarah Parcak, University of Alabama, Dr Chris Naunton, Egyptologist and broadcaster, Dr Heba Abd El Gawad, University College London


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59tjhc)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9cv4k)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxhwrr)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y3v)
Is there anyone out there?

What are the actual chances of finding alien life? The idea of meeting an extra-terrestrial has ignited imaginations for hundreds of years, and it’s also inspired real science: the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence - or SETI - is an organisation that brings together researchers across the world in pursuit of distant life forms. This same dream is on the mind of listener Andrew in Yorkshire, who has been looking into the sheer size of the universe, and wants to know: how many stars are there in existence, how many planets, and how many planets that could harbour life?

CrowdScience presenter Marnie Chesterton sets off on a space odyssey to answer these questions. She starts at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, where University of Manchester astrophysicist Eamonn Kerins tells her the number of stars in the universe, and explains the Drake Equation - the mathematical formula that underpins SETI’s work. It’s a series of seven numbers that combine to give you the probability of making contact with an alien civilisation. The next step after stars is the number of planets; Michelle Kunimoto of MIT, who works on NASA’s TESS mission, explains the transit technique for finding distant worlds. Supposedly anyone can learn to use this technique, so Michelle puts Marnie to a test of her planet-hunting prowess.

Distant planets are a huge leap forward - but not all of them will be hospitable to life. Eamonn breaks down how scientists define a habitable planet, as well as how to determine habitability using telescope observations. Marnie speaks to Mary Angelie Alagao from the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand about a cutting-edge piece of optical kit designed to block out the light from stars so you can take direct images of the planets next to them. Finally, it’s time to put everything together and get some actual numbers for listener Andrew - as well ask how long it could take to find proof of alien life.

Try out Marnie's planet-hunting test for yourself in the gallery below: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fghj2l

Image credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ GETTY IMAGES


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59tn7h)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct3j27)
Work: Access for all

La Casa de Carlota isn’t like most workplaces. The design studio, based in Barcelona, Spain, employs creatives who have intellectual disabilities, autism and schizophrenia.

Working together with non-disabled colleagues, they produce striking graphics for campaigns and packaging, as well as original works of art. This isn’t a government-backed scheme to help out a disadvantaged group, but a winning formula that is helping the studio forge a unique brand.

In this programme we look at two companies who have realised there is strength in neurodiversity and hear from Natalie Duo from the charity Mencap. The vast majority of people with learning disabilities are unemployed, so how can other businesses can follow suit?

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: William Kremer
Executive producer: Tom Colls
Editor: Penny Murphy

Image: Casa de Carlota


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxj0hw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct4rp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


MON 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59trzm)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9d2mt)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxj480)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct4tv6)
Women publishing positive news

In a world that is dominated by news of destruction and disaster it seems as though we will never see any positive news. Amongst this bad news fatigue, media forums focusing purely on positive and uplifting stories have begun to seep through to mainstream media.
Kim Chakanetsa meets two women who decided to start their own positive news ventures.

Anuradha Kedia is the co-founder of The Better India, the world's largest positive and solutions based media platform. Anuradha focuses on objective reporting and impact driven media to create a positive impact across India.

Geri Weis-Corby is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Good News Network, an online newspaper which solely publishes positive and uplifting news stories. Geri is also the author of ‘And Now, The Good News’ which highlights some of their best news stories from the past 25 years.

Produced by Abbie Bulbulian and Jane Thurlow

(Image: (L) Geri Weis-Corby, courtesy Geri Weis-Corby. (R) Anuradha Kedia, courtesy Anuradha Kedia.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59twqr)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pnmp9)
Sudan: Day three of violence

Our top stories this morning: fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between the army and a paramilitary group continues to spread. The international community has been pleading for an end to the violence. We head to the country for the latest.

We also have a special report from Myanmar, where two years after a coup, fear and quiet defiance are everywhere.

And in the United States, the start of a $1.6 billion defamation trial brought by the makers of voting machines against Fox News has been delayed. Our business desk looks into reports that talks to reach a settlement are taking place.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59v0gw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 06:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pnrff)
Sudan violence: 97 civilians dead, thousands injured

Our top story this morning - Scores of people have been killed in Sudan as the fighting enters a third day. We have all the latest for you on the clashes between the army and a rival paramilitary force from the capital Khartoum.

The sentencing is expected today of one of Russia’s most prominent opposition politicians and Kremlin critics, Vladimir Kara-Murza. We speak to his wife

And in sport - are Arsenal bottling their chances to lift the Premier League for the first time in almost 20 years?


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59v470)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 07:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pnw5k)
Sudan: Clashes continue between rival armed factions

Fighting has resumed this morning in Sudan as clashes continue between rival armed factions. Nearly 100 people have been killed. We hear how people are trapped in their homes and running out of food.

Also the BBC visits Myanmar, where two years after the coup, fear and quiet defiance are everywhere.

And in the next few hours, a Russian court will decide the verdict on a well-known dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza who criticised the war in Ukraine and President Putin. We find out the details.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59v7z4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p2r)
Christo Grozev: Investigating Russia

Stephen Sackur speaks to Christo Grozev, Bellingcat's lead Russia investigator. His work has exposed crimes and embarrassed the Kremlin. What motivates this digital detective?


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxjm7j)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mtc)
How Covid shifted US tipping

Has people using less cash and higher tip suggestions on pay terminals increased expectation on customers?

Tipping has a long history in the United States, but there is evidence that the coronavirus pandemic has changed the culture and percentages involved.

Presenter Rick Kelsey speaks to waiting staff in New York, travel experts and explores the legal rules around tipping.

Presented and produced by Rick Kelsey

(Image: Someone placing dollars into a tip jar. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4x9f)
The first dog in space

Laika the Russian stray was the first dog to orbit the Earth. She was sent into space on a flight in 1957 which had been timed to mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution. She died after orbiting Earth four times.

Professor Victor Yazdovsky's father was in charge of the dogs in the Russian space programme.

In 2017, Professor Yazdovsky spoke to Olga Smirnova about playing with Laika, before her flight, when he was just nine-years-old.

(Photo: Laika. Credit: Getty Images.)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59vcq8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9dpcg)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxjqzn)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59vhgd)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w4w)
Unearthing World War II mass graves and the Boston bombing

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes from the BBC World Service.

We hear about the unearthing of a mass grave in Sernyky, Ukraine, in 1990, and when the Boston Marathon was the target of a terror attack in 2013.

This programme contains distressing details.

Contributors:
James Bulgin - head of public history at the Imperial War Museum in Britain.
Richard Wright - archaeologist.
Jonathan Dimbleby - broadcaster.
Edward Deveau - Watertown Chief of Police.
Charles Barnett - managing director of Aintree Racecourse.
Gary Anderson - designer.

(Photo: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59vm6j)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9dxvq)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxjzgx)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct4tv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59vqyn)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qfq)
The Ukrainian opera singer nearly silenced by a bullet

Sergiy Ivanchuk dreamed of stardom, before he was shot in the chest by Russian soldiers.

He was a volunteer helping refugees escape Eastern Ukraine during the early days of the 2022 invasion, when his car was attacked. He was hit in the legs, hand and back, and he was lucky to survive a punctured lung. When Sergiy woke up in hospital, he could barely talk, let alone sing, but he refused to give up his ambitions of being a world famous baritone.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Harry Graham

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

(Photo: Sergiy Ivanchuk. Credit: Sergiy Ivanchuk)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4x9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59vvps)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9f5bz)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxk6z5)
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MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59vzfx)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hhrmpb)
Heavy fighting continues in Sudan for third day

Fighting is continuing across Sudan for a third day, with battles raging in densely-populated areas, as rival generals compete for power. We hear from the capital Khartoum and the Darfur region in Sudan's west.

Also in the programme: Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to twenty-five years in jail; and jazz great Ahmed Jamal dies.

(Picture: Burnt-out passenger aircraft at Khartoum International Airport. Credit: Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59w361)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p2r)
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MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxkggf)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zd1)
EU rejects Poland and Hungary's ban on Ukrainian grain

With the Russian's invasion still going on in Ukraine, one of the only few options to export goods is going through land borders. But Slovakia just joined Poland and Hungary to ban cheap imports from Ukraine such as dairy, meats and grains, in order to protect their own agriculture industries.

The European Commission rejects these nations' decisions and warns unilateral moves will not be tolerated.

Japanese gaming tycoon Sega Sammy has just purchased Rovio, the company that created Angry Birds. Why is the deal significant in the mobile gaming world and how can they actually make money out of a free mobile game app

(Picture: BBC)


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59w6y5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr88zt8ls)
Violence spreads in Sudan

Fighting is raging for a third day across Sudan as rival generals vie for power. People in the capital Khartoum say there are heavy gunbattles and air strikes in crowded residential neighbourhoods.

Our regional expert in Nairobi answers audience questions about the crisis, and explains the rift between the head of army and the head of a rival paramilitary group and what’s at stake in the region.

We speak to three people in the capital Khartoum about how the fighting and political instability is affecting their lives and livelihoods.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Smoke rises from the tarmac of Khartoum International Airport as a fire burns, in Khartoum, Sudan April 17, 2023 Credit: Screen grab obtained from a social media video. Abdullah Abdel Moneim/via REUTERS)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59wbp9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr88ztdbx)
Sudan crisis: Concern for civilians

There is growing concern for the plight of civilians in Sudan, as rival factions of the armed forces continue their fight for control of Khartoum and other cities. The Sudanese army has dismissed claims by the Rapid Support Forces that it has captured key sites in Khartoum. Our regional experts explain what's happening on the ground and what's at stake in the region.

We speak to three people in the capital Khartoum about how the fighting and political instability is affecting their lives and livelihoods.

There's a public outcry over the shooting of a teenager in Kansas in the US. Ralph Yarl went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings and was shot by a homeowner. Our correspondent has the details.

(Photo: Streets remain nearly empty after clashes erupted in the Sudanese capital on April 15, 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Credit: Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Presenter: James Reynolds.


MON 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59wgff)
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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qfq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4x9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59wl5k)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9fwtr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxkyfy)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4ssp)
2023/04/17 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 (w172z2qrq59wpxp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxl262)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct5fbp)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The resurrection quest

‘Can we bring back extinct species?’ wonders listener Mikko Campbell. Well, Professor Fry is pretty excited by the prospect of woolly mammoths roaming the Siberian tundra once more. And everyone is impressed with the science that might make it happen. But Dr Rutherford comes out STRONGLY against the whole thing. Can our expert guests win him over?

Dr Helen Pilcher shares the tale of Celia the lonely mountain goat, and makes the case for cloning to help protect species at risk of extinction. Professor Beth Shapiro sets out how biotech company ‘Colossal’ plans to engineer Asian elephants’ DNA to make a new group of mammoth-like creatures. And we hear how genetic technologies are being used in conservation efforts around the world.

BUT WHAT ABOUT T-REXES? Not gonna happen. Sorry.

Contributors: Dr Helen Pilcher, author of ‘Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-Extinction’, Professor Beth Shapiro from the University of California Santa Cruz, Dr Ben Novak of Revive and Restore and Tullis Matson from Nature’s SAFE.


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59wtnt)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hhsgx7)
UN Sudan envoy condemns violence

The UN special envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, has condemned the violence of the past three days and said he'd asked both the army and paramilitary forces to hold a brief ceasefire to allow humanitarian access to civilians.

Also in the programme: There's been widespread condemnation of the record jail term for one of President Putin's most fearless critics, Vladimir Kara-Murza; and our South-East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports from inside Myanmar for the first time since the coup.

(Photo: Smoke rises from the tarmac of Khartoum International Airport as a fire burns, in Khartoum, Sudan on 17 April 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Abdullah Abdel Moneim/via Reuters)


MON 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59wydy)
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MON 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxl9pb)
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MON 22:32 The Conversation (w3ct4tv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59x252)
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MON 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sg1pps2cz)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jvhws73l3)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxlffg)
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MON 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zg9)
Is the trade war between the US and China coming back to the boil?

There have been economic tensions between the US and China that has been for some time dominating the news and the involvement of their respective allies. Is this a new trade war that is coming back to the boil?

Banks across the board are under pressure again to pay depositors more as interest rates continue to rise in the U.S.

The Japanese video game maker, Sega Sammy Holdings has agreed to buy the makers of Angry Birds for nearly 800 million dollars.

(Picture: The US and China flags on table at a ceremony renewing 1989 MOA Memo of Agreement re Intl. Trade in Commercial Launch Services. Source: Forrest Anderson/Getty Images)

TUESDAY 18 APRIL 2023

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59x5x6)
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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59x9nb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrh6gz6v1n)
The US-China trade war heating up

There have been economic tensions between the US and China that has been for some time dominating the news and the involvement of their respective allies. Is this a new trade war that is coming back to the boil?

And as a jobseeker, ChatGPT is affecting job applications as fears of cheating grow and employers thinking to disqualify any AI-aided submissions.

(Picture: A photo illustration showing Chinese 100 yuan banknotes and US banknotes in Beijing. Source: EPA/WU HONG)


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59xfdg)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9gr1n)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxlsnv)
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TUE 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct5fbq)
The hidden caste codes of Silicon Valley

Sam, Harsha and Siddhant are tech workers of Indian descent, who all say they have experienced discrimination in corporate America. They are not being singled out on the basis of race, gender, religion or nationality, but by an invisible factor; one they were born into, and one that others like them come to the US to try to escape. They say they have faced discrimination because of their caste.

A recent court case highlighted the issue. In 2020, California regulators sued the tech giant Cisco, claiming it discriminated against a worker on the basis of his caste. He was Dalit, the most oppressed caste, and his manager was from a dominant caste.

Soon afterwards, a US Dalit civil rights group received more than 250 claims of caste discrimination from workers at numerous other tech companies. But what is it? How does it affect workers with Dalit heritage? And why do some people say legislating against caste discrimination in the US would be 'Hinduphobic'?

Presenter: Sonia Paul
Producer: Ravi Naik

(Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59xk4l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qfq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Monday]


TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4x9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59xnwq)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9gzjx)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxm153)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ydx)
Erica Whyman: Directing Hamnet

Maggie O’Farrell’s historical novel Hamnet was published in 2020 to great critical acclaim, winning the Women's Prize. It tells the story of a gifted herbalist, Agnes Hathaway, who is married to a young William Shakespeare. We follow her on her journey as they meet, marry, and later come to terms with the death of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet.

Now, the Royal Shakespeare Company is putting Hamnet on stage for the first time in Shakespeare’s birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon. Presenter Dan Hardoon follows the RSC’s Acting Artistic Director Erica Whyman throughout the rehearsal process. We also hear from award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti on the challenges of adapting the novel for the stage, and from cast and crew as they get ready for opening night.

Presenter/Producer: Dan Hardoon
Exec Producer: Rebecca Armstrong for the BBC World Service


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59xsmv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9prjld)
Sudan fighting: US urges cessation of hostilities

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken on the phone to the leaders of the warring factions in Sudan and called for a ceasefire.

An arrest warrant has been issued for an 85-year-old white man who shot a black teenager on his doorstep last week.

And China's economy rebounds after zero-Covid era.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59xxcz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9prnbj)
More than 180 people killed in Sudan fighting

Over 180 people have been killed and a further 1,800 injured in three days of fighting between rival factions in Sudan, according to the United Nations special representative for Sudan.

US prosecutors have arrested two men in New York for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in Manhattan's Chinatown neighbourhood.

And Apple Inc. is set to open its first flagship store in India.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59y143)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9prs2n)
US diplomatic convoy fired on in Sudan

The United States has again called on the warring parties in Sudan to put down their guns but residents of the capital are reporting renewed exchanges of heavy artillery.

An 85-year-old man has been charged with assault after he shot a black teenager who had mistakenly rung his doorbell in Kansas City, Missouri.

And anger in France over pension reforms.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59y4w7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xzc)
The hidden powers of bacteria

Many people associate bacteria with dirt and disease. But a lot of bacteria are good for us. And scientists around the world are using them to help us do all sorts of useful things like recycle, clean up waste and produce food.

We find out how bacteria are salvaging metal from electronic waste. We taste the protein-rich food additive that is made from bacteria. Plus, we explore how bacteria are helping to reduce the impact of farming on the environment.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Rosie Blunt
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy
Thanks to Prof Sebastien Farnaud, Coventry University
Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Image: Computer illustration of bacteria (Getty images)


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxmj4m)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n3d)
Why are African flights so expensive?

Prices are around 45% more expensive than equivalent trips elsewhere, and it's often cheaper to fly out of the continent and back in.

We look at the reasons Africans are paying higher fares for both internal and international flights, the impact this is having on business and tourism, plus the wider impact on the African economy.

Producer/ presenter: Rebecca Kesby

(Image: A plane on a runway in Nothern Africa. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xfz)
The world's first labradoodle

In 1989, Australian dog breeder Wally Conron was tasked with finding a suitable dog for a blind woman in Hawaii whose husband was allergic to pet hair.

By breeding together a poodle and a Labrador, he inadvertently created the world’s first ever labradoodle.

More than three decades on, Wally believes he created Frankenstein’s monster.

He has been sharing his memories of Sultan the labradoodle with George Crafer.

(Photo: Wally Conron with Sultan the first ever labradoodle. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59y8mc)
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TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9hl8k)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxmmwr)
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TUE 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct5fbq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59ydch)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59yj3m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9htrt)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxmwd0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ydx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59ymvr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qw8)
Tanzania’s hip-hop politician

Joseph Mbilinyi pioneered Swahili rap in the early 1990s, and rose to be one of Tanzania's biggest stars under the stage name Sugu. He released albums, toured the country and abroad, and helped create a new genre called Bongo Flava. He's known for hard-hitting, often political, lyrics. In 2010 he took that message to parliament when he was elected as an opposition MP. But he ended up being jailed after speaking out against the president of the time.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Rob Wilson

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Audio of Sugu's Amsterdam performance and Saleh J recording courtesy of Thomas Gesthuizen.

Credit for audio of Sugu's 30th anniversary celebrations: Wasafi Media.

(Photo: Sugu on stage celebrating 30 years in the music business. Credit: Manifester Brand)


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59yrlw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9j282)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxn3w8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct5fbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Monday]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59ywc0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hhvjlf)
Sudan generals 'agree' to ceasefire

Sudan's rival generals have agreed a twenty-four-hour ceasefire following four days of intense fighting in Khartoum and other towns. We will hear from a resident of the capital Khartoum.

Also on the programme: Russian court rejects appeal to release American reporter Evan Gershkovich; and controversy over an award-winning photograph created by artificial intelligence.

(Picture: Smoke rises from burning aircraft inside Khartoum Airport during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum. Credit: Reuters)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59z034)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxnccj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zp2)
China's economy gathers speed but youth unemployment rate worsens

The Chinese government released the nation’s latest economic statistics, showing 4.5% growth compared to the same period of 2022. But China’s young labour force, aged 16 to 24, suffers an almost 20% unemployment rate – What will happen when more fresh graduates finish school this summer?

Apple’s Tim Cook flew to India to launch the tech giant’s first physical Apple Store in Mumbai, India. Hundreds of Apple’s fans queued for hours just to be the first ones who step in the new landmark. Apple plans to increase production of iPhones to the world most populated country.

(Picture: A job fair in Chongqing, China (AFP via Getty Images))


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59z3v8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr88zx5hw)
Sudan fighting: Clashes continue

Patients appeal for safe passage as hospitals are shelled in Sudan, as fighting between rival armed factions continues for a fourth day. We hear from people in Khartoum.

We have the latest on the shooting of Ralph Yarl in Missouri, as a man is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action.

A Russian court has rejected the appeal of US journalist Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention. Our reporter explains what happened in court today.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Smoke rises from burning aircraft inside Khartoum Airport. Credit: Reuters)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59z7ld)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr88zx980)
The shooting of Ralph Yarl in the US

Doctors treating a teenage boy who was shot twice after ringing the wrong doorbell in Missouri say they have no idea how he survived. The BBC's Thomas Mackintosh has the latest on what happened to the 16-year old Ralph Yarl.

Patients appeal for safe passage as hospitals are shelled in Sudan, as fighting between rival armed factions enters a fourth day. We speak to people in Khartoum.

A Tennessee Air National Guardsman has been arrested by the FBI after allegedly applying to be an assassin on satirical website "Rent-a-Hitman". Our reporter in the US explains.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old who was shot and wounded by a homeowner after mistakenly going to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, holds a bass clarinet in this picture obtained from social media. Credit: Lee Merritt/via REUTERS)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59zcbj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59zh2n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9jsqv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxnvc1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sy6)
2023/04/18 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 (w172z2qrq59zlts)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fbq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxnz35)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tpp)
Is AI racing ahead too fast?

As Google's boss, Sunder Pichai, says he doesn't fully understand its AI products, tech investor Ian Hogarth tells us it's time for a public debate on the technology's future. Reporter Michael Kaloki joins us from Nairobi to explain how the legal battle between Facebook and its Kenyan moderators is intensifying. Alasdair Keane meets the amateur composer crafting the sound of all human knowledge for Wikipedia. And our Click colleague Lara Lewington tells us about the tech entrepreneur devoting his time - and money - to finding ways to extend healthy human life.

(Picture credit: Getty Images)


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59zqkx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hhwctb)
Sudan fighting continues despite ceasefire

Despite Sudan’s two rival generals agreeing to a humanitarian pause to allow civilians to get medical help and supplies, fighting has continued in the Sudanese capital. We speak to a humanitarian worker in Khartoum.

Also on the programme: Newshour speaks to the wife of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza a day after he was sentenced to 25 years in jail for treason by a Russian court; and more than half a century after the contraceptive pill was first approved in the US, scientists are finally making headway with a male equivalent.

(Picture: Sudanese people carry buckets as they look for drinking water after supplies were affected due to the ongoing fighting between Sudanese army and paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum, Sudan, 18 April 2023. Credit: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59zvb1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxp6lf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ydx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq59zz25)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sg1ppvz92)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jvhwsb0h6)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxpbbk)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zrb)
Fox News settles defamation case with Dominion

The US voting technology firm Dominion has settled with Fox News just before their defamation trial was due to begin. Dominion had sought $1.6bn (£1.3bn) from Fox, whom it claimed spread falsehoods about its voting machines in the 2020 presidential election. The final settlement agreed between both parties was for $787.5m.

Apple's Chief Executive - Tim Cook - has launched the company's first Indian retail store. He was presented with a vintage Mac, at the store's opening in Mumbai, where people from across India came to participate in the event.

The South Korean car company, Kia, has issued a plea to trade unions to drop a formal policy that favours hiring the children of long-time employees. The appeal follows pressure from the South Korean government on large companies to stop handing jobs to relatives of existing employees.

(Picture: Fox News microphone logo. Source: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL 2023

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b02t9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


WED 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b06kf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrh6gz9qyr)
Fox News settles $787.5m for Dominion defamation case

The US voting technology firm Dominion has settled with Fox News just before their defamation trial was due to begin. Dominion had sought $1.6bn (£1.3bn) from Fox, whom it claimed spread falsehoods about its voting machines in the 2020 presidential election. The final settlement agreed between both parties was for $787.5m.

The world of its biggest competitor the streaming giant Netflix has just released its latest financial results and it has bounced back from the loss of 200,000 subscribers a year ago.

Pew Research in the United States found that even when women earnt the same as a male partner - they still spent more of their down time caring for either children or elderly parents - as opposed to the men who spent it - doing whatever they wanted.

Baseball's new pitch clock designed to speed up the pace of the game has won many fans - just not in professional teams' commercial departments.

(People walk by the News Corporation headquarters, home to Fox News, on April 18, 2023 in New York City. Source: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b0b9k)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9kmyr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxppky)
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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Sunday]


WED 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b0g1p)
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WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Tuesday]


WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b0kst)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9kwg0)
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WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxpy26)
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WED 04:32 Murder In Mayfair (w3ct5fbr)
1. Finding Farouk

The hunt for the suspected killer of 23-year-old Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen, whose body was found buried under rubble in a London basement in 2008. She died after a night out with "billionaire playboy" Farouk Abdulhak, son of one of Yemen’s richest and most powerful men. Police found Martine’s remains in Farouk's apartment building. But Farouk had already fled. Fifteen years later, he’s still on the run. The BBC's Nawal Al-Maghafi was born in Yemen and has been on the case for more than a decade. This is the story of how she finally tracked down the elusive Farouk Abdulhak.


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b0pjy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 05:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pvfhh)
Fox News settles Dominion defamation case for $787.5m

In a last-minute settlement before trial, Fox News agreed to pay $787.5m, about half of the $1.6bn initially sought by Dominion.

Heavy gunfire and the roar of warplanes have shattered a truce in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

And the United Nations is ready to withdraw from Afghanistan in view of the Taliban's restrictions on women.


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b0t92)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 06:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pvk7m)
Fox News settles defamation fight

The closely watched lawsuit between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News has ended abruptly with a $787.5m settlement.

Heavy gunfire and the roar of warplanes have shattered a truce in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

And the fall of Silicon Valley Bank.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b0y16)
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WED 07:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pvnzr)
Dominion and Fox News settle for $787.5 million

Lawyers for the voting machine company Dominion have described a near-record settlement with Fox News as an endorsement for truth and democracy.

A group of African leaders say they will attempt to head to Sudan today to broker an end to the ongoing feud between rival generals that has killed scores of civilians.

And the United Nations prepares to leave Afghanistan in view of the Taliban's restrictions on women.


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WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p78)
Péter Szijjártó: Is Hungary alienating the EU and Nato?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister. Budapest is an outlier in both the EU and Nato, unwilling to arm Ukraine, eager to maintain close ties with Moscow, and dismissing demands to respect EU values. Will its defiance come at a price?


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxqf1q)
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WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n7x)
Argentina: Still a nation of beef lovers?

The South American country is famous for its steaks, ribs, and milanesa. It is the second largest home market for beef in the world, and the fifth biggest exporter.

But with soaring inflation, this much loved staple is becoming unaffordable for ordinary people.

We look at the country’s love affair with beef and what measures the government is taking to protect it.

Producer/presenter: Natalio Cosoy

(Image: Porfirio Dávalos at his Friday barbecue. Credit: BBC)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xj7)
Roselle the 9/11 guide dog

After the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, a New York guide dog called Roselle was hailed as a hero for helping her owner safely down 78 flights of stairs and away from the Twin Towers before they collapsed.

In this programme, first broadcast in 2017, Simon Watts speaks to Roselle's owner, Michael Hingson.

(Photo: Roselle and Michael Hingson, right, meeting a 9/11 rescue team. Credit: Getty Images)


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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9lh5n)
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WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxqjsv)
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WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bjt)
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WED 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fbn)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9lqnx)
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WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxqs93)
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WED 11:32 Murder In Mayfair (w3ct5fbr)
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WED 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b1jrv)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4r31)
'That would be my freedom, that would be my escape'

Today's guests have one thing in common, their lives have been transformed by speed.

John Büültjens grew up on a Scottish housing estate with a violent, drunken father. But he started to escape his traumatic childhood when his adoptive dad bought him a BMX: an off-road bike for racing and stunts. John has jumped and flipped his way across the globe ever since. He now lives in Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood, and in 2018 he told Jo Fidgen how he ended up playing his own abusive biological father in a film about his life.

Cooper Dodds has soared to epic heights ski jumping in America, inspired by his dad Tom. They've bolted down hundreds of hills at breakneck speeds to make that perfect jump and tackling a notorious jump sealed their bond. They spoke to Tom Roseingrave in 2018.

And we meet Kurdish refugee, Zak Moradi, who took up ancient Irish speed sport hurling and found a community thousands of miles from where he grew up. Zak's co-written a book about his story, Life Begins in Leitrim: From Kurdistan to Croke Park.

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar

(Photo: John Büültjens doing a stunt on his BMX. Photo Credit: John Buultjens)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xj7)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9lz55)
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WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxr0sc)
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WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tpp)
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WED 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b1s83)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hhyfhj)
Fox settles ‘defamation trial of the century’

Fox News has settled a landmark defamation case brought against it over its reporting of the last US presidential election. It'll pay $787.5 million dollars to Dominion voting systems, which said the broadcaster had admitted to telling lies. Newshour hears from a former close colleague of Rupert Murdoch, Andrew Neil.

Also in the programme: Another promised humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan fails to materialise; and Ukraine's Eurovision contenders.

(Picture: John Poulos, CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, and lawyers Davida Brook, Justin Nelson and Stephen Shackleford leave the courthouse after Dominion Voting Systems and Fox settled a defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million, avoiding trial, over Fox's coverage of debunked election-rigging claims. Credit: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)


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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p78)
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WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxr88m)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4ztl)
UK’s inflation rate stays in double-digits

The latest inflation rate of the UK defied expectations with annual price rises of 10.1%. Food and non-alcoholic drink soared at the fastest rate in 46 years. Meanwhile the inflation in Eurozone eases down to 6.9%.

The trial between Fox and Dominion came to a dramatic end as a $787.5 million settlement was reached but the drama is far from over. We take a look at what might happen next.

(Photo: AFP via Getty Images)


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b20rc)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr89002dz)
Russia accused of North Sea sabotage

Russia has been accused of planning to sabotage undersea power and communication cables off the coasts of Norway, Denmark and Sweden. A new documentary alleges Russian ships have been carrying out work in the region disguised as fishing trawlers. Our reporter explains.

The hearing into a number of petitions to legalise same-sex marriage has been taking place in India. We have been hearing from some members of India's LGBTQ+ community.

The paramilitary group fighting Sudan's regular army says it's agreed to a 24-hour truce but there's been no word from the army. Reports say dozens of hospitals have been bombed. We speak to two medical workers in the capital Khartoum.

We hear about a BBC documentary looking at what happens when a child is born out of an act of sexual violence.

Two recent cases of unarmed people being shot and killed in the US have renewed discussion of so-called "stand your ground" laws. Our reporter in Washington explains.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: The report focuses on a Russian vessel called the Admiral Vladimirsky Credit: MORTEN KRÜGER, DR)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b24hh)
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WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr8900653)
Tik Tok challenge

Jacob Stevens in Ohio has died after taking part in the "Benadryl Challenge," a viral challenge on TikTok . He died after overdosing on the over-the-counter antihistamine in an attempt to induce hallucinations. Our reporter explains.

We hear about the reaction to the settlement between Fox News and the voting machine company Dominion in the US.

A close government ally of Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has attracted claims of racism for saying Italians are at risk of "ethnic replacement". Our reporter has been following the story.

The paramilitary group fighting Sudan's regular army says it's agreed to a 24-hour truce but there's been no word from the army. Reports say dozens of hospitals have been bombed. We speak to two medical workers in the capital Khartoum.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: The TikTok logo is seen in this photo illustration on 31 March, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. Credit: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)


WED 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b287m)
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WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4r31)
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WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xj7)
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WED 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b2czr)
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WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9mpmy)
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WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxrr84)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4t0g)
2023/04/19 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 (w172z2qrq5b2hqw)
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WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bjt)
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WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxrw08)
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct4pcs)
Malaria vaccines approved first in West Africa

More than a quarter of the world’s malaria cases happen in Nigeria according to the World Health Organisation. This week the country became the second, after Ghana to provisionally approve the use of malaria vaccine R21. Professor Matt Fox explains why scientists have called the vaccine a ‘world changer’.
We hear from dementia nurse Kemi Reeves who supports people living with dementia in Los Angeles. Her project has recently been shown to reduce the cost of caring for people with Alzheimers. We also hear about a new piece of research from the UK showing that hearing aids may protect against a higher risk of dementia.
As we learn more about ‘Long Covid’, we explore evidence that links breathlessness with having had disrupted sleep.
And have you ever been told you grind your teeth? Author Naomi Alderman was shocked recently when visiting the dentist to be told she had a condition called bruxism and hadn’t even realised. We ask whether experiencing the Covid pandemic may have led to more of us griding and clenching our teeth.

Image Credit: Halfpoint Images

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Clare Salisbury


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b2mh0)
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hhz8qf)
Continuing gunfire in Sudanese capital

Violence goes on in Khartoum despite hopes of a ceasefire. We hear about the difficulties faced by humanitarian workers in Sudan. We also look at the background to the conflict in an interview with Jerome Tubiana, who once met one of the warring generals and now works for Doctors without Borders.

Also in the programme: the latest on the two American teenagers who have been charged with murder after a shooting at a birthday party; and the US Supreme Court temporarily extends access to an abortion pill.

(Photo: Smoke rises over Khartoum as fighting continues. Credit: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock )


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WED 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p78)
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WED 22:32 Murder In Mayfair (w3ct5fbr)
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WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sg1ppyw65)
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WED 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jvhwsdxd9)
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WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zwv)
Are Apple’s new stores in India a job creation for the youth?

Apple Chief Executive, Tim Cook, has met with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as he is looking for a market growth and investment in India.

Tesla shares dropped 2% after the electric-vehicle maker cuts down the price U.S for the sixth time this year. Tesla shares slid further in initial after-market trading on Wednesday following the company's quarterly report.

In the UK, people are struggling to pay their bills and are facing more financial pain within weeks after inflation defied predictions by staying in double-figures - at 10.1 per cent.

(Picture: April 18: Tim Cook, CEO, Apple Inc, greets the crowd, during inauguration of "Apple Store", first outlet opened in India, at Bandra-Kurla Complex. Source: Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

THURSDAY 20 APRIL 2023

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b2zqd)
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THU 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fbn)
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THU 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b33gj)
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THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrh6gzdmvv)
How Apple’s new stores in India could help young generation?

Apple Chief Executive, Tim Cook, has met with Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as he is looking for a market growth and investment in India.

Tesla shares dropped 2% after the electric-vehicle maker cuts down the price U.S for the sixth time this year. Tesla shares slid further in initial after-market trading on Wednesday following the company's quarterly report.

April 18th - was Tax Day in the US - the day that marks the deadline for individuals to file their income tax returns for the year. That opportunity was by a group of billionaires to bring a protest to the US Congress too - demanding they pay more tax.

It's been a challenging time for the global airline industry. Demand has yet to recover following the Covid pandemic - and this week industry leaders have warned the cost of de-carbonising flights could send passenger costs even higher in the years to come.

(Picture: Men talk on their mobile phones in front of an iPhone 14 advertisement, in India. Source: Sankhadeep Banerjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images)


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b376n)
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THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9njvv)
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THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxslh1)
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THU 02:32 Assignment (w3ct4m6v)
Leaving Sri Lanka

Record numbers are fleeing the island in the wake of a brutal economic crisis – perhaps one in twenty five Sri Lankans left last year alone. Some 300,000 went for contracted positions, mostly in the Gulf. But hundreds of thousands of others took less official routes. Many of them get scammed, some even lose their lives, as illegal migrants in what looks like a web of corruption and organised crime.

Ed Butler speaks to some of those who are involved in this industry, who’ve taken this perilous option, and asks why aren’t more Sri Lankans, and even the government, speaking out more loudly about what some see as a national tragedy?

Produced and presented by Ed Butler
Production coordinator Helena Warwick Cross
Series editor Penny Murphy

(Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b3bys)
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THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4r31)
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THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xj7)
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THU 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b3gpx)
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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9nsc3)
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THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxstz9)
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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v6k)
How AI could design our diets

Every day, humans make multiple choices about what to eat. Some of those decisions will be better for our health than others - but what if we allowed a machine to decide for us?

In this programme, Adam Shaw explores what would happen if we let artificial intelligence (AI) design our diets and whether that might improve our health.

Adam visits a laboratory in the UK to meet AI researcher Dr James Neil, from the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management, whose company is developing machine-learning systems to create personalised diets.

He speaks to dietician Pennie McCoy, to find out how a digital therapist called ‘Hope’ is learning to help Australians stay on track with their weight-loss goals.

Dr Mariette Abrahams, dietician and CEO of Qina, a company in Portugal which offers strategic advice on the personalised nutritional market, tells Adam about the potential and the pitfalls of the new tools.

And Dr Eric Topol, professor of molecular medicine and executive vice president of Scripps Research in the US, considers whether AI-driven diets will be used for a small group of people, or whether the technology could fundamentally change everyone’s approach to food.

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

(Picture: A robot hand and a human hand both reaching out to grab an apple. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)

Presenter: Adam Shaw
Producer: Elisabeth Mahy


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b3lg1)
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THU 05:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pybdl)
Sudan: Fighting continues despite new ceasefire

Armed clashes have been reported across Sudan through the night, despite attempts to arrange a ceasefire.

Leaks suggest Canada will not be able to fulfil its military spending commitments or make good on its promises to help Ukraine.

And eclipse chasers from all corners of the globe have descended on a tiny Western Australian town to watch the sun disappear behind the moon.


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b3q65)
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THU 06:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pyg4q)
Residents flee Sudan as fighting continues

Armed clashes have been reported across Sudan through the night, despite attempts to arrange a ceasefire to allow foreign citizens to leave, and for possible negotiations.

The United Nations children’s agency says millions of children have missed some or all their routine vaccinations due to Covid lockdowns and disruption.

And Sri Lanka’s worrying exodus.


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b3ty9)
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THU 07:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9pykwv)
Thousands flee as new ceasefire attempt fails in Sudan

Armed clashes have been reported across Sudan through the night, despite attempts to arrange a ceasefire to allow foreign citizens to leave, and for possible negotiations.

The United Nations children’s agency says millions of children have missed some or all their routine vaccinations due to Covid lockdowns and disruption.

And who one news outlet in El Salvador has relocated to Costa Rica.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b3ypf)
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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wcq)
Will Europe’s young workers have to pay more for the old?

Recent protests in France oppose plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

The demonstrations stem from a government plan so people would work -and pay into the pension system - for longer. There’s also concern about what that change might mean for those who are many decades away from pension age.

France isn’t the only country facing economic efficiency challenges as populations age and leave the labour market. As more people leave Europe’s labour market, will young workers have to pay for the old?

The Inquiry hears also about the productivity challenges facing Spain and Germany.

Anne Elizabeth Moutet is a French columnist for the Daily Telegraph newspaper
Bart Van Ark , Professor of productivity studies at the University of Manchester
Prof Marcel Jansen, an economist from the Autonomous University of Madrid
Stefano Scarpetta is Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD

Presenter Charmaine Cozier

(Protesters at the rally against Macron's pension reform, Paris, France. Credit: Telmo Pinto/Getty Images)


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxt9yt)
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THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4myw)
Counting the cost of Iftar

As the price of food increases, we speak to Muslims to find out how it has affected their Iftar - the fast-breaking evening meal during the holy month of Ramadan. It is often a lavish family meal, but price rises mean that people are having to make changes.

We hear from women in Somalia, Canada, Pakistan and the UK who are all facing a slightly different Ramadan, and Eid, this year.

Presented by Emb Hashmi with reporting from Ahmed Adan
Editors: Carmel O'Grady and Helen Thomas

(Photo: Fatuma and her family in Somalia. Credit: BBC)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xcq)
Smoky the World War II dog hero

In 1944, Bill Wynne who was serving with the U.S. Army during World War II, adopted a tiny Yorkshire terrier called Smoky.

When Bill caught dengue fever and was sent to hospital, his friends brought Smoky to see him.

Soon the nurses were taking Smoky to visit other patients who had been wounded in the Biak Island invasion. She had a powerful healing effect on the soldiers and is believed to be one of the world’s first therapy dogs.

Reena Stanton-Sharma talks to Bill's friend Adrian Brigham about Smoky, her role in World War II, and her TV career.

Archive: University of Tennessee, PDSA, WCPN.

(Photo: Bill Wynne and Smoky (centre) at the Vaughan General Hospital, in Illinois. Credit: Smoky War Dog, LLC)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b42fk)
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THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9pd2r)
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THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxtfpy)
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THU 09:32 Assignment (w3ct4m6v)
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THU 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b465p)
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THU 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct4m0z)
Women pro surfers: Battling the waves

Today, women’s surfing has equal prize money as men, and women are an accepted part of the pro-circuit. Fifty years ago, things were very different - no wetsuits designed for women, barely a sponsorship deal in sight, and undisguised chauvinism from the male surfing establishment.

Patti Paniccia was a surfer back in the 1970s, determined to create a path to professional surfing for women, as well as men. Together with surf promoter, Fred Hemmings and surfer Randy Rarick, she founded IPS (International Professional Surfing), to create the very first men’s and women’s world tour in 1976.

The women’s surf team – Sally Prange, Jericho Poppler, Rell Sunn, Becky Benson, Claudia Kravitz and Patti herself – were met with a barrage of ridicule and blatant sexism, but also had the time of their lives - from surfing the shark infested waters in South Africa, to drawing crowds of 20,000 Brazilians to the beaches in Rio de Janeiro. Together they opened the door for women's competitive professional surfing.

Patti tracks down the promoters she lobbied to get the tour accepted by the surf fraternity, reconnects with some of the top women surfers of the 1970s, including double World Champion Lynne Boyer and Jeannie Chesser, and looks at the legacy the early surf stars left for today’s surf stars – including eight times world champion Stephanie Gilmour, and Queen of Pipeline, Moana Jones Wong.
She also hears from Surf Equity campaigner Sabrina Brennan, on equal pay, and gets historical insight from the author of the Encyclopaedia Of Surfing, Matt Warshaw.


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b49xt)
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THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9pml0)
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THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxtp66)
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THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v6k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b4fny)
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THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qnh)
‘I have to stop it’: The hero of the Club Q shooting

Richard Fierro from San Diego grew up fast, from wayward teen to father, husband and army officer in the blink of an eye. But what he saw at war in Iraq and Afghanistan he could not unsee. PTSD almost destroyed him and his family. After 15 years of service he settled back into civilian life as best he could. He sought help and was slowly getting better at going out and being in crowds. Then it all came flooding back when on a family night out he came face to face with an armed attacker who burst into a club and started firing. Richard decided to act.


Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Edgar Maddicott

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

(Photo: Richard Fierro. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b4kf2)
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THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9pw28)
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THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxtxpg)
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THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct4pcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Wednesday]


THU 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b4p56)
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THU 14:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hj1bdm)
Tunisian opposition leader jailed

Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the Ennahda political party and one of the main opponents of the Tunisian president, Kais Saied, has been sent to jail, accused of threatening national security.

Ghannouchi, 81, whose Islamist--inspired party was the largest in parliament before Saied dissolved the chamber in July 2021 was arrested on Monday, his party said. We'll speak to his daughter.

Also in the programme: Growing anguish in Sudan's capital Khartoum as another planned ceasefire fails to take effect and how millions of children are missing out on routine vaccinations because of disruption caused by the pandemic.

(Photo shows supporters of Rached Ghannouchi holding his picture at a protest. Credit: Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters)


THU 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b4sxb)
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THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wcq)
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THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxv55q)
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THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zjk)
EU subsidises nations that banned Ukraine’s grain

Sam Fenwick hears about the European Commission’s offer to nations which had imposed restrictions on importing cheap grain from Ukraine.

Poland, Hungary and several other European countries had taken the action to protect their farming industries.

The European Commission had previously warned those nations’ actions wouldn’t be tolerated.

Plus the taps are turned on to a new natural gas field in Turkey and the Shanghai Motorshow looks towards electric vehicles.

(Photo: Polish farmers protest against importing grain from Ukraine. (Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images)


THU 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b4xng)
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THU 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr8902zb2)
SpaceX Starship launches then explodes

The world's most powerful space vehicle ever built - Elon Musk's Starship rocket - successfully launched before exploding above the Gulf of Mexico. Engineers still class the launch as a success, and say they will review the data collected as they work towards the next test. We hear the key moments of the launch.

Also on the programme, we hear how everyday mistakes have been met by gunfire in the US: Two high school cheerleaders were shot after one of them mistakenly tried to enter the wrong vehicle, Ralph Yarl was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell, and Kaylin Gillis was shot last weekend after a friend drove down the wrong driveway. We hear reaction to these shootings and what American's are feeling about their country.

And after nearly a week of fighting between rival military factions in Sudan, we continue to hear from people affected by the violence.

And we hear from a former employee of a big tech company who says that despite her high salary, she had very little work to do!

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Handout photo dated 15/04/23 issued by Space X of the Starship rocket. Credit: PA Photo)


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Shot for making a mistake

On the programme, we hear reaction to three shootings in the US of innocent people in the wrong location. Two high school cheerleaders were shot after one of them mistakenly tried to enter the wrong vehicle, Ralph Yarl was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell, and Kaylin Gillis was shot last weekend after a friend drove down the wrong driveway.

We have an update from Yemen, where at least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in the capital Sanaa, during a distribution of charity for Ramadan.

Also on the programme: A video about a passenger yelling about a crying baby on the flight gas gone viral. We’ll hear how some passengers have coped with screaming children around them on planes.

And we hear from Frank Ocean fans who are angry and disappointed after the artist pulled out of his headline slot at the Coachella Festival’s second weekend.

(Payton Washington, one of two high school cheerleaders who were shot after one of them mistakenly tried to enter the wrong vehicle in a car park near Austin, Texas on 18th April 2023. Police later charged Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr, 25, with deadly conduct. Handout from Baylor Athletics

Presenter: James Reynolds


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THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qnh)
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THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xcq)
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THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9qlk1)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4svy)
2023/04/20 GMT

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THU 20:06 Assignment (w3ct4m6v)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sc4)
Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines

The pandemic showed Africa at the back of the global queue when it came to vaccines. That should never happen again if plans being debated in Cape Town this week go ahead. Roland talks to Seanette Wilson of South Africa's Biovac.

Also in the programme: life finds a way on plastic floating in the ocean; Greenland rock dust as a global fertiliser; and designing proteins from scratch.

Image Credit: Robert Bonet/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Roland Pease
Assistant Producer: Sophie Ormiston


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THU 21:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hj25mj)
Sudan army chief: 'Only military solution to conflict'

The head of the Sudanese army says he can see only a military solution to nearly a week of fighting which has left more than three hundred people dead. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says he sees no room for talks with his paramilitary opponents of the Rapid Support Forces.

Also in the programme: One of the main critics of Tunisia's president - the opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi - has been jailed after being accused of plotting against state security. We hear from his daughter, and the country's Foreign Minister; and the SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, has insisted the test launch of the most powerful rocket ever built was a success - despite it exploding minutes after take off from Texas.

(Photo: Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands at the podium during a ceremony to sign the framework agreement between military rulers and civilian powers in Khartoum, Sudan on 5 December 2022. Credit: Reuters/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo)


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THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wcq)
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THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v6k)
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THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zlt)
Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket launches but explodes

Elon Musk's SpaceX company's new rocket, Starship, has exploded on its first ever flight. The rocket blew up within minutes but the launch was still deemed a success. The Tesla owner has said his company will try again in a couple of months.

President Joe Biden has said the US will put another $1 billion into a US climate fund to help tackle climate change in developing countries. Biden announced his plans at the virtual Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate.

Sri Lanka's economy has shrunk by more than a fifth in the past three years - and that's prompted a mass exodus from the country. By some estimates as many as one in twenty-five Sri Lankans have left in the last twelve months alone.

FRIDAY 21 APRIL 2023

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FRI 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct4m0z)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrh6gzhjry)
Biden pledges $1bn to tackle climate change

President Joe Biden has said the US will put another $1 billion into a US climate fund to help tackle climate change in developing countries. Biden announced his plans at the virtual Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate.

Elon Musk's SpaceX company's new rocket, Starship, has exploded on its first ever flight. The rocket blew up within minutes but the launch was still deemed a success. The Tesla owner has said his company will try again with another test flight in a couple of months.

This weekend millions of people in Pakistan will be celebrating Eid - the Muslim festival that marks the end of Ramadan. This year it has been particularly challenging as the usually lavish meals enjoyed after fasting have been hit by the rising cost of food. We head to Pakistan to find out what it has been like during this time.


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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tpp)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qnh)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xcq)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9rp86)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct423c)
The Church's slave plantation: Part one

What are the consequences of the Church of England's historic slave plantations in Barbados today? Theologian Robert Beckford considers why and how the Church's missionary arm, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, got involved in the slavery business. He travels to Barbados to hear from a range of voices who tell the story of how in 1710, the Church turned the Codrington Plantation into a missionary experiment. The original mission failed but later generations did eventually adopt the Anglican faith. However, spurred by the country becoming a republic, some are now questioning the Church's historic role in slavery. For some, it has turned them away from Christianity; for others, there is a need to decolonise or Africanise Anglican Christianity in Barbados. They say the religion's only hope of survival on the island is to make it relevant to the black majority populace. Through the voices of Bajan Anglican worshipers, Robert interrogates what the future of the Church now looks like in terms of practice and governance in Barbados.

Presenter: Robert Beckford
Producer: Rajeev Gupta


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b6hc4)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9q179p)
Sudan fighting: Diplomatic pressure mounts for Eid ceasefire

As diplomatic pressure is stepped up to end the fighting in Sudan, one of the warring parties - the RSF - says it's prepared to accept a three day humanitarian ceasefire. But will it hold when previous attempts have been ignored? More than 330 people have been killed so far in the violent power struggle which broke out last weekend between two previously allied leaders of Sudan's ruling military junta.

Prosecutors have decided to drop charges of involuntary manslaughter against the Hollywood star Alec Baldwin.

In Malaysia, the authorities have launched an investigation into the number of migrants arriving from South Asia without jobs.

And one of our main presenters, Bola Mosuro spends her last day presenting as she says goodbye before she leaves the BBC.


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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9q1c1t)
Sudan fighting: Diplomatic pressure mounts for Eid ceasefire

As diplomatic pressure is stepped up to end the fighting in Sudan, one of the warring parties - the RSF - says it's prepared to accept a three day humanitarian ceasefire. But will it hold when previous attempts have been ignored?

Prosecutors have decided to drop charges of involuntary manslaughter against the Hollywood star Alec Baldwin.

Survivors of this year's devastating earthquake in Syria have told the BBC they feel forgotten and still haven’t received the aid they need.

And Newsday's much loved presenter Bola Mosuro says goodbye as she leaves the BBC.


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b6qvd)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172z06wx9q1gsy)
Sudan fighting: the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces declare a three-day ceasefire

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the RSF declare a three-day halt to fighting in which three hundred people have died; there has been no response so far from the Sudanese army.

Many Sudanese have been fleeing the country, around 20 thousand have been heading to Chad.

Shoes and clothing are still strewn over the steps of Yemen's Maeen School, where at least 78 people were killed in a crush while waiting for aid.

And our much loved presenter Bola Mosuro makes her final Newsday appearance before she leaves the BBC.


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FRI 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4ny7)
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Defying Putin

Earlier this week, Russian political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine. He was found guilty of treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian army and being affiliated with an "undesirable organisation" – charges he denied. In 2017, HARDtalk spoke to him as he recovered in the US from what he said was a poisoning attempt in Moscow. Shortly before, he had been rushed to hospital in the Russian capital when his organs started shutting down. He said he knew immediately what was happening because the same thing had happened to him two years earlier. Both times he claimed he was the victim of deliberate poisoning, and that he was targeted because of his opposition to President Putin and the Russian government. He told the programme that despite the risks, he intended to return to Russia.


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxx6vx)
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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mnv)
Business Daily meets: Athletic Brewing CEO Bill Shufelt

Non-alcoholic and low alcohol beer is a rapidly growing market, as consumers search for healthy alternatives.

Bill Shufelt started Athletic Brewing with his partner, brewmaster John Walker in 2018.

Speaking to Dougal Shaw, Bill Shufelt explains how he sees the alcohol free beer market, and describes his 'career change moment'.

Presenter/producer Dougal Shaw.

(Image: Bill Shufelt at his brewery. Credit: Getty Images)


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4x75)
The Russian man who pretended to be a dog

In 1994, Russian conceptual artist Oleg Kulik posed naked, pretending to be a guard dog, attacking passers by in Moscow.

He was protesting conditions in post-Soviet Russia. He claimed Russians had lost their ability to relate to each other, and were reduced to living like animals.

In this programme, first broadcast in 2014, Dina Newman speaks to Kulik about his protest performance, which made him famous around the world.

(Photo: Oleg Kulik dressed as dog on car bonnet. Credit: Oleg Kulik)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b6zbn)
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FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9s8zv)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sc4)
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FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b732s)
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FRI 10:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q6j)
A bloody crisis in Sudan

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in fierce fighting between army troops and paramilitary forces in Sudan this week. The fighting that has erupted in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership. Aid agencies say it's nearly impossible to provide humanitarian assistance to people and the health system is close to collapse.

So what's led to this crisis? Who controls the country at the moment? And who are the key international players who can exert influence?

Shaun Ley is joined by :

Dame Rosalind Marsden, associate fellow at the Chatham House International Affairs think tank in London, a former EU Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan and also Britain's former Ambassador to Sudan.

Murithi Mutiga, project director, Horn of Africa at the International Crisis Group.

Mohanad Hashim, BBC journalist and expert on Sudan

Also featuring :

Cameron Hudson, director of the US State Department's Africa Bureau in George W. Bush's administration. He also served as chief of staff to successive presidential envoys during the Darfur insurgency and the secession of what become South Sudan in 2011.

Tagreed Abdin, an architect who lives with her family in Khartoum.

James Copnall, BBC's correspondent in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum from 2009-2012.

Producers : Rumella Dasgupta and Ellen Otzen


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FRI 11:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct423c)
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FRI 12:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4tzs)
Uganda's child pregnancy problem

Since the pandemic, reports from Uganda say there has been a 300% increase in pregnancies among girls aged 10-14. Sexual violence has been further fuelled in the north by the legacy of a 20-year insurgency led by notorious warlord Joseph Kony, and cases of sexual abuse of girls as young as three are being reported. For BBC Africa Eye, Paul Bakibinga investigates the true scale of the problem.

Russia's online draft
Under a new law recently signed by President Vladimir Putin, call-up papers will be served online, which makes avoiding the draft almost impossible. Kateryna Khinkulova of BBC Russian explains the new legislation.

Fighting to keep Afghan music alive
After they took power in August 2021, the Taliban imposed a total ban on playing and listening to music in public in Afghanistan. Students at the National Institute of Music fled the country, but now they are performing on the international stage in order to keep their music alive. BBC Afghan's Shekiba Habib has been talking to them.

The return of Ya Ya the panda to China
Ya Ya arrived at Memphis Zoo 20 years ago but will soon make the journey back to her home country. Chinese netizens have been urging her swift return and asking if it's time for China to move on from 'panda diplomacy'. The BBC's Fan Wang has been covering the story.

(Photo: Young Ugandan mother carrying baby on her back)


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4x75)
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FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qrq5b7gb5)
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FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8hf9srzc)
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FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxxtlk)
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FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sc4)
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FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hj479q)
Fighting dashes hopes of Sudan Eid ceasefire

A three-day truce during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr called by the UN, US and others has not materialised. Witnesses say bombing, shelling and gunfire continue in Khartoum.

After a week of fighting between two factions of the country's military leadership at least 400 people have been killed. So where can pressure to end the conflict come from?

Also in the programme: the UK's deputy prime minister has resigned over allegations of workplace bullying; and anti-LGBTQ legislation is deepening fears in Uganda.

(Photo shows smoke rising over the city of in Khartoum, Sudan during ongoing fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces. Credit: EPA)


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FRI 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4ny7)
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FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxy22t)
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FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4z7j)
India suffers from unusually early severe heatwave

Sam Fenwick looks into the relationship between climate change and the unusually intense heatwave in India at this time of year.

The net worth of Elon Musk, the second wealthiest person on Earth, records a $12.6 billion drop. Are things going to change for the mastermind of Tesla and SpaceX?

Employees of German’s national operator Deutsche Bahn and aviation security at three German airports have been on strike, calling for pay rises to battle against the cost of living crisis.

(Photo: A driver of a taxi with no air conditioning drinks water under the sun in Kolkata, India. Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images)


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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr8905w75)
Twitter's 'blue ticks' confusion

Celebrities, public figures and government organisations are among the users who have lost their verification, with copycat accounts starting to emerge. The BBC's Hanna Gelbart explains the chaos and confusion about the new verification system.

We speak to the family of the 13-year old American boy who died after attempting an online challenge and inhaled large quantities of an allergy medicine.

We bring together three Russian men to discuss the new law that allows authorities to issue military call-up papers online.

We have reaction from disabled models to British Vogue’s May issue which has five disabled cover stars.

(Photo: Photo dated 26/04/22 of the Twitter social media app showing Elon Musk running on a mobile phone. Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire)


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FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vr8905zz9)
Dide: Who is the masked Premier League rapper?

The song Thrill was released by the masked artist Dide on YouTube and already has over 700,000 views. We hear from some fans of Thrill who got in touch with us to give their opinion on who the masked footballer really is.

Fighting in Sudan has continued despite calls for an Eid ceasefire. Our Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding explains the developments since the fighting between two rival generals began.

We speak to the family of the 13-year old American boy who died after attempting an online challenge and inhaled large quantities of an allergy medicine.

We have an update on Twitter's verfification service after many users lost their "blue ticks".

We bring together three Russian men to discuss the new law that allows authorities to issue military call-up papers online.

We have reaction from disabled models to British Vogue’s May issue which has five disabled cover stars.

(Photo: Dide/YouTube)


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FRI 18:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4tzs)
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FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4x75)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sqf)
2023/04/21 GMT

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FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b1m)
Caught in Sudan's conflict

To live in Sudan is to have experienced violence, protest, dictatorship, political instability and upheaval. But the scale of fighting during the last week has shocked many.

Caught in the middle have been the people, as residential areas have been pummelled by missiles. Amid the crossfire, they have faced no power and no food and have had to decide whether to remain hiding in their homes or risk going outside.

Sudan is one of the poorest countries in the world; it is also the third largest country in Africa and stretches across an unstable and geopolitically vital region. What happens there ripples out across its many borders. Internationally, widespread concern has been expressed with several calls for a stop to the fighting.

But as ceasefires have been announced, they have failed to hold and the fierce clashes have continued between the two sides of Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Throughout the past week, we have been hearing first-hand experiences: three women from Khartoum - Dallia, Sara and Enass - share their personal situations and concerns with host James Reynolds.

Hospitals have also come under attack, and there have been issues with the supply of drugs, medicines and aid. We also hear from a Sudanese doctor and nurse, who tell us about the difficulties of trying to provide care while gunfire is happening around them.

(Photo: People gather at the station to flee from Khartoum during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan April 19, 2023. Credit: El-Tayeb Siddig/Reuters)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rl4wxyntg)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y3w)
Do we have a sense of time?

CrowdScience listener Marie, in Sweden, has always had difficulty with her sense of time. She often thinks that events that happened years ago took place recently or that a holiday coming up is happening sooner than it is. So she wants to know if time is a sense, like the sense of taste or touch, and if it’s something she can learn.

Anand Jagatia talks to scientists who’ve studied time, memory and how our brains process and store the events in our lives to find an answer to Marie’s question.

Along the way he discovers why time speeds up as we get older, how our bodies register time passing and how our brains put everything that happens to us in order.

Featuring:

Dr Marc Wittmann, Institute for Frontier Areas in Psychology and Mental Health in Freiburg, Germany
Dr Maï-Carmen Requena-Komuro, former PhD researcher, Dementia Research Centre, University College London
Professor György Buzsáki, Neuroscience Institute, New York University
Professor Adrian Bejan, Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University

Presenter: Anand Jagatia
Producer: Jo Glanville

Sound Design: Julian Wharton

Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris

Image credit: Peter Cade/ Stone/ Getty Images


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FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172z09c7hj52jm)
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FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct423c)
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FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4z9s)
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