SATURDAY 29 APRIL 2023

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn1y4f)
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SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q6k)
Tunisia’s democracy on the brink

Tunisia in North Africa was the birthplace of the Arab Spring, a wave of popular uprisings that shook or toppled authoritarian regimes in the region. But, after a decade of fragile democracy, in 2019 a new strongman, President Kais Saied, swept to power. He directed his campaign at young Tunisians, promising an end to corruption.

There was optimism but the Covid pandemic had battered the economy and exposed - as it did in many other countries - the weaknesses of the health system. Mr Saied insisted Tunisia's democratic system was not working so he used emergency powers to sack the prime minister, close the National Assembly and suspend the constitution - essentially paving the way to rule by decree.

Last week one of Tunisia’s most prominent opposition leaders, Rached Ghannouchi, who is also the leader of Tunisia’s largest political party, was imprisoned. He's the latest in a long line of critics jailed by the president. So, is this the final nail in the coffin for Tunisia’s fledgling democracy? What is President’s Saied’s vision? And what, if anything, can the world do to prevent the Arab Spring's one success story joining its long list of failures?

Shaun Ley is joined by:

Nadia Marzouki, a political scientist and tenured researcher at Sciences Po in Paris

Ghazi Ben Ahmed, a Tunisian economist and the founder of the Brussels-based think-tank Mediterranean Development Initiative

Monica Marks, assistant professor of Middle East politics at New York University in Abu Dhabi

Also featuring:

Yusra Ghannouchi, the daughter of Rached Ghannouchi

Nabil Ammar, the Tunisian Foreign Minister

Elizia Volkmann, journalist in Tunis

Photo: The 67th anniversary of Tunisia's Independence, Tunis - 20 Mar 2023
Credit: MOHAMED MESSARA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Produced by Pandita Lorenz and Rumella Dasgupta


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn21wk)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrhkr9cl8w)
First Republic's future in doubt again

The bank's shares plunge by more than 40% as plans for its survival fail to materialise. We talk to a depositor about his concerns and we ask experts what First Republic's clients like him can expect as news that the bank might be placed under receivership start to emerge.

Also in the programme, we take a look into sustainable fashion now that the European Parliament’s Environment Committee has outlined a series of recommendations and measures to encourage members to produce circular, sustainable and socially responsible textiles. We also discuss Japan’s pledge to have women occupying at least 30% of executive positions in the country's top companies by the end of the decade. And we hear from Jason Derulo about the skills needed to succeed in the music industry.

Devina Gupta is joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Senior Asia Correspondent with Bloomberg in Hong Kong, and Takara Small, a technology journalist in Toronto.

(Picture: A man works inside one of the First Republic Bank branches in New York. Picture credit: Reuters)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn25mp)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8vpmmh8w)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57rjx2)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct4tk6)
Ireland: The challenges of Test status

It's been a rollercoaster of a journey for Ireland since securing Test status back in 2017.

Ireland have lost all five Tests they have played but this week, made history by posting their highest Test score of 492 against Sri Lanka.

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta react to this achievement with Ireland's head coach Heinrich Malan.

Following Mickey Arthur's appointment of Director of Cricket for Pakistan, we discuss how it will work combined with his current role as coach of Derbyshire in the County Championship and if it is a sign of how coaching will change with dual roles?

We also discuss the return of Ajinkya Rahane to India’s Test team for the upcoming World Test Championship final against Australia.

Image: Ireland head coach Heinrich Malan before the Men's T20 International match between Ireland and New Zealand at Stormont in Belfast. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn29ct)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4tzt)
Artists targeted by the state

High profile artists and cultural figures in both Iran and Russia face punishment and restrictions on their work if they speak out against their governments. Following the protests in Iran, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, artists are increasingly under pressure to toe the political line. With BBC Persian's Parham Ghobadi, and BBC Monitoring's Vitaliy Shevchenko.

Couple living the Vietnamese saying dream
There’s a Vietnamese phrase that suggests perfect happiness can be found by those who live in a western house, eat Chinese food and marry a Japanese woman. We hear about the couple on Tiktok living the dream, and about the history of this saying, with BBC Vietnamese's Thuong Le.

Sudan: brothers divided by war
The fighting in Sudan has been a huge story for BBC Arabic. In addition to covering the main headlines they also told the story of two brothers fighting on opposite sides, as Majd Kilani reports.

Meeting her pupils for the first time: North Waziristan
The village school of Dewagar, North Waziristan, struggled to find a teacher due to the history of instability in the area. In 2020 Seema Mahin, based in Islamabad, became their online teacher, and recently went to meet them in person for the first time, with the help of Farhat Javed of BBC Urdu.

(Photo: Iran’s Andiseh magazine shows Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked protests. Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4x76)
The fight to televise the Queen's Coronation

Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953 was a watershed moment for television as millions watched the ceremony live.

But it nearly never happened as the UK Government initially refused to allow TV cameras inside Westminster Abbey.

The late Peter Dimmock, the BBC’s former head of outside broadcasts, looks back on the challenges the corporation faced.

Former maid of honour Lady Jane Rayne Lacey also shares her memories of the day with Vicky Farncombe, including the part that felt “too sacred” to televise.

(Photo: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn2f3y)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q6k)
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SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn2jw2)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8vpmmvj8)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57rx4g)
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SAT 05:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct5dgf)
Without mum

The challenges of parenting as a widower. When Ani’s daughter was just two years old, his wife was diagnosed with cancer. Her illness dominated their daughter’s early years, and she died when the child was six. Ani explains how he’s trying to teach his daughter what her mother was like before she became ill. Plus, how a Joe Wicks workout helped the family manage their grief.
Letter writer: Ani
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SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5b67)
How much is the Coronation crown worth?

Consisting of two kilograms of gold and 444 gemstones, the iconic St Edward’s Crown will play a central role in the coronation of King Charles III, as it has for many of his predecessors. There has been much speculation as to what the value of the centrepiece of the Crown Jewels really is. Charlotte McDonald talks to Dr Anna Kaye, historian and author of The Crown Jewels: The Official History, and Alan Hart, CEO of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain. Together they break down what we know about how much it cost to make the crown in the 17th Century, and what it might be worth today.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producers: Octavia Woodward and Jon Bithrey
Researcher: Debbie Richford
Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown

(Photo: St Edward's Crown. Credit: Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images)


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn2nm6)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172z375p0d4wvt)
Sudan fighting: No talks until bombing stops, Hemedti tells BBC

The leader of the paramilitary force fighting Sudan's army has told the BBC he'll take part in peace talks if there's a pause in hostilities.

Also in the programme: Pope Francis begins the second of a three day visit to Hungary today (Saturday), the 41st pastoral journey of his papacy; the significance of Joe Biden standing for another term as US president; and Portugal's apology for its role in transatlantic slavery.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other stories are Nanjala Nyabola, a Kenyan Writer and political analysist, and Ivan Vejvoda, head of the Europe's Futures Programme at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna and a former foreign policy adviser to two Serbian prime ministers.

(Photo: Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn2scb)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172z375p0d50ly)
Hemedti: Sudanese army are violating ceasefire

The leader of the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group fighting the Sudanese army, says he’ll enter into peace talks if the army stops bombing RSF positions.

Also on the programme: The number of bodies found on a ranch owned by a Kenyan cult rises to 109; and a new stage play looks back on the life of Sidney Poitier, one of the first black actors to become a Hollywood star.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other stories are Nanjala Nyabola, a Kenyan Writer and political analyst, and Ivan Vejvoda, head of the Europe's Futures Programme at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna and a former foreign policy adviser to two Serbian prime ministers.

(IMAGE: General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, speaks in Khartoum in May 2019. CREDIT: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn2x3g)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172z375p0d54c2)
Civilians flee fighting in Sudan

Although rival generals agreed to extend a ceasefire, fighting has continued in the Sudanese capital. We speak to the BBC’s Middle East correspondent who is on the Sudanese-Egyptian border at Aswan.

Also on the programme: Pope Francis uses a visit to Hungary to warn about the dangers of populism and nationalism; and we speak to one of the founders of the War Childhood Museum in Sarajevo about the lives of children in conflict zones.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other stories are Nanjala Nyabola, a Kenyan Writer and political analyst, and Ivan Vejvoda, head of the Europe's Futures Programme at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna and a former foreign policy adviser to two Serbian prime ministers.

(IMAGE: People stand next to buses as passengers fleeing from Sudan arrive in Aswan, Egypt CREDIT: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn30vl)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b1n)
Fentanyl in the United States

Fentanyl is a potentially deadly synthetic opioid. The other month, a drug enforcement official in the country described it as the single deadliest drug threat the US has encountered.

It’s been around since the 1960s and small doses are used safely every day by medics for pain relief. But as an illegal drug, Fentanyl is blamed for more than 70,000 deaths in the US every year. It is 50 times more powerful than heroin, and has contributed to the deaths of musicians Coolio, Tom Petty and Prince.

The drug touches many regular lives too. And in order to get behind the many headlines, we have been hearing about the impact of Fentanyl.

We bring together two parents who lost children to the drug. George Gerchow in Colorado tells us that one of the hardest aspects is dealing with the stigma and lack of support from the community.

“We always say if someone goes by suicide or labelled with overdose, society turns their back on them,” George says. “If my child would have died in a car accident, they’d be letting go of balloons and having some sort of life celebration.”

We also hear from three medical professionals, who share their experiences of treating people who have overdosed.

Some of the conversations contain themes of trauma and drug use, but we hope they will give you an insight into the challenges America is facing in dealing with this growing problem.

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

(Photo: Plastic bags of Fentanyl are displayed on a table at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection area at the International Mail Facility at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 29, 2017. Credit: Joshua Lott/File Photo/Reuters)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57sd3z)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b8h)
What are the chances of finding alien life?

What are the chances of really finding alien life out there….? We say goodbye to Newsday legend Bola Mosuro, and the world’s first labradoodle dog.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct4rp4)
Is the BBC World Service’s online offering user friendly?

We profile the BBC WS’s online offering: but is it user friendly enough and is it keeping up with ever changing technology? We put these points to the online team.

Plus, a fond farewell to one of the English network’s longest serving news presenters, Bola Mosuro, who this week left the BBC after 31 years.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for BBC Word Service


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn34lq)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct4s8x)
Viswanathan Anand and the art of chess commentary

The five times world champion – Viswanathan Anand – explains his approach to commentating on chess during the World Chess Championship. Anand believes that a fan’s experience of watching a chess game is equivalent to watching a marathon while flying in a helicopter and he aims to fill in the blanks. He also believes the battle between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren is among the best matches of the last twenty years.

We speak to Birmingham Bulls player Dan Booth about how joining the inclusive rugby club has helped him and about the importance of the Union Cup. The tournament is the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ rugby tournament, featuring over 47 teams and 1400 players from more than 18 countries in a four day event. Booth discusses the issues he faced when he first revealed his sexuality to former team-mates and recalls how hearing homophobic abuse directed at the Bulls, while he was playing for another team led him to leave that team and join the Bulls.

And – Royale Union Saint-Gilloise defender Christian Burgess tells us about his work with refugees in Calais. Burgess is involved with the charity Care4Calais and he says his aim is to help provide some dignity for people living in the temporary settlements in northern France.

Image: Viswanathan Anand of India competes against Jeffery Xiong of China during the 82nd Tata Steel Chess Tournament held at the home of PSV football club, Philips Stadion on January 16, 2020 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn38bv)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8vpmnl01)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57smm7)
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SAT 11:32 The Documentary (w3ct5hqw)
Harry Belafonte: A life

Harry Belafonte was known for his singing, acting and for his prominence as a civil rights activist. Following his death aged 96, we look back on his life.

(Photo: Event honouree Harry Belafonte attends the 2016 Library Lions gala at New York Public Library. Credit: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn3d2z)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fc7)
The day I met the King

People from all over the globe remember their meetings with King Charles III over the years. They include Dr Joe McInnes who took the former Prince for a dive beneath the ice of the North West passage in 1975, holocaust survivor Lily Ebert, Joseph Hammond who met the King when he visited a military cemetery in Ghana and former pop singer and Spice Girl Mel B who remembers several hilarious encounters with the King including one involving the former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela. Their stories reflect on the King’s personality – from his friendliness and humour to his knowledge and empathy.

Presenter: Orna Merchant
Producer: Ashley Byrne
A Made in Manchester production for BBC World Service

(Photo: The Prince of Wales meets the Spice Girls at the Princes Trust Concert. Credit: Press Association)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn3hv3)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172z09clrv052j)
Sudan exodus continues

Fighting is continuing in parts of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Both the army and the RSF agreed to a ceasefire but it has not held. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the country. Our correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Jeddah where many people fleeing the fighting have arrived.

Also on the programme: A court in the Netherlands has ordered a man suspected of fathering more than five hundred children to stop donating his sperm. And are laws designed to protect cows in India being used to target Muslims?

(Photo: Sudanese refugees who have fled the violence in their country gather to receive food supplements from World Food Programme (WFP). CREDIT: REUTERS/Mahamat Ramadane)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn3ml7)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172z1kp9wq3ykg)
Live Sporting Action

Lee James presents alongside the former Liverpool, Tottenham and United States goalkeeper Brad Friedel and the Everton and Bosnia and Herzegovina goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to discuss the day's three Premier League games, including live commentary of Brentford versus Nottingham Forest from the Brentford Community Stadium from 1400 GMT.

Sportsworld will also discuss the sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the latest from the Madrid Open, and the Women’s Six Nations decider between England and France.

Photo: Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Nottingham Forest at Anfield on April 22, 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by MB Media/Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn43kr)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8vpmpf6y)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57tgv4)
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SAT 18:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct5dgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4shp)
Indian weightlifting’s ‘Iron Lady’

In 2000, Indian weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first woman from her country to win an Olympic medal, lifting an astonishing 240kg across two categories. Nicknamed the Iron Lady, Malleswari quickly became a household name in India. She speaks to Dan Hardoon about her upbringing in a small Andhra Pradesh town, the taboos she broke to pursue her chosen career, her rapid rise to stardom, and her reflections on a landmark moment for Indian women in sport. This is a Whistledown production for BBC World Service.

(Photo: Karnam Malleswari competing in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Credit: Getty)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn479w)
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SAT 19:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wcr)
Will AI decide America’s next president?

Next year Americans will go to the polls to choose their next president. For many, the race has already begun. Digital electioneering in US elections has been steadily developing over the last 15 years, but this time around, advancements in artificial intelligence could be a game changer.

There have been huge strides in generative AI in the past year. One of the most accessible AI tools now available to the general public is the software known as ChatGPT, which can scour the internet for information, producing text for speeches and essays. Generative AI is widely used to produce social content around image and text, but what will happen when full on AI video becomes more readily available to any user?

AI systems will be able to reach voters with messages targeted specifically to them, but will they be able to trust them? There are concerns that voters will have an increasingly tough task working out which campaign messages are genuine and which are not. To date, there is currently little regulation of a system which has already been used to create deep-fake manipulations of people and what they say, provoking questions over authenticity.

So do we all have to be more aware of how much we allow AI to shape our democracies?

This week on the Inquiry, we’re asking: Will AI decide America’s next president?

Contributors
Betsy Hoover, Higher Ground Labs
Prof Hany Farid, University of California Berkeley
Martin Kurucz, CEO, Sterling Data Company
Nina Schick, author of ‘Deepfakes’

Presented by Tanya Beckett
Produced by Jill Collins
Researcher: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical producer: Richard Hannaford
Broadcast coordinator: Brenda Brown

Image: Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, November 3, 2020 (Credit: Bing Guan/Reuters)


SAT 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57tll8)
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SAT 19:32 Outlook (w3ct4r9v)
Delia Ephron: ‘I fell into my own romantic comedy’

Writer Delia Ephron collaborated with her sister Nora on some of the nineties’ best-loved romantic comedies: Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail. So when Delia, now in her seventies, received an email from a man from the other side of the US, she felt as though she had landed in one of her own storylines. A magical romance ensued, but then things would go drastically off-script and she would need to call on love from all quarters to face down her life’s toughest challenge yet.

She’s published a book about her experience, it's called Left on Tenth: A second chance at life. This episode was first broadcast in 2022.

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Edgar Maddicott

(Photo: Delia Ephron. Credit: Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images)


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn4c20)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vkw)
Amish Tripathi reimagining the Ramayana

Nikki Bedi is joined by the best-selling Indian author Amish Tripathi whose retellings of the ancient Ramayana have sold 6.5 million copies.

With critic Minal Hajratwala they’ll discuss rapper Macklemore on addiction and fame, actor Kristine Kujath Thorp talking about her film Sick of Myself, prize-winning author Eleanor Catton reflecting on her latest novel, actor Nicholas Hoult on working with Nicholas Cage and Indian mentalist Suhani Shah.


(Photo: Figure of Ravana. Credit: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto via Getty Images)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn4gt4)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172z09clrv141k)
Escaping the fighting in Sudan: One woman's story

Sudan's army says it's launching a major assault on Khartoum with heavy weapons, to try to dislodge a rival militia force which is in control of large parts of the capital. As residents of Khartoum are told to brace for an escalation in the fighting, we hear how the rush to leave Sudan could tear some families apart. One woman says she is being told to leave her husband behind.

Also in the programme: there's frustration in Kyiv at the EU's deal that limits agricultural imports from Ukraine; and we speak to a woman whose visit to see Michelangelo's famous statue David has made international headlines.

(Photo: British nationals have been evacuated to Cyprus, before flying to the UK. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn4lk8)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct4mfn)
Kindred spirits with Soweto Kinch, Esperanza Spalding, Eska and Tumi Mogorosi

Soweto Kinch, Eska, Esperanza Spalding and Tumi Mogorosi discuss responding artistically to lockdown, changing the ways they create and release music, and the latest idea they got excited about.

Soweto Kinch was born in London to a Bajan father and British-Jamaican mother, and began learning saxophone at the age of nine. He discovered jazz in his teenage years and subsequently fell in love with it, with early influences including Wynton Marsalis and Frank Holder. He established the Soweto Kinch Trio in 2001, and has released albums on themes ranging from austerity and modern slavery, to mathematics. His most recent project, White Juju, came out last December, recorded alongside Lee Reynolds and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Eska is a vocalist, composer and producer with Zimbabwean heritage who grew up in London. She makes genre-hopping soul music with folk, jazz, reggae and classical influences. Her eponymous debut album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Prize.

South African drummer Tumi Mogorosi's music transcends labels and styles. His flexible, powerful drumming brings a distinctive South African inflection to the polyrhythmic tradition of Elvin Jones, Max Roach and Art Blakey. His powerful new album Group Theory: Black Music came out last July.

Esperanza Spalding is a Grammy-award winning bassist, singer and composer from Portland, Oregon, who has consistently pushed boundaries and married genres in her illustrious career. She’s a breathtaking performer who has made her mark not just as a virtuoso jazz bassist or incredible singer, but as a hybrid of the two.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn4q9d)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sgdz10qj9)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jvw53grqf)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57v2ks)
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SAT 23:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tpq)
'I sacrificed my soul': A Facebook moderator's story

This week, an update on the legal battle between Meta and former Facebook moderators in Kenya. One of them, Trevin Brownee, tells our reporter Chris Vallance that reviewing the most extreme content on the internet cost him his "human side." We ask what's the human cost of keeping the internet safe, and what do we owe those who do that work for us? Also this week, the weird and wonderful sounds of quantum computers in action. Professor Winfried Hensinger, who heads the Sussex Ion Quantum Technology Group and is the director of the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies, explains how they could change the world. And Professor Stephen Brewster, of the University of Glasgow’s School of Computing Science, and his colleague Ammar Al-Taie, on the difficulties of getting driverless cars to understand the complex and subtle interactions between cyclists and drivers.

(Photo: Kenyan lawyer, Mercy Mutemi (seated 4th R) along with fellow counsel follow proceedings during a virtual pre-trial consultation with a judge and Meta's legal counsel. She appeared on behalf of 43 former content moderators for Facebook who filed a complaint in Kenya against Meta, Facebook's parent company. Credit: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images)

SUNDAY 30 APRIL 2023

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn4v1j)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57v69x)
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SUN 00:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct5dgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4shp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn4ysn)
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SUN 01:06 The Documentary (w3ct4lyy)
Living in space

A long-held human ambition may soon become reality - human settlements on another planet, or in a floating space station. People could fulfil their hopes and dreams among the stars.

David Baker has been discovering what those settlements in space will be like, who will be there and how they will be organised. He has been hearing from the people shaping human life out in the universe, about their extraordinary plans and ambitions.

Presenter: David Baker
Producer: Jonathan Brunert

(Image: Life on Mars illustration. Credit: Getty Images)


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn52js)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8vpmqd5z)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57vft5)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct4pct)
Why we need more black doctors

Addressing racial diversity amongst doctors can improve outcomes for people in their local communities. We speak to Dr Monica Peek, Doctor of Internal Medicine and Professor for Health Justice of Medicine at the University of Chicago, about a new study showing that a 10 per cent increase in black representation amongst clinicians increased life expectancy for black people by more than 30 days.

BBC Health and Science Correspondent James Gallagher looks at an international decline in childhood vaccine take up during the Covid 19 pandemic. He discusses a new study which links taking a long afternoon nap with obesity and high blood pressure.

And have you ever sensed that someone was with you when you were actually completely alone? It happened to polar explorer Luke Robertson in 2016 when he became the first Scottish person to trek solo to the South Pole. In his book ‘Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other’, psychologist Ben Alderson-Day tries to make sense of the phenomenon which has been known to affect many people from Polar explorers, to people with sleep disorders or Parkinson’s disease.

Image Credit: Morsa Images

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Clare Salisbury


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn568x)
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SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn5b11)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nsr)
Held captive in DR Congo

There are more than a hundred different armed groups operating in eastern Congo, but in recent months the ADF movement has been causing the most concern after it attacked towns and villages, killing dozens of people and abducting many more. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham talked to one woman who had survived months of captivity in an ADF camp - and who managed to escape.

Laos holds an unhappy record of being the world's most heavily-bombed country per capita - after the US rained down munitions on its territory during the Vietnam War era, trying to eradicate Viet Cong bases and shelters in Laos during that conflict. Many of those millions of bombs and shells are still lying in Laotian fields - and still killing and maiming dozens of farmers and children per year. Antonia Bolingbroke Kent went out with one team trying to locate and disable this potential harvest of UXOs.

Once, Paraguay's Chaco region was nicknamed the "green hell" for its spiky scrubland, and few outsiders ever entered. But after many decades of settlement by Mennonite religious communities, some of the scrubland's giving way to farmland - and now a new highway is making the area more accessible than ever before. Jane Chambers heard that not all of the longer-term inhabitants are so keen about the outside world moving in...

And Imogen Foulkes considers how the impact of climate change is being felt in Switzerland - as mental pictures of snowy Alpine peaks are now edged out by increasingly frequent heatwaves and temperatures so high that Swiss households are warned of "tropical nights" when it never gets any cooler than 25C. Now a group of older, female campaigners have taken the Swiss government to a human rights court, claiming climate change threatens older women's health in particular.

Presenter: Pascale Harter
Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57vp9f)
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SUN 04:32 Trending (w3ct5d8z)
Ghouling: The trolls targeting bereaved people

Since the Covid vaccines were rolled out, a trend has sprung up – of accounts online linking virtually any death or illness, of a celebrity, athlete or ordinary person, to the shots without any evidence. A conspiracy theory film called Died Suddenly released last year appears to have supercharged this practice- termed “ghouling”. BBC Trending investigates how far the Died Suddenly film has spread and what its impact has been – on the people who believe its message, and on bereaved families being trolled. We speak to Stew Peters, the film-maker behind the film, and challenge him on the misleading claims he is spreading.
Presenter: Rachel Schraer
Reporter: Mike Wendling
Editor: Flora Carmichael


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4shp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn5fs5)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8vpmqrfc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57vt1k)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct5fbx)
After the earthquake: Turkey’s election

We travel to Turkey's Anatolian heartland to find out whether the region which helped propel President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to power in the early 2000s will do it again in May's crucial election despite widespread disappointment with the government's preparation and response to February's deadly earthquake.

(Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience during a meeting of his ruling AK Party to announce the party's election manifesto ahead of the 14 May elections, in Ankara, Turkey, 11 April, 2023. Credit: Presidential Press Office/Reuters)


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn5kj9)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172z375p0d7srx)
Sudanese army launches offensive in Khartoum

The Sudanese army has launched a large-scale offensive in the capital Khartoum, despite a ceasefire that is supposed to be in place, in an effort to recapture areas held by the Rapid Support Forces. Civilians have been told to remain indoors and to stay away from windows.

Also on the programme: Thailand’s marijuana boom after the country adopted some of the world’s most liberal cannabis laws; and the tour operator offering holidays to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss all this and more are journalist and author Rachel Shabi and Karabekir Akkoyunlu, a lecturer in politics and Middle East studies at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies.

(IMAGE: Smoke rises over Khartoum during fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF, 19 April 2023 CREDIT: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn5p8f)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172z375p0d7xj1)
Sudanese army shells Khartoum

Fighting in the Sudanese capital escalates as the army launches an offensive against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The army has deployed tanks and says it is shelling the city from all sides with heavy artillery.

Also on the programme: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is questioned over his role in anti-government riots in January; andNapoli are on the verge of becoming champions of Italy’s premier football league, ending three decades of dominance by the country’s richer north.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss all this and more are journalist and author Rachel Shabi and Karabekir Akkoyunlu, a lecturer in politics and Middle East studies at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies.

(IMAGE: A civilian holds up an empty bullet case during fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, 18 April 2023. CREDIT: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn5t0k)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172z375p0d8185)
Warring sides step up battle for Sudanese capital

Fighting escalates in the Sudanese capital as the army deploys tanks and launches artillery strikes against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Also on the programme: Joe Biden uses the annual White House Correspondents Dinner to call for the release of detained journalists ;and the Italian businessman challenging his country’s culinary orthodoxy by making pasta out of insects.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss all this and more are journalist and author Rachel Shabi and Karabekir Akkoyunlu, a lecturer in politics and Middle East studies at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies.

(IMAGE: A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan April 26, 2023. CREDIT: REUTERS/El-Tayeb Siddig/File Photo)


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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nsr)
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SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57w912)
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SUN 09:32 Outlook (w3ct4r9v)
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SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn61ht)
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SUN 10:06 Music Life (w3ct4mfn)
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SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn657y)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8vpmrgx4)
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SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57wjjb)
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SUN 11:32 Trending (w3ct5d8z)
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SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5b67)
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SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn6902)
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SUN 12:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b1n)
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SUN 12:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57wn8g)
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SUN 12:32 Assignment (w3ct4m6w)
Laos: The most bombed country on earth

Fifty years after the last US bombs fell on Laos, they are still killing and maiming. In an effort to stop the march of communism, between 1964 and 1973, America dropped over two million tonnes of ordnance on neutral Laos. On average, a planeload of bombs was released every eight minutes, 24 hours a day. This is more than was dropped on Germany and Japan in the entire World War Two.

Laos, today a country of just six million people, remains the most heavily bombed country in the world per capita. Five decades after the war, these deadly items remain a persistent threat and daily reality for communities across Laos. More than 20,000 people have been killed or injured by UXO (unexploded ordnance, unexploded bombs, and explosive remnants of war) in Laos since the war ended in 1975, with people still killed and injured every year. Around half the victims are children. But UXO does not just kill and maim, it renders agricultural land useless and prevents economic progress. Although Laos is rich in natural resources, its development has been crippled by the legacy of the war. Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent travels to Laos to tell its story 50 years on.

Producer: John Murphy

(Photo: Clearing unexploded bombs in northern Laos. Credit: Bart Verweij/MAG)


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn6dr6)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172z09clrv31zm)
Intense fighting in Khartoum

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have abandoned their homes and are fleeing the country. Satellite images show long bus convoys at the Egyptian border and in Port Sudan there has been a rush for the limited spaces on ships heading to Saudi Arabia. Our correspondent in the east of Chad says thousands of women, children and the elderly are fleeing the violence in the Darfur region.

Also in the programme: a key referendum in Uzbekistan; and history beckons in Naples.

(Photo: British nationals board an RAF plane during the evacuation from Wadi Seidna Air Base, Sudan. CREDIT: Arron Hoare/UK Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn6jhb)
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SUN 14:06 Music Life (w3ct4mfn)
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SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn6n7g)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172z1kp9wq6z6p)
Live Sporting Action

After a turbulent week for Tottenham, Sportsworld has full commentary of their trip to take on Liverpool at Anfield. Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega joins Delyth Lloyd to look ahead to the game. There’ll also be updates and reaction from the four other Premier League games on Sunday.

The team also bring you the latest from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Madrid Open tennis, and the final of the World Snooker Championship.

Photo: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James Park on April 22, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn746z)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t8vpmsfw5)
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SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57xhhc)
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SUN 19:32 The Documentary (w3ct5hqw)
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SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn77z3)
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SUN 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct4lyy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:06 today]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn7cq7)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172z09clrv40yn)
Truce extended in Sudan

Air strikes have pounded Sudan's capital, Khartoum, despite a truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee.

The army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The fighting intensified even as the warring sides said they would extend the truce by another three days.

We'll hear about the challenges of moving around a city at war and also hear from Darfur in the west.

Also in the programme: China has its first world chess champion; and how legalisation in Thailand led to a marijuana boom.

(Photo shows a burnt out car in Khartoum, Sudan. Credit: Getty Images)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn7hgc)
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SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bjw)
Is there a greener way to rank successful economies?

Many blame our obsession with economic growth as being one of the biggest drivers of climate change. The United Nations is currently looking at options for what might replace Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the world’s primary go-to indicator of success, taking into account factors including sustainability and the natural environment. If this happens, it would be the biggest shift in how economies are measured since nations first started using GDP in 1953, 70 years ago.

Presenter Graihagh Jackson is joined by:
Ehsan Masood, author, science journalist and an editor at the journal, Nature;
Diane Coyle, economist and Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge;
Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University;
Fouty-Boulanga Mouleka, on-the-ground reporter in Gabon

Producer: Ben Cooper
Researchers: Matt Toulson, Pierre-Antoine Denis, Bethan Ashmead-Latham and Laura Cain
Series Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: China Collins
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell
Production Coordinators: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57xvqr)
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SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b8h)
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SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct4rp4)
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SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn7m6h)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sgdz13mfd)
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SUN 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jvw53knmj)
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SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57xzgw)
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SUN 23:32 Outlook (w3ct4r9v)
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MONDAY 01 MAY 2023

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qs2fn7qym)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nsr)
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MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlj57y370)
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MON 00:32 Trending (w3ct5d8z)
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MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5b67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpycpyx)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yxy0m3)
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MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk2279)
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MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct5fbw)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The mind-numbing medicine

This episode will render you oblivious, conked out and blissfully unaware. It’s about anaesthetics: those potent potions that send you into a deep, deathly sleep. Listener Alicia wants to know how they work, so our sleuths call on the expertise of consultant anaesthetist Dr Fiona Donald. Fiona shares her experience from the clinical frontline, and explains what we do and don’t know about how these chemicals work their mind-numbing magic.

We hear about ground-breaking research led by Professor Irene Tracey, which reveals how a pattern of slow brain waves can be used to determine the optimum dosage of these dangerous drugs.

And finally, Drs Rutherford and Fry wonder: what does all this tell us about normal consciousness? Professor Anil Seth shares how we can use brain tech to measure different levels of conscious awareness – from sleepy to psychedelic.


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyctq1)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yxy4c7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk25zf)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y3x)
What's living inside my gut?

Inside our gut lives an entire ecosystem of bacteria and microbes, called the microbiome. In fact, the human body contains trillions of microorganisms, which outnumber our cells by ten to one. This means that technically we are more microbe than human. But not only do these microbes rely on us to survive, we also rely on them for some vital bodily functions. So what impact do these trillions of microbes have on our health? That’s the question that’s been bothering CrowdScience listener Russell, from Canada.



Presenter Caroline Steel investigates. She visits the only museum in the world dedicated to microbes to ask exactly what they are, what they do and why we have so many of them inside our bodies. And she visits a microbiology lab filled with model guts to find out what impact the microbiome has on our physical health and if there is anything we can do to help our microbes function better.



Caroline finds out what impacts our microbiome, what we can do to improve our inner ecosystem, and how our microbes can take a disturbing turn on us after we die.



Produced by Hannah Fisher and presented by Caroline Steel for the BBC World Service.
Editor: Richard Collings
Production Coordinator: Jonathan Harris


Contributors:

Professor Glenn Gibson – Professor of Microbiology, University of Reading

Jasper Buikx – Microbiologist and Head of ARTIS Micropia

David Good – Doctoral Candidate at the University of Guelph

Image Credit: Microbiota of the human intestine/CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpycyg5)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xzd)
Fighting corruption in schools

Paraguay, like much of the world, has a problem with corruption. But a project in the country is trying to change that, by starting with the next generation.

Founded by David Riveros - who started his fight against corruption as a teenager - reAccion Paraguay works by providing schools with all the information they need to track the funds owed to them.

They then show teachers, parents and pupils how to collect evidence that the money hasn't arrived, so they can put pressure on the government to act.

We travel to Paraguay to find out more.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Jane Chambers
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy

Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

(Photo: David Riveros. Credit: David Riveros)


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk29qk)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b8h)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct4rp4)
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MON 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyd269)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yxycvh)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk2fgp)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct4tv8)
Wheelchair rugby

Kim Chakanetsa talks to two Paralympic wheelchair rugby players from UK and Denmark about competing at the top level in this mixed-gender, adrenaline-filled, high-impact sport – that used to be known as murderball.

Kylie Grimes is an Paralympic gold medallist, competing at three Paralympics for Great Britain. As a teenage athlete and show jumper, Kylie had a life-changing spinal injury in 2006 but her passion for sport remained. Within three years she was cycling 450 km, from Vietnam to Cambodia, to raise money for charity and was playing wheelchair rugby. In 2012 she qualified for her first Paralympics in London she helped Team GB win its first Paralympic gold in the sport at Tokyo 2020.

Sofie Skoubo helped the Danish wheelchair rugby team qualify for their first Paralympics in Tokyo. She has Muscular Dystrophy and has also fought off the court to focus on the special needs of para-athletes. Alongside her sports career she works for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation on an initiative supporting disabled children access education.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

(Image: (L) Sofie Skoubo, credit D Echelard. (R) Kylie Grimes, credit Megum Masuda.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyd5yf)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvb6xwz)
Air strikes hit Khartoum despite truce

Air strikes have pounded Sudan's capital, Khartoum, despite a truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee.

The FBI in the US are hunting for a man accused of killing five of his neighbours in Texas after an argument about him practice-shooting nearby.

And scientists in India are protesting a decision to remove discussion of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution from textbooks used by millions of students.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyd9pk)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvb71n3)
UN relief chief heads to Sudan

The United Nations Secretary General is sending a special envoy to Sudan to coordinate humanitarian operations there, as fighting between rival military factions entered its third week.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey's intelligence service has killed the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, in Syria.

And one of Argentina’s “death flight” airplanes is set to be repatriated from the US.


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpydffp)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvb75d7)
Air strikes hit Khartoum

The United Nations is sending a special envoy to Sudan to coordinate humanitarian operations there, as fighting between rival military factions enters its third week.

Ukraine's military says it has destroyed 15 missiles launched by Russian forces in the early hours of Monday.

And the BBC launches a new podcast called The Global Jigsaw.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpydk5t)
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MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p2t)
Jerry Springer: The king of tabloid TV

Jerry Springer, who hosted one of the most controversial talk shows in TV history, has died aged 79. In 2014, Stephen Sackur interviewed him about his show's reputation. Critics called The Jerry Springer Show cynical and manipulative TV, but it made its host famous and rich. So did he care?

Image: Jerry Springer, pictured in 2005 (Credit: Chris Young/PA Wire)


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk2xg6)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mtf)
The homes only locals can buy

We meet the Londoners moving into their first flats thanks to a ownership scheme which started in the US in the 1960s.

Community land trust properties can only be bought by local people, and the price is set by average local income levels, not the open market. Dougal Shaw goes to a block of flats in Lewisham where buyers are just settling in.

He speaks to a lawyer and community activist in the US – the idea started as part of the civil rights movement. And a property expert explains some of the potential long-term issues.

Presenter/producer: Dougal Shaw

(Image: Christian Codjoe is moving into a two-bed flat in Citizens House with his brother. Credit: BBC)

(Image: Artists impression of the flats. Credit: French & Tie)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4x9h)
The king under the car park

In 2012, archaeologists from the University of Leicester discovered the lost grave of King Richard III under a car park in Leicester in the English East Midlands.

Richard was the King of England more than 500 years ago and for centuries was portrayed as one of the great villains of English history.

He was killed in 1485 leading his army in battle against a rival claimant to the throne, Henry Tudor.

After the battle, King Richard III's corpse was stripped naked and paraded around before being hastily buried in a church within a friary in Leicester.

In 2020, Alex Last spoke to Dr Richard Buckley who led the archaeological team that dug up the remains.

(Photo: Remains of King Richard III. Credit: BBC)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpydnxy)
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MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yxyzl4)
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MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk316b)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y3x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpydsp2)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w4y)
Artist Althea McNish and history of the Met Gala

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about Althea McNish, the Trinidadian artist who designed fabric for Queen Elizabeth II.

Former Vogue editor Suzy Menkes on the success of the fashion celebration, the Met Gala.

The Guatemalan Bishop, Juan Gerardi, killed in his home, after presenting the conclusions of a major investigation into abuses committed during the country's civil war.

We remember Harry Belafonte, with a look back at his historic duet with Petula Clark.

Plus the fight by the BBC to televise Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.

Contributors:
Rose Sinclair, Lecturer in textile design at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Gavin Douglas, Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer in fashion design at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Suzy Menkes, former Vogue International Editor.
Ronalth Ochaeta, former head of the Catholic Church’s human rights office in Guatemala.
Steve Binder, TV producer.
Lady Jane Rayne Lacey, a lady in waiting at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.

(Photo: Althea McNish Credit: Getty Images)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpydxf6)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yxz72d)
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MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk38pl)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct4tv8)
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MON 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyf15b)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qfs)
The spy who wanted to bring down apartheid, part 1

Sue Dobson was a white South African who risked her life as an ANC secret agent

Sue was a student when she was first recruited as a spy for the African National Congress liberation movement in the 1980s, and she knew that if she was caught she'd face prison, torture or death. Sue's mission would require her to infiltrate the pro-apartheid media establishment, but first she needed to learn spycraft and weapons handling. Her training would take place in Soviet Russia.

Presenter: India Rakusen
Producer: Harry Graham

Photo: Sue Dobson
Credit: Sue Dobson


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4x9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyf4xg)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yxzgkn)
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MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk3j5v)
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MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y3x)
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MON 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyf8nl)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172z09cz149xx0)
Sudan crisis: humanitarian effort underway

Air strikes have pounded Khartoum, despite a truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee. More than 500 deaths have been reported with the true number of casualties believed to be much higher. Millions remain trapped in the Sudanese capital.

Also on the programme: we hear from the wife of a Wagner mercenary recruited to fight in Ukraine; and the monthly public transport pass that's getting people moving in Germany.

(Image: A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, on 1 May 2023. Credit: Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyfddq)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p2t)
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MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk3rp3)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zd3)
First Republic bank sold to JP Morgan

Presenter Sam Fenwick will take a look at First Republic Bank as it has been sold to investment banking giant JP Morgan. First Republic has become the third US bank to collapse this year.

Globally there'll be fewer jobs around in the coming five years. Research suggests there could be a net loss of 14 million jobs. We hear from The World Economic Forum as they say says slower economic growth, supply chain shortages and inflation will affect job creation.

And we'll find out why Cuba's annual May Day parade in Havana has been cancelled.

(Picture: People walk past a First Republic Bank branch in San Francisco, California, U.S. April 28, 2023. Picture Credit: Reuters)


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyfj4v)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmcktg)
Sudan: Families separated by conflict

As fighting continues in Sudan, many families have tried to escape - though some members have been unable to leave. We hear a conversation with family members separated by the conflict.

Late last week, police in India's capital Delhi told the Supreme Court that they will register a case against the chief of the country's wrestling federation. The court was hearing a petition by top wrestlers against Brij Bhushan Singh over allegations of sexual abuse by several female athletes. As the protests continue, we speak to our reporter in Delhi.

A man who lost his wife and son in a deadly mass shooting in Texas has tearfully recalled the details of the tragedy. Our reporter gives details of the indicent.

Award-winning chef and MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo has died suddenly, aged 46. We look back at his life and career.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Evacuees out of Sudan arrive at Rafah crossing, between Egypt and Gaza Strip, 28 April 2023. Credit: Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyfmwz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmcpkl)
Chile-Peru border: Hundreds stranded

We hear from someone who is stranded at the Peru-Chile border, trying to cross into Peru to continue on to Venezuela. Our reporter from BBC Mundo talks about the people he met at the border.

As fighting continues in Sudan, many families have tried to escape - though some have been unable to leave. We play a conversation with people who have had to leave family behind.

And Turkey says its military has killed the suspected leader of the Islamic State group, in Syria. Abu al-Hussein al-Qurashi is said to have taken over the group after his predecessor was killed last autumn. The head of BBC Monitoring's jihadist media team takes us through the story.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: People walk toward the borderline between Peru and Chile, April 29, 2023. Credit: Reuters/Alexander Infante)


MON 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyfrn3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4x9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyfwd7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy061f)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk47nm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4ssr)
2023/05/01 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 (w172z2qsfpyg04c)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk4cdr)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct5gsk)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The impossible number

There is a bizarre number in maths referred to simply as ‘i’. It appears to break the rules of arithmetic - but turns out to be utterly essential for applications across engineering and physics. We are talking about the square root of -1, which makes no sense.

Professor Fry waxes lyrical about the beauty and power of this so-called ‘imaginary’ number to a sceptical Dr Rutherford.

Dr Michael Brooks, author of The Maths That Made Us, tells the surprising story of the duelling Italian mathematicians who gave birth to this strange idea, and shares how Silicon Valley turned it into cold hard cash. Professor Jeff O’Connell, Ohlone College California, demonstrates that it is all about oscillations, and Dr Eleanor Knox, philosopher of physics at KCL and a senior visiting fellow at the University of Pittsburgh reveals that imaginary numbers are indispensable for the most fundamental physics of all - quantum mechanics.


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyg3wh)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14bs3x)
UN: Hundreds of thousands could flee Sudan

Hundreds have been killed and thousands wounded, since fighting erupted in Sudan. We speak to the BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet who has been on board a Saudi ship that is picking up people fleeing the country.

Also on the programme: Police in Paris fire tear gas at demonstrators after violence broke out at a May Day rally; and the Hollywood writers threatening to go on strike.

(Photo shows black smoke rising above buildings in Khartoum. CREDIT: Reuters)


MON 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyg7mm)
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MON 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk4lx0)
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MON 22:32 The Conversation (w3ct4tv8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpygccr)
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MON 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sgs7bbcln)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jw7fdsdss)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk4qn4)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zgc)
Customers react to First Republic’s collapse

Customers react to First Republic’s collapse

Customers and former staff praise First Republic’s service as it is taken over by JP Morgan Chase. First Republic had been under pressure since last month, when the collapse of two other US lenders sparked fears about the state of the banking system. Authorities said they hoped the deal would resolve the panic. The failure of San Francisco-based First Republic is the second-largest in US history and the third in the country since March.

Hollywood writers and television producer approach a deadline to sign a new contract - or take strike action…the first such action in 15 years.

Meanwhile, in France the traditional May Day protests have been given extra momentum due to anger over the pension reforms that have been rammed through parliament by President Emmanuel Macron. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets and violent clashes erupted in some cities; the authorities say more than one hundred police were injured and nearly three hundred people were detained .

(Picture: courtesy Getty Images)

TUESDAY 02 MAY 2023

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpygh3w)
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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w4y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyglw0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrhy0ls48b)
AI’s ‘Godfather’ quits Google amid dark warnings

Geoffrey Hinton helped to establish some of the basic foundations of AI but now fears the technology is racing ahead too fast. He is leaving Google after more than ten years so he can speak more freely about the risks.

The White House says First Republic bank, which collapsed to be taken over by JP Morgan, was ‘severely mismanaged’. However, some customers and former staff disagree. The failure of San Francisco-based First Republic is the second-largest in US history and the third in the country since March.

And, Hollywood writers and television producers approach a deadline to sign a new contract - or take strike action…the first such action in 15 years.

(Photo: Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton speaks at the Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk Summit in Toronto, December 4, 2017. Mark Blinch/Reuters)


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpygqm4)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy118b)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk52wj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct5gsl)
The making of King Charles

Charles III waited a very long time to become King. Since his investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969, he filled his life with activity, pursuing deeply held passions and causes – on the environment, farming, architecture, charities to help young people and projects to improve understanding between religious groups. At times he courted controversy as he spoke out about his beliefs. He has been dismissed as eccentric, but defenders say he is remarkably prescient, predicting looming problems and trends way ahead of others.

In this programme, we speak to the people who know him best, to explain the ideas and values which motivated him for so many decades. We discover how his many eclectic projects are rooted in his spiritual beliefs about the essential harmony of the universe and his reverence for the natural world. And we unveil a sometimes surprising figure. Charles III is a creature of contradictions – a traditionalist and an innovator, a conservative who is also a radical, a moderniser who firmly believes in the timeless power of the monarchy.

As Prince of Wales, he sometimes intervened in political controversies. He established projects and initiatives around the world linked to his activism. What will happen now that he is subject to constraints as a constitutional monarch and expected to be impartial? And will a man in his mid-70s retain the same energy he displayed over more than half a century while waiting to become King?

(Photo: King Charles III in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, 22 March, 2023 London. Credit: Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2023/Reuters)


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpygvc8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Monday]


TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4x9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpygz3d)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy18rl)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk5bcs)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ydz)
Tinuke Craig

The acclaimed British theatre director, Tinuke Craig embarks on her opera debut at the English National Opera with Blue, a tale of police violence in America and its impact on a New York family. The opera has been composed by the Tony award-winning Jeanine Tesori, with a libretto by Tazewell Thompson. Anna Bailey follows Tinuke and her operatic collaborators as she embarks on a challenging new chapter in her career.

Presented and produced by Anna Bailey.
Executive producer: Stephen Hughes.

(Photo: Tinuke Craig. Credit: Helen Murray)


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyh2vj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvb9tt2)
Sudan: UN warns of mass exodus

The UN says it is making plans to cope with a mass flight of refugees from Sudan if the fighting between rival factions of military does not stop.

A computer scientist known as the godfather of artificial intelligence has quit his job at Google so he can speak freely about the dangers of AI.

And Hollywood writers stage their first strike in 15 years.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyh6ln)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvb9yk6)
UN: ‘Over 800,000 may flee Sudan violence’

The UN says it is making plans to cope with a mass flight of refugees from Sudan if the fighting between rival factions of military does not stop.

A computer scientist known as the godfather of artificial intelligence has quit his job at Google so he can speak freely about the dangers of AI.

And Jordan hosts talks on Syria's return to the Arab League.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyhbbs)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbb29b)
UN says Sudan conflict may trigger refugee crisis

The UN says it is making plans to cope with a mass flight of refugees from Sudan if the fighting between rival factions of military does not stop.

Prominent Palestinian prisoner, Khader Adnan, has died in an Israeli jail after an 86-day hunger strike.

And a computer scientist known as the godfather of artificial intelligence has quit his job at Google so he can speak freely about the dangers of AI.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyhg2x)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xzf)
Menopause mentors

The menopause is something half the world’s population goes through. But despite this, it’s still not much talked about - and in some places, remains taboo.

Which means many women hit this stage of life not understanding what’s happening to them.

We join a menopause cafe where people share experiences face-to-face, try out an app giving Indian women practical advice, and hear about workshops in Argentina where women learn how to replace expensive menopause products with cheaper items like coconut oil.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporters: Ann Hepburn and Claire Bates
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Gareth Jones
Editor: Penny Murphy

Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

Image: Rachel Weiss at a menopause cafe


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk5tc9)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n3g)
Recycling heat from kitchens to keep restaurants warm

The Swedish start-up that's worked out how to use hot fumes from kitchens to heat restaurants.

Hear from the entrepreneurs who've developed this new technology. They tell us how it works and how it can help restaurants lower bills and carbon emissions.

However this technology is expensive for restaurant owners, especially at a time when hiring workers and buying ingredients has got a lot more costly. One small business tells us about the benefits and challenges of investing in new equipment.

Producer / presenter: Maddy Savage
Image: Annika Lyndfors; Credit: BBC


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xg1)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa's coronation

Jean-Bédel Bokassa crowned himself Emperor of the Central African Republic in a lavish ceremony on 4 December 1977.

He'd already been president for several years since taking power in a military coup - but he wanted more.

In 2018, Janet Ball spoke to his son Jean-Charles Bokassa.

(Photo: Jean-Bédel Bokassa at his coronation. Credit: Pierre Guillaud / AFP via Getty Images)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyhkv1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy1wh7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk5y3f)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct5gsl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyhpl5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyhtb9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy23zh)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk65lp)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ydz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyhy2f)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qwb)
The spy who wanted to bring down apartheid, part 2

ANC spy Sue Dobson infiltrated the South African government. Then her cover was blown.

After training, Sue had got a job within the government's propaganda unit, and she was feeding back good intelligence to her ANC handlers. Then she got a phone call. The security services were after her, and she was a long way from safety.

Presenter: India Rakusen
Producer: Harry Graham

Photo: Sue Dobson
Credit: Sue Dobson


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xg1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyj1tk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy2cgr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk6f2y)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct5gsk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Monday]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyj5kp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14dtt3)
AI ‘godfather’ warns of danger ahead

A man widely regarded as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job at Google, warning about the risks posed by the technology he helped to develop. Dr Geoffrey Hinton joins a growing number of experts sharing their concerns about the speed at which AI is developing.

Also in the programme: a Kenyan preacher accused of encouraging his followers to starve themselves to death appears in court; and 83-year-old Motown legend Smokey Robinson returns with his first album of new material in over a decade.

(Photo: Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. Credit: REUTERS/Mark Blinch)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyj99t)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk6nl6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zp4)
The economic impact as thousands flee Sudan to neighbouring countries

The UN says more than 800,000 people could flee fighting in Sudan for neighbouring countries like Chad, Egypt and the Central African Republic. We will take a look at the economic challenges these countries face.

Banking giant HSBC says its profits got a $1.5bn boost from the purchase of collapsed Silicon Valley Bank's British business. They also managed a pre-tax profit more than three times the amount from January to March last year. How did they do it – we’ll take a look.

The world football governing body FIFA wants broadcasters to pay for the media rights as their President Gianni Infantino warns that if the UK Spain, France, Italy and Germany, do not improve their offers they won't be able to show the Women's World Cup game. Our presenter Sam Fenwick will bring us the latest.

(Picture: People fleeing from Sudan arrive at Aswan bus station, Egypt. Credit: EPA-EFE)


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyjf1y)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmggqk)
Artificial intelligence: Your questions answered

A man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. Geoffrey Hinton announced his resignation from Google in a statement to the New York Times, saying he now regretted his work. He told the BBC some of the dangers of AI chatbots were "quite scary". Two of our correspondents run us through the technology and the impact it might have on the world.

We speak to two striking writers - thousands of Hollywood TV and movie screenwriters who are part of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are striking for the first time in 15 years.

And we hear about the new emergency radio service for Sudan which has been launched on BBC News Arabic. It will be broadcast twice a day for three months, providing news and information for people living there.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A keyboard is seen reflected on a computer screen displaying the website of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot from OpenAI. Credit: Reuters/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyjjt2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmglgp)
Sudan: 100,000 have fled

The UN says more than 100,000 people have fled Sudan since heavy fighting broke out between rival forces on the 15th April. Officials have warned of a "full-blown catastrophe" if fighting does not end. 334,000 other people have been displaced within the country. Our correspondents in the region bring us up to date.

The Australian government has announced a crackdown on vaping. Nicotine vapes already need a prescription in Australia, but the industry is poorly regulated and a black market is thriving. We hear what people think about the ban.

And a man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. Geoffrey Hinton told the BBC some of the dangers of AI chatbots were "quite scary". Two of our correspondents run us through the technology and the impact it might have on the world.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Mahamat Bechir Abdallah, a Sudanese refugee who fled his country, fills a container as he sells water to the other refugees near the border between Sudan and Chad, in Koufroun, Chad May 1, 2023. Credit: Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyjnk6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qwb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xg1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyjs9b)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy32yj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk74kq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sy8)
2023/05/02 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 (w172z2qsfpyjx1g)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct5gsl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk789v)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tpr)
Is digital life booming in Rio?

With the first Web Summit taking place in Brazil, Tech Life explores digital transformation in South America and India. We speak to some of those on the cusp of digital change and to the CEO of Salesforce India, Arundhati Bhattacharya. Also in this episode, would you confess your biggest secrets to the internet? We find out why lots of people are through the social account Fesshole and Alasdair Keane explores some of the tech being trialled at the coronation of King Charles.

(Photo: A marching band during the opening night of Web Summit Rio 2023. Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Getty Images)


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyk0sl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14fp10)
New seven-day ceasefire agreed in Sudan

Violence has forced roughly 100,000 people to flee Sudan's borders. We speak to one Khartoum resident about what life is like there at the moment.
Also on the programme: The United Nations announces it will stay in Afghanistan to deliver aid despite the Taliban's decision to restrict women working with NGOs and UN agencies; and Newshour speaks to a professor at the University of Texas who has invented a way of translating someone's thoughts into written text. (Image: Smoke rises after aerial bombardment in Khartoum. Credit: Reuters)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyk4jq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk7ht3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ydz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyk88v)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sgs7bf8hr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jw7fdw9pw)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk7mk7)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zrd)
US banks feel the heat

Banks in the United States have been under pressure since Monday’s rescue of First Republic. Shares on Wall Street have been falling for some - trading in PacWest, seen as one of the weakest of the mid-sized regional banks, was briefly halted for volatility and was down 25 per cent by noon in New York. Western Alliance was down more than 20 per cent.

Thousands of Hollywood TV and movie screenwriters are downing tools after last minute talks broke down over pay. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, the first in 15 years, has seen more than 11,000 writers walking out. Tuesday’s late-night chat shows are expected to be the first to shut down. Forthcoming films could face delays.

And we report on the desperate measures people are taking in Sri Lanka - one of the hardest hit economies in the world at the moment. It's economy has collapsed by nearly a fifth in the last three years, and the latest central bank report has suggested further recession is inevitable this year too.

(Picture: Courtesy Getty Images)

WEDNESDAY 03 MAY 2023

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpykd0z)
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WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


WED 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpykhs3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrhy0lw15f)
US braces itself for another rate rise

Banks and customers are expecting another interest rate increase on Wednesday – for the tenth time in an effort to curb inflation. The weekend collapse of First Republic Bank is not expected to deter the Fed from another rise. First Republic was the third major bank to fail in two months. Another rise of a 0.25% would put the main rate at 5.1%, the highest in 16 years.

In Kenya, riot police have been firing tear gas in the capital Nairobi on opposition protestors and even members of parliament during the latest anti-government demonstrations. The MPs were trying to deliver a petition to the presidential palace over the spiralling cost of living in the country.

And, Australia will ban recreational vaping and disposable vapes in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade. The government's goal is to stop an alarming rise in teenage vaping, which has become the number one behavioural issue in high schools.

(Picture: Getty Images)


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpykmj7)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy3y5f)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk7zsm)
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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bjw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Sunday]


WED 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpykr8c)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qwb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Tuesday]


WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xg1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpykw0h)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy45np)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk878w)
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WED 04:32 Murder In Mayfair (w3ct5fbt)
3. The flight

“He won’t wake up...I think he’s dead.” What Farouk did in the hours after Martine died and the bridges he burned to get away. Nawal’s investigation reaches a critical point. Will Farouk keep talking?


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpykzrm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 05:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbdqq5)
Afghanistan: 'Nothing we can do but watch babies die'

The BBC has witnessed the plight of children in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan where the United Nations estimates more than 160 are dying every day of preventable diseases.

The warring military factions in Sudan have agreed to a 7-day truce starting on Thursday.

And shares in several major companies specialising in educational books and online tutoring have nosedived.


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyl3hr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 06:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbdvg9)
Afghanistan: ‘Children dying of preventable diseases’

The BBC has witnessed the plight of children in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan where the United Nations estimates more than 160 are dying every day of preventable diseases.

Shares in major education companies have fallen sharply because of fears that artificial intelligence could disrupt their businesses.

And the World Food Programme says its ability to resume deliveries of life-saving aid in Sudan will depend on whether the latest ceasefire agreement takes hold.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyl77w)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 07:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbdz6f)
Afghanistan: ‘Over 160 children die every day’

The BBC has witnessed the plight of children in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan where the United Nations estimates more than 160 are dying every day of preventable diseases.

The warring military factions in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day truce starting on Thursday.

And four Nordic broadcasters say their investigation into the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September has found that Russian navy ships were present in the area shortly before the blasts.


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpylc00)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p7b)
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: Has war in Ukraine led to a rethink in Germany?

Stephen Sackur is in Berlin to talk to the influential chair of the German parliament's defence committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann. Has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine really led to a fundamental strategic rethink in Berlin?


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk8q8d)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n7z)
Female electrical line workers

Electrical line workers work all kinds of hours in very challenging conditions to keep electricity flowing to our homes and businesses. It's traditionally been a very male occupation but that's changing as more women break into the industry.

We speak to Columbia’s first ever intake of female apprentice line workers about their intensive training experience, and Rosa Vasquez – one of the first women to do the job in Texas in 1978. We also head to Pakistan where there are currently no women in this line of work.

Presenter / producer: Olivia Wilson
Image: Apprentice line workers in Columbia; Credit: ISA


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xj9)
The 'execution' of Oliver Cromwell

In 1661 in England, following the restoration of the monarchy, the body of Oliver Cromwell was dug up for ritual execution.

Cromwell had overthrown King Charles I and ruled as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

In 2014, Vincent Dowd spoke to civil war historian Charles Spencer.

(Photo: The death mask of Oliver Cromwell. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpylgr4)
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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy4sdb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk8v0j)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bjw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyllh8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


WED 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpylq7d)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy50wl)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk92hs)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 11:32 Murder In Mayfair (w3ct5fbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyltzj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4r33)
The cassette tapes that let me hear my abducted parents' voices

Paula Mónaco Felipe was just 25 days old when her parents were taken by plain-clothes soldiers in 1978, during Argentina's military dictatorship. They were taken to La Perla detention centre and, like thousands of others, became part of Argentina's "disappeared." But growing up Paula was at least able to hear their voices thanks to the cassette tape recordings that they had made. Paula tells reporter Clayton Conn about the moment she came face to face with the former army general who had killed her parents. She is now an award-winning journalist based in Mexico documenting the stories of families searching for loved ones who have disappeared.

The cassette tape recordings you heard came from Paula’s family collection.
The archive clips came from HIJOS and El Doce TV.

Presenter: India Rakusen
Reporter: Clayton Conn
Producer: June Christie

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

(Photo: Paula Mónaco Felipe. Credit: Irene Barajas)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpylyqn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy58cv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk9b01)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tpr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpym2gs)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 14:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14hqq6)
Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to kill Putin

Russia claims it has foiled an attempt by Ukraine to assassinate President Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin.

Also in the programme: South Sudan's foreign minister on bringing peace to Sudan; and US Surgeon General warns of the dangers of loneliness.

(Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the development of unmanned aircraft, at the Rudnyovo industrial park in Moscow, Russia April 27, 2023. Credit: Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpym66x)
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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfk9kh9)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4ztn)
Will the US Fed raise interest rates again?

The US Federal reserve is expected to raise rates again this week. That would be the 10the straight increase since March of last year. We find out what the expected rise will mean for the US economy.

As the coronation of King Charles III approaches new coins have started to circulate with his head on them. The BBC have been given exclusive access
to the Royal Mint, where the coins are made.

And AI and education learning. The share price of several major education companies has fallen sharply, as the impact of artificial intelligence is being felt in the sector. We hear from the CEO of a language learning app that is thriving from A.. Our presenter Sam Fenwick will be taking us through the latest stories.

(Photo: Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell at a news conference in Washington, US in March. Credit: Reuters)


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpym9z1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmkcmn)
Global press freedom 'under attack'

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has warned that journalists across the globe are coming under unprecedented attacks from governments. According to the RSF, 55 journalists and four media workers were killed at work in 2022. The report warned that the environment for journalism was "bad" in an unprecedented seven out of ten countries. We hear about the situation in Russia and China.

A wheelchair user has described how he had to crawl off a plane in Sweden because no-one could help him disembark. We bring together some wheelchair users to share their experiences on flights.

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to assassinate President Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin. Kyiv has denied having anything to do with the incident. Our colleague from BBC Monitoring explains.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A court hearing on U.S. journalist at The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich in Moscow, Russian Federation - 18 Apr 2023. Credit: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpymfq5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmkhcs)
Flying as a wheelchair user

A wheelchair user has described how he had to crawl off a plane at an airport in Sweden because no-one could help him disembark. We hear what some wheelchair users, including our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner, have experienced.

We hear about a new Alzheimer's drug that appears to slow the disease by a third. Our Health and Science Correspondent James Gallagher explains.

Serbian police say a boy behind the country's worst ever school shooting had made a list of fellow students he wanted to kill. We speak to our colleague with the BBC's Serbian Service in Belgrade.

People on social media are talking about a video that shows a passenger strangling an “aggressive” homeless man to death in a chokehold on a New York City subway. We hear what happened and about the reaction to the incident.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A woman on wheelchair near window in airport. Crediit: Stock photo/Getty Images)


WED 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpymkg9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4r33)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpymp6f)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy5zvm)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkb1gt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4t0j)
2023/05/03 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 (w172z2qsfpymsyk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bjw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Sunday]


WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkb56y)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct4pcv)
Keeping hospitals open in Khartoum

Medical professionals in Khartoum tell us how they are managing to continue their work to treat people in hospitals despite the ongoing violence in Sudan. Some hospitals are out of service and doctors say they are struggling to secure medical supplies.

There is evidence that high blood pressure in young people in England is going undiagnosed, and levels are rising in the USA. Dr Graham Easton looks at the latest. He also discusses new research which may lead to earlier diagnosis of the degenerative condition Parkinson’s disease by testing for a build-up of abnormal proteins.

Ian Temple has Parkinson’s disease, but that hasn’t stopped him dancing. He is part of a group run by the English National Ballet for people with Parkinson’s. We hear from a dance class, and Elke Kalbe, Professor of medical psychology at the University of Cologne, explains how physical exercise like this might benefit people with the condition.

And have you ever heard someone with a near death experience recount that their life flashed before their eyes? We discuss new neuroscience which might explain the phenomenon.

Image credit: Ahmed Satti/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Clare Salisbury


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpymxpp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 21:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14jky3)
Kremlin drone: Ukraine denies it attacked Putin or Moscow

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied his country carried out an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia says was an attempt on President Vladimir Putin's life. We speak to the BBC's Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg and an advisor to Ukraine's Defence Minister. Also on the programme: thousands of refugees flee from Sudan to South Sudan, a country ill-equipped to deal with such an influx. And the growing threat of fungal diseases to food security worldwide. (Image: a still image taken from a video appearing to show a flying object exploding near the Kremlin during the alleged drone attack in Moscow. Ostorozhno Novosti/Handout via REUTERS)


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyn1ft)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkbdq6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 22:32 Murder In Mayfair (w3ct5fbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyn55y)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sgs7bj5dv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jw7fdz6lz)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkbjgb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zwx)
US interest rates hit 16-year high

The US Central Bank has raised its interest rates to its highest level in 16 years. The Fed's moves are aimed at stabilising inflation and have pushed the target range for its benchmark rate to 5.25%. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the US was "getting close or maybe even there" to pausing its rate-hike campaign but was prepared to do more if warranted. But there has been criticism from some economists with one describing the rise as ‘throwing the US labour market under a bus’.

We report on an Israeli food-tech company that has announced it has managed to produce the world's first ever ready-to-cook fish fillet using 3-d printing technology.

And – just how does the French Finance Minister find the time to write erotic literature with the country facing so much economic upheaval.
(Picture: US Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference on the latest rate increase - Courtesy, Getty Images)

THURSDAY 04 MAY 2023

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyn8y2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct5fc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyndp6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrhy0lyy2j)
US interest rates rise despite banks’ turmoil

The US Central Bank has raised its interest rates to its highest level in 16 years The moves are aimed at stabilising inflation and have pushed the target range for its benchmark rate to between 5% and 5.25%. But there are concerns that this might put increasing pressure on banks, after 3 recent failures.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the US was "getting close or maybe even there" to pausing its rate-hike campaign but was prepared to do more if warranted. But there has been criticism from some economists with one describing the rise as ‘throwing the US labour market under a bus’.

The shareholders of the British company Unilever have overwhelmingly rejected an executive pay plan. Unilever, the makers of consumer goods ranging from soap to ice-cream, had planned to give its incoming boss Hein Schumacker a base salary before bonuses of nearly two million dollars. But shareholders slapped down the offer - a whopping 60% rejected it. This comes on the day that new research suggested average pay for the top U.S. chief executives rose 7.7% last year

We also report on an Israeli food-tech company that has announced it has managed to produce the world's first ever ready-to-cook fish fillet using 3-d printing technology.

And – just how does the French Finance Minister find the time to write erotic literature with the country facing a great deal of economic upheaval?


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpynjfb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy6v2j)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkbwpq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 02:32 Assignment (w3ct4m6x)
Kenya's free money experiment

Thousands of Kenyan villagers are being given free cash as part of a huge trial being run by an American non-profit, GiveDirectly.
Why? Some aid organisations believe that simply giving people money is one of the most effective ways to tackle extreme poverty and boost development. After all, they argue, local people themselves know best how to use the funds to improve their lives. But does it work? Is it really a long term solution? In 2018, the BBC visited a Kenyan village whose residents received money at the start of the trial. Five years on, the BBC’s Mary Harper returns to see what has changed.

Reporter: Mary Harper
Producer: Alex Last
Studio manager: Graham Puddifoot
Series editor: Penny Murphy
Production co-ordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross
With special thanks to Fred Ooko

(Photo: Woman frying fish in village in western Kenya)


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpynn5g)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4r33)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpynrxl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy72ks)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkc45z)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v6m)
A dish fit for the King

The crowning of a British monarch calls for an official dish. In 1953, for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, it was a curry and mayonnaise chicken dish. This time around, King Charles III has selected a quiche - the principle of the shareable tart being to inspire the public to join in a celebratory lunch.

It may sound fairly simple, but as Ruth Alexander discovers in this programme, a lot lies behind the commemorative dish.

Ruth asks why the new King wants his crowning moment to be marked with home-baking, what opportunities royal-inspired food offers, and what the monarch’s culinary choice might tell us about this moment in time.

She visits a farm shop in Warwickshire, in the British Midlands, where owner Michelle Edkins has been baking and serving up a spread of dishes to mark the big occasion.

Muhammed Ali, the owner of an Indian restaurant in the neighbouring county of Staffordshire, tells Ruth about a new Coronation-themed curry he’s put on his menu to capture the moment.

Food historian, Dr Rachel Rich, puts the official quiche into historical context.

And Dame Prue Leith, South African-British celebrity cook and judge, gives her verdict on the dish and considers whether its simplicity and choice of ingredients signal something about the new monarch.

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

(Picture: King Charles III having tea. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)

Producer: Elisabeth Mahy


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpynwnq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 05:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbhmm8)
Russian airstrikes on Ukraine in retaliation for Putin 'assassination attempt'

A new wave of Russian airstrikes is underway in Ukraine, a day after Moscow accused Kyiv of trying to kill President Putin with drones. Russian forces apparently used radar equipment to disable the drones and says President Putin was unhurt.

Also on Newsday, an interview from the United Nations humanitarian chief, who's been speaking to the BBC about the dire situation in Sudan and what's being done to alleviate the situation.

And with preparations for the coronation of King Charles the Third underway here in the UK, Newsday will reflect on how attitudes towards the monarchy are changing around the world.


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyp0dv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 06:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbhrcd)
Russia labels use of drones over the Kremlin as a terrorist attack

There has been a wave of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight, just hours after Moscow accused Kyiv of attempting to assassinated President Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin.

Newsday will take a look at how the war in Sudan is worsening an already complex conflict in the restive Darfur region.

With just a few days to Turkey's elections, Newsday will hear from the opposition presidential candidate hoping to end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power.

And an insight into how China's domestic tourism has been boosted by the country's recent lifting of Covid restrictions.


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyp44z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbhw3j)
Zelensky: 'We fight on our territory'

There's been explosions in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities just a day after Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on the Kremlin.

Newsday will also have a look at the likely impact of that drone on Ukraine's wider war against Russian invasion.

With just a few days to Turkey's elections, Newsday will hear from the opposition presidential candidate hoping to end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power. He told the BBC he would bring freedom and democracy to Turkey whatever it takes, and would re-orient the country westwards.

We'll also find out why Mt Everest and other mountain peaks of the Himalayas make noises at night.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyp7x3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wcs)
Why is Israel in turmoil?

Last November Israel elected its most far right government in its 75 year history. Months of protests followed over its plans for reform of the judicial system.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition government is proposing an agenda that goes beyond domestic reforms – and not everyone is happy.

As well as domestic protests, some of Israel’s allies are nervous as, with the government’s attention taken up by internal challenges, new alliances are forming in the middle east.

This episode of The Inquiry explores the reasons behind the tension and protests in the country and asks, why is Israel in turmoil?

Guests:
Tamar Hermann, senior researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute and Professor of Political Science at the Open University

Anshel Pfeffer, journalist and biographer of Benjamin Netanyahu

Professor Yossi Mekelberg, associate fellow at Chatham House

Hugh Lovatt, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations

Presented by Gary O’Donoghue.
Producer: Louise Clarke
Researcher: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
Editor: Tara McDermott.
The programme was mixed by Richard Hannaford

(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 20 Apr 2023. Credit: Menahem Kahana/ Shutterstock)


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkcm5h)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4myy)
Making money and doing good

Social entrepreneurship is often borne out of the need to address social issues, but it is fast becoming a major contributor to economic growth – contributing billions of dollars to global economies and providing millions of jobs whilst maintaining its core altruistic values of making the world a better place.

We meet Zimbabwean born Max Zimani – who runs an African/Middle-Eastern restaurant in Slovenia, created out of the need for inclusion of the migrant communities in an homogenous society like Slovenia. Skukhna offers a global cuisine and brings communities together through exotic dining.

Simona Simulyte is a serial entrepreneur and CEO Tech4Good. She runs an ecosystem in Lithuania that brings together people with ideas for social businesses, provides mentorship and help source for funds which enables these start-ups become self-sufficient.

And Moses Onitilo is the co-founder of a company known as Jamborow - a blockchain driven fintech platform focused on financial inclusion and grassroot empowerment, specifically targeting the unbanked and the lower income and rural communities within Africa.

The Jamborow eco-system cuts across seven African countries including Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda

Presenter/producer Peter MacJob

(Image: These members of a small savings group in Kenya now have access to e-wallets via mobile phones. Photo Credit: Moses Onitilo)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xcs)
Last King of Bulgaria

In June 2001, more than half a century after being driven into exile by communists, Bulgaria’s former King Simeon II made a dramatic comeback by winning the country’s parliamentary election.

In 2018, Farhana Haider spoke to Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha about his remarkable journey from child king to prime minister.

(Photo: Former King Simeon II of Bulgaria. Credit: Luc Castel/Getty Images)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpypcn7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy7p9f)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkcqxm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 Assignment (w3ct4m6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyphdc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct4lvr)
First contact

For thousands of years we have gazed up at the stars and wondered: is anybody out there? The idea of meeting aliens has been the inspiration for countless books and films; for art and music. But today, thinking about meeting life on, or from, other planets is no longer dismissed as pure make-believe - it is the focus of political consideration and cutting-edge space science. Farrah Jarral presents the story of the fantasy and the reality of preparing for first contact with extra-terrestrials.


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpypm4h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy7xsp)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkczdw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpypqwm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qnk)
My fight to sail around the world at 14

Laura Dekker grew up surrounded by boats in a family of sailing enthusiasts. Her father taught her the ropes early, and by 11 years old she was sailing unaided, going on trips alone for several weeks at a time. In 2009, by the age of 13, Laura decided she was ready to sail around the world — solo. Her parents supported her decision, but the Dutch authorities had concerns; was it responsible to allow a child to circumnavigate the world alone? Today, Laura teaches teenagers to sail and still has adventures on her boat.

Presenter: India Rakusen
Producer: May Cameron

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

(Photo: Laura Dekker. Credit: Laura Dekker)


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpypvmr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy858y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkd6x4)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct4pcv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Wednesday]


THU 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpypzcw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 14:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14lmm9)
Sudan ceasefire collapses

A seven-day ceasefire, due to come into force in Sudan, appears to be in tatters as clashes continue between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The BBC’s Lyse Doucet speaks to Martin Griffiths, the UN’s aid chief, who has spoken with the two rival generals.

Also on the programme: Indigenous leaders from 12 Commonwealth countries have called on King Charles III to make a formal apology for centuries of colonialism; and the 83-year-old flautist from Northern Ireland who shared the stage with Lizzo at the Met Gala.


(IMAGE: Damaged cars and buildings in Khartoum North, 27 April CREDIT: REUTERS/ Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo)


THU 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyq340)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkdgdd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zjm)
European Central Bank raises interest rates for the seventh time

The European Central Bank has raised interest rates to 3.25%, as part of its ongoing efforts to lower inflation in the 20 countries that use the Euro. It is the seventh successive increase. We find out what this means for businesses in the Eurozone.

We hear from the CEO of Maersk as their profit figures are released and it shows that the global economy is slowing due to less freight moving around the world.

The bosses of the biggest tech companies in the world will meet with US Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House to discuss the future of AI. How will AI be regulated by the government? Our presenter Sam Fenwick will bringing us the latest on all the stories.

(Picture: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde (R) and Vice-President Luis de Guindos. Credit: EPA-EFE)


THU 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyq6w4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmn8jr)
Staying in Sudan

A United Nations spokesperson has said that Sudan generals are "unwilling to end fighting" in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Around a hundred thousand people have now left since the fighting started. We speak to people who have stayed in the country.

International media has begun arriving in London to cover the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the first coronation to take place in 70 years. We connect with foreign correspondents to find out what their audiences can expect on Saturday.

A three-year old Labrador will become the first therapy dog to be deployed aboard a US warship. We hear from people about what therapy dogs mean to them in their lives.

Napoli Football Club are on the brink of winning their first Italian league title since 1990. Napoli fans around the world tell us what the achievement would mean to them.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: General view of Khartoum, Sudan, April 30, 2023. Credit: Reuters)


THU 17:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyqbm8)
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THU 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmnd8w)
Proud Boys convicted over Capitol riot

A jury in Washington DC has found four members of the far-right Proud Boys guilty of seditious conspiracy over the January 6 Capitol riot. We bring you the latest news on the charges and the background of the convicted members.

We bring you an update on the tragic story from Serbia, when a 13-year-old entered a school armed with two guns and shot dead eight fellow students and a security guard. Six other children remain in hospital.

We go to Sudan. Around a hundred thousand people have now left the country since the fighting started nearly three weeks ago. We hear from two people who are still living in the capital, Khartoum, where the worst fighting is happening.

We also hear from fans of the Napoli Football Club, the famous Italian team who are on the cusp of their first league title since 1990. What will it mean to them if Napoli make history this evening?

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, seen here with Joe Biggs (right) in December 2020. (Credit: Reuters)


THU 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyqgcd)
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THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qnk)
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THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyql3j)
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THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy8wrq)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkdycx)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sw0)
2023/05/04 GMT

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


THU 20:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyqpvn)
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THU 20:06 Assignment (w3ct4m6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkf241)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sc6)
Darwin dumped from Indian classrooms

India is at the centre of much of the discussion on this week’s episode of Science In Action.

We hear about how a proposal to scrap Darwinian evolution from Indian secondary schools has led to signatures from thousands of scientists. Dr Vineeta Bal, Researcher at the National University of Immunology, is one of the signatories on a petition against the proposed changes. We spoke to her about why she is against them.

Also in India, a new Sars-Cov-2 variant, named XBBX.16 is being studied by epidemiologists in the country. Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, professor of microbiology at BJ Government Medical College, Pune, India, is behind the study.

Further study of the variant has been looked into by Kei Sato, professor of Systems Virology at the University of Tokyo. Kei has been mapping how new variants could cause us problems, ahead of them doing so.

This kind of forward planning is something praised by Paul Bienaisz, Professor of Virology at The Rockefeller university. We talk to him about how vital this kind of work still is, even if many of us have confined the about the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic to memory.

Lastly, we hear from Dr Usama Kadri, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Cardiff University who has looked at how we might be able to use a novel bit of technology of underwater technology (called hydrophones), often used for animal conservation, to be able to detect earthquakes in the deep sea.

Presenter/producer: Roland Pease
Producer: Ella Hubber


THU 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyqtls)
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THU 21:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14mgv6)
Law and order breakdown in Sudan: Biden issues sanctions

US President Joe Biden called the fighting in Sudan a betrayal of its people and issued an executive order authorising sanctions against the warring factions. We hear from a resident of Khartoum on the rise of robberies and violence in the capital. Also on the programme: A court in the United States has found that Ed Sheeran did not copy Marvin Gaye's hit, Let's Get It On, when composing Thinking Out Loud. And the southern Italian city of Naples hopes its football team will clinch its first league title since the days of Diego Maradona.


THU 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyqybx)
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THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wcs)
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THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkf9m9)
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THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyr231)
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THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sgs7bm29y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jw7ff23j2)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkffcf)
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THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zlw)
US bank seeks buyer as crisis spreads

The US regional banking sector is coming under renewed pressure amid a crisis in confidence. Trading in the California lender PacWest was briefly suspended as shares fell more than fifty percent, after its owners confirmed it had explored strategic asset sales.

The White House has been holding a meeting with tech company bosses to discuss the risks of Artifical Intelligence. The vice president, Kamala Harris, told them they had a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of their products.

The British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has won Thinking Out Loud copyright case. A New York court ruled today that Mr Sheeran did not copy Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On when composing the track.

(Picture: Pacific Western Bank logo is seen on a smartphone screen with a part of PacWest Bancorp logo in the background. Source: Getty Images)

FRIDAY 05 MAY 2023

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyr5v5)
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FRI 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct4lvr)
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FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyr9l9)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrhy0m1tzm)
Apple profit and revenue higher than expected

Apple has reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, fuelled by strong iPhone sales - particularly in emerging markets such as India (where the company recently opened its first stores). The US tech giant reported profits of twenty-four billion dollars ($24 billion) on revenue of ninety-four-point-eight billion dollars ($94.8 billion) in the first three months of this year.

The US regional banking sector is coming under renewed pressure amid a crisis in confidence. Trading in the California lender PacWest was briefly suspended as shares fell more than fifty percent, after its owners confirmed it had explored strategic asset sales.

The British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has won Thinking Out Loud copyright case. A New York court ruled today that Mr Sheeran did not copy Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On when composing the track.

(Picture: An iPhone logo in Shanghai, China. Source: Getty Images)


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyrfbf)
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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy9qzm)
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FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkfslt)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tpr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyrk2k)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qnk)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xcs)
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FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyrntp)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yy9zgw)
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FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkg132)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pjc)
Will the real Shaman stand up?

According to the national census, the number of British people who say they follow Shamanism as a religion has risen twelvefold in the space of 10 years. While the numbers are still low – at around 8,000 followers - the increase has put pressure on those who have followed the practice for years.

Without a clear set of beliefs and a central organisation, the practice of Shamanism itself has its roots in different parts of the world. It has come under scrutiny recently with headlines exposing healing ceremonies involving plant medicines and trances gone wrong.

How do experienced Shamanic practitioners ensure their belief is not hijacked by those whose motives are not purely spiritual?
The BBC’s Amber Haque visits a British shaman to find out what Shamanism is, what it means to her and her circle of believers and why they think it should be taken seriously.

Presenter: Amber Haque
Producer: Rob Cave
Production co-ordinator: Mica Nepomuceno
Editor: Helen Grady

(Photo: Rita Hraiz)

Come with us! Heart and Soul is moving and we would love it if you can join us. You can now find all our episodes on The Documentary, the home of original, global storytelling, from the BBC World Service. Search for The Documentary, wherever you found this podcast, and don’t forget to subscribe or follow.


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyrskt)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbljjc)
Sudan crisis: Seven-day ceasefire fails as fighting continues

The seven-day ceasefire that had been agreed by warring factions in Sudan has failed as fighting continues. South Sudan, worried about the conflict spreading, is attempting to mediate and bring both sides to the table.

Chile says Venezuela will send a plane to repatriate hundreds of migrants who have been stranded for weeks on the Chilean-Peruvian border after Peru blocked their passage.

And in football a historic win as Napoli won the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years making them the champions of Italy.

Plus, as Britain prepares for the crowning of King Charles on Saturday, a few countries in the commonwealth are increasingly sceptical about the value of the British monarchy given its colonial legacy.


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyrx9y)
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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbln8h)
Sudan crisis: Seven-day ceasefire fails as fighting continues

The seven-day ceasefire that had been agreed by warring factions in Sudan has failed as fighting continues. South Sudan, worried about the conflict spreading continues in its mediation efforts to bring an end to the war.

The White House is pushing tech chief executives in Silicon Valley to limit the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

A gunman has opened fire from a moving vehicle near Mladenovac in Serbia, killing at least eight people in the second mass shooting there in as many days.

And as Britain prepares for the Coronation of King Charles III how pleased are young people who have been helped by the Princes Trust?


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpys122)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172z06xmvbls0m)
Sudan crisis: Seven-day ceasefire fails as fighting continues

The seven-day ceasefire that had been agreed by warring factions in Sudan has failed as fighting continues. South Sudan, worried about the conflict spreading, continues in its mediation efforts to bring an end to the war.

As Britain prepares for the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla tomorrow, how will the huge international media presence provide coverage of this grand event?

Authorities in Brazil try to determine what can be done to prevent school shooting attacks as there has been a recent surge in violence.

And a gunman has opened fire from a moving vehicle near Mladenovac in Serbia, killing at least eight people in the second mass shooting there in as many days.


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpys4t6)
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FRI 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4ny9)
Penpa Tsering: Preserving Tibet's identity

It is more than 60 years since the Dalai Lama fled Tibet and set up a government-in-exile, hopeful of one day going back. Since then, China has banned any mention of the spiritual leader in his homeland, and there are reports of widespread human rights abuses. Sarah Montague speaks to the president of that self-declared government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering. Will he ever get to see his ancestral homeland, let alone govern it?


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkgj2l)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mnx)
Business Daily meets: Sir John Hegarty

What's the future of the advertising industry? The industry veteran who was behind some of the most memorable ads of the 80s and 90s speaks to Dougal Shaw about the rise of digital platforms and social media.

Hegarty is a revered figure in advertising because of the famous brands he helped to build. He was a founding partner of Saatchi & Saatchi and co-founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH). These days he is creative director of The Garage Soho, which invests in start-ups and helps to build brands.

And Sir John also uses his own experiences of previous recessions to explain how he thinks companies can survive, and in some cases benefit from, a recession.

Presenter/producer: Dougal Shaw

(Image: Sir John Hegarty. Credit: Getty Images)


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4x77)
The removal of Scotland's Stone of Destiny

On Christmas Eve 1950, four young Scottish students took the 'Stone of Destiny' from Westminster Abbey in London.

The symbolic stone had been taken from Scotland to England centuries earlier and had sat beneath the Coronation Chair in the abbey ever since.

In 2018, Anya Dorodeyko spoke to the late Ian Hamilton who took part in the daring escapade in order to draw attention to demands for Scottish home rule.

(Photo: Ian Hamilton. Credit: BBC)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpys8kb)
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FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yybl6j)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkgmtq)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sc6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]


FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpysd9g)
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FRI 10:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q6l)
The rehabilitation of Syria’s President Assad

This week a meeting of Arab foreign ministers - including Syria's - took place in Jordan's capital, Amman. Officials have been discussing Syria's potential return to the Arab League, after 12 years of civil war. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are dead, millions are refugees abroad, and a political settlement to the conflict remains elusive. But some of Syria’s neighbours are now keen to build closer relations with the Syrian regime.

A tentative normalisation of relations with President Assad has been years in the making. So what is driving it? What might a change in international relations mean for ordinary Syrians? And what does this diplomacy reveal about politics and power in the region?

Shaun Ley is joined by a panel of expert guests:



Rime Allaf - a Syrian-born writer and a former fellow at the Chatham House international affairs think tank in London. She is also a Board Member of the Syrian civil society organization The Day After


Steven Simon - served on the US National Security Council in the Obama administration as senior director for Middle Eastern Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He's now a Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of “Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East”


Ismaeel Naar - Arab Affairs Editor for The National, a newspaper owned by the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates who is also a member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi.



Also featuring:



Jawad Anani, an economist and Jordan's former foreign minister and deputy prime minister

Joel Rayburn, President Trump's special Envoy for Syria from 2018 to 2021

Photo: Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia meets Bashar al-Assad on April 18, 2023 in Damascus, Syria. (Credit: Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpysj1l)
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FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yybtps)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkgw9z)
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FRI 11:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpysmsq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 12:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4tzv)
A lifeline for Sudan

This week, BBC Arabic launched an emergency radio service for Sudan, providing information and advice. Editor Adel Soliman tells us how they're putting together information about essential needs like how to obtain fuel, food and support. They also provide a platform for Sudanese people to share news from across the country.

Thailand's election jargon
Election time always spawns new buzzwords in Thailand. BBC Thai's Tossapol Chaisamritpol shares three from this election's crop: MP draining, landslide, and Big House.

Speed dating for single Muslims
London recently hosted the biggest ever Muslim speed dating event, organised by the Muzz dating app. More than a thousand people took part, and BBC Arabic's Alma Hassoun went along to explore the challenges some young Muslims face in meeting and socialising with others of their religion.

Reporting on Kenya's starvation cult
BBC Africa’s Dorcas Wangira has been following the story of Kenyan preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who’s accused of encouraging his followers to starve themselves to death. Hundreds of bodies have been discovered in an isolated forest area on the Kenyan coast, and Dorcas was one of the first journalists on the scene.

Paraguay, Taiwan and China
The victory of the ruling Colorado Party in Paraguay’s recent election was also in part a victory for Taiwan: Paraguay remains one of the last Latin American countries retaining full diplomatic ties with Taipei, while the opposition party candidate had promised to follow the growing trend of switching to Beijing. BBC Monitoring's Luis Fajardo in Miami reports on what these ties mean, both for Paraguay, and for China and Taiwan.

(Photo: Smoke rises during clashes in Khartoum, Sudan. Credit: Ahmed Satti/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4x77)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpysrjv)
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FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yyc261)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkh3t7)
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FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sc6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]


FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpysw8z)
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FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14pjjd)
Sudan: Looting disrupts aid deliveries

As Sudan's generals carry on their vicious fight, terrified civilians flee in all directions. Our reporter has made it to the southern border. We also hear from the World Food Programme about looting.

Also in the programme: The tech journalist secretly tracked by TikTok; and how to get a knitting machine to make your satellite antenna.

(Photo: People who fled Sudan wait outside the railway station in Aswan, Egypt, Credit: Photo by Khaled Elfiq//EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyt013)
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FRI 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4ny9)
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FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkhc9h)
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FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4z7l)
The price of gold is rising

The US banking crisis, which has seen three banks collapse, is pushing the price of gold up. Chinese consumers and central bank purchasing the precious metal is adding to its demand. We will be finding out what this means for consumers and retailers.

Apple have reported revenue falling by 3% to nearly 95 billion dollars this last quarter - the CEO, Tim Cook has highlighted growth in India as a key market for them. We take a look at why the tech giant is investing a lot on money in the country.

The coronation of King Charles the third will be a theatrical affair unlike anything seen for nearly seven decades, and it'll be watched by millions around the world. Our presenter Sam Fenwick will be bringing us the latest on the stories.

(Picture: One kilo gold bars are pictured at the plant of gold and silver refiner and bar manufacturer in Switzerland. Credit: Reuters)


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyt3s7)
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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmr5fv)
King Charles Coronation: Superfans

Millions of people across the UK and beyond are preparing to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. We speak to three superfans who have travelled to London about their expectations.

After the second mass shooting in Serbia in a week, we find out about tighter restrictions of gun ownership that have just been announced.

We hear more stories by the people who are fleeing the fighting in Sudan.

The ruling Conservative Party have suffered significant losses to the opposition parties in local elections in England. Our political correspondent explains.

Football fans in Naples have been sending their messages after Napoli became the champions of Italy for the first time in 33 years.

Presenter: Karnie Sharp.

(Photo: Royal fans wait at the Mall, ahead of the Coronation of Britain's King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort, in London, Britain May 4, 2023. Credit: Phil Noble/Reuters)


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyt7jc)
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FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0vrztmr95z)
'Covid global health emergency is over'

The World Health Organisation says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, after three years of lives and economies turned upside down -- and millions of deaths. The WHO's head said the declaration marked a moment for celebration. We get reaction from one of our regular Covid experts.

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group says he will pull troops out from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin says his men lack ammunition. Our regional expert explains.

We talk about why there are so many school attacks in Brazil.

Two metal detector enthusiasts who conspired to illegally sell a cache of Anglo Saxon coins have been jailed for more than five years. We speak to two metal detectorists.

Presenter: Karnie Sharp.

(Photo: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing on global health issues, including COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. Credit: Denis Balibouse/File Photo/Reuters)


FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpytc8h)
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FRI 18:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4tzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4x77)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpyth0m)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t96yycsnt)
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FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkhv90)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sqh)
2023/05/05 GMT

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


FRI 20:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpytlrr)
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FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b1p)
Escaping from Sudan

The fighting between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces started around three weeks ago. Since then, the UN estimates that more than a 100,000 people have fled the country and more than a third of a million have been displaced within Sudan.

Host James Reynolds hears from some of those who have been forced to flee their country. Among them is Ahmed, who escaped to Ethiopia; Nagwa who is living in Canada; and Mohammed, now in the UK.

Mohammed’s brother has decided to remain in Khartoum for now to secure his home. We hear the brothers talk on the phone, as Mohammed tries to persuade his brother to join his family in Egypt.

“All the bullets and the bombs are going somewhere else,” says the brother.

“You should leave, man, it’s not worth it. It’s just the house,” pleads Mohammed. “It’s just the house.”

We also bring together three women from Europe, Asia and Africa who share experiences of exile: Layiqa, who fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan; Ilona who escaped Ukraine last year for the UK; and Dallia, who was about to get a ferry and leave Sudan. They discuss what they miss from home, and the important things to grab as you flee: such as your passport and mobile phone charger.

(Photo: Nagwa, her daughter Dalia and husband Bushra on an evacuation flight from Sudan)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkhz14)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y3y)
What are Ostriches for?

Meet the ostrich, one of nature’s most unusual creatures: a two-metre-tall, flightless bird that struts about the African savannah. CrowdScience listener Pat found herself entranced by seeing them on a wildlife documentary, where two ostriches were exhibiting some bizarre behaviour. According to her, the female was sitting on her eggs in a ‘nest’ that was barely a dent in the ground, while the male was just flapping his feathers around her. So Pat came to us to ask: what are ostriches for?

Anand Jagatia starts by meeting one face-to-face at Woburn Safari Park. Tom Hobson, Head of Reserves at the park, gives Anand a tour of ostriches’ unique features. He discusses their status as the largest and fastest birds in the world and explains the unusual mating behaviour Pat observed on the TV programme she was watching. Next, to answer why some of these traits exist, Peter Houde from New Mexico State University dives into the ancient fossils. Peter is one of the paleontologists who has managed to uncover the secrets of ostrich origins. What did their ancestors look like -- and why did they lose the ability to fly?

Ostriches are also a part of human culture. Their eggs, for example, have been objects of value for thousands of years. Archaeologist Tamar Hodos from the University of Bristol explains how decorated ostrich eggs have been uncovered from ancient tombs and how they were probably used as pouring vessels as well as status symbols.



Anand receives an ostrich egg in the post and manages to cook it using a very specific and British process. Finally, designer Pascale Theron tells us about the history of the ostrich farming industry. It’s a classic rags-to-riches-to-rags tale, a manic boom at the start of the 20th Century all based around feathers that were worth their weight in gold.

Presenter: Anand Jagatia
Producer: Phil Sansom

Editor: Richard Collings

Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris

Image credit: Phil Sansom & Anand Jagatia


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpytqhw)
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FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172z09cz14qcr9)
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FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpytv80)
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FRI 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4ny9)
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FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkj6jd)
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FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pjc)
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FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172z2qsfpytz04)
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FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sgs7bpz71)
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FRI 23:20 Sports News (w172z1jw7ff50f5)
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FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rlwfkjb8j)
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FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4z9v)
First broadcast 05/05/2023 21:32 GMT

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.