SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2024

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv3lct)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q29)
Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō: The new Māori Kuini

Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō ascends the Māori throne as the new Kuini (Queen), much to the joy of her people, heralding a new age of prominence for the Kiingitanga movement.

We ask whether the new queen may have a biological advantage making her a better fit for leadership, whilst searching for examples of matriarchy in the animal kingdom and analogous human societies.

As is customary, Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō was crowned on the same day as her father’s funeral, thrust into a leadership role during a time of profound grief. We hear from Prof Lucy Selman, expert in palliative and end-of-life care from the University of Bristol, and founder of the Good Grief Festival. She speaks about the physical and emotional manifestations of grief and how it can be processed and overcome, even in the face of immense responsibility.

We remember the legendary voice of the late James Earl Jones, who played the intergalactic monarch, Darth Vader, as Marnie unpicks the science of stuttering.

Unravel a massive jigsaw puzzle, uncover a hidden secret behind Queen’s hit song Don’t Stop Me Now, and delve into the fascinating realm of neuroscience and much more on Unexpected Elements.


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv3q3y)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfmp65fz8t)
Can Pakistan avoid a debt default?

Amid many economic challenges, the government in Islamabad wants to ensure it keeps its IMF support, brings down inflation and avoids a debt default.

Also, we examine how China can produce electric vehicles for under $20,000 and why Elon Musk's social media company X is moving its headquarters from California to Texas.


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv3tw2)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnsx18d)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbft64g)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct5wh4)
India’s Rishabh Pant returns to Test cricket two years on from his life threatening car accident

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss India’s men’s Test squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh and in particular the return of Rishabh Pant.

The wicketkeeper batter has been named in the Test squad for the first time since his serious car accident in December 2022. There’s also a maiden Test call-up for left-arm fast bowler Yash Dayal.

Ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, Australia all-rounder Sophie Molineux tells Charlotte Swift she had a tear in her eye after making her return to international cricket. That’s after a succession of injuries forced her out of the sport for more than two years.

And we look at what Sri Lanka’s third and final Test win over England in London might mean for cricket in Sri Lanka.

Image: Rishabh Pant of India during the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 Super Eight match between Australia and India at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on June 24, 2024 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv3ym6)
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SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6997)
Ending ecocide; the reluctant carer; meeting a 'spy whale'

Jojo Mehta was happy being an armchair activist. But a moment of outrage led her and her best friend to try and change international law – and put the crime of ecocide on the map.

Simon Chambers was initially a reluctant carer, he looked after his exuberant, cantankerous and very theatrical Uncle David for the last 5 years of his life. In the process he learned a lot about how to live and die well.

The death of a whale doesn’t usually make headlines globally but Hvaldimar who was found dead recently was no ordinary whale. He had been suspected of being a ‘spy whale’ for the Russians in the icy waters off Norway. Back in 2021 Emily Webb spoke to the cod fisherman Joar Hesten who befriended the Beluga whale and had hoped to reunite him with his pod.

Gustavo Gorriti has charted the worst of Peru’s recent turbulent history, he exposed human rights abuses committed by the Shining Path guerrillas and the military and later revealed links between drug money and government. His reporting made him extremely unpopular with those in power. His mantra is ‘fear cannot be your editor’.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Erin Riley

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yf0)
When Italy gave back Ethiopia’s stolen obelisk

In 2005, the pieces of an ancient monument were flown back to Ethiopia, having been stolen by Italy.

The Obelisk of Axum, built around 1,700 years ago, was 24-metres (78 feet) high and weighed around 160 tons.

It was looted from Ethiopia on the orders of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

He had it re-erected in Rome outside the former Ministry of the Colonies building near Circus Maximus.

Despite a pledge to the United Nations in 1947 to return all plundered goods, it took nearly 60 years for Italy to return the stele.

Architect Michele Daniele was one of those involved in dismantling, transporting and re-erecting the tower.

He tells Vicky Farncombe about the “hardest days” of his career.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: The Obelisk of Axum being re-erected in Ethiopia. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv42cb)
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SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q29)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv463g)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnsxdhs)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbftkcv)
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SAT 05:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct6xlm)
The Apartheid Killer

The Apartheid Killer: 4. The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

Can the reign of terror of Louis van Schoor be stopped? There was a state of emergency in South Africa and resistance to the apartheid regime had intensified. A coalition of activists had him in their sights. African National Congress supporters, lawyers and journalists were fighting to bring the apartheid system to an end and, in turn, bring mass murderer van Schoor to justice. Could they succeed?

Since this episode was recorded, it has been announced that Louis van Schoor died, on 25 July 2024. There will be more about this later in the series. This was a four-year investigation and the interviews with Louis van Schoor were recorded in 2022 and 2023.

Please note, this episode of World of Secrets includes descriptions of violence and torture, which some listeners may find distressing.

Season 3 of World of Secrets is a collaboration with the BBC World Service investigations unit, Africa Eye. Here’s a link to the BBC Africa Eye film, which we recommend you watch after listening to this podcast: https://youtu.be/QPB42_uLLh0

If you are in the UK, you can watch on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021dvm

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SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5tqm)
Nate Silver: Do risk-takers run the world?

Big stakes poker player and elections analyst Nate Silver is no stranger to a calculated risk.

In his new book, On The Edge, he makes the case that people willing to take massive calculated risks are winning in the modern economy.

Tim Harford talks to Nate about the mindset that’s driving hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and silicon valley investors.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Beth Ashmead Latham
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Nigel Appleton


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv49vl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zcx49lg3krf)
US-Britain talks end without any declared policy change on long-range missiles

British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has met the US President in Washington to discuss whether to allow Ukraine to use long-range Western missiles to attack Russia.

Also in the programme: A former chief executive of the US fashion chain, Abercrombie and Fitch, is facing further allegations of sexually exploiting men at events he hosted around the world. And, a new blockbuster Van Gogh exhibition opens at London's National Gallery that focusses on the missing joy in the artist's work despite his tragic death.

Our presenter Paul Henley is joined by Steffen Lüdke, a political and investigative reporter at Der Spiegel and Márta Pardavi, the co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee -- a leading human rights NGO based in Budapest, Hungary.

(Image: US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington DC. Credit:
Stefan Rousseau/PA)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv4flq)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zcx49lg3phk)
British and US leaders meet in Washington

US President Joe Biden meets with the British Prime Minister in Washington to discuss Ukraine's repeated requests for long-range missiles to defend itself against Russia.

Also in the programme: Germany is reintroducing checks on its European borders to stop illegal migration. And, the BBC's Emma Barnett speaks to Kate Winslet about her new film Lee, which documents the life of Vogue model turned war photographer Lee Miller.

Our presenter Paul Henley is joined by Steffen Lüdke, a political and investigative reporter at Der Spiegel and Márta Pardavi, the co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee -- a leading human rights NGO based in Budapest, Hungary.

(Image: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to media after meeting with US President in Washington. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv4kbv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zcx49lg3t7p)
No decision on Ukraine missiles as Starmer departs White House

UK, UK leaders signal no change in policy that would allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons inside Russia as the meeting in Washington comes to an end.

Also in this hour, Paul Watson, a 73-year old Canadian-American environmental activist speaks to us from his Greenland prison cell. The Netflix hit series temporarily leaves Paris for Rome, we go to Eternal City and ask what people there thought of 'Emily in Rome'.

Our presenter Paul Henley is joined by Steffen Lüdke, a political and investigative reporter at Der Spiegel and Márta Pardavi, the co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee -- a leading human rights NGO based in Budapest, Hungary.

(Image:Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer boards a plane in Washington DC following a meeting with US President Joe Biden. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv4p2z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rc2)
Are we still in love with dating apps?

For millions of us, our phones or computers are the first place we go to look for romance. Dating apps are a multi-billion dollar business, and for a good few years it’s been booming. But recently there’s been discussion about whether they’re in decline, with fewer downloads and some regular users saying they feel burned out by their experiences on them.

For some, the novelty has just worn off. Others have been put off by interactions with people they’ve been matched with. Host Luke Jones hears from three people who have decided they don’t want to meet people this way any more. Faith, a 27-year old Nigerian woman living in the UK says the final straw for her came when her date phoned her to arrange where to meet and she could hear a girl’s voice in the background. She asked him who it was and he said: "That’s my girlfriend, she stays with me." "He said oh they’re just going through a separation just now so they decided to take a break so he decided to download a dating app."

On the other hand, there are success stories. Dyuti in India wrote a dating app profile specially designed to filter out all non-suitable matches, then met and instantly clicked with the man who’s now her fiancé.

Victor and Tricia are another happy couple, and would never have met without a dating app, since they were living thousands of miles apart when they first met digitally. Tricia was astonished that Victor, a Londoner, was prepared to fly to Singapore to meet her, “If guys from the same country I was living in would not make that much effort into meeting me, why would someone from 10,000km away, fly all the way over to see me?” They’d got on well online, and got on even better face to face, and were married a year later.

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the OS team.

(Photo: Faith. Credit: Faith)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfv1cc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v0z)
Chappell Roan and our strange obsession with fame

What in the World looks into the problems of social media and superstardom. Plus a trip to the dancefloor in Georgia, the woman who climbed Mount Everest 10 times, and the truth about alcohol and our health.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct5tt6)
Listeners’ views on a plethora of sports

We hear your feedback on how the BBC World Service has covered an incredibly busy summer of sport - from big football tournaments to the Olympics. Over the top - or under-reported?

The network’s head of sport Colin Patterson responds to your comments.

Presenter Rajan Datar
Producer Howard Shannon.
A Whistledown Production for the BBC WS


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv4sv3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct5qb4)
From selling shoes to running for his dream

the UltraTrail du Mont Blanc is a unique challenge of endurance racing through the mountains of France on foot. It's made up of three races including the brutal 101 kilometre "Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix" or the 'CCC'.

Earlier this month, and fresh from returning from a serious knee injury, American Hayden Hawkes crossed the finish line to win. It was exactly seven years since he first tasted victory in the race, and he hasn't looked back since.


Photo: Hayden Hawkes of the United States celebrates as he wins the 50k race during the UTMB World Series Canyons Endurance Runs 2023(Credit: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images for Canyons UTMB)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv4xl7)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnsy3zk)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfv8vm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 11:32 Health Check (w3ct5t92)
Haiti: Healthcare in the Midst of Conflict

As Haiti expands its state of emergency to cover the entire country, we take a look at the deterioration of the country’s healthcare system.

Also on the show, how does long covid affect children, is a global twin book just down to IVF, and we hear from you about objects associated with grief that have sentimental importance.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv51bc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 12:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyj)
Albania

Mass migration, employment and opportunities, democracy, joining the EU and widespread corruption. Just some of the issues debated by a public audience in the Albanian capital, Tirana.
Jonny Dymond chairs the discussion with a panel of leading politicians and civil society activists.

The panel:
Lavdrim Krashi: MP for the governing Socialist Party
Lulzim Basha: Leader of the Euro Atlantic Democrats
Edlira Cepani: Lawyer and human rights activist
Fiori Hoxhaj: Youth and women’s campaigner

Producer: Helen Towner

(Photo: Et'hem Bej mosque and Skanderbeg Monument, Tirana. Credit: Andrea Pistolesi/Getty Images)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv552h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zb91xvd30kg)
US & UK: Unshakeable support for Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer did not signal any decision on allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia after talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington. Sir Keir said the pair had had a "productive" discussion on Ukraine that concentrated on "strategy", rather than a "particular step or tactic". We hear the view from Moscow and the US.

Also on the programme: Devastating floods in Myanmar push its military ruler to make a rare appeal for foreign aid; and an outpouring of sadness and anger as Uganda buries its olympic star, Rebecca Cheptegei, whose coach tells us her life could have been saved.

(Photo: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Blue Room at the White House in Washington DC. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv58tm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172zbn01gzwky2)
Live Sporting Action

The Premier League returns this weekend and Saturday Sportsworld will have live commentary of Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest.

Joining Lee James will be the former Premier League defender Carl Jenkinson and former Brentford and Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton. The panel will be discussing the latest headlines from the world of football and reacting to the early kick-off, which is between Southampton and Manchester United.

Away from football, Sportsworld will be chatting all things athletics as it’s the final meet of the Diamond League and they'll also be a chance to hear from former Masters champion Mike Weir as the Canadian prepares to captain the International team in the Presidents Cup on home soil.

There will also be the latest from qualifying at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, golf’s Solheim Cup in Virginia and the women’s rugby union international between England and New Zealand.

Image: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates his goal to make it 3-2 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 (w172zgf8glv5rt4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnsyz6g)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfw42j)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 18:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct6xlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wdw)
Formula E: The world’s first electric car championship

Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet Jr recalls taking part at the launch of Formula E in Beijing, China in 2014. It was the world’s first racing championship for electric cars.

The idea for the competition, going through some of the world’s most iconic cities, was written on the back of a napkin in 2011 by former FIA president Jean Todt and founder Alejandro Agag.

Nelson, a former Formula One competitor, tells Daniel Raza about the anticipation leading to the first race and some of the differences and difficulties drivers faced, throughout the inaugural season. The vehicles, which were all the same, had maximum speeds of around 200kmh.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You’ll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.

Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women’s World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football’s biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who’ve had groundbreaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.

(Photo: Nelson Piquet Jr. Credit: Sam Bloxham/LAT Images via Getty Images)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv5wk8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 19:06 The Documentary (w3ct789x)
The Midwife’s Confession: Eye Investigates

For the last thirty years Indian journalist Amitabh Parashar has been investigating why a group of midwives in his home state of Bihar were routinely forced to kill baby girls. In a series of shocking interviews, the midwives explain what happened and how a remarkable social worker brought change. Together they began to save baby girls destined to be killed. Decades later BBC Eye finds a woman, who was possibly one of the girls. What will happen when she returns to meet the only surviving midwife?

A warning, this program includes upsetting content.

The Midwife’s Confession was produced by Anubha Bhonsle, Purnima Mehta, Debangshu Roy, Neha Tara Mehta, Annabel Deas, Rob Wilson and Ahmen Khawaja. The editors were Daniel Adamson and Rebecca Henschke. It was mixed by Neva Missirian.

Image credit: BBC Eye


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv609d)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qjx)
Kate Winslet on her film Lee

On this week’s show we have two interviews – the first with Oscar winning actor Kate Winslet and the second with bestselling author Rumaan Alam.

In her new film Lee, Kate Winslet plays the American model turned war photographer Lee Miller. Nikki asks Kate why she wanted to tell the story of Lee’s experiences taking photos for British Vogue from the frontline in World War Two. They discuss her role as a producer and her process in perfecting Lee’s American accent.

Nikki also talks to the American author Rumaan Alam about the inspiration for his latest novel, Entitlement. It focuses on an octogenarian billionaire, Asher Jaffee, and a young black woman, Brooke, employed by his charitable foundation. The book explores money, race, class and privilege.

And there’s music from singer-songwriter Cat Burns.

Presenter: Nikki Bedi
Producer: Lucy Collingwood

(Photo: Kate Winslet as Lee Miller. Credit: Kimberley French/©Sky UK Ltd)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv641j)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zb91xvd3zjh)
Trailblazing ballerina Michaela DePrince dies aged 29

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, who performed with Beyoncé and was seen by many as a trailblazer, has died at the age of 29. Also on the programme, the mayor of Springfield, Ohio reacts to the fallout from presidential candidate Donald Trump's anti-Haitian rhetoric; and, large crowds attended the funeral of the Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend.

(Photo: Michaela DePrince performing 'Giselle' with the English National Ballet in 2017. Getty)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv67sn)
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SAT 22:06 The Documentary (w3ct73fv)
Flying High

The Peregrine Falcon is not only the fastest animal on our planet, but also the most widely distributed bird of prey, found on every continent apart from Antarctica.

In the 1960s Falco Peregrinus was close to extinction, but it has since made a remarkable comeback, hailed as a global success story of conservation.

Recent decades have also seen the trend of this speedy raptor notably settling, nesting and flourishing alongside us, in man-made environments around the globe.

Broadcaster, naturalist and writer David Lindo, a.k.a. ‘The Urban Birder’ travels from a hospital in London to a museum in Madrid and a power station in Kentucky, to explore how an iconic, apex predator is bouncing back from the brink, thriving in cities and towns across the world.

Along the way David highlights their incredible hunting ability and how both our responsibility for the decline of the Peregrine and our pervading fondness for it, have helped to contribute to its astounding recovery.

Image: Getty images


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfwm21)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 22:32 This Is Africa (w3ct5y5d)
Santrinos Raphael

We catch up with Santrinos Raphael, a singer-songwriter from Togo, who in the past few years has established himself as one of the great voices in francophone West Africa and has broken out on the global stage.

Santrinos is mentored by the footballing legend Emmanuel Adebayor, has collaborated with Ghanaian musical superstar Stonebwoy, and in 2023 was nominated for a prestigious AFRIMMA award for best west African male.

Santrinos has set up his own recording label in an effort to grow Togo’s fledging music scene, and this year he finished his master’s degree in marketing and communications. He’s just released his third album, Belle Vie, which includes chart-toppers such as L’Éminence and On ne va pas divorce.


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv6cjs)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnszky3)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfwqt5)
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SAT 23:32 Assignment (w3ct5mt6)
Ivory Coast's cocoa crisis

From the journey from cocoa to chocolate in Ivory Coast. The price of cocoa - the essential ingredient in chocolate - has more than quadrupled on the international market in the last two years. Yet many of those growing it have not benefitted. In fact, drought, disease and a lack of investment have led to catastrophic harvests and, therefore, a drop in income for many small producers of cocoa, especially in Ivory Coast. This West African country is the world’s largest producer of cocoa - up to 45% of the world’s total. Most of the growers are small-scale, poor farmers. There are now calls for these growers to get a bigger chunk of the chocolate bar and, in so doing, to help ensure future production. John Murphy travels to Ivory Coast to delve into the world of chocolate production.

Presented and produced by John Murphy
With additional production in Ivory Coast from Ebrin Brou
Mixed by Andy Fell
Production coordinator Gemma Ashman
Series editor Penny Murphy

(Image: Cutting open cocoa bean pods in Ivory Coast. Credit: John Murphy/BBC)

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2024

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv6h8x)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfwvk9)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:32 World Of Secrets (w3ct6xlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wdw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv6m11)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xhr)
Can we trust Google?

In August this year, a US court in Washington DC ruled that Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. This is just one of a number of lawsuits that have been filed against the big tech companies, as US antitrust authorities attempt to strengthen competition in the industry.

Now Google is facing another legal case in Virginia, USA, over its advertising technology. Whilst in Europe it has been fined billions in monopoly cases.
Google themselves dispute they are a ‘monopolist’ and presented evidence in the US court case in August to show that they face ‘fierce competition from a broad range of competitors’. The court did find Google’s search to be ‘superior’ to its competitors. And Google’s executives say consumers stick with them because they find Google ‘helpful’.

Google is everywhere in our online lives and it handles billions of search queries every day, so on this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Can we trust Google?’

Contributors:
David Vise, Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist and Author of ‘The Google Story’, New York, USA
Professor Douglas Melamed, Visiting Fellow, Stanford Law School, Washington, DC. USA
Jonathan Stray, Senior Scientist, UC Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI, California, USA
Cristina Caffarra, Independent Expert Economist, Honorary Professor, UCL, London, UK


Presenter: David Baker
Producer: Jill Collins
Researcher: Matt Toulson
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards
Broadcast Co-ordinator: Jacqui Johnson


Image Credit: Reuters/Steve Marcus


SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfwz9f)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:32 The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam (w3ct6r3j)
8. The fall guy

Did geologist Michael de Guzman really jump to his death from a helicopter? New information on his last day alive comes to light. And Suzanne tracks down details of his autopsy. Were there other forces at work? Was de Guzman’s death collateral in a larger cover up?
Since this episode was recorded, John McBeth has sadly passed away. We are very grateful for his contribution to this story.

Please note, this episode contains difficult subject matter, including references to suicide, death and descriptions of serious injury, including some graphic content.


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv6qs5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnszy5h)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfx31k)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct5t92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Saturday]


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv6vj9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 03:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv6z8f)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sj6)
Confronting mpox in the DRC

Pascale Harter introduces stories from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Italy and the USA.

Over the past year, an outbreak of mpox across central and west Africa has infected tens of thousands of people - and cost hundreds of lives. Children and infants are most vulnerable to infection and the patients most likely to die. Simi Jolaoso met the doctors and nurses at one treatment centre in South Kivu, in the east of the DRC, who are struggling to deal with a surge in patient infections - and who are still waiting for vaccines to be delivered.

George Orwell's satirical novella Animal Farm is nearly 80 years old - but its pointed observations about people and power are as sharp as ever. Magdi Abdelhadi translated the book into colloquial Egyptian Arabic, and recently found some Orwellian echoes as I went through the process of gaining official approval to publish it in Cairo.

Why would a town council ban people from playing cricket or praying in public? In the northeastern Italian town of Monfalcone, both sport and religion recently became matters of political controversy, as its mayor claimed she was fighting "the Islamisation of Europe". Sofia Bettiza reports from a corner of
Friuli-Venezia Giulia where around a fifth of the residents have roots in Bangladesh.

San Francisco is an international symbol of the appeal of northern California - with its stunning views, beautiful architecture and history of radical thinking. But across the Bay lies another American city with a proud heritage of political action and cultural clout, which has a far harder-edged image: Oakland. Lindsay Johns recently visited "O-Town" to learn about its past glories and current concerns.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison

Image: Health workers consult suspected mpox patients in a treatment centre in eastern D R Congo, summer 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfxbjt)
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SUN 04:32 Trending (w3ct5y9f)
Can we live without our phones?

The BBC's Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent, Marianna Spring, speaks to parents, teenagers and social media company insiders to investigate whether the content pushed to their feeds is harming them. We hear what happens when two teens give up their phones for the week, and ask: should teenagers give up their smartphones?

Presenter: Marianna Spring
Producer: Beth Godwin
Editor: Flora Carmichael


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wdw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv730k)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnt09dw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfxg8y)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct73fv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv76rp)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zcx49lg6gnj)
Venezuelan authorities claim assassination attempt

Relations between Venezuela and Western countries have become increasingly tense after the US and Spain have refused to recognise President Nicolas Maduro's reelection.

Also in this hour: the second anniversary of the death of Masha Amini in Iran. And we hear why this will be the Asian century from Kishore Mahbubani, whose family left India after partition for Singapore.

Our presenter Paul Henley is joined by Georgina Godwin, a broadcast journalist and honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and Michael Keating, the Executive Director at the European Institute of Peace, and the former Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia.

(Photo: Chavismo celebrates Maduro's controversial reelection a month after the elections, Caracas, Venezuela - 28 Aug 2024. Credit: Miguel Gutiérrez/
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv7bht)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zcx49lg6ldn)
Children in conflict zones missing out on education

New data from the Norwegian Refugee Council shows a staggering rise in the number of school closures in West and Central Africa due to fighting.

Also in this hour: Are we living in the age of the Asian century?, and over 40 years on from the siege of the Iranian embassy in London - Ben Macintyre - the author a new book has carried out exclusive interviews with the SAS members involved.

Paul Henley is joined by Georgina Godwin, a broadcast journalist and honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Michael Keating, the Executive Director at the European Institute of Peace, and the former Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia.

(Photo: Sudanese people who fled the conflict in Geneina in Sudan's Darfur region, sit on a truck that will relocate them from a school where they were temporarily accommodated to a refugee camp in Adre, Chad on 23 July 2023. Credit: Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv7g7y)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zcx49lg6q4s)
US, Spanish & Czech citizens detained in Venezuela over alleged terrorist plot

The United States has said the accusation by the Venezuelan authorities that it tried to overthrow Nicolas Maduro is categorically false.

Also in this hour: Indian government intensifies security operations in the disputed region of Kashmir ahead of elections, and actress Nimra Bucha talks about her new film, “The Queen of My Dreams”, about a young gay Pakistani-Canadian aspiring actor and her relationship with her mother.

Our presenter Paul Henley is joined by Georgina Godwin, a broadcast journalist and honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Michael Keating, the Executive Director at the European Institute of Peace, and the former Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia.

(Photo: Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, speaks to his followers in Caracas, Venezuela on 28 August 2024. Credit: Miguel Gutiérrez/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv7l02)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sj6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]


SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfxy8g)
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SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xn8)
Forever foods

In this programme Ruth Alexander learns about ‘forever’ foods, stocks, soups and sourdough starters that can be replenished again and again and used for weeks, months or even years.

Ruth hears about a beef soup in Bangkok that has been maintained for fifty years, and she bakes a loaf of sourdough bread using a 69 year old starter that’s been kept going by Hobbs House Bakery in the South West of England.

Cookbook writer Fuchsia Dunlop in London, UK talks about the tradition of cooking with an ‘everlasting’ broth in Chinese cuisine.

Annie Ruewerda in New York in the US was charmed by the idea of a perpetual stew, she kept hers going for two months and it became an online hit – bringing hundreds of strangers to her local park to try the stew and add ingredients.

Lee-Ann Jaykus, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and food microbiologist at North Carolina State University in the US explains the food safety rules you need to know if you want to try a perpetual dish at home.

Martha Carlin, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the US helps unravel the claimed historical origins of perpetual stew.

And our thanks to World Service listeners David Shirley and Mark Wood for telling us about the oldest dishes they’ve eaten.

Produced by Rumella Dasgupta and Beatrice Pickup

Additional reporting by the BBC’s Ryn Jirenuwat in Bangkok, Thailand.

(Image: beef soup in a huge pot that has been added to over fifty years at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: David Shirley/BBC)


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv7pr6)
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SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twg)
The medicines dropping from the sky

Presenter Myra Anubi visits western Kenya to see an innovative project that’s using hi-tech drones to deliver HIV drugs and testing kits. It’s an attempt to tackle the number of infections amongst young adults in the region. The drones are dropping HIV kits at youth-focused events such as football matches and concerts. The idea is to take away some of the stigma surrounding HIV/Aids and make treatment more accessible.

Producer: Richard Kenny
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound mix: Annie Gardiner

(Image: Package being dropped by airborne drone, credit: Zipline)


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfy20l)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69j0)
Exam nightmares

Why are exams so stressful? Chinese journalists Wanqing Zhang and Eric Junzhe share personal memories about the infamous Gaokao exam in China, which this year reached a record of 13.42 million applicants; and India correspondent Soutik Biswas reports on the exam scandals threatening the future of millions of young people in India. Plus: why do we have recurring nightmares about exams? Caroline Steel from CrowdScience has the answer. If you also have questions about exams, email them to crowdscience@bbc.co.uk.

Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean.

(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv7thb)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnt10wn)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfy5rq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 11:32 Trending (w3ct5y9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5tqm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv7y7g)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct789x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:06 on Saturday]


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv81zl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zb91xvd5xgk)
Storm Boris batters central and Eastern Europe

Torrential downpours have caused widespread flooding in countries including Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. Thousands of residents have been evacuated and the floodwater has damaged homes, leaving many people without power.

Also on the programme: A new and potentially significant development in the case of the young Indian doctor who was raped and killed last month prompting furious nationwide protests; and how Donald Trump's controversial and debunked remarks about haitian immigrants in the US have given rise to widespread parody on social media. We hear from one of those satirical musicians, David Scott.

(Picture: A firefighter stands during heavy rain as he looks on overflowing Bela river in Pisecna, Czech Republic Credit: Martin Divisek/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv85qq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 14:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5ws5)
Somalia: Where climate change meets conflict

BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt travels to Somalia to investigate the links between global warming and the decades-long conflict there. He hears how Somalis are responding by launching businesses and their own renewables industry.

Presenter: Justin Rowlatt
Producer in Somalia: Stuart Phillips
Producers in London: Miho Tanaka, Sara Hegarty
Sound Mix: Tom Brignell and David Crackles
Editor: Simon Watts


SUN 14:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfyk03)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 14:32 Happy News (w3ct5sq0)
The Happy Pod: The Aussie astronaut reaching for the moon

Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first official astronaut, has beaten the odds to fulfil her childhood astronaut dream. After 13 months of extreme training, Katherine qualified with the European Space Agency earlier this year as the first astronaut to officially represent Australia.

Also, the photography camp in Belize which is giving children a new skill; and meet Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo who has gone viral.

(Photo: Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first official astronaut. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv89gv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172zbn01gzzll9)
Live Sporting Action

Sunday Sportsworld has full commentary from the Premier League of two teams who have made contrasting starts to the season. Wolves – who have yet to win in the league – are at home to Newcastle United, who are unbeaten.

Ahead of kick-off, Delyth Lloyd will be joined from supporters from across the world as part of our Sportsworld Fans Panel. There will also be updates and reaction from the north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal, while former Spurs defender Sébastien Bassong joins Sportsworld to look back over all the weekend’s action.

The Sportsworld team also bring you the latest from the final day of golf’s Solheim Cup, the third T20 international between England and Australia, the group stages of the Davis Cup finals, and reaction to Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

Image: Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United runs with the ball whilst under pressure from Hwang Hee-Chan of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United at Molineux on October 28, 2023 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv8sgc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnt1zvp)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfz4qr)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 19:32 The Coming Storm (w3ct7013)
The Coming Storm

To listen online, visit bbcworldservice.com/comingstorm

Gabriel Gatehouse dives back into the labyrinthine rabbit warren of American conspiracy theories to explore how millions of Americans have become convinced their democracy has been highjacked by a sinister Deep State cabal. Where did this story come from? And what are the prospects for the survival of the American political system?


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv8x6h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q29)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 on Saturday]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv90ym)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172zb91xvd6wfl)
Why Trump is targeting Haitians in Ohio

Donald Trump and his vice-presidential running mate JD Vance have doubled down on their false claims that Haitian immigrants in the town of Springfield Ohio have been eating cats and dogs. Why are they doubling down on a debunked conspiracy theory? Also on the programme, Poland's prime minister says he's going to declare a state of disaster, as the country tries to tackle devastating floods that have hit much of eastern and central Europe; and, a look at the best in television for tonight's Emmy awards.

(Photo: A mural adorns a wall in the city of Springfield, Ohio, U.S. September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Julio-Cesar Chavez)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv94pr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5ws5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 today]


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfzhz4)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct5tt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv98fw)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgcnt2gv6)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfzmq8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 23:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:32 today]

MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2024

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf8glv9d60)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sj6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg2xbfzrgd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 00:32 Trending (w3ct5y9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]


MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5tqm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4fc69)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy36klm)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr3qgp)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct5rn3)
The Life Scientific: Fiona Rayment

The reputation of the nuclear industry has had highs and lows during the career of Dr Fiona Rayment, the President of the Nuclear Institute. But nowadays the role of nuclear science and engineering has become more widely accepted in the quest for carbon net zero.

Growing up in Hamilton, Scotland during a time of energy insecurity, Fiona was determined to understand more about why her school lacked the energy to heat up all of the classrooms or why there were power cuts causing her to have to do her homework by candlelight - and in nuclear she knew there was a possible solution.

But it’s not just in clean energy that Fiona has spent her career, she’s also been involved in investigating how nuclear science can be used in treating cancer and space travel, as well as promoting gender diversity in the nuclear industry.

Speaking to Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Fiona discusses how she’s always tried to keep close to the science during her career in order to keep her ‘spark’!


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4fgyf)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy36pbr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr3v6t)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rhl)
Is the car an apex predator?

An apex predator is a killer. Usually large and terrifying, they enjoy the privilege of life at the top of a food chain. Nothing will eat them, leaving them free to wreak carnage on more vulnerable creatures.

In biology, it’s a term normally reserved for animals like polar bears, tigers and wolves. But CrowdScience listener Eoin wonders whether there’s a non-animal candidate for apex predator: the car. After all, worldwide, more than 1.5 million humans die on the roads each year, while pollution from traffic kills millions more. And that’s just the impact on us. What are cars doing to all the other species on this planet?

Host Anand Jagatia hits the road to investigate. En route, we’ll be picking up some scientists to help answer the question. It turns out to be so much more than a question of roadkill: cars, and the infrastructure built to support them, are destroying animals in ways science is only now revealing.

How did the wildlife cross the road? We go verge-side to test four different approaches. And we hear how cars manage to kill, not just on the roadside, but, in the case of some salmon species, from many miles away. Gathering as much evidence as possible, we pass judgement on whether the car truly is an apex predator.

Contributors:
Samantha Helle - Conservation Biologist and PhD student, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul Donald – Senior Scientist, BirdLife International and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
Zhenyu Tian – Environmental Chemist and Assistant Professor, Northeastern University

Presenter: Anand Jagatia
Producer: Marnie Chesterton
Reporter: Camilla Mota
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Studio manager: Donald MacDonald and Giles Aspen
Production co-ordinator: Ishmael Soriano

(Image: Illustration of a deer in front of a car - stock illustration Credit: JSCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images)


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4flpk)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr3yyy)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct5tt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


MON 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4fqfp)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy36xv0)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr42q2)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct5wzz)
The changing world of women's magazines

Women’s magazines collectively reach millions of readers each month. Beyond their influence in fashion, these publications are pivotal in addressing critical women's issues and advocating for empowerment. Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two magazine editors to explore their approaches to staying relevant in an ever-evolving media landscape.

Grace O'Neill began her career at ELLE Australia as an intern and is now the Editor of the magazine. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Guardian, The New York Times' T Magazine and British Vogue.

Iveta Dzērve is the Editor-in-Chief at SANTA, Latvia's leading lifestyle magazine. She has two decades of experience in medical, healthcare and lifestyle journalism.

Produced by Emily Naylor and Elena Angelides for the BBC World Service.

(Image: (L) Iveta Dzērve, credit Karlina Vitolina. (R) Grace O'Neill, credit Gabby Laurent.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4fv5t)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8c7yvd)
Donald Trump apparent assassination attempt

Former US president Donald Trump has been targeted in an apparent assassination attempt on his golf course in Floridia. Mr Trump,who is standing to be president again, was unharmed. A man has been arrested. We'll bring you the latest.

More rains are forecast across Europe following days of deadly floods in several countries. We'll go live to the Czech Republic, where hundreds of thousands of people have been left without power and one town has been completely cut off by water.

The social media app TikTok is due in court in the US today for a hearing that could decide its future in the United States.

The Emmy TV awards are taking place in Hollywood, with the Japanese-language epic, Shogun, doing well.

We'll also hear from Sudan where there has been fierce fighting over the city of Al Fasher.

And across Southern Africa, countries have been struggling for months with drought with crops being wiped out and animals dying across the region.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4fyxy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 06:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8c82lj)
The FBI investigates a new assassination attempt against Donald Trump

US police have arrested a suspect after shots were fired at a Florida golf course where Donald Trump was playing. The FBI says it's being investigated as a possible assassination attempt.

The death toll from flooding in central Europe has risen. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Czech Republic following days of torrential rain. We'll speak to a governor of one of the affected areas.

We speak to the most senior UN official tasked with looking at the reconstruction of Gaza.

Intense fighting between warring parties continues in Sudan's besieged city of El Fasher.

And we return to the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri for the latest on the devastating floods.


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4g2p2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 07:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8c86bn)
Donald Trump targeted

Former US president Donald Trump has been targeted in an apparent assassination attempt on his golf course in Florida. Mr Trump, who is standing to be president again, was unharmed. A man has been arrested. We'll bring you the latest.

More rains are forecast across Europe following days of deadly floods in several countries. In the Czech Republic, thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. We'll speak to a governor of one of the affected areas.

Germany is today reintroducing tighter controls at all of the country's land borders in what it calls an attempt to tackle illegal immigration.

At least twenty people have been killed and hundreds displaced by a renewed outbreak of violence in Papua New Guinea.

And at the Emmy TV awards in Hollywood, the Japanese-language epic, Shogun, has dominated with eighteen wins.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4g6f6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t02)
James Earl Jones: An incredible journey

Following the death of James Earl Jones at the age of 93, another chance to listen to Stephen Sackur’s 2011 interview with the legendary American actor. Known for his deep, rich voice and as the voice of Star Wars’ villain Darth Vader, his was an extraordinary story from poverty and segregation in the Deep South to Hollywood. How hard was his journey?

Image: James Earl Jones receives a lifetime achievement award at the 2017 Tony Awards (Credit: Carlo Allegri/Reuters)


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr4kpl)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5z6x)
What is GPS jamming?

We use global positioning systems (GPS) for our sat navs and our mobile phones, and it's used extensively in aviation and shipping navigation.

But what happens when it's disrupted?

GPS jamming, when the signal isn't able to get through - and spoofing - which tricks the receiver into calculating a false position, is happening more and more.

We look into the impact on the transportation sector - and on our everyday lives.

Produced and presented by Gareth Mitchell

(Image: An airline cockpit. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yh9)
The invention of the CT scanner

In 1971, the CT scanner was invented by South African physicist Allan Cormack and British engineer Sir Godfrey Hounsfield.

It was a ground-breaking moment in modern medicine and they're now in almost every hospital around the world.

Rachel Naylor speaks to Allan's son, Robert Cormack.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: A patient receiving a CT scan in 1977. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4gb5b)
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MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy37jkn)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr4pfq)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rhl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4gfxg)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct5n26)
Ethiopian history

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes.

We’re looking at key moments in Ethiopian history, as it’s 50 years since Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a military coup.

We start our programme looking at the moment a military junta called the Derg who ousted the monarchy in September 1974.

Then, we hear how, before this, the Emperor lived in exile in Bath, in the west of England.

Our expert guest is Hewan Semon Marye, who is junior professor at the University of Hamburg in Germany.

Then, Abebech Gobena who founded an orphanage and was known as Africa’s Mother Teresa.

Following that, the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor, discovered in 1994.

Finally, the Axum Obelisk, returned to Ethiopia in 2005, after being looted by Italy’s fascist dictator.

Contributors:

Lij Mulugeta Asseratte Kassa – relative of Haile Selassie.

Professor Shawn-Naphtali Sobers – University of the West of England, Bristol.

Professor Hewan Semon Marye – Ethiopian Studies and Contemporary North-East African Studies at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Hannah Merkana – raised in Abebech Gobena’s orphanage.

Professor Yohannes Haile Selassie – Paleoanthropologist.

Michele Daniele – Architect.

(Photo: Haile Selassie in his study. Credit: Universal History Archive/Getty Images)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4gknl)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy37s1x)
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MON 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dlq)
Ireland’s growing far right

Violent unrest is forcing Ireland to reckon with increasing hostility to high levels of immigration, which has not traditionally been a major point of political debate. That is changing, however, with roughly one in five Irish residents today born overseas. The country is grappling with a burgeoning far right movement, with much of the conversation happening on social media. In recent years, hostility towards foreigners which has been nurtured online has spilled over into the real world, the most stark example being a widely-covered riot in Dublin in November 2023. So how is a country which has historically been shaped by the emigration of its own people dealing with the issue of immigration in the 21st century, and is Ireland’s political establishment ready to meet the challenge?

On this episode of The Global Story, Washington DC-based host Caitríona Perry is joined by the BBC’s Dublin reporter Aoife Moore, and by Shane Harrison, who worked as the BBC’s Ireland correspondent for three decades.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.

Producers: Tom Kavanagh, Alice Aylett Roberts and Laurie Kalus

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Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior News Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith


MON 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4gpdq)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5nqk)
Overcoming nerves and politics to sing on the top stages

Golda Schultz is a South African Soprano based in Berlin, Germany, but her path to operatic greatness is not a typical one. Born in the early 1980s at the height of apartheid, Golda grew up within a bubble, surrounded by people who looked like her and so the realities of racial segregation in the rest of South Africa seemed somewhat remote. That was until the early 1990s, when Golda's town was besieged by white supremacists who objected to everything the place stood for. Her love of music led her to the stage but her mind and body threatened to disrupt her ambitions.

Michelle Vargas Lao is a singer from the Philippines, now based in Canada. In 2013 she won a nationwide talent contest for Filippino singers called the Global Pinoy Singing Idol and she went on to win a trip back home to Manila. But Michelle's introduction to singing was an unusual one: she grew up within a prison compound, where her mother worked, and it was the female prisoners who first taught her how to sing to express her emotions. This was to become a lifeline for Michelle in times of turbulence.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Golda Schultz: Photo Credit: Vittorio Greco)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yh9)
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MON 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4gt4v)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy380k5)
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MON 13:32 The Conversation (w3ct5wzz)
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MON 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4gxwz)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9293pdscy)
Concerns about security measures for Donald Trump

New concerns have been raised in the United States about the safety of presidential candidates after an apparent second attempt in two months on the life of Donald Trump. Mr Trump was unharmed when shots were fired at a Florida golf course where he was playing. A man was later arrested.

Also on the programme: two years on from mass protests in Iran, women are still being persecuted for uploading photographs of themselves with hair uncovered, and we look back on the life of Tito of The Jackson 5 who has died at the age of 70.


(Photo: Ryan Wesley Routh, the man named as the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt. Credit: Reuters)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4h1n3)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t02)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zyh)
Murdochs ‘Succession’ court battle begins

Sam Fenwick presents:

Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ style court battle begins. Rupert Murdoch wants to alter the family trust to give son Lachlan full control over the family businesses.

The English Premier League begins a hearing to determine if Manchester City breached financial regulations by overspending. The club denies 115 alleged financial fair play charges.

And as Azerbaijan held the latest round of the Formula One race calendar at the weekend, we hear more about F1 tourism


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4h5d7)
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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b73tgl)
Donald Trump: Questions over security

Politicians in the United States have raised new concerns about security measures for Donald Trump, after another alleged assassination attempt. We get reaction from Americans and speak to our North America correspondent.

Activists in Iran have accused the state of persecuting them for speaking out against it on social media. We visit the BBC's Persian Service to hear how they are covering the story and what's happened in the country since the death in police custody two years ago of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Japanese historical epic Shogun has made Emmys history as the first ever non-English language series to win for best drama. We speak to a reporter and fans.

Last week the footage of rock legend Jon Bon Jovi was praised by police for talking a woman down who was on the ledge of a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. We hear a conversation with two men with a similar experience.

Presenter: Krupa Padhy.

(Photo: Assassination attempt on Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA - 15 Sep 2024. Credit: CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4h94c)
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MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b73y6q)
TikTok begins appeal against ban in US

Judges in Washington have begun hearing a challenge by TikTok, which is fighting a law that could see the app banned in the US. We speak to our correspondent about the details.

A 58-year-old man has appeared in court in Florida charged with two federal gun crimes after the second shooting incident in two months involving Donald Trump. Our correspondent was inside the court.

We hear from two people in Sinaloa, Mexico about how cartel violence is affecting lives in the state capital.

Last week the footage of rock legend Jon Bon Jovi was praised by police for talking a woman down who was on the ledge of a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. We hear a conversation with two men with a similar experience.

In English football, an independent commission is to begin a hearing into alleged breaches by Manchester City of Premier League financial rules designed to limit spending. Our sports reporter gives more details.

Presenter: Krupa Padhy

(Photo: A 3D printed TikTok logo is seen in front of US flag in this illustration taken 6 October, 2020. Credit: Dado Ruvic/Reuters)


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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5nqk)
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MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yh9)
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MON 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4hjmm)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy38r0y)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w3w)
2024/09/16 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 (w172zgf8tw4hncr)
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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5sj6)
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MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr60n4)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct5rn4)
Hannah Critchlow

With 86 billion nerve cells joined together in a network of 100 trillion connections, the human brain is the most complex system in the known universe.

Dr Hannah Critchlow is an internationally acclaimed neuroscientist who has spent her career demystifying and explaining the brain to audiences around the world. Through her writing, broadcasting and lectures to audiences – whether in schools, festivals or online – she has become one of the public faces of neuroscience.

She tells Prof Jim Al-Khalili that her desire to understand the brain began when she spent a year after school as a nursing assistant in a psychiatric hospital. The experience of working with young patients - many the same age as her - made her ask what it is within each individual brain which determines people’s very different life trajectories.

In her books she explores the idea that much of our character and behaviour is hard-wired into us before we are even born. And most recently she has considered collective intelligence, asking how we can bring all our individual brains together and harness their power in one ‘super brain’.

And we get to hear Jim’s own mind at work as Hannah attaches electrodes to his head and turns his brain waves into sound.


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4hs3w)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9293pfmlv)
Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt charged with gun crimes

Ryan Routh appeared in court in Florida after he was spotted in bushes, holding a rifle, as the former President played golf. US authorities have confirmed that the suspect fired no shots.

Also in the programme, the American pastor released from prison in China after nearly 20 years, and how Huw Edwards - the face of BBC domestic news - fell from revered star to convicted criminal.

(Picture: Courtroom sketch of suspect Ryan Routh. Credit: Reuters / Speer)


MON 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4hww0)
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MON 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t02)
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MON 22:32 The Conversation (w3ct5wzz)
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MON 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4j0m4)
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MON 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3970g)
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MON 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct600r)
First broadcast 16/09/2024 21:32 GMT

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TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2024

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4j4c8)
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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct5n26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4j83d)
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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfn1ggvj88)
Sri Lanka's economic prospects ahead of this weekend's elections

Sri Lanka prepares to go to the polls and Tik Tok takes to the courts to fight attempts to make it divest itself of its Chinese owner.
Also, the West Bengal festival which may have to forego its favourite fishy treat and could your car be yet another front for the digital advertisers?


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4jcvj)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy39l7v)
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TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr6r3x)
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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct5mt7)
Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia

Industrialisation, modern cityscapes and strong economic growth promote an image of a youthful, vigorous Malaysia. But the country is now ageing rapidly, and this sudden transformation seems to have caught many - including the government - by surprise: Despite their country’s development, millions have little or no retirement income and face destitution or dependence in their golden years. What little provision is available was compromised during the Covid pandemic when the government allowed workers to withdraw retirement funds just to survive lockdown. Those who did so can now have almost nothing left in their accounts. Without any universal pension, many older Malaysians rely on their families – but younger relatives are often struggling in a low wage economy and find it increasingly difficult to provide for anyone but themselves. As Claire Bolderson reports, Malaysians may have to change their attitudes to retirement and to saving if they are to avoid the spectre of serious poverty in old age.

Producer: Mike Gallagher
Editor: Penny Murphy
Studio Manager: Hal Haines
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman

(Image: 71 year old Abu Bakar from Kuala Lumpur has no savings so works seven days a week to make ends meet. Credit: Claire Bolderson/BBC)


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4jhln)
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TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5nqk)
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TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yh9)
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TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4jmbs)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy39tr3)
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TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr6zm5)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tl4)
Lenin Tamayo and Q-pop

Peruvian singer Lenin Tamayo has been dubbed the founder of ‘Q-pop’. He combines traditional Andean folk music with K-pop inspired instrumentation and dance. His songs mix Quechua – one of Peru’s indigenous languages, and the official tongue of the Inca Empire – and Spanish.

Lenin first launched his career when his videos went viral on TikTok. Now, he is working on his second EP.

It is a sweltering day in bustling Lima, and presenter Martin Riepl heads up to the north of the city. Lenin’s in his studio, wrestling with his new song, La Llaqta. Over the next five months, Martin follows this song’s journey from initial concept to live performance. He visits Lenin at home, backstage, in a storyboarding meeting, and at a dance rehearsal, uncovering Lenin’s process of fusing two very different musical styles.

Presenter: Martin Riepl

(Image: Lenin Tamayo. Credit: Yolanda Pinares)


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4jr2x)
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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cbvrh)
Bill Gates urges world leaders to increase global health spending

The philanthropist and billionaire, Bill Gates, has told Newsday that world leaders must increase global health spending to prevent tens of millions more children in Africa suffering from malnutrition. You'll hear the interview with him, in which he also says artificial intelligence could help boost Africa's ability to feed itself.

We'll head to Mexico, where violence is worsening in the state of Sinaloa. At least thirty people have been killed in a wave of violence over the past week.

The aircraft maker Boeing says it may have to lay off staff temporarily as it deals with the impact of a strike involving some thirty thousand workers.

We'll talk to the mother who offered her daughter, who was glued to her smartphone, a one-hundred dollar bribe to read a book. But did it work?

Donald Trump has spoken publicly for the first time since being targeted in an apparent assassination attempt at his golf course in Florida.

We'll also hear why a growing number of elderly people in Malaysia are at risk of poverty.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4jvv1)
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TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cbzhm)
WHO says Sudan humanitarian crisis not getting the global attention it deserves

The head of the World Health Organisation says the humanitarian tragedy caused by the civil war in Sudan is not getting the global attention it deserves and race may be a factor.

The Supreme Court in India considers the legality of 'bulldozer justice' whereby the homes of people accused of a crime, often wrongly, are demolished.


Donald Trump has praised his security team for their response to the apparent attempt to assassinate him on his golf course in Florida on Sunday.

Retail giant, Amazon, says it will be ending its hybrid work policy and ordering staff back to the office five days a week.

Nigeria's health minister tells us how his country is tackling the issue of malnutrition in young children.

Libya's central bank re-establishes communication and dealings with international banks.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4jzl5)
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TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cc37r)
Bill Gates calls for increase in global health spending to tackle malnutrition in children

The philanthropist and billionaire Bill Gates tells Newsday that world leaders must spend more to save millions of children in Africa from hunger. He also says artificial intelligence could help boost Africa's ability to feed itself.

India's Supreme Court will today begin examining suggestions to stop the practice of demolishing the homes of people often wrongly accused of crimes. We'll hear more about the practice from our correspondent in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Europe's floods: We'll be on the banks of the Danube as water levels continue to rise and people are told to evacuate their homes.

The head of the WHO says the humanitarian tragedy caused by the civil war in Sudan is not getting the global attention it deserves.

We'll talk to Nigeria's health minister about what his country is doing to feed children more.

And President Joe Biden holds a cordial conversation with Donald Trump, following his apparent assassination attempt.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4k3b9)
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TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twh)
Hopping aboard the hospital train

Half of the world's population don't have access to essential healthcare, according to the World Health Organisation. And even in highly developed countries many still lose out. This week on People Fixing The World we hear about some ideas that aim to change that. We jump on board a hospital train that travels around South Africa providing affordable treatments to remote communities. And we step into a truck in a British supermarket car park, which is catching early cases of lung cancer when it’s much more treatable.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: Claire Bates
South Africa reporter: Mpho Lakaje
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound mix: Andrew Mills

(Image: Patients waiting outside the hospital train, Getty Images)


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr7glp)
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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zhy)
Can 24-hour drinking zones transform a city?

From Paraguay to Portugal, Tokyo to Tel Aviv, more than 80 cities and countries around the world have introduced a ‘mayor for the night’. Several more are trying to introduce 24-hour zones to their nightlife – allowing alcohol to be served all day and night.

But what are the benefits?

We take you to the dancefloors of Montreal, Canada’s largest French-speaking city, where the local government is introducing a 24-hour zone.

We travel to Berlin, the club capital of the world, where all-nighters have been the order of business since 1949.

And we stop by Amsterdam to find out how electing a night mayor has boosted tourism and led to a drop in anti-social behaviour.

(Image: Montreal at night. Credit: Catrine Daoust)

Presented and produced by Sam Gruet


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5ymt)
Camouflaging Leningrad

It’s 85 years since the start of World War Two.

During the conflict, the Russian city of Leningrad came under siege in 1941.

To camouflage the landmarks from enemy attack, a small group of mountaineers climbed up high with paint and canvas.

Mikhail Bobrov was just 18 years old when he first got sent up the city’s spires.

Mikhail was speaking to Monica Whitlock in 2017.

He died in 2018.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: Leningrad. Credit: ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4k72f)
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TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3bfgr)
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TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr7lbt)
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TUE 09:32 Assignment (w3ct5mt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4kbtk)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4kgkp)
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TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3bnz0)
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TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr7tv2)
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TUE 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6fb9)
Life as a woman under Taliban rule

How are Afghanistan’s women and girls coping with harsh new restrictions? When the Taliban took back power in 2021, it promised to uphold women’s rights with the limits of what it called “Islamic law”. But officials have placed strict limits on women’s education, employment opportunities, dress codes and, now, even the volume at which they speak.

In this episode, Katya Adler speaks to the BBC’s South Asia Correspondent Yogita Limaye, who has been interviewing Afghan women about their feelings of hopelessness, the state crackdown on protests and a growing mental health crisis.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.

Producers: Peter Goffin and Eleanor Sly.

Sound Engineers: Hannah Montgomery and Rohan Madison.

Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.

Senior News Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.


TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4kl9t)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5p53)
‘Fear cannot be your editor’ Lessons of a defiant journalist

Gustavo Gorriti has charted the worst of Peru’s recent turbulent history, he exposed human rights abuses committed by the Shining Path guerrillas and the military and later revealed links between drug money and government.

His reporting made him extremely unpopular with those in power. Following a coup, he was kidnapped on the orders of the president and the secretive head of Peru’s intelligence services. In later life he has had to battle cancer and also personal attacks for his part in exposing widescale corruption, in 12 different countries across Latin America.

He’s now returning to his first love – the literature which inspired him to become a writer, and writing some fiction of his own.

Presenter: Julian Siddle
Producer: Asya Fouks


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5ymt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4kq1y)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3bxg8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr82bb)
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TUE 13:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4ktt2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9293php91)
French mass rape trial hears testimony

A disturbing mass-rape trial from Mazan in south west France which has got the whole country addressing its attitude towards gender-based violence.

Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of drugging his now ex-wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her, has admitted to all the charges against him. We'll hear from an expert in the psychology behind coercive control.

Also in the programme: The head of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the world's media are not giving the crisis in Sudan the attention it deserves; and should there be a legal right to work from home?

(Photo shows rape survivor Gisele Pelicot arrives at the criminal court in Avignon, France on 17 September 2024. Credit: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4kyk6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr89tl)
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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct607j)
More funding needed for malnutrition crisis

Bill Gates has told the BBC that governments need to do more to help those living in extreme poverty. Since the pandemic many have cut their aid budgets. A report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation warns that 40 million additional children will suffer from hunger in the coming years because of climate change and a drop in aid in Africa from nearly 40% of the global total in 2010 to just 25%.

Elsewhere, Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has announced a $13.5 billion cash handout programme for low-income earners and vulnerable groups that will start next week, and will hopefully give the economy a boost. And twenty-four hour party people. How will Montreal's economy benefit from extending their drinking hours?


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4l29b)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b76qcp)
Hundreds of Hezbollah members injured

Hundreds of Hezbollah fighters have been seriously wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded in their hands and pockets. Unnamed Lebanese security officials say the devices had been hacked by Israeli forces. Israel hasn't commented. We speak to a journalist in Berlin and get more details from our Middle East expert in the newsroom.

We hear from people affected by floods in some regions of Europe and Asia. Our reporters give the latest on the rescue efforts, and we speak to our climate editor about how climate change is impacting the recent weather events.

Instagram has announced an overhaul of its services for young people including automatic private accounts and better protection from harmful content. Our tech reporter explains the changes.

We have details about a court case in France where a man accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of people to rape her has admitted to his crimes in court.

Scientists have identified a new variant of the coronavirus which they say could become the new dominant type. Our health reporter explains.

We get reaction to the story about a mother who was so worried about her daughter reading that she decided to use "bribery" to make her read.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Ambulances arrive to American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. Credit: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4l61g)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b76v3t)
Hundreds of Hezbollah members injured in explosions

Hundreds of Hezbollah fighters have been seriously wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded in their hands and pockets. Unnamed Lebanese security officials say the devices had been hacked by Israeli forces. Israel hasn't commented. We speak live to our correspondent in Beirut.

The rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs has been charged with racketeering and sex trafficking. We get details from our correspondent in New York.

India’s Supreme Court has said states cannot demolish homes of people accused of a crime, a tactic plaintiffs in court hearings called “bulldozer justice.” Our India correspondent explains.

Amazon is ordering staff back to the office five days a week as it ends its hybrid work policy. We get reaction from people around the world.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: An ambulance arrives to American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. Credit: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4l9sl)
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TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5p53)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5ymt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4lfjq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3cmy1)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr8st3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w8d)
2024/09/17 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 (w172zgf8tw4lk8v)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 Assignment (w3ct5mt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr8xk7)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct5wmp)
Online maps

Online mapping - we find out how it can help humanitarian work around the world. Alasdair Keane tries on virtual reality goggles that are teaching students how to solve real-world problems. Meet the teams racing on water with battery-powered boats. And a professor wins a prize for an energy-saving invention he dreamed up in 1977.

Presenter: Alasdair Keane
Producer: Tom Quinn

(Photo: An online map is displayed on a laptop screen. Credit: AndreyPopov/Getty Images)


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4lp0z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9293pjjhy)
Nine killed and thousands injured in Lebanon by exploding pagers

Nine people have been killed and thousands injured in Lebanon by exploding pagers, the sort used by the militant group Hezbollah. We hear from the Lebanese government.

In the rest of a special programme live from Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland in the US: as Oregon ends a four- year experiment decriminalising the possession of hard drugs – how can opioid addiction be tackled in the state? And with inflation the number one issue going into November’s US presidential election, we take the economic temperature of Oregon’s famous craft-brewing industry.

(IMAGE: Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah members gather outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) after an incident involving Hezbollah members' wireless devices in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 September 2024 / CREDIT: Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4lss3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5twh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr951h)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4lxj7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3d3xk)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr98sm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct609s)
How far will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates?

The US central bank is expected to cut interest rates for the first time in four years on Wednesday. We discuss the implications with experts in the United States.

Plus, why India's Supreme Court is stepping into a row about female doctors' safety after a young medic was raped and murdered.

And, ahead of an election in Sri Lanka this weekend we hear how the country's slow recovery from economic turmoil will be an important factor in the vote.

WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2024

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4m18c)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


WED 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4m50h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfn1ggyf5c)
Lebanon sees nine killed by exploding pagers

Hezbollah blames Israel after exploding pagers kill nine and injure thousands in Lebanon. The US Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates for the first time in four years. And we learn why Norway is racing ahead with electric vehicle sales.


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4m8rm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3dh4y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr9n10)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5ws5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4mdhr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5p53)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Tuesday]


WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5ymt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4mj7w)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3dqn6)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lr9wj8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 04:32 The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam (w3ct6r3k)
9. The exit strategy

A new witness comes forward with important new evidence over the fate of Bre-X geologist Michael de Guzman. The investigation takes a dramatic turn. Could Suzanne finally be close to finding out what really happened? Did de Guzman take his own life to free himself of the scam, was he murdered or did he hatch an elaborate escape?
Since this episode was recorded, John McBeth has sadly passed away. We are very grateful for his contribution to this story.

Please note, this episode contains difficult subject matter, including references to suicide and death. It includes some graphic content.


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4mn00)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 05:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cfrnl)
Hezbollah blames Israel after pager explosions

Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, said the pagers belonged “to employees of various Hezbollah units and institutions” and confirmed the deaths of eight fighters.

For the first time in a decade, elections are getting underway in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir - a place with its own security concerns.


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4mrr4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 06:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cfwdq)
Hezbollah threatens retaliation against Israel after pager explosions

Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was among 2,800 other people who were wounded. Hezbollah has said it is acting in support of the Iran-backed Palestinian group.

President Biden has urged the two sides in Sudan's civil war to resume ceasefire negotiations and allow humanitarian access to prevent the spread of famine.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4mwh8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 07:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cg04v)
Middle East on the brink after pager explosion in Lebanon

The group blamed Israel for what it called “this criminal aggression” and vowed that it would get “just retribution”. The Israeli military declined to comment.

The iconic Tupperware Brands has just filed for bankruptcy. The firm reportedly has more than $700 million in debt.


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4n07d)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t4l)
Oliviero Toscani: Photography with a social conscience

Stephen Sackur is in Tuscany to speak to the world famous Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani. He changed the world of advertising with his provocative images of racial diversity, illness and death. His work combined glamour with a social conscience, but did he sometimes go too far?


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrbchs)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zng)
WNBA: Is success leading to profit?

The 2024 women's basketball season has broken records from attendances at matches, to points scored by rookie Caitlin Clark.

As it draws to a close, we look at whether success on the court is leading to profitability off it.

Despite some major media deals, the WNBA is still struggling to turn a profit.

So is it really a major player in the sports industry?

Produced and presented by Izzy Greenfield

(Photo: A'ja Wilson, on court for the Las Vegas Aces. Credit: Getty Images)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yq2)
India’s plague outbreak

In 1994, the pneumonic plague broke out in the city of Surat, causing mass panic.

It saw the largest migration across India since independence was declared in 1947.

Ashley Byrne speaks to Doctor Vibha Marfatia who fled along with her family.

This is a Made in Manchester production for the BBC World Service.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: Surat, India, during the plague outbreak. Credit: RAVEENDRAN/AFP via Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4n3zj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3fbcv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrbh7x)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5ws5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4n7qn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 10:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


WED 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4ncgs)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3fkw3)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrbqr5)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dr7)
US election: Do celebrity endorsements work?

Can Taylor Swift and Elon Musk swing the vote for Harris or Trump? From Billie Eilish to Oprah, Hulk Hogan to Kid Rock, the rich and famous are lining up behind the 2024 presidential candidates. But will Americans vote the way their favourite celebrities tell them too? Or is it all just window dressing for the presidential campaigns?

In this episode Caitríona Perry speaks to reporter Ana Faguy from the BBC’s Washington Bureau and Ashley Spillane, a former president of Rock the Vote, who has written a report for Harvard University about celebrities’ impact on democratic participation.

Producers: Peter Goffin, Eleanor Sly and Keiligh Baker.

Sound Engineer: Ricardo McCarthy.

Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.

Senior News Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4nh6x)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5pcw)
The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 1

Maxwell Smart was just 11 years old in 1941 when the Nazis took over his town in eastern Poland. One by one his Jewish family were disappeared or killed, but his mother implored him to run for his life just as she and his sister were being loaded onto a German truck. Using his extraordinary ingenuity he managed to survive in remote woodland for the rest of the war, mostly alone, sleeping in improvised shelters and foraging for food. He eventually met another orphaned Jewish boy in the woods, Janek, whose friendship would come to have a profound impact on Maxwell’s life.

A feature film based on Maxwell’s life has been released, it’s called The Boy in the Woods.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producers: Edgar Maddicott and Rebecca Vincent
Editor: Munazza Khan

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Maxwell Smart Credit: Courtesy of Maxwell Smart)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4nlz1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3ftcc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrbz7f)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 13:32 The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam (w3ct6r3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4nqq5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9293pll64)
Lebanon in shock after coordinated attacks

Iran has condemned Israel for Tuesday's synchronised explosions of Hezbollah pagers in Lebanon, calling it 'mass murder'. The Iranian ambassador to Beirut was among nearly three thousand people injured; twelve people died. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, denied that Washington had any prior knowledge of the attack. We speak to Dr Salah Zeineddine, Chief Medical Officer at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, where some of the injured were taken.

Also in the programme: Climate change is turbo-charging Somalia’s problems - but there's still hope; and Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election.

And we will hear from the US state of Oregon and the debate around decriminalizing hard drugs such as fentanyl.


(Photo: Relatives of those injured by the pager blasts gathered at hospitals in Beirut and elsewhere. Credit: EPA)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4nvg9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t4l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrc6qp)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct60d1)
Are consumers still feeling the pinch?

Over the past four years, consumer prices worldwide have been on the rise. In the United States, inflation soared to 9.1% in June 2022, marking its highest rate since November 1981. Similarly, advanced economies have faced significant inflationary pressures. Later today, the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, will announce its latest decision on interest rates and is expected to cut rates for the first time in more than four years.

Elsewhere, the UK has announced inflation figures of 2.2%, but are consumers feeling any better off? Presenter Sam Fenwick examines if businesses have also been struggling with higher prices for energy and raw materials along with increased wages.


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4nz6f)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b79m8s)
More blasts reported in Beirut

We have the latest from Lebanon with reports saying that communication devices have exploded. We speak to our reporter who was covering today's funerals when fresh explosions could be heard in the city.

A Lebanese doctor has spoken of the high number of eye injuries in Tuesday's synchronised explosion of Hezbollah pagers. We bring together people in Lebanon to give their reaction and speak to our security experts about the attack. We also speak to our colleague from BBC Verify who has been looking at what we know about the pagers that exploded.

With the US brand Tupperware filing for bankruptcy, we speak to people who used to organise or take part in Tupperware parties.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: A live stream of the Beirut skyline provided by the Reuters news agency. Credit: Reuters)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4p2yk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b79r0x)
Second day of explosions in Lebanon

Fresh explosions have been heard in southern Beirut, Hezbollah's stronghold, during the funerals of four of Tuesday's victims of synchronised pager blasts. Three people are reported to have been killed by exploding walkie-talkies. Twelve people died in Tuesday's attacks which injured nearly 3,000 others.

We speak to our correspondents in Jerusalem and Beirut, and to our cyber security correspondent about what is known about the devices that have been used in the attacks.

We also speak to residents in Lebanon about what they have been witnessing.

Somalia has been torn apart by more than 30 years of overlapping conflicts - including an Islamist insurgency, a civil war, and a series of regional and clan confrontations. Yet Abdihakim Ainte, the Somali prime minister’s climate advisor, still regards his country as “as story of potential - of promise”. Our climate editor went to Somalia and spoke to officials, farmers and herders.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: New blasts reported in Beirut, one day after exploding pagers killed 12, Lebanon - 18 Sep 2024. Credit: WAEL HAMZEH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 18:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4p6pp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5pcw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4pbft)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3gjv4)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrcpq6)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5wbn)
2024/09/18 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 (w172zgf8tw4pg5y)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5ws5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 on Sunday]


WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrctgb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct5t93)
Polio Vaccination in Afghanistan

The Taliban has denied reports that they are halting polio vaccines in Afghanistan – so what is going on? We take a look at what is happening in the country, and how it could effect polio eradication efforts worldwide.

Also on the show, an important U.S. pathogen database loses funding, and why placebos that cause you pain may be more effective.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins and Katie Tomsett


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4pky2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9293pmff1)
New wave of explosions kill more people in Lebanon

Exploding walkie-talkies have killed at least 14 and injure at least 450 in new attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday. The blasts come a day after exploding pagers killed 12 people, including two children, and left almost 3,000 in hospital.

Israel still hasn’t commented on the events but its Defence Minister says the country has opened “a new phase in the war”.

Also in the programme: the feminist reaction to the rape case of Gisele Pelicot; and as the company Tupperware files for bankruptcy, we explore its beginnings and how it changed the way we eat.

(Picture: Funeral of people who were killed following pager detonations across Lebanon on Tuesday, in Beirut suburbs. Credit: REUTERS).


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4ppp6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t4l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrd1yl)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 22:32 The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam (w3ct6r3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4ptfb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3h0tn)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrd5pq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct60g9)
US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in four years

The US Federal Reserve has slashed interest rates by half a point, the first reduction in more than four years. We talk to experts and businesses about the impact this will have in the economy.
A second wave of blasts have taken place in Lebanon, leaving at least 14 dead and more than 450 injured. We hear more about the exploding devices and their origins.
And reports of X being available again for users in Brazil have emerged weeks after the social platform was temporarily banned by a judge in the country. We look into what is happening.

THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2024

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4py5g)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 00:06 World Questions (w3ct5yyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4q1xl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfn1gh1b2g)
The US reacts to the first Federal Reserve rate cut in four years

A half point reduction in interest rates has seen the cost of borrowing in the US come down. We talk to experts, businesses and a realtor to find out if the first cut to Federal Reserve rates in four years is the right step for the world's biggest economy.
Plus, social media platform X is available again for users in Brazil, following a ban by judges. How long will their workaround last?
And in the UK, voters have discovered their prime minister is paid less than his civil-service chief of staff. What's the best formula for paying politicians.


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4q5nq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3hd21)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrdjy3)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct78h5)
The great dolphin release

Johnny, Rocky and Rambo were performers in the world’s last travelling dolphin circus and inside a Bali hotel swimming pool. This is the story of the fight to shut the circus down and the long journey to try to return the performing dolphins to the ocean.

We hear why the world’s most famous dolphin trainer changed sides - playing a role instead in the fight for their freedom.

It is the story of how Femke Den Haas, the Indonesian campaign director of the Dolphin Project, teamed up with former trainer Ric O'Barry.

Presenter: Rebecca Henschke
Producer: Dave Arnold

(Photo: Johnny through the gate. Credit: The Dolphin Project)


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4q9dv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5pcw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5yq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4qf4z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3hmk9)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrdsfc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xn9)
How ‘Bangla Town’ changed a nation's food culture

An Indian curry house is one of the most popular places to go out for a meal in the UK, and is part of British life.

But many people don’t know their origins lie in what is now Bangladesh, after a wave of migration from there in the 1970s.

In this episode Devina Gupta traces their history and flavours on Brick Lane in east London, where many people settled and started restaurants.

Many have closed over the years, but their legacy lives on.

And now more diverse and authentic flavours are becoming popular in the capital and elsewhere.

Presenter: Devina Gupta

Producer: Hannah Bewley

(Image: Brick Lane sign with Bangla language version underneath. Credit: BBC)


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4qjx3)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 05:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cjnkp)
Second wave of Lebanon device explosions kills more

Walkie -Talkies exploded in Lebanon on Wednesday killing more people. The attacks came as Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced a "new phase in the war" as an Israeli army division was redeployed to the north.

We'll also speak to the US Special Envoy for Sudan about efforts to end the devastating conflict there which has displaced ten million people and caused a famine.


(Photo: People gather outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon, 18 September 2024. Credit: Wael Hamzeh/ EPA)


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4qnn7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 06:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cjs9t)
UN warns of 'serious risk of a dramatic escalation'

Walkie-talkies used by the armed group Hezbollah blew up in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon on Wednesday killing and wounding scores of people.

The BBC documentary investigates why late Mohamed al-Fayed former owner of Harrods - has been accused rape by five female ex-employees of the company

(Image: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends an interview at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2024 Credit:David Dee Delgado/Reuters)


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4qsdc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cjx1y)
Lebanon on the edge after two days of device attacks

At least thirty-two people have been killed over two days in Lebanon in explosions triggered in pagers and radios used by Hezbollah. UN Secretary General António Guterres warns of a “serious risk of a dramatic escalation” and calls on all parties to “exercise maximum restraint”.

A BBC documentary reveals that the late Mohamed al-Fayed, former owner of Harrods, has been accused of rape by five female former employees.

And in sport, the Champions League matches don't stop. We've got six more to look forward to on a Thursday. We'll see Arsenal, Barcelona and German champions Bayer Leverkusen in action.

(Image:Walkie-talkie devices without batteries are shown at an electronic store. Credit:Aziz Taher/Reuters)


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4qx4h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xhs)
Can Germany’s far right win the country?

At the beginning of September, the far-right party Alternative for Germany or AfD, won an election in the eastern state of Thuringia. The result marked the far right’s first win, in a state parliament election, since World War Two. In the more populous neighbouring state of Saxony the party came in a close second. Whilst in both states the party has been officially classed as ‘right-wing extremist’, the results nonetheless, signify a sharp rebuke from the voting public towards Germany’s established political forces, including the ruling coalition.

The Afd was founded in 2013 as an anti-euro party to challenge the government. It entered the German parliament for the first time in 2017 and now it’s focus has shifted to immigration and Islam. As the country faces federal elections next year, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged mainstream parties to block the AfD from governing in Thuringia by maintaining a so-called firewall against it. But in terms of the voting public, the polls currently suggest the party could also take the most votes in Brandenburg state’s election coming up.

So, on this week’s Inquiry we’re asking, Can Germany’s far right win the country?

Contributors:
Thomas König, Professor Dr. of Political Science, European Politics, University of Mannheim, Germany
Dr. Michelle Lynn Kahn, Associate Professor, Modern European History, University of Richmond, VA, USA
Christina Zuber, Professor Dr. of German Politics, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Germany
Jörn Fleck, Senior Director of the Europe Centre, The Atlantic Council, Washington DC, USA

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Jill Collins
Researcher: Matt Toulson
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards
Broadcast Co-ordinator: Jacqui Johnson

Image Credit: CLEMENS BILAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrf8dw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zcf)
Tech titans and the race for the White House

Tech titan Elon Musk says he’s backing Donald Trump to win the US election this November. But is he representative of what the wider industry thinks? And what does Silicon Valley, traditionally a Democratic heartland, want from either a Kamala Harris or a Donald Trump presidency?

We explore what the two presidential candidates are offering this important sector of the US economy.

(Picture: A smartphone screen shows the live broadcast of the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. A hand painted sign above it says ‘Trump or Harris?’ Credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images.)

Presenter: Ed Butler
Producer: Lexy O'Connor


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5ykk)
The discovery of New Zealand’s first dinosaur

On 2 December 1972, Joan Wiffen, her husband, son and daughter started a camping trip. But it was far from ordinary. They were obsessed fossil-hunters and they were deep in the largest rainforest of New Zealand's north island at a spot by a river described casually in an old geological map as having “Saurian” bones.

For Joan, as she started to search for remains, it was “like opening up the Christmas stocking". At the time, scientists believed dinosaurs had not inhabited New Zealand. With the help of archive audio, Joan’s son Chris Wiffen describes how his mother, who left school at 12 and had no qualifications, would meticulously search the rainforest site and go on to find the tailbone of a theropod dinosaur – turning scientific beliefs on their head.

He describes to Josephine McDermott how his mother devised her own DIY palaeontology lab in their garage and he would visit from university to find her surrounded by acid baths where the rocks she excavated would yield their fossils. “They had visitors from world-renowned palaeontologists and they’d say ‘Oh my gosh. Look at this. Unbelievable’. And it was.”

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

Archival audio in this broadcast was from the Radio New Zealand collection at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
(Photo: Joan Wiffen. Credit: Courtesy of NZME/Hawkes Bay Today)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4r0wm)
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THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3j78y)
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THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct78h5)
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THU 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4r4mr)
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THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct6pm2)
The Media Show: Trump’s Pet-eating Conspiracy Theory

Donald Trump’s false claim that migrants are eating pets in Springfield Ohio will go down in history as one of the most memorable political soundbites. Jack Brewster, Enterprise Editor at NewsGuard, has traced its origin. AJ Bauer, Assistant Professor, at the University of Alabama, explains how it became a meme.

David Rennie has been The Economist’s correspondent in Beijing for the last 6 years. As his posting comes to an end, he reflects on political and cultural change in China, and what it’s been like reporting from a country with ever increasing media restrictions.

Parmy Olson, technology columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, has just written a book about the AI arms race and the battle between Google’s Deep Mind and Open AI. At the heart of it, she says in “Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World”, is the personal rivalry between two men.

Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producer: Simon Richardson
Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai


THU 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrfhx4)
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THU 10:32 The Coming Storm (w3ct7014)
The Coming Storm

To listen online, visit bbcworldservice.com/comingstorm

Gabriel Gatehouse dives back into the labyrinthine rabbit warren of American conspiracy theories to explore how millions of Americans have become convinced their democracy has been highjacked by a sinister Deep State cabal. Where did this story come from? And what are the prospects for the survival of the American political system?


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4r8cw)
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THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3jgs6)
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THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrfmn8)
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THU 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dth)
Mohamed Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods

Mohamed Al Fayed was an Egyptian billionaire businessman who owned Harrods in London, one of the world's most famous department stores. He also owned the Ritz Hotel in Paris and Fulham Football Club, and famously courted the British Royal Family.

But a new BBC investigation reveals he's also accused of being a serial rapist and abuser of women in his employment.

Katya Adler speaks with Cassie Cornish-Trestrail and Keaton Stone about Al Fayed's alleged crimes and we hear first-hand testimony from the women speaking out.

Warning: this conversation contains details some may find distressing.

You can hear the full investigation on the podcast World of Secrets, Season 4: Al Fayed – Predator at Harrods.

Producer: Alice Aylett Roberts.

Sound Engineers: Ben Andrews and Mike Regaard.

Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.

Senior News Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4rd40)
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THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5nyb)
The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 2

Maxwell Smart was just 11 years old in 1941 when the Nazis took over his town in eastern Poland. One by one his Jewish family were disappeared or killed, but his mother implored him to run for his life just as she and his sister were being loaded onto a German truck. Using his extraordinary ingenuity he managed to survive in remote woodland for the rest of the war, mostly alone, sleeping in improvised shelters and foraging for food. He eventually met another orphaned Jewish boy in the woods, Janek, whose friendship would come to have a profound impact on Maxwell’s life.

In this second episode, Maxwell describes how his life changed again after the war was brought to an end and decades later is part of a shocking reunion.

A feature film based on Maxwell’s life has been released, it’s called The Boy in the Woods.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producers: Edgar Maddicott and Rebecca Vincent
Editor: Munazza Khan

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Maxwell Smart. Credit: Courtesy of Maxwell Smart)


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5ykk)
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THU 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4rhw4)
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THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3jq8g)
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THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrfw4j)
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THU 13:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xn9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4rmm8)
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THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9293pph37)
Israel declares 'new phase of war'

Lebanon is still in shock after explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies killed dozens and injured thousands of people this week. So is the region heading for a wider war? We hear from the former Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert. Also on the programme: Sarah Gillis of Space X describes what it was like to take a violin into space; and how the entire human genome has been stored on a crystal. ( Pic: Mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah member. Credit : Reuters


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THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xhs)
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THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrg3ms)
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THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct6030)
Flooding in Europe: Mounting pressure for more funding

“There’s no playground, no place to play football, and no wedding venue anymore. It’s all been washed away,” the words of a hotel owner just south of Wrocław, in Poland, hit by the worst floods in 25 years. Eastern European leaders will be asking for more relief funding from the EU.

Also, in today’s tech-focused episode Sam Fenwick will be discussing the United Nations’ call for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence.

Plus, a special report on who tech titans might be backing in the US election.

And, how have global investors reacted to the big interest rate cut in the United States?


THU 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4rw3j)
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THU 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b7dj5w)
Hezbollah leader condemns device attacks

Israel has launched major air strikes on southern Lebanon as the Hezbollah leader condemned this week’s fatal exploding devices attacks. In today's speech, Hassan Nasrallah vowed that Hezbollah would not fall and would continue to fight Israel, which it blamed for the explosions, until the war in Gaza had ended. We have the latest from Lebanon and speak to doctors who have been treating the injured.

Poland is bracing itself for the peak of recent flooding with warnings that its third largest city Wroclaw is at risk. We hear from a resident and our correspondent in the country.

An investigation by the BBC has revealed that the late Mohamed al-Fayed – the former owner of Harrods, the UK's largest luxury department store - has been accused of rape by five female ex-employees.  We discuss the investigation with one of the producers of the BBC documentary, and we hear from a woman who says she was assaulted on multiple occasions.

Presenter: Andrew Peach.

(Photo: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised address, Lebanon, September 19, 2024, in this screenshot taken from a video. Credit: Al-Manar TV via REUTERS)


THU 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4rzvn)
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THU 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b7dmy0)
Israel strikes southern Lebanon

The leader of Hezbollah has described two days of deadly attacks on the group's communications as unprecedented blows. Hassan Nasrallah promised that Hezbollah would not fall. Moments before his speech, Israel carried out fresh air strikes on the group's targets in Lebanon. We have the latest from our correspondents in Lebanon and Jerusalem, and we speak to two mental health professionals about what people are experiencing in Lebanon.

America’s top diplomat, Anthony Blinken, is meeting European counterparts in Paris today for talks about the deepening crisis in the Middle East. We have the latest from our diplomatic correspondent.

Our reporter has spoken to people in Springfield, Ohio about the claims by Donald Trump that immigrants are eating pets in the town. With all the attention on the town, it has now been forced to shut down schools due to bomb threats, and it has faced right wing rallies and swirling conspiracies.

Presenter: Andrew Peach.

(Photo: Hezbollah has maintained thousands of fighters and a huge missile arsenal in southern Lebanon)


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THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5nyb)
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THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5ykk)
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THU 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4s7bx)
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THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3kfr7)
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THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrglm9)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w64)
2024/09/19 GMT

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


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THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct78h5)
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THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrgqcf)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct5vd9)
Flash floods in the Sahara

The Sahara Desert has been experiencing unusually heavy rainfall due to an extratropical cyclone, causing flash floods in Morocco. We hear from Moshe Armon of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

A 485 million-year temperature record of Earth reveals Phanerozoic climate variability. Brian Huber of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC tells us more.

And Mary Lewis of Reading University discusses new research looking into what puberty was like for our ancestors towards the end of the last ice age. Teenagers from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents.

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Jonathan Blackwell
Production Coordinator: Andrew Rhys Lewis

(Image: Moroccan municipal workers and members of Auxiliary Forces help drain a road in a flooded neighbourhood in the city of Ouarzazate. Credit: ABDERAHIM ELBCIR/AFP via Getty Images)


THU 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4sgv5)
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THU 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9293pqbb4)
Israel strikes southern Lebanon as Hezbollah leader warns 'red lines' crossed

Israel says it has struck dozens of Hezbollah sites in Lebanon in an intensifying bombing campaign as it focuses its military's attention northwards.

The militant group's leader says the deadly synchronised explosions of its devices crossed all red lines.

Also on the programme: the EU is providing €10bn ($11bn) to rebuild towns and infrastructure in central and eastern Europe devastated by Storm Boris; and children in Sweden will start school a year earlier in an overhaul of an education system that famously favoured play over formal learning.

(Photo: Hassan Nasrallah is a Shia cleric who has led Hezbollah since 1992. Credit: Reuters)


THU 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4sll9)
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THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xhs)
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THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrgyvp)
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THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xn9)
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THU 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4sqbf)
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THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3kxqr)
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THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrh2lt)
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THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct6058)
The view from Beirut as tensions soar

Under the shadow of conflict is normal life possible in Lebanon? The country has had a major economic crisis for almost a decade, and there is growing fear of escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. We hear from Lebanon's business community on the challenges of working under the shadow of increasing violence.

Also, in the programme, Roger Hearing looks at the ongoing legal dispute between Brazil and the social media platform X. The company, which has more than 22 million users in Brazil, has appointed a new lawyer who has told the BBC that the company has decided to comply with all the court orders.


Elsewhere, the sportswear brand Nike has just announced its CEO John Donahoe will retire next month and will be replaced by Elliott Hill, a veteran former Nike executive.

FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2024

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4sv2k)
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FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct6pm2)
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FRI 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrh6by)
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FRI 00:32 Happy News (w3ct5sq0)
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FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4sytp)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfn1gh46zk)
Tensions soar in Beirut

Under the shadow of conflict is normal life possible in Lebanon? The country has had a major economic crisis for almost a decade, and there is growing fear of escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. We hear from Lebanon's business community on the challenges of working under the shadow of increasing violence.

Roger Hearing looks at the ongoing legal dispute between Brazil and the social media platform X. The company, which has more than 22 million users in Brazil, has appointed a new lawyer who has told the BBC that the company has decided to comply with all the court orders. And in Japan, Nintendo and its partner The Pokémon Company have filed a legal case against the maker of the hit adventure game Palworld over alleged patent infringement.

Roger is joined by Emily Feng NPR’s international correspondent in Taipei and Alexander Kaufman, senior reporter at HuffPost.


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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3l8z4)
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FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrhfv6)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct5wmp)
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FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4t69y)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5nyb)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5ykk)
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FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4tb22)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3ljgd)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkx)
I became a Muslim after the Taliban kept me hostage

Bara’atu Ibrahim speaks to Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks; an Australian educator who was held captive for three years in Afghanistan by the Taliban. However, Jibra’il Omar made news six years ago, after he converted to Islam whilst in captivity, and astonishingly went back to Afghanistan after his release. Over a period of some months, Bara’atu built up a relationship with Jibra’il over a messaging service whilst he was in Kabul. She spoke to him on two occasions, where he shared his story and gives the reasons of why he decided it was right for him to become a Muslim, and moreover celebrate with his captors once they came back into power.

Presenter: Bara’atu Ibrahim
Producer: Rajeev Gupta

This programme has been edited since it was originally broadcast.


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4tft6)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cmkgs)
Israel says 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers hit

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency says Israel carried out at least 52 strikes in the south of the country on Thursday evening. We hear from chief nursing officer, Mr. Hisham Bawadi at the the American University of Beirut Medical centre and Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute.

We'll go to Haiti where the humanitarian situation on the ground continues to deteriorate, with almost five million Haitians facing famine. We'll hear from William O’Neill, the UN Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Haiti.

[Photo: An Israeli fighter jet takes off at an unidentified location to conduct strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Credit: Reuters]


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4tkkb)
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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cmp6x)
Israeli forces launch a fresh wave of strikes across Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says the deadly explosions in Lebanon "crossed all red lines", accusing Israel of what he said represented a declaration of war.

We head to the town of Springfield in the US- where fake news about pet-eating has clashed with very real issues ahead of the elections.


{Photo: People watch Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah delivering a televised speech at a coffee shop in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, 19 September 2024. Credit Wael Hamzeh/EPA]


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4tp9g)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172zbk5t8cmsz1)
US calls for restraint as Israel attacks southern Lebanon

Israel intensifies its bombing against Hezbollah positions in the south of the country. We hear from Amin Salam, Lebanon's minister of economy and Lebanese resident Sara Rammal, forced to to leave her village in south Lebanon on the border with Israel.

The humanitarian situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, with almost five million Haitians facing famine. We'll hear from William O’Neill, the UN Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Haiti.

Also in the programme, if you wondered about life in space, BBC's Georgina Rannard has been speaking to three former astronauts Nicole Stott, Chris Hadfield and Helen Sharman.

[Photo:Smoke rises after an Israeli shelling hit the Khiyam town near the Lebanese-Israeli border in southern Lebanon, 19 September 2024. Credit: EPA]


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4tt1l)
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FRI 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5svk)
Imaan Mazari-Hazir: Seeking justice for Pakistan's disappeared

Mishal Husain speaks to Imaan Mazari-Hazir, a lawyer in Pakistan whose passion for human rights began early in her legal studies. She has become well known in her home country for defending people’s rights against the state – taking on difficult cases of abduction and forced disappearance, and speaking out against the country's powerful military. She has herself faced arrest, and now charges under anti-terror laws. Amid political and economic turmoil, is the rule of law in Pakistan in crisis?


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrj59z)
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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5z2d)
Business Daily meets Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel

From experiencing a stroke at the age of 17, to various corporate jobs that never quite fit, we hear about Glenn Fogel's journey to becoming CEO of Booking Holdings, the parent company of online travel site Booking.com.

We learn why the EU-based company is in the sites of competition authorities having been dubbed a “gatekeeper” in the travel market, and we hear what Glenn thinks about the impacts of mass tourism.

(Image: Glenn Fogel. Credit: Getty Images)

Presenter: Ed Butler
Producer: Amber Mehmood


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yf1)
Designing the Google logo

Millions of us see the Google logo every day.

Ruth Kedar is the designer of the logo. The story of how she got the job starts in a martial arts class in 1998.

The Brazilian artist and designer was invited to meet company founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and asked to present them with some ideas.

Ruth tells Gill Kearsley her story of meeting the tech owners and how the design developed into a logo that became part of history.


Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Photo: The Google logo in 2006. Credit: Adrian Brown/Bloomberg via Getty Images)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4txsq)
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FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3m461)
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FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrj923)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct5vd9)
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FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4v1jv)
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FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q2b)
Shiny: Why we are dazzled by new sparkly things

This week, Apple releases the new iPhone 16. It's new, it's shiny, and tech-nerds will be queueing round the block for a chance to snap it up. But why? We look at the science behind why we get so dazzled with new and shiny things.

We hear about the psychology behind our magpie tendencies, and find out it might all be connected to one of our deepest evolutionary drives: for clean, fresh, sparkling water.

And we find out what the shiniest thing in the natural world is. An extraordinary blue berry with some mesmerising visual qualities.

We find out about diamonds made from your dead pets. And, we dissect the science behind the first flush of love. Why do we get so obsessed with a new partner? And why doesn't the feeling last?

Presenter: Caroline Steel, with Kai Kupferschmidt and Phyllis Mwatee
Producer: Harrison Lewis, with Emily Knight, Noa Dowling and Elizabeth Barsotti
Sound engineer: Searle Whittney


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4v58z)
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FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3mcp9)
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FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrjjkc)
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FRI 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dwr)
Succession: The secret battle for the Murdoch empire

Rupert Murdoch is locked in a secret court battle with three of his eldest children, over the future of his media empire. The news mogul owns some of the most influential outlets in the world, including Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and The Times of London. It has been reported that Mr Murdoch wants to amend a family trust to ensure his son and political disciple Lachlan inherits controlling voting rights at News Corp and Fox, but a campaign to unseal the proceedings has been unsuccessful.

On this episode, Lucy Hockings is joined by the BBC's culture and media editor Katie Razzall, and Brian Stelter, chief media analyst at CNN. They unpack what we know about the succession fight, and discuss whether the public should have a right to know what's going on behind closed doors.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.

Producers: Laurie Kalus and Alix Pickles.

Sound Engineer: Mike Regaard.

Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.

Senior News Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.


FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4v913)
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FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6998)
Outlook Mixtape: we want your stories!

The stories we love from Outlook, sent in by our listeners.

We're always on the lookout for more. If you’ve got a story to share, get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

In 2016, when Jenny Söderqvist and Helene Åberg’s car exploded in the middle of the vast Kalahari desert, their supplies and only lifeline to the outside world went up in flames. No rescue would come. The two friends from Sweden would spend the next five harrowing days lost in the wilderness and stalked by lions, until their salvation appeared to them in the most unlikely of forms: a tin of Spam.

Michelle Vargas Lao is a singer from the Philippines, now based in Canada. In 2013 she won a nationwide talent contest for Filippino singers called the Global Pinoy Singing Idol and she went on to win a trip back home to Manila. But Michelle's introduction to singing was an unusual one: she grew up within a prison compound, where her mother worked, and it was the female prisoners who first taught her how to sing to express her emotions. This was to become a lifeline for Michelle in times of turbulence.

Tom Cridland discovered Elton John's music for the first time when he went to university and he loved it instantly. He became obsessed and knew every Elton song – but by the time he left Tom was struggling with an alcohol addiction. Years later, inspired by Elton John's sobriety, he managed to quit. When Tom nearly relapsed during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was learning the piano and all of Elton's songs that kept him sober and lead to a successful new career as a tribute act.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Zoe Gelber


(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5yf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4vds7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3mm5k)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrjs1m)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4vjjc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172zb9293psd0b)
Three killed in Beirut after Israeli strike

The Israeli military says it's carried out a "targeted strike" on the Lebanese capital Beirut, after Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel. Lebanon's health ministry says 3 people have been confirmed killed and 17 more injured.

Also on the programme: BBC reporting reveals the number of Russian fighters killed in Ukraine has reached 70,000; and a new study reveals that fussy eating may well be genetic.

(Photo: People inspect the site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on September 20, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)


FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4vn8h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5svk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrk0jw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zsz)
Can a new CEO make Nike cool again?

The boss of the world's largest sportswear maker, Nike, is to step down as the company's market share falls and rivals produce more innovative footwear.

Also, in Lebanon, the country's economy minister says the situation is escalating by the hour. Lebanon had already endured one of the worst financial meltdowns in history. Rob Young hears from the minister, a business owner and get a briefing on the state of the country's economy amid a slide towards -- what many fear will be -- an all-out war.

And we look at why tensions have resurfaced between China and Japan, Asia's biggest economies.


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4vs0m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b7hf2z)
Doctors treating wounded Lebanese

Israeli warplanes have hit an apartment building in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. There have been numerous deaths and injuries including reportedly a Hezbollah military commander. We have the latest on the air strikes.

We also bring together two emergency doctors in Beirut who share what it has been like to treat so many people. About 3,200 people were injured, most of them in Tuesday's attack which saw thousands of pagers detonated. Wednesday's attack, which detonated two-way radio devices, wounded about 450 people but was responsible for 25 deaths.

After a BBC documentary uncovered evidence of sexual abuse against the former Harrods owner, Mohamed Al-Fayed, more women have been telling the BBC they were sexually assaulted. We have an update on today’s press conference.

We speak to BBC Russian about their investigation into the deaths of Russian soldiers in Ukraine; the data shows 70,000 people in the military have now lost their lives.

Jon Bon Jovi made headlines around the world and was praised for helping a distressed woman, who was on the ledge of a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. We bring together a man in South Africa with a similar experience and a mental health professional in India.

Presenter: Andrew Peach.

(Photo: An injured man undergoes an operation, following pager detonations across Lebanon, at a hospital in Beirut, Lebanon September 18, 2024. Credit: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4vwrr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbj70b7hjv3)
Israeli forces strike Beirut

The Israeli military says it's killed the head of an elite Hezbollah unit in an airstrike on southern Beirut. Dozens more were killed or wounded in the attack on a high-rise apartment block. We speak to our correspondent in Beirut.

We also bring together two emergency doctors in Beirut who share what it has been like to treat so many people. About 3,200 people were injured, most of them in Tuesday's attack which saw thousands of pagers detonated. Wednesday's attack, which detonated two-way radio devices, wounded about 450 people but was responsible for 25 deaths.

We explain the achievement of Shohei Ohtani who has created history by becoming the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.

Jon Bon Jovi made headlines around the world and was praised for helping a distressed woman on the ledge of a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. We bring together a man in South Africa with a similar experience and a mental health professional in India.

Presenter: Andrew Peach.

(Photo: Dozens have been killed or wounded in the attack on a high-rise apartment block. Credit: Reuters)


FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4w0hw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6998)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5yf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4w480)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3nbnb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrkhjd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w1m)
2024/09/20 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 (w172zgf8tw4w804)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rc3)
Talking to someone with suicidal thoughts

The rock legend Jon Bon Jovi made headlines around the world and earned much praise after he was seen helping a distressed woman on the ledge of a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. He approached her, talked to her, and gave her a warm hug after she climbed back to safety.

“What I’ve noticed is the most potent medicine that I can give somebody is a caring heart and a hug in their times of trial,” says first responder Marc Maikoski who has been involved in many such incidents in his own area in California.

Marc and our other guests discuss how “seeing” an individual can be the crucial moment for a person in a dark moment and how the intervention of a stranger, who takes the time and shows the courage to talk, can turn a situation around.

Kevin Hines jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000 and, against all odds, survived the fall. He is now a mental health campaigner and says if anyone had reached out to him in kindness as he travelled in desperation to the bridge, he would not have jumped. “It would have been that simple. I had made a pact with myself on the bus that if one person said something like that, I would have told them everything and begged them to save me.”

Kevin adds: “There's no reason why we could not be more aware of the people around us because everybody needs help sometimes. And just because they're not asking for help doesn't mean we can't go up to them and say: ‘Hey, how you going? Are you okay? Is there anything I can do for you?’”

Hosted by Andrew Peach, Krupa Padhy and Luke Jones.

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC OS team

(Photo: Kevin Briggs, a police officer, talking to Kevin Bertha, who was contemplating taking his own life at the Golden Gate Bridge. Credit: Kevin Briggs)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrkm8j)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rhm)
Are we mature by 18?

18 is the age of majority, or maturity, in most countries around the world. Depending where you live, it might be when you can vote, buy alcohol, or get married. But what's so special about 18 that makes it the beginning of adulthood?

CrowdScience listener Lynda didn't feel very mature back then. She recalls a difficult decision that made her wonder what science has to say about when we’re truly grown up. How developed are we, physically, mentally and emotionally, by the age of 18? And how much does this differ between people, or from culture to culture?

Presenter Caroline Steel digs around for answers with the aid of neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, biological anthropologist Barry Bogin, and cultural anthropologist Bonnie Hewlett. And even some teenagers.

Contributors:
Barry Bogin, Emeritus Professor of Biological Anthropology, Loughborough University
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore - Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge
Professor Bonnie Hewlett - Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, WSU Vancouver


Presenter: Caroline Steel
Producer: Richard Walker
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Production Co-Ordinator: Ishmael Soriano
Studio Manager: Neva Missirian


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4wcr8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172zb9293pt777)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4whhd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5svk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrkvrs)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf8tw4wm7j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbqgqy3ntmv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgg38lrkzhx)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zw7)
First broadcast 20/09/2024 21:32 GMT

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