SATURDAY 05 JULY 2025

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00thfc)
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SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72w6)
Cargo ships, chemical spills and caribou

The X-Press Pearl shipping disaster takes us on a voyage through shipping-related science.

First, we learn about how pollution from the X-Press Pearl explosion impacted the foundation of the marine food web – plankton. We also hear about an innovative system that can help slash the shipping industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.

And we take a short trip in a time-machine back to the Stone Age, where biological anthropologist Professor Yousuke Kaifu from the University of Tokyo explains what it takes to recreate a Palaeolithic voyage from Taiwan to the Ryukyu Archipelago.

We also look at how artificial intelligence could help Canadian caribou cross sea ice, the science of lightning and thunder, and the tricky disputes around shipwrecks and treasure.

All that, plus many more Unexpected Elements.
   
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Meral Jamal and Godfred Boafo
Producer: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell, Minnie Harrop and Imaan Moin


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00tm5h)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs4jhbtrnn)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00tqxm)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4h6ft3y0)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmj360)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct6zjd)
Vernon Philander on Bumrah, Archer and the life of a fast bowler

This week Henry Moeran, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss the toll being a fast bowler takes on the body.

We hear from former South Africa quick, Vernon Philander. He fears Jofra Archer doesn’t have enough overs in his legs to play international test cricket yet. He also shares his thoughts on how India are managing Jasprit Bumrah's fitness after he was rested for the 2nd Test at Edgbaston.

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt tells Stumped her side’s problems with spin must be addressed as they build to this Autumn’s World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

And we look at why Pakistan’s men continue to struggle to find a permanent test Head Coach.


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00tvnr)
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SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh0)
Outlook Mixtape: Gangsters, The Boss, and a dad on the run

Three people whose lives entwine with the cult classic television show, The Sopranos.

Robin Green is a multi-award-winning American writer who has been dizzyingly successful. But at times, she didn't even realise she could actually write. A self-described “clueless girl”, she was in her 20s when she became the only woman on the editorial masthead at Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s. Robin later moved to Los Angeles with the love of her life, an aspiring writer called Mitch. It was while watching daytime TV that her career took a dramatic turn, leading her and Mitch into the writing room for the hit show The Sopranos. She crafted characters and storylines inspired from her own life – including her gangsterish grandfather.

Known as the man behind ‘The Boss’, rock guitarist and actor Steve Van Zandt is Bruce Springsteen’s longtime friend, musical collaborator and founding member of the E Street Band. But in the late 90s, Steve came into contact with a different 'boss' altogether - when he took on the role of Silvio Dante in The Sopranos - a role in which, once again, he was the man behind the boss - the loyal consigliere to Tony Soprano.

Musician Nick Reynolds is a member of London-based band, Alabama 3, whose track Woke Up This Morning was used as the theme song for The Sopranos. But Nick's own life is unexpectedly linked to real life international crime. Early one morning in 1968, a young Nick answered his front door – completely oblivious to the whirlwind about to be unleashed on his family. Most of his childhood had been spent carefree and happy on the warm shores of Mexico with his parents. But, all the while, he'd been growing up in the shadow of one of the most notorious crimes of the 20th Century.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Anna Lacey and Marcia Veiga

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

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct743z)
Dancing in the Street: David Bowie and Mick Jagger

In July 1985, music legends Mick Jagger and David Bowie were asked to perform a duet with a twist at Live Aid, the biggest concert in pop history.

Utilising the latest satellite technology, Mick would perform on the US stage in Philadelphia, while David would perform on the UK stage at Wembley Stadium.

As the technical issues were being discussed, it soon became obvious that a half-second delay in the link between cities would prevent the live performance from happening, so a recording was planned instead.

A short list of songs was discussed before the duo finally settled on the Motown classic Dancing in the Street.

Live Aid press officer Bernard Doherty tells Des Shaw how the duet and video were recorded in just 18 hours and became a highlight of the benefit concert on 13 July 1985. A Zinc Media production.

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: Mick Jagger and David Bowie performing Dancing In The Street. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00tzdw)
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SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72w6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00v350)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4h6fth5d)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmjgfd)
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SAT 05:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct7zzh)
Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team: Ep 2

The Lithuanian men’s basketball team are making a splash at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. But they’re about to face two of their biggest challenges…

The Unified Team is made up of athletes representing the former Soviet republics. For newly independent Lithuania, could this be a moment to prove themselves on the world stage?

And as if that isn’t enough, the US Dream Team is made up of some of the best players in the world, including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson. Will Lithuania stand a chance?

The late NBA star and sports commentator Bill Walton presents this extraordinary true story which brings together basketball, the US rock band The Grateful Dead, and the fall of the Soviet Union. Bill passed away in 2024, not long after recording the series, and his family have given permission for its release following his death.

Amazing Sport Stories brings you the greatest twists and personal journeys from sport history. Listen for inspiring tales of courage, drama, myths and legends from all over the globe. All told in mini seasons and one-off documentary episodes. #AmazingSportStories

Amazing Sport Stories: Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team is a Bespoken Media production for the BBC World Service.


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz1)
The economics of war: Vikings, Conquistadors and Vietnam

How does economics help us understand conflicts through history?

That’s the question that economist and journalist Duncan Weldon tries to answer in his new book, Blood and Treasure.

Tim talks to Duncan about the economic perspective on Viking raiders, Spanish conquest and the Vietnam war.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00v6x4)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zw84t7p2sm3)
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SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00vbn8)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zw84t7p2xc7)
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SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00vgdd)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zw84t7p313c)
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SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00vl4j)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmq)
Undocumented migrants in the USA

Donald Trump campaigned hard on illegal immigration ahead of the Presidential election and promised voters a major crackdown if they backed him.

Since he came to power, the President has issued executive orders to fortify the country’s borders and suspend the entry of undocumented migrants. He has also vowed to oversee the largest deportation programme in American history with criminals and gang members prioritised in raids.

The three women we talk to came to the US as children and have lived most of their lives in the country…but now they fear being arrested by the authorities and deported.

“I didn’t find out I was undocumented until I was 18,” Angela tells us. “I got accepted to my dream university and we went to registration, we went to go to choose my dorm, my classes and then when we got to the financial aid office, he started to ask me for all these documents I didn’t have…And that’s when I realised, oh, I’m undocumented and this is what it means.”

In the week where the US government unveiled a new detention centre for holding thousands of migrants, we also hear from Republican voters who support the President’s policies.

Presenter: Luke Jones
BBC producer: Isabella Bull
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham

An EcoAudio certified Boffin Media production in partnership with the OS team.

(Photo: A woman holds a Colombian flag at a protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in New York. Credit: SARAH YENESEL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmjydx)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z4y)
Why we love stories about trees

Hélio da Silva had a dream to transform wasteland in the centre of the Brazilian city of São Paulo - with trees. Plus, a BBC investigation into abuse in the webcam sex industry, a new hope for the Democrats in the US - and the first black female chef in France, Georgiana Viou, to be awarded a Michelin star.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvg)
Over to You

Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00vpwn)
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SAT 10:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z0f)
'W' stands for winner

Our guest this week prove 'W' stands for winners. We hear from Sir Bradley Wiggins, Lori Walton, Jim and Jeff Whitley and Sir Clyde Walcott.

As the Tour de France begins we hear from Sir Bradley Wiggins, one of THE stars of the 2012 Olympics. Just a couple of weeks after becoming the first British rider to win the Tour de France, the home favourite won gold on the streets of London to claim his 5th Olympic title and 8th medal in total. Wiggins was a poster boy for cycling, with his popularity transcending the sport. The hip icon of Cool Britannia was knighted in 2013 as Great Britain basked in the glow of a successful London games. So news of his struggles since retirement came as a shock. As if it reminded us that he was after all human. Battles with the bottle caused him to lose his bearings, his business and his wife. What a relief then when Joel Hammer met him to see a fit, healthy and once again Lycra clad Wiggins.

WALCOTT:
Exactly 75 years ago Sir Clyde Walcott and his teammates won a Test Match on English soil for the very first time. It cemented the West Indies as a force in international cricket and sparked wild celebrations among the newly arrived West Indian immigrant community. Sir Clyde Walcott scored a century in the game

WHITELY:
footballers Jim and Jeff Whitley both played in the Premier League for Manchester City. The Zambian born brothers played in midfield and whilst their football careers were interesting, it's what they did off the field that sets them apart. Jeff battled addiction to drinks and drugs that drove his career off the rails. He now works tirelessly helping other professionals to avoid the same mistakes as him. Older brother Jim path has been very different. When his playing days ended, he started a new career as a star of stage and screen

WALTON:
Bill Walton won two NBA titles before becoming one of the most recognisable faces on American television. To say he was a character is an understatement! He was cult hero. He also lent his voice a new World Service podcast. Sadly, Bill died before he could finish narrating the series. To mark the first anniversary of his death Joel Hammer has speaking to his wife Lori from their "hippy home" in Hawaii about how she marked a year since Bill's passing and why for Lori and the Walton family the podcast has become something very important.

(PHOTO: Sir Bradley Wiggins in action on his way to setting a new UCI One Hour Record at Lee Valley Velopark Velodrome June 7, 2015 in London, England. CREDIT: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00vtms)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4h6fv6n5)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmk5x5)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct78bt)
What the Israel-Iran conflict tells us about Donald Trump’s foreign policy

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses US President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy in his second term, examines reaction in Israel to the country’s conflict with Iran, and looks at the controversial new project to create artificial human DNA from scratch.

Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editor: Vara Szajkowski


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00vycx)
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SAT 12:06 World Book Club (w3ct74s1)
Graeme Macrae Burnet

On this episode of ‘World Book Club’ Harriett Gilbert speaker with with Graeme Macrae Burnet about his riveting historical crime novel ‘His Bloody Project’
Set in a remote Scottish community in the 1800s, the story centres on a brutal triple murder and the person who admits guilt for the bloody deed - a 17 year old boy. This boy, Roderick Macrae, is shy, intelligent, and remarkably articulate. Could he really be responsible for such a grisly crime? Or was he out of his mind?
Told via a fascinating collection of memoir, police documents and trial transcripts, this novel explores the impact of an oppressive society on those who do not fit their assigned place, the boundaries of criminality and insanity, and has you questioning what the truth of the crime may be every time you turn a page.
Graham Macrae Burnet will be answering your questions, about the 19th century views of ‘the criminal class’, who, or what, was responsible for the murder at the heart of the novel, and why we continue, in the modern day, to be fascinated by murder...


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00w241)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zss4jxk06pn)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ztqkvh9ht7m)
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00wslt)
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SAT 19:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722q)
Does Trump care about Taiwan?

Ahead of last year’s US Presidential elections, Donald Trump was asked if he would defend China against Taiwan, he responded that Taiwan should pay the US for protection from China. Taiwan is a self-governing island, claimed by Beijing and whilst Taiwan is not formally recognised by the US, they do remain the island’s most important security partner. Taiwan manufactures over ninety percent of the world’s most advanced semiconductor chips, which makes some American industries heavily dependent on trade links with the island.
But official US policy towards Taiwan is one of ‘strategic ambiguity’. So when the US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth recently warned of China posing an ‘imminent’ threat to Taiwan, whilst at the same time urging Asian countries to boost defence spending and work with the US to deter war, it raised the issue of how far America would be prepared to go to defend Taiwan. China in response accused the US of being the ‘biggest troublemaker’ for regional peace.
The US has only just agreed a truce on trade tariffs with China and President Trump’s immediate attention has shifted onto issues in the Middle East, so if Pete Hegseth’s warning is valid, how far up the list is Taiwan in terms of Trump’s foreign policy priorities. This week on the Inquiry we’re asking ‘Does Trump care about Taiwan?’
Contributors:
Dr Chun-yi Lee, Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Director of Taiwan Research Hub, University of Nottingham, UK
Christopher S. Chivvis, Senior Fellow and Director, American Statecraft Program, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC, USA
Patricia Kim, Scholar on China, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC, USA
Raymond Kuo, Inaugural Director, Taiwan Policy Initiative, The Rand Corporation, California, USA

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Jill Collins
Researcher: Maeve Schaffer
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards
Production Co-ordinator: Tammy Snow
Image Credit: Taiwanese flags wave at the park decorated by Chang Lao-wang, ahead of Taiwan National Day in Taoyuan, Taiwan, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang


SAT 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqml4w6)
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SAT 19:32 Happy News (w3ct6tyf)
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SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00wxby)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztf)
On Tour in Bangkok, Thailand

Nikki Bedi is on stage at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok, with leading Thai creatives and a live audience, to explore the subtleties of Thailand’s culture, beyond its international tourism image.

There is live music from sensational rapper/ singer Milli and the Indie rock band Tilly Birds.

Actor Joss Way-Ar Sangngern reveals how his vampire role in ‘My Golden Blood’ feeds the phenomenon of ‘Boys Love’ fandom.

Film director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke explains how his film ‘A Useful Ghost’ uses a haunted vacuum cleaner to talk about Thailand’s recent past.

Stand-up comedy comes from Pim Boonyawee, who is also Nikki Bedi’s guide on a ‘Culture Cab’ tour of Bangkok’s secret cultural places.

(Image: Milli and Tilly Birds. Credit: Sakolyuth Mathurapratheep)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00x132)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zss4jxk15np)
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SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00x4v6)
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SAT 22:06 Not by the Playbook (w3ct7z0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 today]


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00x8lb)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4h6fwnlq)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmlmvq)
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SAT 23:32 This Is Africa (w3ct72d2)
Shado Chris

Shado Chris is one of the most influential producers in Ivory Coast. As a beatmaker and producer he is behind a string of hits, and has helped develop the rap, Afro and Amapiano scenes in the country. His career started back in 2008, and a couple of years later he was recruited by Didi B, Elown, Black K, Ljay and Joochar to help develop the sound of their new band Kiff No Beat. Kiff No Beat went on to become the biggest Ivorian hip-hop act, and is still going strong. Shado Chris has also produced international artists including Nasty C from South Africa and Nigeria’s Runtown.

In 2014 Shado Chris launched his career as a singer in his own right and released two songs, Mon Lahan and J’S8 Jahin Prêt feat. Serge Beynaud. He now has two albums under his belt.

He is also passionate about science and astronomy, and takes inspiration from sounds in nature.

SUNDAY 06 JULY 2025

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00xdbg)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmlrlv)
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SUN 00:32 The Documentary (w3ct8005)
Diabetes in Pakistan: A nation's struggle

British-Pakistani comedian and pharmacist Lubna Kerr explores Pakistan’s growing diabetes crisis. With type 2 diabetes rates now the highest in the world, the disease is affecting millions - shaping lives, straining healthcare, and raising urgent questions about prevention.

Many sufferers remain undiagnosed, missing crucial early intervention. But for those who do receive a diagnosis, the ability to monitor blood sugar levels regularly is crucial while the costs of medication can be astronomical especially if they develop complications.

Experts blame a rise in diabetes on the popularity of American style fast food and the use of trans fats as well as increasing urbanisation and lack of exercise because of high pressured lifestyles.

Lubna hears how there is also a genetic predisposition to diabetes which can also run in families and how myths and stigma impact on people living with the disease.

Presenter: Lubna Kerr
Producer: Ashley Byrne
A Made in Manchester production for BBC World Service


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00xj2l)
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SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:06 on Saturday]


SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmlwbz)
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SUN 01:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct7zzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 01:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct7zrs)
Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon

It's been fifty years since Arthur Ashe beat defending champion and fellow American Jimmy Connors to become the first African-American man to win Wimbledon.

The final in July 1975 was called one of the most remarkable in the history of The Championships.

At 49, Ashe died from Aids-related pneumonia.

His former agent, Donald Dell, spoke to Louise Hidalgo in 2011 about what his friend might have gone on to achieve.

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 ground-breaking 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: Arthur Ashe with the Wimbledon trophy. Credit:Staff/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00xmtq)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4h6fx0v3)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmm033)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjh)
Can bacteria-eating viruses be used to fight superbugs?

Phages are viruses that only infect bacteria. How might they help us tackle antimicrobial resistance? Franklin Nobrega and Esme Brinsden from the University of Southampton explain how their citizen science project that collects samples from around the globe is building a library of these bacteria-fighting viruses.

How can ultrasound find new targets to treat apathy in Parkinson’s disease? Tom Gilbertson and Isla Barnard from the University of Dundee explain all.

Also on the show, EntangleCam is using quantum physics to improve what we can see inside the human body and how breast cancer is diagnosed.

Plus, surgical gloves with special sensors that improve precision and sensitivity in obstetrics and surgery. Carmen Fernadez fills us in on the engineering behind them and Dawn Parris tells us about her research into their use in practice.

Join us for a special episode of Health Check from The Royal Society’s annual Summer Science Exhibition in London. Claudia Hammond is joined by BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher to take a look and compete in scientific games to see who this year’s champion is.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Hannah Robins
Assistant Producer: Katie Tomsett
Studio Manager: Phil Lander


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00xrkv)
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SUN 03:06 World Book Club (w3ct74s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00xw9z)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trm)
Israel's anti-war activists

Pascale Harter introduces stories from Israel, Zimbabwe, the Kinmen Islands and Transylvania.

In Israel a small group of peace campaigners has been going against the grain of the public mood to highlight the plight of Palestinian people in Gaza, and has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war on humanitarian grounds. Wyre Davies met them in Jerusalem.

It’s 25 years since Robert Mugabe’s controversial land reform programme ignited a wave of violent land seizures from Zimbabwe's white farmers. The current government has begun paying compensation to some of the farmers forced from their land – Shingai Nyoka considers whether it can help bring much-desired reconciliation.

Taiwan's Kinmen Islands are just a few miles off the coast of mainland China, which has made repeated attempts over the decades to annex the outpost. Today locals continue to live amid ongoing tensions with China - as well as the strain between modern and traditional ways of life, reports Adrian Bridge.

And finally, in Transylvania, Sara Wheeler explores the ebb and flow of a centuries-old Saxon settlement nestled amid ancient forests.

Image: Israeli anti-war protesters in Jerusalem Credit: BBC/Kyla Herrmannsen


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmm7lc)
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SUN 04:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct78bt)
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SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00y023)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4h6fxd2h)
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SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmmcbh)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct8005)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:32 today]


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00y3t7)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zw84t7p5pj6)
A review of the week with the latest news.


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00y7kc)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zw84t7p5t8b)
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SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00yc9h)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zw84t7p5y0g)
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SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00yh1m)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]


SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmmvb0)
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SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70ym)
Video game food

It can be the difference between life and death for your character, signal you’re on a hostile planet or in a sumptuous world, or can even give you the whole basis for a game.

In this week’s Food Chain we hear where the ideas for some of the most disgusting and delicious foods in games come from, and how to recreate them in real life.

Video game creator Tim Cain tells us why food was such an important tool in his games Fallout and The Outer Worlds. Author and gamer Cassandra Reeder tells us why she started making entire recipe books based on food from video games, and how important is food in gaming? Video game enthusiast Harriet tells us why it's an essential tool for escapism.

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producers: Izzy Greenfield and Hannah Bewley


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00ylsr)
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SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xxq)
The traffic lights tackling poverty

Despite a lot of progress in the last few decades, more than a billion people still live in acute poverty, according to the UN. Many don’t have access to basic needs like food, water, shelter and clothing. We look at an innovative project in Paraguay where people identify their own needs using a traffic light system and are then linked up with businesses, NGOs and government bodies who they work with to improve their lives.

People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We release a new edition every week for most of the year. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. And please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter/producer: Jane Chambers
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound mix: Annie Gardiner

(Image: Person looking at Poverty Stoplight survey, Poverty Stoplight)


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxhsqmmz24)
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SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70t3)
Is the Taliban’s war on drugs working?

Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world's opium, the key ingredient for the drug heroin. When the Taliban took over, they banned poppy farming completely. 3 years on, how has this measure been implemented and how is it affecting people? Yama Bariz and Mamoon Durrani from the BBC's Afghan service discuss the effectiveness of the Taliban's poppy eradication campaign and explain how the trade is moving to Pakistan. Plus, what's behind the success of BBC Lê, the online platform where you can listen to BBC articles in Portuguese, with World Service editor Silvia Salek. And the re-opening of Saint Georges Hotel in Beirut, with Joya Berbery from BBC Arabic.


This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world.

Presented by Faranak Amidi
Produced by Alice Gioia and Caroline Ferguson
This is an EcoAudio certified production.

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


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwpc00yqjw)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4h6fy3k8)
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SUN 11:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct7zzh)
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SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct6vz1)
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SUN 12:32 Assignment (w3ct6rbp)
Sri Lanka: The X-Press Pearl disaster

In 2021, a huge container ship, the X-Press Pearl caught fire and sank off the coast of Sri Lanka, releasing hazardous materials, toxic chemicals and more than 1000 tonnes of microplastic pellets into the sea. The UN called it an environmental catastrophe. Today, Sri Lanka is still counting the cost. Leana Hosea visits Sri Lanka to investigate the legacy of the disaster, and find out why, four years on, there’s still a battle for compensation.

Producer: Alex Last
Local producer: Saroj Pathirana (Fellow, Pulitzer Center's Ocean Reporting Network)
Sound mix: Neil Churchill
Assignment series editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Container ship X-Press Pearl on fire. Credit: Sri Lanka Ports Authority)


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SUN 19:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtj)
Joachim Trier: The making of Sentimental Value, part 2

In part 2 of the documentary about the making of Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value, the director starts the painful process of editing the film and killing some darlings. During the process, however, he receives some good news: the movie has been selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. This is a double-edged sword, though, as this will be the first time that the film is reviewed. And he reveals to presenter Stephen Hughes that he never reads his reviews after one of his films was shown at Cannes to a mixed reception.


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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72w6)
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SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct7021)
Why are electric scooters, mopeds and rickshaws booming?

Delhi’s roads are being taken over by electric mopeds, scooters and rickshaws. More than fifty per cent of two- and three-wheelers are already electric, and the market is expected to continue growing. It’s good news for the fight against climate change. Why has the transition to green vehicles been so swift in India and what can the rest of the world learn from it?

Graihagh Jackson speaks to reporter Sushmita Pathak, who’s been chatting to those who’ve made the switch to electric as well as those who haven’t.

Akshima Ghate from the RMI Foundation and Louise Ribet of C40 cities explain why these small vehicles are so popular and what countries like India and others gain from encouraging electric uptake. From better air quality and healthier children to energy security and manufacturing expertise, there are many benefits beyond mitigating climate change.

Got a comment or a question you’d like us to answer? Send an email to: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com or whatsapp us on +44 8000 321 721

Presenter: Graihagh Jackson
Producer: Ben Cooper
Researcher: Octavia Woodward
Production Co-Ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell
Editors: Sophie Eastaugh and Simon Watts

Got a question you’d like us to answer? Send an email to: TheClimateQuestion@bbc.com


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SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z4y)
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SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvg)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4h6fzkht)
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SUN 23:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct70t3)
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MONDAY 07 JULY 2025

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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trm)
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MON 00:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfj)
Bird flu surges in Cambodia

There's a surge in cases and deaths from H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia - we hear what's the driver and how concerned we should be. Erik Karlsson, Head of Virology at the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh and director of the WHO’s H5 Reference Laboratory has been watching the uptick.

An interstellar interloper has been spotted entering our solar system. Most likely a comet, and possibly visible in the sky, it’s just the third such visitor we’ve ever seen. Josep Trigo of Spain’s Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC) and the Catalan Institute for Space Studies is one of many astronomers keeping his eye out.

DNA from an ancient Egyptian buried in cave 2,500 BCE, the oldest to date, tell a tale of travelling ancestors, according to research led by Adeline Morez of Liverpool John Moore’s University and published in Nature.

Also, Corey Allard of Harvard university has been looking at a particular type of sea slug. Published in the journal Cell, the work has been trying to work out how these slugs effectively nurture and manage stolen chloroplasts – stolen from ingested plant cells - within their own bodies. Artfully, they may use these “Kleptoplasts” to dodge periods of food shortage.


Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Alex Mansfield
Production Coordinator: Jazz George


Photo Credit: Institut Pasteur du Cambodge


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8b487v)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgr3n87)
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MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct6sw3)
The Life Scientific - Tim Peake

What's it like living underwater for two weeks? What's the trickiest part of training to be an astronaut? What are the most memorable sights you see from space? Several extreme questions, all of which can be answered by one man: Major Tim Peake.

After a childhood packed with outdoor adventures, via the Cub Scouts and school Cadet Force, Tim joined the British Army Air Corps and became a military flying instructor then a test pilot; before eventually being selected as a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut. In 2015, Tim became the first British ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station.

Over the course of a six-month mission, he took part in more than 250 scientific experiments and worked with more than two million schoolchildren across Europe.

In a special New Year’s episode recorded in front of an audience at London’s Royal Society, Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Tim about his lifelong passion for adventure, the thrill of flight and why scientific experiments in space are so important.

Presented by Jim Al-Khalili
Produced by Lucy Taylor


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8b4czz)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgr3s0c)
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MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zxtr8c)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6ssv)
Can we harness solar energy from other stars?

Listener Dickson Mukisa from Uganda has been gazing up at the stars. But he’s not making wishes. He wants to know whether we can harness their energy, in the same way we do with our OWN star – the sun. After all, they may seem small and twinkly to us, but each one is a gigantic flaming ball of energy, with a power outputs averaging around 40 quadrillion kilowatt-hours per year – EACH! With somewhere between 100 and 400 BILLION stars in our own galaxy alone, that’s a lot of power! Can we get ‘solar power’ from stars that are such a long way away from earth? And what might we use it for?

Alex Lathbridge heads to the University College London Observatory, to peer through the eyepiece of an enormous telescope and see some stars for himself. Professor Steve Fossey explains just how much of the light energy of the stars reaches us on earth. In other words, how BRIGHT they are.

Once the starlight reaches earth of course, we have to capture it. Could traditional solar panels do the job? Alex meets Professor Henry Snaith from the University of Oxford, to find out about the future of photovoltaic technology, and why it could all be heading out to space.

Once in space, things start getting weird! What if we made an enormous fleet of solar panels, and put them all into orbit around a star, soaking up every last drop of that precious energy? That might sound like science fiction, but the idea has been around for decades. It’s called a Dyson Sphere, or Dyson Swarm. Swedish researcher at the Insitute for Future Studies, Anders Sandberg explains how we might be able to build one around a neighbouring star... in around 10,000 years or so.

But maybe it’s not all about light. Finally, Alex explores the mysterious, invisible energy of the ‘solar wind’, with Pekka Janhunen, Finnish physicist and inventor of the “E-Sail”, which might be able to harness the power of the stellar wind, too.

Presenter: Alex Lathbridge
Producer: Emily Knight
Series Producer: Ben Motley

(Image: Astronomer looking at the starry skies with a telescope. Credit: m-gucci via Getty Images)


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8b4hr3)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zxtw0h)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct7z4y)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct6xvg)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgr40hm)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct708v)
Medics in remote communities

Two doctors from South Africa and Australia tell Ella Al-Shamahi about rewards of working in rural communities and the challenges of being hundreds of miles from the nearest large hospital.

Dr Melanie Matthews runs a medical centre in Maningrida, about 500km east of Darwin. She’s a GP with the Mala'la Indigenous health service in the Arnhem Land, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO). GPs working in these services are ranked as Australia’s most satisfied GPs, but it can be a challenge, with complex health needs in the community she serves.

Dr Lungile Hobe-Nxumalo is South African and after training returned to the place she grew up - a rural reserve in the remote northern part of KwaZulu-Natal near the Mozambican border. She’s medical director of Mseleni Hospital. Part of her medical studies were funded with the support of Umthombo Youth Development Foundation which addresses the shortages of healthcare staff in rural hospitals. She’s also past-chair of the Rural Doctors Association of South Africa.

Produced by Jane Thurlow


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8b4r7c)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172zspp6qr347y)
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MON 08:06 The Interview (w3ct7wzs)
Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister: The UK needs strong international relationships

The UK needs strong international relationships

Nick Robinson, presenter of the BBC Today programme and Political Thinking podcast, speaks to Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister, about the importance of maintaining strong international relationships.

In an interview recorded to mark Sir Keir’s first year in office, he defends the time he’s spent developing alliances with other world leaders. His critics claim he’s neglected domestic politics, and point to a series of policy u-turns. But Sir Keir tells Nick Robinson that building these relationships is essential to protect the UK’s national interest, particularly in a time of global conflict and instability.

Challenged over his domestic performance, he concedes he has changed position on some policy decisions but describes himself as a pragmatist who takes a common sense view in the light of changing circumstances.

In this conversation, Sir Keir also reflects on the impact on his family of his role as prime minister, and how he likes to relax by playing football.

Sir Keir Starmer was elected in 2024 on a substantial majority, returning the Labour party to power after fourteen years. Twelve months on, his party’s approval rating has gone down in the polls as it has run into a series of political difficulties.

Thank you to the Political Thinking team for helping to produce this programme.

The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service, Mondays and Wednesdays at 0700 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out twice a week on BBC Sounds, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presenter: Nick Robinson
Producers: Daniel Kraemer and Lucy Sheppard
Editor: Nick Holland

Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.

(Image: Keir Starmer. Credit: Reuters)


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zxvgr4)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6rxs)
How trade deals are really made

Grab your briefcase, we’re heading into the negotiation room, to find out about the art of the trade deal.

With deals being drawn up around the world, and many more negotiations underway, we speak to experts and negotiators about overcoming stalemates and bargaining chips.

And we ask if US President Donald Trump has upended the way global trade deals are made.

Presenter: Megan Lawton
Producer: Sam Gruet

(Picture: US President Donald Trump holds a signed US-UK trade deal next to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they speak to reporters during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct7468)
Argentina’s 'trial of the juntas'

In 1985, Argentina’s former military leaders were put on trial accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering thousands of their own people.

The ‘trial of the juntas’ was the first major prosecution of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials following World War Two. Between 1976 and 1983, around 30 thousand people disappeared or were murdered in Argentina during the so-called Dirty War.

Military leaders claimed the victims were left wing guerrillas plotting terrorist attacks against their dictatorships, but most weren’t terrorists. They were trade unionists or protesters opposing the regime.

Luis Moreno Ocampo was an assistant prosecutor during the trial and spoke to Jane Wilkinson about the case.

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: Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo speaking at the trial, 1985 Credit: AFP/AFP via Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8b576w)
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MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgr4m78)
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MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zxvlh8)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6ssv)
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MON 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8b5bz0)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct71vy)
Dancing in the Street and Ai Weiwei

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes including the story behind Mick Jagger and David Bowie's duet for Live Aid in 1985 and the Chinese artist who was jailed for his art inspired by the Sichuan earthquake in 2008.

He speaks to music journalist Alice Austin to explore other concerts in world history that have had a political impact.

Also, the American politician who first coined the phrase "drill, baby, drill" in 2008, the making of Back To The Future in 1985 and the trophy killing of Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe in 2015.

Contributors:
Bernard Doherty - former Live Aid press officer.
Alice Austin - music journalist.
Ai Weiwei - artist.
Prof Andrew Loveridge - zoologist who studied Cecil the lion.
Michael Steele - the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, who came up with the slogan "Drill, baby, drill!"
Bob Gale - the co-writer and producer of the Back to the Future.

(Photo: Mick Jagger and David Bowie performing Dancing In The Street. Credit: Brian Cooke / Redferns)


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MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zxvtzj)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct708v)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wpt)
Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct7468)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgr536s)
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MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6ssv)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172zss4x5v9zj4)
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MON 15:06 The Interview (w3ct7wzs)
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MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zxw9z1)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76qp)
First broadcast 07/07/2025 14:32 GMT

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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w173067v48q7ykr)
2025/07/07 15:06 GMT

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2025/07/07 16:06 GMT

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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wpt)
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MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct7468)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgr5tpk)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z54)
2025/07/07 GMT

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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct6trm)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct6sw4)
Tooth and Claw: Killer Whales

Investigating the black-and-white apex predator of the sea – the killer whale! Able to predate even great white sharks, this marine mammal is the largest member of the dolphin family. From tropical seas, to the Arctic and Antarctic, killer whales (or orcas) are found across the world. Living in family groups and often led by a post-menopausal matriarch, killer whales have passed on their hunting methods, which vary depending on which prey they specialise in hunting, through the generations.

Presenter Adam Hart finds out about the killer whales incredible social behaviours (such as wearing salmon as hats) and hears how a dog is helping killer whale researchers access a gold mine of information about this predator. He also hears what challenges killer whale populations are facing and why killer whales may be attacking boats off the coast of the Iberian peninsula.

Contributors:

Dr. Leigh Hickmott, whale biologist and conservationist, who is an expert on Pack Ice killer whales, and whose research uses them as indicators to assess human disturbance of marine habitats.

Dr. Deborah Giles, who is an expert on Southern Resident killer whales, based with the SeaDoc Society, a program of the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

Presenter: Professor Adam Hart
Producer: Jonathan Blackwell

(Photo: Killer Whales, Credit: Serge MELESAN via Getty Images)


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TUESDAY 08 JULY 2025

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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs4wrn79n3)
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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct6rbq)
Re-homing France’s immigrant workers

France’s last foyers – housing for immigrant workers – are set for demolition. But some current residents are worried about what they’ll lose.

Hundreds of “foyers” - housing units especially for immigrant workers – were built after World War II. The economy was booming and France needed unskilled labour to help rebuild the country. But since the 1990s there has been a policy to get rid of the old foyers and replace them with a type of social housing. However, residents of the old foyers fear they are going to lose out in this transformation. Carolyn Lamboley has been visiting some foyers around Paris and speaking to those who for decades have called these places home. They fear for the break-up of their communities, for a loss of their culture and the little they have.

Producer: John Murphy
Programme coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Studio mix: Nigel Appleton
Assignment Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Residents of Siqueiros, one of France’s last foyers. Credit: Carolyn Lamboley/BBC)


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TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct7468)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgr6xdq)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtk)
Max Kidruk

How do you imagine the future if you are a Ukrainian Science Fiction writer? How do you live in the present with your country at war in a world governed by absolute uncertainty? That’s the challenge and dilemma for best selling author Max Kidruk.

Kidruk is nearing completion of Collapse, the 2nd volume of a 900 page, epic hard science fiction trilogy The New Dark Ages. The first volume, Colony, sold 30,000 copies in Ukraine. Set on a 222nd century Mars against a backdrop of ecological disaster on Earth, things can only get worse! An insidious extra-terrestrial invasion has caused a fertility crisis whilst the new Martian society is undergoing literal & metaphorical growing pains. Those born on the Red planet are physically changed & unable to return to their mother world. Ukrainians have become the key farmers on Mars, providing three quarters of all the colony’s food.

In the real world, Kidruk has had to fight against his own biological frailty & the absolute uncertainty of the times he lives in. The presence of Russians in his fiction is an acknowledgement that the existential national threat will not disappear & could grow worse. Perhaps the greatest challenge of all for Kidruk has been to keep his plot relevant. His trilogy is intended as a warning on many levels but real world politics keep outstripping his wildest imaginings!

Mark Burman has been in conversation with Kidruk for the past 18 months as the war has continued to rage & his book nears completion.

Image: Max Kidruk (Credit: Kateryna Kosheleva)


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TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct6xxr)
Cutting food waste

Food waste is one of the biggest environmental and economic challenges we face — and much of it happens long before the food reaches our plates. In this episode, we meet the people working to tackle the problem in unexpected ways. In UK supermarkets, smart packaging labels are helping stop waste before it even begins, by adapting expiry dates based on real-time freshness. And in Scotland a start-up is turning whisky waste into fish food.

People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We release a new edition every week for most of the year. We'd love you to let us know what you think and to hear about your own solutions. You can contact us on WhatsApp by messaging +44 8000 321721 or email peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk. And please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: Craig Langran
Editor: Jon Bithrey
Sound mix: Hal Haines

(Image: Myra Anubi with Euan Kinninmonth at the Eden Mill distillery, St Andrews, Scotland, BBC)


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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s6t)
Business Daily

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TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74mv)
The mystery of Evita’s corpse

When Eva Peron, Argentina's most famous First Lady, died in 1952, her body was embalmed.

Three years later, her widower, Juan Peron, was deposed in a coup. But military officers feared her corpse would become a rallying point of protest against the new government. So they stole it.

Over the next few decades, Evita’s body was stored in several different places in several different countries, inspiring wild stories about its supernatural powers.

In 2013, Linda Pressly spoke to Domingo Tellechea, the art restorer charged with repairing the embalmed body.

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: Evita's body returned from Italy. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images)


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TUE 09:32 Assignment (w3ct6rbq)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct6ztf)
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TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgr7rmm)
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TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct6vtk)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6x4h)
The Aboriginal professor who was expelled from school at 13

Jack Beetson is a Ngemba Aboriginal man from western New South Wales in Australia. In the late 1960s when he was choosing subjects for high school, Jack was interested in studying commerce and history. Then a teacher told him; "Aboriginal kids don't study those subjects," diverting him to woodwork and metalwork instead. One year later aged 13, Jack was expelled with the other Aboriginal boys in his class and earned money picking cotton in the cottonfields. It wasn't until Jack was 28 years old and living in Sydney that he decided to go back to school and complete his education. He enrolled at Tranby College, Australia's oldest Indigenous college. After graduating he went on to become a teacher at Tranby and then the college Principal. He quickly became a well-known name in education in Australia, playing a role in drafting the UN's Declaration on the Rights of Indigneous Peoples and was awarded a UN Unsung Hero Award. Today he's director of the Literacy for Life Foundation, championing Indigenous adult literacy programmes across Australia.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: May Cameron

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

(Photo: Jack Beetson. Credit: Joy Lai/State Library NSW)


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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct766v)
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2025/07/08 15:06 GMT

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TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z9n)
2025/07/08 GMT

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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zny)
Tech Life

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TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76b7)
First broadcast 08/07/2025 21:32 GMT

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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct7021)
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WED 04:32 World of Secrets (w3ct7zwc)
The Killing Call

The Killing Call: 4. Making enemies

Back home, Sidhu starts delving into Punjab’s violent past and singing about its place in modern India. He joins mass demonstrations which rock Delhi and writes a protest anthem for the movement. The death threats continue. And we find out that Sidhu is making friends with dangerous people.

Presented by broadcaster and DJ Bobby Friction and investigative journalist Ishleen Kaur.

Season 8 of World of Secrets, The Killing Call, is a BBC Eye investigation for the BBC World Service.

Archive audio credits: Sidhu Moose Wala, Jhonty Dhillon, Ritesh Lakhi, Times Now.

Here’s a link to the BBC Eye two-part documentary films, which we recommend you watch after listening to this podcast: https://bit.ly/thekillingcall

If you are in the UK, you can watch on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002f18y


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WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74q3)
Argentina’s national genetics bank created to identify stolen babies

In 1982, Argentine geneticist Victor Penchaszadeh was living in exile in New York when he received a call that would change the course of his career.

Two founding members of the campaign group, the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, were asking for his help to find their kidnapped grandchildren.

Between 1976 and 1983, Argentina was under military rule. During this period, thousands of mainly young, left-wing people were forcibly disappeared - taken to clandestine detention centres, where many were tortured and killed. Hundreds of babies were born in captivity. Their mothers were later murdered, and the children were often given to families with ties to the regime - and never told their true identities.

The Grandmothers travelled the world, desperately asking scientists one question: Without the presence of the parents, could their blood be used to identify their lost grandchildren?

Dr Penchaszadeh was the first to say yes.

He tells Vicky Farncombe how that answer led to the creation of the world’s first national genetic data bank—and the eventual reunion of 139 grandchildren with their real families.

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: Estela de Carlotto is reunited with her lost grandchild Ignacio Hurban. Credit: Reuters)


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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6xcd)
Outlook

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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76fn)
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THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct8009)
The Ark Of The Dry Lands

In a laboratory in Morocco, machines whir, lamps hum, and scientists examine phials of seeds grown across the hot, dry lands from Palestine to Iran - the historical Fertile Crescent. This is the main international seed bank for the region, a living library of thousands of indigenous varieties. Some have been cultivated for millennia, while in the growing fields outside, specialists experiment with new kinds of grains and pulses to withstand war, drought and import-dependency. The work of the seed bank, run by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, has never been more important. This lively programme is recorded on site in Morocco and includes visits to female farming co-operatives in the Middle Atlas Mountains, where women are having their say for the first time into creating the seeds of the future.

A Storyscape production


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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yn)
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.


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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722r)
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy45gf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6s29)
Business Daily

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct74jf)
Ni Una Menos women’s movement in Argentina

On 3 June 2015, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the capital, Buenos Aires, and in dozens of cities and towns demanding an end to violence against women. There were demonstrations in Chile and Uruguay in solidarity too.

Argentina was reporting a female murder rate of one every 31 hours. The killing of a 14-year-old pregnant girl by her boyfriend was seen as a tipping point.

Something had to be done. A collective of female journalists and writers campaigned under the banner ‘Ni una menos’ (not one less) and received support on social media from footballer Lionel Messi and Argentina’s president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Changes to the law on abortion and the representation of women in governance followed. Agustina Paz Frontera who was part of the collective that started the movement tells Josephine McDermott it was the disappearance of her school friend in 2005 that spurred her on.

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 the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina’s Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall’ speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler’s List; and Jacques Derrida, France’s ‘rock star’ philosopher.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world’s oldest languages.


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bfxy5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrf9yk)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy496k)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct8009)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bg1p9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 10:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ys6)
The Media Show

Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world.


THU 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy4dyp)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 10:32 Happy News (w3ct6tyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:32 on Saturday]


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bg5ff)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrfkft)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy4jpt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bg95k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxl)
Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct74jf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bgdxp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrfsy2)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy4s62)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct6vjj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Wednesday]


THU 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bgjnt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zss4x5vlp7f)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


THU 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bgndy)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy50pb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct75vk)
First broadcast 10/07/2025 14:32 GMT

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


THU 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bgs52)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 16:06 BBC OS (w173067v48qjn91)
2025/07/10 15:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.


THU 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bgwx6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 17:06 BBC OS (w173067v48qjs15)
2025/07/10 16:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.


THU 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bh0nb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct74jf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bh4dg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrgjdv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy5hnv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z7d)
2025/07/10 GMT

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


THU 20:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bh84l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct8009)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy5mdz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfk)
Science in Action

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.


THU 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bhcwq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 21:06 Newshour (w172zss4x5vmjgb)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


THU 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bhhmv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct722r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy5vx7)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct70yn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bhmcz)
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THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrh0dc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy5znc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct75xt)
First broadcast 10/07/2025 21:32 GMT

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

FRIDAY 11 JULY 2025

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bhr43)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 00:06 The Explanation (w3ct7ys6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy63dh)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 00:32 Happy News (w3ct6tyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:32 on Saturday]


FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bhvw7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172zrs4wrnj0cd)
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bhzmc)
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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrhcmr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy6bwr)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct6zny)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bj3ch)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct6wxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Thursday]


FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct74jf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bj73m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrhm40)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy6ld0)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp1)
France’s new Christians

The number of adults getting baptised in France has tripled in the last three years. Why are so many more adults joining the Church in France? What are they looking for? Is the example of Muslims, who often live their faith more openly, having an influence? We meet two of France’s new Christians - one baptised this Easter, one last Easter - and hear the strong stories they have to tell about the path they took and ask whether Catholicism is changing from a religion that baptises infants to one that baptises adults and whether that is a good thing.

[Photo Credit: John Laurenson, Photo description: The Mass was at the church of Nogent-le-Roi.]

Presenter: John Laurenson
Executive Producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Chloe Walker
Production Coordinator: Mica Nepomuceno


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bjbvr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172zspp6qrgqwb)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bjglw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172zspp6qrgvmg)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bjlc0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172zspp6qrgzcl)
Live news, business and sport from around the world.


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bjq34)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 08:06 Americast (w3ct7t5m)
Americast

Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy72cj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct6rs8)
Business Daily

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct7440)
The man who said ‘no’ to Disney

In 1941, Walt Disney made a tempting offer to a fellow pioneer of the animation industry, Quirino Cristiani - the author of the first animated feature film.

Cristiani was an Italian immigrant raised in Argentina who built a career creating animated political satires in the early days of cinema. He authored full-length movies that he drew entirely on his own, sketching and cutting thousands of figures that he tied with thread to facilitate motion.

Quirino’s technique was rudimentary, but impressive enough to prompt Disney to propose that he join his staff. Hector Cristiani, Quirino’s grandson, tells Stefania Gozzer why his grandfather declined the offer, and what happened to most of his work.

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 the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina’s Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall’ speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler’s List; and Jacques Derrida, France’s ‘rock star’ philosopher.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world’s oldest languages.

(Photo: Quirino Cristiani. Credit: Family archive)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bjtv8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrj6vn)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy763n)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]


FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bjyld)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct72w7)
Unexpected Elements

The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way with Unexpected Elements.


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bk2bj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrjgbx)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy7flx)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 11:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bk62n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh1)
Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct7440)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bk9ts)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrjpv5)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy7p35)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct6yfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Thursday]


FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bkfkx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172zss4x5vpl4j)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bkkb1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:06 Americast (w3ct7t5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy7xlf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct76l5)
First broadcast 11/07/2025 14:32 GMT

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


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bkp25)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w173067v48qmk64)
2025/07/11 15:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bkst9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w173067v48qmny8)
2025/07/11 16:06 GMT

BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.


FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bkxkf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct6wh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct7440)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bl19k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrkf9y)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy8dky)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct6z2w)
2025/07/11 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 (w172zwwpq8bl51p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct6rmr)
BBC OS Conversations

How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy8jb2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct6ssw)
Where did Earth's water come from?

Was water delivered to planet Earth from space? Were our great oceans filled by asteroids and comets hurling water at the planet, one snowball at a time? And if not, where did all the water come from?

These days water is everywhere; it covers 70% of the planet and makes up more than half of every human… but here’s an enigma – by rights, it shouldn’t be here. According to the theory of how the earth formed, 4.5 billion years ago, conditions were so hot that any water should have been split into its constituent gases: hydrogen and oxygen. Water shouldn’t have been an ingredient in the recipe for our planet. And yet, here it is, all around us and inside us.

One CrowdScience listener wants to know where it came from, and presenter Caroline Steel is diving in to the science. Always thirsty for knowledge, she’ll be meeting scientists who have studied rocks from the moon and discovering a newer, radical, story of our water. One where the water in our rivers and streams is even older than the sun.


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bl8st)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172zss4x5vqfcf)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8bldjy)
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FRI 22:06 Americast (w3ct7t5m)
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FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy8rtb)
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FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct6vp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172zwwpq8blj92)
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FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zwl4vgrkx9g)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zwxj4zy8wkg)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct76nf)
First broadcast 11/07/2025 21:32 GMT

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