SATURDAY 29 JANUARY 2022

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k15djz)
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SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct1htp)
Why Putin has his sights on Ukraine

Growing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine have prompted the US and UK to pull the families of staff at their embassies in Kyiv out of the country. Moscow’s forces have been amassing on Ukraine’s border for months prompting fears of a major escalation in a war that’s been underway since Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Vladimir Putin says the Russian and Ukrainian populations are 'one people' and has blamed Nato’s expansion east for rising tensions. Joe Biden has warned Russia that an invasion of Ukraine would result in severe consequences for the Kremlin. So how likely is full-scale war? What is President Putin's strategy? And what is the likely end-game?

Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of experts.
Producers: Junaid Ahmed and Paul Schuster.


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k15j93)
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SAT 01:06 World Business Report (w172xzln107k4gc)
US inflation at a 40 year high

As US inflation in the US hits record highs, we get analysis from Chris Low at FHN Financial. There's a dispute in Spain over the cultivation of strawberries in Andalucia which are taking water from the Donana National Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We find out more from Javier Martin Arroyo, who is a writer for the Spanish newspaper El Pais. Plus, as climate change progresses, the demand for energy hungry air conditioning increases, which in turn exacerbates the problem. The BBC's Ed Butler reports on the potential for more energy efficient cooling systems. (Picture: US bank notes. Picture credit: Getty Images).


SAT 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzktl8mvwkh)
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SAT 01:32 WorklifeIndia (w3ct2f4f)
What’s prompting online misogyny?

India’s online space has seen an alarming rise in misogyny and harassment of women during the pandemic. In a recent incident, more than 100 prominent Muslim women were put up for sale in a mock online auction. Critics say cyber bullying and trolling of Muslim women in particular has worsened in recent years in India’s polarised climate.

So, what are the right doors to knock on, if facing online hate? Do women, particularly those who are vocal and influential in India’s patriarchal society, know their basic cyber rights? How does it impact their mental wellbeing? And what’s causing this environment of online hate to spread wider?

In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss what’s prompting online misogyny and the ways to deal with it.

Presenter: Devina Gupta
Contributors: Sayema Rahman, radio presenter; Sadaf Vidha, founder, Guftagu Therapy; Dr Pavan Duggal, cyber law expert, advocate


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k15n17)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxxs75880h)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzktl8mw09m)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct1lcq)
The Women's Ashes and cricket's highest catch

On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell & Charu Sharma, we take a look at the state of play in the Women’s Ashes so far, debate the maiden use of DRS in the competition and ask if the format works.

As the ICC name their cricketing achievements of the year, we celebrate Pakistan cricket after they picked up four awards.

We are joined by a Guinness World Record holder who has successfully achieved the highest catch of a cricket ball ever. Plus after an autograph book was found in Somerset containing signatures from the ‘golden age’ of cricket, we share our autograph stories.

Photo: Rachael Haynes of Australia is congratulated by Meg Lanning after reaching her half century during day one of the Women's Ashes Test match. (Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k15rsc)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct20g6)
Myanmar coup: One year on

It's a year since Myanmar's military removed the democratically elected government from power. We share key moments in Myanmar's journey towards democracy from The Fifth Floor archive, with BBC Burmese editor Soe Win Than, former editor Tin Htar Swe and presenter Yee Yee Aung. And we hear how the service is marking the anniversary, with stories about the opposition-run 'zoom government' outside Myanmar, the past year of military leadership, and how citizens will be marking the day.

Driving on the frozen sea
Around this time of year Estonia opens up its ice roads on the frozen Baltic sea. People can drive their cars and visit some of the islands off the coast, and in 2019, two intrepid reporters from BBC Russian - Ivan Chesnokov and Yury Baranyuk - couldn’t resist driving the ice road for themselves.

Reporting from the Democratic Republic of Congo
The risks of rebel activity, capsizing boats and an active volcano – some of the challenges BBC Africa’s health correspondent Rhoda Odhiambo faced on a recent trip to eastern DRC to report on child malnutrition and a vaccination campaign.

Brazil's pioneering female football referee
Lea Campos was one of the first women in the world to become a qualified football referee. But in her home country, Brazil, she was barred from working after being told women were too emotional to referee in men’s football games. Fernando Duarte of BBC Minute tells us how she fought back.

Celebrating Vietnamese Tet
Vietnam's lunar new year celebration of Tet is the time families come together to see out the old year and welcome the new. BBC Vietnamese journalist Tran Vo is spending her first ever Tet away from home in Bangkok, and put together a report on how Bangkok's Vietnamese community celebrates with the traditional Banh Chung rice cake, to remind her of home.

(Photo: Protestors after the military coup in Myanmar, February 2021. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct1wzt)
The Good Friday Agreement

In 1998, the political parties in Northern Ireland reached a peace agreement that ended decades of war. But the Good Friday Agreement, as it became known, was only reached after days of frantic last-minute negotiations. In 2012, Louise Hidalgo spoke to Paul Murphy, the junior minister for Northern Ireland at the time.

PHOTO:Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern (L) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) pose with the mediator of the agreement, Senator George Mitchell. (AFP/Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k15wjh)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct1htp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k1608m)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxxs758m7w)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzktl8mwck0)
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SAT 05:32 World of Wisdom (w3ct2zwg)
Judging ourselves harshly

Can we learn to let go of negative thoughts that are bringing us down? Sometimes it can feel as if nothing in life is going the way it should and we judge ourselves for not doing better. Judy is from Thailand and lives in Japan. Her sister has to look after their elderly mother in Thailand alone and Judy is unhappy with herself for not having built a ‘successful’ career in Japan. She speaks to writer and teacher Gary Zukav. He suggests that, even though it sometimes doesn't feel like it, there might be a way to move beyond the control of these negative and damaging feelings.

Presenter: Sana Safi
Producer: Charlie Taylor and Ruth Edwards


SAT 05:50 Ros Atkins on ... (w3ct2dpj)
The rising cost of living

The cost of food and fuel has risen globally. The pandemic has played some part in it but there are other reasons too. Ros Atkins examines what’s behind the rise in the price of goods and services.

(Photo Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k1640r)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172xytn09rjj8v)
Ukraine crisis: Don't create panic, Zelensky tells West

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not intend to invade Ukraine. Meanwhile the US says war seems imminent, and it is sending additional reinforcements while British troops have been training Ukrainian forces.

Also in the programme, police in Guatemala say they’ve broken up a ring of smugglers known as ‘coyotes.’

To discuss this and more, Julian Worricker is joined by Olivia Cheung, research fellow and expert on China at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies, and James Rodgers, British author and reader in international journalism at City University in London.

(Picture: President Zelensky of Ukraine Credit: Reuters)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k167rw)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172xytn09rjn0z)
Russia's troop build-up outside Ukraine is the biggest since Cold War says US military chief

General Mark Milley has said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be "horrific" and would lead to a significant number of casualties. Meanwhile the country’s president calls on the West to avoid creating ‘panic’ by suggesting Russia is poised to attack.

Also in the programme, Disney’s latest remake of Snow White has prompted Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage – who has a common form of dwarfism known as achondroplasia - to question the stereotypes that that film might reinforce.

To discuss this and more, Julian Worricker is joined by Olivia Cheung, research fellow and expert on China at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies, and James Rodgers, British author and reader in international journalism at City University in London.

(Picture: General Mark Millay Credit: Reuters)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k16cj0)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172xytn09rjrs3)
Ukrainian troops prepare for possible Russian invasion

Top US military personnel warn a conflict in the region could be "horrific." We have a special report from Western Ukraine where British troops have been training local forces.

Also in the programme - how canned pork meat attained global fame. We’ll hear about the history of Spam.

To discuss this and more, Julian Worricker is joined by Olivia Cheung, research fellow and expert on China at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies, and James Rodgers, British author and reader in international journalism at City University in London.

(Picture: Ukrainian soldier with an anti tank gun. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzktl8mwqsd)
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SAT 08:32 The Conversation (w3ct1p9r)
Saving lives in the mountains

Mountain rescue volunteers are a rare breed: they’re on call 24/7, ready to risk their lives to save hikers and skiers who get stuck on the mountains. Kim Chakanetsa meets two women who lead perilous rescue missions in Canada and in the UK.

Kirsty Pallas is a mountaineering and climbing instructor based in Scotland. In 2014 she joined the Oban Mountain Rescue Team, where she’s a callout manager and a training officer. She’s also the founder of Our Shared Outdoors, an organisation set up to tackle and change the lack of diversity in the outdoors and promote underrepresented groups.

Kayla Brolly is an emergency room nurse and a crew member with North Shore Rescue, the busiest volunteer search and rescue organisation in Canada. She’s been involved in countless rescue operations in the popular hiking and skiing mountains north of Vancouver. In December 2017, whilst taking part in a delicate rescue mission on a steep slope, she suffered a severe head injury.

Produced by Alice Gioia for BBC World Service.


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k16h84)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct2d6z)
Women in Ukraine and Russia

There is much international focus on the possibility of a Russian military invasion of its neighbour Ukraine. US President Joe Biden has spoken of “enormous consequences” if that did happen, warning it would “change the world”.

Russia has an estimated 100,000 troops on the border with Ukraine but has said it does not want war.

While world leaders talk, host Ben James guides us through the discussions among six women in the two countries.

In Ukraine, the BBC’s James Reynolds hears from three women in the capital Kyiv about the prospect of war. They include Olena, a volunteer sniper since 2014 and a professional servicewoman for five years, who is once more prepared to fight for her country.

We also hear from three women in the Russian capital Moscow about the atmosphere in the city, the conversations they are having with friends and family and why they believe a war will not happen.

(Photo: Pedestrians walk under boards displaying the flag and coat of arms of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People"s Republic in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, Ukraine January 24, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzktl8mwvjj)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct386g)
Pick of the World: The singer who 'deliberately' caught Covid - and died

Listeners to the BBC World Service not only love what they hear, they love to engage with it; it's a two way relationship that has created a special bond.

Each week, Anna Doble celebrates the amazing radio the World Service produces, with clips chosen by its listeners, and explores the reaction on social media.

She also speaks to some of those listeners around the world, to find out what it was about the issue that captured them.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct1l2p)
How should the BBC be funded?

Your reactions to the news that future BBC funding is to be up for discussion. How might it affect the World Service? Plus listeners give their fond farewells as we say goodbye to a familiar voice on BBC Outside Source, Nuala McGovern.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k16m08)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172y0qf2l6p10x)
Ukraine crisis: What's the impact on sport?

On this week's Sportshour with Caroline Barker, we speak to the President of the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee, Valeriy Sushkevych, about the tensions at the Russian border and how this is affecting the countries athletes ahead of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing.

Plus, we’ll hear from Jack Jablonski who was an aspiring ice hockey player, who suffered a terrible spinal injury ending his chances. Despite his injury, he’s now working for a professional ice hockey team in the US.

Photo: A view of Humvees given to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. (Credit: TASS via Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k16qrd)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxxs759bqn)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzktl8mx30s)
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SAT 11:32 WorklifeIndia (w3ct2f4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:32 today]


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k16vhj)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct3c7z)
Music that survived the Nazis: Part two

Featuring extraordinarily rare recordings, historian Shirli Gilbert presents this new history of life and music under Nazi tyranny. This episode focuses on music-making in the camps and ghettos of Nazi Europe, including stories of music at Sachsenhausen, Vilna and Auschwitz. This includes a wealth of different styles, from Yiddish Tango and rousing camp anthems, to partisan songs and string quartets. Contributors include Lloica Czackis, Krzysztof Kulisiewicz, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Dr Astrid Ley and Bret Werb.

(Photo: Members of the orchestra at the Janowska concentration camp perform while standing in a circle around the conductor, Yacub Mund, in the Appelplatz [roll call area]. Credit: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)

Written and presented by Shirli Gilbert, professor of Modern Jewish History at University College London
Producer: Tom Woolfenden
A Loftus Media production for the BBC World Service


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k16z7n)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172xv5kpz8pyk8)
Chairman of TPLF sees encouraging signs in peace negotiations

The Chairman of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front has told the BBC that there are encouraging signs in the peace negotiations to end the 15-month-old civil war with the federal government. On our programme we hear direct from Debretsion Gebremichael.

Also in the programme: Joni Mitchell removes her songs from Spotify; and a new study into breathlessness and long Covid.

(Photo: A farmer walks past a military tank destroyed recently during fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in Damot Kebele of Amhara region, Ethiopia. CREDIT: REUTERS/Kumera Gemechu NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k172zs)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172y0tpvhmfqql)
Live Sporting Action

Lee James will again be joined on the Sportsworld panel by the two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner with Cameroon, and a two-time Premier League champion with Arsenal, Lauren; the former Nigeria and Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme; and the South Africa women's captain Janine van Wyk, to look ahead to the first two quarter finals at the Africa Cup of Nations. We’ll also discuss the women’s Australian Open final and look ahead to the men’s final, reflect on the fourth day of the women’s Ashes Test between Australia and England, and preview the start of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, including hearing at length from the likes of USA Hockey head coach David Quinn and Swiss alpine skier Michelle Gisin.

Mohamed Salah (C) of Egypt team during the Africa Cup of Nations Cameron 2021 round of 16 football match between Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt at Stade de Japoma in Douala on January 26, 2022. (Photo by Ayman Aref/NurPhoto via Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k17kz9)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172xyxxs75b5yk)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzktl8mxy7p)
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SAT 18:32 World of Wisdom (w3ct2zwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct1l9g)
India's Luge pioneer

Shiva Keshavan was the first Indian to compete in one of the most dangerous events at the Winter Olympics – the luge. At the 1998 games in Japan, the 16-year-old was the only athlete in the Indian team and had to lead himself out in the opening ceremony in Nagano. Shiva Keshavan took part in a further five Winter Olympics and is credited with boosting awareness of snow sports in India. In 2020, he spoke to Farhana Haider.

(Photo: Shiva Keshavan in action in 2010. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k17pqf)
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SAT 19:06 The Evidence (w3ct2zql)
Coronavirus: The Evidence

Africa, the pandemic and healthcare independence

In a special edition of The Evidence, Claudia Hammond and her panel of experts focus on Africa, on how the more than fifty countries on the continent, home to 1.3 billion people and the most youthful population in the world, have fared, two years into the pandemic.

African scientists have been key players in the global response, sequencing variants of the virus and sharing this vital information with the world.

But there’s been huge frustration and anger on the continent about the way Africa has, yet again, found itself at the back of the global queue for life-saving tests, treatments and vaccines.

The sense that the global health system isn’t set up to deliver for Africa has prompted what’s been described as unprecedented solidarity, and galvanised calls for increased healthcare independence, self-sufficiency and a new public health order for the continent.

This includes plans to manufacture the vaccines, medicines and tests that Africa needs to increase its health security in Africa for Africa.

In The Evidence, the head of the World Health Organisation in Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, tells Claudia it has been “extremely devastating” to watch history repeating itself (just like the HIV pandemic and the millions of African lives lost because they were unable to access life-saving antiretroviral medication) as international solidarity faltered and Africa struggled to access vital supplies.

The Pasteur Institute in Dakar, Senegal (along with centres in South Africa and Rwanda) has a key role in pan-African plans for increased health sufficiency. Yellow Fever vaccines have long been made here but the plan is that later this year, mRNA vaccines for Covid-19 and eventually for other diseases like Lassa and Rift Valley fevers, will be manufactured at this and other sites.

Institute head Professor Amadou Sall, a virologist and public health specialist says producing vaccines, medicines and tests will reduce the dependency of Africa on the global community and increase health security.

Dr Yodi Alakija, co-chair of the African Union’s Vaccine Delivery Alliance and WHO Special Envoy to the Access to Covid Tools Accelerator, the ACT-Accelerator, says the pandemic has laid bare a failure of global political leadership, where a life in Lagos has been viewed as worth less than a life in London.

The equity gaps in access to the tools needed to fight Covid-19, she says, must be closed, and there are hopes that a high level global conference, “Port to Arms: Africa Responds – Vaccine Equity, Delivery and Manufacturing”, in Abuja, Nigeria, in February, will lead to a renewed commitments to vaccinate the world and end this pandemic.

Produced by: Fiona Hill and Maria Simons
Studio Engineer: Donald McDonald and Tim Heffer

Picture: A medical syringe pointing towards a whole lot of green viruses, Credit: David Malan/Getty Images


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k17tgk)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct1rv6)
Director Guillermo del Toro

Nikki Bedi is joined by novelist Nikki May and cineaste Karen Krizanovich to discuss their cultural highlights of the week.

Oscar winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro on the influence of film noir on his latest film, Nightmare Alley.

Author Hanya Yanagihara on writing and re-writing American history in her novel, To Paradise.

German director Christian Schwochow on reimagining the brink of World War Two in his film, Munich - The Edge of War.

Bafta and Oscar winning actor Tilda Swinton talks about her latest role in Memoria, a supernatural thriller set in Colombia and the first English Language film by Thai film director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

Anglo-Nigerian novelist Nikki May discusses the inspirations for her debut novel Wahala, about three friends living in London who share the gift of two cultures.

First time Belgian director Laura Wandel reveals her methods for working with children on her film Playground, or Un Monde in its original French, about the lasting influence of schoolyard bullying.

And there’s music from Korean Trio Dongyang Gozupa.

(Photo: Guillermo del Toro. Credit: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k17y6p)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172xv5kpz8qxj9)
'Bomb cyclone' sweeps across US north-eastern coast

Heavy snow, whipped up by high winds, is sweeping across the Northeast of the US as forecasters warn of historic blizzards.

Also a rare broadcast interview with the Tigrayan rebels' political leader; and we hear of the plight of the pregnant New Zealander, excluded from her country because of Covid restrictions, who has found refuge in Afghanistan.


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k181yt)
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SAT 22:06 The Newsroom (w172xyx3bhknchs)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 22:20 Sports News (w172y0swds0sf4f)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172xzktl8myf76)
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SAT 22:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct1ptw)
Girl bands

As we say farewell to Ronnie Spector of '60s original "girl group" the Ronettes, and 25 years on from the Spice Girls’ 90s message of "girl power", we meet all-female bands striking a note for gender equality.

Heavy metal in a hijab, the Indonesian Muslim metal band Voice of Baceprot, rocking out against traditional gender expectations.

The all-girl group from Benin, Star Feminine Band, singing-out joyfully for girls’ right to school, not marriage.

K-Pop superstars (G)I-dle - we talk to the non-Korean members finding friendship and fame in the South Korean music machine.

Plus, Fafa Ruffino explains how her grandmother’s songs about her life inspired her to join African women’s rights "supergroup" Les Amazones d’Afrique.

Presenter: Chi Chi Izundu
Producer: Emma Wallace
Reporters: Frank McWeeny and Laura Bicker

(Photo: Voice of Baceprot. Credit: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images)


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172xzk04k185py)
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SAT 23:06 Music Life (w3ct1hd4)
Stay hydrated with Cakes Da Killa, UNIIQU3, Shaun Ross and Jubilee

Cakes Da Killa, UNIIQU3, Shaun Ross and Jubilee talk about how to tell if the track you’re working on is really hitting the mark, the spaces they’re creative in and what they look like, and their best – and worst – collaborations.

Rashard Bradshaw, better known as the Brooklyn-based rapper Cakes Da Killa, blends ‘90s grit with club beats, dipping into electronic and house genres. His lyrics are witty, unapologetic, and promote Black excellence and LGBTQ+ visibility in the hip-hop world and the wider media.

Shaun Ross is an LA-based singer-songwriter born and raised in New York. After studying dance and posting Voguing videos to YouTube, he caught the attention of a model agent and started his fashion career at the age of 16. He has appeared in videos by Katy Perry and Beyoncé, collaborated with Lizzo, and has teamed up with house music icon Duke Dumont. As a gay Black man with albinism, he has advocated for difference and representation across all avenues of his career, and last year he dropped his highly anticipated debut album SHIFT, inspired by all the music he loves including R&B, disco and pop.

UNIIQU3 is the queen of the Jersey club scene. She brings together influences from house music, hip hop and breakbeat, and has established herself as one of the most in-demand producers.

Jubilee is a DJ and producer from South Florida who says she’s been staying up all night for as long as anyone can remember. She spent her youth raving, soaking up influences including electro, drum and bass and Miami hip-hop.