SATURDAY 02 APRIL 2022

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8wdp9)
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SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct33nn)
Israel's Arab allies

History was made this week when, for the first time, the foreign ministers of the UAE, Morocco, Egypt and Bahrain travelled to Israel on an official visit. For decades Arab leaders have criticised Israel for its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, which appeared to rule out closer ties. But not anymore. After the meeting Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan told his Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, “you are not only a partner, you are a friend,” adding that the countries have lost decades that could have been utilised, “knowing each other better, of working together, and of changing the narrative that many generations of Israelis and Arabs have been living.” The United States has spent recent years working to improve relations between its Israeli and Arab partners, an effort that burst into the public consciousness with the signing of the Abraham Accords under Donald Trump. The new allies share a distrust of Iran and a desire for greater economic ties across the region. But the Palestinian leadership has criticised the rapprochement, describing it as “a free reward for Israel”. So what’s been the benefit of the Abraham Accords? Will a new Iran nuclear deal push the parties even closer? What kind of support will these countries require from the United States at a time when US interest in the region is declining? And how many of the government-to-government ties are being translated into people-to-people contacts?

Julian Marshall is joined by a panel of experts.
Producers Paul Schuster and Junaid Ahmed.


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8wjff)
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SAT 01:06 World Business Report (w172yk16fk134hg)
US unemployment at two year low

US unemployment is at a two year low of 3.6% ; we get analysis from Chris Low of FHN Financial. Also in the programme, the conflict in Ukraine has highlighted Europe's dependence on Russian energy. And Russia has now threatened to cut off gas supplies to what it calls "unfriendly countries", unless they pay in Russian roubles. We get reaction to that threat from Anna Moskwa, Poland’s minister for climate and environment. This Sunday, Hungarians will choose a new government, and they face the choice of a further term for Viktor Orban and his controversial Fidesz party, or a single unified opposition candidate, Peter Marki-Zay. Marton Gergely is editor of the independent news outlet HVG, and tells us what role the war in neighbouring Ukraine is playing in the national debate. Plus, Over the last of couple years, more US federal money has flowed into Native American communities than possibly ever before; Savannah Maher from our US partner programme Marketplace has been taking a look at how that money is being put to use. (Picture: Workers crossing the road at sunrise. Picture credit Getty Images)

(Picture: Sergei Lavrov and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Picture credit: Reuters.)


SAT 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykqsl3wkwpt)
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SAT 01:32 WorklifeIndia (w3ct3jc4)
Where does the Russia-Ukraine war leave India?

Five weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, India has been walking a diplomatic tightrope, trying to balance its ties with Moscow and the West. Many say it’s because of India’s dependence on Russian military hardware, and its old friendship with the Kremlin. Add to that around $10 billion in bilateral trade - but critics point out that India’s bilateral trade with the US exceeds $100bn.

What is driving India’s policy on the international stage? Is “strategic autonomy” becoming an outdated concept in the changing world order, or can India leverage its neutral stand to build stronger ties with all nations, and play the role of a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

In this edition of WorklifeIndia, we discuss the choices India has made and their likely impact on its relationship with the West.

Presenter: Devina Gupta
Contributors: Shyam Saran, former foreign secretary of India; JN Misra, former Indian diplomat, distinguished fellow, OP Jindal University; Vivek Mishra, fellow, Observer Research Foundation

Photo: A peace campaigner holds portraits of Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky in Bhopal, India Credit: Getty Images


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8wn5k)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7ljsmvzsy)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykqsl3wl0fy)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct370b)
The World Cup: The final and the fallout

On this week’s Stumped with Alison Mitchell, Sunil Gupta and Jim Maxwell. We remember Australia cricket legend Shane Warne after his emotional memorial service.

Plus we preview the Women’s World Cup Final. Can Australia can win nine matches out of nine to lift the trophy? Have England peaked at the right time? Sunil Gupta also tells us the reaction to India’s early exit from the competition.

After England men were beaten 1-0 against the West Indies we ask if it is the right time to appoint a new captain or if the team should wait for a permanent coach?

Photo: Meg Lanning, Captain of Australia(L) and Heather Knight, Captain of England look on during the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match between England and Australia at The Brightside Ground on July 9, 2017 in Bristol, England. (Photo by Harry Trump-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8wrxp)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct37yy)
Why Afghan girls remain out of school

Last week the Taliban regime in Afghanistan reversed its promise to allow girls to return to secondary school after the ban 7 months ago. It's a story that has a particular resonance for BBC Afghan's Shazia Haya, who covered it for BBC Pashto. She was evacuated from Kabul last August and now works with the team in London.

This is Not America
The latest song by Puerto Rican musician Residente has taken Latin America by storm. This is Not America challenges the use of the term America by the USA, and uses powerful images and symbolism. BBC Mundo's Ronald Ávila-Claudio, a fellow Puerto Rican and a fan, tells us about the song and the singer.

Ukraine seen from Hong Kong
In Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests, mass screenings of a documentary about the Ukrainian protests of 2013-4, Winter on Fire, gave encouragement to Hong Kongers to continue their fight, and forged an unlikely connection between Hong Kong and Ukraine. Benny Lu of BBC Chinese reports on how the war in Ukraine is being seen in both Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Sri Lanka’s deepening crisis
Sri Lankans are becoming increasingly angry and frustrated about an economic crisis which has brought empty fuel stations, long power cuts and even delayed school exams because of paper shortages. BBC Sinhala’s Ranga Sirilal explains the causes, and describes the impact on daily life.

(Photo: Afghan women protesting with banners for education rights in Kabul, 2022. Credit: Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct3bw6)
Escaping a Maoist cult

In 2013, three women escaped from a cult that had been based in an ordinary house in Brixton, South London, since the 1970s. The cult was led by Aravindan Balakrishnan, a former student at the London School of Economics, who claimed to be a Maoist revolutionary, but actually brainwashed his followers and kept them prisoner in cruel and violent conditions. The Metropolitan Police said it was the worst case of its kind they had ever seen. Reena Stanton-Sharma talks to Katy Morgan-Davies, one of the women who escaped the cult.

PHOTO: Aravindan Balakrishnan in 2015 (Getty Images)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8wwnt)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct33nn)
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SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8x0dy)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7ljsmwc1b)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykqsl3wlcpb)
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SAT 05:32 World of Wisdom (w3ct2zwr)
Life's big questions

What are the big mysteries that people want to understand about life? How to be happy. How to accept old age and death. The purpose of life… With questions sent in from all over the world, Buddhist nun Sister Dang Nghiem and Sufi Imam Jamal Rahman offer their wise words on some of life’s eternal questions.

Presented by the BBC’s Sana Safi
Produced by Ruth Edwards and Charlie Taylor


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct3k4d)
Will the war in Ukraine cause a global wheat shortage?

As the Russian Invasion of Ukraine continues, the effects ripple around the rest of the world. One concern involves the wheat harvest. There have been claims that Ukraine and Russia supply 25% of the worlds wheat and that as a result we’re facing a global wheat crisis. We look into this misleading figure to determine what the real impact might be.


(wheat field. Getty images)


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8x452)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172ykw9wdhhgj9)
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SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8x7x6)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172ykw9wdhhl8f)
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SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8xcnb)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172ykw9wdhhq0k)
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SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykqsl3wlqxq)
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SAT 08:32 The Conversation (w3ct37ll)
Women with a clear vision

According to the World Health Organisation, over two billion people around the world have a vision impairment which could often be preventable or treatable. Women and girls are more likely to experience vision loss, which limits their access to education and work opportunities. Today we meet two women who are trying to change things, one pair of glasses at a time.

Dr Priya Morjaria is a public health optometrist from Tanzania. She’s an Assistant Professor of International Eye Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Chair of the Public Health Committee at the World Council of Optometry. She is also Head of Global Programme Design at Peek Vision, a social enterprise that develops digital tools to help eye health services in Africa and Asia connect more people to care.

Dr May Ho is a Malaysian-Australian optometrist with over 30 years experience in public and international eye health. She has worked in the development of sustainable eye care and education programmes in Vietnam, Cambodia, in the Pacific Islands and in Africa. She’s currently the Optometry and Primary Care Adviser at The Fred Hollows Foundation.

(Image: (L), Priya Morjaria, credit Anne Koerber. (R), Dr May Ho, credit William Orr)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8xhdg)
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SAT 09:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7ljsmwv0v)
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SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykqsl3wlvnv)
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SAT 09:32 The Explanation (w3ct3tq0)
Understanding the power that Saudi Arabia wields

Claire Graham and guests explain the important, long-running stories that are in the newsClaire Graham talks to the BBC’s Middle East correspondent, Anna Foster, to get a better understanding of how the Saudi Royal family has maintained a strong global influence in spite of events which have drawn worldwide criticism.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct35ry)
Exploring the Explanation for answers

Listeners give us their thoughts on The Explanation - and the show’s presenter gives us her explanation of how news stories are chosen.
Plus, should the fracas with Will Smith at this week’s Oscars have had so much coverage? Some listeners say it should not have been so prominent.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8xm4l)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172yg8dxtg27wg)
Sportshour takes in a historic night for women’s football at the Camp Nou

We reflect on history being made in the Women’s Champions League after a record crowd of 91,553 people attended the second-leg of Barcelona’s quarter-final against Real Madrid at the Camp Nou. Maz was at the game and we hear from fans, Ballon d’Or winner Alexis Putellas, and from the club about their vision for women’s football moving forward.

Courtney Winfield-Hill tells us about her plans to represent England at the Rugby League World Cup. The Australian-born former cricketer tells us she feels at home in England and how she’ll be supporting her wife, England batter Lauren Winfield-Hill, in Sunday’s Cricket World Cup final against Australia.

Liz Mills discusses being a pioneer in men’s basketball in Africa. Mills is the only woman coaching at this season's Basketball Africa League - which is a joint NBA-FIBA competition. She's leading Morocco's AS Sale - which also makes her the first female coach in the Arab World. She previously made history by leading Kenya at the men's AfroBasket in 2021.

This weekend the iconic University Boat Race - between Oxford and Cambridge - is back on the River Thames in London the first time since 2019. Lebby Eyres, will compete in the veterans race and she tells us about the significance of the race and how she rowed across the Atlantic Ocean recently, while Siobhan Cassidy from the organisers of the race tells us who to look out for in a field stacked with Olympians.

Mani Djazmi joins us live from Qatar to reflect on the draw for the Fifa Men’s World Cup, Juliette Ferrington is live at Anfield ahead of Liverpool’s game against Watford and Iain Carter brings us the latest on the Chevron Championship.

(Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8xqwq)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7ljsmx2j3)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykqsl3wm353)
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SAT 11:32 The Documentary (w3ct2zvm)
CODA: I'm the thumb in my family

Humera Iqbal enters the remarkable world of Children of Deaf Adults, or CODAs. At a young age they take on the mighty responsibility of interpreting for their mums and dads outside the home…in a world built for the hearing. That means they are often emotionally switched on, assiduously punctual, confident and super-organised. Humera, associate professor of psychology at University College London, meets CODA children as they chat and translate while their parents are out and about getting things done. And she hears from adult CODAs to find out how the interpreting they did in childhood shaped them later in life.

(Photo: Khadija and Rubbena, with kind permission)


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8xvmv)
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SAT 12:06 World Book Club (w3ct3c7h)
NoViolet Bulawayo: We Need New Names

In the latest in World Book Club's season celebrating The Exuberance of Youth, Harriett Gilbert talks to Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo about her extraordinary novel, We Need New Names.

A remarkable literary debut shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize We Need New Names is the unflinching, compelling story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe and into America. A coming-of-age story, we follow a young girl named Darling, first as a 10-year-old in Zimbabwe with her friends, navigating a vibrant world of colour, political chaos and ultimately lethal danger. Later as a teenager emigrating to the Midwest United States, she hopes to find a better future living with her Aunt Fostalina in Michigan, only to discover that her options as a young immigrant are perilously few.

(Picture: NoViolet Bulawayo. Photo credit: Nye Lyn Tho.)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8xzcz)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172yfbw7l20jb8)
Russian soldiers 'withdrawing from northern Ukraine'

As the Red Cross makes another attempt to enter the besieged city of Mariupol in the south, there are reports from northern Ukraine that Russian soldiers are withdrawing.

The deputy mayor of the city of Chernihiv tells us they've had their quietest night since the start of the invasion.

Also in the programme: This weekend sees elections in Hungary and Serbia where the ruling parties have become entrenched in power and in Sri Lanka, the government has imposed a state of emergency and curfew as public anger grows at spiralling prices and lack of fuel.

(Photo:The damaged historical building of the Korolenko library, built in 1910-1913, in the aftermath of a shelling in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Credit:EPA).


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8y343)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ygjmc3gys4w)
Live Sporting Action

The Premier League title race will be the main focus this Saturday on a jam-packed Sportsworld. We’ll have commentary of Manchester City’s trip to Burnley and we’ll review the early kick off between Liverpool and Watford. We’ll also be chatting about the draw for the group stage at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

We’ll look ahead to the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup and Dave Pelz, Phil Mickelson’s short game coach will be chatting about how to win the Masters and the possible return of Tiger Woods.

Photo: Bernardo Silva of Manchester City holds off a challenge from James Tarkowski of Burnley during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Burnley. (Credit: Danehouse/Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8yl3m)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172yl7ljsmxxr0)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykqsl3wmyd0)
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SAT 18:32 World of Wisdom (w3ct2zwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct36f8)
Tanya Streeter

In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to set a No Limits world record by diving down to 160m and resurfacing, all on a single breath. She would have to survive the pressures of the deep and hold her breath for 3 and a half minutes. It almost went wrong. Tanya Streeter spoke to Alex Last in 2015.

PHOTO: Tanya Streeter on her record-breaking dive (Buzz Photo/Alamy Stock Photo)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8ypvr)
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SAT 19:06 The Evidence (w3ct4286)
The Evidence

War trauma and mental health

War and conflict turns lives upside down and millions of adults and children witness atrocities, lose loved ones and often lose their homes and even their countries. The psychological and emotional suffering can continue long after the immediate threat to their life has gone. One in every five people touched by war – that’s 20% - will have a mental health problem that needs help and one in twenty or 5% will be severely affected.

As the humanitarian crisis deepens in the Ukraine with millions under bombardment and ten million people forced from their homes, Claudia Hammond and her guests explore the evidence behind the mental health interventions that do take place around the world: do they work and are they reaching the people who need them?

Two Ukrainian psychiatrists tell Claudia about the psychological support they’re trying to coordinate for their traumatised fellow Ukrainians. Dr Iryna Frankova is also a psychologist and she’s chair of the ECNP Traumatic Stress Network and with colleagues she’s helped to launch a new downloadable chatbot which offers information and psychological first aid. Dr Orest Suvalo from the Institute of Mental Health at the Ukrainian Catholic University is in Lviv in the west of Ukraine and he’s been trying to coordinate care for fleeing citizens as they arrive at the city’s railway station.

Claudia’s panel includes Bill Yule, Emeritus Professor of Applied Child Psychiatry at Kings College, London, who pioneered evidence-based interventions for children caught up in war and trauma (he’s one of the founders of the Children and War Foundation set up in the 1990s during the wars in the Balkans); Professor Emily Holmes from the department of psychology at the University of Uppsala in Sweden who uses the power of mental imagery to reduce traumatic, intrusive memories or flashbacks (she’s been using these techniques to develop treatments for refugees who have fled war and conflict) and Dr Peter Ventevogel, psychiatrist and medical anthropologist and senior mental health officer with UNHCR, the refugee agency at the United Nations.

And Dr Kennedy Amone P’Olak, Professor of Psycho-traumatology at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa joins from Uganda, where he’s tracked the mental health of hundreds of the children and young people who were abducted and recruited by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda.


Produced by: Fiona Hill and Maria Simons
Studio Engineers: Phil Lander and Emma Harth

Picture, mother hugs her son outside their destroyed home in Mariupol, Ukraine, Credit: Photo by Maximilian Clarke/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8ytlw)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct38zw)
On Tour in Los Angeles

For the third programme in its USA series, The Arts Hour is on tour in Los Angeles, looking at diversity, equality and inclusion in the film and screen industries.

Nikki Bedi is joined on stage by some of Hollywood’s hottest talents.

Director Barry Jenkins, whose film Moonlight won the Oscar for best film in 2017, discusses his recent screen adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel The Underground Railroad, the innovations on his upcoming Disney prequel to The Lion King and why he is always looking for a fresh challenge.

Director Sian Heder talks about the making of CODA, her film which has just won three Oscars and features three deaf actors and dialogue in American Sign Language.

We also hear from Soo Hugh, showrunner and creator of the new TV series Pachinko, based on the international best-selling novel by Korean American writer Min Jin Lee.

There’s live music performance from Grammy nominated LA rapper D Smoke and Mexican American singer songwriter Ceci Bastida, and stand-up comedy from Megan Gailey ...all in front of a live audience at the REDCAT theatre in Downtown LA.

(Photo: Barry Jenkins and Nikki Bedi on stage at REDCAT in Los Angeles. Credit: James V. Evers)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8yyc0)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172yfbw7l21h99)
Bodies found on street in Ukrainian town of Bucha

Ukrainian journalists say retreating Russian soldiers appear to have killed at least twenty civilians, with their bodies found at the side of the road. At least one of the victims had their hands tied.

Also in the programme: French President Emmanuel Macron holds a rally ahead of upcoming election; and Russia announces a stop to cooperation on the International Space Station.

(Photo: A serviceman uses his mobile phone to film a destroyed Russian tank and armoured vehicles, amid Russia’s invasion on Ukraine in Bucha, in Kyiv region. CREDIT: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172ykpz4d8z234)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct30jm)
Best songs use the worst equipment with JyellowL, shiv, Kojaque and Gemma Dunleavy

JyellowL, shiv, Kojaque and Gemma Dunleavy, four key voices on the Dublin music scene, discuss the art of storytelling, the importance of showing up, and how being an artist is a walking contradiction.

JyellowL is a Nigerian-born rapper based in Dublin, Ireland. Influenced by the city’s thriving underground hip-hop scene, his music is packed with socially conscious lyrics that deal with everything from racism to the climate crisis. His debut album 2020 Division was nominated for Irish Album of the Year at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Awards, and his track Ozone featured on the FIFA 20 soundtrack.

DJ-turned-singer-songwriter shiv was born in Zimbabwe and raised in Ireland’s County Kildare. Her music blends lo-fi hip-hop beats with elements of R&B and neo-soul to create a sound which she calls “emotional escapism”. Her latest EP, The Love Interlude, was released in 2021.

Rapper, producer and visual artist Kojaque was born and raised in Dublin. His sound blends elements of hip-hop and jazz with poetic lyricism. He co-founded Soft Boy Records in 2015, and has toured with the likes of Slowthai and Lana Del Rey, collaborated with Swedish-born rapper Luka Palm, and performed at festivals including SXSW and Glastonbury.

Gemma Dunleavy is a songwriter, producer and north inner-city Dubliner known for experimenting with instruments like the harp and flute. She blends her love of pop and club music with traditional storytelling, and has collaborated with the likes of Murlo, DJ Sharda and Swing Ting. In her own words, her songs “each represent something I’ve experienced, someone I’ve been, someone I am or someone I’ve lost.”


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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172yrwqp9zp5wv)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172yggzgn8m8wk)
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SAT 23:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct37r5)
Ukrainian artists’ response to the war

Over a month into the Ukraine conflict, Anu Anand speaks to its artistic community and hears their personal stories.

As ballet dancers join the front line, sculptors build road blocks and galleries protect their art, we hear from Darya Bassel, Film Producer and industry head at Kyiv’s Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival about how filmmakers have been turning their lenses to the frontline.

One of Ukraine’s greatest writers Andrey Kurkov reflects on life in war-torn Ukraine. Like so many others he has had to leave his home with his family and Andrey has written a personal account for the BBC of what it means to become a refugee in his own homeland and of his new routine living in a country at war.

Conceptual artist Pavlo Makov is representing Ukraine at this year’s Venice Art Biennale. He explains how he got part of his work, The Fountain of Exhaustion, quickly got out of the country and how the piece, which started as a local idea, became a global statement about the exhaustion of humanity and a democratic world.

And the story behind the viral violin orchestra video of the old Ukrainian folk song, Verbovaya Doschechka, that starts with a single player in his basement shelter. Illia Bondarenko tells us why it was important for him to be part of this project and how it was recorded between the bombing and the sirens.

(Photo: Andrey Kurkov)