SATURDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2022
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Daunting challenges for UN climate conference
Delegates are gathering in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the COP27 UN climate change conference beginning on Sunday 6 November. But a lot has changed in the 12 months since attendees of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow promised bold action to tackle global warming. Russia invaded Ukraine sparking global inflation and rising energy prices. Relations between the United States and China have continued to sour. And extreme weather events have caused thousands of deaths across the planet. Last week a UN report concluded there’s no longer any "credible pathway" to keeping the rise in global temperatures below the key threshold of 1.5C and that the world will warm by around 2.8C this century if current policies remain in place. So, what’s on the agenda at COP27? Can the conference come up with solutions to the growing number of challenges posed by climate change? And how can we judge whether the meeting will be a success or a failure?
Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of expert guests.
Mohamed Nasheed - Former President of the Maldives, now an ambassador for the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF).
Dr Jessica Omukuti - Research Fellow on net zero emissions, climate finance and climate justice at the University of Oxford.
Nick Robins - Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Also featuring ...
Dr Michael E. Mann - Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania and author of 'The New Climate War: the fight to take back our planet'.
Dr Michal Meidan - Director of the Gas Research Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies think tank.
Producers: Paul Schuster and Ellen Otzen.
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172ydq4wknjjzk)
Unexpected number of Twitter’s layoffs rocked the tech sector
Grim day for Twitter’s employees. Many staff revealed that their jobs have been axed in posts on the platform, painting a picture of cuts that spanned the globe and hit departments that ranged from marketing to engineering.
They included communications, content curation, and product development employees. Kurt Wagner, social media correspondent at Bloomberg told us how the job cuts will affect the company.
Also in the programme, we speak to environment correspondent Matt Mcgrath about the upcoming COP27 summit in Egypt which kicks off this weekend.
We talked to Mitali Nikore, an economist from Delhi about the cost of air pollution in India.
With our guests Mehmal Sarfraz, Co-founder of The Current PK, Journalist for Geo TV's Report Card and Diane Brady, Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes we discussed devastating floods in Pakistan and financial consequences for Kanye West after his public antisemitism speech.
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SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7jrtb)
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Wasim Akram: In my own words
Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Sunil Gupta are joined by one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time and former captain of Pakistan, Wasim Akram. He speaks to us about his autobiography discussing the highlights of his career, plus detailing his cocaine addiction and his time in rehab. Wasim also addressed allegations of match-fixing during his career again denying any involvement in corruption. In 2000, Pakistan players Saleem Malik and Ata-ur-Rehman were banned for match-fixing. A report into the scandal by Justice Malik Qayyum found Wasim not guilty of match-fixing but did recommend that he be fined and not allowed to captain Pakistan because he refused to cooperate and "cannot be said to be above suspicion".
Plus the team debate why this Men's T20 World Cup is the most open competition we have seen for a while and who their stand out performers have been.
Photo: Pakistan`s bowler Wasim Akram celebrates the runout of England batsman Graham Thorpe (not in picture) during the 3rd day of the 2nd test match at Old Trafford in Manchester, 02 June 2001. (Credit: MARTYN HARRISON/AFP via Getty Images)
SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7jwkg)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct3802)
Ethiopia: An end to the fighting
The BBC’s Addis Ababa correspondent Kalkidan Yibeltal tells us about the agreement just reached between the Ethiopian government and officials from the Tigray region, to stop fighting and to allow unhindered humanitarian access. He also reflects on the challenges of reporting the civil war over the last two years.
The centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb
It's 100 years since the discovery of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, almost intact and full of treasures, nearly 3-and-a-half thousand years after his death. Angy Ghannam of BBC Monitoring in Cairo tells us how the centenary is being marked in Egypt, and what ordinary Egyptians think of their most famous pharaoh.
Vietnam's forgotten veterans
Thousands of disabled Vietnamese veterans who fought for the South in the war are living in poor conditions without government support. A Catholic priest who is part of a programme which assists them was recently prevented from leaving the country. MyHang Tran of BBC Vietnamese reports on his problems with the authorities, and the plight of the veterans.
The impact of the Iran protests on regional neighbours
Since the start of protests in Iran, ethnic tensions have been exacerbated both inside the country and with its neighbours. Kurdish and Azerbaijani populations inside Iran are affected, as are relations with Iraqi Kurdistan and Azerbaijan. BBC Azerbaijani editor Könül Khalilova and Jiyar Gol from BBC Persian discuss recent developments.
The aftermath of the Indian bridge collapse
Roxy Gagdekar of BBC Gujarati has been reporting from Morbi, where the recent collapse of a pedestrian bridge left at least 135 dead. He shares impressions from two of his reports - one from the site of the bridge collapse, the other from a hospital which was visited by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
(Photo: Redwan Hussein (L), Representative of the Ethiopian government, and Getachew Reda (R), Representative of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), shake hands on a peace agreement between the two parties in Pretoria on November 2, 2022. Credit: Phill Magakoe/AFP/Getty Images)
SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct3bxb)
Umuganda: Rwanda's community work scheme
In 1975, President Juvénal Habyarimana introduced Umuganda in Rwanda, where citizens had to help with community projects like planting trees and building schools, every Saturday morning.
Rachel Naylor speaks to former minister Jean Marie Ndagijimana, who loved taking part.
(Photo: Residents of the village of Mbyo, in Rwanda's Eastern Province, taking part in Umuganda in 2014. Credit: Getty Images)
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SAT 05:32 Kalki Presents: My Indian Life (w3ct4kfy)
Kalki Presents: My Indian Life
Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin presents tales of what it’s like to be young and Indian in the 21st Century.
SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct3k5j)
Lula’s 'zero deforestation' plan for the Amazon
Lula Da Silva has pledged “zero deforestation” in the Amazon as he prepares to become Brazil’s next president, in contrast to the policies of outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro under whom the destruction of the rainforest has soared. On this edition of More or Less we ask how much of the Amazon has been lost and whether Lula’s aim of zero deforestation can be achieved.
Presenter and producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Simon Watts
Sound engineer: David Crackles
Production Co-ordinator: Jacqui Johnson
(Image: Aerial view of the deforestation of the Amazon: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo)
SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7k7sv)
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Half of Twitter's workforce sacked
Elon Musk defends his decision to sack thousands of staff at Twitter, but how will this affect the moderation of the platform?
We hear from a resident of the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson, which Ukrainain forces are trying to retake.
And the committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol building gives Donald Trump more time to hand over documents, but will he?
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas programme at the Chatham House international affairs think tank here in London and also a lecturer in international relations at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies; and Maher Mezahi, a Canadian-Algerian journalist who's usually based in Algiers and who specialises in covering football.
(Image: Twitter headquarters on Market Street in San Francisco, California. Credit: David Odisho/Getty Images)
SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7kcjz)
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A plea for human rights in Egypt
An Egyptian human rights activist pleads for support from world leaders attending the COP27 climate summit.
Also, Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, justifies the sacking of thousands of staff but he insists that editorial content moderation will not be affected.
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas programme at the Chatham House international affairs think tank here in London and also a lecturer in international relations at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies; and Maher Mezahi, a Canadian-Algerian journalist who's usually based in Algiers and who specialises in covering football.
(Image: The climate activist Ajit Nedungadi in New York. Credit: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7kh93)
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COP27 climate summit set for Sunday
A day before the UN climate summit opens in Egypt, the US envoy - John Kerry - has appealed for help for developing countries to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.
The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was the biggest prize seized by Russia in the first month after its invasion at the end of February. Now there are suggestions that Russia might be about to give up at least part of Kherson as it prepares defensive lines for the winter.
Also, we introduce you to one of the most successful tribute performers working in the United Kingdom - Tom Cridland has toured the world paying tribute to the music of Elton John.
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas programme at the Chatham House international affairs think tank here in London and also a lecturer in international relations at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies; and Maher Mezahi, a Canadian-Algerian journalist who's usually based in Algiers and who specialises in covering football.
(Image: John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. Credit: Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
SAT 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr69hv7vkh)
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SAT 08:32 The Conversation (w3ct37mq)
Women DJs
After lockdowns, gig cancelations and a long and painful period for those in the industry, this year has seen the return of a full festival season around the world and millions of people have been making the most of it partying and dancing in vast crowds to live music and DJ-sets.
Beatriz de la Pava is joined by two female DJ/producers from Denmark and Colombia to talk about creating a sound and vibe that brings thousands of people to dance as one.
Rosa Pistola is hard to miss. Hailing from Colombia yet dubbed the Madonna of Mexico City, she mixes high energy reggaeton and sensual ballads to encapsulate the soundscape of her adopted city. Her mission is to celebrate the sounds of the Latin underground with the entire world, including Fabric in London on the 9th of December.
Manda Moor is a Danish-Filipino DJ and producer based in Paris. Her productions and DJ sets are somewhere between techno and house and she’s spent much of her summer performing on the party-island of Ibiza.
Produced by Jane Thurlow
SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7km17)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct418b)
Voting in the US
Americans are preparing to vote in their midterm elections. The rising cost of living, abortion, immigration, crime and gun rights are all issues that may affect decisions at the ballot box.
We bring together two women from Massachusetts: Christine, a self-employed dog walker and Sheena, a single mother of four children aged three, five, seven and 13. As the price of almost everything has been rising, we hear how they are struggling to afford essentials and Sheena shares her worries about paying for Christmas presents for her kids.
As well as the economy, another contentious issue in the United States is abortion. Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court ruled that abortion could be banned or restricted in the country, upending the landmark Roe v Wade case which for almost 50 years had made abortion legal. In several states, the right to abortion will be on the ballot. We hear from two centres running clinics for women.
We also get advice on how to ‘disagree well’ from couples where the partners have different political opinions. Hilary tells us how Matt woke her in the middle of the night to discuss healthcare and Stephen and Coleen compare views on Donald Trump and Joe Biden. How do they stop their arguments from getting too heated? We discover their secrets.
(Photo: Hillary and Matt Glasgow. Credit: Hillary and Matt Glasgow)
SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr69hv7z9m)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct41xm)
Social media and the protests in Iran
How young Iranians are organising anti-hijab protests online. Plus is it time for Britain to hand back the Rosetta stone to Egypt? China's GDP claims raise questions - and the best advice we ever got from our mums.
SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct35t2)
The slow brain drain of Nigerian doctors
The Assignment recently investigated how doctors - many from Nigeria - are being lured to move to the UK, contrary to UN guidelines.
We hear listeners’ comments and also from reporter Paul Kenyon about how he made this disturbing edition on what is being called “the brain drain”.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7kqsc)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w172yg8tn6dqcj7)
Dan Mancina: Skateboarding while blind
At the age of 13, just as his love for skateboarding was flourishing, Dan Mancina was diagnosed with a condition that would eventually leave him blind. Over twenty years later, he supports his family by skateboarding as a full-time job, with the long-term goal of getting it into the Paralympics. He joins Sportshour’s Caroline Barker to tell her about the highs and lows of the last decade.
Having never climbed a mountain in her life, Nadhira Alharthy was suddenly inspired to ascend Mount Everest. She succeeded and became the first woman from Oman to complete the feat. Nadhira shares her experience and talks about her role in changing attitudes towards women doing endurance sports in Oman.
We’re also joined by Manchester City and Australia forward Mary Fowler, who at the age of 19 is preparing for her first World Cup next year. She says she’s settled in well to Manchester despite the notoriously poor weather and is attempting clay sculpture in her free time.
Sporting Witness takes a trip to meet Championship Manager cult hero Tonton Zola Moukoko. The Swedish-Congolese footballer found fame as one of the best players ever in the computer game series, but he failed to make a mark in English football and in his personal life there were moments of immense tragedy.
Plus, we check in at the women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, the men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, and the wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in England.
Image: The Familie / Dan Mancina
SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7kvjh)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct42mk)
'I saw a robot today… it wanted to kill me.'
The BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson speaks to security correspondent, Frank Gardener, about what President Putin's next move in Ukraine might be now; climate editor, Justin Rowlatt, about what the COP27 climate change summit in Egypt will deliver; North America correspondent, Anthony Zurcher, about why the midterms in America are so important on the domestic front and internationally and Albina Kovalyova, director and producer of BBC Eye documentary Occupied, about how a local journalist secretly filmed his family while under Russian occupation in their hometown of Kherson - and stayed safe.
To watch Occupied in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001dl6h/occupied
To watch Occupied elsewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJSzVW6ZYOA
Unspun World offers a deeper insight into global news stories with the BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson and the BBC's unparalleled range of experts.
(Photo: Dmytro's wife, Lidia, and daughter, Ksusha, in their flat in Kherson. Credit: Dmytro Bahnenko)
SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7kz8m)
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SAT 12:06 World Book Club (w3ct3c7q)
Tahmima Anam: A Golden Age
This month as World Book Club continues its year-long season celebrating the Exuberance of Youth it also celebrates the 20th anniversary of the programme.
To mark this happy occasion World Book Club are guests of the London Literature Festival at the South Bank Centre on the River Thames and Harriett Gilbert talks to Bangladeshi-born British novelist Tahmima Anam about her enthralling novel, A Golden Age.
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution, of hope, faith and unexpected heroism in the middle of chaos. Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence we follow Rehana, a mother struggling to protect her children as the civil war intensifies. Wanting only to keep them safe she finds herself facing a heartbreaking dilemma in a war that will eventually see the birth of Bangladesh.
(Picture: Tahmima Anam. Photo credit: Abeer Y Hoque.)
SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7l30r)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172yfc8yz0nmz1)
Ahead of COP 27, climate finance remains a major challenge
Ahead of COP 27, climate finance remains a major challenge; Also in the programme air pollution in Delhi forces schools to close - and some people are leaving the city in search of cleaner air; and what effect will evangelical voters have on the outcome of midterm elections in the US?
(Photo: Egypt makes final preparations ahead of Cop27. Credit: Shutterstock)
SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7l6rw)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172ygk12hflwsn)
Live Sporting Action
Sportsworld brings you live Premier League commentary from 1500 GMT as Leeds take on Bournemouth at Elland Road.
Lee James is joined by the goalkeeper’s union this week; with former Newcastle and Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop alongside him, as well as Tottenham and Jamaica’s Becky Spencer.
We’ll have updates from the other
15:00 kick-offs, with Manchester City, Brighton and Nottingham Forest all in action, and we’ll look ahead to the late game between Everton and Leicester City.
And away from football, we’ll bring you the latest from the men’s T20 World Cup, the Rugby League World Cup and the women’s Rugby Union World Cup.
Photo: A general view of Elland Road, home of Leeds United. (Credit: CameraSport via Getty Images)
SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7lprd)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172yl8085ll1cs)
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SAT 18:32 Kalki Presents: My Indian Life (w3ct4kfy)
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SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct36gd)
Tonton Zola Moukoko: The best Championship Manager player ever
For millions of gamers all over the world Tonton Zola Moukoko is a cult hero. The Swedish-Congolese footballer found fame as a brilliant player in the computer game series Championship Manager. But in the real world, things were very different. He never managed to break into Derby County’s first team and in his personal life there were moments of immense tragedy. He has been sharing his story with Matt Pintus.
(Photo: Tonton in front of screenshot of Championship Manager. Credit: Tonton Zola Moukoko)
SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7lthj)
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SAT 19:06 The Truth about Jazz (w3ct43qr)
Jazz and protest
Clive Myrie concludes his series by examining jazz’s role in protest, politics and diplomacy away from America. He hears how it clashed with the Nazis in World War Two, and became a big part of the fight to end apartheid in South Africa. Clive also looks at the music’s role in protest today, before heading back to where the series began: the home of the ‘father of jazz’, Buddy Bolden, in New Orleans.
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct3910)
On Tour in Jakarta
Indonesia’s brightest talents from music, film and literature join Nikki Bedi to share their views on how a country of many cultures, languages and faiths comes together through its arts and how its artists balance freedom of expression and censorship.
Nikki is joined on stage by the pioneering director Nia Dinata, the acclaimed filmmaker behind Arisan!, widely recognised as Indonesia’s first film focusing on the country’s LGBTQ+ community.
One of Indonesia’s best-selling writers Asma Nadia talks about how her faith shapes her writing.
The acclaimed comedian and free speech advocate Sakdiyah Ma’ruf discusses the role of comedy in challenging social taboos.
We explore issues of censorship and freedom of expression and hear from one of Indonesia’s leading pop stars Pamungkas about his experience of facing a national social media backlash following a controversial stage performance.
Plus there will also be a live music and insight into Jakarta’s music scene from hip-hop super group Punokawan.
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SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7m1zs)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc8yz0ply2)
Iran admits to supplying 'a limited number' of drones to Russia
Iranian state media denies that the drones have been used in the Ukraine war. This conflicts with repeated US assertions that remains of Iranian Shahed-136 or 'Kamikaze' drones have been found in Ukraine.
Also on the programme we profile the new leader of the far right National Rally party in France. Jordan Bardella is 27 years old and he takes over from Marine le Pen as the leader of France's main opposition. And we hear from a young Afghan woman named Fatemeh Amiri, who has qualified to study computer science at the university of Kabul despite having lost an eye and sustaining severe injuries to her jaw and ear in an attack on a tuition centre in Kabul in September.
(Picture: A drone, thought to be be Iranian, flying over Kyiv. Credit: Reuters)
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SAT 22:20 Sports News (w172yghd61788s6)
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SAT 22:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct37s9)
The Beautiful Game: Art, football and the World Cup
The Fifa World Cup is being held in Qatar. The country’s been gearing up for this huge event commissioning a broad array of art projects. However human rights groups have repeatedly complained about the bad treatment of foreign labourers building the stadia, and there are also concerns for LGBTQ+ fans attending the matches, in a country where homosexuality remains illegal.
Rabih Alameddine is an award-winning Lebanese US novelist and painter, whose books cover topics including the Aids epidemic, the Lebanese civil war, exile and gender identity. He is also a huge football fan and he tells Tina Daheley about what hosting the World Cup in an Arab country means for the region and discusses football’s attitude to sexuality.
Argentina is famous for its legendary footballers, but amateur football is also huge in the country. Artist Martin Kazanietz captures this love of five-a-side and the social side of soccer in his paintings and he tells us about his own passion for the amateur game.
The Uefa Women's EUROs took place in England this year, with a record audience of more than 365 million people watching worldwide. The tournament appointed British Jamaican, professor Shirley Thompson as composer in residence. She created two works, Momentum, a Concerto for Football and Orchestra, the other, an anthem called Beautiful Game, both performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Shirley told The Cultural Frontline’s Andrea Kidd about the pieces.
Nigeria might have missed out on a place in the World Cup, but one man who’s putting the country’s footballers on the virtual international playing field is Victor Daniyan. For the last three years he’s been painstakingly creating a Pan African video football game. Victor explains why it’s important for him to develop this interactive platform.
(Photo credit: Colin Anderson Productions Pty Ltd/Getty Images)
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SAT 23:06 Music Life (w3ct30kr)
Thinking of taxes while performing with Alela Diane, Rhiannon Giddens, Mariee Siou and Uwade
Folk musicians Alela Diane, Rhiannon Giddens, Mariee Siou and Uwade discuss that spark of electricity you get when songwriting goes well, how moments of personal growth and transition affect the music, going a whole year without writing a song, thinking of taxes while performing, and how songs are their own little houses or realms that have their own energy.
Alela Diane is a singer and guitarist based in Oregon, USA. She would often hear her parents harmonize bluegrass songs in the kitchen, which inspired a move to San Francisco aged 19, and started her on a path to a musical career that has garnered fans all over the world.
Rhiannon Giddens is a Grammy award-winning multi-instrumentalist and former Music Life host. She was the lead singer, violinist, banjo player and co-founder of the old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, and her solo work covers everything from country to opera and hip-hop.
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Mariee Siou makes ethereal and transcendental folk music, which draws inspiration from her indigenous heritage and an upbringing spent going to bluegrass festivals.
Uwade is a young singer-songwriter born in Nigeria, who started writing music during her studies in New York. Her sound is influenced by everything from Greek mythology to choral hymns to Nigerian highlife.
SUNDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2022
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct418b)
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SUN 00:32 Kalki Presents: My Indian Life (w3ct4kfy)
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SUN 00:50 More or Less (w3ct3k5j)
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SUN 01:06 The Science Hour (w3ct3b01)
What peat can tell us about our future
The Congo Basin is home to the world’s largest peatland. Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science at UCL and the University of Leeds, tells Roland how peatlands all around the world are showing early alarm bells of change. From the boreal Arctic forests to the Amazon, Simon helps us understand how they could action huge change in the climate. Simon is joined by Dr Ifo Averti, Associate Professor in Forest Ecology at Universite Marien Ngouabi in the Congo who helps us understand what this landscape is like.
Hurricane Ian, which recently caused devastating damage to Cuba and the United States, may signify a growing trend of increasingly powerful storms. Karthik Balaguru, climate and data scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, explains how climate change is causing hurricanes to rapidly intensify, making them faster and wetter.
On Sunday 6th November, COP27 will begin in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Dr Debbie Rosen, Science and Policy Manager at CONSTRAIN, breaks down some of the jargon we might hear throughout the conference.
We know the Earth's atmosphere is warming and it's thanks to us and our taste for fossil fuels. But how quickly is this melting the ice sheets, ice caps, and glaciers that remain on our planet? That's what listener David wants to know.
With the help of a team of climate scientists in Greenland, Marnie Chesterton goes to find the answer, in an icy landscape that's ground zero in the story of thawing. She discovers how Greenland’s ice sheet is sliding faster off land, and sees that the tiniest of creatures are darkening the ice surface and accelerating its melt.
CrowdScience explores what we're in store for when it comes to melting ice. In the lead-up to yet another UN climate conference, we unpack what is contributing to sea level rise – from ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, to melting mountain glaciers and warming oceans. There's a lot of ice at the poles. The question is: how much of it will still be there in the future?
Research Professor and climate scientist Jason Box from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland shows us how much ice Greenland we've already committed ourselves to losing, even if we stopped burning all fossil fuels today. His team, including Jakob Jakobsen, show us how these scientists collect all this data that helps feed climate models and helps us all to understand how quickly the seas might rise.
Professor Martyn Trantor from Aarhus University helps us understand why a darkening Greenland ice sheet would only add to the problem of melting. And climate scientist Ruth Mottram from the Danish Meteorological Institute breaks down how the ice is breaking down in Antarctica and other glaciers around the world.
Image credit: Getty Images
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr69hvb0zt)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct32x8)
Livers that live longer than we do
Claudia Hammond discovers that some livers have the potential for extraordinary longevity and after a long life in a transplant donor, can survive for many more years in a transplant recipient. Livers over one hundred years old, called centurian livers by researchers, have been identified and many are still going strong. The new study has important implications for the future of liver transplants because donated organs from some older-age people were also found to last longer than those from young-age donors, a finding that Dr Christine Hwang, from the University of Texas in the USA and study co-author, tells Claudia upturns conventional thinking about the healthiest livers to transplant.
The accuracy of forehead thermometers as well as pulse oximeters on darker skin is an issue that's received widespread attention, but what about the medical need to accurately measure skin pigmentation for psoriasis, eczema, skin cancers and other health conditions? Dr Ophelia Dadzie from the British Association of Dermatologists and the Hillingdon Hospital in London has been developing a scientific way to measure skin colour. Her method uses eumelanin, a skin pigment, and she's created a new scale to objectively assess peoples’ skin colour.
And BBC correspondent, Dr Smitha Mundasad, joins Claudia and reports on the growing Ebola outbreak in Uganda, the risks of herbal supplements on our livers and brings the latest evidence on the health benefits of the weighted blanket.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Fiona Hill
(Picture: A doctor Transporting a Human Organ for Transplant. Photo credit: Photographereddie/Getty Images.)
SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7msgk)
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SUN 03:06 World Book Club (w3ct3c7q)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct32b6)
Beirut's new bank robbers
Pascale Harter introduces dispatches from Lebanon, Israel, Albania and Senegal.
The interlinked political and economic crises besetting the Lebanese people have sharpened over the past months, with the country currently without a sitting President and banks still refusing to return depositors the full value of their savings. Recently there's been a spate of armed hold-ups in banks - not asssaults by hardened robbers, but dramatic gestures by ordinary citizens who just want their own money back. Leila Molana Allen's been to meet some of them.
The Israeli elections this week have returned Benjamin Netanyahu to power - and appear to have strengthened the position of one particular element of the ultra-nationalist right wing. Tom Bateman reports on the signs that Itamar Ben Gvir, co-leader of the Zionist Nationalism party, and his Jewish Power faction will be wielding increased clout in the next Israeli government.
As the UK puts migration in the spotlight and more attention falls onto people arriving illegally in the UK by sea, Sara Monetta looks into the factors driving so many young workers to leave Albania. Leaving the suburbs of Tirana for a better job elsewhere is nothing new - but some parts of the country are becoming increasingly empty.
And can endless jokes about bread help unite a nation? Tim Whewell's been on the trail of one type of teasing in Senegal, which is part of a long heritage of using humour to smooth the way between different social groups. But what's it got to do with baguettes?
Producer: Polly Hope
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SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr69hvb8h2)
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SUN 04:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct37s9)
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SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7n0yt)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172yl8085lmcl6)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct4kxm)
The crime that only women commit
***There is a disturbing account of murder, that listeners may find upsetting***
In the film industry across the world, male actors aged 42-65 get bigger and better roles whilst women in the same age bracket are often cast in stereotypical mother or grandmother roles. This is backed by data from the largest ever analysis done on dialogue and gender in film. In Bollywood men who play romantic leads and dominating the box office are in their 50s. They often have much younger partners too. Actresses who are in their 40s and 50s are playing mothers to actors younger than themselves.
Society drives people, particularly women, in every way to look beautiful. We see it on television, in the movies, and in magazines. The social pressure associated with physical appearance is typically much greater for girls and women than boys and men in almost every society. We tap into different areas of culture and society across the globe to get a diverse range of experience and opinion, and look at what drives this prejudice, and why.
(Photo: An old woman holds up a black and white picture of her younger self. Credit: Getty Images)
SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7n4py)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172ykwqlsg7h25)
COP27 climate summit begins
What can the world expect as the international climate change summit begins in Egypt?
With the crucial midterm elections due in the US in two days, we hear from Pennsylvania where President Biden and his two predecessors have been campaigning.
The debate about asylum seekers in the UK has unsettled the British-Albanian community. We hear from Lea Ypi, an Albanian-born author and academic.
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Noga Tarnopolski, a freelance reporter in Jerusalem; and Mike Martin, a senior visiting fellow at the Department of War Studies at King's College London.
(Image: First participants arrive at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Centre. Credit: Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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US presidents urge Americans to vote midterm elections
US presidents urge Americans to vote in the midterm elections.
Also, Ukraine faces acute energy shortage as winter approaches after a wave of attacks on vital infrastructure by Russia.
Plus, as the UN climate summit starts in Egypt, who will cover the costs of climate change damages in developing nations? We assess the case of Pakistan.
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Noga Tarnopolski, a freelance reporter in Jerusalem; and Mike Martin, a senior visiting fellow at the Department of War Studies at King's College London.
(Image: Former President Barack Obama at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro and Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. Credit: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7nd66)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172ykwqlsg7qkf)
UN climate change summit gets underway
The UN's annual climate change summit starts with hosts Egypt billing it as the world's 'watershed moment' on climate action.
Also, we speak to Nichol Naranjo who bought the house her mother Margaret Gaxiola had cleaned for 43 years.
Plus, the new film, 'Call Jane' on the true story of an underground network that helped women in 1906s America access safe abortions.
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Noga Tarnopolski, a freelance reporter in Jerusalem; and Mike Martin, a senior visiting fellow at the Department of War Studies at King's College London.
(Image: People arrive for the first day of the UNFCCC COP 27 climate conference on November 06, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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SUN 08:32 The Food Chain (w3ct38nq)
The buffet business
All-you-can-eat restaurants are popular, as are high-end buffets at big weddings and posh hotels.
But what’s the trick to making money out of them, and what happens to the leftovers?
Ruth Alexander finds out the tricks of the trade with John Wood of catering software company Kitchen Cut, Sandeep Sreedharan of Goa, and Michael Brown of Cosmo, in Manchester, UK.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
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Producer: Elisabeth Mahy
SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7nhyb)
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SUN 09:32 Outlook (w3ct41fb)
The drag queen who ran for president of the United States
In the 1990s Terence Smith launched his campaign to run for United States president in drag, shocking voters and the media. His mission was not to win, but instead, to raise awareness about the Aids crisis which was killing his community. Critical of the government's slow response to the epidemic, Terence armed himself with a blonde wig, platform shoes, and the persona of Joan Jett Blakk and decided to run against future president Bill Clinton. Jo Fidgen speaks to Terence from his home in San Francisco, USA.
Archive courtesy of ABC, Fox News, and Elspeth Kydd and Gabriel Gomez's Drag In For Votes.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Gaia Caramazza
(Photo: Poster from Joan Jett Blakk's political campaign. Credit: Eric Stein Photography)
SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7nmpg)
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SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct3j37)
Picking up healthcare with the litter
Would you pick up litter if your life depended on it?
Around the world, companies and governments are trying to incentivise people to pick up litter and recycle their waste.
In Nigeria, we visit the tech start-up which encourages people to pick rubbish up off the street – and then swaps the plastic bottles, cartons and metals they collect for potentially life-saving healthcare.
And in Turkey, we meet the mayor on a mission to get his residents recycling, by exchanging their household waste for points that earn them money.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporters: Craig Langran and Kareemot Salami
Producer: Jo Casserly
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy
Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Image: Recycling in Turkey
SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr69hvbzyv)
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SUN 10:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4244)
Me, my autism and cults
By the time Richard Turner was in his mid-30s, he’d given away nearly all of his money to a church. Everything he held dear had been stripped bare by a religious community in the UK which claimed to have his best interests at heart. It took him years to piece together how this could have happened. It was only in recovery that he was diagnosed with autism, which he believes made him more susceptible to coercive control by a group he now regards as a cult.
For Heart and Soul, Richard takes us on his journey of self-discovery, sharing his faith experiences with other ‘cult survivors’, including one US man with Asperger’s Syndrome who has spent most of his adult life ‘cult-hopping’. How common are these extraordinary stories across the world? With very little academic research available, Richard is part of a growing movement working to understand the link between neurodivergence and cults.
(Image: Group Of People Against Blurred Background. Credit: Getty Images / Emmanuel Lavigne / EyeEm)
SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7nrfl)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl8085ln31z)
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SUN 11:32 The Compass (w3ct4kxn)
Stories From The New Silk Road: The Americas
Stories from the New Silk Road: Ecuador
The Cordillera del Condor mountain range in the east of Ecuador is where the mountains meets the jungles and the Andes meets the Amazon. In this region a Chinese run copper mine, Mirador, has grabbed the headlines over recent years, leading to controversy, resistance and talk of impending disaster. It has become a huge challenge for a government trying their utmost to support mining projects that might help boost a fragile economy.
On the other side of the country, shrimp farms line mile upon mile of Pacific coastline, helping a nation of 17 million people to become the largest exporter of that popular crustacean in the world. Ecuador now provides over half of all the shrimp consumed in China, and as the price of shrimp increases, so does its appeal to modern-day pirates who regularly raid shrimp farms and their workers in the Gulf of Guayaquil, hoping to plunder their precious catch.
In the first of a new, four-part series, Katy Watson, the BBC’s South America correspondent explores how China’s ambitious New Silk Road is impacting the lives of people in Latin America and the Caribbean. Beginning in Ecuador, Katy looks at how mining and shrimp farming are helping to drive President Xi Jinping’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative in one of the most environmentally diverse countries in the world, where the ‘rights of nature’ are protected in the constitution.
Presenter: Katy Watson
Producer: Peter Shevlin
A C60Media production for the BBC World Service
(Photo: Ecuador mine. Credit: Peter Shevlin)
SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7nw5q)
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SUN 12:06 The Truth about Jazz (w3ct43qr)
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SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7nzxv)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172yfc8yz0rjw4)
The UN annual climate summit begins in Egypt
COP 27 starts in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh with climate funding for adaptation on top of the agenda. Also in the programme, the Latino vote in the US midterms; and the British-Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Souif on her imprisoned nephew the political dissident Alaa Abd el-Fattah who is serving a five years sentence in an Egyptian prison.
(Photo: Climate protester holding banner outside COP27 venue in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Credit: Shutterstock)
SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7p3nz)
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SUN 14:06 The Forum (w3ct38t7)
The end of civilisation: Bronze Age collapse
More than 3,000 years ago a group of powerful and intricately connected Mediterranean kingdoms collapsed over the course of just a few decades.
The palaces of Mycenaean Greece were destroyed, entire cities in Hittite Turkey were abandoned, and whole empires disintegrated. Some civilisations disappeared completely. But what caused the so-called Bronze Age collapse - climate change, trade breakdown, internal rebellion, or a mysterious group of invaders known as the ‘Sea Peoples'?
Some historians have called the aftermath a 'dark age', but was it really as gloomy as that, and might this period of wealth, pressure, and decline offer us any lessons today?
Rajan Datar is joined by İlgi Gerçek, assistant professor of ancient Near Eastern languages and history at Bilkent University, in Ankara; Eric Cline, professor of classics, history, and anthropology at The George Washington University, in Washington DC, and author of ‘1177BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed’; and Marc van de Mieroop, professor of history at Columbia University, in New York.
(Photo: The ancient site of Patara in Turkey's Antalya province. Patara (Patar in Hittite language), was once the capital of the Lycian Union. Credit: Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
SUN 14:50 Over to You (w3ct35t2)
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SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7p7f3)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172ygk12hfpxfw)
Live Sporting Action
Delyth Lloyd is joined by former Spurs and Brazil goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes as part of our coverage Spurs v Liverpool.
We’ll also preview the start of the T20 World Cup semi finals and get the latest from the WTA finals and Paris Masters tennis.
Photo: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool holds of Tottenham's Ryan Sessignon during a Premier League match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. (Credit: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7pqdm)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl8085lp210)
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SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr69hvd2p0)
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SUN 19:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct42mk)
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SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7pv4r)
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SUN 20:06 The History Hour (w3ct39m2)
The best Championship Manager player ever
A collection of Witness History episodes, looking at how young men in Africa have been exploited through football and and sex-selective abortion in India. Presented by Max Pearson.
For millions of gamers all over the world Tonton Zola Moukoko is a cult hero. The Swedish-Congolese footballer found fame as a brilliant player in the computer game series Championship Manager. But in the real world, things were very different. African football expert and journalist Oluwashina Okeleji reports on the historic treatment of young African footballers as they try to break into European professional leagues.
And we hear from feminist activist Manisha Gupte in India, who has campaigned against sex-selective abortion, eventually raising enough awareness to bring about a national law in 1994 - the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act.
(Photo: Tonton in front of screenshot of Championship Manager. Credit: Tonton Zola Moukoko)
SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7pyww)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc8yz0shv5)
Emissions reduction 'not enough and not fast enough' says UN climate chief
Delay and disagreement have overshadowed progress at the first day of the COP27 climate summit. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, tells Newshour how vital it is for countries to expedite their plans to reduce emissions.
Also in the programme, Kyiv's mayor has told residents they should be prepared to leave if there is a loss of power, and the new far-right government in Italy blocks foreign humanitarian vessels from disembarking in its territory.
(Photo: Simon Stiell at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172ykqcvs7q2n0)
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SUN 22:06 The Newsroom (w172yrx4dpyf2pl)
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SUN 22:20 Sports News (w172yghd617c5p9)
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SUN 22:32 Outlook (w3ct41fb)
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SUN 23:06 Tech Tent (w3ct4khp)
Twitter's tumultuous first week under Elon Musk
Tech Tent analyses Elon Musk's first few days in charge of Twitter. Cyber reporter Joe Tidy meets the people pouring millions of dollars into the Metaverse, before it even exists. Is it finally time to say farewell to the fax? And the social media mix up involving Premier League Star Erling Haaland and a Swedish tourist board.
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SUN 23:32 Pick of the World (w3ct41xm)
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MONDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2022
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct32b6)
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MON 00:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4244)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwtmry)
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MON 01:32 The Documentary (w3ct4ln8)
The Coming Storm: The mid-terms and 'groomers'
Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/comingstorm.
As America goes out to vote for the first time since the tumultuous aftermath of the 2020 election, Gabriel Gatehouse is back on the trail of seemingly crazy stories. The QAnon conspiracy theory about a satanic cabal of paedophiles has morphed into a grassroots political movement against ‘groomers’ – the idea that LGBTQI+ sex educators and trans healthcare advocates are indoctrinating young people into a sexualised culture. The battleground is America’s school boards, and the prize could be a galvanised Republican base with a new crusade. At a conference in Miami of thinkers shaping the future ideas of the right, Gabriel finds the issue top of the agenda, especially for Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis. How will the slate of QAnon candidates do?
MON 02:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jvdwp)
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MON 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct3kjt)
What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis?
If there were fewer of us, would the amount of greenhouse gasses we emit reduce? It’s a question that often creeps up in discussions about climate change. Studies show that the global population will decline eventually and populations in many rich nations are already declining. However, 11,000 scientists signed a paper warning of “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless society transforms, including the reversal of population growth. But an analysis by the United Nations found that affluence has a greater impact on the climate than population. When we talk about overpopulation, what are we really saying and where does the conversation go from here?
This episode was first broadcast on 13th December 2021.
Presenters Neal Razzell and Kate Lamble are joined by:
Nyovani Madise, head of the Malawi office of the African Institute for Development Policy.
Anu Ramaswami, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Princeton.
Arvind Ravikumar, professor in energy transition and climate policy at the University of Texas.
Producer: Darin Graham
Reporter: Rajesh Joshi
Series producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: Emma Rippon
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell
Production coordinator: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill
MON 03:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jvjmt)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct41xm)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct35t2)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct37mr)
Women leading a revolution in astronomy
Kim Chakanetsa discusses the wonders of the sky with two world-renowned astronomers.
Dr Ewine van Dishoeck is a Dutch astronomer and chemist who has been involved with the development of the James Webb Telescope, the largest optical telescope in space. A professor of molecular astrophysics at the University of Leiden, her work in researching the potential existence of water in space could help find answers to the biggest questions, including whether life is possible on other planets.
Dr Catherine Cesarsky is an Argentinian and French astronomer. Her research in astrophysics has included the composition of galactic cosmic rays and how stars are formed. As president of the Square Kilometre Array telescope project she’s directing an international effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope.
Produced by Emily Naylor and Alice Gioia
(Image: (L) Dr Ewine van Dishoeck, credit Katinka Baehr. (R) Dr Catherine Cesarsky, credit EPFL/SKACH/Severin Bigler.)
MON 05:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jvs42)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172yf8v01hwdsh)
COP27: Climate conference opens in Egypt
World leaders have gathered at COP27, the UN climate conference in Egypt to highlight the steps they are taking to tackle global warming.
Kyiv residents should be prepared to leave the city if there is a total loss of power, mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said.
And a Tanzanian passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in Bukoba, killing at least 19 people.
MON 06:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jvww6)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172yf8v01hwjjm)
COP27: 'Climate chaos' warning
The world climate change summit in Egypt is to hear from heads of state and government looking to galvanise global action to tackle climate change.
Egyptian activists have told the BBC that many local groups had been unable to register for COP27.
And the TikTok influencer who cleans people's homes for free.
MON 07:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jw0mb)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172yf8v01hwn8r)
COP27: UK urges 'clean growth'
The world climate change summit in Egypt is to hear from heads of state and government looking to galvanise global action to tackle climate change.
Meanwhile, rights groups claim the North African country has stifled protests at COP27 with dozens of arrests.
And the occupied city of Kherson has lost power for the first time since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
MON 08:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jw4cg)
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MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32m8)
Sauli Niinistö: Finland's new strategic direction
Stephen Sackur is in Helsinki for an exclusive interview with Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö. After decades of pragmatic coexistence with Moscow, Finland has made a big strategic decision: to join Nato, back Ukraine with weapons and reinforce their border with Russia. Are Finns ready for potential tension with their giant neighbour to the east?
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct30y2)
Africa’s Middlemen: Rent-seekers or cultural brokers?
Middlemen are intermediaries who facilitate business interactions for a commission, but in Africa their role is more complex. Africa's middlemen divide opinion on whether they are predatory rent-seekers or invisible but ever present cultural brokers who are actually crucial to the economy.
We hear from local businessman Bola Omololu - based in Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria, and Tony Alabi an architect also based in Nigeria, in the commercial capital of Lagos. They share their experiences of interacting with middlemen.
Cocoa farmer Dimeji Green holds middlemen directly responsible for the dire conditions of farmers in the multi-billion pounds industry whilst Josephine Favre of the African association of vertical farming thinks middlemen are actually necessary for the economy to thrive.
Presenter / producer: Peter MacJob
Image: Bolarinwa Omololu; Credit: Bolarinwa Omololu
MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct3bzm)
Polynesian Panthers
In the early 1970s, New Zealand’s government cracked down on Polynesian migrants who had overstayed their work permits.
They carried out what became known as the Dawn Raids, when police raided Polynesian households in the early hours of the morning looking for overstayers.
The Polynesian community felt targeted and formed a resistance group, the Polynesian Panthers, in June 1971. Ben Henderson spoke to founding member, Melani Anae.
(Music credit: Thou We Are - Unity Pacific)
(Photo: Protestors. Credit: Getty Images)
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MON 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct3kjt)
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MON 10:32 Kalki Presents: My Indian Life (w3ct4kfy)
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MON 10:50 More or Less (w3ct3k5j)
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MON 11:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jwhlv)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwvv77)
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MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4kvw7)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct37mr)
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MON 12:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jwmbz)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct34p4)
The battlefield of the mind
After having a disrupted and unhappy childhood, South African Toby Gutteridge craved purpose and direction and joining the military offered him everything he'd been looking for. He quickly rose through the ranks; his fitness, strength and confidence meant that by just 24, he was recruited as an elite Special Forces soldier with the British army. During a tour of Afghanistan, he was shot in the arm. He was offered the chance to return home, but chose to remain with his unit. It was to be a pivotal decision, just two weeks later, another bullet - this time to the neck - changed his life forever and Toby had to find more courage than ever before to deal with his recovery. His book is called Never Will I Die.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Katy Takatsuki
(Photo: Toby Gutteridge. Credit: Toby Gutteridge)
MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct3bzm)
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MON 13:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jwr33)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfww2qh)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4l3ch)
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MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct3j7r)
How long before all the ice melts?
We know the Earth's atmosphere is warming and it's thanks to us and our taste for fossil fuels. But how quickly is this melting the ice sheets, ice caps, and glaciers that remain on our planet? That's what listener David wants to know.
With the help of a team of climate scientists in Greenland, Marnie Chesterton goes to find the answer, in an icy landscape that's ground zero in the story of thawing. She discovers how Greenland’s ice sheet is sliding faster off land, and sees that the tiniest of creatures are darkening the ice surface and accelerating its melt.
CrowdScience explores what we're in store for when it comes to melting ice. In the lead-up to yet another UN climate conference, we unpack what is contributing to sea level rise – from ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, to melting mountain glaciers and warming oceans. There's a lot of ice at the poles. The question is: how much of it will still be there in the future?
Research Professor and climate scientist Jason Box from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland shows us how much ice Greenland we've already committed ourselves to losing, even if we stopped burning all fossil fuels today. His team, including Jakob Jakobsen, show us how these scientists collect all this data that helps feed climate models and helps us all to understand how quickly the seas might rise.
Professor Martyn Trantor from Aarhus University helps us understand why a darkening Greenland ice sheet would only add to the problem of melting. And climate scientist Ruth Mottram from the Danish Meteorological Institute breaks down how the ice is breaking down in Antarctica and other glaciers around the world.
Presented by Marnie Chesterton and produced by Sam Baker for the BBC World Service
Image: Greenland ice sheets. Credit: Getty Images
MON 14:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jwvv7)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172yfc9b79zdsj)
UN Chief warns: We are on a 'highway to climate hell'
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns heads of state gathered at the COP27 climate change summit in Egypt that the world is running out of time to win the fight against climate change. Newshour hears from Jamaica's tourism minister on the impact of global warming and the solutions that may be used to tackle the problem.
Also on the programme: A BBC investigation reveals a mass burial site near the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol as residents re-live months of Russian bombardment; and the promise of laboratory-grown blood, and how it could transform transfusions.
(Photo: Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres attends a news conference as COP27 climate summit gets underway in Egypt.
Credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
MON 15:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jwzlc)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32m8)
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MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4lbvr)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w172yk4x93pvw0v)
Trade slows as China's Covid policy lingers
China's import and export markets both shrunk unexpectedly in October. It's the first drop since the early days of the Covid pandemic. China has maintained a strict 'zero Covid' policy since then - with lockdowns bringing factory production in cities to a virtual standstill. So how much is that policy to blame for the slowdown? World leaders and delegates are gathering in the Egyptian city of Sharm-el-Sheikh for the COP27 climate change summit. We hear how the emphasis is being put on responsible business. Also on World Business Report, we hear how Sri Lanka is banking on a tourist revival to aid its economic recovery. (Picture: A worker disinfects a factory floor in Zhengzhou, China. Credit: Getty Images.)
MON 16:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jx3bh)
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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1w3jwbhpk)
COP27: 'We are on highway to climate hell'
We'll hear from our team at COP27 about what what is expected from this year's summit, and we'll have messages from people around the world about how climate change is affecting their lives. Speaking at the conference today, the UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said the world is on a highway to climate hell -- with a foot still on the accelerator.
More than 1,500 new graves have been dug at a mass burial site near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Our correspondent will explain the analysis of satellite images carried out for the BBC. We'll also hear what people from Mariupol have been telling her about the fighting in the city.
The owners of Liverpool football club say they "would consider new shareholders" following reports that the club are up for sale. Our sports reporter has the latest on that and on the two big European draws. Holders Real Madrid play Liverpool in the Champions League last 16.
(Photo: Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres attends a news conference, as the COP27 climate summit takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 7, 2022. Credit: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)
MON 17:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jx72m)
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MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172yg1w3jwbmfp)
COP27: World leaders open climate talks
We'll hear from our team at COP27 about what what is expected from this year's summit, and we'll have messages from people around the world about how climate change is affecting their lives. We'll explain some of the key phrases you'll be hearing throughout the conference - with the help of our Environment Correspondent.
More than 1,500 new graves have been dug at a mass burial site near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Our correspondent will explain the analysis of satellite images carried out for the BBC. We'll also hear what people who've left Mariupol have been telling her about the fighting in the city.
(Photo: President of France, Emmanuel Macron, meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a bilateral meeting during the COP27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Picture date: Monday November 7, 2022. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS)
MON 18:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jxbtr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct34p4)
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MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct3bzm)
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MON 19:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jxgkw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwwt68)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4ltv8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4l7h)
2022/11/07 GMT
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
MON 20:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jxlb0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
MON 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct3kjt)
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MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4lyld)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct4kxl)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
The Riddle of Red-Eyes and Runny-Noses
Sneezes, wheezes, runny noses and red eyes - this episode is all about allergies.
An allergic reaction is when your immune system reacts to something harmless – like peanuts or pollen – as if it was a parasitic invader. It’s a case of biological mistaken identity.
Professor Judith Holloway from the University of Southampton guides our sleuths through the complex immune pathways that make allergies happen and tells the scary story of when she went into anaphylactic shock from a rogue chocolate bar.
Professor Adam Fox, a paediatric allergist at Evelina Children’s Hospital, helps the Drs distinguish intolerances or sensitivities – substantial swelling from a bee sting, for example - from genuine allergies. Hannah’s orange juice ‘allergy’ is exposed as a probable fraud!
Hannah and Adam explore why allergies are on the increase, and Professor Rick Maizels from the University of Glasgow shares his surprising research using parasitic worms to develop anti-allergy drugs!
Contributors: Professor Judith Holloway, Professor Adam Fox, Professor Rick Maizels
MON 21:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jxq24)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc9b7b080f)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
MON 22:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jxtt8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
MON 22:06 The Newsroom (w172yrx4rz7mtvv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
MON 22:20 Sports News (w172yghdk9jkxvk)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4m62n)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
MON 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct3g2g)
US midterms: Is the economy the biggest factor in the electorate's mind?
The midterm elections decide the makeup of the US Congress, which has two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Voting is held every two years and when they fall in the middle of the president's four-year term of office. We hear from Kenneth Mayor, Professor Department of political science at the University of Wisconsin and Anna Wong, US Chief Economist at Bloomberg Economics, Former member of the Federal Reserve Board, White House Council of Economics Advisers, and U.S. Treasury.
Belarus has banned the imports of Skoda, Liqui Moly and Beiersdorf products. Belarusian economist Jaroslav Romanchuk explains the economic impact.
India's Supreme Court has upheld a controversial law that allows 10% of college places and government jobs to be reserved for poor people. Indian lawyer Nikita Sonavane tells us more.
(Picture: American flag in Midtown Manhattan Credit: Getty Images)
MON 23:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jxykd)
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MON 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32m8)
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MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4m9ts)
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MON 23:32 The Conversation (w3ct37mr)
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TUESDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2022
TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jy29j)
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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct39m2)
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TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jy61n)
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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172ydq57tyy2z0)
US midterms: An opportunity for voters to choose their economic future
The midterms decide who controls Congress as well as state legislatures and governor's offices. Rahul Tandon is joined by Dianne Brady, assistant managing editor of Forbes from New York and Tony Nash, the founder of Complete Intelligence in Texas.
Billions of US dollars are being spent on the election campaign adverts that voters will be seeing and hearing in the run-up to the elections - but is it worth the investment?
And has the economic situation in the US overshadowed the overturning of Roe v Wade?
(Picture: American flag in Midtown Manhattan Credit: Getty Images)
TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jy9ss)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwxnf5)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4mp25)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
TUE 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct4kxs)
The weather changers
For centuries we've made sacrifices, sent prayers to gods and summoned witches, in an attempt to bend the weather to our will. Science suggests now we might actually be able to do it. Weather modifiers are employed to make it rain, suppress hail and enhance snow packs. It is big business, from the UAE to Chile, Thailand to China, interest and investment is global. Kim Chakanetsa asks what the weather changers are actually doing, if it really works and if so, is it problem free?
(Photo: A BQ-100 Beechcraft plane fitted with canisters of Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride on its wings takes off for a cloud seeding experiment, Bangalore, India. Credit: Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)
TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jyfjx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct34p4)
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12:06 on Monday]
TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct3bzm)
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08:50 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jyk91)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwxwxf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4mxkf)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct3jjt)
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker, the British indie pop star and frontman of the band Pulp, talks to Miranda Sawyer about his autobiography that's not an autobiography. Good Pop, Bad Pop is an inventory of all the stuff that's in his loft: badges, pencils, photographs, chewing gum, etc. But it's also about the memories that are stirred by those objects and seeing them for the first time in decades. He reveals the process of writing the Sheffield version of A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu.
Presented by: Miranda Sawyer
Produced by: Stephen Hughes for BBC World Service
TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jyp15)
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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172yf8v01hz9pl)
US Midterms: Voters head to the polls
Democratic and Republican candidates in the United States have staged a final campaign push ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, with control of both houses of Congress at stake.
The Washington Post newspaper is making claims that the Biden administration is encouraging Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to start peace talks with Russia, warning if he fails to, international support for his country could start to falter.
And Ethiopian and Tigray forces launch a hotline as new peace talks begin.
TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jyss9)
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TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172yf8v01hzffq)
COP27: Africa’s dash for gas questioned
European countries have been criticized by climate activists for encouraging governments such as Senegal, Nigeria and Mozambique to develop and export their fossil gas reserves, in what is often dubbed a “dash for gas.”
Months on from devastating floods in Pakistan, millions of people remain homeless, roads are destroyed and tens of thousands of schools and hospitals lie in ruins.
And MPs in Iran call on the Judiciary to decisively deal with protestors.
TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jyxjf)
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TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172yf8v01hzk5v)
US midterms: Biden and Trump make final pitches
Democratic and Republican candidates in the United States have staged a final campaign push ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, with control of both houses of Congress at stake.
The Washington Post newspaper is making claims that the Biden administration is encouraging Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to start peace talks with Russia, warning if he fails to, international support for his country could start to falter.
And at the UN climate conference in Egypt, there is evidence of significant division between countries about the future role of natural gas.
TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jz18k)
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TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct3j38)
COP27: Growing a forest the right way
Tree-planting schemes don’t always work, so what’s the best way to do forest restoration?
Projects around the world are planting huge numbers of trees as part of the fight against climate change. But not all of these schemes are successful – leaving dead saplings and wasted money in their wake. People Fixing the World works out how to do it right.
In West Africa, we look at how farmers have reforested and restored huge areas without planting a single seed. In Brazil, we visit a project that has planted more than 600,000 trees in the endangered Atlantic Forest.
Myra Anubi also hears about new satellite technology which can help us map reforestation across the world, to give a clearer picture of what is and isn’t working when it comes to growing trees.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Julia Carneiro
Producers: Zoe Gelber and William Kremer
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy
Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Image: A sapling (Getty Images)
TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4ndjy)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct3173)
The Morality of Machines
From search engines to chatbots to driverless taxis – artificial intelligence is increasingly a part of our daily lives. But is it always ethical?
In this episode, Katie Barnfield explores some of the moral questions raised by new developments in smart technology.
Leading researcher Dr Kate Crawford tells us about the powerful AI art software that reinforces gender stereotypes.
We’ll hear from Bloomberg technology columnist Parmy Olson about the eyebrow raising conversation she had with Meta’s new chatbot.
As driverless 'robotaxis' become more popular in China and the US, we’ll look at the difficult moral choices involved in their design.
And how would you feel about AI that can read your emotions? We’ll hear why some companies have decided it’s a step too far.
Presenter/ producer: Katie Barnfield
(Image: Robot using AI. Credit: Getty)
TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct3c44)
First rape crisis centres in the US
1972 was a time of feminist action in the US. People were talking more openly about rape and sharing their experiences. It led to rape crisis centres being set up, which offered support for women.
Activist Sue Lenaerts taught women self-defence and worked on the helpline at the first centre in the capital, Washington DC. She’s been speaking to Laura Jones.
(Photo: Sue Lenaerts in the early 1970s. Credit: Sue Lenaerts)
TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jz50p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwyhn2)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4nj92)
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TUE 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct4kxs)
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TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jz8rt)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct3910)
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20:06 on Saturday]
TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jzdhy)
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TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwyr4b)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4nrsb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct3jjt)
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04:32 today]
TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jzj82)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct353p)
I was interviewed on live TV by accident
Four remarkable stories about curious mix-ups of identity.
Guy Goma walked into the BBC offices in 2006 for a job interview, but he was mixed up with a tech expert, and was put on air by mistake. Guy only realised the miscommunication once the cameras had started rolling.
American journalist Michael Finkel unexpectedly came into contact with Christian Longo when he discovered that Christian, who'd been accused of murdering his wife, MaryJane, and their three young children, had also stolen Michael's identity. He became close to Christian as he investigated the charges against him. This interview was first broadcast in January 2018.
Puneet Agarwal was working in telecommunications in Delhi, when he was mistaken for a Bollywood sex symbol – the actor Sunny Leone. It happened after she inadvertently read out his phone number in her latest film and Puneet started receiving calls from her fans. This was first broadcast in August 2019.
Abby Stein grappled with her identity during her childhood in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in New York City, one of the most gender segregated societies in the world. Abby’s parents considered her their firstborn son but she was adamant that she was a girl. She wrote a book about her experiences called ‘Becoming Eve.’ First broadcast in January 2020.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
(Photo: Guy Goma during his 2006 interview on BBC News. Credit: BBC)
TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct3c44)
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TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jzn06)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwyzml)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4p08l)
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TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct4kxl)
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20:32 on Monday]
TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jzrrb)
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TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172yfc9b7b29pm)
COP27: Climate summit shines spotlight on Egypt's political prisoners
Urgent questions are being asked about one of Egypt's most high-profile prisoners, the civil rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who has just escalated his months-long hunger strike, so that he is, according to his family, no longer even drinking water. We hear from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani, and a response from the Egyptian government.
Also on the programme: The US midterm elections get underway with the spotlight once again on Georgia; and as climate campaigners in Britain block major roads, Newshour asks, does this sort of protest encourage change, or just anger the public?
(Photo: Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah campaigns for his release at COP27 conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Credit: Sedat Suna/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71jzwhg)
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TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct3j38)
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08:06 today]
TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4p7rv)
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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct3g97)
Ukraine: Doing business in a warzone
How do you keep your operations running under a daily routine of blackouts and military assault? A startup owner in the Ukrainian city of Bucha explains how he's keeping his lights on amid Russian attacks.
Gaming giant Nintendo has suffered a blip in sales ahead of the busy Christmas season. We ask if it's 'game over' for the successful Switch console.
There have been calls for financial compensation from the world's worst polluters, as the COP27 climate change summit continues in Egypt.
Also, on the anniversary of India's sudden shake-up of cash supply, we find out how digital wallets are changing the face of the economy.
(Picture: Traffic lights amid an electricity blackout in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Credit: Getty Images.)
TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k007l)
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TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1w3jwfdln)
COP27: Loss and damage
We check in with our reporters at COP27 in Egypt, focussing on discussions on “loss and damage” and Africa’s push for more fossil fuel projects. With the help of our environment correspondent, we also explain some of the key phrases and buzzwords you’ll be hearing in our coverage of COP27.
Air quality in India’s capital Delhi has been in hazardous levels again - we explain the mix of factors behind the pollution and hear from residents who are concerned over the impact on their health.
We talk about migrant rescue boats arriving in Italy, where the government has allowed minors and vulnerable people to disembark but is refusing entry to others.
(Photo: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 08 November 2022. Credit: EPA/KHALED ELFIQI)
TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k03zq)
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TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172yg1w3jwfjbs)
US midterm elections
We speak to our reporter in Washington DC, as Americans go to the polls in midterm elections, with Democrats fearing they will lose control of the House of Representatives but hopeful of clinging on to the Senate. Loss of either or both would seriously constrain President Biden's remaining two years in office and strengthen Donald Trump's barely disguised ambition to return to the Oval Office.
We check in with our reporters at COP27 in Egypt, focussing on discussions on “loss and damage” and Africa’s push for more fossil fuel projects. With the help of our environment correspondent, we also explain some of the key phrases and buzzwords in our coverage of COP27.
Air quality in India’s capital Delhi has been at hazardous levels again. We explain the mix of factors behind the pollution and hear from residents who are concerned over the impact on their health.
(Photo: A volunteer keeps watch outside a polling station during the 2022 midterm elections in Efland, North Carolina, US, 8 November, 2022. Credit: Jonathan Drake/Reuters)
TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k07qv)
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TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct353p)
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12:06 today]
TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct3c44)
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TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k0cgz)
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TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfwzq3c)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4pqrc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4ld0)
2022/11/08 GMT
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
TUE 20:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k0h73)
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TUE 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct4kxs)
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TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4pvhh)
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TUE 20:32 Digital Planet (w3ct31z8)
Controlling protesters in Iran via phones
A new report shows how the authorities in Iran can track and control protestors phones. An investigation by The Intercept news organisation has found that mobile phone coverage is being switched from a healthy 5G or 4G network to slow and clunky 2G coverage when protestors gather. This means they no longer can communicate using encrypted messages or calls on their smartphones and instead have to rely up traditional phone calls or SMS messages which can be intercepted and understood easily. This, according to the report is being done by a web programme. One of reports authors Sam Biddle, a journalist specialising in the misuse of power in technology, is on the programme.
Policing the metaverse
Imagine being attacked in virtual reality – will the experience be as traumatic as in real life? Perhaps not yet but in the near future if we are living as least part of our live in the Metaverse, crime will also be part of the virtual life. But currently there is little if no protection if a crime committed against our virtual selves. Now Europol – the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation – has published a report into Policing the Metaverse. Journalist Emma Woollacott has been reading the report and she explains the many perils that we could face and also how we need to act now to manage these crimes in the Metaverse.
Hollyplus -a digital twin AI that sings anything you want to (even if you can’t!)
Imagine being able to sing any song you like – and in any language you choose – even in musical styles that you have never studied? That’s now possible thanks to artist, musician and composer Holly Herndon. She has trained a computer algorithm to sing like her – the cloned voice can sing in any language or style she chooses – even extending her own vocal range. The project is called Hollyplus and the digital twin has just released its version of Dolly Parton’s song Jolene. The real Holly explains how she’s done this.
The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Bill Thompson.
Studio Manager: Sue Maillot
Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz
(Image: Protest in Iran. Credit: Getty Images)
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Voting underway in US mid-term elections
Voters across the United States are voting in mid-term elections that will have major implications for President Biden's agenda.
Opinion polls suggest the Republicans have a good chance of capturing at the House of Representatives, and could make inroads in the Senate.
Also in the programme: Human rights are also on the agenda at the COP 27 climate summit in Egypt, as the hunger strike of one imprisoned pro-democracy campaigner draws global attention; and there's a medical scandal in The Gambia, as some say cough mixture was to blame for the deaths of children.
(Photo shows voters using booths at a polling station in New York, USA on 8 November 2022. Credit: Sarah Yenesel/EPA)
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COP27: Rich nations under pressure to pay for climate change damage
COP27 is under way in Egypt and we examine what this means for the world's fastest growing continent, Africa. We speak to Lily Odarno, the director of energy and climate innovation for Africa at the Clean Air Task Force and ask her how the continent will increase its energy supplies over the next few decades.
We are in Las Vegas to hear about a post-pandemic bounce in tourism. In June, 4.8 million people visited the bright lights, casinos and big shows. Fletch Burnett the Vice President of Marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority tells us why Vegas is booming.
The US based owners of Liverpool Football Club football have said they would consider new shareholders, after reports emerged that the club is being put up for sale. The Fenway Sports group also own the US Baseball side the Boston Red Sox. US finance expert Kieran Maguire from the University of Liverpool explains what it means for this massive English football club, which has a huge following around the globe .
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TUE 23:06 US Election Special (w172yyxnh12v99q)
US midterm elections
Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy present the coverage of the US midterm elections. They bring results and analysis from across America as voters go to the polls to decide the future direction and shape of US politics. President Biden’s Democratic party are looking to hold on to the House of Representatives and the Senate against a Republican party which is looking to re-establish a foot in governing at a national level. We might also get a good understanding of the future political ambitions of Donald Trump.
Razia, Justin and Jamie speak to experts, politicians and voters across the country to find out what the impact of the economy, abortion, crime and the future of democracy itself will have on the results, and what it all means for America.
Presenters: Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy
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WEDNESDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2022
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Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy present the coverage of the US midterm elections. They bring results and analysis from across America as voters go to the polls to decide the future direction and shape of US politics. President Biden’s Democratic party are looking to hold on to the House of Representatives and the Senate against a Republican party which is looking to re-establish a foot in governing at a national level. We might also get a good understanding of the future political ambitions of Donald Trump.
Razia, Justin and Jamie speak to experts, politicians and voters across the country to find out what the impact of the economy, abortion, crime and the future of democracy itself will have on the results, and what it all means for America.
Presenters: Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy
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Razia, Justin and Jamie speak to experts, politicians and voters across the country to find out what the impact of the economy, abortion, crime and the future of democracy itself will have on the results, and what it all means for America.
Presenters: Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy
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Razia, Justin and Jamie speak to experts, politicians and voters across the country to find out what the impact of the economy, abortion, crime and the future of democracy itself will have on the results, and what it all means for America.
Presenters: Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy
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Razia, Justin and Jamie speak to experts, politicians and voters across the country to find out what the impact of the economy, abortion, crime and the future of democracy itself will have on the results, and what it all means for America.
Presenters: Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy
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Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy present the coverage of the US midterm elections. They bring results and analysis from across America as voters go to the polls to decide the future direction and shape of US politics. President Biden’s Democratic party are looking to hold on to the House of Representatives and the Senate against a Republican party which is looking to re-establish a foot in governing at a national level. We might also get a good understanding of the future political ambitions of Donald Trump. Razia, Justin and Jamie speak to experts, politicians and voters across the country to find out what the impact of the economy, abortion, crime and the future of democracy itself will have on the results, and what it all means for America. Presenters: Razia Iqbal, Justin Webb and Jamie Coomarasamy
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Razia, Justin and Jamie speak to experts, politicians and voters across the country to find out what the impact of the economy, abortion, crime and the future of democracy itself will have on the results, and what it all means for America.
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Vote counting underway for midterm elections in the United States
Our top story today is the mid term elections in the United States, where results are coming in. It's been described as a referendum on the sitting President Joe Biden and his Democratic party. We'll be live in the US throughout the programme
We will also reveal the winner of this year's BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award.
Also in the programme, the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney, will be telling us how the private sector is helping the world's emerging economies transition to green energy.
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Midterm election results gradually emerge in United States
We will be in the US where the Republican party is poised to take control of the House of Representatives, as results of mid term elections gradually emerge.
Republican state governor Ron DeSantis has been re-elected with a huge margin, setting the stage for a likely battle with Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
Also in the programme, as COP27 takes place in Egypt, the UN's climate finance chief defends the continued investment in fossil fuels.
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WED 08:06 Newsday (w172yf8v01j2kv2)
US midterm election results are being counted
We give you the very latest on the US midterms, where many Senate races are being decided.
Meanwhile, as polls predicted, the House of Representatives will change from blue to red, with the Republicans projected to flip control there.
Also in the programme, following COP27 in Egypt, we speak to the chair of the Least Developed Nations Group about her proposal for a climate compensation fund.
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Stories From The New Silk Road: The Americas
Stories from the New Silk Road: Panama
The Panama Canal is a great feat of engineering and a place of huge global significance for trade and shipping. An artificial waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, literally dividing North and South America, whilst saving thousands of miles of shipping time round Cape Horn at the very southern tip of South America.
The Americans built the canal and operated it for decades, but today there’s a new global superpower hoping to make their mark. In 2017, Panama became the first country in the region to sign up to China’s Belt and Road initiative, shortly after they had cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of Beijing.
Five years after signing up, what impact has the new Silk Road had on this small Central American nation with strong historical ties to the US? Travelling from one coast to the other, BBC South America correspondent Katy Watson aims to find out.
Presenter: Katy Watson
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(Photo: Panama port. Credit: Peter Shevlin)
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WED 10:06 World Book Club (w3ct3c7q)
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WED 11:32 The Documentary (w3ct43cs)
Arnold Shultz and bluegrass in Kentucky
Acclaimed musician Rhiannon Giddens explores bluegrass music in Kentucky, the history of the banjo and the story of Arnold Shultz. For many listeners of bluegrass, the story of this music begins in December 1945, when ‘Father of Bluegrass’ Bill Monroe brought his band on stage at the Grand Ole Opry. Yet, Bill Monroe always acknowledged the black fiddler and guitarist Arnold Shultz as one of his major influences. Rhiannon explores how African-American musicians like Shultz were often mentors to white country stars of the time.
Featuring Joshua Bronnenberg, Dr. Richard S. Brown, Dr. Erika Brady, Dom Flemons, Dr. Andrew Rhinehart and Tray Wellington.
Presenter: Rhiannon Giddens
Producer: Tom Woolfenden
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct3y98)
Cracking Germany’s 'biggest' art theft case
Five Old Master paintings were stolen from the Friedenstein Gallery, in Gotha, Germany in 1979. Despite interviewing hundreds of people at the time, East Germany's feared secret police, the Stasi, couldn't work out who did it.
Then in 2019 the paintings resurfaced and the mayor of Gotha, Knut Kreuch negotiated their return. He spoke to Jo Fidgen in 2020, but he didn't know who had taken them and why.
Now Jo has interviewed Detective Chief Inspector Rene Allonge, Germany's top art theft detective, who has finally cracked the cold case and found clues that led to the culprit.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Deiniol Buxton
(Photo: The recovered Friedenstein paintings. Credit: Lutz Ebhardt / Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha)
WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct3c6d)
The assassination of Pim Fortuyn
It has been 20 years since one of the most controversial politicians in Europe was assassinated just days before a general election. On 6 May 2002, Pim Fortuyn was shot dead by an animal rights activist because of his anti-Islamic views.
It was the first time a Dutch politician had been murdered since the 17th century. TV journalist Dave Abspoel was one of the first people on the scene. He has been sharing his memories with Matt Pintus.
(Pim Fortuyn pictured in 2002. Credit: Getty Images)
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WED 13:32 Digital Planet (w3ct31z8)
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US Mid-terms: Republicans fail to get red wave
Results in the midterm elections currently indicate the Republicans failed to get the red wave, but they will control the House, blocking President Biden’s agenda. The Senate, the upper chamber is still too close to call. Jon Fetterman defied expectations by flipping the Senate seat to the Democrats in Pennsylvania. The other big story of the night is that the Republican Governor of Florida, Ron deSantis won convincingly, making him a potential challenger to Donald Trump in 2024. Newshour's Razia Iqbal is on the ground in Washington DC.
Also on the programme: The social media giant Meta is making thirteen percent of its workforce redundant in one of the biggest ever layoffs in the tech industry with more than eleven thousand people to lose their jobs; and France declares a formal end to its eight-year military campaign against jihadists in West Africa, we hear from an opposition leader in Mali for his take on the withdrawal.
(Photo: Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks with his wife Casey DeSantis at his side during his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Tampa, Florida. Credit: REUTERS/Marco Bello)
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Gerard Lyons: Is Britain's economy up to scratch?
The UK economy is in a hole. Inflation is high, interest rates are rising, public debt is soaring and, according to the Bank of England, Britons face two years of recession. Stephen Sackur speaks to Gerard Lyons, an economist and sometime adviser to governing Conservative politicians. Can Britain’s economy bounce back, or is any optimism misplaced?
WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4s4ny)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct3gfr)
Meta slashes 13% of workforce
The parent of Facebook and WhatsApp, Meta, has announced 11,000 staff will lose their jobs in a major payroll cut. It's the latest big company to announce layoffs amid a global tech sector crunch.
America's two main parties have fought a close battle in the US midterms - so how different is their vision for the country's economy?
A leading German economist shares his concerns around a recession in the coming months.
We're also joined by the secretary-general to the Commonwealth of Nations, Baroness Scotland, as COP27 continues in Egypt.
(Picture: A litter picker outside Meta's headquarters in California. Credit: Getty Images.)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1w3jwj9hr)
America votes
As results are declared in the US midterm elections, we dig deeper into what the outcomes could mean. Our online reporter has been answering your questions on this all day. She'll join us to share what people have been asking.
We reconnect with guests we spoke to last week - two sets of American couples who voted differently. What do they make of the results?
And we continue with our coverage of the UN climate conference, COP 27 in Egypt. Today, you’ll hear a conversation between there people in India, Senegal and America about how they are battling the climate crisis in their communities.
(Photo: A sign directs voters to a Maricopa County Official Ballot Drop Box for the mid-term elections in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Credit: Reuters/Brian Snyder)
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WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172yg1w3jwjf7w)
Midterm election results
As results are declared in the US midterm elections, we dig deeper into what the outcomes could mean. Our disinformation specialist will join us and the OS team will guide you through the language around these elections.
We hear from young voters, including those who voted for Maxwell Frost, the Florida Democrat who has become the first Generation Z member of Congress.
Russia's military has been ordered to pull out of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital captured since the invasion began in February. We get the latest from BBC Monitoring.
And we check in on the situation in Iran as protests continue. There’s particular concern for some staff at the media outlet Iran International, after Iran’s Intelligence Minister said it had been identified by Tehran as a "terrorist" organisation. Our team at BBC Persian will tell us more.
(Photo: The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol, as control of Congress remained unclear following the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in Washington. Credit: Reuters/Tom Brenner)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4lg8)
2022/11/09 GMT
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct32x9)
Psychological nudges for HIV treatment
South Africa's anti-retroviral programme to treat HIV infection is the largest in the world with 5.5 million people in treatment. It’s transformed this disease from an automatic death sentence, to something that can be managed as a chronic illness and the government is determined to expand the programme and get more people with HIV in treatment. It’s an ambitious plan and Claudia Hammond hears how psychological tools called "nudges", drawn from behavioural economics, are being used and tested as low-cost interventions to persuade more people into treatment. Dr Sophie Pascoe, Co-Director of South Africa’s first HIV nudge unit, Indlela, describes how the new techniques are being used.
And the plight of the Covid-19 shielders. Shannon is so vulnerable to catching the virus that she has lived apart from her husband and teenage daughter for almost two years. What’s it like having your life on hold and not being able to hug or kiss your loved ones? And Matt Fox, Professor of Global Health Epidemiology and Boston University joins Claudia to discuss the increase in cholera outbreaks and the shortage of vaccines and the new UK trial to manufacture blood in a laboratory.
Image: Beaded HIV/AIDS ribbon brooch among beaded South African flag keyrings, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Credit: Neil Overy/Getty Images)
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
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WED 21:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k3hwb)
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc9b7b61tm)
Russia to pull back troops from key Ukrainian city
Russia's military has been ordered to pull out of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital it captured after invading in February. The commander of Russia's troops in Ukraine said it was no longer possible to keep supplying the city.
The withdrawal means Russian forces will pull out entirely from the western bank of the River Dnipro. We ask if the Russian withdrawal from Kherson is a genuine turning-point in the war.
Also in the programme: The US mid-term elections fail to deliver the hammer-blow to Joe Biden's Democrats that some had predicted; and Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it will cut over a tenth of its workforce.
(Photo shows Russian conscripts with their bags of luggage. Credit: European Pressphoto Agency)
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Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg says sorry after big job losses at the tech giant.
The founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has said sorry after the tech giant laid off more than 11,000 staff 13% of its global workforce. Senior Tech Reporter Kali Hays from Business Insider in Los Angeles gives us her assessment of the move and what it means for the sector.
Its investment day at the Climate change conference in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. There are worries that Africa will not get the money it needs to move to cleaner energy supplies. We hear from Makhtar Sop Diop the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, which is part of the World Bank.
Voters in California have rejected a proposal from several big betting companies to allow online gambling in the state. The companies had pushed for a referendum on the issue but faced a backlash from over 50 Native American tribes, who rely on traditional casinos for their income. The tribes won the referendum. Chad Baynon is a gaming industry analyst at Macquarie Group in New York and gives us his verdict on the decision.
(Photo: A view of Facebook parent company Meta"s headquarters in Dublin. Credit: Brian Lawless/PA Wire)
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THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2022
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance walks away from a bailout deal of rival FTX
One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, has pulled out of a deal to acquire its struggling rival FTX, leaving the latter's future in doubt. The near-collapse of FTX which was valued at $32 billion at the start of the year has shaken the crypto market, with Bitcoin and other currencies suffering steep falls.
Rahul Tandon is joined by Tracy Wang, the deputy managing editor at Coindesk in New York, and entrepreneur Candy Valentino, the author of Wealth Habits: Six Ordinary Steps to Achieve Extraordinary Financial Freedom.
It is investment day at the climate change conference COP27 in Egypt. We hear from the Makhtar Sop Diop, the managing director of the International Finance Corporation, which is the private arm of the World Bank, about how Africa can pay for climate change.
Yongwook Ryu, assistant professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, talks to us about the ASEAN summit in Cambodia. The summit brings together the major economies from South East Asia. It is expected to focus on the global economy, amid rising inflation and the cost of living crisis.
( Photo: Bitcoin representation at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris Credit: Reuters)
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Iraq: Under Poisoned Skies
A BBC Arabic investigation reveals the deadly impact of toxic air pollution on children and the planet from oil fields in southern Iraq. Around the city of Basra flames and smoke from gas flares are visible right across the horizon. Despite laws that say flaring – the burning off of excess gas from oil production – should not happen within ten kilometres of people’s homes, many local residents live much closer than that. The BBC has found that the rates of cancer, particularly leukaemia, in children living in the area are significantly elevated. Working with a local scientist, air and urine samples are taken to see if the gas flares might be responsible. The investigation also finds that the major oil companies often do not include the flaring from these Iraqi fields in their greenhouse gas emissions.
Presenter: Jess Kelly
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Island diets
In this programme we explore the realities of island diets. Ruth Alexander hears how diets are changing, and what this means for population health.
Indigenous diets were limited to what grew in the native soil or could be raised or caught in the limited space available. Today imported, often processed foods are becoming increasingly popular.
We start in the Faroe Islands, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and the United Kingdom. Traditionally the Faroese diet is protein heavy, fermented wind dried lamb is a staple and the poor soil makes growing a wide range of vegetables challenging. Reporter Tim Ecott travelled to the Faroe Islands for this programme to report on how diets there have changed.
We then look South to the Pacific Islands, starting with the coral atoll nation of Kiribati. The coral ground makes it difficult to grow food to supplement the diet of seafood. Ruth speaks to dietitian and public health nutritionist Dr Libby Swanepoel from the Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research based at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Libby makes the case for seaweed cultivation to supplement diets and incomes.
In contrast the nation of Fiji in the Pacific Ocean has volcanic soils, and an array of fruit and vegetables can be grown. Despite this communities have increasingly turned to imported processed foods, contributing to a health crisis. Sashi Kiran, founder of FRIEND Fiji - the Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development – talks about how this can be addressed.
Presented by Ruth Alexander.
Produced by Beatrice Pickup.
(Image: part of the Kiribati island nation, palm tree covered island surrounded by blue sea. Credit: Getty/BBC)
THU 05:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k4gvc)
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Russia says it's withdrawing from Ukrainian city of Kherson
Our top story today: Russia says it is withdrawing from the major Ukrainian city of Kherson. Ukrainian officials say they are treating the announcement cautiously. We'll hear from our Russia editor and our Security Correspondent.
Control of Congress is still in the balance after Tuesday's midterm elections in the US, we'll hear from a Republican politician.
And as the COP27 climate talks in Egypt focus on health today, we'll hear about the extreme weather already affecting the Caribbean health system.
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Russian forces withdraw from Ukrainian city of Kherson
In Ukraine, Russian forces are withdrawing from the strategically important city of Kherson, the first to be captured by Vladimir Putin. But rather than celebrating, Ukrainians are cautious and skeptical, questioning whether Russia's retreat is genuine.
After the mid term elections in the United States, control of the Senate and Congress as a whole remains in the balance. President Joe Biden will have to work with the Republicans who look set to control the House of Representatives, even on divisive topics like climate change.
Also in the programme, despite the risks, one of Iran's most popular actresses Taraneh Alidootsi, poses on social media without a headscarf and with a message of solidarity for protesters.
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Russia announces its withdrawal from Ukrainian city of Kherson
Russia has announced it will withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Kherson but instead of celebrating a victory President Zelensky has been cautious in his approach to this news. We'll have the latest.
How difficult is it to convince the world to turn to clean energy? We'll speak to Canada's environment Minister on his attempt to convert delegates to renewable energy.
Also in the programme, votes are still being counted in the United States but the big surge predicted for the Republican party has failed to take place. We explore what will the next two years look like for President Biden.
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Will computers put managers out of work?
When we shop online, we don’t often think about what goes on behind the scenes. Clicking “pay now”, sets in motion a slick, computer-controlled chain of events, that ends with a parcel arriving at your home.
These online shopping logistics are run by Artificial Intelligence, and there are plans for these systems to move from the warehouse to the wider workplace.
“Digital Management” systems in development are able to autonomously hire people and oversee their work on a project from beginning to end. They also have the ability to manage much larger groups of workers than their human counterparts.
But can a software boss really understand its human employees? Are managers obsolete? And are some of these systems already here?
This week on the Inquiry, we ask: will computers put managers out of work?
Presented by David Baker
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Rebuilding lives after flooding in Pakistan
Many communities in Pakistan were completely destroyed when vast areas of the country were hit by catastrophic flooding this summer. 33 million people were affected and in this episode of Business Daily we hear from three of them. Bilawal, Sassi and Abdul Majeed all lost everything in the floods and are now trying to rebuild their lives. We also hear from the charities and business leaders attempting to help rebuild communities, including Jemima Goldsmith, former wife of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and current UK ambassador for UNICEF.
Presenter / producer: Emb Hashmi
Image: Flood-hit families in Sindh province, Pakistan October 2022; Credit: Getty
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Māori protests stops South African rugby tour
In 1981, the South African rugby tour of New Zealand was disrupted by Māori anti-racism campaigners who invaded pitches.
They wanted to highlight the injustice of apartheid in South Africa and the discrimination Maoris were suffering in New Zealand.
Ripeka Evans organised and took part in the protests. She tells Alex Collins about the direct action she took to sabotage high-profile matches.
(Photo: Protesters form a circle in the middle of the pitch at Rugby Park, Hamilton Credit: John Selkirk)
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Moths: The story of the butterfly of the night
The moth is an insect that’s almost 200 million years old. Throughout human history, its attraction to light, its amazing ability to camouflage, and its nocturnal activity have given rise to myths, spiritual beliefs and been the inspiration for art and literature – especially the genres of horror and the supernatural.
In the natural world, moths also play a hugely important role in promoting global diversity as prolific pollinators. Yet, this ancient insect is often regarded as little more than the poor relation of the butterfly, an annoying creature that feeds on our favourite clothes and eats crops. Today, the moth is under threat from light pollution and climate change. So is it time we re-evaluate our views on moths?
Rajan Datar is joined by Professor Matthew Gandy, from the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge in the UK; Dr Alma Solis, research scientist on moths for the US department of Agriculture, and curator at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC; Dr Franziska Kohlt, a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of York who has studied the history of insects in literature and science; and the Estonian artist Liina Lember, creator of a moths art installation. With the contribution of Shirley Camia, whose poetry collection is called “The Significance of Moths”.
Producer: Anne Khazam
(Photo: The Death's-head Hawkmoth, with its characteristic skull-shaped pattern on the thorax. Credit: Choia/Getty Images)
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The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe
In 1980, the newly independent nation of Zimbabwe was invited to enter a women's hockey team at the Olympic Games in Moscow. Despite their unfamiliarity with the pitches - and each other - the players won an unexpected gold medal and were nicknamed the Golden Girls. In 2016, Claire Bowes talked to Liz Chase, one of the victorious Zimbabweans.
(Photo: Zimbabwe's women's hockey team display their gold medals. Credit: Patricia McKillop via Alamy)
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Painfully honest: A brain surgeon looks back on his mistakes
Henry Marsh is a pioneering British brain surgeon living with cancer. Now semi-retired, throughout his career he was known for his radical honesty, including once giving a lecture entitled “All My Worst Mistakes,” and inviting patients to sue him for operations that went wrong. In the face of his own diagnosis, he began to be haunted by the ‘ghosts’ of patients he hadn’t been able to save: “I don’t remember my successes at all. All I remember are the failures.”
Dr Rachel Clarke spends her working life in the company of people who are dying. And she says they’ve taught her everything she needs to know about living. She works in palliative care for England’s National Health Service, providing support for people at the end of their lives. She adores her job - she's written a book about how much she gets out of it. But when her beloved father became terminally ill, she had to face his decline as a daughter, not a doctor. Rachel Clarke spoke to Jo Fidgen in July 2020.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
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Russia withdraws from Kherson
The Russian army is pulling out of Kherson, a strategic city that would mean a major win if recaptured by Ukraine. Also in the programme, the ICC chief prosecutor visits Libya to investigate possible war crimes. And, the climate conference, COP 27, has seen a record number of fossil fuel lobbyist in a blow to climate hopes.
(Photo: Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun at a position on a frontline in Kherson region. Credit: Reuters)
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Binance pulls out of deal to rescue rival crypto firm FTX
Central banks have, for a number of years, warned people about putting their money into cryptocurrencies because the value of digital coins is extremely volatile.
Now Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has pulled out of a deal to acquire its rival FTX – with millions of dollars at stake.
We hear from Hungary where the government is freezing prices for eggs, chicken, pork and cooking oil, in an effort to tackle inflation.
Plus we hear about China’s Singles’ Day – one of the biggest shopping days in the world.
(Pic: Rusty Bitcoin Sign is Demolishing and Collapsing. Credit: Getty Images)
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Ukraine: Russian troops begin withdrawal from Kherson
Ukraine's President Zelensky has said Ukraine is moving "very carefully" after Russia has announced it is withdrawing its military from Kherson, the only regional capital it has captured since the invasion began. We'll hear the reaction from ordinary people who originally lived in Kherson but left to find safety outside Ukraine's borders. Our correspondent will also explain the significance of this latest announcement for the rest of Ukraine.
As COP27, the UN climate change conference, continues, we'll break down more terms and jargon you've been hearing with our environment analyst. Plus we hear from a Mount Everest sherpa and a tour guide in Madagascar on the effects of climate change they've experienced first hand.
We'll get the latest updates from Afghanistan after the Taliban have banned women there from all parks and funfairs in the capital, Kabul, the latest restrictions on their freedoms in since the group seized power last year.
We'll also turn to South Africa and hear from people who were on the red carpet last night to celebrate the film premier for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
(Photo: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country is moving "very carefully" following Russia's announcement that it plans to withdraw its troops from the southern city of Kherson. Credit: EVN)
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COP27: Sherpas in conversation
As COP27, the UN climate change conference, continues, we'll break down more terms and jargon you've been hearing with our environment analyst. Plus we hear from a Mount Everest sherpa and a tour guide in Madagascar on the effects of climate change they've experienced first hand.
Ukraine's President Zelensky has said Ukraine is moving "very carefully" after Russia has announced it is withdrawing its military from Kherson, the only regional capital it has captured since the invasion began. We'll be putting your questions on where these recent developments leave the war in Ukraine in general with our reporter.
We'll get the latest from the US as votes are still being counted in the midterms - the result of which will decide the balance of power for the next two years of President Biden's presidency.
With climate change in the headlines, we'll find out more about proposals for an oil and gas project that could be happening between the countries of Namibia -Botswana on the Okavango Delta in Botswana, an outstanding place of natural beauty - and also a World Heritage site.
(Photo: Climate change is causing the highest glacier on Mount Everest to melt at a rapid pace. Credit: Getty Images)
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2022/11/10 GMT
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct369x)
Neurons that restore walking in paralysed patients
Researchers have identified which neurons, when electrically stimulated, can restore the ability to walk in paralysed patients. Professor Jocelyne Bloch, Associate Professor at the Université de Lausanne, tells Roland how the technology works.
Astronomers have discovered the closest black hole to Earth. Researchers led by Kareem El-Badry, astrophysicist at Harvard University, identified the celestial body when they spotted a Sun-like star orbiting a dark, dense object.
The origins of eels have been mystifying scientists for centuries. Though the Sargasso Sea has been their presumed breeding place for 100 years, there has been no direct evidence of their migration – until now. Ros Wright, Senior Fisheries Technical Specialist at the Environment Agency, shares how researchers finally pinned down these slippery creatures.
This week, a new report from the UN Environment Programme reveals that carbon dioxide emissions from building operations have reached an all-time high. Insaf Ben Othmane, architect and co-author of the report, talks through the risks and opportunities this poses for Africa and why there is still hope for the future.
Producer: Roland Pease
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(Photo: Patient with complete spinal cord injury (left) and incomplete spinal cord injury (right) walking in Lausanne. Credit: Jimmy Ravier/NeuroRestore)
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Climate activist defends disruptive protests
Rory Kennedy, one of the co-founders of the Climate Emergency Fund, defends giving money to disruptive groups protesting against climate change.
Also in the programme: A Ukrainian defence advisor on Russia's Kherson pull out; and women banned from Kabul's parks.
(Picture: Handout photo issued by Just Stop Oil of the the headquarters of News Corp in London which has been sprayed with paint by Just Stop Oil protesters. Credit: Just Stop Oil/PA Wire)
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Wall Street buoyant on US inflation data
Are prices finally stabilising for American consumers? The latest numbers appear to suggest it's the case - and the markets have reacted with optimism. We examine why the rate of inflation has slowed in the US, and whether the cooling-off will last.
Flooding in Pakistan has brought devastation to millions of lives. At the COP27 climate summit, the country's prime minister has warned the total bill could top $30 billion.
Also on World Business Report: the latest on the demise of crypto platform FTX, more bad news at Elon Musk's Twitter, and fast food chain KFC apologises for referencing the atrocities of Nazi Germany in a marketing campaign.
(Picture: Traders in New York digesting the latest US economic data. Credit: Getty Images.)
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FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2022
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Biden cautious as inflation steadies
Data from the US shows prices are beginning to stabilise - for now. President Joe Biden, however, has warned the country still has a way to go before things are back to normal.
At COP27, leaders are discussing how to making richer nations pay for the damage brought about by climate change. It's as the total bill for recent deadly floods in Pakistan is expected to top $30 billion.
It's been a dramatic week in the world of tech, perhaps most noticeably for crypto traders. We discuss the demise of trading exchange FTX, and what it means for the value of Bitcoin.
Also, how do you come back after a PR disaster? KFC has been forced to apologise after an advertising campaign appeared to make light of the horrors of Nazi Germany.
(Picture: US President Joe Biden at a Democratic Party event. Credit: Getty Images.)
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Socceroo Joel King and Zambia's James Chamanga
Australia's Joel King relives the moment he found out he'd been picked for the World Cup. And we hear from James Chamanga, the 42 year old striker from Zambia who's still banging in the goals.
Picture on website: Joel King of the Socceroos in action against Japan. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
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Dying in Varanasi
Varanasi is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world and considered the spiritual capital of India. While also holy to Buddhists, Jains and many other sects, it is the most sacred city in Hinduism. Said to have been founded by Lord Shiva, for centuries Hindus have made the pilgrimage from all over the world to the banks of the Ganges River. For many of these pilgrims, they know this will be their last mortal journey. In Hindu tradition it is said that to die in Varanasi, one may attain Moksha – an end to the continual cycle of rebirth, and a place in paradise.
These are the stories of those intimately involved in the unique culture of spirituality, death and funerals in the city. We hear from the manager of Mukti Bhawan, one of the so-called Death Hotels which host pilgrims in their final days on earth, alongside personal family accounts of those who have chosen this path and the stories of those who jobs are to cremate the roughly 100 bodies per day at the ancient Burning Ghats, before their remains enter the holy river to pass into the afterlife.
(Photo: Panoramic view across the holy river Ganges on Munshi Ghat in the suburb of Godowlia. Credit: Frank Bienewald/Getty Images)
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Ukrainian army says it has made major gains around Kherson
Our top story today comes from Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, we'll hear from a woman who says her sister was publicly hanged by the Russians after she spoke out against their occupation.
The US is to step up its efforts to seize assets held by Russian businessmen with links to the Kremlin. We'll tell you how they're targetting the oligarchs' SuperYachts.
Scientists have found a way to successfully modify the immune system, so that it attacks cancer tumours. We'll hear how this works through gene editing, and what sort of impact it could have in the fight against the illness.
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Ukrainian authorities start to take back control of the city of Kherson
Ukrainian authorities have started to take back control of the city of Kherson in the south, following the Russian withdrawal, but we hear about incidents perpetrated by the troops including a woman sharing how her sister was allegedly hanged.
Meanwhile, the US is to step up its efforts to seize assets held by Russian businessmen with links to the Kremlin. We'll tell you how they're targeting the oligarchs' SuperYachts.
Scientists say they have successfully modified the immune systems of a small group of patients with untreatable cancers so that they attack their own tumors.
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Ukrainian woman in Kherson hanged for defying the Russian occupiers
Our top story today focuses on Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, we speak to a woman who says her sister was publicly hanged by the Russians after she spoke out against their occupation.
We'll hear about a case that is outraging many in Iran, a prominent rapper sentenced to death, after he supported ongoing protests in the country.
Also in the programme, we'll hear about an aboriginal teenager, Cassius Turvey, who was killed walking home with friends from his school in the city of Perth.
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David Dimbleby: Are journalistic values under threat?
Where do you get your news from, and do you trust it to be true? For many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. Social media is an increasingly dominant source of information; long-established news sources, like the BBC, are in a fight for audiences and for trust too. Stephen Sackur speaks to David Dimbleby, who, in the course of a long broadcasting career, became the face and voice of the BBC on the biggest occasions, from elections to royal ceremonies. Can his journalistic values survive in a world where opinion so often trumps truth?
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Business Daily Meets: Boyan Slat
How do you clean the world's oceans of plastic? 10 years ago, when he was just 18, Dutchman Boyan Slat thought he knew how to do it, and set out his vision at TED talk.
The journey from theory to reality has proved difficult, but he is now extracting plastic from the Pacific and a number of rivers around the world. We speak to Boyan about the scale of the task at hand. Is it even an achievable goal? How is he raising enough money? What does he make of the accusation he’s helping multi-nationals ‘greenwash’ their reputations by taking sponsorship cash?
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Image: Boyan Slat on a plastic-strewn beach in Honduras (Credit: The Ocean Cleanup)
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The child evacuees of World War Two
The 1 September 1939 was Kitty Baxter’s ninth birthday, it was also the day her life and millions of other people’s changed with the beginning of World War Two.
Kitty was among the hundreds of thousands of children taken out of UK cities and into the countryside, away from the risk of German bombs. She’s been speaking to Laura Jones.
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FRI 09:32 Tech Tent (w3ct4khq)
Big Tech's big job losses
This week Facebook owner Meta becomes the latest tech giant to axe thousands of jobs. We ask veteran industry watcher Michael Malone how big a crisis this is for Silicon Valley - and we hear from our west Africa correspondent, Nkechi Ogbonna, about how big tech's problems are being felt there. Cyber reporter Joe Tidy takes us through the rise and fall of the crypto exchange, FTX. New research highlights the rise and rise of the borderless IT worker. And gaming guru Sir Ian Livingstone tells us about a life in video games - and discovering Lara Croft.
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FRI 10:06 The Real Story (w3ct33pt)
Russia, France and the battle for influence in West Africa
President Macron this week announced that France's anti-jihadist military mission in the Sahel region of Africa has ended. The departure of troops from the former colonial power and the end of Operation Barkhane comes at a challenging time for the region which is in the grips of a security crisis fuelled by Islamist extremists. Both Mali and Burkina Faso face jihadist insurgencies and the countries have seen a combined four coups d’état since 2020. Mali's ruling junta, which has been in power since 2020, has brought in Russian operatives it says are military trainers, but western nations describe as mercenaries from the pro-Kremlin Wagner Group. Could Russia become the new big player in West Africa?
Paul Henley is joined by a panel of expert guests.
Jean-Hervé Jezequel - Project Director for the Sahel at the International Crisis Group.
Niagalé Bagayoko - Chair of the African Security Sector Network, a think tank based in Ghana.
Paul Melly - Journalist and Consulting Fellow in the Africa Programme at the Chatham House think tank.
Also featuring:
Yéah Samaké - A Malian politician and the country’s former ambassador to India.
Sergei Markov - A former member of the Russian parliament for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party and former adviser to the Kremlin.
Producers: Ellen Otzen and Paul Schuster.
FRI 10:59 Armistice Day Silence (w3ct2zq6)
Two minute Silence for Armistice Day followed by BBC News
FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfx7fvm)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4yghm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
FRI 11:32 World Football (w3ct3hqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:32 today]
FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k86zc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 12:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct3803)
Reporting COP27
BBC Arabic's Sally Nabil is one of the team in Sharm el-Sheikh reporting on the COP27 climate summit. She tells us how the conference centre and beach resort exist side by side, and why this choice of venue offers so many advantages to the host country, Egypt.
COP27: three stories from the language services
BBC Swahili's Anne Ngugi visited Kenya's Amboseli national park, where the worst drought in 40 years has left a landscape littered with animal carcases.
BBC Bengali's Shahnewaj Rocky met Mahfuz Russell who has restored 23 acres of clear-cut forest in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Six years later, it's lush and green and home to slow loris, civets and birds galore.
BBC Arabic's Carine Torbey visited Beirut's first green innovation exhibition, and met two women trying to make a business from turning food waste, which currently ends up in landfill, into biogas for cooking.
Hushpuppi: The rise and fall
This week the notorious Nigerian online fraudster was jailed in the US for 11 years. He rose to fame flaunting his wealthy lifestyle to his 2.8 million social media followers. BBC Africa’s Princess Abumere explains his rise and fall.
Hijab discrimination in Egypt
A BBC Arabic undercover reporter “Rana” shares the findings of their investigation into discrimination against some women who choose to wear the hijab, despite laws preventing discrimination on the basis of sex, religion, race or class.
(Photo: Visitors photograph one another in front of a COP27 sign in Sharm el-Sheikh. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct3bxc)
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08:50 today]
FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k8bqh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfx7pbw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4ypzw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct369x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
20:32 on Thursday]
FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k8ggm)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172yfc9b7bc0dx)
Ukrainian military enters Kherson
Ukrainian flags have appeared in the key southern city of Kherson after Russia said it had completed its withdrawal of troops. Also on the programme, Twitter in chaos after top executives resign and online impersonation runs rampant. And, as leaders meet at the climate conference, COP27, a new study suggests there is a 50% chance that the planet will exceed 1.5C warming in just nine years – but what would that mean?
(Photo: Ukrainian servicemen ride a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun near a frontline in Kherson region. Credit: Reuters)
FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k8l6r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:06 today]
FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4yyh4)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct3fvp)
US President Biden addresses the UN’s COP27 climate summit
We hear US President Joe Biden's address to the UN's COP27 climate change summit in Egypt, as he outlines a plan to crackdown on methane leaks from the oil and gas industry. We hear from Daniel Kammen, a Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley - and a climate change advisor to US administrations over two decades.
The major cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States. It caps a tumultuous week for the platform, which was worth billions of dollars just days ago. Alix Stewart, fund manager at the UK brokers Schroders, explains the significance.
Russian forces have retreated from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Ukrainian forces have now regained control of that city, in a huge blow to Moscow. Meanwhile, western sanctions continue to hurt Russia, as the country's isolation from the west deepens. We hear from Sergey Aleksashenko, a former deputy minister of finance of the Russian Federation who also used to be a deputy governor of the Russian Central Bank.
(Picture: US President Joe Biden meets with his Egyptian counterpart, on the sidelines of the COP27 summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on November 11, 2022. Picture Credit: Getty Images).
FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k8pyw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172yg1w3jwq39y)
Ukrainian flags fly in Kherson
Cheering crowds have greeted Ukrainian soldiers who've entered the centre of the city of Kherson after Russian troops withdrew across the Dnipro river. We hear from people who are from Kherson - some planning to return to the city - and explain the significance of this development in the fighting. Our Russia Editor explains how the developments are playing out in Moscow.
We find out about a BBC investigation showing that the news Russians search and find online about Ukraine is dominated by Kremlin propaganda and disinformation.
As talks continue at the COP27 climate conference, we bring together three people in the Bahamas, the US and the UK to share how they've had to escape wildfires, floods and hurricanes.
(Photo: Teacher Yurii Nevolchuk rides a motorcycle with national flags in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine November 11, 2022. Credit: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k8tq0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172yg1w3jwq722)
Kherson: Ukraine recaptures key city
Cheering crowds have greeted Ukrainian soldiers who've entered the centre of the city of Kherson after Russian troops withdrew across the Dnipro river. We hear from people who have left the city, some planning to return now. Our Security Correspondent and Chief International Correspondent explain the significance of this week's developments in the war.
As talks continue at the COP27 climate conference, we bring together three people in the Bahamas, the US and the UK to share how they've had to escape wildfires, floods and hurricanes.
(Photo: A Ukrainian service member stands next to a previously captured Russian armoured personnel carried in the village of Blahodatne, retaken by the Ukrainian Armed Forces a day ago, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine November 11, 2022. Credit: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k8yg4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 18:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct3803)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:06 today]
FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct3bxc)
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08:50 today]
FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k9268)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172yl80mfx8dtn)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4zfgn)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4l57)
2022/11/11 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 (w172ykqd71k95yd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 20:06 Tech Tent (w3ct4khq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:32 today]
FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4zk6s)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct3j7s)
Where do we go when the seas rise?
After learning how long it will take the Earth's ice sheets to melt in the previous episode, we
continue our journey in Greenland. As world leaders gather in Egypt for the annual UN climate
conference, listener Johan isn't too optimistic about governments' ability to curb greenhouse
gas emissions and get a handle on climate change. So from his coastal perch in Denmark, he's
asked where we should live when the poles have melted away and coastlines creep inland.
Along with the help of BBC correspondents around the world, Marnie Chesterton scours the
globe for the best option for listener Johan's new home.
BBC Mundo reporter Rafael Rojas takes us to a manmade island off Colombia's Caribbean coast
to see how we might be able to live with the seas. Meanwhile, reporter Furkan Khan takes us
into the high, cold desert region of Ladakh to see if heading for the hills might be the answer.
As Marnie searches for a climate-proof destination, she speaks to conservation biogeographer
Matt Fitzpatrick from the Appalachian Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science. He's made a map that shows what towns and cities will feel like in 60
years and where you should visit in order to get a preview of your home's future climate. But
Matt also tells us that we might not be the only ones on the move.
And as climate scientist Ruth Mottram from the Danish Meteorological Institute tells us, waters
aren't going to rise evenly around the world. So can Marnie find a place to go, away from the
expanding seas?
Additional contributors:
Alexander Atencio, environmental sustainability teacher, Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia
Sebastian Martinez, local leader, Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia
Professor Mohammad Din, Ladakh Environment and Health Organisation
Ellen & Carl Fiederickson, teacher and sheep farmers, Qassiarsuk, Greenland
Presented by Marnie Chesterton and produced by Sam Baker for the BBC World Service
FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k99pj)
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FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172yfc9b7bcvmt)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k9ffn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 22:06 The Newsroom (w172yrx4rz80fh7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
FRI 22:20 Sports News (w172yghdk9jyjgy)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4zsq1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
FRI 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct3fxy)
First broadcast 11/11/2022 22:32 GMT
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172ykqd71k9k5s)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
FRI 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct32gr)
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FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172ykr6ns4zxg5)
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FRI 23:32 World Football (w3ct3hqz)
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