SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 2023
SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jjnbd)
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SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q7c)
Is Indian democracy being undermined?
Earlier this month police in Delhi raided the homes of several prominent journalists in connection with an investigation into the funding of news website NewsClick. Officials are reportedly investigating allegations that NewsClick got illegal funds from China - a charge it denies, the case is currently in the Indian supreme court. Are the raids an attempt by the government to "muzzle" free speech, as some activists say - or simply a straightforward police investigation into the funding of news website Newsclick? Critics say the harassment of journalists, nongovernmental organisations, and other government critics has increased significantly under the current administration. In addition to this, Prime Minister Modi’s premiership has been dogged by persistent allegations over his political party’s anti-Muslim stance. Has Modi’s re-definition of India as a Hindu nation intensified discrimination against minorities? India is known as the world’s largest democracy - over one billion people are eligible to vote in its general election in 2024. But is democracy now under threat in India?
Shaun Ley is joined by:
Lisa Mitchell - Professor of anthropology & history in the Department of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Author of a recent book: 'Hailing the State: Indian Democracy between Elections'.
Debasish Roy Chowdhury - journalist and co-author of the book 'To Kill A Democracy: India's Passage To Despotism'.
Tripurdaman Singh - a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London
Also featuring:
Swapan Dasgupta - national executive member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Hartosh Singh Bal - the Executive editor of Caravan News Magazine
Produced by : Rumella Dasgupta & Ellen Otzen
This programme has been edited since originally broadcast
(Photo : Journalists protesting in Delhi this week, Credit : Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jjs2j)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrsng5v9gv)
Argentina heads to the ballot box for presidential election
Voters in Argentina will be heading to the voting centres on Sunday to cast their ballot in what is widely regarded as the most unpredictable presidential election since the country returned to democracy 40 years ago.
And this comes in the middle of an economic crisis with inflation is at almost 140%.
One of the Presidential candidates, Javier Milei is promising to dollarizing the economy and get rid of the local currency, the Peso.
Rahul Tandon discusses this and more of the business news from around with Fermin Koop, Argentine freelance journalist on environmental and climate change, and Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Senior Correspondent and China Credit Reporter for Bloomberg who mainly covers China property debt.
(Picture: A supporter of Argentina's presidential candidate, poses for a picture during the closing of a campaign in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province, on October 19, 2023, ahead of Argentina's presidential election to be held on October 22. Photo Credit: JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)
SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jjwtn)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tkydj36gv)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwlw47831)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct4tl0)
Sinalo Jafta on alcoholism, rehab and recovery
Please note: This programme contains discussions about alcoholism and references to mental health. If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org
Alison Mitchell speaks to South Africa wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta who went into treatment 12 months ago for alcohol abuse, to the point she said she was ‘drinking to die’. Fast forward two months and she lifted a runners-up medal in the T20 World Cup. Jafta shares her story in a powerful interview.
Sunil Gupta and Jim Maxwell join Alison Mitchell to reflect on India versus Pakistan and debate if India are the favourites for the Cricket World Cup. We also discuss crowd numbers and the two shocks of the tournament so far.
And last time cricket was in the Olympics was in 1900 when it was a team from Great Britain who won gold. Five players in the squad were from Castle Cary Cricket club in Somerset so, with the news that cricket will be played at the 2028 Olympic Games, Stumped will hear from Paul Stanley who is their club treasurer and historian.
Photo: Nadine de Klerk of South Africa celebrates the wicket of Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka with team mate Sinalo Jafta during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup group A match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands Stadium on February 10, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Credit: Getty Images)
SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jk0ks)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v0m)
Israel Gaza conflict: the war of words
With constant new developments in Israel and Gaza, we find out how BBC Monitoring is reporting and analysing news from the heart of the conflict. Joel Greenberg from the team in Jerusalem tells us about the war of words between Israeli and Palestinian media; Kian Sharifi analyses what’s being said on Iranian state media and social media; and Alex Wright has been looking at online jihadist sources to see how they are exploiting the conflict.
Feeling the heat in Brazil
Parts of Brazil have just come through an intense heatwave and are braced for another – and it’s not even the summer season yet. For BBC Brasil, Julia Braun has been to two contrasting neighbourhoods in Sao Paulo to see how differently the heat is experienced, according to where you live.
Dars - the BBC's distance learning for children in Afghanistan
As a result of the Taliban exclusion of girls aged over 11 from education in Afghanistan, BBC Afghan decided to bring the classroom to their homes. Dars - which means lessons - is a multi-platform series in Pashto and Dari, and a second season has just been launched. We find out more from producer Mariam Aman.
The return from the brink of Kazakhstan's saiga antelope
The rare saiga antelope of Kazakhstan has turned into a success story - and caused a headache for farmers. Twenty years ago, numbers were critically low, but a successful rehabilitation programme has led to a population of close to two and a half million. Now the animals are moving onto farmland in search of food, and farmers are complaining. Elbek Daniyarov of BBC Monitoring shares the story.
(Photo: A map of the Gaza Strip under a magnifying glass. Credit: Pawel.Gaul/Getty Images)
SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4x80)
Osmondmania
On 21 October 1973, American heartthrobs The Osmonds were met by hysterical crowds when their plane landed at London's Heathrow Airport.
A surge by some of the 10,000 fans caused a viewing balcony to collapse.
Eighteen people were injured. Four fans were treated in hospital. The term "Osmondmania" was used across the newspapers.
Donny Osmond shares his memories of it with Josephine McDermott.
(Photo: Fans wait for The Osmonds on the viewing balcony at Heathrow Airport before the collapse)
SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jk49x)
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SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jk821)
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SAT 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct68n2)
Your Questions answered: Israel and Gaza
The Global News Podcast teams up again with The Conflict to answer listeners’ questions about the crisis in Israel and Gaza
SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jkct5)
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Gaza: US hostages released as fighting continues
Two weeks into the war sparked by Hamas’ deadly attack on southern Israel, the first two of about 200 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza are released by Hamas in a deal brokered by Qatar. Humanitarian situation for civilians deteriorates in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes continue. Leaders of a dozen countries are meeting in Egypt today to discuss the Gaza crisis.
Also in the programme: Report from the Italian-French border as more migrants make their way to Europe from north Africa; and can an outsider shake up the old political order in Argentina?
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this and more are Celia Szusterman, a Latin America specialist at the Earendel Associates consultancy group and Scott Lucas who is a professor of international politics at University College Dublin.
(Photo: Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza. Credit: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jkhk9)
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Gaza: Humanitarian situation deteriorates as fights continue
Egypt is holding a peace summit today that will bring together more than 20 world leaders to discuss the deepening conflict between Israel and the Hamas group in Gaza, as humanitarian crisis deteriorates.
Also in the programme: A discussion on how to converse effectively; and why China may be taking a harder line against refugees from North Korea?
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this and more are Celia Szusterman, a Latin America specialist at the Earendel Associates consultancy group and Scott Lucas who is a professor of international politics at University College Dublin.
(Photo: Internally displaced people in the Gaza Strip. Credit: Haitham Imad/EPA)
SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jkm9f)
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Gaza: Rafah crossing opens
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid begins entering the Rafah crossing to the besieged Gaza Strip. The aid convoy awaiting the opening of the crossing is a "drop in the ocean" of the amount required in Gaza, a UN agency says.
Also in the programme: An American teenager with a passion for politics; and how young adults tackle loneliness and the feeling of social isolation.
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this and more are Celia Szusterman, a Latin America specialist at the Earendel Associates consultancy group and Scott Lucas who is a professor of international politics at University College Dublin.
(Photo: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip are parked outside Rafah border gate between Egypt and Gaza. Credit: KHALED ELFIQI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jkr1k)
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Teenagers in Gaza and Israel
The past two weeks have brought suffering to thousands. In recent days, there have been warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza amid continual bombardment. In Israel, the discovery of bodies continues in the communities near the border, following the attack by Hamas on October 7th.
It’s a reflection of this region that many of those caught up in this conflict are young people. Host James Reynolds hears from teenagers, on both sides.
In Gaza, roughly half the population is under 18, and although communications are very difficult, young people have been sending us voice messages when they have enough internet. Sanabel (16) is sheltering with her family. In her messages, she said: “No one cares about us. They think we are terrorists. We are truly suffering.”
In Israel, thousands have been preparing militarily for the country’s aim of eliminating Hamas. For the majority, turning 18 means joining the army.
Neta (18) is preparing to be a solider for Israel. “Enlisting into a time where a war is happening is hard, but it makes me want to do a bigger role and it makes me want to do more in my service,” she says.
We also hear from two mothers, Rehaf in Gaza, and Keren in Israel, who are both trying protect their young children from the realities now taking place.
Keren’s family have no TV, and she guards her younger children's access to the internet and social media. Rehaf, with the noise of explosions nearby, attempts to offer reassurance: “I try to tell them this sound is from a wedding ceremony or something. I tell them this is normal. There is no problem,” she says. “[But] they understand now, they know what's happening, and they know we're lying to them.”
(Photo: An Israeli Iron Dome battery stands ready in an undisclosed location in Israel. Photographed on the 17/10/2023 Lee Durant, Senior Journalist BBC News.)
SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwlw4839y)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b99)
Why short videos are helping you find our best audio
Why speaking multiple languages helps you make better decisions. Plus, two heart-breaking stories caught on camera in the Israel-Gaza war, and a closer look at the digital video helping you find our radio shows and podcasts.
SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct4rpy)
Is What in The World hitting the right tone?
In a special edition, we hear the thoughts of younger listeners to the World Service's new daily youth podcast What in The World. Does the show’s target 16-24 audience feel this news format appeals to them? How do they feel it handles major stories? And is it hitting the right tone? The podcast’s host Hannah Gelbart and editor Verity Wilde join us in the studio.
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon.
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service
SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jkvsp)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct4s9q)
The man born with no arms and an inspirational 15 year journey to pitch at every MLB stadium
Tom Willis was born without arms and recently completed a 15-year journey to throw out a ceremonial pitch at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums across the USA. He discusses how he pitches a baseball, the inspiration for his Pitch for National Awareness tour and how changing perceptions of people with disabilities is important to him. Tom’s philosophy is "I want people to focus on what I can do, rather than what I can't”.
Andrew Edwards explains how falling in love with cricket as a child has helped him with his autism. Edwards tells us all his worries slip away when he’s watching a test match, how loud music at T20 games affects him and how the very clear rules in cricket can make the sport appealing to people who are neurodiverse.
And – Sydney Giants star Nicola Barr tells us how she got interested in environmentalism and her fears for the future of elite and grassroots sport. Barr recalls her friends shoe melting on the tarmac because of the high temperatures in Sydney.
Image: Tom Willis continues first-pitch dream at Yankee Stadium prior to the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees on September 19, 2023 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jkzjt)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tkydj4960)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwlw48bt6)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct5hn3)
Israel-Gaza conflict: Will the war spread?
What will the escalating crisis means for the region? The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, speaks to chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, who is in Southern Israel. Middle East correspondent, Lina Sinjab, in Beirut examines the situation in Lebanon - and the possible role Iran-backed Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful military force, might play. BBC Persian presenter, Baran Abbasi, looks at Iran and what it stands too gain - or lose - by the increase in hostilities. And, while all the focus is on the Middle East, we turn to China as it marks a decade of its Belt and Road initiative. Kerry Allen, analyst from BBC Monitoring, reveals if the nation's spectacular economic growth is finally coming to an end.
(Photo: A child is recovered from the rubble of a residential building levelled in an Israeli airstrike, in Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, 19 October 2023. Credit: Haitham Imad/EPA)
Produced by Pandita Lorenz and Benedick Watt.
SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jl38y)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct65rg)
Other people's children
Mothers from all over the world leave their families in search of economic opportunities elsewhere – and they often end up working as nannies, which means they spend their days with children while their own are far away.
How does it feel to nurture other people’s children while someone else takes care of yours? How does it shape a family when the mother works abroad? What’s the impact on the children, and their relationship with their parents?
Namulanta Kombo - host of the multi-award-winning World Service podcast Dear Daughter – explores the personal stories behind this “global care chain.”
She speaks to women all over the world who’ve been in this situation, from the Philippines to Romania to Nairobi to Dubai.
They tell her what led them to leave, and what it’s been like for them - the birthdays missed and late night phone calls.
They talk about the thrill of watching someone else’s child take their first steps, and the challenges of keeping your family together when you’re thousands of miles apart.
And she speaks to some of the people who stayed behind about the lasting impact on their families.
(Image: Adult and child holding hands. Credit: Getty/damircudic)
SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jl712)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172z09npgqgw8h)
Gaza: 20 trucks of aid allowed in via Egypt
Twenty trucks of humanitarian aid have been allowed to enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt, for the first time since the start of the latest war. Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza two weeks ago after Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel. The UN says far more humanitarian help is needed. We hear from aid agencies.
Also in the programme: Why did Hamas decide to release two US hostages? And the man taking a chainsaw to Argentina's politics.
(Photo: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid drive through the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side in Rafah, Saturday October 21, 2023 / Credit: REUTERS)
SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jlbs6)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172z1kzdlllnrf)
Live Sporting Action
Sportsworld will have eight Premier League games to discuss, including live match commentary of Manchester City versus Brighton and Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium from 1400 GMT.
The former Newcastle, Tottenham and Cameroon defender Sebastien Bassong and the former Fulham, Chelsea and Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer join Lee James to discuss the day’s Premier League action.
We’ll also have the latest from the day’s action at the men’s Cricket World Cup in India and discuss the semi-finals at the Rugby Union World Cup in France, as well as hearing from Everton and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan.
Photo: Erling Haaland of Manchester City and Solly March of Brighton and Hove Albion during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion at Etihad Stadium on October 22, 2022 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Credit: AMA/Getty Images)
SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jltrq)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tkydj54dx)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwlw49613)
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SAT 18:32 The Documentary (w3ct68n2)
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05:32 today]
SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jlyhv)
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SAT 19:06 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct68fd)
Who’ll be Argentina’s next president?
After a shock primary win, far-right libertarian economist Javier Milei is leading polls ahead of Argentina's presidential election. He's vowing to upend the status quo. With poverty rising, inflation into triple digits and recession looming, Argentinians are divided over who to trust to lead them out of the crisis. The intensifying virulence of the debate in the already polarised political landscape makes that choice even harder.
Get in touch: theglobaljigsaw@bbc.co.uk
Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Twigg
SAT 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwlw499s7)
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SAT 19:32 World of Wisdom (w3ct5lll)
Feeling like a ghost
Lara is a young woman from Lebanon who has lived in Paris for 11 years. She feels disconnected from both places and is so stuck in the past that she cannot imagine the future. She says she feels invisible in Paris, as if she was a ghost in the city. Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist Nun who is an immigrant herself, teaches her to find a home in herself and gives her advice that brings real hope. They discuss the Buddhist concept of the Hungry Ghost, an idea which resonates with Lara. Sana Safi presents.
SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jm27z)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vlp)
The 30 best films from Korean cinema
Nikki Bedi is joined by writer, producer, film-maker and Studio Ghibli aficionado Jake Cunningham, whose latest book explores the history of Korean cinema.
They discuss Oscar-winning Danish film director Thomas Vinterberg talking about the effect a 1973 British film has had on his work.
The 20-year-old Californian pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo looks back on her youth.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri talks about writing in different languages.
American-Israeli composer Inon Zur discusses scoring for games including the long-awaited Starfield.
There is live Indian classical music from percussionist Sudarshan Chana.
And critic Karen Krizanovich joins them in the studio.
Presenter: Nikki Bedi
Producer: Oliver Jones
(Photo: Cinema in downtown Seoul. Credit:Jung Yeon-je/AFP)
SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jm603)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172z09npgqhv7j)
Cairo Peace Summit ends without Gaza breakthrough
A special conference in Cairo to discuss the conflict in Gaza has ended without agreement. It was attended by leaders and other representatives from more than twenty countries. We have an interview with the Norwegian foreign minister Espen Barth Eide, who was at the summit.
Also in the programme: Israeli violence against the Palestinian surges in the West Bank; one of England's greatest-ever footballers, Bobby Charlton, has died at the age of 86; and a former Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, returns from exile.
(Photo: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the Cairo Peace Summit. Credit: Getty Images)
SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jm9r7)
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SAT 22:06 Music Life (w3ct4mgg)
I'm not switching my flow with MC Yallah, Catu Diosis, Chrisman and Debmaster
MC Yallah, Catu Diosis, Chrisman and Debmaster, four members of Uganda's Nyege Nyege collective, talk about working remotely, managing your time between touring and the studio, and staying true to yourself.
Born Yallah Gaudencia Mbidde in Kenya and raised in Uganda, MC Yallah has been involved in East Africa's rap scene since the 90s, when she was inspired by American hip hop and the Ugandan artists Young Vibes. She was a host on NewzBeat from 2014-2018, which was a TV programme that skirted Uganda’s censorship laws by rapping about current affairs and controversial topics. At NewzBeat she met Derek Debru and Arlen Dilsizian, and is now part of the collective Nyege Nyege. She rhymes in Luganda, Kiswahili, English, and Luo, and in 2019 released her debut album Kubali. This year sees the release of her second album Yallah Beibe.
Catu Diosis is a Ugandan DJ and producer who's been making waves across Kampala’s underground electronic scene since the age of 16. She’s one half of the DJ & producer duo БŁΛϾК SłS-ТΛЯZ and a co-founder of Dope Gal Africa, which supports and nurtures female producers across the continent.
Chrisman is a DJ and producer from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He began his music career as a sound engineer and member of the hip hop band Young Souljah Empire. His work skilfully blends traditional African rhythms with electronic beats and experimental textures.
Debmaster is a French-born Berlin-based electronic producer, also known as Julien Deblois. Back in the early 90s, aged 11, he started off as a punk drummer in the north French countryside. He’s a key part of the Nyege Nyege collective and Hakuna Kulala camp, and a longtime collaborator of MC Yallah.
SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jmfhc)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2srhnxhfq8)
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SAT 23:20 Sports News (w172z1k4yvzygxd)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwlw49srr)
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SAT 23:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tqj)
Spotting fake news online
BBC disinformation reporter Shayan Sardarizadeh talks to Tech Life about the spread of false information online during times of conflict, and how he verifies social media posts. An expert on electric cars answers your questions about EVs. We send our reporter out to sea to find out how tech can help marine conservation. And say hello to some old friends - Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario.
(Photo: Man holds a yellow warning symbol in front of a laptop. Credit: Getty Images)
SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 2023
SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jmk7h)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b2g)
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SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwlw49xhw)
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SUN 00:32 The Comb (w3ct5j08)
Not guilty (Radio version)
Accusations, imprisonment, and vindication: The lie that changed Malawian farmer Ishmail’s life, taking away his freedom, and breaking up his family. Nearly 20 years later, he reflects on the painful reality of being falsely accused.
This is a shortened radio version of this episode - to hear the full-length version, visit bbc.worldservice.com/thecomb
SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sjh)
Meeting Mr Pilates
Joseph Pilates developed a system of strengthening exercises which are now practised all over the world. He called it "contrology", but it's now better known as just Pilates.
We hear from Mary Bowen, one of the Pilates Elders, who studied with Joseph Pilates and his wife Clara in New York in the 1950s.
(Photo: Joseph Pilates, inventor, physical fitness guru and founder of the Pilates exercise method demonstrates a technique on his 'Bednasium' in his 8th Avenue studio on October 4, 1961 in New York City, Credit: I.C. Rapoport/Getty Images)
SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jmnzm)
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SUN 01:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wk4)
Putting Madonna to the test
According to the pop icon Madonna, music makes the people come together. But can we prove that using science?
As Madonna embarks on her greatest hits world tour, the Unexpected Elements team on three continents take some of those hits and examine the science behind them.
Like a Virgin take us on an excursion into parthenogenesis, and the Komodo Dragons that can reproduce without the inconvenience of having to find a mate.
Madonna sung about travelling ‘quicker than a ray of light’, but is that actually possible? We take a very fast trip through the strange world of warp bubbles.
And we Get Into the Groove with the physicist who created a record so tiny it fits into one of the grooves of a normal record.
We also hear about the “find your ancestry” kits that have the capacity to solve so-called cold cases, identifying unknown human remains often decades old.
With the eyes of the world on events in Gaza, we discover how tech can help make sure that any reportage – video or photos – are accurate and not doctored.
All that plus your emails and WhatsApps, and a listener wonders whether fish can drown.
Presented by Marnie Chesterton, with Philistiah Mwatee and Katie Silver
Produced by Ben Motley, with Alex Mansfield, Tom Bonnett, Sophie Ormiston and Margaret Sessa Hawkins
SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jmsqr)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tkydj63cy)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwlw4b504)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct4pdm)
Cholera cases surge in Zimbabwe
More than 100 people are suspected to have died in Zimbabwe in the most recent outbreak of cholera there. Almost 5,000 possible cases have been reported across the country, with the Zimbabwean government moving to ban large gatherings to prevent the spread of the water-borne disease.
Claudia Hammond is joined by BBC health reporter Philippa Roxby to discuss how authorities are hoping to avoid a repeat of the last major cholera epidemic in the country, which killed more than 4,000 people in 2008.
We also hear about the Cardiff Model for Violence Prevention, which started out as a PhD project and is now used across the world to help authorities discover where violence is taking place and how it can be prevented. Claudia speaks to the man behind the idea, and the doctor now hoping to introduce it to cities across the US.
Claudia and Philippa also look at new calls for urgent action to address male fertility around the world.
And we travel to Sierra Leone to hear about what has been described as a ‘diabetes time bomb’ in the country.
Image: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Content Editor: Erika Wright/Holly Squire
Producer: Dan Welsh
SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r254jmxgw)
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SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct65rg)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4ntk)
The boys sent out to beg on Senegal's streets
Pascale Harter introduces insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, reporters and writers from around the world.
Hundreds of thousands of boys in Senegal attend religious schools called 'daaras'. While many provide good care and opportunities, pupils at some are
sent out every day to earn their keep by begging. Poorer parents say this system can be their sons' best chance of education, but can unwittingly send their children to schools hiding neglect and abuse. Sam Bradpiece investigates life for the pupils, and runaways, on the streets of Dakar.
Poland's recent election saw a record voter turnout - especially among the young. Sarah Rainsford has been speaking to some of the people who were willing to queue for hours in the cold to make their voices heard and to call for change in the country's government.
The swooping curves and white-tiled 'sails' of Sydney Opera House are recognised around the world. The building has just turned 50 and is seen as a glory of 20th-Century architecture - as well as an international icon. Nick Bryant reflects on its long journey from drawing board to concrete reality - and how truly symbolic it is of Australia.
And on the sandy beaches of Cape Verde, Rob Crossan watches a female loggerhead turtle lay more than 70 eggs - and hears why nearly all of them are likely to hatch out as females. Is the future of the species in greater danger than ever before?
(Image: Senegalese children speak to a motorist in a street of Guediawaye, near Dakar, as they beg for money or food. Credit: Seyllou/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Voice: conspiracies and Australia's referendum
Earlier in October, Australia took to the polls in a referendum and rejected the establishment of an indigenous advisory body in the constitution - the Voice. Beyond the typical controversies, social media became flooded with false information.
In this episode of Trending, we’ll delve into how online conspiracy groups garnered support for their extreme theories to oppose the Voice, and gained unlikely allies along the way.
Presenter: Beth Godwin
Reporter: Jacqui Wakefield
Producers: Jacqui Wakefield and Beth Godwin
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Africa's urban future: Tanzania
Mike Wooldridge and Tanzanian development worker Mary Ndaro report on the opportunities and challenges for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial centre, and one of Africa’s fastest growing cities.
Some six million people currently call Dar es Salaam home, but the city’s population has grown by a whopping 40% in just a decade. By the 2030s it is projected to become a megacity with a population of more than 10 million. Getting around cities like Dar es Salaam can be not only stressful but expensive, negotiating roads clogged with cars and choked with fumes. The city is now investing in transport infrastructure to keep people moving.
Presenter: Mike Wooldridge and Mary Ndaro
Producer: Ruth Evans
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(Photo: Mary Ndaro. Credit: Ruth Evans)
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Gaza: Israel steps up airstrikes
Israel says it will increase airstrikes on Gaza to minimise the risks to its forces as it prepares for the next phase of its offensive against Hamas.
Israel says it will increase airstrikes on Gaza to minimise the risks to its forces as it prepares for the next phase of its offensive against Hamas. The UN's humanitarian chief says ongoing negotiations could see aid allowed into Gaza for a second day. We speak to Gaza residents and aid agencies on the dire humanitarian situation there.
Also in the programme: An inquiry starts in South Africa into the deaths of more than seventy people in a fire in Johannesburg; and the celebrated Kurdish musician, Aynur, prepares for a European tour.
Julian Worricker is joined by two guests Jeremy Shapiro, Director of research at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Jane Kinninmont, policy and impact director at the European Leadership Network.
(Photo: Israeli airstrike on Gaza. Credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Israel issues fresh Gaza warning
Israel increases airstrikes on Gaza and West Bank ahead of anticipated ground offensive in the next phase of its war against Hamas. The UN's humanitarian chief says ongoing negotiations could see aid allowed into Gaza for a second day. We speak to a Gaza resident and an Israeli politician about the situation.
Also on the programme: Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on how she is trying to keep her country's situation in people's minds; and a new documentary film shows the often desperate attempts of people from North Korea to flee the secretive and authoritarian communist country.
Julian Worricker is joined by two guests Jeremy Shapiro, Director of research at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Jane Kinninmont who is policy and impact director at the European Leadership Network.
(Photo: Airstrike hits residential building in Khan Younis, Gaza. Credit: HAITHAM IMAD/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Hamas hostages: families still hold out hope for loved ones
Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas are still waiting for news as airstrikes on Gaza intensify. We hear from an Israeli woman whose elderly parents are believed to have been kidnapped and taken to Gaza by Hamas.
Also in the programme: Argentina goes to the polls today in the first round of one of the most open presidential elections for decades; and a new exhibition about the writers Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins opens in London next month.
Julian Worricker is joined by two guests Jeremy Shapiro, Director of research at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Jane Kinninmont who is policy and impact director at the European Leadership Network.
(Photo: Residents of Tel Aviv show solidarity with the families of hostages and missing people. Credit: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
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Olympic gymnast and representative of life on Earth
Cathy Rigby popularised gymnastics in the US, gracing the covers of magazines after her performances at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. She became the first American woman to win a medal at the 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She excelled even though she was battling with eating disorders that she would only conquer years later when she switched tumbling through the air as a gymnast for a Broadway role as the flying, free-spirited, Peter Pan. But where her legacy will live on longest is in space. Her image was selected to travel on a Voyager space probe to show other life forms the human body.
During this interview, Cathy speaks frankly about her battle with eating disorders. If you need support following anything you've heard in this episode there’s information at bbc.com/action line
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Patrick Kiteley
(Photo: Stroboscopic image of Cathy Rigby on the balance beam. Credit: Phillip Leonian, from the Leonian Charitable Trust)
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SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5b71)
What do windscreen splats tell us about insect decline?
Do you notice fewer insect splats on windscreens than you used to? There’s a study in the UK trying to measure this ‘windscreen phenomenon’, as it’s become known. We hear more about the study and whether we can draw conclusions about insect numbers in general, from reporter Perisha Kudhail, Dr Lawrence Ball from the Kent Wildlife Trust and Professor Lynn Dicks from the University of Cambridge.
Presenter: Ben Carter
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza intensify
Israel issues fresh warning as strikes on Gaza intensify ahead of an anticipated ground offensive in the next phase of the war against Hamas. We hear from the Israel Defence Forces, from a relative of an entire family taken hostage by Hamas, and from a Gaza resident about the dire humanitarian situation there.
Also in the programme: Argentines vote in pivotal election; and Ukraine’s drone shortage due to a Chinese export ban.
(Photo: Israeli airstrike on Gaza. Credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172z1kzdllppdn)
Live Sporting Action
Sportsworld brings full commentary from the English Premier League as Aston Villa take on West Ham. The Sierra Leone defender Steven Caulker joins Delyth Lloyd to look ahead to the game and back over the rest of the weekend’s football.
There will also be reaction to the semi-finals at the Rugby Union World Cup, the latest from the Cricket World Cup, and a look ahead to Formula One’s United States Grand Prix.
Photo: Ezri Konsa of Aston Villa and Jarrod Bowen of West Ham during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Aston Villa at London Stadium on March 12, 2023 in London, United Kingdom. (Credit: Offside via Getty Images)
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Netanyahu issues warning to Lebanon's Hezbollah
Israelis living along the frontier with Lebanon have been ordered to move out of their homes as cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah militants continue. Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants that they face counter-strikes of unimaginable magnitude if they join the current conflict.
There are signs that more aid might reach Gaza today - 17 aid trucks have been seen lining up on the Egypt side of the border. We hear from a humanitarian worker who used to live in Gaza City but had to move south to central Gaza after war broke out.
And the agony of the families waiting for news of the hostages taken by Hamas two weeks ago -- we will talk to one Israeli woman whose brother, his wife and their young children were abducted from their home.
(Photo: Israeli soldiers are stationed at Israeli-Lebanese border as tension continue to rise, No Location, Israel - 22 Oct 2023. Credit: EPA)
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How do our listeners stay positive on climate?
This week we hear from listeners about the ways they cope and how they remain positive on climate change. From being involved in a like-minded community, to taking action in everyday ways. Or just knowing that the brightest minds are pushing innovative climate solutions forward every day.
In a wave of negative climate news, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and uncertain about the future. Climate change is a real threat, and it’s normal to experience worry, but there are reasons to be positive. We hear from a psychologist about how ‘climate anxiety’ is a normal response to the uncertainty around us and from a Libyan climate activist about what motivates her, despite experiencing climate devastation in her own country.
Presenters Jordan Dunbar and Graihagh Jackson are joined by;
Susan Clayton, Professor of Psychology at The College of Wooster, USA.
Nissa Bek ,climate activist and the founder of Project Mulan, Libya
With thanks to listeners: Ben, Tim, Sarah, Brian, Michael, Tony, Sean and Solomon
Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com
Presenters: Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar
Producer: Osman Iqbal
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MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 2023
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Why whales wear seaweed
Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, why are whales wearing seaweed on their heads? We celebrate 100 years of Disney. And a listener shares her children's orchestra in Colombia.
Presenter Andrew Peach. Music produced by Iona Hampson.
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Which is healthier, farmed or wild salmon?
Salmon are one of the world’s most popular fish. And - in terms of the size of the industry - they’re also the world’s most valuable. They provide crucial proteins and fatty acids to many people’s diets. But like other species of fish, their production is undergoing a historic change. Plenty of salmon is still caught from the wild, but the majority is now farmed off the coasts of countries like Norway or Chile. With global demand on the rise, listener Jodie from Australia wants to know: which is healthier, farmed salmon or wild?
CrowdScience’s Marnie Chesterton is on the case! Her first stop: a remote loch in the west of Scotland, where salmon company Mowi rears thousands of the fish in big, open-water nets. Marnie takes the chance to see for herself what salmon farming actually looks like. She then speaks to aquaculture nutritionist Stefanie Colombo, who researches the nutrient content of different types of salmon. Stefanie breaks down the health positives and negatives of each, as well as what causes some of these differences.
Crucially, farmed salmon will vary in nutrition depending on where you are in the world. Jodie, the listener who asked this week’s question, is from Australia so her fish will most likely come from Tasmania. Chemist Christian Narkowicz has been conducting chemical tests on the salmon there - he tells Marnie what he’s found.
When we ask which type of salmon is healthier, it’s also important to consider the issue of environmental health. Eilís Lawlor is an economist and the author of a report on externalities and unintended consequences of the global salmon industry. She and Marnie discuss problems of overfishing and environmental pollution.
It’s also necessary to understand where wild salmon comes from. Marissa Wilson, director of the Alaska Marine Conservation Council, explains her average day out at sea and talks about some of the consequences of industrial offshore fishing.
Finally, we ask if there’s a way to improve farmed salmon by moving it onto land? That’s Yonathan Zohar’s mission. In the basement of the Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology in Baltimore, USA, he keeps several tanks of salmon in artificial seawater, using bacteria to dispose of the waste. Is this where salmon farming is headed? Or is the future more complex?
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Phil Sansom
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
Editor: Richard Collings
(Photo: Atlantic Salmon jumping out of the water. Credit: Kevin Wells / Getty Images)
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Stopping suicide
More than 400 people in Ireland took their own lives in 2022. In Limerick, helicopters are often heard flying above the city in search of missing people in the River Shannon.
But in response to this tragic situation, a group has sprung up to patrol the Shannon in the evenings to speak with people who are feeling desperate. Katie Flannery joins them on a Saturday night to see how they work and to hear their stories.
We also hear about a law that is under consideration in several US states, which would allow people with mental health problems to voluntarily put themselves on a do-not-sell list for firearms.
This programme contains discussion of suicide and suicide attempts. If you feel affected by this topic, you can speak to someone who can help. Go to befrienders.org to find a crisis phone line where you live.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Katie Flannery
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Image: Limerick Suicide Watch
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct4tw2)
Are dolls good for girls?
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to a psychologist and a doll maker to discuss the impact of playing with toys on the brain.
Dr Lisa Dinella is an expert on how toys influence the child’s brain, their sense of self and even the opportunities they have in later life. She is a professor of psychology in America’s Monmouth University and has given an address in the White House on gender disparities in children’s media and toys.
Sunaina Somu Divakar is the founder of a doll company that aims to challenge stereotypes and bring more representation to the Indian toy market. In 2020, influenced by the Black Lives Matter movement and becoming a mother, Sunaina founded Wild Little Society, a company that sells dolls with a range of different brown skin tones and outfits.
Produced by Sarah Kendal.
(Image: (L) Dr Lisa Dinella, credit Andrew Beldowicz. (R) Sunaina Somu Divakar, credit Balamurali Gurusamy.)
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Gaza gets more aid as Western leaders stress need to protect civilians
The death toll continues to rise as the Israeli-Gaza conflict enters a third week and the fear of the conflict spreading is on many people's minds. The US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Italy have reiterated support for Israel while calling for the protection of civilians. Egypt remains reluctant to consider taking Palestinian refugees in Sinai. 14 more trucks of aid arrive in Gaza.
Argentina's economy minister Sergio Massa has defied expectations by winning more than 36% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election, putting him on course for a run-off contest with far-right candidate Javier Milei.
And in India young people desperate to succeed are using exam coaching centres, that are now facing tighter regulations after a rise in the number of student suicides.
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Gaza gets more aid as Western leaders stress need to protect civilians
Diplomatic activity is continuing to try and relieve the tension in the Middle East, so what are the chances of stopping the conflict from spreading and easing the humanitarian situation in Gaza?
Argentinians have been voting in the first round of the presidential election. With inflation nearing 140% the voters are looking for a leader who can bring relief from the country's financial crisis.
And a unique archive of wildlife recordings from the Central African Republic are given a new lease of life.
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Gaza gets more aid as Western leaders stress need to protect civilians
As the Israel-Gaza conflict enters its third week, what's the aid situation in Gaza and in the West Bank? EU leaders are to meet today in Luxembourg. Several have already reiterated their support for Israel, while issuing a renewed call for civilians' lives to be protected.
Preliminary results are coming in from the Argentina's presidential elections. The first round vote indicates no clear winner so the vote will go to a second round.
And an investigation into the children of Islamic State militants kept in camps in Syria, with warnings that they could become radicalised.
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Aiden Aslin: Captured, tortured and swapped by Russia
Stephen Sackur speaks to Aiden Aslin, the British man who joined the Ukrainian army and was captured, tortured and sentenced to death by Putin’s forces. He got out in a prisoner swap, traumatised but alive. Why did he risk his life for someone else’s cause?
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mv7)
Short Stories: The activist short seller
Short selling – the trade where you hope a stock’s value will fall rather than rise. If it does, the trader can win. Big.
That’s led to the growth of what’s called the activist short seller. A trader who comes out to tell the world why a company’s stock should be lower than it is. They’re betting on its failure.
Carson Block from the firm Muddy Waters is one of the most prominent new short sellers – vocal on the news and social media, he explains why the companies he shorts are usually the ones with something to hide.
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MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xb9)
The first Bosphorus Bridge
In 1973, the Bosphorus Bridge was completed connecting Europe and Asia.
The suspension bridge was the first of three spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey.
Wayne Wright speaks to Harvey Binnie who was an important member of the design team.
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Osmondmania! and the launch of Lagos Fashion Week
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear about Osmondmania! The moment in 1973 when teenage fans of American heartthrobs, The Osmonds, caused a balcony at Heathrow to collapse.
Also, we find out about the first peace walk in Cambodia and how it united a country torn apart by war.
Plus, the birth of Lagos Fashion Week and how it put Nigerian design on the global map.
Contributors:
Donny Osmond.
Josephine McDermott, BBC producer and presenter.
Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, organiser of Cambodia’s first peace walk.
Parul Akhter, a sewing machinist who survived the Rana Plaza building collapse.
Oscar Maynez, a forensic scientist who used to work in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez where hundreds of young women were kidnapped or killed.
Paula Flores, the mother of one of the murdered girls.
Omoyemi Akerele who organised the first Lagos Fashion Week.
(Photo: Donny Osmond greets fans at Heathrow airport. Credit: George Stroud/Express/Hulton Archive via Getty Images)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct4tw2)
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I was a surrogate mum to a parrot chick to save it from extinction
As a child Marianela Masat was often to be found climbing trees near her home in Argentina, but it was when she saw a film about the effects of climate change that she knew what she wanted to do with her life – to help save the natural world she loved so much. In 2020 Marianela and her team at Rewilding Argentina made history when three red-and-green macaw chicks were born in the wild – for the first time in over 150 years. And, as Clayton Conn reports, she even became a surrogate mother to a chick when wildfires engulfed their habitat.
SuJin Kim has become a TikTok superstar in Latin America, where she's known by her 25 million followers, as Chinguamiga. In her funny videos SuJin talks about the culture clashes she experiences as a South Korean woman living in Mexico. But despite her success, Sujin for years thought of herself as a failure. She tells Hannah Ajala how living in Mexico has been transformative for her.
If you've been affected by any of the issues covered in this interview, support is always available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline or at https://befrienders.org/.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
Additional clips of the red and green macaws and their chicks came courtesy of the Rewilding Argentina Foundation.
(Photo: Marianela Masat with a red-and-green macaw chick. Credit: Rewilding Argentina Foundation)
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MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y4q)
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MON 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtwzvk)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r0sn2z)
Air strikes intensify in Gaza
Air strikes are intensifying in Gaza amid fears conflict could widen to take in other parts of the Middle East region such as Lebanon.
We'll hear what calculations the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah and its Iranian pay-masters are making about the conflict.
Also in the programme: We'll hear from Israelis who think it may have been a mistake to end the occupation of Gaza in 2005; and - away from the Middle East - there's been a surprise result in the first round of the Argentinian presidential election as the governing party candidate won against an insurgent right-wing libertarian.
(Photo shows smoke rising behind destroyed buildings after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on 23 October 2023. Credit: Mohammed Saber/EPA)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p3m)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zdx)
Argentina: Status quo or radical change?
The first round of voting in the presidential election took place at the weekend with the populist candidate Javier Milei, who brandished a chainsaw at one event, unexpectedly beaten.
His rival, the country's current economy minister Sergio Massa came out on top.
Rahul Tandon finds out what the result might mean for the future of the country's economy, where inflation is more than 130 percent.
(Picture: Newspapers are displayed at a kiosk a day after the first round of Argentina's presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 23, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Cristina Sille)
MON 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtx7bt)
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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w22jhv90f)
What is happening in Israel and Gaza?
Israel has continued its intensified bombardment of the Gaza Strip, including the south of the territory where Palestinians were told to go for their own safety. Hamas says more than 5,000 people have been killed. Attacks by Hamas on Israel earlier this month killed more than 1,400 people.
The main UN aid agency in Gaza says hundreds of trucks of aid are needed every day, rather than the few dozen allowed in so far. We speak to our reporter in Gaza and hear from aid workers.
We've reached out to Jewish communities in Europe and the US and hear a conversation about their lives and how they are viewing the current conflict.
Argentina's economy minister Sergio Massa has defied expectations by winning more than 36% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election, putting him on course for a run-off contest with far-right candidate Javier Milei. We get reaction from voters and speak to our correspondent in Buenos Aires.
Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: Israeli soldiers are stationed at Israeli-Lebanese border as tension continue to rise, Undisclosed Location, Israel - 23 Oct 2023. Credit: ATEF SAFADI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
MON 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtxc2y)
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Israel-Gaza war: Your questions answered
Israel has kept up its intensified bombardment of the Gaza Strip, with dozens of the latest strikes in the south of the territory. Hamas says the bombardment has killed more than 5,000 people. Attacks by Hamas on Israel earlier this month killed more than 1,400 people.
The main UN aid agency in Gaza says hundreds of trucks of aid are needed every day, rather than the few dozen allowed in so far.
Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner and our correspondent in Jerusalem, Katya Adler, join live to answer audience questions and explain the background to the conflict and the region.
Scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years, using a course of existing, cheap drugs ahead of usual radiotherapy treatment. Our health reporter explains.
Presenter: James Reynolds
(Photo: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City - 23 Oct 2023. Credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
MON 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtxgv2)
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MON 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtxll6)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntgx7d)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4stk)
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MON 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtxqbb)
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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4ntk)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct65qw)
Chris Barratt
Reproductive science has come a long way in recent years, but there's still plenty we don't understand - particularly around male fertility.
The reliability and availability of data in this field has become more of a concern in light of a study published this year, suggesting that sperm counts worldwide have dropped 62% in the past 50 years. As yet there is no clear answer as to why that is.
Professor Chris Barratt is one of the scientists working to change that. He's the Head of Reproductive Medicine at Ninewells Hospital and the University of Dundee Medical School, and has dedicated his career to better understanding male infertility; driving breakthroughs in how to study sperm dysfunctions – and most recently spearheading advances in developing a male contraceptive pill.
Chris talks to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about his academic struggles as a youngster, the lecture that changed his life, his research into 'head-banging sperm' and why he believes a new male contraceptive could be a game-changer.
MON 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtxv2g)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r0th9w)
Red Cross confirms two more hostages released from Gaza
The International Committee of the Red Cross has confirmed that Hamas has released two elderly Israeli hostages from Gaza. Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were kidnapped by Hamas militants two weeks ago, when gunmen attacked Israeli settlements in the south of the country. Gaza's health ministry says more than 5,000 people have been killed since Israel began bombing the territory in response, flattening entire neighbourhoods.
We also hear about political polling among Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, where 800 Palestinians have been arrested in the last two weeks.
Also in the programme: scientists declare a significant breakthrough in treating cervical cancer and Argentina faces a hotly contested presidential election.
(Photo: Released hostage is transported after being released by Hamas militants to Israel, October 23, 2023. Credit: Al Qahera News/Handout via Reuters).
MON 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtxytl)
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MON 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdty2kq)
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MON 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zh5)
Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion
There's a mood of consolidation in the air in the US oil industry - earlier this month Exxon Mobil, the largest American oil-producer, bought oil-explorer Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5bn. Now Chevron has announced its buying its main rival Hess for $53bn.
The oil industry last went through an era of major consolidation in the late 1990s, following a collapse in oil prices. That's not the case now.
Today, the majors are sitting on piles of cash.
(Picture: View of the pumpjack in the oil well of the oil field. The arrangement is commonly used for onshore wells producing little oil. Pumpjacks are common in oil-rich areas. Picture credit: Getty Images)
TUESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2023
TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdty69v)
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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w5r)
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TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtyb1z)
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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrt0qh7vg9)
Chevron to buy Hess Corp for $53 billion
There's a mood of consolidation in the air in the US oil industry - earlier this month Exxon Mobil, the largest American oil-producer, bought oil-explorer Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5bn. Now Chevron has announced its buying its main rival Hess for $53bn.
The oil industry last went through an era of major consolidation in the late 1990s, following a collapse in oil prices. That's not the case now.
Today, the majors are sitting on piles of cash.
(Picture: Blue Metal Oil Barrels Stacked In A Warehouse. Picture credit: Getty Images)
TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtyft3)
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TUE 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct63d0)
Africa's urban future: South Africa
Mike Wooldridge, who reported from South Africa as apartheid collapsed and Nelson Mandela was released, joins forces with South African journalist Milton Nkosi to see whether the high hopes of that watershed political period have been fulfilled. Thirty years on, have living conditions for all in one of Africa’s most urbanised nations improved?
Apartheid may now be long buried politically but in and around South Africa’s main cities it has left a visible legacy. Those entrenched historical problems could be about to get worse as cities like Johannesburg and Cape Town continue to grow rapidly, as a result of both migration and the natural population growth. Persistent power cuts and creaking infrastructure are major challenges to the ever-quickening pace of urbanisation.
Can an ambitious new plan for Stellenbosch, the place where apartheid was reportedly conceived, help to break down the post-apartheid legacy of urban planning?
Presenter: Mike Wooldridge and Milton Nkosi
Producer: Ruth Evans
A Ruth Evans Productions series for BBC World Service
TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtykk7)
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TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qgl)
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TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xb9)
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TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtyp9c)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9nthzyk)
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TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fn1kr)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct4yfs)
PAC NYC: Creating an arts center at Ground Zero
September 2023 sees the opening of PAC NYC – the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York. It’s the final building in the new piazza, situated on the site of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, which was destroyed on the 11th September 2001, when hijackers seized US passenger jets and crashed them into the Twin Towers, killing thousands of people.
Jeff Lunden follows PAC NYC’s artistic director Bill Rauch and his behind the scenes team, as they get the specially built, flexible theatres ready for their opening season.
We’ll also be talking to some of the on stage creatives who’ve been commissioned to make works for this very special season, including theatre maker Bill T. Jones, whose piece Night Watch is about the shootings in a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina and a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Choreographer Annie-B Parsons talks about how it feels as a New Yorker to create her commission The March.
For many New Yorkers and also for people from across the world, the site remains a sacred space and we’ll be hearing from Paula Berry, who lost her husband in the 9/11 attacks about why for her this arts center is on sacred ground and is a place to celebrate life.
Presenter and Producer: Jeff Lunden
Exec Producer: Andrea Kidd
(Photo: The Perelman Performing Arts Center, NYC. Credit: The BBC)
TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtyt1h)
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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172z076qk6sk01)
Israel confirms two more hostages released from Gaza
Hope for the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Two more women were released on Sunday evening, but that still leaves 220 people in captivity.
There's been an intensification of air strikes on the Gaza Strip. The United Nations highlights the grave humanitarian situation.
The last remaining residents of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine say they’re under near constant attack, as Russia continues its major offensive in the area.
Plus efforts are underway to resolve another conflict, this time between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtyxsm)
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TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172z076qk6snr5)
Hamas releases two more Israeli women held hostage
The death toll in Gaza has passed 5000 people as Israeli air strikes continue, but some positive news for relatives of hostages with two released by Hamas on Sunday evening.
Many foreign nationals were victims of the Hamas attack on Israel, those included Thai agricultural workers.
Following last month's conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, peace talks continue between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
And in Ukraine the residents of Avdiivka face a relentless assault from Russian troops.
TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtz1jr)
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TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172z076qk6ssh9)
Israel confirms two more hostages released from Gaza
Two elderly women hostages held by Hamas were released last night. The daughter of one says her mum is keen to pass on information which could get more people freed. The US says all hostages must be released before there can be a ceasefire.
The death toll in Gaza has risen past 5000 and although a small amount of aid has entered the territory, the people there are still facing a humanitarian crisis.
And hope for the people of Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces, the SAF and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the RSF, who have been battling each other since April, are about to commence talks aimed at ending the violence.
TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtz58w)
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TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct3j3q)
Sea cucumbers fixing the world
Meet the oceans’ unsung hero - the humble sea cucumber. An animal in the same family as starfish that looks like a lumpy sausage and lives on the ocean floor could help with some of the impact of global warming, pollution from fish farms and damage from the fishing industry that are threatening some of the oceans most important ecosystems.
We meet the Australian researchers using drones to count the cucumbers to understand how their poo is helping coral reefs. And in Madagascar, we speak to the local communities which are learning to sustainably farm the creature, protecting the seas and increasing their income along the way.
Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Annie Gardiner
Editor: Penny Murphy
Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
(Image: Sea cucumbers. Credit: Getty Images)
TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fnjk8)
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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n48)
Short Stories: The CEO
What’s it like to be on the wrong side of a big short? Former CEO Paul Pittman's company was shorted by an anonymous short seller who made false allegations in order to drive its share price down - way down.
This is the story of how Paul and his firm overcame the short attack that cost them millions: and why it’s not just big companies that stand to lose money from rogue shorters on the markets.
Producer: Ciaran Tracey
Presenter: Leanna Byrne
TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xgv)
The 1980 Turkey coup
On 12 September 1980, the army took control in Turkey.
It was not the first time they had done so. It was the third coup d'état in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the previous having been in 1960 and 1971.
The coup followed growing street fighting between left and right-wing groups. Politicians were arrested and parliament, political parties and trade unions were dissolved.
Following the coup at least 50 people were executed and around half a million were detained. Many were tortured and hundreds died in custody.
In 2011 Jonathan Head spoke to Vice Admiral Isik Biren, who was an official in the defence ministry, and a former student activist, Murat Celikkan, about their different memories of that time.
(Photo: Portraits of people killed or tortured during the coup displayed in a courthouse in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Credit: Adem Atlan/ Getty Images)
TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtz910)
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TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntjlp6)
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TUE 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct63d0)
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TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtzds4)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vlp)
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TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtzjj8)
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TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntjv5g)
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TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fnwsn)
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TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct4yfs)
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TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtzn8d)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qx4)
Going undercover in a cartel’s wild prison-HQ
Venezuelan journalist Ronna Rísquez was doing research for a book about the notorious Tren de Aragua gang, which had taken control of the Tocorón prison and was operating out of it. The cartel ran the prison with impunity, and Ronna had heard about the unbelievable facilities inside, like a family swimming pool, a kids' playground, a nightclub, even a zoo. She wanted to see the reality with her own eyes, so she hatched an audacious plan to go undercover into their prison-headquarters.
Andrew Fusek-Peters turned the fear of a cancer diagnosis into something remarkable. As he was undergoing treatment, he worked on new techniques to photograph butterflies in flight and taking off from flowers. He then published a book with pictures of all the UK's native species of butterfly, called Butterfly Safari.
Presenter: Ramita Navai
Producer: Rob Wilson
Translator and interpreter: Jonathan López Pérez
Voiceover artist: Rona Fletcher
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: The kids' playground inside Tocorón prison. Credit: Reuters)
TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xgv)
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TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtzs0j)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntk2nq)
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TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fp48x)
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TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct65qw)
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TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdtzwrn)
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TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r0wk02)
Hostage released by Hamas talks about kidnap
Yocheved Lifschitz - one of the two hostages freed by Hamas on Monday - has described how she was kidnapped by Hamas gunmen on motorbikes
Lifschitz and her fellow captives were hit with sticks and taken into a "spider's web" of underground tunnels, her daughter said.
We also hear from Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government told Palestinians to head there for safety, but now it's also been bombed and residents are worried food shortages could mean things turn violent.
Also in the programme: The women of Iceland are on strike over inequality and gender violence; and we'll look at the carbon emissions that come from European club football competitions and what can be done about them.
(Photo shows Yocheved Lifschitz, 85, speaking with the media after being released by Hamas at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Credit: Abir Sultan/EPA)
TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv00hs)
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TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct3j3q)
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TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fpcs5)
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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zpy)
Iceland: Women strike over inequality
Women across the Nordic island, including the Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, are on strike over equal pay and gender-based violence.
It's the first full-day of action like this since 1975 when it led to an equal pay law being introduced the following year.
Rahul Tandon will hear from a protest about why more still needs to be done.
(Picture: Iceland Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 19, 2018. Credit: REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo)
TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv047x)
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TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w22jhy5xj)
Hamas video shows release of two elderly hostages
Israel has confirmed that two more hostages in Gaza have been released by Hamas, bringing the number freed so far to four. The two women have been named as Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifschitz, 85. Their husbands are still being held. A video from the al-Qassam Brigades - Hamas's military arm – shows the moment when the civilian hostages Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were released on Monday, following Egyptian-Qatari mediation efforts.
The Hamas-run ministry of health in Gaza has put out a statement on Telegram saying that hospitals in the Gaza Strip have "completely collapsed". It also warned that "hospital doors remaining open does not mean that they are providing service to the flood of wounded people".
More than 25,000 Thais were working on farms and orchards in Israel when the Hamas militants stormed in from Gaza. At least 30 Thais were among the 200 or so foreign nationals who were killed in the attack. Now the Thai government is helping others, thousands of them, to return home.
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, are refusing to work on Tuesday. The "kvennafrí", or women's day off, has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence.
(Picture: Yocheved Lifshitz and Nurit Cooper are released by Hamas militants on October 23, 2023. Credit: Reuters)
TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv0801)
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TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w22jhy9nn)
Israel-Gaza war: Call for immediate ceasefire
More than 700 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Israel's military said it had struck 400 "terror targets" and killed several Hamas commanders over the same period. It also declared that it would not reduce its attacks despite Hamas's release of another two hostages.
The main UN agency in Gaza has warned that it will stop work on Wednesday night if it does not receive urgent deliveries of fuel. We hear what's been said at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York and speak to our chief international correspondent in Jerusalem about the two hostages who were released by Hamas on Monday night.
The father of a 21-year-old Tanzanian, who has been missing since Hamas militants attacked the kibbutz he was living on in Israel, has told the BBC of his anguish, naming his son publicly for the first time.
500 miners in South Africa remain underground after a shift that was due to end on Sunday night, amid a union dispute.
Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: Palestinians search among the rubble of a destroyed house following an airstrike in Gaza, 24 October 2023. Credit: Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv0cr5)
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TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qx4)
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TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xgv)
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TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv0hh9)
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TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntkt4h)
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TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fpvrp)
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TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sz2)
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TUE 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv0m7f)
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TUE 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct63d0)
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TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fpzht)
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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tqk)
This episode could have been an email
From summarising video calls to making presentations in minutes, Microsoft is launching an AI copilot on some of its apps and Tech Life have been for a preview. But will it change how we work or present new challenges? We also speak to the tech entrepreneur, Miron Mironiuk, who is collaborating with Pope Francis to teach children tech skills. And we meet 21 year old Luke Farritor who has won $40,000 unscrambling ancient texts that were left unreadable after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Presenter: Shiona McCallum
(Picture: a video call taking place on line Getty/Mayur Kakade)
TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv0qzk)
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TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r0xd6z)
The Israeli hostages who volunteered to help Gazan children
Released Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifschitz says she 'went through hell' when kidnapped by Hamas, but was treated kindly while in captivity. She and her husband Oded had previously helped Palestinian families get medical treatment in Israel.
Also today: the US states suing Meta over the impact of social media on young people's mental health; and we hear about Barcelona's Museum of Censored Art.
(Photo: Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, speaks to members of the press after being released by Hamas militants, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 24, 2023. Credit: Reuters/Laizans)
TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv0vqp)
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TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct3j3q)
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TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fq702)
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TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct4yfs)
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TUE 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2srvy6wzpq)
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TUE 23:20 Sports News (w172z1k5b49c0wv)
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TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zs6)
Meta sued by US states
Thirty three US states have grouped together to file a lawsuit accusing Facebook and Instagram's owner Meta of contributing to a youth mental health crisis for the sake of profit. A suit filed in a federal court in California said Meta had "repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its Social Media Platforms". Meta said it sought to make young people safe online.
(Picture: Governor Kathy Hochul speaks as she and Attorney General. Picture credit: Getty Images)
WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2023
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Meta sued by US states
Thirty three US states have grouped together to file a lawsuit accusing Facebook and Instagram's owner Meta of contributing to a youth mental health crisis for the sake of profit. A suit filed in a federal court in California said Meta had "repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its Social Media Platforms". Meta said it sought to make young people safe online.
(Picture: State Senator Andrew Gounardes speaks as Governor Kathy. Picture credit: Getty Images)
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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bkp)
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WED 04:32 The Bomb (w3ct67br)
Race to the bomb
Christopher Nolan's Hollywood film 'Oppenheimer' tells the story of the father of the atomic bomb. And one of the other key players in the creation of the bomb was the scientist Leo Szilard – he was instrumental to both the creation of the bomb, and later, the fight to stop it being used. The writer Emily Strasser’s family was involved too, and she tells the story of the chain reaction onwards from the splitting of the atom.
It’s a race against time to beat the Nazis to the first nuclear bomb. After his epiphany in London, Leo Szilard must convince the scientific establishment to take the nuclear threat seriously. He turns to Frederick Lindemann, a friend of Winston Churchill.
Meanwhile, in Germany, two scientists are about to make a discovery that will change the rules of science.
To listen online, visit www.bbcworldservice.com/thebomb
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WED 04:50 Witness History (w3ct4xfz)
The world's first labradoodle
In 1989, Australian dog breeder Wally Conron was tasked with finding a suitable dog for a blind woman in Hawaii whose husband was allergic to pet hair.
By breeding together a poodle and a Labrador, he inadvertently created the world’s first ever labradoodle.
More than three decades on, Wally believes he created Frankenstein’s monster.
He has been sharing his memories of Sultan the labradoodle with George Crafer.
(Photo: Wally Conron with Sultan the first ever labradoodle. Credit: Getty Images)
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UN chief denounces violations of international law in Gaza
Israel has responded with fury to comments made by the UN secretary general at the Security Council about its war on Hamas.
And a year on from the deadly crowd disaster in Seoul, South Korea.
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Israel-Hamas: Calls for ‘pause’
There are growing international calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow adequate aid to reach Gaza's stricken residents.
The Israeli army says it has carried out a drone strike in the occupied West Bank, after coming under fire from militants.
And one man’s search for family missing since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th.
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UN relief operations in Gaza could shut in hours
International calls are growing for a humanitarian pause in Gaza after UN aid workers said they would not be able to provide support past Wednesday without fuel deliveries.
The Israeli army says it has carried out a drone strike in the occupied West Bank, after coming under fire from militants.
And one man’s search for family missing since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th.
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WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p84)
Lubaina Himid: Race, culture and modern Britain
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Turner Prize winning British artist Lubaina Himid. Her work has always put black people and their stories front and centre. Four decades ago she was seen as a radical, now she is embraced by the establishment. What does that say about modern Britain?
(Photo: Artist Lubaina Himid is awarded the Robson Orr Ten Ten Award 2021 and unveils the new work at 11 Downing Street, London. Credit: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4frfgc)
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WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n8s)
Short Stories: The amateur trader
Short selling has gone mainstream. Inspired by the noisy success of activist short sellers, amateur investors are now trying this highly risky strategy themselves.
They’re aided by a slew of new trading apps making it possible to short a stock or currency in seconds.
Peter Roscoe is a YouTube investing vlogger who’s experienced the highs and lows of short selling.
We also hear from the UK boss of trading app E-Toro – who says shorting has exploded on the platform.
Producer: Ciaran Tracey
Presenter: Leanna Byrne
WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xk3)
The 1993 MAD hijack
On 25 October1993, a Nigerian Airways flight from Lagos to Abuja was hijacked by four teenagers calling themselves the Movement for the Advancement of Democracy (MAD).
They demanded the removal of the military-backed government, who had annulled the results of that year's election.
The plane was forced to land in Niger and later stormed after a protracted hostage crisis.
Obed Taseobi was a passenger on the flight. He tells his story to Jill Achineku.
A Whistledown production for BBC World Service.
(Picture: Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Credit: Getty Images)
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WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bkp)
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WED 11:32 The Bomb (w3ct67br)
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WED 11:50 Witness History (w3ct4xfz)
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WED 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv2k5h)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4r3x)
The forbidden lovers who plotted a daring escape
When Karl-Heinz and Hedi fell in love they faced one major obstacle: the Iron Curtain. They met as teenagers at the height of the Cold War and were separated by a border – he was in West Germany and she was forbidden from leaving the East. They hatched a secret plan to be together, but it was elaborate and at times even farcical. Their mission seemed impossible – especially when the East German secret police, the notorious Stasi, were on their tail. But maybe, just maybe, they’d get lucky. Karl-Heinz and Hedi Stützel’s story is featured in the documentary Sorry Genosse. This interview was first broadcast on 3rd August 2022.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Translation: Sandra Dobrozemsky and Felix Kronabetter
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Hedi and Karl-Heinz Stützel. Credit: NORDPOLARIS)
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WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tqk)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r0zfx5)
Gaza: UN warns fuel runs out tonight
The UN - the biggest aid provider in Gaza - says its work will stop tonight if it doesn't get fresh supplies. Israel is stopping new fuel supplies reaching Gaza, but accuses Hamas of stockpiling hundreds of thousands of litres. We’ll also hear from health workers in Gaza about the dire humanitarian situation there, and from Israel about the country’s latest row with UN over the war in Gaza.
Also in the programme: Disruptions of key food supplies caused by the Russia-Ukraine war as winter approaches, and Japan's top court rules that it is unconstitutional to require citizens to be sterilised before they can officially change gender.
(Photo: Aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fs8p8)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zvg)
Germany: Green shoots of recovery?
Business confidence amongst German companies is up according to the IFO Institute, as the International Monetary fund predicts the country's economy will overtake Japan by the end of the year.
This is despite Monday's report from the Bundesbank – Germany’s central bank - suggesting the economy was still contracting in the last quarter.
Roger Hearing finds out what's behind the optimism and how the economy can be turned around.
(Picture: The inside parts and cables of a heat pump system are assembled at the Bosch company's production line in in Eibelshausen, near Wetzlar, Germany, 25 October 2023. Credit: RONALD WITTEK/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
WED 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv3150)
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Israel-Gaza war: Guterres rejects criticism
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said he had unequivocally condemned the attacks launched by Hamas on the seventh of October, and had made the point that the grievances of the Palestinian people could not justify the appalling attacks by Hamas. We speak to our correspondent in the region.
In Gaza, health officials say that more than 750 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the space of 24 hours. The casualty figures given by Hamas officials - which have not been independently confirmed - have risen sharply in recent days. We hear from one resident who describes the missile attacks in Gaza City.
We bring together two Jewish women who are married to Palestinian men to tell us about the conversations they are having at home.
Workers at a South African mine have begun to resurface after being held underground for three days in what police are calling a hostage situation. We speak to our correspondent in Johannesburg.
Richard Roundtree, the US actor renowned for his starring role in the Shaft film franchise, has died aged 81. Our entertainment correspondent gives an insight into his career.
We find out why a dozen black models are boycotting Melbourne Fashion Week.
Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: United Nations Secretary-General Makes Statement about Israel Ban for UN Reps., New York, USA - 25 Oct 2023. Credit: JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Israel-Gaza war: Fuel running out
The UN Secretary-General has rejected accusations that he justified the Hamas attacks on Israel in his speech to the Security Council on Tuesday. The UN says its shelters in Gaza are overwhelmed with displaced people. Israel has blocked new fuel supplies reaching Gaza, but accuses Hamas of stockpiling hundreds of thousands of litres. We get more details from our correspondent in the region.
In Gaza, health officials say that more than 750 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the space of 24 hours. The casualty figures given by Hamas officials - which have not been independently confirmed - have risen sharply in recent days. We hear from one resident who describes the missile attacks in Gaza City.
We also bring together two Jewish women who are married to Palestinian men to tell us about the conversations they are having at home.
Hurricane Otis has made landfall on the coast of southern Mexico, bringing wind speeds of up to 270km/h. We speak to our regional expert about the news we have been getting so far.
We find out why a dozen black models are boycotting Melbourne Fashion Week.
Presenter: James Reynolds
(Photo: Palestinians seek refuge on the grounds of UNRWA center at Khan Yunis camp - 25 Oct 2023. Credit: HAITHAM IMAD/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4t1b)
2023/10/25 GMT
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bkp)
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct4pdn)
A musician’s story of coping with schizophrenia
Talented guitarist, Hamish Barclay, was given steroids when he was a teenager to treat a kidney problem. He then experienced the rare side effect of psychosis and was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has lived the condition for the past ten years.
Now 29, he’s being supported by his mother Josephine to return to making music once again.
Claudia Hammond sits down with Josephine, Hamish and his sister Maudie for a conversation about life with schizophrenia – and the stigma around the word.
The family talk about how they sometimes avoid using the term because they know it can put people off playing music with Hamish and Maudie describes how her mum ensures Hamish can continue to play by driving him to London and sitting in classes with him.
We also hear some of Hamish’s compositions, as he tells us about the voices – or auditory hallucinations – that affect his songwriting. And hear how important returning to music has been for his wellbeing and mental health.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Dan Welsh
WED 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv3mwn)
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r10942)
UN chief "shocked" by Hamas row
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says he clearly condemned the "acts of terror" inflicted on Israel. Earlier on Wednesday, Israel said it would withhold visas from United Nations officials, after Mr Guterres's comments that the Hamas attacks had not happened in a vacuum, as Palestinians had been subjected to decades of suffocating occupation.
Also in the programme: The Republican Congressman Mike Johnson is elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives; and archaeologists reconstruct the face of ‘Juanita’, a 500 year-old frozen Inca mummy.
(Photo: Antonio Guterres also said he was deeply concerned about "the clear violations of international humanitarian law" in Gaza. Credit: EPA)
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WED 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv3wcx)
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WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2srvy6zwlt)
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WED 23:20 Sports News (w172z1k5b49fxsy)
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WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zxq)
China elevates diplomatic ties with Colombia
Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on his maiden state visit to the world’s second-largest economy.
The two countries have elevated diplomatic relations to the next level - a so-called "strategic-partnership" - which is likely to raise eyebrows in Washington, given Colombia is the oldest US ally in Latin America.
(Picture: Colombian President Visits China. Picture credit: Getty Images)
THURSDAY 26 OCTOBER 2023
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THU 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct65rg)
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THU 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv43w5)
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THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrt0qhfn8h)
Trump backer Mark Johnson elected speaker
Mike Johnson has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, ending weeks of chaos and Republican infighting on Capitol Hill.
Mr Johnson's success in the hard-fought Speaker battle represents a victory for the ideologically right-wing, Trump-aligned faction of the Republican Party and a loss for its moderates, whose candidates struggled to gain traction among conservative representatives on Capitol Hill.
(Picture: House Elects Mike Johnson Of Louisiana As Speaker. Picture credit: Getty Images)
THU 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv47m9)
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THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntpk8h)
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THU 02:32 Assignment (w3ct4m8n)
The Life, Death and Rebirth of a Russian Theatre
Tatiana Frolova wasn’t born to be a theatre director. She grew up in the 1960s and ‘70s in a cut-off part of a closed country, the Soviet Far East. She was a shy, nervous girl brought up by a silent mother in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the bleak “City of the Dawn” built on Stalin’s orders in the early 1930s and celebrated officially as a Communist “hero-project.”
But in 1985, aged 24, as the first glimmerings of glasnost appeared, Tatyana founded the Soviet Union’s first independent theatre since 1927 – known as KnAM - in Komsomolsk. It was tiny – with only 26 seats. But it tried to push back the boundaries of what could be discussed, building new plays around the memories and experiences of local people. They dealt with fear and violence transmitted from generation to generation.
The theatre survived for 37 years despite the narrowing of possibilities for free speech under Vladimir Putin. But when the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began last year, Tatiana realised she and her actors had to leave. Now, they’re touring Europe with a new play, "We are no longer.." It’s about who they were, and what they’ve lost. But what’s the future for Tatiana and her troupe - just a handful of the hundreds of thousands of Russians now in exile? And what image of Russia are they presenting to Western audiences? For Assignment, Tim Whewell goes to meet them.
Image: A scene from “We Are No Longer” by KnAM Theatre (Picture copyright Julie Cherki)
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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntpsrr)
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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v7f)
Why is food so expensive in Ghana?
Ghana’s inflation rate is one of the highest in the world, much of it driven by rising food prices.
In this programme Ruth Alexander asks how Ghana went from being the world’s fastest growing economy in 2019, to financial crisis today.
Economist John Asafu-Adjaye, at the African Center for Economic Transformation based in Ghana, explains why much of the country’s food is imported.
Lydia Amenyaglo explains why historically cocoa has not been made into chocolate in Ghana, instead shipped elsewhere to be manufactured. Her family has farmed cocoa for decades, but she’s struggled to start a new business creating cocoa products at home in Ghana.
Ruth hears about the impact of rising food prices on school meals in Ghana. Might Kojo Abreh, at the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration in Ghana, explains the findings from a survey of caterers, schools and students which found that some children are going hungry.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
Presented by Ruth Alexander.
Produced by Beatrice Pickup.
(Image: A woman with a child on her back purchasing food. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)
THU 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv4lvp)
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THU 05:06 Newsday (w172z076qk6zbt7)
Mass shootings in US city of Lewiston
Hundreds of police officers are scouring a small city in the US state of Maine for a gunman believed to have killed more than 20 people.
The UN agency running humanitarian operations in Gaza says it will take a decision in the coming hours on how much assistance they can continue to provide because of a lack of fuel.
And new analysis of moon rocks brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts reveal the moon is older than previously thought.
THU 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv4qlt)
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THU 06:06 Newsday (w172z076qk6zgkc)
Dozens killed and injured in Maine mass shooting
Hundreds of police officers are scouring a small city in the US state of Maine for a gunman believed to have killed over 20 people, with many more injured.
The UN agency running humanitarian operations in Gaza says it will take a decision in the coming hours on how much assistance they can continue to provide because of a lack of fuel.
And why the European Central Bank could pause interest rate hikes.
THU 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv4vby)
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THU 07:06 Newsday (w172z076qk6zl9h)
UN warns Gaza aid operations will stop
UN aid workers say they have begun to significantly scale down their operations in Gaza where they have been supporting hundreds of thousands of civilians suffering the effects of Israel's bombardment.
The Israeli military says it has carried out a significant incursion into the Gaza Strip overnight to attack Hamas positions.
And hundreds of police officers in the US state of Maine are involved in a manhunt following a mass shooting in the city of Lewiston.
THU 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv4z32)
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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wfj)
What can US diplomacy achieve in the Middle East?
After violence erupted between Hamas and Israel, President Biden flew to Tel Aviv to offer his ‘staunch’ ally US support.
In a very public embrace of Israel, he reinforced a relationship that goes back decades to Israel's foundation.
But does the US have the diplomatic influence to bring peace to the region?
This week on the Inquiry: what can US diplomacy achieve in the Middle East.
Contributors:
David Sanger, White House and national security correspondent and senior writer for The New York Times
Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations
Emma Ashford, senior fellow at the Stimson Center
Brian Katulis, vice president of policy at the Middle East Institute
Presented by Gary O’Donoghue
Produced by Louise Clarke
Researched by Matt Toulson
Co-ordinated by Jordan King
Image: (Photo by GPO/ Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fvbcg)
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THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mzr)
Business Daily meets: Akinwumi Adesina
In 2015, Akinwumi Adesina was elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and since then he's become a symbol of optimism across the continent. How did he become known as Africa's "optimist-in-chief"?
In this edition of Business Daily, Dr Adesina tells Peter MacJob what has shaped him as an economist, his outlook for the continent and how Africa could determine the future of renewable energy and green minerals.
He says the international financial architecture should be more inclusive and favourable towards African economies, and the global north should compensate the continent for the adverse impacts of climate change on Africa.
(Picture: Dr Akinwunmi Adesina. Credit: Getty Images)
Presented and produced by Peter MacJob
THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xdl)
'The streets of Harare were littered with money'
In November 2008, Johns Hopkins University calculated Zimbabwe’s year-on-year inflation rate as 89,700,000,000,000,000,000,000% – one of the worst cases of hyperinflation in history.
Professor Gift Mugano was a government economist at the time.
He tells Vicky Farncombe what it was like to live through those times when wages were worthless and there was no food to buy in the shops.
“It was a very painful period. It is a year which one would not want to remember,” he said.
(Photo: Harare shoppers in an almost empty supermaket. Credit: Desmond Kwande/AFP via Getty Images)
THU 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv52v6)
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THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntqdhd)
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THU 09:32 Assignment (w3ct4m8n)
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THU 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wk5)
Fashion to dye for
Lagos Fashion Week makes some unexpected connections to vegan wool, 1920s car marketing, and Right to Repair legislation. If we consider our obsession with the clothes we wear to be some result of sexual selection, do any other animals evolve their self-expression with such frequency?
Dr Ellen Garland of St Andrew’s University tells how male humpback whales change their song with surprisingly infectious rapidity, and talks us through some recent hits.
Also, some catalytic promise for wastewater management, and how choosing a language in which to think changes your decision making.
Plus, this week’s messages from you, and can poetry help science?
Presenter: Caroline Steel, with Chhavi Sachdev and Godfred Boafo
Producer: Alex Mansfield, with Tom Bonnet and Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntqmzn)
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THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fvplv)
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THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v7f)
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THU 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv5g2l)
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THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qpc)
Finding a rare portrait, and the boy hidden in its paint
American art collector Jeremy Simien specialises in paintings that depict his Louisiana Afro-Creole heritage. When he came across an image of a portrait of four children from the 1830s, he became obsessed. Because over the years, one of the children – an enslaved Black boy – had been mysteriously covered up. Who was this boy, and could Jeremy track down the portrait?
Presenter: Ramita Navai
Producer: Olivia Lynch-Kelly and Maryam Maruf
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Jeremy Simien with the painting of Bélizaire and the Frey Children the day it arrived. Credit: Courtesy of Jeremy Simien)
THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xdl)
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THU 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv5ktq)
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THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntqwgx)
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THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fvy33)
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THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct4pdn)
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THU 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv5pkv)
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THU 14:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r12bt8)
Israeli tanks cross into Gaza for ‘targeted raid’
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a "targeted raid" overnight in northern Gaza using tanks.
As the Israeli bombardment continues, a UN official has warned that nowhere in Gaza is safe for civilians with fuel running out.
Also in the programme: hundreds of police in the US state of Maine are searching for a gunman after a mass shooting, which killed at least 16 people; and the story of a Russian theatre company that moved its entire team abroad after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
(PHOTO: A Palestinian man carries a child casualty at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Khan Younis. Credit: Reuters)
THU 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv5t9z)
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THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wfj)
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THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fw5lc)
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THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zkf)
US economy grows at fastest pace in nearly two years
The United States economy grew at its highest rate in almost 2 years, hitting 4.9%, far higher than many analysts were predicting.
Meanwhile, the European Central Bank has decided to keep rates steady at 4%, breaking the longest streak of hikes in its 25-year history.
Rahul Tandon examines the data and discusses what these data could mean for the global economy.
(Picture: An employee works on an assembly line at startup Rivian Automotive's electric vehicle factory in Normal, Illinois, U.S. April 11, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo)
THU 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv5y23)
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THU 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w22jj3zqq)
Israel-Gaza war: 'Nowhere in Gaza is safe'
After Israel’s overnight raid with tanks in Northern Gaza and amid warnings of dire situation in Gaza, we hear again from residents in the territory and speak to our correspondents in the region. The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza, Lynne Hastings, has said that people there have been left with nothing but impossible choices, and no one was safe.
We also find out what has been said about the confict in a meeting by EU leaders today.
We hear a conversation with a Jewish-Palestinian couple who share how recent events have affected their relationship.
We bring an update on the mass shooting in Maine in the US where a search is under way for the gunman.
Tens of thousands of people have held a rally in south-western Pakistan against the government's decision to make passports and visas mandatory for crossing the border with Afghanistan. Our correspondent explains.
Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: Funeral of Palestinian boy Elias Abu Shamaleh, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Credit: Arafat Barbakh/Reuters)
THU 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv61t7)
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THU 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w22jj43gv)
Maine shooting: Suspect still at large
The governor of the US state of Maine has confirmed that 18 people died in a mass shooting in the city of Lewiston and 13 have been injured. The suspect is still at large. We speak to a local reporter.
At an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly, the Palestinian ambassador, Riyad Mansour has called on members of the UN to - as he put it - choose justice, not vengeance and vote to stop the killing in Gaza. The Israeli UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan, spoke of what he called barbaric Hamas terrorists launching an invasion of Israel.
We also hear an interview with a Hamas spokesperson by our correspondent in Beirut.
We have a conversation with a Jewish-Palestinian couple who share how recent events have affected their relationship.
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that negotiations have resumed in the city of Jeddah aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan. We hear from people who have been forced to flee the fighting.
Presenter: James Reynolds
(Photo: Aftermath of deadly mass shooting in Lewiston. Credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
THU 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv65kc)
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THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qpc)
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THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xdl)
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THU 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv699h)
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THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntrlyp)
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THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fwnkw)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4swt)
2023/10/26 GMT
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
THU 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv6f1m)
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THU 20:06 Assignment (w3ct4m8n)
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THU 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fwsb0)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sd0)
Bird flu reaches Antarctic region
Fear that the highly infectious variant of avian influenza, H5N1, would reach the Antarctic region and put isolated bird populations at risk has finally come to fruition as the first birds on Bird Island in the Atlantic Ocean have come down with the devastating illness. Science manager of the island, Ashley Bennison, explains the situation.
Then, from one extreme climate to another - mummified mice have been found on the summit of volcanoes across the Andes, raising questions as to the capacity for vertebrates to survive in extreme conditions.
Kevin Langergraber has been studying the Ngogo chimpanzee community in Uganda for over 20 years. Now, Kevin and colleague Brian Wood tell us how this group are experiencing something thought to be unique amongst humans (and some whales): menopause.
And, how geophysicist Amir Kahn used seismic activity on Mars to understand what the core of our neighbouring planet is made of.
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Ella Hubber
Editor: Martin Smith
Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
(Image: Wandering Albatross, Diomeda exulans, displaying at Cape Alexandra above Bird Sound and Bird Island in background South Georgia. Credit: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
THU 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv6jsr)
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THU 21:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r13615)
UN meeting debates Gaza ceasefire
The fate of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza was raised at an emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly where Arab states have drafted a resolution calling for a ceasefire. We look at the role Qatar plays as a mediator in the conflict.
Also in the programme: a major police hunt is continuing in the US state of Maine for a gunman who killed eighteen people; and the BBC speaks to survivors of a deadly crowd crush in South Korea that happened a year ago.
(Picture: Palestine's Permanent Observer to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks during an emergency session of the UN General Assembly in New York today. Credit: Justin Lane/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
THU 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv6njw)
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THU 22:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wfj)
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THU 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fx0t8)
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THU 22:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v7f)
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THU 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv6s90)
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THU 23:06 The Newsroom (w172z2srvy72shx)
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THU 23:20 Sports News (w172z1k5b49jtq1)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
THU 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fx4kd)
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THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zmp)
FTX: 'King of Crypto' testifies to judge in fraud trial
Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried has been testifying to a judge at his trial after the jury was sent home. The former entrepreneur was asked to testify to Judge Lewis Kaplan to determine which parts of his testimony can be put to the jury.
The EU and Namibia have forged a partnership to increase Namibia's export potential for green hydrogen and essential raw resources, the EU countries.
The PlayStation 5's manufacturer, Sony, has announced that the supply chain issues that beset the device for three years have been fixed.
(Picture Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Federal Courthouse following a bail hearing in New York City on July 26, 2023. Photo Credit: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER 2023
FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv6x14)
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FRI 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wk5)
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10:06 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv70s8)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrt0qhjk5l)
FTX: 'King of Crypto' testifies to judge in fraud trial
Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried has been testifying to a judge at his trial after the jury was sent home. The former entrepreneur was asked to testify to Judge Lewis Kaplan to determine which parts of his testimony can be put to the jury.
The PlayStation 5's manufacturer, Sony, has announced that the supply chain issues that beset the device for three years have been fixed.
Leanna Byrne discusses this and more of the business news from around with Yoko Ishikura, Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University and currently a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network based in Japan and in Colombia we have Sergio Guzmán, Director at Colombia Risk Analysis.
(FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves from Manhattan Federal Court after court appearance in New York, United States on June 15, 2023. Photo Credit: Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv74jd)
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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntsg5l)
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FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fxhss)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tqk)
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20:32 on Tuesday]
FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv788j)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qpc)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xdl)
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FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv7d0n)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntspnv)
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FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fxr91)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pk5)
The Supreme Court's first female Hasidic judge
Rachel Freier was 30 when she started her training to be an attorney and many people told her she was making a mistake. Growing up in an ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, she was encouraged to focus on family life, not having a high-flying career. But for Rachel, a mother of six, she felt that she could be a good mother, a good housewife and stay true to her Jewish faith and beliefs, while still succeeding at work.
With the support of her husband, she graduated from law school and became an attorney, and then made history becoming the first Hasidic woman to be elected as a judge at the civil court. Now, she is making history again, having just been appointed to the US Supreme Court - another first for the Hasidic community.
In this Heart and Soul programme, we meet Judge Rachel Freier at the courts in New York to find out how she manages to balance her strong and steadfast religious beliefs with the work that she does in the US justice system. We pay a visit to her home in Brooklyn to hear how she balances home life with a hugely demanding career. And we walk in the neighbourhood where she grew up where people told her it couldn't and shouldn't be done. If a woman has a career they say, the less time they spend with their children, their husbands, reading the Torah.
Presenter: Colm Flynn
Series Producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Helen Grady
Production Coordinator: Mica Nepomuceno
FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv7hrs)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172z076qk727qb)
US strikes Iran-linked targets in Syria
Washington says it has struck two facilities used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Syria.
EU leaders have called for humanitarian corridors and pauses in fighting to get aid into Gaza.
And hundreds of armed police officers are continuing to search for a gunman in the US state of Maine after 18 people were killed in a mass shooting.
FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv7mhx)
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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172z076qk72cgg)
US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria
Washington says it has struck two facilities used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Syria.
EU leaders have called for humanitarian corridors and pauses in fighting to get aid into Gaza.
And the Beatles prepare to release their last-ever song thanks to AI technology.
FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv7r81)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172z076qk72h6l)
US strikes Iran-linked munition storage sites
The US military has carried out strikes in eastern Syria against two facilities it says were being used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
EU leaders have called for humanitarian corridors and pauses in fighting to get aid into Gaza.
And a huge manhunt for the gunman suspected of killing 18 people in a mass shooting in the US state of Maine has entered its second day.
FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv7w05)
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FRI 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nz3)
Jakov Milatović: President of Montenegro
Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic. His small nation sits in a tense, troubled Balkan neighbourhood which the rest of Europe cannot afford to ignore. The president has promised his people EU membership within five years, but is he heading for disappointment?
(Photo: Montenegro's President Jakov Milatovic (L) shake hands with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (not seen) before their meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, 10 July 2023. Credit: )
FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fy78k)
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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mpq)
Elon Musk's X: The Twitter takeover a year on
After many months of news headlines about whether Elon Musk was going to buy Twitter, he eventually completed the purchase on 27 October 2022.
Since then, the company’s been through some big changes; laying off most of its 8000 employees, a rebrand to ‘X’, and reinstating some previously banned accounts on the platform.
Mr Musk describes himself a free speech absolutist and says he bought Twitter – now called X - to create a space where “a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner.” However, the company’s faced criticism over lax content moderation, leading to advertisers halting ads on the service. He hopes to boost revenue by making the site a paid-for platform, setting himself some ambitious financial targets.
In this episode, Sam Fenwick speaks to former employees, business owners and journalists to get a picture of what has happened at X since Elon Musk took over.
(Picture: Elon Musk next to a logo for X - formerly known as Twitter. Credit: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Produced by Amber Mehmood and Hannah Mullane
FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4x81)
Turkey: Gezi Park protests
In 2013, environmental protests in Gezi Park, Istanbul led to civil unrest across Turkey.
For one protestor, a post he made on social media led to a dramatic outcome.
Memet Ali Alabora, was an activist and a famous actor in Turkey. He tells his story to Gill Kearsley.
(Photo: Protestors construct a barricade in Istanbul. Credit: Ayman Oghanna/Getty Images)
FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv7zr9)
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FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntt9dh)
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FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fyc0p)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sd0)
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20:32 on Thursday]
FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv83hf)
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FRI 10:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q7d)
Argentina at a crossroads
Argentina’s economy minister has won more than 36% of the vote in Sunday’s presidential elections, defying expectations. The election has been shaken by the emergence of anti-establishment populist and self-styled "libertarian" Javier Milei. Mr Milei is an outspoken right-wing economist whose "shock-jock" style and aggressive social media campaigning have appealed to younger voters. No candidate received the necessary 45% of votes needed to win outright, so there will be a second round on 19 November. The election comes amid a severe economic crisis - inflation is nearing 140% - 40% are living below the poverty line. Argentina is one of Latin America’s most stable democracies - but it remains the world's single biggest debtor to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), owing $46bn (£38bn). Three-quarters of young Argentinians want to leave the country to look for better opportunities. What needs to happen to improve the country's prospects? And will the economic mess damage Argentina’s democracy?
Shaun Ley is joined by:
Natalie Alcoba, an Argentinean-Canadian journalist
Ignacio Labaqui, senior analyst with Medley Global Advisors, which offers advice to clients on political risk
Christopher Sabatini. he's Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and the Americas Programme at the Chatham House thinktank
Also featuring:
Marcela Pagano a newly elected member of the Argentine Congress for Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza
Gustavo Martínez Pandiani, Sergio Massa's principal foreign policy advisor and the Ambassador to Switzerland.
Pau Bressi, a university student in Buenos Aires
Produced by: Max Horberry and Ellen Otzen
(Photo: Presidential candidate Javier Milei speaks after first round results, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 23 Oct 2023. Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv877k)
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FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9nttjwr)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fylhy)
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FRI 11:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pk5)
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FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv8bzp)
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FRI 12:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v0n)
Meet the BBC Korean team in Seoul
The Fifth Floor visits the BBC's Seoul Bureau to meet the journalists working for BBC Korean, serving audiences across the whole of the Korean peninsula, with different output for both North and South Korea. Journalists David Oh, Hyunjung Kim and Yuna Ku talk about the stories they've been working on for the domestic audience, from the growing global interest in Korean popular culture to what divides, and unites, Koreans.
They also broadcast a daily radio programme to North Korea. Editor Woongbee Lee and journalist Rachel Lee explain how they keep this largely unknown audience informed about worldwide news, as well as stories about their own country unreported by their state broadcasters.
And on the first anniversary of the Itaewon Halloween tragedy in which 159 people became trapped in huge crowds and died, unable to breathe, we hear from Jungmin Choi who filmed on the scene in the days after the disaster, and Yuna Ku, who is working on stories to mark the anniversary, about the victims' families' fight for justice.
(Photo: Faranak Amidi and BBC Korean editor Woongbee Lee in central Seoul. Credit: BBC)
FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4x81)
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FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv8gqt)
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FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9nttsd0)
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FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fyv06)
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FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sd0)
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FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv8lgy)
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FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172z09p1r157qc)
UN says only ‘crumbs’ of aid going into Gaza
UN agencies have warned that civilians in Gaza are facing an ever more desperate situation after three weeks of Israeli siege and bombardment.
Aid trucks that have been allowed in through an Egyptian crossing point so far have provided only "crumbs", says UNRWA (the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees) chief Phillippe Lazzarini.
Also in the programme: Former premier Li Keqiang has died of a heart attack aged 68; and scientists say they have found evidence that some chimpanzees go through menopause in the wild.
(PHOTO: A UN vehicle carrying water that got through Gaza on 26 October. Credit: Reuters)
FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv8q72)
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FRI 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nz3)
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FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fz2hg)
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FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4z8d)
FTX: 'Crypto King' weighing the risks
Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried has been testifying to a judge at his trial after the jury was sent home.
The former entrepreneur was asked to speak to Judge Lewis Kaplan to determine which parts of his testimony can be put to the jury.
The 31-year-old is accused of lying to investors and lenders and stealing money from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.
If he is found guilty he could face a life sentence in prison.
(Picture: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Attends Hearing To Determine Bail Revocation. Picture credit: Getty Images)
FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv8tz6)
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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w22jj6wmt)
Israel-Gaza war: 'People in Gaza abandoned'
The top UN official providing aid to Palestinian refugees in Gaza says people there "feel shunned, alienated and abandoned". Philippe Lazzarini says basic services in Gaza are crumbling, with streets starting to overflow with sewage. We hear from residents and from our reporter in the territory.
After Israel’s further raids inside Gaza, we ask our security correspondent why there hasn’t been a full-scale ground offensive yet.
We also hear how some of the Palestinians elsewhere in the region are viewing the events and explain the historic context.
We talk about the public opinion and media coverage of the conflict in Israel, after a new poll found that almost half of Israelis want to hold off on any invasion of Gaza.
Our medical editor tells us about six sets of conjoined twins who were invited to a gathering in the London hospital where they were treated, and some also separated, when they were babies.
Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: Gaza man mourns his stillborn girl and pregnant wife killed in Israeli strike. Credit: Anas al-Shareef/Reuters)
FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv8yqb)
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FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w22jj70cy)
Maine shooting: Manhunt continues
A manhunt for a US army reservist suspected of murdering 18 people and injuring 13 others in a mass shooting in Maine has entered its third day. The mass shooting is considered to be the worst recorded in Maine. We hear from a local resident and speak to our correspondent in Lewiston.
The top UN official providing assistance to Palestinian refugees in Gaza has warned that many more people will die of shortages there, unless more aid is allowed in. We talk about today's developments with our correspondent in Jerusalem.
Taylor Swift is making headlines again -- this time after releasing a re-recorded version of her best selling album, 1989 and becoming a billionaire. We speak to a journalist in New York about the singer's achievements.
Our medical editor tells us about six sets of conjoined twins who were invited to a gathering in the London hospital where they were treated, and some also separated, when they were babies. We also speak to a mother of twins that were separated - the boys ended up with one leg each.
Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: A member of law enforcement places a drone on the road as the search for the suspect in the deadly mass shootings in Lewiston continues, in Monmouth, Maine, U.S. October 27, 2023. Credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv92gg)
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FRI 18:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v0n)
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FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4x81)
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FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r2jdv966l)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tl9ntvhvs)
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FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fzkgz)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sr9)
2023/10/27 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 (w172z2r2jdv99yq)
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FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b2h)
Jewish-Palestinian couples
Observing the suffering on both sides of the Israel and Gaza war, are couples and families around the world in which individuals with Jewish and Palestinian heritage have come together and built a shared life. For some there will be conflicting and mixed emotions, and some difficult questions.
We hear their conversations as they talk about the beginnings of romantic relationships, and the realisation of the huge complications and family disputes that might ensure. Emotions are shared, and the challenges and decisions they face because of the present and also the past.
Leya and Thaer, a Jewish-Palestinian couple living in the US, describe how both of their families were happy with the match, and how they’re bringing their son up to understand and celebrate both sides of his heritage, and to make his own choices.
Becca, an American-Israeli describes meeting her Palestinian husband-to-be Mohammed in Israel, and the moment she realised the impact this could have on both of their lives. “We kissed for the first time,” she says, “and afterwards I literally said, are we playing with fire here?” Despite unease on both sides of their family, they married in 2012. Years later, shocked by the events of October 7th, Becca found herself asking Mohammed, “’Is this the sort of operation that you support?’ And he was like, ‘of course not’. But I had to ask him that question, and I regret it.”
We also hear from a family of four, whose two adult sons now find themselves being asked by friends “whose side are you on?”.
(Photo: Leah and Thaer with their baby)
FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rwz4fzp73)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y4r)
Green Man Festival - Why are animals so ugly?
Why are some animals cute, cuddly, adorable – and some are slimy, creepy and downright weird? This edition of Crowdscience, recorded in front of a live audience, comes to you directly from the world-famous Green Man Festival in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in Cymru (Wales). The programme recording was powered entirely by hydrogen.
Our inbox has been bursting at the seams with questions about creepy crawlies, deep sea beasties, cheeky monkeys, endangered species and animals of all shapes and sizes. So, we rounded up a panel of experts to get some answers!
Surrounded by 25,000 people trudging merrily through the mud, pelted with torrential rain, underscored by the warm hum of revelry, the BBC’s Marnie Chesterton speaks with Dr David Jones from the Natural History Museum, an expert on creepy crawlies and someone who spends a considerable amount of time thinking about earthworms, ants, and termites. Also joining us is Jess Savage, a researcher from the Institute of Zoology in London who’s an expert on ocean-dwelling animals and the impact of plastic pollution. Finally, we have Simon Watt, a biologist, comedian and founder of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.
Join us for this very special edition of Crowdscience, in partnership with Green Man Festival, where we bring the experts closer to you than ever before.
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Emily Bird
Editor: Richard Collings
Technical Producer: Mike Cox
Studio Manager: Jackie Margerum
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
(Photo: Marnie and guests. Credit: Jonathan Harris.)
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