SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2023

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z4rkj)
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SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q7m)
How should we tackle the global obesity epidemic?

Over 1 billion people worldwide are obese, according to the World Health Organization. If current trends continue, half the world could be obese or overweight by 2035. The WHO refers to it as an epidemic. Recent data shows that over 40% of Americans are living with obesity. But obesity is not just a problem in Western countries: In China, rapid economic growth has been accompanied by an alarming rise in obesity. There have been major changes to lifestyle, diet and exercise habits. Recent data suggest that more than half of Chinese adults are now overweight or obese, with obesity rates likely to increase. In India, obesity is spreading and experts warn of a health emergency unless it’s tackled urgently.

Recently new injectable weight-loss drugs have emerged that show promising results: Wegovy is an obesity treatment that is taken once a week which tricks people into thinking that they are already full, so they end up eating less and losing weight. The drug was approved by regulators in the US in 2021. It was also approved for use in the UK on the national health service earlier this year after research suggested users could shed more than 10% of their body weight. But it’s an expensive drug and in trials, users often put weight back on after stopping treatment. If action is not taken, more than half the world's population will be classed as obese or overweight by 2035, the World Obesity Federation warns. More than four billion people will be affected, with rates rising fastest among children, its report says. Low or middle-income countries in Africa and Asia are expected to see the greatest rises.

What policies should governments put in place to curb obesity? What are the wider systemic factors that contribute to unhealthy eating and obesity? What can be done to tackle the global obesity epidemic?

Shaun Ley is joined by:

Dr Binayak Sinha, an endocrinologist with a special interest in obesity and diabetes.
Rachel Nugent is associate professor at the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington.
Dr Fatima Cody Stanford studies obesity at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States.

Also featuring:
Julianne Williams from the Europe and Central Asia regional office at The World Health Organisation.
Grace Victory, blogger and body positivity activist.
Stephanie Yeboah, body positivity campaigner; and Bethany Rutter, a writer who blogs about plus size fashion.

Produced by Max Horberry and Ellen Otzen

(Photo: Getty)


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z4w9n)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrwklmgdpz)
ChatGPT maker OpenAI ousts CEO Sam Altman

Sam Altman, the head of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, has been ousted by the company's board, which said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. We look at what this means for the company going forward and who will be replacing him?

It was announced that Amazon will lay off hundreds of employees in its Alexa division. We look at why Amazon is moving its resources towards AI and away from its Alexa smart speaker.

And Canada's capital city Ottawa was once branded 'the city that fun forgot.' But plans are in place to change that. We hear how the city is hoping to hire a 'nightlife tzar'.

Our presenter Roger Hearing will be discussing these topics alongside guests Andy Uhler and Salve Duplito.


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z501s)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tnvjyq9pz)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kvcb5)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct4tl8)
Will Virat Kohli help India win the World Cup?

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma discuss Virat Kohli's World Cup record breaking semi-final performance. Kohli helped India reach the final by becoming the first player to score fifty One Day international centuries, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record. They also ask if India have been challenged so far and can they claim the ultimate title in their own backyard?

We also look back on the Men's 50 Over World Cup with our Stumped awards. We debate the stand out moment, the best player, the emerging star and which team or performance has been the most disappointing?

Plus we look at Sri Lanka's suspension from the Independent Cricket Council.

Photo: Virat Kohli of India celebrates after scoring a century, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar for the all time most ODI centuries during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 Semi Final match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium on November 15, 2023 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z53sx)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v0w)
Eagles helping locate Israel's dead

Following the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7th October, conservationists have been using unconventional methods to locate the bodies of the dead. Its civilian Nature and Parks Authority is using tracking devices on rare migratory birds to help locate the missing, passing information on where they stop onto the authorities. It says one eagle has helped recover four bodies, as BBC Arabic’s Michael Shuval reports.

Indonesia's village influencers
Two young village women in Indonesia have become surprise social media stars for their video posts about simple village life. BBC Indonesian's Trisha Husada spoke to Lika and Nia to find out more about their lives.

The life and legacy of Iranian singer 'Golpa'
Many Iranians have been mourning the loss of one their most prominent vocalists, Akbar Golpayegani who has died, aged 90. His performances on Tehran's 'Radio Golha Programmes' between 1953 and 1979 helped popularise traditional Persian music, but his career stalled after the Islamic Revolution when, like many artists, he was forced into silence. Faraj Balafkan has been covering the story for BBC Persian.

Freeing Luis Díaz Sr: Colombia and the ELN
It's a week since the father of Liverpool FC player Luis Díaz was handed over by Colombian guerrilla group the ELN after being held for twelve days. BBC Monitoring in Miami's Luis Fajardo is Colombian, and explains what the story reveals about the difficult situation in Columbia right now.

Tree planting in Kenya
Kenyan's were granted a special tree-planting holiday on Monday as part of a government initiative to plant 15 billion trees over ten years. BBC Africa journalist Kenneth Mungai spent some time at a site near the river Athi meeting residents involved in the project.

(Photo: A white-tailed eagle. Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4x88)
Discovering the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion

In 2000, the pioneering underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio made one of the greatest ever submerged discoveries.

He found evidence that the remains he had found off the coast of Egypt were from Thonis-Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian port lost without trace.

Before the foundation of Alexandria, it had flourished at the mouth of the Nile between the 6th to 2nd centuries BC, a city twice the size of Pompeii.

He tells Josephine McDermott about the incredible artefacts he has found including the moment he realised he was at the foot of a five-metre tall statue of a pharaoh.

(Photo: The pharaoh statue discovered off the coast of Egypt. Credit: Christoph Gerigk, Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z57k1)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z5c95)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tnvjyqnyc)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kvqkk)
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SAT 05:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct67mr)
Frozen Out: Ep 2

Justine takes her fight to court. If she’s the best, why does her gender matter? The legal team argue it is her constitutional right. Despite supportive family and teammates, Justine is only 12 and the pressure is getting to her. The judge is about to make the ruling. Can Justine win her case? Hosted by double Olympic gold medallist Cassie Campbell-Pascall. Episode two of three.

Let us know what you think #AmazingSportStories


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5b79)
Are women in the UK the biggest binge drinkers in the world?

We check out suspect stats on boozing Brits and fishy figures on fishing fleets in the South China Sea.

With the help of Professor John Holmes from the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health and Simon Funge-Smith, a senior fishery officer at the FAO.

Presenter and producer: Charlotte McDonald
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z5h19)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172z37knvq7q8x)
UN human rights chief: Both sides have broken international law in Gaza

The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, tells Weekend that both Hamas and Israel have committed war crimes in the Gaza conflict. He says Israel’s evacuation orders amount to forced displacements and are ‘grave breaches of international humanitarian law’.

Also on the programme: Argentinians head to the polls in one of the most divisive elections of modern times; the return of ‘panda diplomacy’ as China hints at sending the bears to American zoos to soothe relations with the US.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Catherine Nicholson, European Affairs Editor for the France 24 TV network, and Nicholas Westcott, professor of practice in diplomacy at the SOAS University of London.

(IMAGE: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk attends a press conference in Amman, Jordan November 10, 2023. CREDIT: REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z5lsf)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172z37knvq7v11)
Aid agencies say Gaza fuel deliveries do not go far enough

After pressure from the US, Israel allows two truckloads of fuel a day to enter Gaza to stop the strip’s sewage system from collapsing. Aid organisations have said the deliveries amount to ‘crumbs’ and are not enough to alleviate the risk of starvation for Gaza’s two million people.

Also on the programme: as opposition leaders call for Benjamin Netanyahu to step down, we ask if the Israeli PM is living on borrowed time. And the BBC speaks to director Ridley Scott, whose Napoleon Bonaparte biopic has irked French reviewers.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Catherine Nicholson, European Affairs Editor for the France 24 TV network, and Nicholas Westcott, professor of practice in diplomacy at the SOAS University of London.

(IMAGE: An Egyptian truck to deliver fuel to the Gaza Strip waits at Rafah border crossing, Rafah, Egypt, 15 November 2023. CREDIT: STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z5qjk)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172z37knvq7ys5)
UN human rights chief: War in Gaza will create further violence

Speaking to Weekend, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Volker Türk, says Israel’s attacks on Gaza will perpetuate a cycle of violence and calls for an immediate end to the conflict.

Also on the programme: Anger in Spain as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s agrees a deal to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists; and we speak to American climate scientist Michael Mann, whose famous ‘hockey stick’ chart opened the world’s eyes to global warming.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Catherine Nicholson, European Affairs Editor for the France 24 TV network, and Nicholas Westcott, professor of practice in diplomacy at the SOAS University of London.

(Photo: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, during the 54th session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva. Credit: Martial Trezzini/EPA)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z5v8p)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b2q)
Hate against Jews and Muslims

The war in the Middle East between Hamas and Israel continues to cost many lives. It is also increasing tensions and anger around the world.

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in protest marches; there are reports of a rise in Islamophobia and antisemitism in some countries; and an increase in hate crimes.

We hear from Muslims and Jews living in the United States and Europe. Some of our Jewish guests say they would feel safer in Israel and the war, than in the country where they currently live.

“I don’t order anything, not an Uber, not a taxi, in my real name anymore,” says 20-year-old student Deborah Kogan, who lives in Berlin. “Not because I’m a Jewish activist, but also because my name sounds very Jewish, especially in Germany. So I’m afraid to get recognised as Jewish.”

Host James Reynolds also hears about the impact of Islamophobia on three Muslims living in Germany and the United States. They talk of how some people perceive them with suspicion, associate them with Hamas and call them a terrorist.

“I’m on a campus that an Arab-Muslim student experienced a hit and run and was told ‘F you and your people’, says Arab American University Lecturer Maytha Alhassen in California. “He was wearing a shirt that said in Arabic, Damascus. So that’s terrifying.”

A co-production between the BBC OS team and Boffin Media.

(Photo: A man holds a placard, as people attend a demonstration against antisemitism organised by the two heads of the French Parliament, as a surge in anti-Semitic offences increased in France, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Paris, France November 12, 2023. Credit: Claudia Greco/Reuters)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kw6k2)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9k)
How a young boy went missing from a painting

A young boy called Belizaire is erased from a painting – then reappears in it a century later. Plus, a Kenyan man enrols in primary school at the tender age of 84 – and hundreds of ancient love letters from the 18th century are opened for the first time.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct4rq6)
Is news fatigue something you worry about?

We hear listeners’ thoughts on the BBC World Service’s reporting of the ongoing events in the Middle East. We ask if the war in Ukraine really has dropped out of the news headlines and discuss the issue of “news fatigue” with the head of journalism at World Service English, Simon Peeks.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon.
A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z5z0t)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct4s9z)
Amanda Swartz: Sweden captain wants to change perceptions of women’s rugby

Sweden rugby union captain Amanda Swartz tells us about growing up as a competitive figure skater and why she decided to switch sports. The Leicester Tigers player is keen to change perceptions of female rugby players and combines playing for the club, with working in their ticket office.

Will Greenwood and his wife Caro discuss the pain of losing a child and the work they do to support research into premature births. Their first child Freddie passed away after being born prematurely and Caro then experienced problems during her pregnancy with Archie. At the time, Will left England’s squad at the World Cup in Australia to be at his wife’s side before she told him to return to the group. He was then part of a World Cup winning team and their second child was born later.

Grace Jale tells us about reconnecting with her Fijian roots. The Perth Glory forward made history at the Women’s World Cup by becoming the first player of Fijian descent to be called up by New Zealand. She says it was a huge moment for her extended family and reveals why she was told she made the squad by e-mail.

Photo: Amanda Swartz in action for Sweden (Credit: Amanda Swartz)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z62ry)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tnvjyrdf4)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kwg1b)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct67k5)
The US and China: a new era?

China and the US make deals on the military and fentanyl trafficking. The BBC's World Service's Asia Pacific editor, Celia Hatton, explains to World Affairs editor, John Simpson, why the two superpowers need each other now more than ever.

Also in then programme: John asks the BBC's diplomatic correspondent, Paul Adams, how long Israel can continue to count on the West’s support in the conflict in Gaza; finds out from BBC reporter, Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid, if the Spanish Prime Minister can stave off Catalan independence and Moe Myint Myint from the BBC's Burmese service reveals why the Myanmar military's days might be - finally - numbered.

Photo: US President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of APEC summit, in Woodside. Credit: Reuters

Produced by Pandita Lorenz and Benedick Watt


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z66j2)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct68fc)
Tanni's lifetime road to disabled equality

Multi gold-medal-winning Paralympic wheelchair athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson examines 50 years of changing attitudes to disability around the world. When Tanni was a child in the 1970s in Wales becoming an athlete with spina bifida was far from guaranteed. There was no support for her parents bringing up a disabled child and education for children with disabilities was minimal.

Over the years Tanni has suffered discrimination including when she was pregnant being offered a termination. She meets others who have had similar journeys in India, Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil and New Zealand.

In India she meets Abha Khetarpal, and both reflect on several shared experiences. They both had scoliosis and use a wheelchair and faced early challenges at school - Abha having to be home schooled.

Meanwhile Lois Auta in Nigeria also uses a wheelchair. She was born in 1980 and tells Tanni how she managed to challenge the status quo and stand for parliament. ‘Disability is seen in our country as something that happens through witch craft," she says. Lois, who now acts as an advocate for women with disabilities says those prejudices still exist.

She meets BBC war correspondent Frank Gardner who tells her how he adapted to becoming disabled after being injured during his work in a war zone in the Middle East.

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

(Photo: Britain's paralympian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson holds up her gold medals. Credit: Carl de Souza/AFP)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z6b86)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172z09rlm52zhm)
Reports of many leaving Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital

There are conflicting reports over whether Israel’s Defence Forces ordered an evacuation of Gaza’s largest hospital Al-Shifa. Hundreds of people are said to have been leaving the medical complex on foot holding white flags.

Also on the programme: Our Culture Editor Katie Razzall speaks to Sir Ridley Scott about his new film, Napoleon; and we'll hear about Space X's latest launch its new Starship rocket.

(File Photo: Tents and shelters used by displaced Palestinians stand at the yard of Al-Shifa hospital during the Israeli ground operation.Credit: Reuters).


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z6g0b)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172z1l29r16rzk)
Live Sporting Action

With men’s domestic football taking a break, international football is the main focus of Sportsworld this week as Lee James and guests discuss European Championship and Africa World Cup qualifiers.

We also look ahead to a big day in the Women’s Super League on Sunday, including hearing from Manchester United and Canada defender Jayde Riviere ahead of a first ever Manchester derby to be held at Old Trafford.

We’ll also build up to the Cricket World Cup final and the return of Formula One to Las Vegas, as well as reflecting on the men’s tennis year as the ATP Finals reach the semi-final stage.

Photo: General view inside the stadium as large flags of both teams are displayed on the pitch prior to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 match between India and New Zealand at HPCA Stadium on October 22, 2023 in Dharamsala, India. (Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z6xzv)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tnvjys7n1)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kx987)
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SAT 18:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct67mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sjr)
The creation of chessboxing

In 2003, Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh, came up with the idea of combining two of his passions – chess and boxing. Using the cerebral strategy of chess along with the physicality of boxing, the winner is decided by either a checkmate or knockout.

Ashley Byrne speaks to Jean-Louis Veenstra, who fought Rubingh at the inaugural World Chessboxing Championship in Amsterdam.

This is a Made in Manchester production for the BBC World Service.

(Photo: Ricky Rock and Jack Page in the ring during the Chessboxing 2012 Season Finale in London. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z71qz)
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SAT 19:06 The Evidence (w3ct5l4k)
The Evidence

Putting the mouth back in the body

Our lips can be a focus of beauty but increasingly research shows that our mouths are a window to the overall health of our bodies. From diabetes or dementia to the health of our hearts and bones our mouths can tell us so much more about us without uttering a word.

Claudia Hammond is joined by Professor Nikos Donos from Queen Mary University in London, Dr Graham Lloyd-Jones, consultant in radiology at Salisbury Hospital, Dr Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay, research programme leader at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute based at the University of Cambridge, and Dr Vivien Shaw, acupuncturist, anatomist and researcher at Hull York Medical School. Together they delve into the evidence that links the health of our mouths with the rest of our bodies.

Presented by Claudia Hammond
Produced by Clare Salisbury

Production co-ordinator: Siobhan Maguire
Editor: Holly Squire
Additional production: Dr Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay

Image: A close-up photo of a mouth (Credit: Leland Bobbe via Getty Images)


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z75h3)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vly)
French actor and director Dany Boon

Nikki speaks to the French actor, director, screenwriter and producer Dany Boon, to talk about his latest film Driving Madeleine.

Also writer, broadcaster and cultural critic Bidisha joins Nikki in the studio to talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new positivity book.

Also Australian actor Sarah Snook discusses playing more than 26 different parts in a new London stage adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray, French star Isabelle Huppert talks about finding her characters through their costumes and British acting royalty Dame Judi Dench on coping with her sight loss.

Presenter: Nikki Bedi
Producer: Oliver Jones


(Photo: French actor Dany Boon at the opening ceremony of the Lumiere Film Festival, in Lyon. Credit: JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z7977)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172z09rlm53ygn)
Strikes hit refugee camp in northern Gaza

Two strikes have hit Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing at least 80 people, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health. A UN-school was among the places hit. A spokesperson for the Israeli government tells Newshour they are investigating the incidents.

Also in the programme: US company SpaceX has completed a second “Starship” rocket test flight; and Argentines return to the polls to elect the next President.

(Picture: Aftermath of a strike at the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, November 18. Picture credit: Fadi Alwhidi/Anadolu via Getty Images)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z7dzc)
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SAT 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2svdtc3f68)
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SAT 22:20 Sports News (w172z1k7w0fkgdd)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kxs7r)
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SAT 22:32 Assignment (w3ct4m7y)
The mighty Mekong’s last hope

A journey though Cambodia where the Mekong river is feared to be in crisis.
Tens of millions of lives depend on the Mekong river for fishing and farming as it travels through China and Southeast Asia. But there are increasing signs that this river with one of the richest ecosystems on earth is being strangled. A cascade of dams, intensifying climate change, and sand dredging have scientists worried. Is this region harnessing the river’s power – or are they killing it?

For Assignment, Laura Bicker visits communities whose livelihoods rely on the Mekong and meets a new generation trying to breathe life into the dying river.

Presenter: Laura Bicker
Producer: Lindle Markwell
Editor: Penny Murphy
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman

(Image: Mi Samai, a fisherman in Chong Khneas, Cambodia. Credit: BBC/Thomas Cristofoletti)


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z7jqh)
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SAT 23:06 Music Life (w3ct4mgq)
Finding new identities with Bloom Twins, Dorofeeva and Jamala

Bloom Twins, Dorofeeva and Jamala discuss the influence of their Ukrainian identity in their music, how their music has changed since the war, and the advice they have for aspiring Ukrainian musicians.

Bloom Twins are a pop duo made up of sisters Anna and Sonia Kuprienko, who are currently based in London. They’re both classically trained multi-instrumentalists who use their platform to draw attention to issues such as mental health and freedom of expression, and whose brand of dark pop takes inspirations from the likes of Radiohead, Massive Attack and Ukrainian folk music.

Singer and actor Dorofeeva first rose to fame in the duo Vremya i Steklo, alongside rapper Positiff. She is also a prominent fashion designer and blogger, and released her debut album сенси in 2022.

Jamala is a singer and actor who is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine in 2016 with her track 1944. She made her first record at nine years old with an album of songs for children, and has since released 10 albums that straddle soul, jazz, funk and folk.

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2023

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z7ngm)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0ky0r0)
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SUN 00:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct67mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z7s6r)
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SUN 01:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkd)
Why we need to talk toilets

To mark UN World Toilet Day on 19 Nov, Alex Lathbridge discusses all things toilet related with Andrada Fiscutean and Tristan Ahtone, as they attempt to lift the lid on our collective taboo of discussing sanitary matters.

In 2020, 3.6 billion people – nearly half the global population – lacked access to safely managed sanitation. Diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, and diarrhoea can spread amongst populations who still practice open defecation.
And lack of access to a functioning toilet disproportionately affects women.

But even if you do have access to a flushing toilet, do you always close the lid? Researchers have measured the invisible aerosol plumes that rise up from the pan of an uncovered toilet flush, potentially spreading other communicable diseases including respiratory infections including even SARS-CoV2.

But flushing toilets are resource heavy. A normal flush can use 5l of water. Could they be re-conceived?

Prof Shannon Yee of Georgia Tech swings my to give us the latest on the “Reinventing the Toilet” project. Next March they hope to unveil the production model of the second generation reinvented toilet (“G2RT”). Much like other household appliances, it could run from a domestic power source, yet turn a family’s faecal matter and urine into clean water and a small amount of ash, with out the need for the grand and expensive sewage infrastructure required by more normal flushing cisterns.

In the black sea meanwhile, AI is being deployed to track the dwindling populations of the beluga sturgeon, from whom the luxury food caviar is harvested.

We discuss sightings of cryptids (mythical or scarcely believable animals) you have sent us, and after the announcement of the rediscovery of a rare echidna species in Indonesia, we look at how conservation and natural history expeditions have changed over the course of the broadcasting career of Sir David Attenborough.

Presenter: Alex Lathbridge, with Andrada Fiscutean and Tristan Ahtone
Producer: Alex Mansfield, with Margaret Sessa Hawkins, Dan Welsh and Ben Motley


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z7wyw)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tnvjyt6m2)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0ky878)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct4pdw)
Vaccinating children against chickenpox

The committee that advises on vaccinations in the UK has recommended that chickenpox is added to the standard list of childhood vaccinations; something which the USA and many European countries have been doing for some time. So why do some countries vaccinate children against chickenpox and others choose not to?

Claudia Hammond is joined by family doctor Ann Robinson. They also hear from conversation analyst Charlotte Albury, a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, about how doctors communicate with patients with obesity can have a significant impact on their weight loss success.

And with shortages of doctors in many parts of the world, are shared medical appointments - where a group of patients with the same condition see a doctor together - the answer? As Anupama Chandrasekaran reports from India, a trial carried out at Aravind Eye Hospital by EMST Berlin, Harvard Business School and London Business School, found some surprising results.

Also discussed, high blood pressure and how reducing your salt intake can be just as effective as medication in some cases.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producers: Jonathan Blackwell and Helena Selby
Editor: Holly Squire


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z80q0)
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SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct68fc)
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SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z84g4)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4ntt)
Cambodia’s sunken villages

Pascale Harter introduces stories from Cambodia, Mexico, India and Kenya.

The Mekong river supports millions of people who live along its banks across five South East and East Asian countries. However, new hydroelectric dams have displaced communities which have lived along the river for millennia, with some Cambodian villages flooded by new dam projects. Laura Bicker takes a journey to the heart of the Mekong river system to meet people who recently had to relocate.

When a tropical storm turned into Category 5 hurricane Otis in the space of 12 hours, it inflicted massive damage on the city of Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Forty-eight people died, while many others suffered the destruction of their homes. James Fredrick visited in the immediate aftermath.

Delhi’s air pollution is a year-round, chronic problem, but the city’s toxic smog becomes especially dangerous each winter. This year is no exception and the levels of pollutants in the air have been measuring close to ten times the acceptable limit in recent weeks. Geeta Pandey reports on how her fellow Delhiites are coping.

On Monday 13th November, Kenyans were given a special holiday to plant trees as part of the government’s ambitious goal to plant 15 billion new trees over the next ten years. Although the national tree planting initiative has proved popular, some have criticised the government for its recent decision to lift a ban on logging, reports Anne Soy.

Producer: Arlene Gregorius
Production Co-Ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

(Image: A Cambodian fisherman on South-East Asia’s largest lake, the Tonle Sap, which is fed by the Mekong. Credit: Lindle Markwell/BBC)


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kyhqj)
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SUN 04:32 The Explanation (w3ct4z6t)
The EU

With its foundations in the ashes of World War II, the European Union was initially formed to avoid further wars and remove trade barriers. It grew from a six-nation club as the ECC in 1957, to today’s 27 members that covers much of the continent and has evolved to tackle contemporary issues such as mass migration, a global pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

In recent years, it survived a wave of Euroscepticism that led to Britain leaving (Brexit), but other member states have looked to reform from within, preferring to stay part of the larger bloc during uncertain times.

Katya Adler, the BBC’s Europe Editor, shares insights into the EU from its foundation to its contemporary challenges.


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sjr)
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SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z8868)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tnvjytkvg)
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SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kymgn)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct68f8)
My forgotten war

Turkey hosts the largest population of refugees and asylum seekers in the world. These include around 3.6 million Syrians, who fled there during the war in their country. Now many of those Syrian refugees feel forgotten and unsafe once more, while tensions with locals are higher than ever.

Seven years ago, the EU handed Turkey six billion euros in a deal to stop Syrians heading to Europe. Since then, many Turks say their welcome has worn thin. And now, the Turkish government is deporting Syrians it says are in Turkey illegally, back to the warzone.

Karam was 19 when the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, had security forces fire on peaceful protesters and arrest hundreds of citizens. Karam was one of those arrested, and after being released he eventually paid a people smuggler to take him to Turkey. He believes that he will be arrested and tortured if he returns to Syria. But he is also afraid to stay in Turkey, saying that local Police ask for his papers around five times a day.

Hannah Lucinda Smith is in Esenyurt, a predominantly Syrian district around an hour's drive from the centre of Istanbul, speaking to both Syrians and Turks about why tensions have escalated. What is next for Syrians living there?

Presenter: Hannah Lucinda Smith
Producer: Matt Wareham
A Depictar Ltd production for BBC World Service

(Photo: Syrians raise the flags of the revolution and chant in demonstrations to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Syrian revolution against the Assad regime, in the city of Jenders, Aleppo, 18 March, 2023. Credit: Rami Alsayed/Getty Images)


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z8cyd)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172z37knvqbm60)
WHO describes Gaza hospital as a ‘death zone’

A team from the World Health Organisation visited Al-Shifa hospital for the first time since Israeli troops moved into the complex, describing it as a ‘death zone’. Staff from the UN agency say they found corridors filled with waste and a mass grave at the hospital’s front entrance.

Also on the programme: Giant queues of lorries have built up on Poland’s border with Ukraine because of a protest by Polish truckers; and the advertising boycott against Elon Musk’s X is picking up steam, but what are the financial implications for the social media platform?

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch and now a visiting professor at Princeton University, and Bel Trew, chief international correspondent for the Independent.

(Rubbish piles up outside Al Shifa hospital during the Israeli ground operation around the hospital on November 12, 2023. Credit: El Mokhallalati/via Reuters)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z8hpj)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172z37knvqbqy4)
UN aid agency: ‘Nowhere is safe in Gaza’

UNRWA, the UN Agency responsible for refugees in Palestinian territories, tells the BBC that no areas of Gaza are safe as more Israeli airstrikes hit southern and central Gaza. We hear the story of Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnauq, who has lost 17 nieces and nephews since Hamas' attack on Israel on the 7th of October.

Also on the programme: advertisers desert social media platform X after its owner, Elon Musk, was accused of sharing an antisemitic post; and we meet the man who designed its first title sequence for the science-fiction TV series Dr Who which turns 60 this week, .

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch and now a visiting professor at Princeton University, and Bel Trew, chief international correspondent for the Independent.

(IMAGE: Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in Gaza, November 19, 2023. CREDIT: REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z8mfn)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172z37knvqbvp8)
Netanyahu rules out a ceasefire in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has categorically ruled out a ceasefire in Gaza, saying he would only consider a temporary truce in exchange for hostages. We speak to his senior advisor Mark Regev.

Also on the programme: tributes to one of Israel’s best known peace activists, Vivian Silver, who was killed in Hamas' attacks on Israel on the 7th of October; and a cultural history of eyeliner in the Arab World.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch and now a visiting professor at Princeton University, and Bel Trew, chief international correspondent for the Independent.

(IMAGE: Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference in the Kirya military base in Israel on 28 October 2023. CREDIT: ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS)


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z8r5s)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4ntt)
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SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kz3g5)
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SUN 09:32 Outlook (w3ct4rbx)
'A dream is a dream': the man who refused to give up

Solomon Lefakane longed to become a doctor, but apartheid South Africa tried to stop him. He lived through the early years of apartheid as the government imposed racist and discriminatory laws. Despite the challenges, he excelled at school and gained a rare scholarship to go to university. But he had to take a different career path because the only scholarships available to Black students were to study civil engineering. Solomon took up the opportunity, reluctantly accepting the condition that he would later work for a forced relocation programme that he himself had been a victim of. He soon left the country for neighbouring Swaziland and then the US, but never forgot his dream of studying medicine.

(A longer version of this interview was first broadcast in July 2023)

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Rob Wilson

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

(Photo: Solomon being honoured on a university wall of fame in 2022. Credit: Pedro Ridwan)


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z8vxx)
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SUN 10:06 Music Life (w3ct4mgq)
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SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z8zp1)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tnvjyv9b7)
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SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0kzbyf)
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SUN 11:32 The Explanation (w3ct4z6t)
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SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5b79)
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SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z93f5)
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SUN 12:06 The Evidence (w3ct5l4k)
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SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z9759)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172z09rlm55wdq)
WHO says it's helped evacuate 31 premature babies from Gaza hospital

Most of the patients and medical staff have had to leave al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, as the situation there deteriorates. An international team of health and humanitarian workers - led by the World Health Organisation - was able to make a short visit to the hospital, Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, who's WHO regional director, speaks to Newshour about what they found.

Also in the programme: Queues of trucks have built up on Poland’s border with Ukraine due to a protest by Polish truckers; and we get the latest on the Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia.


Picture: A humanitarian assessment team led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) visits Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, November 18. Picture credit: WHO/Handout via REUTERS


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z9bxf)
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SUN 14:06 Music Life (w3ct4mgq)
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SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z9gnk)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172z1l29r19sms)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld Sunday comes live from Old Trafford as the stadium hosts the Women’s Super League derby between Manchester rivals United and City for the first time. Former England international Lindsay Johnson joins Delyth Lloyd to look ahead to the match, with full commentary to follow.

There will also be reaction to the Cricket World Cup final, tennis’ ATP Tour Finals in Turin, the final round of golf’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and the Las Vegas Formula One Grand Prix.

Photo: Alessia Russo of Manchester United Women in action during the FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup between Manchester United Women and Manchester City Women at Leigh Sports Village on November 17, 2021 in Leigh, England. (Credit: Manchester United via Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r528z9yn2)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tnvjyw898)
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SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0l09xg)
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SUN 19:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct67k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Saturday]


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r528zb2d6)
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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:06 today]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r528zb64b)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172z09rlm56vcr)
Premature babies evacuated from Gaza hospital

Thirty-one premature Palestinian babies have been evacuated from Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital. The babies have been taken to an Emirati hospital in the southern town of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border. A spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society explains to Newshour how the delicate evacuation was completed.

Also in the programme: polls have closed in Argentina to decide who will lead the country for the next four years; and an outspoken pro-war Russian blogger says he wants to challenge Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential elections.

(Picture: Premature babies evacuated from Al Shifa Hospital receiving treatment in the southern Gaza Strip. Picture credit: Reuters)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r528zb9wg)
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SUN 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2svdtc6b3c)
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SUN 22:20 Sports News (w172z1k7w0fnc9h)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0l0p4v)
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SUN 22:32 Outlook (w3ct4rbx)
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SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r528zbfml)
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SUN 23:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bky)
What has COP achieved?

Nearly three decades since the United Nations climate talks began, we take a look at what it has achieved when it comes to tackling climate change. We also look towards COP 28 taking place in Dubai and ask what progress can be made at the latest round of negotiations.
It’s the only international negotiation on climate change and a unique opportunity to get agreement on how to best tackle global warming – but it has its critics as well as its fans.

Joining Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar are:
Adil Najam - Professor of International Relations, Earth and Environment at Boston University's Pardee School, USA
Dr Musonda Mumba – Secretary General for the Convention on Wetlands
David Victor - Professor of Innovation and Public Policy University of California, San Diego, USA.

Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com

Researchers – Barry Sadid and Shorouk Elkobrsi
Series Producer – Alex Lewis
Editor - China Collins
Sound Engineer - Tom Brignell


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzj0l0swz)
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SUN 23:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9k)
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SUN 23:50 Over to You (w3ct4rq6)
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MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2023

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8gdmw)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4ntt)
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MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w4rx8)
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MON 00:32 The Explanation (w3ct4z6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]


MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5b79)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8gjd0)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t80v16)
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MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w4wnd)
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MON 01:32 Happy News (w3ct5hvg)
Kenya's tree-planting holiday

Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, Kenya hands out 100 million saplings and calls a public holiday to plant them. Also: a new drug to treat two rare blood disorders and a woman from Scotland who walked across Europe and met the Pope.


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8gn44)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t80ysb)
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MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w50dj)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y4z)
Why do we lie?

Lying is something all humans do. We find it in every culture around the world. It’s in the world of work, in our relationships and online. It’s all pervasive and hard to escape.

Our question this week is from listener Anthony from Cambodia. He asked us to find out why we lie, and wants to know how conscious we are of the lies that we tell?

CrowdScience’s Caroline Steel is in the hot seat, on a journey where she will attempt to untangle the complex story behind lying.

It’s a subject scientists and psychologists have been studying for a long time. It’s also something writers, philosophers and theologists have been interpreting for thousands of years. But we’re only now really starting to get to grips with how it works as a human behaviour.

There are lies in our folklore, lies in the media and also lies in everyday conversation. It’s something we’ve all had to learn to navigate at some point in our lives. In this episode the CrowdScience team unravels the mysteries surrounding the behaviour and the art of lying.

Our journey will take us to meet the world’s ‘second best liar’, an award she picked up at West Virginia’s Liar Contest. We’ll also meet a comedian who’s proud of the down-to-earth plain honesty of Dutch people.

An academic who has studied thousands of children’s brains will explain when we first start learning to lie. And we’ll hear about new research using magnetic resonance imaging, commonly known as MRI scans, which is helping to show how the more we actually lie, the less our brain reacts telling us not to.

Caroline looks at how lying changes from culture to culture. Do we really all lie? And do we lie in the same way?

The surprising and intriguing answer is found in how early it develops in us as a human behaviour.

Contributors:

Prof Kang Lee, Professor in Applied Psychology and Human Development at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Prof Tali Sharot, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London
Ian Leslie, journalist and author of ‘Born Liars’
Ariana Kincaid, Champion Liar at West Virginia Liars Contest
Derek Scott Mitchell, actor and comedian | @letsdoubledutch on Instagram
Readings by Kitty O'Sullivan

Presenter: Caroline Steel
Producer: Robbie Wojciechowski
Editor: Richard Collings
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
Studio Managers: Emma Harth, Donald MacDonald, Andrew Garratt

(Photo: Young Businessman Interviews for new job. Credit: Andrew Rich/ Getty Images)


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8grw8)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4y0g)
Sharing the river

In the farming community of Los Negros in rural Bolivia, the river is their life and livelihood. So when that river started to dry up, it made life very hard. They blamed the villages upstream for not looking after their precious water.

This conflict could have turned ugly. But with the support of a local charity, what came out of it instead was a ground-breaking agreement. After years of negotiations, the town at the bottom of the river agreed to support the communities upstream to protect their forests and keep the river healthy.

The idea is now the blueprint for water sharing agreements between communities across the continent.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Jane Chambers
Producer: Bob Howard
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy

Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

Image: Senor Rogelio Valverde sits by his water source


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w544n)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9k)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct4rq6)
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MON 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8gwmd)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t8168l)
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MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w57ws)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twb)
Female drummers breaking barriers

Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two world-renowned drummers to find out what it takes to play professionally in the music industry.

Canadian Sarah Thawer started playing drums and singing at the age of two and her first stage performance was at five. Known professionally as Sarah Drums, Sarah is known for her versatility, playing a wide range of genres from jazz and fusion to funk, R&B, and hip-hop. Sarah has performed on shows such as Late Night With Seth Meyers and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

Anika Nilles is a German drummer, composer, solo musician, and musical educator. She launched her career on YouTube during the early 2010s and has released two full-length albums to date, both with backing band Nevell: Pikalar in 2017 and For a Colorful Soul in 2020.

Produced by Emily Naylor.

(Image: (L) Sarah Drums, credit Eduardo Orelha. (R) Anika Nilles, credit Marius Mischke.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8h0cj)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172z079mpn9rb2)
Israel: ‘Hostages taken to Al-Shifa hospital’

The Israeli military has released footage that it says shows hostages abducted by Hamas on October the 7th being brought into Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.

Javier Milei has promised a new dawn for Argentina after he emerged as the clear winner in the country's presidential run-off election.

And Sam Altman is being lined up for a surprise return as the chief executive of the ChatGPT developer OpenAI.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8h43n)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172z079mpn9w26)
Israel releases CCTV it says shows hostages at Al-Shifa

Israel's military has released more evidence which it says proves Hamas has been using Gaza's biggest hospital, Al-Shifa, as part of what it called its "terror infrastructure".

A far-right political outsider has won a stunning victory in Argentina's presidential election.

And Sam Altman is being lined up for a surprise return as the chief executive of the ChatGPT developer OpenAI.


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8h7vs)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172z079mpn9ztb)
Israeli military says Hamas killed hostage at Al-Shifa

Israel's military has released more evidence which it says proves Hamas has been using Gaza's biggest hospital, Al-Shifa, as part of what it called its "terror infrastructure".

A far-right political outsider has won a stunning victory in Argentina's presidential election.

And Australia stunned hosts India in Ahmedabad to win the men's Cricket World Cup for a sixth time.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8hclx)
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MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p3w)
Chris Coons: Is team Biden in trouble?

Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to one of President Biden’s closest allies in the US Congress, Democrat Senator Chris Coons. The president’s staunch support for Israel is dividing his party at a time when some question whether he should run for a second term. Is team Biden in trouble?


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w5qw9)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mvh)
Disruption in the diamond sector

A few years ago you could have assumed all diamonds had been dug out of the ground – but now it’s true that some of them have been created, at unbelievably high temperatures, in just a matter of weeks.

In the first of two Business Daily programmes about the evolving diamond market, Lesley Curwen heads to the glamorous jewellery district of Hatton Garden in London – to see how the jewellery world is being re-shaped by the mass production of laboratory-made stones.

We hear from India how they’re created in temperatures as hot as the sun - and talk to one of the world’s biggest jewellery brands about why they are using only man-made diamonds.

We also look at claims that man-made diamonds are the green and ethical choice.

(Picture: Tweezers holding a diamond. Credit: Getty Images)

Presenter: Lesley Curwen
Producer: Barbara George


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbk)
The independence of Zambia

In 1964, Zambia became a republic. It was the ninth African state to leave British colonial rule.

Simon Kapwepwe was one of the leaders in the fight for independence, along with his childhood friend Kenneth Kaunda, who became President in 1964.

Simon’s daughter, Mulenga Kapwepwe, speaks to Laura Jones about her father’s role in naming the country and her memories of that time.

(Photo: Sign welcoming people to Zambia in 1965. Credit: Lambert/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8hhc1)
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MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t81t07)
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MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w5vmf)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y4z)
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MON 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8hm35)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w60)
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption in Iceland and EpiPen invention

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Professor Jenni Barclay from the University of East Anglia in the UK. She tells us about some of the most significant volcanic eruptions in history.

We start with the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in 2010, which caused air travel to stop across Europe. Then, memories of the Bolivian Water War in 2000.

In the second half of the programme, we hear how the EpiPen was invented by Sheldon Kaplan. Plus, how Rosalind Franklin’s research helped determine the structure of DNA. Finally, the discovery of the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion, underwater off the coast of Egypt.

Contributors:
Sigrun Hreinsdottir - scientist who saw the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull.
Jenni Barclay - professor of volcanology at the University of East Anglia, UK.
Oscar Olivera - union official who led Bolivian Water War protests and negotiations.
Michael Kaplan - son of Sheldon Kaplan, inventor of the EpiPen.
Michael Mesa - colleague of Sheldon Kaplan.
Jenifer Glyn - sister of scientist Rosalind Franklin, who helped discover the structure of DNA.
Franck Goddio - underwater archaeologist who discovered Thonis-Heracleion.

(Photo: Eyjafjallajokull erupting in 2010. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8hqv9)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t821hh)
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MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w633p)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8hvlf)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qgv)
Behind the lens: How two icons of film-making fell in love

Thelma Schoonmaker was stunned when she first met Michael Powell. He was a long-forgotten British film director living in obscurity, she was about to win her first Oscar editing Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. But the meeting sparked a love story worthy of its own movie.

Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell + Pressburger is currently on at the BFI Southbank in London.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf

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

(Photo: Thelma Schoonmaker with Michael Powell. Credit: Courtesy of Thelma Schoonmaker)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8hzbk)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t828zr)
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MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w6bly)
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MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y4z)
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MON 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8j32p)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172z09rywgdrb3)
Right-wing populist wins Argentina's presidential election

Argentines have elected far-right outsider Javier Milei, 53, as their new president. The radical newcomer's victory has been described as "a political earthquake".

Mr Milei has promised drastic changes, which include ditching the local currency, the peso, for the US dollar and "blowing up" the central bank in order to prevent it from printing more money, which he argues is driving inflation. We'll analyse the political and economic effects of his win.

Also in the programme: Why there are international calls to curb violence in the occupied West Bank as a result of the the Israel-Hamas war; and we'll hear the extraordinary journey of the "Amazing Grace" hymn.

(Photo shows Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei addressing supporters in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 19 November 2023. Credit: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8j6tt)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w6l36)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zf5)
Ousted OpenAI boss Sam Altman takes new position at Microsoft

Microsoft has hired Sam Altman, former boss of OpenAI best known for the artificial intelligence bot ChatGTP, 48 hours after he was dismissed from the company.

Chief Executive Satya Nadella announced on X, (formerly Twitter) that Mr Altman had join the company as lead of a “new advanced AI research team”. Ex-Twitch CEO has taken Mr. Altman’s previous position at Open AI.

Argentina has a new right wing President promising to fix the economy and pop star Shakira has reached a $7.5 million deal to settle her tax evasion case.

(Picture: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI participates in the "Charting the Path Forward: The Future of Artificial Intelligence" at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. Picture Credit: Getty Images).


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8jbky)
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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w4znygd7k)
Argentina: Who is Javier Milei?

The right-wing president-elect of Argentina, Javier Milei, has said he intends to privatise the state energy company, YPF, as well as public broadcasters and the state news agency. We explain who the 53-year-old is and hear reaction from Argentina.

Another hospital in northern Gaza has become embroiled in the fighting. We get the latest from our correspondent and speak to peace activists, one a Palestinian and the other an Israeli, about how recent events have affected their work and lives.

We talk about Taylor Swift's concerts in Brazil amid an unprecedented heatwave in the country. The singer postponed a concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, after a fan died while attending her show on Friday. Taylor Swift herself appeared to be struggling to breathe during that concert on Friday.

The Billboard Music Awards added an Afrobeats category to their Nominations for this years event, and Nigerian star Burna Boy won the award. We explain the global popularity of Afrobeats and Burna Boy and speak to the artist's photographer and hear from fans.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Argentine presidential candidate Milei wins runoff election, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 20 Nov 2023. Credit: Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8jgb2)
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MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w4znyghzp)
OpenAI employees threaten to quit

Hundreds of employees of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI have threatened to quit over the sacking of the co-founder Sam Altman, who's now agreed to join Microsoft. Our tech reporter explains.

The United Nations says emissions of greenhouse gases must fall by 40% by 2030 to reach the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. Our climate expert explains.

Another hospital in northern Gaza has become embroiled in the fighting. We get the latest from our correspondent and speak to a Palestinian and an Israeli peace activists about how recent events have affected their work and lives.

A new eyewitness in the case of Cheryl Grimmer has sparked hope for her family that the 53- year-old mystery may finally be solved. The three-year-old girl suddenly vanished whilst on an Australian beach in 1970, never to be seen again. The case has been covered in the BBC's true crime podcast Fairy Meadow, and the host Jon Kay joins OS to explain the development.

The Billboard Music Awards added an Afrobeats category to their Nominations for this year's event, and the Nigerian star Burna Boy won the award. We hear from Afrobeats fans and speak to a photographer who works with Afrobeats artists.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. Credit: Carlos Barria/File Photo/Reuters)


MON 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8jl26)
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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8jptb)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t830gj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w722q)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4stt)
2023/11/20 GMT

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


MON 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8jtkg)
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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4ntt)
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MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w75tv)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct4npb)
Tooth and Claw: Wolverines

Adam Hart investigates the largest terrestrial member of the weasel family – the wolverine. They’re far more than just a superhero played by Hugh Jackman! With a reputation for gluttony and ferocity, these solitary killers use snowstorms to hunt much larger prey. Found in the snowy tundra and boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere, their future looks uncertain – they've come into conflict with Scandinavian farmers by hunting their reindeer and are threatened by climate change in North America and Mongolia. But have we misunderstood wolverines? And can we learn to co-exist with them?

Contributors:

Rebecca Watters is founder and director of the Mongolian Wolverine Project, as well as the executive director of the Wolverine Foundation, a non-profit that’s dedicated to advancing science-based conservation of wolverines.

Jenny Mattisson is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, who is involved in the monitoring of wolverines in Scandinavia. She has studied interactions between wolverines and Eurasian lynx, as well as their predation of reindeer.

Presenter: Professor Adam Hart
Producer: Jonathan Blackwell
Editor: Holly Squire
Production Coordinator: Jonathan Harris
Studio Manager: Donald MacDonald

(Photo: Wolverine, Credit: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8jy9l)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172z09rywgflk0)
Gaza war: Premature babies arrive in Egypt

Thirty-one premature Palestinian babies were evacuated from Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has described as a "death zone". We hear the latest on Gaza from the BBC's Tom Bateman in Jerusalem and from Gil Dickmann, one of the relatives of those Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.

Also on the programme: Open revolt at OpenAI as hundreds threaten to resign after the firing of the tech company's co-founder Sam Altman. And we hear about the strategies that Argentina's new radical right wing president could employ to mend a broken economy.

(Photo: Medics treat premature Palestinian babies evacuated from Gaza at the New Administrative Capital (NAC) in the east of Cairo Credit: Egyptian Health Ministry/via REUTERS)


MON 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8k21q)
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MON 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2svs2nf28m)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 22:20 Sports News (w172z1k878qw3gr)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w7fb3)
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MON 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zhf)
OpenAI employees threaten resignation over Altman sacking

Following the firing of CEO Sam Altman, almost all of OpenAI's 770 staff have signed a letter threatening to resign unless he is reinstated.

Microsoft's stock reached a record high after it said Mr Altman would be joining the company to head its artificial intelligence innovation leg.

Sam Fenwick hears what it means for the future of OpenAI and what the ripple effects will be for the wider industry.

(Picture: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo)


MON 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8k5sv)
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MON 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w7k27)
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MON 23:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2023

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8k9jz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:06 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8kf93)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrwxvxvypf)
OpenAI employees sign resignation letter

Following the sacking of CEO Sam Altman on Friday, hundreds of members of staff have threatened to resign unless he is reinstated.

Despite being offered a job at Microsoft, their CEO has suggested Altman could go back to Open AI; Microsoft shares rose on the news he could be joining the company.

Sam Fenwick picks over the comings and goings, and more business news from around the world with Peter Morici, Economist at the University of Maryland in the United States, and Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist and columnist for The Tribune newspaper joining us from Delhi.

(Picture: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8kk17)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t83vpf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w7x9m)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct68f9)
A man without bees

Why are all the bees dying? Simon Mitambo, an expert from Kenya's so-called 'Land of Bees', travels from his own affected community to huge industrial farms in search of answers. It is a journey both planetary and personal: without bees, can Simon's world survive?

A Smoke Trail production.

Image: A bumblebee feeding on lavender (Credit: BBC)


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8knsc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Monday]


TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8ksjh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t8435p)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w84sw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct4yg1)
Damon Galgut: Adapting The Promise for the stage

Damon Galgut’s 2021 Booker Prize-winning novel, The Promise, chronicles the slow decline of a white family on a farm outside Pretoria, South Africa, and the ripple effects of a deathbed promise – made but not kept – to give the family’s Black housekeeper ownership of the small house in which she lives.
Now, the stage adaptation of The Promise, written by Galgut and director Sylvaine Strike, is being readied to premiere at the Star Theatre, at the Homecoming Centre in Cape Town.

But how does a text so praised for its formal inventiveness – the narrative voice shifting from third to first person, and inhabiting multiple interior lives, sometimes within a single paragraph – get translated for the theatre and brought to life?

Writer Bongani Kona goes behind the curtain to watch the rehearsal process unfold. We trace Galgut’s journey from the play’s conception, and follow the director and cast as they workshop scenes, experiment with sound and action, and navigate the unusual set design – all in the build-up to opening night.
The Promise on stage is directed by Sylvaine Strike with stage adaptation by Damon Galgut and Sylvaine Strike. Original music composition by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder.

Presenter: Bongani Kona
Produced by Catherine Boulle and Bongani Kona
A Falling Tree production for the BBC World Service

Image: Damon Galgut (Credit: Leonardo Cendamo/Getty Images) in front of a scene from the stage adaptation of The Promise (Credit: Claude Barnardo)


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8kx8m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172z079mpndn75)
Gaza war: 'Truce agreement' near, says Hamas

The US says a deal to release Israeli hostages from Gaza is close, and Hamas has said an agreement on a "truce" is near - we will get the latest.
Staff at OpenAI have called on the board of the artificial intelligence company to resign after the shock dismissal of the former boss Sam Altman.
The United Nations has warned that the world is on track to warm by nearly three degrees Celsius this century - we will look at what is behind the assessment and what can be done about it.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8l10r)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172z079mpndrz9)
Expectations build for Hamas-Israel hostage deal

US President Joe Biden says a deal could soon be agreed that would involve Hamas releasing hostages from Gaza in exchange for pauses in fighting as a group of 28 premature babies are evacuated from Gaza's besieged al-Shifa hospital to Egypt -we hear from the World Health Organization.

Upheaval at Open AI - the software firm most prominent in artificial intelligence - where almost all employees ask for the board to resign and reinstate the sacked CEO, Sam Altman.

And rescue efforts continue in India to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for the past eight days.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8l4rw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172z079mpndwqf)
Israel-Gaza war: Signs of a possible truce for hostage deal

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross president has travelled to Qatar where negotiations over releasing some of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are underway - we speak to a relative of one of the hostages as the US says a deal is 'closer than ever'.

Staff at OpenAI have called on the board of the artificial intelligence company to resign after the shock dismissal of former boss Sam Altman.

And making the headlines once again: the BBC's face-to-face interview from 2003 with graffiti artist Banksy.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8l8j0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4y0h)
Fighting period poverty

Millions of women around the world lack access to safe and hygienic menstrual products. But there are people trying to change that.

We meet the British student who learned to sew in lockdown and started making reusable sanitary pads for refugees. She’s helped distribute tens of thousands of pads and is now training refugee women in Lebanon how to make money by sewing the pads themselves.

We hear about a design project inspired by tea cups which has created an efficient way of washing reusable pads.

And in India we meet the woman who is challenging the stigma around periods with a comic book that’s being read in thousands of schools around the country.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Lorna Acquah
Producer: Lizzy McNeill
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Annie Gardiner
Editor: Richard Vadon

email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

Image: Reya, a student in Beirut who is sewing period pads


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w8msd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n4j)
How to spot a diamond

When is a diamond really a diamond?

When it’s been formed miles underground a billion years ago, or when has it been created in a laboratory, under temperatures close to the heat of the sun? The answer is – both are true. They look and behave exactly the same, but they are very different in price.

The lab-grown diamonds are marketed as kinder to the environment, and they are far cheaper - and that’s led to concern about whether the two kinds have been mixed together, with man-made stones passed off as natural. So, what is the industry doing to give consumers confidence?

(Picture: Close up of man putting engagement ring on girlfriend. Credit: Getty Images)

Presenter: Lesley Curwen
Producer: Barbara George


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xh3)
The invention of bubble tea

In 1987, a tea shop in Taiwan named Chun Shui Tang began selling pearl milk tea, or bubble tea, as it’s often called.

It would revolutionise the tea-drinking world.

Ben Henderson speaks to Liu Han-Chieh, the shop owner, and Lin Xiuhu, who first added the drink’s signature tapioca balls.

(Photo: Bubble tea. Credit: Chun Shui Tang)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8ld84)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t84pxb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w8rjj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct68f9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8lj08)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vly)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8lmrd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t84ydl)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w900s)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct4yg1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8lrhj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxd)
Meat Boy and other stories: My life in video games

Edmund McMillen is an artist and video game designer who grew up in Santa Cruz, California. His childhood interest in gross-out culture, monsters and comics were condemned by his deeply religious family. Only his Grandma celebrated his gift for unconventional storytelling.

With her support, Edmund pursued his dream and found a career creating cult classic Flash and console games, each featuring deep and personal meanings addressing the ghosts of his past.

Edmund’s latest game Mewgenics is scheduled to release in 2024.

Clips are from GDC Vault and The Binding Of Isaac video game.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Tommy Dixon & Laura Thomas

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

(Photo: Edmund McMillen. Credit: Edmund & Danielle McMillen)


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8lw7n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t855wv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w97j1)
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TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct4npb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Monday]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8lzzs)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172z09rywghn76)
Hamas and Israel 'close to temporary ceasefire'

The leader of Hamas earlier said they were close to reaching a "truce agreement" with Israel, raising hopes of a pause in hostilities that could see hostages freed.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that they "are making progress" on the release of hostages snatched by Hamas on 7 October and taken to Gaza.

We'll speak to a senior advisor to the Israeli government and hear how Qatar has huge influence negotiating in the Hamas-Israel war.

Also in the programme: A rediscovered BBC interview with the mysterious artist known as Banksy on his art and reaction from the public to it; and we'll hear about the debates at the heart of the OpenAI stand-off.

(Photo shows smoke rising after Israeli air strikes in Gaza on 21 November 2023. Credit: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8m3qx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4y0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w9h09)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zq6)
Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella calls for change at OpenAI

Satya Nadella chief executive of Microsoft has called for change at OpenAI after it fired co-founder Sam Altman on Friday. Mr Altman was appointed to a senior role at Microsoft on Monday as hundreds of his former employees called for him to be reinstated. Microsoft is OpenAI's biggest investor.

Also on the programme the latest with Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Media Matters and the impact of climate change on low-lying islands and atolls in the Pacific such as Tuvalu.

(Picture: SUQIAN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2023 - ChatGPT, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, 19 November 2023. Picture Credit: Getty Images).


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8m7h1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w4znyk94n)
Talks to release Israeli hostages

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says "we are making progress" on the release of hostages snatched by Hamas on 7 October and taken to Gaza. It comes as Hamas says the group is close to reaching a "truce agreement" with Israel, raising hopes of a pause in hostilities in Gaza. We speak to our security correspondent to get the latest on what's happening.

We speak to one woman who is trying to end child marriage in Malawi. Ulanda Mtamba is country director for Advancing Girls Africa and is on this year's BBC 100 Women List.

After a British woman died during buttock enlargement surgery at a hospital in Turkey, we hear from others who have had cosmetic surgery in the country and discuss the risks with a doctor.

And could it be all over for BlackPink? Fans are worried the group may split as it negotiates a new group contact. We hear from fans and speak to BBC journalist - and K-Pop fan - Julie Yoonnyung Lee.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo:A supporter of the families of hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip after they were seized by Hamas gunmen on October 7 prepares missing signs posters depicting hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8mc75)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w4znykdws)
Talks to release Israeli hostages

Israel's Prime Minister says "we are making progress" on the release of hostages snatched by Hamas on 7 October and taken to Gaza. It comes as Hamas says the group is close to reaching a "truce agreement" with Israel, raising hopes of a pause in hostilities in Gaza. We speak to our security correspondent Frank Gardner to get the latest on what's happening.

We will speak to one woman who set out to end period poverty and just came back from Lebanon, where she got to meet volunteers she has been working with for years. Period Poverty is something that affects 500 million people around the world.

And we hear from James Peak, the presenter of the BBC Radio podcast, The Banksy Story about a lost interview with the Street artist where he seemingly reveals his real name.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Protesters hold signs demanding the liberation of hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip after they were seized by Hamas gunmen on October 7, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8mgz9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8mlqf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t85xcm)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8w9yzt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4szb)
2023/11/21 GMT

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


TUE 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8mqgk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct68f9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wb2qy)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tqt)
Searching for the Tech Factor

We join the search for tomorrow's innovators at a global competition in Portugal. Who will win ? Listen and find out. Also, why do some AI chatbots perform better using the English language ? And new signings are heading to one of the world's most popular football video games.

Photo: Competition finalists, Lisbon, November 2023.


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8mv6p)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172z09rywgjhg3)
Gaza: Hostage deal is close

We hear from the father of a nine year-old girl believed to be held by Hamas and we look at what a deal would mean for the next stage of the war. A senior Palestinian official also outlines his plans to govern Gaza.

Also on the programme: Can elections in the Netherlands launch a new era in politics? And the Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler on auctioning his mighty guitar collection.

(Photo: A person calls for a deal to release people kidnapped by Hamas, near the The Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, 24 October 2023 Credit: ABIR SULTAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8myyt)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2svs2nhz5q)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 22:20 Sports News (w172z1k878qz0cv)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wbb76)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zsg)
Binance boss pleads guilty to money laundering

CZ, the founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange has stepped down and the company will pay a fine of more than $4 billion dollars.

Changpeng Zhao said in a post on X, "I made mistakes, and I must take responsibility. This is best for our community, for Binance, and for myself".

Sam Fenwick will get the latest on the story and what it means for the future of the company.

(Picture: Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 16, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo)


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8n2py)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4y0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wbfzb)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


TUE 23:32 In the Studio (w3ct4yg1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2023

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8n6g2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vly)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


WED 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8nb66)
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WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrwxvxyvlj)
Crypto boss guilty of money laundering

The founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has stepped down and agreed to plead guilty to federal money laundering charges in the United States.

The US Justice Department said Binance prioritized its "profits over the safety of the American people" and became the largest crypto exchange "in part because of the crimes it committed."

Sam Fenwick gets reaction to the ruling and more business stories from around the world with Andy Xie, independent economist in Shanghai and
Rachel Premack, Editorial director at FreightWaves, in New York.

(Picture: Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance speaks during an event in Athens, Greece, November 25, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo)


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8nfyb)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t86rlj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wbt6q)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:06 on Sunday]


WED 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8nkpg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Tuesday]


WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8npfl)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t8702s)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wc1pz)
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WED 04:32 The Bomb (w3ct67bw)
The first atomic 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.

Time is running out. As Manhattan Project scientists test the world’s first nuclear bomb, Leo Szilard knows it’s the last chance to stop the US government from dropping the bomb on Japanese civilians. Working with colleagues at Chicago’s Met Lab, Szilard does all he can to alert the US president. But will his message get there in time?

#thebomb


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8nt5q)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172z079mpnhk48)
Israel and Hamas agree deal to release hostages during pause in fighting

Israel agrees to a deal with Hamas for a four day truce which would see the release of both Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners - we speak to the father of one of those hostages taken by Hamas on October 7th.

Also today - South Korea says Pyongyang is in violation of UN sanctions, as North Korea announces the successful launch of its first spy satellite.

Voters will be going to polls in the Netherlands shortly - our correspondent reports on the stakes at the ballot box, including the possibility of a first female Dutch Prime Minister.


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8nxxv)
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WED 06:06 Newsday (w172z079mpnhnwd)
Gaza War: Breakthrough hostage deal after six weeks

The Israeli government has approved a deal with Hamas which will see the release of some of those hostages who've been held in Gaza since October 7th - we speak to a former colonel in the Israeli Defence Forces about the implications of a four-day pause in fighting, and the Palestinian prisoners who will also be released.

Elsewhere, Silicon Valley just can't catch its breath as the OpenAI saga continues. After claims he would be leading a new Microsoft department, our business desk looks at the latest as the axed CEO Sam Altman, could be poised to rejoin the board at OpenAI.

And as the BBC releases its annual list of 100 Influential Women, we speak to an Indian photographer who is capturing the effects of climate change on film.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8p1nz)
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WED 07:06 Newsday (w172z079mpnhsmj)
Israel publishes list of Palestinians to be released under deal with Hamas

Both Israel and Hamas have confirmed an agreement for a temporary ceasefire during which 50 Israeli hostages - all of them women and children - will be released and 150 Palestinian youths and women currently in Israeli jails will be freed; we'll look at Qatar's role in this breakthrough after 6 weeks of fighting in Gaza.

We go to Amsterdam where elections could see the country getting its first female prime minister - she's the daughter of Turkish refugees and says lowering migration levels is a top priority.

And Sam Altman is to return to the leading artificial intelligence tech company OpenAI just days after being fired and there's talk of a new board being installed.


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8p5f3)
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WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8d)
Michel Roux: Is the business of fine food turning sour?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the master chef and restaurateur Michel Roux. After 56 years of fine food and Michelin stars, his family restaurant Le Gavroche is closing its doors. He was a torch bearer for a British culinary revolution, but is the business of fine food turning sour?

(Photo: Chef Michel Roux Jr in the Chez Roux restaurant at Cheltenham Racecourse. Credit: Steven Paston/PA)


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wcjph)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n91)
Kimchi: Korean food goes global

Kimchi, the tangy fermented vegetable dish, is now being made and sold around the world.

South Korea’s kimchi export value has risen dramatically in the past few years, going far beyond Asia. And it's consumed by not only overseas Koreans but by the locals too.

While kimchi remains a distinctly Korean dish, in recent years, those with little to no connection to the country have been producing and selling kimchi.

What is behind the rise?

In this edition, David Cann looks into the growing popularity of the dish; speaking to kimchi experts, traders and producers.

Presented and produced by David Cann.

(Picture: Kimchi being made at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xkc)
Kennedy’s nail-biter election victory

On 22 November 1963, United States President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

Lucy Williamson looks back to 8 November 1960, when Richard Nixon and JFK went toe to toe at the polls in a battle to become the next president. The narrow success made Kennedy the youngest man ever elected to the role.

Close aide and speechwriter Ted Sorensen was with the politician on the night of the election. This programme was first broadcast in 2010.

(Photo: US President-elect John F Kennedy shortly after his election in 1960. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8p957)
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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t87ltf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wcnfm)
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WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8pdxc)
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WED 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct68fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


WED 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8pjnh)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t87v9p)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wcwxw)
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WED 11:32 The Bomb (w3ct67bw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8pndm)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4r45)
Becoming Gamal, part 1: Magic and misadventure

Gamal Turawa has lived many lives - but never fitted in

As the first openly gay black officer in London's Metropolitan Police, he struggled to find his way while reckoning with his past. Adopted into a white family as a baby, Gamal was hoodwinked by his father as a boy and ended up living as a teenage beggar on the streets of Lagos, until a chance encounter saw him find work as a magician's assistant, hyping up crowds across West Africa.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producers: Charlie Towler and Harry Graham
Editor: Laura Thomas

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

(Photo: Gamal Turawa. Credit: Courtesy of Gamal Turawa.)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8ps4r)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t882sy)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wd4f4)
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WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tqt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8pwww)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172z09rywglk49)
Israel and Hamas agree to pause fighting

Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting. Hamas says 150 Palestinian women and teenagers will be released from Israeli jails under the deal.

The start of the pause will be announced in the next 24 hours - if successful it will be the first break in fighting since 7 October.

We'll hear from a former senior Qatari diplomat about the role his country played in bringing about the agreement and also from a family member of one of the hostages held in Gaza since the start of the conflict about their feeling on the situation.

Also in the programme: What the return of a fired and re-hired artificial intelligence boss means for the future of the technology; and why South Africa's parliament has voted to close the Israeli embassy and suspend all diplomatic relations with the country.

(Photo shows a man holding an Israeli flag with the date of 7 October 2023 on it during a demonstration to demand the liberation of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel on 21 November 2023. Credit: Amir Cohen/REUTERS)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8q0n0)
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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wdcxd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zvq)
Former CEO Sam Altman to rejoin OpenAI

Sam Altman will return to his job as CEO of artificial intelligence OpenAI, the non-profit behind the popular bot ChatGPT. Mr Altman was removed from his position on Friday. Staff at the firm threatened to resign if Mr Altman was not reinstated. Also on the programme, another blow to crypto. The CEO of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, resigned after pleading guilty to violating anti-money laundering requirements in the US. The firm has agreed to pay $4.3bn in fines. Finally, are you a fan of Kimchi? We have a report on the surging global popularity of the Korean staple.

(Picture: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 16: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Picture Credit: Getty Images).


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8q4d4)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w4znyn61r)
Israel and Hamas agree to pause fighting

Israel says it's continuing to strike Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of the first break in the conflict since early last month. A deal has been reached to pause the fighting for four days. Fifty hostages held by Hamas will be released. In exchange, the group says 150 Palestinians currently in Israeli prisons will be freed. We speak to our correspondent outside Tel Aviv's Museum of Art, which has been the focal point both for the protests of ordinary Israelis and the families of hostages. We also hear from family members of some of the hostages, and explain who the Palestinian prisoners are.

We have the latest on Sam Altman after it was announced that OpenAI co-founder will return as boss just days after he was fired by the board.

Rescuers have drilled two-thirds of the way through the debris of a collapsed road tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state. We find out what is known about the 41 workers, who have been trapped there for 10 days.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Demonstration calling for hostage release deal in Tel Aviv, Israel - 21 Nov 2023. Credit: ABIR SULTAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8q848)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w4znyn9sw)
India tunnel collapse

Rescuers have drilled two-thirds of the way through the debris of a collapsed road tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state. We find out what is known about the 41 workers, who have been trapped there for 10 days. We also speak to a key member of the tunnel rescue team, Arnold Dix.

Under the agreement between Israel and Hamas, 50 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas will be released and 150 Palestinian women and teenagers held in Israeli jails freed. We hear from family members of some of the hostages and explain who the Palestinian prisoners are.

We hear from people who’ve taken part in the reality game show inspired by Netflix’s biggest series ‘Squid Game’.

We speak to a friend of a local man in a small town in the US, who was a secret multi-millionaire and left his $3.8m fortune to the local community.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

Photo: India tunnel rescue. Credit: Arnold Dix)


WED 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8qcwd)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4r45)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8qhmj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t88t8q)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wdvwx)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4t1l)
2023/11/22 GMT

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


WED 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8qmcn)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:06 on Sunday]


WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wdzn1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct4pdx)
Gene editing treatment approved for sickle cell

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve a gene editing treatment for people with the genetic conditions sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. The news has been hailed as revolutionary, unthinkable just a decade ago. But will the new treatment provide a realistic option for the millions of people living with these haemoglobin disorders worldwide? BBC health reporter Philippa Roxby joins Claudia to look at the latest. She also brings new evidence from Australia on the health benefits of delayed cord clamping to new born premature babies. And a study drawing attention to the impact of surfing on surfers’ mental health. Could it add billions of dollars to the world economy?

Losing a family member is a difficult experience for everyone but for people who no longer have a connection to the person who has died, it can cause a mixture of grief, sadness, guilt, or relief. Claudia talks to broadcaster and author, Professor Alice Roberts, about her experience of losing her mother after being estranged for 5 years.

In the week that the World Health Organisation announced a new focus on the health impacts of loneliness, we noticed a familiar comparison in the headlines; that the health risks from being lonely are equivalent to smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. But what does that really mean? Claudia asks Professor Andrea Wigfield, Director of Centre for Loneliness Studies in the UK.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Clare Salisbury
Assistant Producer: Jonathan Blackwell


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8qr3s)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 21:06 Newshour (w172z09rywgmdc6)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8qvvx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2svs2nlw2t)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 22:20 Sports News (w172z1k878r1x8y)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wf749)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zxz)
New board for Open AI as Altman returns

The company brings in some established names to the top table, as former CEO Sam Altman comes back to his old job.

Economist Larry Summers and former Twitter Chairman Bret Taylor are in with three members leaving the board as part of the shake up.

Sam Fenwick hears what the new board will look to change at the company and how Sam Altman has been persuaded to come back to the firm that fired him.

(Picture: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo/File Photo)


WED 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8qzm1)
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WED 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wfbwf)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 23:32 The Bomb (w3ct67bw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2023

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8r3c5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct68fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8r739)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrwxvy1rhm)
Populist Geert Wilders set for victory in Dutch election

The veteran anti-Islam leader of the Freedom party pledged to cut immigration and help people who are facing high utility bills and food prices.

An IPSOS exit poll indicate that this PVV party has clearly won the most seats in the snap general election.

Sam Fenwick gets reaction live from the Netherlands, and discusses more business news from around the world with Walter Todd, president and chief investment officer Greenwood Capital in South Carolina and Rachel Pupazzoni, Business Reporter ABC News in Australia.

(Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV party, Geert Wilders reacts to the exit poll and early results in the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands November 22, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Yves Herman)


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8rbvf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t89nhm)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wfq3t)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 02:32 Assignment (w3ct4m7z)
Florida's political refugees

Americans on both sides of the political spectrum are escaping states they no longer feel comfortable in - they’re calling themselves ‘political refugees.’ And the sunshine state of Florida is at the heart of this political sorting.

How can one US state be both a safe haven for Americans fleeing their homes in the north and a dangerous threat to liberal families?

From Miami to Chicago, for Assignment, Lucy Proctor traces the journeys of America’s homegrown refugees, meeting progressives and conservatives making their move. Through their crossing paths, she explores what is behind this new wave of domestic migration, and what it might mean for America’s future.

Presenter: Lucy Proctor
Producer: Ellie House
Editor: Penny Murphy
Studio Engineer: James Beard
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman

(Image: Moving truck parked on a street in Florida, USA. Credit: Juan Silva/Getty)


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8rglk)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4r45)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8rlbp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t89wzw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wfym2)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v7p)
Food for new mums

Seaweed soup, aniseed sprinkles on toast, pig trotter soup and fried chicken.

In this episode Ruth Alexander learns about what your body needs postpartum, and hears different food traditions for that time, from around the world.

Chinese-American author Heng Ou tells us about her differing experiences after the birth of her three children, and how an auntie making dumplings non-stop helped her.

Allison Oman Lawi from the World Food Programme explains the nutritional needs for the body in the weeks after giving birth and talks about how cultural traditions often get it just right.

Mengqi Wang in China tells us about her experience in a postpartum clinic and how she managed to break the strict dietary rules a few times.

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

Presented by Ruth Alexander.
Produced by Hannah Bewley and Rumella Dasgupta.

(Image: A woman holds her new baby. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8rq2t)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 05:06 Newsday (w172z079mpnlg1c)
Gaza hostages won't be freed before Friday, says top official in Israel

A deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza for a ceasefire and the release of hostages and prisoners will now not go ahead until Friday at the earliest - we look at the challenges of diplomacy and negotiations in such a tense environment.
We find out about the challenges facing female truck drivers keeping things moving around the world.
And from a politically divided US we hear about "political refugees" - people relocated in order to live in a more politically comfortable environment.


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8rtty)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 06:06 Newsday (w172z079mpnlksh)
Pause in Gaza fighting as part of hostage release deal is delayed

The carefully negotiated deal between Israel and Hamas has yet to come into effect, with signs that it may be Friday before a hostage release takes place - but this has given hope for those waiting for their loved ones to be returned.
Another shock election result - with anti-immigrant politician Geert Wilders has unexpectedly won the most seats in the Dutch elections, raising the prospect of him becoming prime minister.
And amid the dangers of Sudan’s civil war we hear from the team who have whisked stranded lions away to safety, out of the warzone.


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8ryl2)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w172z079mpnlpjm)
Gaza hostage deal: Cautious optimism despite delays

With cautious optimism on both sides ahead of Friday's proposed hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, we hear from a man with experience of these kind of negotiations.
And with a 4 day ceasefire anticipated to begin in Gaza as part of the deal between Israel and Hamas, we ask what opportunity this offers to deliver aid.
Voters in the Netherlands have delivered a shock result placing an anti-immigrant party led by Geert Wilders in the lead in early counting though it remains to be seen whether such a controversial figure can form a coalition government.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8s2b6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wdv)
Why is Bangladesh in turmoil?

Bangladesh is set to hold parliamentary elections next January. But only time will tell whether there will be real change at the top or whether the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League will remain in power.

In recent months there has been an increase in political protests calling for a neutral interim government ahead of the polls opening. But these protests have only resulted in increasing numbers of senior leaders of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party being rounded up and put in jail.

Historically, the country has had a fractured relationship with democracy since its birth in 1971, but the government for their part has denied accusations of democratic backsliding.

So this week on the Inquiry we’re asking ‘Why is Bangladesh in turmoil?’

Contributors:

Sabir Mustafa, a former Editor of the BBC Bengali Service, now based in Washington DC, USA

Dr. Avinash Paliwal, Reader in International Relations, Department of Politics and International Relations, SOAS University of London

Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Politics and Government, Illinois State University, USA and non-resident Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council

Dr. Geoffrey MacDonald, Visiting Expert in the South Asia Programme, United States Institute of Peace, Washington DC, USA

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Jill Collins
Researcher: Matt Toulson
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Broadcast Co-ordinator: Jordan King

Photo: Bangladesh Nationalist Party protest for Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, Dhaka -28th Oct 2023. Credit: Photo by MONIRUL ALAM/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock(14171078p)


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wgfll)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n00)
The world's longest subsea power cable

They are the cables that run along the sea bed to move power where it’s needed for a cheaper price.

Business Daily’s Rick Kelsey goes to the site of The Viking Link - the longest one ever built - just before it goes live between the UK and Demark.

We’ll be hearing what these cables may do for our electricity costs and how safe they are from sabotage.

Rebecca Sedler Managing Director for NG Interconnectors tells us how it will save people money, and engineer Oliver Kitching spent four weeks on the cable laying vessel at sea. We also here from the Danish engineers who often have too much power available, plus Dhara Vyas from Energy UK discusses concerns around sabotage.

Presented and produced by Rick Kelsey.

Image: The Viking power cable. Credit: National Grid)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xdv)
The Paris heatwave

In August 2003 Europe was hit by the hottest heatwave for hundreds of years. Tens of thousands of people died.

Not built to withstand two weeks of extreme heat, Paris turned into a death trap for its most vulnerable citizens.

The temperature reached 40C. Many elderly people died in their apartments alone.

The government was criticised for its handling of the crisis. The head of the national health authority resigned shortly after the end of the heatwave.

Emergency doctor, Patrick Pelloux, who was working at St Antoine Hospital in Paris, tells George Crafer what he encountered.

(Photo: Paris looking hot. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8s62b)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t8bhqj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wgkbq)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 Assignment (w3ct4m7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8s9tg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkf)
All about cricket(s)

The cricket world cup has us looking at the science of spitting on cricket balls, particle accelerators, and insect sound engineers.

Also on the program, how AI is breaking into e-commerce, why do we get in the middle of the night, and is a fat flightless parrot the world's greatest bird?


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8sfkl)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tp6t8br6s)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wgstz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8sk9q)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qpm)
Becoming Gamal, part 2: Behind the badge

Gamal Turawa has lived many lives - but never fitted in.

First as a black British boy adopted into a white family, then hoodwinked by his father and eventually begging on the streets of Lagos - he was always on the margins. As an adult he joined London's Metropolitan Police, but instead of finding a home there, his differences were used to tear him down and humiliate him. When Gamal finally hit rock bottom he decided to stop hiding and stand out.

Details of organisations offering information and support on a wide range of issues are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producers: Charlie Towler and Harry Graham
Editor: Laura Thomas

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

(Photo: Gamal Turawa. Credit: Courtesy of Gamal Turawa)


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Qatar says Gaza truce to begin on Friday

Qatar has announced that the four-day halt to fighting in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning. A foreign ministry spokesman in Doha, Majed Al-Ansari, said humanitarian aid would start to be delivered as soon as possible. He said 13 hostages abducted by Hamas would be released later on Friday, along with a number of Palestinians released from detention in Israel.

Also in the programme: Victory for the far-right in Dutch elections; and reports of an outbreak of pneumonia in China.

(Picture: Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Credit: Getty Images)


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Far Right leader Geert Wilders set to win Netherland election

Geert Wilders is likely to be the new leader of the Netherlands. His far-right Freedom Party is set to win 37 seats with almost all the votes counted. "The PVV can no longer be ignored," he said. "We will govern." Mr. Wilders will have to form a coalition government. We explain how he’s expected to tackle the country’s economic issues.

Rescue workers drilling to free 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state are close to breaking through to them, according to officials who said they were confident the workers could be rescued soon.

It is a holiday in the US, but Sam Altman is still dominating the headlines, we wanted to see how this week's event has affected companies that use Open AI.

(Picture: PVV party leader Geert Wilders meets with members of his party at the Dutch Parliament. Picture credit: Reuters)


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Dutch election: Who is Geert Wilders?

After 25 years in parliament, Geert Wilders's Freedom party (PVV) is set to win 37 seats, well ahead of his nearest rival, a left-wing alliance. We hear reaction from voters, explain what does he stand for and what are his chances of forming a government.

The foreign ministry in Qatar says Israel and Hamas have agreed that a four-day halt to the fighting in Gaza will start on Friday at seven in the morning, local time. We get reaction from Israel and hear about the situation in Gaza where Israel's bombardment continues.

We speak to BBC Arabic about the Palestinian prisoners and who might be the ones who will be freed as part of the deal between Israel and Hamas.

We get an update on the rescue operation in India where teams are trying to reach 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel.

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(Photo: Freedom party (PVV) wins Dutch general election, The Hague, Netherlands - 23 Nov 2023. Credit: REMKO DE WAAL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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Qatar says 13 hostages will be freed on Friday

Qatar has announced key details of the planned pause in fighting and release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. Our correspondent explains.

Documents seen by the BBC indicate that Sergei Mironov, an ally of Russia’s president, has illegally adopted a child abducted from Ukraine. The investigation found the child was taken from the city of Kherson in September last year. We speak to our colleague who has been investigating.

We get an update on the rescue operation in India where teams are trying to reach 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel.

Less than 3% of all lorry drivers globally are women, even though employers acknowledge that they are safer drivers. In Mexico, where gender-related violence and armed robberies are common, it has proven especially challenging to attract women to the profession. BBC 100 Women travelled with one of them on some of the country's dangerous roads.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Qatar's Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majed Al-Ansari, speaks to journalists during a press conference in Doha, Qatar, November 23, 2023. Credit: Imad Creidi/Reuters)


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Fires in the Pantanal wetlands

This month, Brazil has seen some of its highest recorded temperatures. The country’s Pantanal wetlands, the largest tropical wetlands in the world, have been scorched by wildfires. The region is home to vibrant wildlife, including jaguars, anacondas and various birds.

Professor Letícia Couto Garcia, leader of the Intervention Ecology Lab at Mato Grosso Federal University in the South, Brazil, talks about some of the challenges she’s experienced.

Staying with extreme temperatures, Dr Robert Rohde of the independent non-profit, Berkeley Earth, reveals what the recently recorded excess of 2°C means.

This week, we learned that an extremely energetic particle had been detected. Dr Toshihiro Fujii of Osaka Municipal University tells us how he first made the discovery after trawling through some data. We then hear from Dr Yvette Cendes, an astronomer who specialises in high-energy physics, to find out more about the origins of this particle.

Finally, Science in Action visits the South African Astronomical Observatory, to learn about the projects that could bring more diverse voices to our understanding of the night sky.


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(Image: Firefighters tackle forest fires in the Pantanal wetland near Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, on November 13, 2023. Credit: ROGERIO FLORENTINO/AFP via Getty Images)


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Gaza: Qatar says 13 hostages to be released on Friday

Qatar has announced key details of the planned pause in fighting and release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. After weeks of negotiation, we’ll hear from a former Israeli negotiator on the delicate steps required in executing the deal.

Also in the programme: Rescue workers drilling to free 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state say they are close to reaching them; and Turkey's central bank has raised its main interest rate to 40% - much higher than expected - to tackle soaring inflation in the country.

(Picture: People hold a banner showing pictures of persons abducted by Hamas militants on November 2023. Picture credit: Abir Sultan/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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Ecuador: Business heir Daniel Noboa sworn in as president

35-year-old heir to a banana business empire Daniel Noboa has been sworn in as Ecuador’s new president, with a promise to create jobs and curb violence in a country gripped by a bloody drug war.

Mr Noboa holds a degree in business administration from New York University and three master’s degrees, from Harvard, Northwestern and George Washington universities. He intends to bring order to the country and stop the violence. However, it is not clear what economic reforms the new president is preparing.

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FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2023

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Ecuador: Business heir Daniel Noboa sworn in as president

35-year-old heir to a banana business empire Daniel Noboa has been sworn in as Ecuador’s new president, with a promise to create jobs and curb violence in a country gripped by a bloody drug war.

Mr Noboa holds a degree in business administration from New York University and three master’s degrees, from Harvard, Northwestern and George Washington universities. He intends to bring order to the country and stop the violence. However, it is not clear what economic reforms the new president is preparing.

And in North Queensland town of Karumba Australia, thousands of rats have swept up on beaches, overwhelming residents.

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The Right Thing: Wolves in sheep's clothing

When Kenyan-born nurse Margaret Ruto chanced upon an internet story about an American Christian missionary accused of sexually abusing children in a Kenyan orphanage, she knew she had to act. The orphanage in question was close to where Margaret had grown up. The man accused of the abuse lived ten minutes away from her current home in Pennsylvania.

Mike Wooldridge talks to Margaret about her fight to help bring Gregory Dow to justice, first in Kenya and then in the USA. She describes hearing the harrowing accounts of Dow’s young victims, as well as the story of “Baby James” who died from neglect and was buried in a mass grave.

Margaret lost faith both in the law enforcement authorities who failed to apprehend Dow, and in the churches which lent him the financial and moral support to set up his orphanage in the first place. She talks about how the experience has impacted her own spirituality and relationship with the church.

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Israel-Hamas: Ceasefire due to begin in Gaza

A much awaited four-day halt in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, the first since the brutal conflict in Gaza began nearly seven weeks ago, is scheduled to begin now.

The deal will lead to the release of dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

And the World Health Organisation has asked China for more detailed information about an outbreak of a respiratory illness and reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children.


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Israel-Hamas truce due to begin in Gaza

A long anticipated four-day halt in the fighting between Israel and Hamas is due to begin in Gaza.

And a general election win in the Netherlands for Geert Wilders sets international headlines on fire.


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Israel-Hamas: Truce begins

A ceasefire has come into effect between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters in Gaza, after sporadic explosions in the first half hour after the deadline.

Geert Wilders wants to be prime minister following his general election win in the Netherlands.

And Sri Lanka cuts interest rates to boost growth.


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Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?

Stephen Sackur speaks to former US spy Jonna Mendez, who was the CIA’s chief of disguise running Cold War operations in Moscow, Havana and beyond.


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Who is Sultan Al-Jaber?

We find out why he's a controversial appointment for the COP28 presidency.

Sultan Al Jaber’s appointment has been widely questioned because he’s also the boss of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company Adnoc.

But supporters point to his work as founder of the green energy giant Masdar.

Is he compromised or uniquely qualified?

We speak to people who’ve interviewed him, worked with him, and can give us the inside track.


Presenter: Sam Fenwick
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The Mumbai attacks

On 26 November 2008, 10 gunmen from the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba carried out coordinated attacks on Mumbai's busiest hotspots including the Taj and Oberoi hotels, a train station, hospital, and Jewish community centre.

One hundred and sixty-six people were murdered in the attacks, which lasted for three days. The city was locked down as police searched for the gunmen.

Only one, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, was captured alive by police. He was sentenced to death and executed in 2012.

Dan Hardoon speaks to Devika Rotawan and Arun Jadhav, who came face to face with the militants.

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Do any paths to peace still exist in the Middle East?

As the war in Gaza continues, it may seem the worst possible time to revisit the idea of a permanent political resolution to the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict. US President Joe Biden however, says a two-state solution is still possible. So how realistic is that aspiration? If not two states, what alternatives are there and which country, if any, is trusted by both sides to broker a deal? Amidst the violence, is there any reason to hope?

Shaun Ley is joined by: Anshel Pfeffer, an Israeli journalist based in Jerusalem who writes for the Economist and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz; Tahani Mustafa, who is British-Palestinian and a senior Palestine analyst at the International Crisis Group; Dennis Ross, who was Middle East Envoy in Clinton administration and later served as Special Assistant to President Obama on his National Security Council.

Also featuring:
Danny Danon, Israeli member of the Knesset for the Likud party
Hiba Husseini, former Legal Adviser to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and current chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.

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(Photo: Olive tree outside Jerusalem's old city. Credit: Getty Images)


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Sudan's IDP crisis

It's seven months since fighting in Sudan erupted between the national army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Peace talks in Saudi Arabia have so far failed to secure a truce, leaving over five million Sudanese internally displaced, and a humanitarian crisis imminent without a ceasefire according to the UN. BBC Arabic's Mohamed Osman was forced to leave his home in Omdurman, but returned to Port Sudan, the country's de facto capital, to report on those made homeless by the war.

Kimchi Day in Little Korea
This week South Koreans celebrated Kimchi Day in honour of the famous national dish made from tangy and spicy fermented vegetables. And for the first time, this year Kimchi Day was also celebrated in Europe, and more specifically the London suburb of New Malden. BBC Korean's Yuna Ku explains why.

The Ukrainian teenager called up by the Russian army
Bogdan Yermokhin is a 17-year-old Ukrainian forcefully removed from occupied Ukraine to Russia. He recently received conscription papers from the Russian army, to fight against Ukraine. Nina Nazarova of BBC Russian shares his story.

Mumbai’s women cricketers
As cricket lovers in India grapple with the disappointment of losing to Australia in the men’s Cricket World Cup, BBC Marathi have been reporting a good news cricket story. Janhavee Moole of BBC Marathi visited a women’s cricket club in Mumbai, which has 300 members, the eldest of whom is 72, and the youngest 9.

Argentina's president-elect and the woman he calls "The Boss"
Meet Karina, sister of president-elect Javier Milei. She was by his side at every step of his presidential campaign, and presented him to his euphoric supporters when his victory was announced. But what do we know about her? Answers from BBC Mundo’s Fernanda Paul.

(Photo: Sudanese IDP camp in Port Sudan where those displaced by war live in makeshift tents. Credit: BBC)


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First hostages set to be freed by Hamas under Israel truce deal

As part of a temporary ceasefire deal with Israel, 39 Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails are due to then be released to the West Bank.

Also on the programme: there is shock in Ireland as far-right rioters trash parts of central Dublin; and the former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is granted parole by a South African court.

(Image: People look at an installation which shows the pictures of hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 24 November 2023. Credit: Reuters/Zvulun )


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The economic impact of migration in Europe

Is immigration a drag on an economy, services and jobs - or a bonus? As the issue spurs a far-right electoral boost in the Netherlands and a political storm in the UK, what's the evidence?
Also, workers in Sweden are on strike against electric car maker Tesla and why Russia is looking to help Mali build a gold refinery.

(Picture:Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV party Geert Wilders attends a meeting of Dutch parties' lead candidates, for the first time after elections Picture credit:Reuters)


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Israeli hostages arrive in Egypt

The Red Cross says 24 people who were being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza have been released. Thirteen are Israelis who are now in the hands of Israeli security services after being taken to the Rafah border crossing by the International Red Cross. A ICRC spokesperson said they seem in good health.

Our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet joins live to explain the significance of the first breakthrough in the war and to give context on today’s events.

We also speak to family members of Israeli hostages and to Palestinians whose relatives are expected to be freed from prison as part of the deal between Israel and Gaza.

We hear about the humanitarian situation in Gaza where the four-day pause in fighting has come into effect today.

We get rection from South Africa where the former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail on parole, 10 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A red cross vehicle drives, as part of a convoy believed to be carrying hostages abducted by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack on Israel, arrives at Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip November 24, 2023. Credit: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)


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Twenty-four hostages released by Hamas in Gaza

The Red Cross says 24 people who were being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza have been released. Thirteen are Israelis who received medical assessments inside Israeli territory. An ICRC spokesperson said they seemed in good health. Ten of the other hostages are from Thailand and one is from the Philippines. In exchange for the release of the Israeli hostages, Qatar says 39 Palestinian prisoners have now been freed from Israeli jails. We get details from our Middle East experts in the newsroom.

Our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet joins live to explain the significance of the first breakthrough in the war and to give context on today’s events.

We also speak to family members of Israeli hostages and to Palestinians whose relatives are expected to be freed from prison as part of the deal between Israel and Gaza.

We hear about the humanitarian situation in Gaza where the four-day pause in fighting has come into effect today.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A vehicle carrying hostages abducted by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack on Israel arrives at the Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, from southern Gaza Strip November 24, 2023. Credit: Reuters TV/Reuters)


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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4srk)
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Hostages, prisoners and peace

After seven weeks of war between Hamas and Israel, there was a deal for a pause in the fighting. On Friday morning the rockets and gunfire fell silent in Gaza.

The agreement also included the release of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and Israeli hostages held in Gaza; plus more aid deliveries to the people of Gaza.

After so much trauma and anger, host James Reynolds hears from those who say there has to be another way than war.

He talks with two members of Parents for Peace - an organisation consisting of both Israeli and Palestinian parents who have lost children throughout decades of conflict.

A Palestinian sniper killed Robi Damelin’s 22-year-old son, David, in 2002. An Israeli soldier killed Bassam Aram’s 10-year-old daughter, Abir, with a rubber bullet, outside her school in 2007.

Today, Robi and Bassam are united in using their grief positively for peace and to help others who continue to suffer the consequences of war.

“Instead of building more graves, they need to try to move on with this pain, to use it as a motivation,” says Bassam. “To build more bridges for peace for the memory of their beloved one.”

We also hear how two Israelis are coping under the strain of not seeing their relatives; knowing they are probably being held hostage in Gaza, but are unlikely to be released as part of the current deal.

(Photo: Robi Damelin (l) and Bassam Aram)


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What’s the difference between reading and listening to books?

CrowdScience listener Michael wants to know whether the brain responds differently if we listen to books instead of reading them. Do we retain information in the same way? And is there a difference between fiction and non-fiction? Anand Jagatia finds out whether curling up with a good book is better than putting on his headphones.

Contributors:

Professor Fatma Deniz, Technical University of Berlin
Professor Naomi Baron, American University, Washington DC
Professor Patrick Nunn, University of Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Guesthouse Storytellers

Presenter: Anand Jagatia
Producer: Jo Glanville
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Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harrison
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(Photo: Senior man wearing headphones listening to an audiobook. Credit: pixdeluxe / Getty Images.)


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FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8xnp3)
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FRI 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2svs2nsnx0)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 22:20 Sports News (w172z1k878r7q34)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wm0yh)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zbx)
First broadcast 24/11/2023 22:32 GMT

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


FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r5fk8xsf7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2rzw8wm4pm)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]