SATURDAY 20 JANUARY 2024

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt5312)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q7x)
The changing face of Taiwan

Taiwan’s voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their next president, a result which has angered China. It means Mr Lai’s party has secured an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term at a time when the Taiwanese people are debating how best to deal with Beijing. China has claimed sovereignty over Taiwan since the end of the civil war in 1949, when the defeated Nationalist government fled to the island as the Communists under Mao Zedong swept to power. So, what do the election results reveal about how the Taiwanese people view themselves in relation to their much larger neighbour? And do they make a conflict between China, Taiwan and its allies more or less likely? Shaun Ley is joined by a panel of expert guests:

Amanda Hsiao - Senior Analyst with the International Crisis Group, based in Taiwan
Hsin-I Sydney Yueh - Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Online Education and Internships at the University of Missouri
Vickie Wang - Taiwanese writer, interpreter and stand-up comedian

Also in the programme:

Sean C.S. Hu - Owner of Taipei’s Double Square Art Gallery


Produced by Paul Schuster and Zak Brophy

Image: Honor guards lower down the flag of Taiwan in Liberty Square in Taipei, Taiwan, 16 January 2024. Credit: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt56s6)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzrzv0ggr5j)
US President Joe Biden cancels student debt of $5billion

The U.S. President Joe Biden has announced plans to cancel student debt of nearly $5 billion for an additional 74,000 borrowers. This includes more than half who earned forgiveness after 10 years of public service as teachers, nurses and firefighters.

Madonna sued after allegedly arriving on stage two hours late for Celebration tour. The two fans behind the claims say she arrived late for the Celebration tour at New York's Barclays Centre in December

Some companies are making their products smaller in order to preserve profits during the cost of living crisis. It is called shrinkflation and we examine what it means for customers. (Picture: Joe Biden supporters march about student debt relief Credit: REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo )


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt5bjb)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ts3ysqn5j)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdvpsq)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct4tlk)
Super Shamar Joseph

Eleanor Oldroyd, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma all react to West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph's dream debut in Test cricket. Joseph struck gold with his very first delivery, claiming the wicket of Steve Smith who was opening for Australia for the first time in a Test match.

The iconic Adelaide Oval scoreboard has been in use since 1911 and is the only manual scoreboard still in use at a major Australian sports venue.
We hear from Trevor Manuel who is a Tour Ambassador at the ground.

Plus, with the T20 World Cup just months away, we'll be asking whether India have found a new gem in all-rounder Shivam Dube after his stellar performances against Afghanistan.

Photo: Shamar Joseph of the West Indies walks from the field after taking five wickets in the first innings during day two of the First Test in the Men's Test match series between Australia and West Indies at Adelaide Oval on January 18, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt5g8g)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v15)
Bring them home: Israel's hostages

Since the 7th October attacks, BBC Arabic's Michael Shuval has interviewed many of the families of those abducted by Hamas and held captive in Gaza. The families held an event marking 100 days since their abduction, close to the Nova festival site, as part of their campaign to bring their loved ones home.

The new Ram temple and the transformation of Ayodhya
Next week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fulfil a decades-long Hindu nationalist pledge by opening the Ram Mandir on one of India's most controversial religious sites. Nitin Srivastava of BBC Delhi is from the area and has been covering the event.

Ecuador’s war on the drug gangs
This week the violence in Ecuador linked to powerful drug gangs saw the murder of a leading prosecutor, following prison escapes, explosions, and even an attack on a TV station. BBC Mundo’s Ana Maria Roura, who’s from Ecuador, explains what the government is up against and how it's responding.

Journey to Journalism: BBC Urdu's Nazish Faiz
What motivates our language service colleagues to become journalists? We hear from BBC Urdu's Nazish Faiz, who grew up in a conservative family in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. She challenged cultural and family norms to become a journalist, and is now inspiring the next generation of village girls.

(Photo: Wall painting highlighting hostages in the Gaza Strip on November 22, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4x8k)
Jamuna Tudu: The real life 'Lady Tarzan'

In the early 2000s, a woman called Jamuna Tudu set out on a mission to protect her home state of Jharkhand's forests from India's so-called timber mafia.

She inspired thousands of people to care for their natural environment and established an army of women to fight back against the illegal cutting down of trees.

Her conservation efforts have led to the country's media dubbing her 'Lady Tarzan', and she is now known across India for her bravery.

She speaks to George Crafer about her run-ins with the mafia and her hero status.

(Photo: Jamuna Tudu amongst the trees she loves. Credit: Jamuna Tudu)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt5l0l)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt5prq)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ts3ysr0dx)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdw213)
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SAT 05:32 Kalki Presents: My Indian Life (w3ct4kg2)
Kalki Presents: My Indian Life

Power of song

Another chance to hear this episode.

Singing for a casteless society – the rapper using the power of his voice and words. Arivu was shunned for his musical ideas as a schoolboy and then became a star. He says he is speaking out for generations of oppressed Dalits. #MyIndianLife


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5b7l)
Are there more possible games of chess than atoms in the universe?

We investigate how the vast possibilities in a game of chess compare to the vastness of the observable universe.

Dr James Grime helps us understand the Shannon number – a famous figure on the chess side of the equation - and astronomer Professor Catherine Heymans takes on the entire observable universe.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producers: Debbie Richford and Nathan Gower
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Sound Mix: Andy Fell
Editor: Richard Vadon


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt5thv)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172z37ny8k81rg)
Biden plays down divisions with Israel

Joe Biden plays down divisions between the US and Israel on a post-war plan. President Biden held a telephone conversation with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu following his comments that Israel must have control of all territory west of the Jordan river.

Also on the programme: geopolitics at the Davos World Economic Forum; and a BBC investigation into fake social media accounts in Uganda.

Joining presenter Luke Jones are Oana Lungescu, Romanian-born journalist, former NATO spokesperson, now distinguished fellow at RUSI- Royal united Services Institute- a defence and security think tank here in the UK; and Julian Borger, British journalist and author, World affairs editor for the Guardian.

(Photo: US President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at an airport. Credit: Ken Cedeno/Reuters)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt5y7z)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172z37ny8k85hl)
Israel launches fresh assault on Khan Younis

Israel launches fresh assault on Khan Younis; also in the programme Norwegian government considers a ban to foreign adoptions; and we hear from Lesely Lokko, the winner of this year’s RIBA architecture award.

Joining presenter Luke Jones are Oana Lungescu, Romanian-born journalist, former NATO spokesperson, now distinguished fellow at RUSI- Royal united Services Institute- a defence and security think tank here in the UK; and Julian Borger, British journalist and author. world affairs editor for the Guardian.

(Photo: Smoke rising in Khan Younis: Credit: Shutterstock)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt6203)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172z37ny8k897q)
US and Israel discuss two-state solution

President Biden has spoken to Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time in nearly a month, a day after the Israeli leader appeared to emphatically reject a key part of US policy on the Middle East. Mr Biden denied that Mr Netanyahu had ruled out the eventual creation of a Palestinian state once the fighting in Gaza was over. The Israeli prime minister is also facing harsh criticism from a member of his war cabinet. Gadi Eisenkot has accused him of not telling the truth about the goals of the military campaign.

Also in the programme: republicans prepare for New Hampshire primary, and further US strikes in Yemen.

Joining presenter Luke Jones are Oana Lungescu, Romanian-born journalist, former Nato spokesperson, now distinguished fellow at RUSI- Royal united Services Institute, a defence and security think tank here in the UK; and Julian Borger, British journalist and world affairs editor for the Guardian.

(Photo: US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One. Credit: Ken Cedeno/Reuters)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt65r7)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b30)
Surviving sepsis

The inspiring story of nurse and mother Cindy Mullins from Kentucky in the United States has captured a lot of attention online and has raised awareness of a condition that affects millions of people around the world.

Following an infection that led to sepsis, Cindy’s doctor told her she would need to have both of her arms and both legs amputated. Cindy and her husband, DJ, share their experiences and emotions with host James Reynolds.

“I told the doctor to shoot it to me straight and he explained what they had to do to save my life and that the very next day I would lose my legs from the knees down,” Cindy tells us. “I was okay with it, I was at peace, I was just happy to be alive.”

Sepsis – sometimes known as blood poisoning – occurs when the body's immune system has an extreme reaction to an infection and starts to damage the body’s own tissues and organs. Recent figures suggest there are 50 million cases of sepsis a year worldwide.

We also bring together two other survivors of sepsis who have had to adapt to life without legs or arms. Caroline from the UK contracted sepsis after falling sick from Covid-19 and pneumonia. Shan from South Africa, contracted sepsis after being bitten by a mongoose. She has since had dozens of surgical procedures but still regularly works out in the gym.

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC OS team.

(Photo: Cindy Mullins. Credit: Cindy and DJ Mullins)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdwk0m)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9v)
Time bending and why history is not always old

The Miracle of the Hudson and bubble tea: the stories from recent history that got your social media attention. Plus, Mexico's female truckers and your pick to win the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Ivory Coast.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct4rqh)
Listeners respond to the boss of BBC World Service English

The New Year saw us broadcast our annual “ask the controller” special edition in which the boss of BBC World Service English, Jon Zilkha, answered a number of comments and questions. But were listeners satisfied with what they heard? We hear your follow-up feedback.

Plus, listeners give us their thoughts on the World Service’s sports output.

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


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt69hc)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct4sb8)
Sabrina Pace-Humphreys and the power of Trail Running

Please note: This programme contains discussions about mental health. If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org

The co-founder of campaigning charity Black Trail Runners, Sabrina Pace-Humphreys tells us how the group was founded as a safe space for people of colour to enjoy the outdoors. Pace-Humphreys recalls the racism she has encountered in running, which included being left for dead in the French Alps. She also explains how getting into running helped her cope with severe postpartum depression.

Canadian Paralympic shot put champion, Greg Stewart, says his decision to come out of retirement is about more than trying to win a second gold medal in Paris. Stewart tells us he learned a lot about his identity after quitting the sport in 2022.

And – Jack Smith discusses overcoming cancer twice, impending fatherhood and how a rugby accident as a teenager left him paralysed. The Great Britain wheelchair rugby player was part of the squad that made history by winning their first ever Paralympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games.

Image: Sabrina Pace-Humphreys running on a trail run with a mountain valley in the background. (Photo by James Appleton)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt6f7h)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ts3ysrqwp)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdwshw)
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SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct67kg)
What's the West's strategy for the Houthis?

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the strategy behind the US and UK attacks on the Houthis in Yemen, analyses whether the elections in Taiwan have made an invasion by China more likely and looks at the implications of Donald Trump’s dominant victory in Iowa.

Produced by Max Horberry and Benedick Watt

Image: A Houthi soldier stands guard during a protest against a multinational operation to safeguard Red Sea shipping following US and UK airstrikes on Houthis military sites, in Sana'a, Yemen, 12 January 2024 (Credit: Yahya Arhab/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt6jzm)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct6cdf)
Paris: Football’s greatest talent factory

Some call it the 'City of Love' and others the 'City of Lights', but would a more accurate nickname for Paris be the 'City of Football'? After all, not only were there 11 Parisians in the France World Cup squad - but there were also players born in the city's suburbs representing Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Qatar, Cameroon, Ghana, Portugal and Germany.

So what is it about the city’s banlieues that helps create such amazing football talent? BBC World Service goes inside the clubs that created Kylian Mbappe, William Saliba and Moussa Diaby, and speaks to the coaches who helped launch their incredible careers. We also meet some of the street footballers who turned into international stars.

We investigate why Paris Saint-Germain has often missed out on the talented players on its doorstep and hear about the dangers posed by agents, scouts and pushy parents eager to profit from the riches available to those who make it to the very top.

Presenter: John Bennett
Producer: Sam Sheringham

(Photo: Kingsley Coman celebrates his first goal with Kylian Mbappe during the game between France and Scotland, Decathlon Arena, 17 October, 2023. Credit: Xavier Laine/Getty Images)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt6nqr)
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SAT 13:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09vw1039z5)
Airstrike in Syrian capital

An apparent Israeli airstrike in Damascus has killed four members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, including the head of the force's information unit in Syria.

Also on the programme: we head to the Democratic Republic of Congo where Felix Tshisekedi is being sworn in for a second term as president; and Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 60's US group the Shangri-Las has died.

(Photo: Ambulances are seen at the site of residential building that was targeted in an alleged Israeli strike in Mezzah neighborhood, Damascus, Syria, 20 January 2024. Credit: EPA)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt6sgw)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172z1l5l4w73g3)
Live Sporting Action

John Bennett is joined by the former Cameroon defender Sebastien Bassong, the former Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba and BBC Sport Africa’s Celestine Karoney to discuss the main talking points from the opening week of the Africa Cup of Nations. Seb and Sol will also discuss the day’s action in the Premier League.

We’ll also have the latest from day seven of tennis’s Australian Open and the third round of golf’s Dubai Desert Classic, as well as looking ahead to the Divisional Round in the NFL playoffs.

And we investigate how Paris's banlieues help to create such amazing football talent by going inside the clubs that created Kylian Mbappe, William Saliba and Moussa Diaby, and speak to the coaches who helped launch their incredible careers. We also meet some of the street footballers who turned into international stars in ‘Paris: Football’s greatest talent factory’.

Photo: A general view shows a light show during the opening ceremony prior to the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 final football match between Senegal and Egypt at Stade d'Olembe in Yaounde on February 6, 2022. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt78gd)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ts3yssl3l)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdxmqs)
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SAT 18:32 Kalki Presents: My Indian Life (w3ct4kg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sk1)
The Elfstedentocht

The Elfstedentocht is one of the toughest sporting events there is. It’s an ice skating race around the lakes and canals of the northern Dutch province of Friesland – and it can only take place when it is particularly cold.

The last one was in 1997, but the most notorious happened back in January 1963, when only 69 of the 10,000 skaters made it to the end of the 200 km course. The rest were stopped by the appalling weather conditions.

One of the few to complete the race was the then 24-year-old skater Leffert Oldenkamp. He tells Matthew Kenyon about the extreme race.

(Photo: Competitors in the 1963 Elfstedentocht. Credit: Eric Koch/Dutch National Archive)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt7d6j)
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SAT 19:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wf3)
Can Indonesia pull off relocating its capital?

Indonesia’s ambitious plan to move the administrative headquarters of its capital city from Jakarta to a new location on the island of Borneo, in the East Kalimantan province, is nearing the completion of its first phase. Known as Nusantara, the new city’s inauguration is scheduled to coincide with Indonesia’s Independence Day on 17th August, the date of the final term of office for the current President Joko Widodo.

The project has been deemed necessary as Jakarta is considered no longer fit for purpose. Located on the island of Java, it ranks as one of the most densely populated cities in the world and it is reported to be sinking by around 17 centimetres a year in some areas, due to a combination of environmental pollution and climate change.

With four more phases to go, around two million people are expected to inhabit Nusantara by the planned completion date of 2045, but that remains dependent on a number of factors and the schedule has already hit some challenges.

Future development is reliant on billions of dollars from foreign investors and currently the Government is struggling to secure much commitment. Furthermore, with Presidential elections due next month, there are concerns about whether a new leader will be inclined to continue with the vision announced by the outgoing President Joko Widodo.

So this week on The Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Can Indonesia pull off relocating its capital?’

Contributors:
Dr Athiqah Nur Alami, Head of Research Centre for Politics, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia.
Dimas Wisnu Adrianto, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Brawijaya University, Indonesia
Sulfikar Amir, Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang University, Singapore
Julia Lau, Senior Fellow and Co Coordinator, Indonesian Studies Programme, ISEAS, Yusuf Ishak Institute, Singapore

Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producers: Matt Toulson and Jill Collins
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards and Toby James
Production Co-ordinator: Tim Fernley

Image credit: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg/Getty.


SAT 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdxrgx)
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SAT 19:32 World of Wisdom (w3ct5llr)
Feeling unwanted

Yvonne was born in Taiwan, and from her earliest years was told she was not wanted by her parents. Now living in Germany, she feels the lack of love she received in childhood continues to impact her ability to form loving relationships, or to love and accept herself. Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist nun, offers advice on how she can heal by becoming a loving parent to herself.

Presenter: Sana Safi
Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt7hyn)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vm7)
Film-maker Alexander Payne

Nikki talks to American film-maker and double Oscar-winner Alexander Payne about his latest movie The Holdovers.

British actor David Oyelowo on moving from in-front of the camera to behind the scenes in order to gain more creative control. 

Barbie director Greta Gerwig on how Barbie changed her life.

And Nikki is joined in the studio by the film-maker and architect Kibwe Tavares, whose movie The Kitchen is co-directed with Daniel Kaluuya.

Plus, writer and journalist Hannah Strong.

Presenter: Nikki Bedi
Producer: Oliver Jones


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt7mps)
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SAT 21:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09vw1048y6)
Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy

Tensions within the emergency war cabinet in Israel have been on full display this week. At least one member of the tiny five-man war cabinet openly criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies in the conflict. A former head of the Israeli secret service Mossad joined in on Friday.

Also in the programme: we'll head to the Democratic Republic of Congo where Felix Tshisekedi is being sworn in for a second term as president; and the sound of lava - we hear recordings from a nature photographer in Iceland who says he's "addicted" to volcanoes.

(Photo: Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected calls from the United States for a future Palestinian state. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt7rfx)
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SAT 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2syp763rnt)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kc4f8ksvy)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdy3q9)
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SAT 22:32 Assignment (w3ct4m87)
Bulgaria: The people smugglers

Migration is high on the political agenda in countries across Europe, as the number of asylum seekers rises once more. As well as those who risk life and limb on flimsy boats in the Mediterranean, thousands more come via the Balkans, many of them through Turkey and across the border into Bulgaria. They do not stay there long. Their preferred destinations are further west, Germany perhaps or Britain. And while the migrants’ stories have become well-known in recent years, we hear relatively little from the people who enable their journeys, the people smugglers.

Nick Thorpe has been to the north-west of Bulgaria, where it meets Serbia to the west and Romania across the Danube to the north. There he meets two men who worked as drivers for a smuggling organisation, shuttling migrants from Sofia, the capital, to the border.

Presenter: Nick Thorpe
Producer: Tim Mansel

(Photo: Bulgarian border police patrol the border with Turkey, January 2023. Credit: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP)


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt7w61)
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SAT 23:06 Music Life (w3ct4mh0)
Music doesn’t stop with Nightmares on Wax, Corinne Bailey Rae, Theo Croker and James Lavelle

George Evelyn - AKA Nightmares on Wax - Corinne Bailey Rae, Theo Croker and James Lavelle discuss their creative relationship with music, the presence of social issues in music, and the pros and cons of the digital age.

Musician, record producer and DJ George Evelyn, aka Nightmares on Wax was born in the city of Leeds, UK, and is now based in Ibiza. In his youth, he was greatly inspired by the likes of Quincy Jones and Curtis Mayfield, before discovering hip hop. He originally formed Nightmares on Wax in 1988 as a group project alongside John Halnon, with Kevin Harper joining later, but after one album it became solely his project. He debuted on Warp Records with A Word of Science in 1991, and has since released eight studio albums, various mixes and DJed countless gigs across the globe.

Jazz trumpeter, composer and producer Theo Croker is known for his adventurous playing and determination to expand the horizons of jazz. He took up the trumpet around age 11 after being inspired by his grandfather, the legendary Doc Cheatham, and has released seven studio albums.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae shot to fame in 2006 with her self-titled UK number one debut album. She’s known for her soul-rooted indie sound and has collaborated with everyone from Mary J Blige and Al Green to Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.

Electronic musician, DJ and label owner James Lavelle is best known for his work under the Unkle moniker. He started the band in 1992, and in the same year founded the influential trip hop label Mo’ Wax. As Unkle, he’s released eight full length studio albums, most recently Rōnin II.

SUNDAY 21 JANUARY 2024

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt7zy5)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b30)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdyc6k)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:32 Kalki Presents: My Indian Life (w3ct4kg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sk1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt83p9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkp)
Rulers and the rules of ageing

As France's youthful new Prime Minister gets his feet under the desk, we examine how stress and strains can change the way we look. We also ask what the late nights and lack of sleep that go hand in hand with leadership can mean for the health of the human body and we hear how measuring intelligence in young people isn't as straightforward as it might seem.


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt87ff)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ts3ystk2m)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdylpt)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct4pf5)
Endurance

Have you ever considered rowing across the Atlantic? How about making it even more challenging by doing it whilst wearing an ECG monitor and filling in psychological questionnaires? Claudia Hammond speaks to the first Austrian woman to row the Atlantic, Ciara Burns, who collected data throughout her 42-day crossing. And to the professor who studied the data, Eugenijus Kaniusas from the Vienna University of Technology, about the three big dips in mood along the way. Ciara talks about the emotional highs and lows of rowing to America, about the night skies, meeting whales, and how it feels when the Atlantic comes crashing down on you. Sports psychologist Peter Olusoga from Sheffield Hallam University, discusses the mental challenges and dealing with emotions during an adventure like Ciara's.

Claudia also speaks to Dr Nick Tiller, ultramarathon runner and exercise scientist at Harbor-UCLA, about the physical benefits and costs of taking part in ultra-endurance sports. Nick has run 100-mile races as well as running across the Sahara Desert. They discuss how peak performance in endurance events can peak at an older age than more fast-paced, high intensity sports, and whether anyone is physically able to take up an endurance sport if they set their mind to it. Also giving their thoughts on the physical impact of endurance sports are Yvette Hlaváčová who holds the women's world record for swimming the English Channel and Louise Deldicque who is professor in exercise physiology at UCLouvain in Belgium.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producers: Jonathan Blackwell and Lorna Stewart
Editor: Holly Squire


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt8c5k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct6cdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt8gxp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nv3)
Ecuador's state of emergency

Pascale Harter introduces insight and analysis from correspondents and reporters in Ecuador, Taiwan, Thailand and Guinea Bissau.

Ecuador was once one of the most peaceful countries in South America; now the violence of drug cartels and prison gangs is raging through its cities. President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of 'internal armed conflict' and sent out tens of thousands of troops to fight crime. Will Grant reports from Guayaquil.

Every election in Taiwan prompts anger in Beijing - and nervousness around the world over how China will react to the victor. From Taipei, Rupert Wingfield Hayes explains how William Lai's win in the most recent contest reflects the mood of the Taiwanese people.

Since the military coup of 2021 in Myanmar, thousands of people have been killed and wounded in the ongoing conflict there. Tens of thousands more have fled their homes and villages after assaults by the army - which has also targeted health workers and hospitals for attack. So many patients now cross the border to seek treatment in Thailand. Rebecca Root visits a clinic near the border which is trying to help.

The hooded vulture is not cute: it's a scruffy scavenger bird that feeds on rotting carcasses. But it's a vital part of many African ecosystems - and can help humans stay healthy, too. Sam Bradpiece learns how Guinea Bissau is bringing the birds back from the brink, despite threats from many quarters.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production Co-Ordinator: Gemma Ashman

(Image: Ecuadorean police in Guayaquil outside Ecuador's TC television channel. Credit: Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdyv62)
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SUN 04:32 Trending (w3ct5d9f)
Crude fakes in Uganda

A BBC investigation has uncovered a network of fake social media accounts seemingly working together to promote the Ugandan government and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. Online, an information battle appears to be going on – one being waged by hundreds of social media accounts set on pushing narratives in line with those of the Ugandan government. As part of a coordinated campaign, they have been artificially inflating support for EACOP online and viciously targeting those that oppose the project – both at home and abroad. But who is behind these accounts? And how influential have they become?


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sk1)
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SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt8lnt)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ts3ystxb0)
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SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdyyy6)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct6cdd)
The Return

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first recorded enslaved Africans in Virginia, America, in 2019, Ghana launched the Year of Return, an initiative to encourage the African diaspora to invest, settle and visit. After a positive response, a 10-year follow-up initiative called Beyond the Return was launched in 2020 to further promote investment, migration and tourism.

As a result there has been an increase in visitor numbers, particularly from the United States with thousands of African-Americans making the trip across the Atlantic. Some have decided to stay. At least 1500 people have since moved to the West African country from the US and there are over 5000 African-Americans currently living in Ghana.

Dr Ashley Milton is one of them. An environmental science and policy expert and entrepreneur, Dr Milton relocated from Washington DC to Ghana’s capital Accra just as the Year of Return was being launched.

Dr Milton meets African-Americans who now call Ghana home. From a Marine Corps veteran who grew up in Los Angeles to a single mother from Atlanta, through varying stories of assimilation, hope, identity and migration, Ashley highlights the personal experiences of those who have moved to Ghana.

Producer: Neil Kanwal
A C60 Media production for BBC World Service

(Photo: The former slave fort of Cape Coast Castle of the 16th Century, now a Unesco World Heritage site. Credit: Markus Matzel/Getty Images)


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt8qdy)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172z37ny8kbynk)
US blames pro-Iran militants for Iraqi base attack

US blames pro-Iran militants for Iraqi base attack; also in the programme: we hear from an Israeli man refusing military service in Gaza; and what innovations are being made to improve access to clean water.

Joining our presenter Luke Jones are Anchal Vohra, a columnist for current affairs magazine Foreign Policy in Brussels; and in the studio, James Rodgers, reader in international journalism at City University here in London.

(Photo: US forces in Al-Asad airbase in Al-Anbar, Iraq. Credit: Reuters)


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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172z37ny8kc2dp)
US blames Iran for ballistic missiles attack on Iraqi airbase

The US says Iran was behind attack on Iraqi base used by US forces. Also in the programme: Why is Texas blocking the federal government from accessing a park on the Mexican border; and we ask is having a dip in freezing water good for you?
Our guests, Anchal Vohra a columnist for Foreign Policy magazine; and James Rodgers, reader in international journalism at City University join our presenter Luke Jones for this edition.

(Photo: Aftermath of Damascus attack on 20 January 2024, where suspected Iranian officers were killed. Credit: Reuters)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt8yx6)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172z37ny8kc64t)
US personnel injured in missile attack

The United States military says Iranian backed militants in Iraq used ballistic missiles to attack an airbase where American troops are stationed. Some were intercepted by air defences but others hit the al-Assad base. At least one Iraqi service member was wounded and a number of Americans are being assessed for brain injuries. Attacks on US forces in Iraq by militias linked to Iran have increased since the Gaza war began.

Also in the programme: Israel’s conscientious objector; and the history of rap in Britain.

Our guests, Anchal Vohra a columnist for Foreign Policy magazine; and James Rodgers, reader in international journalism at City University join our presenter Luke Jones for this edition.

(Photo: Missiles and rockets were fired at the Al Asad Airbase. CREDIT: Getty)


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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nv3)
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SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdzfxq)
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SUN 09:32 Outlook (w3ct4rc6)
The spies in my house

Arrested, interrogated and watched: Ulrike Poppe was a dissident in the former GDR and spent 15 years being spied on by the East German secret police - the Stasi- who installed bugging devices in her home and cameras pointing through the windows. Then, in 1992, after the Berlin Wall had come down, she was granted access to the Stasi archives and discovered 20,000 documents with details about her life and the names of friends and colleagues who'd informed on her. In those pages she also found the name of the Stasi officer in charge of her case and decided to track him down and confront him.

This programme was first broadcast in June 2021.

Presenter: Andrea Kennedy
Interpreter: Jo Impey
Producer: Mariana Des Forges

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

(Picture: Ulrike Poppe in 1999. Credit: P/F/H/ullstein bild via Getty Images)


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt96dg)
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SUN 10:06 Music Life (w3ct4mh0)
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SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt9b4l)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ts3ysvmss)
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SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdzpdz)
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SUN 11:32 Trending (w3ct5d9f)
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SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5b7l)
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SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt9fwq)
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SUN 12:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b30)
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SUN 12:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sfdzt53)
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SUN 12:32 World of Wisdom (w3ct5llr)
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SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt9kmv)
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SUN 13:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09vw1066w8)
More protests against far-right party in Germany

Tens of thousands of people demonstrate across Germany for a third day after it emerges that some members of the far-right AfD party discussed plans for the mass deportation of migrants. We hear the latest from our reporter in Berlin and ask whether growing calls to ban the party have any substance.

Also in the programme: The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, is to open a Hindu temple at a controversial site in Ayodhya, where the destruction of a mosque in 1992 triggered violence across the nation; and why do people shoplift when they can afford to pay for goods?

(Photo: Tens of thousands attend a protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Frankfurt, Germany, January 20, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt9pcz)
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SUN 14:06 Music Life (w3ct4mh0)
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SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bpt9t43)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172z1l5l4wb43b)
Live Sporting Action

Sunday Sportsworld brings you the latest from the two big continental championships – the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup.

We’ll also have Premier League commentary of the game between Bournemouth and Liverpool.

There’ll also the latest from the Australian Open tennis, the race to reach Superbowl LVIII, and the final round of golf’s Dubai Desert Classic.

Photo: Liverpool's Cody Gakpo (left) vies for possession with Bournemouth's Chris Mepham (right) during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between AFC Bournemouth and Liverpool at Vitality Stadium on November 1, 2023 in Bournemouth, England. (Credit: CameraSport via Getty Images)


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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ts3yswlrt)
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SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sff0nd0)
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SUN 19:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct67kg)
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SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bptbdvr)
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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkp)
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SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bptbjlw)
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SUN 21:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09vw1075v9)
Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city

A market and shopping district in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine has been hit by shelling. Officials there blamed Ukraine saying the attack had killed twenty-seventy people and wounded twenty-five others.

Also in the programme: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump; and we examine the impact of the war in Gaza on pregnant women and newborns.

(Picture: People remove debris at a food market following, what local Russian-installed authorities say, was a Ukrainian military strike in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk. Credit: Alexander Ermochenko/REUTERS)


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SUN 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2syp766nkx)
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SUN 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kc4f8nps1)
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SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sff10md)
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SUN 22:32 Outlook (w3ct4rc6)
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SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r8bptbs34)
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SUN 23:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bl7)
Your questions answered: The impact of war; "green" rooftops; carbon cost of pets

You asked, we answered. In this episode, a panel of experts dive into your questions. How does war impact climate change? What are the carbon footprints of pets? Can so-called "green" or "living roofs" increase the resilience of cities?

Send your questions to: theclimatequestion@bbc.com

Join Presenter Graihagh Jackson and her guests:
Dr Akshat Rathi, Senior Reporter for Climate, Bloomberg
Esme Stallard, Climate and science reporter, BBC News
Prof Tamsin Edwards, Climate scientist, Kings College London

Production Team: Osman Iqbal, Octavia Woodward, Simon Watts, Matt Willis
Sound Mix: Rod Farquhar, Tom Brignell


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s2sff14cj)
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SUN 23:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9v)
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SUN 23:50 Over to You (w3ct4rqh)
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MONDAY 22 JANUARY 2024

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3gr3f)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nv3)
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MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq53ct)
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MON 00:32 Trending (w3ct5d9f)
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MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5b7l)
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MON 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3gvvk)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh7315hr)
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MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq573y)
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MON 01:32 Happy News (w3ct5hvr)
The Happy Pod

Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, we meet the teen rescuers who saved a couple from drowning in Barbados. Also: the pioneering heart transplant for a newborn hailed as a success. And, ending homelessness the Finnish way.


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3gzlp)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73197w)
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MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq5bw2)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y58)
Were humans ever semi-aquatic?

What evidence is there for a semi-aquatic period in human evolutionary history? That’s the question that’s been bothering listener Dave in Thailand. He thinks our lack of hair and love of water might indicate that, at some point, we were more water-based than we are now. But what does science have to say on the matter?

The theory that our ape ancestors returned to the water for a phase in our evolutionary history is a controversial idea that most scientists disagree with.

Anand Jagatia chats to Dr Melissa Ilardo, assistant professor at the University of Utah, about our dive reflex - a physiological response we display when submerged underwater, which helps direct oxygen towards vital organs. But this is not a response that is unique to humans - it is found in all mammals. Experts say it developed long before all apes split off in the evolutionary tree.

To find out more about the theory itself Anand hears from John Langdon, emeritus professor at the University of Indianapolis. He explains why the aquatic ape theory is not generally accepted by anthropologists, what the fossil record can tell us about our evolutionary path and why evolution is much more complex than the aquatic ape hypothesis suggests.

While there may be little evidence of a semi-aquatic period in our evolutionary past, there are some communities around the world that have adapted to utilising their watery environments in more recent evolutionary history.

Anand speaks to Dr Nicole Smith-Guzman at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute who has found evidence that ancient populations in Panama were habitually diving in the sea for shells and seafood. She explains how she can piece together evidence from different sources to detect the activity of ancient populations. And Dr Melissa Ilardo explains how evolutionary pressure can cause physical changes in isolated communities, as our bodies ultimately adapt to help us thrive in more watery environments.

Producer: Hannah Fisher
Presenter: Anand Jagatia
Editor: Richard Collings
Production co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
Sound engineer: Jackie Margerum

(Photo: Woman swimming underwater. Credit: Petrelos/Getty Images)


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3h3bt)
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MON 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct5mbg)
Ending homelessness the Finnish way

What happens if you give a homeless person a house, with no strings attached?

In 2007 Finland decided to switch to a radical new approach to homelessness called ‘housing first’, in which homeless people are simply offered their own apartment, with no expectations of them except paying the rent (usually covered by their benefits); alongside this they are given whatever support they need to remain housed, for as long as they need it. Proponents of 'housing first' argue that it is much easier for homeless people to sort out issues such as addiction or poor mental health when they have a secure home.

The results so far seem to bear this out: around 90% of people offered an apartment remain housed, a much higher rate than under the previous system. However, critics argue that the approach could be much harder to implement in countries without Finland’s extensive social welfare system or good stock of affordable housing.

Erika Benke visits the Väinölä Housing Unit outside Helsinki, an emergency shelter which was converted into 35 individual flats for formerly homeless people. What difference has having their own place made to the residents? And are they off the streets for good?

Producer: Olivia Humphreys
An Overcoat Media production for BBC World Service

(Photo: The Väinölä Housing Unit outside Helsinki. Credit: Jouni Törmänen)


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq5gm6)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9v)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct4rqh)
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MON 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3h72y)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh731jr4)
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MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq5lcb)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twm)
Women on the frontline in the fight against malaria

Ella Al-Shamahi meets two women on the frontline in the fight against malaria.

Dr Ify Aniebo is from Nigeria, the country worst hit by malaria. She is an Associate professor with the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, where she works to improve the country's response to drug resistance and malarial transmission.

Dr Mehreen Datoo is a clinical lecturer in Infectious Diseases at the University of Oxford and she’s on the team that developed the R21/Matrix-M, the WHO approved vaccine that will be rolled out across Africa in 2024.

Produced by Alice Gioia and Emily Naylor

(Image: (L) Dr Mehreen Datoo, courtesy of Dr Mehreen Datoo. (R) Dr Ify Aniebo, courtesy Dr Ify Aniebo.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3hbv2)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hb2sm)
Ron DeSantis drops out of US presidential race

The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, has dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, leaving Nikki Haley as the only rival to Donald Trump.

Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa.

And India prepares to inaugurate a Hindu temple to Ram on the site of a demolished mosque.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3hgl6)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hb6jr)
India’s PM inaugurates controversial temple

The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, is about to inaugurate a Hindu temple on a disputed site in Ayodhya, where a mosque was torn down three decades ago.

The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, has dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, leaving Nikki Haley as the only rival to Donald Trump.

And Cameroon starts the world’s first malaria vaccine programme for children.


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3hlbb)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hbb8w)
Republican race sees Trump versus Haley

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley are the only remaining contenders for the Republican nomination for US president, after Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign.

Cameroon is beginning the first roll out of the Malaria vaccine, RTS,S. It follows successful pilot campaigns in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi.

And tens of thousands of Hindu devotees have converged on the northern Indian town of Ayodhya where Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is due to inaugurate a controversial temple.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3hq2g)
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MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p45)
Regina Ip: What is Hong Kong's future?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Regina Ip, an influential pro-Beijing lawmaker in Hong Kong. For years China has been tightening its grip on the territory it took back from Britain. Pro-democracy activism, political opposition and press freedom have all been curtailed. So what is Hong Kong’s future?


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq62bv)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mvs)
Tackling ageism at work

One in two people are ageist, according to the World Health Organization. Ed Butler looks at the scale of the perceived problem, hearing from workers and experts.

In the UK and US, for instance, more than a quarter of over-50s report experiences of ageism in the last 12 months. One recent global survey found that it’s the most socially accepted prejudice, more widespread than either racism or sexism.

And how much is ageism a factor in this year’s US presidential race?

(Picture: Timothy Tan working alongside a colleague at a computer)

Presenter: Ed Butler
Producer: Amber Mehmood


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbv)
Vidkun Quisling: Norway’s traitor

In December 1939, fascist Norwegian politician Vidkun Quisling travelled to Berlin from Oslo for a secret meeting with Adolf Hitler.

Quisling suggested to Hitler that the British were planning to move into Norway for their own strategic needs. Norway hadn’t been a concern for the Nazis but the meeting alarmed Hitler and within months Germany started its invasion of Norway.

From that moment, Quisling was consigned into history as a traitor. So much so that in the time since, his name has become a byword for traitor in numerous languages.

Matt Pintus hears from Norwegian journalist, Trude Lorentzen, who decided to study Quisling’s life after stumbling across his suitcase in an online auction.

As part of her voyage of discovery, Trude interviewed Quisling’s Jewish neighbour Leif Grusd who was forced to flee to Sweden when the Nazis took over Norway.

Leif Grusd's interview was translated from the NRK podcast "Quislings koffert" - Quisling's suitcase - released in 2021. It was made by production company Svarttrost for NRK.

(Photo: Vidkun Quisling and Adolf Hitler. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3httl)
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MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh7324gs)
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MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq662z)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y58)
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MON 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3hykq)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w69)
Lady Tarzan and Ibadan Zoo

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.

We’re going wild for animals this week. We find out how the Ibadan Zoo became one of Nigeria’s biggest tourist attractions during the 1970s. Our guest Harriet Ritvo, professor of history at MIT, looks back across the centuries to reveal the fascination that humans have always had for animals. And more on the environmental campaigner who became known as Lady Tarzan for her fight against illegal logging in the forests of India.

Plus, we hear from a journalist tortured in Iran's notorious Evin Prison in the wake of the 2009 protests against the Islamic regime. Also, why hundreds of thousands of Moroccans were ordered into the Spanish Sahara by their king. And finally, more on the Bolivian president who went on hunger strike to try to save his country.

Contributors:
Peaches Golding - wife of zoologist Bob Golding
Professor Harriet Ritvo – professor of history at MIT
Marcela Siles - daughter of former Bolivian president Hernán Siles Zuazo
Seddik Maaninou - TV cameraman
Francis Gillies – North Africa expert
Maziar Bahari - journalist
Jamuna Tudu – environmentalist nicknamed ‘Lady Tarzan’

(Photo: Imade the gorilla at Ibadan Zoo. Credit: bobgolding.co.uk)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3j29v)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh732cz1)
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MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq6fl7)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twm)
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MON 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3j61z)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qh4)
Hunting for icons in the underworld, part 1

In 1974 Tasoula's country, Cyprus, was torn in two by war. Distraught and unable to return home she ended up in the Netherlands where some years later a shadowy art dealer approached her with some astonishing news. Religious artefacts sacred to her faith that had adorned the churches she prayed in as a girl had been chiselled away, and were now being sold on the black market. And so began Tasoula's decade-long search for the stolen relics. But she would first have to learn from the criminals in order to catch them.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Edgar Maddicott
Sound Design: Joe Munday
Editor: Harry Graham


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

(Photo: Tasaoula Hadjitofi. Credit: Courtesy of Walk of Truth Archive)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbv)
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MON 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3j9t3)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh732mg9)
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MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq6p2h)
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MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y58)
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MON 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3jfk7)
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MON 14:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799f2sn)
India's PM Narendra Modi inaugurates controversial Hindu temple

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a Hindu temple on the site of a razed mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya. Modi said the temple marked a 'new era' for the country, three decades after a Hindu mob tore down the Babri mosque which many Hindus believe was built on the birthplace of the Hindu god Rama.

Also in the programme: Cameroon became the first country to roll-out a mass vaccine program against Malaria in a move projected to save thousands of lives; and we speak to a Haitian bishop about the kidnapping of six nuns by a criminal gang in Port-Au-Prince on Friday.

(Photo: Indian Prime Minister Modi (2nd L) presides over inaugural ceremony at Ram Mandir temple, Ayodhya, India, 22 Jan 2024
Credit: India Press Information Bureau/EPA)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3jk9c)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p45)
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MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq6xkr)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zfg)
US oil company ExxonMobil sues investors to block climate petition

ExxonMobil - one of the one of the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas companies, has filed a lawsuit against two investment groups that have proposed a shareholder vote on new climate targets.

Follow This, an activist-investor fund in Amsterdam, and Arjuna Capital, an investment adviser, want Exxon to speed up its reduction of carbon emissions. However, the oil giant says the investors are driven by “an extreme agenda”.

Also, we will find out why Australia has stopped taking applications for Golden Visas and how a new Malaria vaccine will increase GDP in Africa.

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MON 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3jp1h)
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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882sgqq3)
India PM opens grand temple

India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has consecrated a Hindu temple on the site of the 16th century Ayodhya mosque whose destruction by a mob 32 years ago sparked religious riots. We explain the history of the site and get reaction from India.

Cameroon has begun the rollout of the world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria. The WHO has hailed it as a historic moment in the global fight against the mosquito-borne disease. We bring together people who have contracted malaria many times, to share their experiences of suffering from the illness.

Palestinians in southern Gaza say the Israeli bombardment by air, land and sea is the most intense since the war began. We speak to our regional editor in the BBC newsroom.

We get reaction from Republican voters after Ron DeSantis dropped out of the US presidential race.

Presenter: Lukwesa Burak

(Photo: Indian Prime Minister Modi presides over inaugural ceremony at Ram Mandir temple, Ayodhya, India - 22 Jan 2024. Credit: INDIA PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU/EPA)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3jssm)
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MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882sgvg7)
First malaria mass vaccine rollout starts

Cameroon has begun the rollout of the world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria. The WHO has hailed it as a historic moment in the global fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Our global health correspondent joins to explain how it works, and we hear from those who have contracted malaria many times.

India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has consecrated a Hindu temple on the site of the 16th century Ayodhya mosque whose destruction by a mob 32 years ago sparked religious riots. We explain the history of the site and get reaction from India.

We hear from people who took part in nationwide protests in Germany over the weekend against increasing right-wing extremism.

We get reaction from Republican voters after Ron DeSantis dropped out of the US presidential race.

Presenter: Lukwesa Burak

(Photo: FILE PHOTO: A nurse fills a syringe with malaria vaccine before administering it to an infant at the Lumumba Sub-County hospital in Kisumu, Kenya, July 1, 2022. Credit: Baz Ratner/File Photo/Reuters)


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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qh4)
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MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbv)
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MON 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3k18w)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh733by2)
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MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq7dk8)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sv3)
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MON 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3k510)
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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nv3)
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MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq7j9d)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct65r3)
The Life Scientific: Sir Michael Berry

Professor Jim Al-Khalili meets one of Britain's greatest physicists, Sir Michael Berry. His work uncovers 'the arcane in the mundane', revealing the science that underpins phenomena in the world around us such as rainbows, and through his popular science lectures he joyfully explains the role of quantum mechanics in phones, computers and the technology that shapes the modern world. He is famed for the 'Berry phase' which is a key concept in quantum mechanics and one Sir Michael likes to explain through an analogy of holding a cat upside down and dropping it, or parallel parking a car.

Presenter: Jim Al-Khalili
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Audio Editor: Gerry Holt
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3k8s4)
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MON 21:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799fy0k)
Nikki Haley to face Donald Trump in New Hampshire Primary

After Ron DeSantis bows out of US presidential race, who will win the Republican nomination? We ask a member of Nikki Haley's fundraising team if she has what it takes to beat Donald Trump.

Also in the programme: campaigners for Israelis hostages storm the country's parliament, the Knesset: we speak to one of them. And why is Britain facing a major outbreak of measles, a disease which had almost been eradicated?

(Photo: US presidential hopeful Nikki Haley campaigns in New Hampshire, Franklin, USA. Credit: CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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MON 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3kdj8)
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MON 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sz1hhfdr5)
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MON 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kchpkwfy9)
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MON 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zhq)
How much money is spent on becoming US President?

We examine how much money is actually needed to run a Presidential campaign. One of the world’s largest advertising agencies estimates nearly 16 billion dollars will be spent on this year’s campaign.

In Africa, Cameroon has started a Malaria programme which it hopes will save thousands of children’s lives across the continent.

Canada has announced a two-year cap on international student permits. It is also stopping work permits to some postgraduate students to try and prevent an increased demand for housing.

(Picture: U.S. Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a rally Credit: REUTERS/Rachel Mummey)


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MON 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p45)
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MON 23:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twm)
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TUESDAY 23 JANUARY 2024

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3kn0j)
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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w69)
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TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3krrn)
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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs068rw94z)
How much cash is spent on becoming US President?

We look at how much money is really needed to run a successful presidential race in the United States. Campaign costs can run into billions of dollars and we examine how they work.

The world's first vaccine programme against Malaria started in Cameroon. It is hoped it will save thousands of lives across Africa.

The nominations are out for this years Golden Raspberry Awards or the Razzies. It’s a celebration of the biggest film flops of the year. We look at some of the contenders.


( Picture: Florida Governor and U.S. Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a rally Credit: Reuters/Rachel Mummey)


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3kwhs)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73464z)
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TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq87s5)
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TUE 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct6cgq)
Our House: Stories of the Holocaust

Jo Glanville meets Berliners who are unearthing the stories of the Jewish families who once lived in their homes. Marie, Hugh, Anke and Matthias all became fascinated by the history of the families who lived in their flats before them when the Nazis were in power and wanted to find out what happened to them. Their discoveries are an intimate portrait of how lives were turned upside down and offer a new way of honouring the memory of Berliners who lost everything in the Holocaust.

Jo visits one of the surviving residents - 95-year-old Ruth, now living in the UK, who vividly remembers what it was like to grow up in Nazi Germany. She tracks down the house in Berlin where her own mother spent part of her childhood. It is a revelatory journey, uncovering forgotten family stories and revealing how the Nazis deprived Jews of the right to live in their homes.


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3l07x)
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TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qh4)
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TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbv)
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TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3l401)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh734fn7)
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TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq8h8f)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct3jjx)
Maria Djurkovic

Production designer Maria Djurkovic takes us behind the scenes of Harry Styles' new movie, My Policeman, which was made in the middle of the pandemic.

Lockdown presents a number of challenges, expected ones like social distancing and sick crew members. And unexpected ones, like studios being too full and staff being in short supply because more movies were being made during the pandemic, rather than less.

Maria kept an audio diary during these unprecedented times for the British film industry, as she battles with crew shortages, schedule changes and a possible bout of Covid.

Producing and reporting by Antonia Quirke
Executive Producer: Stephen Hughes for BBC World Service


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3l7r5)
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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hdzpq)
US and UK launch new strikes against Houthis

The US and UK have carried out another wave of air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, as the group continues to attack ships in the Red Sea.

In Ukraine, there's a warning Vladimir Putin could deploy nuclear weapons as Russian forces advance - we hear more from a Ukrainian MP.

And could abortion rights be the issue that wins Joe Biden a second term as US President? Our correspondent on the ground will tell us why.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3lch9)
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TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hf3fv)
Eight Houthi sites targeted by US and UK bombing in Yemen

The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen overnight.

The Israeli army says ten of its soldiers have been killed in fighting in southern Gaza over the past day in an intense battle raging in the city of Khan Younis - we get the latest on that, and reports that Israel has offered Hamas a two-month pause in fighting in exchange for hostages to be returned.

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley go head to head in the New Hampshire primary; we talk to a Republican pollster about the likelihood of the former President - who's enjoying a double-digit lead in the opinion polls - defeating his remaining adversary in the US political party.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3lh7f)
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TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hf75z)
Gaza: 21 Israeli soldiers killed in combat

The Israeli army says 21 of its soldiers have been killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, as fighting with Hamas rages in many areas of the territory.

The US and UK have carried out another wave of air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, as the group continues to attack ships in the Red Sea.

And we hear about a new podcast that explores how film icon Charlie Chaplin became a key figure in an FBI campaign aimed at rooting out communism from Hollywood.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3llzk)
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TUE 08:06 The Documentary (w3ct5mbh)
Reducing risks in a risky world

Since the devastating 2011 tsunami Japan has been piloting transformative risk reduction solutions in areas prone to severe damage from earthquakes and tsunamis. Better communication is key to these efforts - 35% of people living in flooded areas in 2011 apparently did not hear the radio announcements.

Sendai City is working to solve the challenge of reliable communications through the development of an emergency announcement system that uses fully automated drones. These can quickly be dispatched to tell people to evacuate when tsunami alerts are issued. This new system uses a dedicated private wireless communication network and an infrared camera mounted on a drone transmits pictures of affected areas affected to the city's disaster response headquarters in real-time.

Ruth Evans talks to people affected by the tsunami and disaster mitigation experts and scientists trying to ensure they never have to face such devastation again.

A Ruth Evans production for BBC World Service

(Photo: An automated drone standing on its docking station. Credit: Ruth Evans)


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq8z7y)
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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n4t)
Why are we ageist?

We look at how many employers still base decisions on a persons age, despite the strong pressures in higher income countries to retain and encourage older staff.

What are the underlying reasons for this prejudice?

And Ed meets a cosmetic doctor at a central London clinic to discuss the increase in demand for anti-ageing procedures, for people who want to look younger at work.

Presenter: Ed Butler
Producer: Amber Mehmood

(Picture: A man and a woman sit at a table at work, with a woman standing up talking to them. Credit: Getty Images)


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xhd)
Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis

In 1949, Mildred Gillars – otherwise known as Axis Sally – became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason.

The former Broadway showgirl broadcast antisemitic Nazi propaganda on German State Radio during World War Two.

Her weekly shows were heard by thousands of American servicemen who gave her the nickname Axis Sally.

After her capture, she denied being a traitor, but a jury in Washington convicted her of treason, and she served 12 years in prison. Jane Wilkinson has been looking through the BBC archives to uncover her story.

(Photo: Mildred Gillars. Credit: Bettmann, Getty Images)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3lqqp)
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TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh7351cw)
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TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq9302)
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TUE 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct6cgq)
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TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3lvgt)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vm7)
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TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3lz6y)
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TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh7358w4)
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TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq9bhb)
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TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct3jjx)
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TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3m2z2)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxp)
Hunting for icons in the underworld, part 2

When war split Tasoula's home country of Cyprus in two in 1974 she had to leave home, never to return. Years later, while living in the Netherlands she was approached by a shady art dealer with news that shook her to the core: artefacts sacred to her Greek Orthodox faith had been stolen, hammered out from church walls and were now being sold on the black market. Tasoula then poured everything into righting this wrong and vowed to bring them back. She would have to plumb the depths of the criminal underworld and hatch an elaborate sting operation to catch the mastermind behind it all.

Hans and Nancy Benning met in Germany while studying the art of lutherie, repairing stringed instruments. Their work gave Hans the happiness and love he longed for growing up homeless and malnourished in West Germany during World War 2. Now living in California, they have been making and preserving the world’s most priceless violins for four decades. They spoke with Outlook's Clayton Conn in March 2020.

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

(Photo: Tasaoula Hadjitofi. Credit: Courtesy of Walk of Truth Archive)


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xhd)
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TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3m6q6)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh735jcd)
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TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq9kzl)
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TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct65r3)
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TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3mbgb)
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TUE 14:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799hzpr)
BBC investigation finds UAE funded assassinations in Yemen

A BBC Arabic investigation finds that the United Arab Emirates has funded politically motivated assassinations in Yemen. Nawal Al-Maghafi reports.

Also in the programme: a profile of Argentina's Javier Milei, and a new blood test for Alzheimer's.

(Picture: A Yemeni passes graffiti sprayed on a wall depicting a child victim of Yemen's war. Credit: EPA)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3mg6g)
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TUE 15:06 The Documentary (w3ct5mbh)
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TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pq9tgv)
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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zqh)
Container prices soar despite new attacks on Houthi rebels

The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

The Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting ships they say are linked to Israel and the West that travel through the important Red Sea trade route. Britain is planning new sanctions targeting sources of finance to the Houthis in the coming days as well.

We examine what the Red Sea disruption means for the price of containers carrying goods between the West and Asia.

And as the Oscar nominations are announced, presenter Sam Fenwick looks at how the film industry is recovering its finances after the recent spate of strikes.

(Picture: Maersk Hangzhou container ship, photographed in Le Havre, France on 11 May 2018. Picture credit: Pascal Bredel)


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3mkyl)
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TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882skmm6)
US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have warned that the latest strikes by the US and Britain will not go unanswered. The Pentagon said eight locations had been hit in response to the continued targeting of shipping in the Red Sea. The group has been targeting merchant ships in a show of support for the Palestinians in the war with Israel. Our security correspondent answers listener questions about the ongoing conflict and its wider implications.

We speak to our reporter in Moscow about a group of women who are publicly criticising the Russian authorities. Their husbands are among the 300,000 reservists mobilised by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine in autumn 2022.

Amazon has been fined €32m in France for "excessive" surveillance of its workers, including measures the data watchdog found to be illegal. It found Amazon tracked activity so precisely that it led to workers having to potentially justify each break. Our reporter explains the background to the story.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: A handout photo made available by the US Navy shows an aircraft launching from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during flight operations in response to increased Houthi activities in the Red Sea, 22 January 2024. Credit: MC3 KAITLIN WATT/US NAVY HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3mppq)
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TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882skrcb)
US presidential election 2024

We head to New Hampshire in the United States where polls have opened and voters begin to pick their preferred candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Donald Trump is facing his last remaining Republican opponent, Nikki Haley. Opinion polls suggest Donald Trump is the clear front-runner. Our correspondent is in New Hampshire and reports the latest.

Also on the programme, we bring you the latest on the joint wave of strikes by the US and UK against the Houthis in Yemen for their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. We explain who the Houthis are, and our security correspondent answers your questions about the airstrikes.

Germany's constitutional court has ruled that the far right party, Die Heimat, will no longer be eligible for financial support from the state. The case is being watched by the much larger Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, which is doing well in opinion polls. There’s been huge protests against the far right across Germany. We hear from people who were at the protests.

The 2024 Oscars have been announced in Hollywood, we hear who the top contenders are, and who's got the most nominations.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Voters line up to cast their ballots in the New Hampshire primary election in Londonderry, New Hampshire, January 23, 2024. Credit: Reuters /Brian Snyder)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3mtfv)
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TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxp)
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TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xhd)
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TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3my5z)
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TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh7367v5)
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TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqb9gc)
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TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4szm)
2024/01/23 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 (w172z2r8pz3n1y3)
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TUE 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct6cgq)
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TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqbf6h)
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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tr3)
The world of VPNs

Tech Life does a deep dive into Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs. We find out the countries where they are most in demand. Also in this edition, we learn about video gaming in Iran. And we speak to the teenager in India who invented a device to help people with Alzheimer's, inspired by his grandmother.

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images/Traitov


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3n5p7)
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TUE 21:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799jtxn)
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TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3n9fc)
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TUE 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sz1hhj9n8)
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TUE 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kchpkzbvd)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqbnpr)
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TUE 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zsr)
US voters go to the polls in New Hampshire

Voters go to the polls in the state of New Hampshire to select a Republican candidate for President. We hear about the key issues in this important battleground state.

Netflix has paid 5 billion dollars for the right to stream WWE Wrestling. We examine what this means for the streaming giant which has also added millions of new subscribers.

Passengers travelling with Asiana Airlines on international flights will be weighed when they fly out for from Seoul. We hear why the data is being collected on travellers.

(Picture: A voter casts their ballot on Primary Election Day at a polling station in New Hampshire, USA, Credit: HERB SWANSON/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3nf5h)
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TUE 23:06 The Documentary (w3ct5mbh)
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TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqbsfw)
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TUE 23:32 In the Studio (w3ct3jjx)
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WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY 2024

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3njxm)
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WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vm7)
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WED 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3nnnr)
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WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs068rz622)
Donald Trump favourite to win New Hampshire poll

Voters are set to select Donald Trump as Republican candidate in New Hampshire. Exit polls put him ahead of his rival Nikki Haley. We look at what this would all mean for the US economy.

Netflix pays 5 billion dollars for the right to stream WWE Wrestling. We assess what this means for the streaming giant which has also added millions of new subscribers.

Passengers travelling with Asiana Airlines on international flights will be weighed when they fly out for from Seoul. We hear why the data is being collected on travellers. (Picture: Voters cast their ballots on Primary Election Day in New Hampshire Credit: HERB SWANSON/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3nsdw)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh737322)
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WED 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3nx50)
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WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxp)
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WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xhd)
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WED 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3p0x4)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh737bkb)
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WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqcd5j)
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WED 04:32 World of Secrets (w3ct6cct)
Season 2 - The Disciples

The Disciples 3/6

This series of World of Secrets investigates the cult of Nigerian “prophet” TB Joshua. It is a story of miracles, manipulation and abuse, told by people from around the world, who gave up everything for one of the most powerful religious figures of the century. Lured by TB Joshua’s claimed healing powers, and the promise that one day they could be like him, they live as disciples in a guarded Lagos compound, cut off from families and friends.

Namibian teenager Jessica gives up everything to join “prophet” TB Joshua in Lagos. In the church compound, disciples are encouraged to call him “Daddy”. Then, Anneka tries to escape.

This programme contains descriptions and references to sexual and physical violence, including sexual assault, rape, and the language associated with it.
Presenters: Charlie Northcott and Yemisi Adegoke
Producer: Rob Byrne
Executive Producer: Georgia Catt
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Archive: The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Channel 4


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3p4n8)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hhwlt)
Former US president Donald Trump wins New Hampshire primary

Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, according to projections, but Nikki Haley vows to fight on after a second straight loss to the former President - so is it now all but guaranteed that Mr Trump will be the Republican candidate in November's election?

US strikes Iran-backed militia in Iraq - while at a meeting of the UN Security Council, the secretary general, Antonio Guterres, calls for more aid to be allowed into Gaza and stresses the need for a two state solution for Israelis and Palestinians - but is that dream over? We'll get a regional perspective from an Egyptian former minister.

And Turkey finally backs Sweden's membership of the military alliance after previously blocking it - we hear from Ankara.


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3p8dd)
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WED 06:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hj0by)
Trump wins New Hampshire state in key presidential primary contest

Former US president Donald Trump has won the primary contest in New Hampshire but his rival, Nikki Haley, says she is still in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Dozens are reported killed as battle rages in Khan Younis in the Gaza strip; earlier the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, told the Security Council that any refusal to accept the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be firmly rejected - we hear from one of the aid agencies operating in the war-torn territory.

And why India's capital Delhi needs the help of its rural neighbours to finally beat its killer smog problem - we take the pulse of the health of air quality in the world's most populous country.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3pd4j)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 07:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hj432)
Donald Trump beats his one remaining challenger in primary poll

Donald Trump wins the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary as his last remaining rival in the race, Nikki Haley, says "this race is far from over" - we hear from one of her supporters.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has accepted Pita Limjaroenrat - the leader of the reformist party which won last year’s general election - did not break electoral rules and will be reinstated as an MP.

And in football: the Africa Cup of Nations just continues to astound with the 2019 champions Algeria out - beaten by minnows Mauritania.


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3phwn)
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WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8p)
Naomi Alderman: Apocalypse soon?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the writer and computer game creator Naomi Alderman. Her latest novel - The Future - is a techno thriller set at the end of days. Is the apocalypse she imagines all too possible?


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqcw51)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n9b)
Workplace ageism: How to fix it

We examine the employers and schemes attempting to redress the balance.

By 2025, there will be an extra one million workers over the age of 50 in the UK. With an ageing population and a hospitality labour shortage, businesses are seeking new solutions to fill their staffing needs.

One solution is to tap into the older workforce. Ed visits The Dorchester in London, which has seen an increase in its older workers, to find out how it promotes itself as an age friendly place to work.

What can older workers do to improve their odds in the workplace and how do we correct what are often deep-rooted cultural ideas?

Presenter: Ed Butler
Producer: Amber Mehmood

(Image: Martyn Nail, Culinary Director at The Dorchester)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xkn)
Wang Jingwei: China’s traitor or protector?

In 1937, Japan invaded China committing atrocities including the Nanjing Massacre. Wang Jingwei was a Chinese national hero and second-in-command of China’s ruling Nationalist Party. He wanted to negotiate with Japan but his colleagues wouldn’t listen. So he defected, and in 1940 he agreed to lead a Japanese-controlled puppet government in Nanjing.

Many Chinese have hated him ever since – his name is synonymous with the word ‘Hanjian’, a traitor to China.

But Pan Chia-sheng’s memories of living under Wang Jingwei’s government tell a very different story. He speaks to Ben Henderson.

(Photo: Wang Jingwei. Credit: Wang Wenxing via Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3pmms)
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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh737y8z)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqczx5)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5bl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3prcx)
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WED 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct6cdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


WED 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3pw41)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh7385s7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqd7df)
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WED 11:32 World of Secrets (w3ct6cct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3pzw5)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4r4g)
The teenager who befriended a superstar DJ

Robert Ferguson aka Fergie grew up in Northern Ireland in the 1980s and early 90s, and his life was deeply impacted by the violence of the Troubles. He hated school, and left when he was 12, focusing instead on partying and DJing. When he was 15, he had a chance meeting with one of the biggest DJs in the UK, Tony De Vit. They sparked a friendship and Tony took Fergie under his wing to teach him about the world of dance music. It set Fergie on a path to stardom.

There's a new documentary about Tony De Vit and Fergie, called Don't Ever Stop.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Rob Wilson

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

(Photo: Fergie on the decks. Credit: Courtesy of Robert Ferguson)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3q3m9)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh738f8h)
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WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqdgwp)
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WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3q7cf)
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WED 14:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799lwlv)
Argentines stage general strike against Milei reforms

Argentines have staged a general strike against the "ultraliberal" economic reforms of the new president, Javier Milei, in the context of sky-high inflation:

Also in the programme: Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down a plane full of Ukrainian prisoners of war; and how ironic is it that the male star of the feminist blockbuster Barbie has been nominated for an Oscar, while neither the female director nor female star have?

(IMAGE: People take part in a protest during a general strike called by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 24 January 2024. CREDIT: Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3qc3k)
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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8p)
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WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqdqcy)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zw0)
Workers in Argentina stage national strike protesting president's reform plans

Less than two months since President Javier Milei took office, hundreds of thousands of Argentines are taking to the streets.

Workers in transportation, construction, health care, food services, energy and banking are objecting to Mr. Milei’s planned overhauls. Union leaders argue that they will weaken protections for workers and the poor.

Also, in the programme, Sam Fenwick talks to the boss of ASML, a Dutch semi-conductor company, who sees no end in sight to the demand for specialist microchips technology. And how Scotland's Wigtown reinvented itself as a destination for books to keep the local economy thriving.

(Picture: Protest against Argentine President Milei's economic reforms, in Buenos Aires. Picture credit: Getty Images)


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3qgvp)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882snjj9)
Russian jet crashes carrying Ukrainian PoWs

Russia has accused Ukraine's military of shooting down an aircraft, which it says was carrying sixty-five Ukrainian prisoners of war on their way to be exchanged - all on board are reported to have been killed. Our correspondent brings us the latest developments and reaction from the region.

We go to Somalia, where the Islamist group, Al Shabaab says it has seized several military bases. We speak to our reporter in the capital Mogadishu.

The vital shipping channel in the Red Sea has become the focus of international public attention, since Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen starting attacking cargo ships in November. We take you on a virtual audio tour of the journey the ships make.

A chemist in the United States says she has perfected the art of making a cup of tea, with the addition of a pinch of salt in the recipe. We hear reaction from tea enthusiasts and experts.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Russian military transport plane crashes near Yablonovo, Belgorod Region, Russia, January 24, 2024, in this screen grab from a social media video obtained by Reuters)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3qllt)
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WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882snn8f)
Protests in Argentina

We head to Argentina where thousands of workers are staging a mass general strike in a protest that will test popular support for President Javier Milei’s austerity blitz less than two months into his presidency. We get the latest on the ground from our correspondent.

We also take a look at the protests taking places across Europe. Farmers are protesting in Poland and Brussels. In Germany train drivers are on strike.

An international team of scientists has successfully implanted a lab-created embryo into a southern white rhino for the first time proving that IVF is possible in the species. We find out more from our correspondent.

And after a US Scientist claimed salt in a cup of tea is the key to making the perfect brew, we get reaction from tea drinkers.

Presenter: James Reynolds

Photo: General strike in Buenos Aires 24/01/2024. Credit: EPA/JUAN IGNACIO RONCORONI


WED 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3qqby)
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WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4r4g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3qv32)
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WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh7394r8)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqf6cg)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4t1w)
2024/01/24 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 (w172z2r8pz3qyv6)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5bl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:06 on Sunday]


WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqfb3l)
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct4pf6)
Cape Verde eliminates malaria

It has been another ‘milestone week’ for the fight against malaria. The archipelago island nation Cape Verde became the third country in Africa to officially eliminate the disease. Meanwhile in Cameroon, a ‘world first’ routine malaria vaccination programme has begun. A little girl called Daniella received the first vaccine in a clinic near capital city Yaoundé on Monday. BBC health reporter Philippa Roxby joins Claudia Hammond in the studio to gauge what progress we are making against a disease which kills 600,000 people in Africa every year.

Philippa also brings brand new research from the US that shows how air pollution, particularly from forest fires, can cause more people to suffer with eczema. Figures from one study suggest that dermatology visits rose eightfold in Boston in August 2023 compared to the same period a year earlier, while wild fires raged in Canada.

Mike Powell updates on his journey to having a kidney transplant. David Mataix-Cols, professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Science at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden discusses his new research that helps to explain why some people who suffer with health anxiety have a higher risk of dying. It has become known as the ‘hypochondria paradox.’ And Philippa and Claudia hear about a collaboration between a cardiovascular surgeon and a two-Michelin-starred chef, Doctor Nirav Patel and Fredrik Berselius, who have created a free cookbook designed as a training tool to improve heart surgeons’ dexterity, called The Heart Surgeon's Cook Book.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producers: Jonathan Blackwell and Clare Salisbury
Researcher: Imaan Moin


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3r2lb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 21:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799mqtr)
Protests and general strike in Argentinian capital

Tens of thousands protest in Buenos Aires against President Milei's drastic economic reforms. The reforms are aimed at tackling runaway inflation, but can the new president get them through Congress? Newshour's James Menendez tests the mood on the street, and we also hear from one of Mr Milei's closest allies, MP Jose Luis Espert.

Also in the programme: after Donald Trump's victory in a presidential primary, what next for America's Republicans? And the Saudi Arabian authorities open the country's first alcohol shop for decades - but only foreign diplomats are allowed to use it.

(Photo: General strike in Buenos Aires. Credit: JUAN IGNACIO RONCORONI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3r6bg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sz1hhm6kc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kchpl27rh)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqfklv)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


WED 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zy8)
UK billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading in the US

The 86-year-old, whose family trust controls a majority of the Tottenham Hotspur football club, has pleaded guilty to insider trading in a US court. We get the latest.

Thousands of Argentines have taken to the streets to protest against president Javier Milei's policies and the reforms he is trying to get approved by the Congress to revive the economy. We look into what led Argentina to its current financial crisis.

And the Bank of America has sent employees "letters of education" urging them to come back to the office. We hear how more companies are trying to phase out work-from-home licenses.

(Picture: British billionaire and Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis at the United States Courthouse in New York City. Credit: REUTERS)


WED 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3rb2l)
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WED 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8p)
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WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqfpbz)
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WED 23:32 World of Secrets (w3ct6cct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

THURSDAY 25 JANUARY 2024

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3rftq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct6cdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3rkkv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs068s22z5)
Boeing not allowed to boost production of 737 MAX 9

The US Federal Aviation Authority says it won't allow expansion in production of Boeing's 737 MAX 9 until doubts over quality control are cleared. We hear about the repercussions this could have for the company.

Thousands of Argentines have taken to the streets to protest against president Javier Milei's policies and the reforms he is trying to get approved by the Congress to revive the economy. We get the latest.

Microsoft's stock valuation made history after crossing the $3 trillion milestone for the first time. We look at why investors are rooting for the firm's shares.

Ed Butler discusses this and more business news with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Sergio Guzman, Director of Colombia Risk Analysis in Colombia, and Alison Van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues in the US.

(Picture: Boeing's new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S. Picture credit: REUTERS)


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3rp9z)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh739zz5)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqg1lc)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 02:32 Assignment (w3ct4m88)
American mercenaries: Killing in Yemen

While recent attention has focused on the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen, BBC correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi investigates a different, hidden aspect of the country’s long civil war.
The conflict in Yemen began in 2014. It has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. In 2015, a coalition formed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia invaded Yemen. Its stated aim was to return the elected government to power, and to fight terrorism.
However, Nawal Al-Maghafi , from BBC Arabic Investigations has found evidence that the UAE has been funding a method of covert warfare in southern Yemen – assassinating those who have spoken out against the UAE’s operations in the country.
Assassinations were initially carried out by a band of former American Special Forces operatives turned mercenaries, who were paid by the UAE. These extra-judicial killings, conducted in the name of counterterrorism, continue to this day. The UAE denies the allegations.

Reporter: Nawal Al-Maghafi
Producer: Alex Last
Sound mix: Rod Farquhar
Series Editor: Penny Murphy
Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Executive Producer for BBC News Arabic: Monica Gansey

(Image: Yemeni flag with bullet holes. Credit: iStock/Getty Images Plus)


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3rt23)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4r4g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3rxt7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73b7gf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqg92m)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v7z)
Is Chinese food the best in the world?

Chinese food is popular and successful around the world. But is it afforded the respect it deserves?

In some countries Chinese food has been seen as something tasty, but ultimately cheap and not very healthy, despite it being a cuisine with a focus on health, seasonality and gastronomic skill for centuries.

In this programme Ruth Alexander meets Fuchsia Dunlop, a British food writer who has spent a career studying Chinese cuisine. She argues that the food has long been undervalued in the West, and it’s time for that to change.

Ruth also meets chef Andrew Wong, whose restaurant A.Wong in London holds two Michelin stars, the first Chinese restaurant outside of Asia to receive that accolade. A.Wong operates on the same site as Andrew’s parents’ Chinese restaurant in the 1980s and he talks about how the business, and Chinese food in the UK, has evolved.

And she hears from Rica Leon, CEO of ‘Chifa’, a restaurant in LA that celebrates her family’s Chinese and Peruvian heritage. Rica explains how Chinese flavours and ingredients have influenced Peruvian food.

If you’d like to contact the programme, you can email the foodchain@bbc.co.uk

Presented by Ruth Alexander.

Produced by Beatrice Pickup.

(Image: A table of tofu dishes prepared by Fuchsia Dunlop, including mapo tofu, smoked tofu salad, shredded tofu leather, silken tofu with avocado, an imitation roast duck dish made from layers of tofu, and deep fried tofu served in a soup. Credit: Fuchsia Dunlop/BBC)


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3s1kc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 05:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hlshx)
UN facility attacked in Gaza killing at least nine people

At least nine people have died in an attack on a United Nations building in Gaza, a senior United Nations official says the incident showed a blatant disregard for the rules of war.

Following Russian reports that 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in a Russian plane crash, the President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelensky has said that the Russians are playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners - we hear from Ukraine's youngest ever MP.

And two British museums are returning to Ghana - at least temporarily - collections of Asante Gold.


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3s59h)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 06:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hlx81)
UN criticises plan for nitrogen gas execution in the US

A prisoner in the US State of Alabama is just hours away from execution by nitrogen gas - critics say that the method is untested and could amount to torture.

Workers have been out on the streets of Argentina protesting the economic reforms of new president Javier Milei - we find out how bad things are for the country.

The publisher of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong Jimmy Lai is currently standing trial accused of sedition and collusion, we look at what this current trial means for press freedom in the territory.


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3s91m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hm105)
US state of Alabama to use controversial new method of execution

In the US state of Alabama the authorities will attempt to execute a convict by smothering him with nitrogen gas after the Supreme Court rejected a request to have the procedure blocked.

Radical economic reforms by Argentinian President Javier Milei have brought strikes and demonstrations on the streets - he says he wants to correct years of spending by previous left wing governments, and many back the populist leader.

And we hear about a young Moroccan boy who has had a congenital hearing defect cured using gene therapy treatment in the United States.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3sdsr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wf4)
What does Iran want?

After months of tension and hostility in the Middle East over the Gaza-Israel conflict, Iran has publicly stated its desire to avoid a regional conflict. It has however displayed its military force on several fronts.

There have been missile strikes. Iran targeted militant bases in western Pakistan leading to a retaliatory back-and-forth with Pakistan. With attacks on Iraq and Syria, Tehran said it was targeting Islamic State and Israel's Mossad spy agency - both of whom it claimed were behind the deadliest domestic attack on Iranian soil since the Islamic revolution – an attack in early January that killed almost a hundred people in the southern city of Kerman.

Iran has been using proxy groups too - the so-called “Axis of Resistance” – to carry out attacks on Israel and its allies to show solidarity with the Palestinians. The axis is a grouping of Iran-backed militant groups including Houthi militants in Yemen who have been responsible for disrupting shipping in the Red Sea and have been targeted by US and UK air strikes aimed at deterring them. Other members of the axis include Hezbollah in Lebanon and various groups in Syria and Iraq. Tehran insists that the groups act independently but that the coalition shares its goals. Iran’s stated aim is to roll back US influence in the Middle East and it stands ideologically opposed to Israel.

Iran’s grown closer to China and Russia too, the latter more so since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022. What does Iran hope to gain from these relationships?

We also ask how Iran wants the current Israel-Gaza conflict to end.

So this week on The Inquiry we’re asking ‘What does Iran want?’

Experts:
Negar Mortazavi, Iranian journalist and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy.
Kirsten Fontenrose is a non-resident fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs.
Professor Maryam Alemzadeh, Associate Professor in History and Politics of Iran at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) and a Middle East Centre Fellow.
Suzanne Maloney is the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where her research focuses on Iran and Persian Gulf energy.

CREDITS:
Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Philip Reevell
Researcher: Matt Toulson
Production Coordinator: Tim Fernley
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards

Image: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei

Image Credit: Anadolu/Getty


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqgs24)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n09)
Can the Olympics change an area’s reputation?

We’re in the Paris suburb of Seine -Saint-Denis which will host most of the games this summer.

It’s an area with some of the highest levels of poverty in the whole of France, and a bad reputation.

In the minds of most French people, the area conjures up images of drugs, crime and riots.

Locals say that reputation is unfair – and they’re hoping the investment of the games, and a place on the world stage, goes some way to changing that. But can it?

Presented and produced by John Laurenson

(Image: Inside the Aquatic Olympic Center (CAO). It will host artistic swimming, diving and water-polo. Credit: Getty Images)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xf4)
The Hungarian footballer executed for love

The Magnificent Magyars were Hungary’s golden football team of the 1950s.

But behind their shine lay a dark secret.

In 1951, defender Sándor Szűcs was executed for trying to defect from the communist regime.

The married centre-back had wanted to leave Hungary with his lover, singer Erzsi Kovács, who was also married.

The pair had been told to end their illicit relationship or face imprisonment.

They were arrested near the border after being set up by a double agent.

This programme has been made by Vicky Farncombe, using an interview Erzsi gave in 2011 to Hungarian journalist Endre Kadarkai on the Arckép programme, on Zuglo TV.

(Photo: Sándor Szűcs. Credit: Arcanum/Nemzeti Sport)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3sjjw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73bv62)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqgwt8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 Assignment (w3ct4m88)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3sn90)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkq)
Populations of people, frogs and microbes

This week on the show that brings you the science behind the news, we’re looking at news that China’s population has fallen for the second year running. Worrying news for China’s economy, but would a declining population be a good thing for the planet?

The Unexpected Elements team on three continents meet the musical frogs who are having to climb a mountain to keep their populations stable, and dig deep to explore the earth’s declining microbiome and the hope scientists have for the future.

As the Africa Cup of Nations continues, we’ll be wondering how you might date a footballer. Not in a romantic sense… we hear about some suspiciously mature youth players and how science can help when the age on a passport isn’t reliable.

Marnie will be wondering why Japanese men are shouting their love from a hilltop, and unpicking the recipe for a truly satisfying hug.

All that plus a postbag bursting with multilingual puns, and the reason Portuguese speakers have trouble with English doors.

Presented by Marnie Chesterton
Produced by Ben Motley, with Alex Mansfield, Dan Welsh, Katy Tomsett and Jack Lee


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3ss14)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73c2pb)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqh49j)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3sws8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qpx)
The mother and son whistleblowers who exposed a billion-euro fraud

When Pav Gill joined Wirecard in 2017, it was a huge career opportunity. Wirecard was one of Germany's biggest financial companies valued at 24 billion euros. But shortly after he started, Pav found evidence that certain individuals within the Singapore office were involved in fraudulent activities. When he tried to investigate further, he began receiving threats. In the end he confided in his mum, Sokhbir, and they set out to expose to the world what was going on.

As a result Wirecard ultimately had to call in the auditors and it was revealed that 1.9 billion euros was missing from its accounts. Wirecard's collapse had a huge impact on investors and pension-holders, as well as on its global staff. Pav has now set up a platform called Confide to make it easier for employees to call out company wrongdoings in a secure way. He hopes it will help companies to minimise the risks of whistleblowing.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Jo Impey

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

(Photo: Pav Gill and his mum Sokhbir)


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THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct4pf6)
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THU 14:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799pshy)
Alabama inmate faces first nitrogen execution in US

Alabama death row inmate, Kenneth Eugene Smith, is about to undergo the first US execution by nitrogen gas after losing last-minute appeals.

We speak to Reverend Dr Jeff Hood, who will accompany him in the execution chamber, as his spiritual adviser.

Also in the programme: We hear from supporters of Argentine President Javier Milei after a mass protest yesterday; and scientists in Australia have discovered that fungi exposed to acoustic stimulation seem to grow faster.

(Picture: Death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith poses for an undated booking photo at Holman Prison in Atmore. Credit: Reuters)


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THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zkz)
US economy grows more than expected

The US economy is growing faster than expected, according to figures released in the last couple of hours.

Although the pace of economic growth slowed towards the end of last year, it still grew at an overall rate of 3.3%. That was well above the 2% that was predicted.

Consumer spending remains strong and helping to drive that growth.

Also, why it's so hard to rent the place in the US and who first invented the butter chicken?

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THU 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882srffd)
Ukraine Russia claims on plane crash

Reports from Russia say investigators at the site of a downed military transport plane near the Ukrainian border have found missile fragments. Russia has accused Ukraine of shooting down the aircraft which, it said, was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war. The government in Kyiv has called for an international inquiry. Also in Russia, Darya Trepova has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for the killing of pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky last April. Our reporter from BBC Russian has updates on both of the stories.

We speak to our correspondent in Budapest about why Hungary appears to be blocking Sweden's Nato bid.

We talk about a lawsuit by a photographer, who accuses a tattoo artist of infringing on his copyright by using his photo of Miles Davis for a tattoo.

The Africa Cup of Nations football tournament has entered the knock-out stages, and we bring together fans to talk about the heartbreak they experience when their teams are knocked out.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Traffic police officers stand guard on a road near the crash site of the Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane outside the village of Yablonovo in the Belgorod Region, Russia January 24, 2024. Credit: Stringer/Reuters)


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US inmate faces first nitrogen execution

An Alabama death row inmate is expected to become the first person in the US to be executed with nitrogen gas, after losing last-minute appeals. The US Supreme Court and a lower appeals court declined to block what Kenneth Eugene Smith's lawyers called a "cruel and unusual" punishment. We learn more about the method and speak to our correspondent about the legal challenges against the execution.

Reports from Russia say investigators at the site of a downed military transport plane near the Ukrainian border have found missile fragments. Russia has accused Ukraine of shooting down the aircraft which, it said, was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war. The government in Kyiv has called for an international inquiry. Our colleague from BBC Verify explains.

Treasures looted by British soldiers more than a century ago are being returned to Ghana for the first time. We speak to our correspondent in Ghana and to the BBC's culture and media editor.

We talk about a lawsuit by a photographer, who accuses a tattoo artist of infringing on his copyright by using his photo of Miles Davis for a tattoo.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted for a murder-for-hire committed in 1988, and who is scheduled to be executed in the U.S. state of Alabama by asphyxiation using pure nitrogen, poses for an undated booking photo at Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama, U.S. Alabama Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS)


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THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73d1nc)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sxc)
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THU 20:06 Assignment (w3ct4m88)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sdk)
Drilling into the past

Molecular biologist Prof Jason Chin tells us about his research into accelerated evolution and how it could help create new substances to be used in medicine, chemistry and more.

In South America, palaeogeneticist Dr Verena Schuenemann has been extracting genetic material from human remains to find out more about treponemal diseases, which include syphilis, yaws and bejel.

And moving across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, volcanologist Professor Timothy Druitt has discovered new evidence of a massive volcano that erupted beneath the sea near Santorini around 500,000 years ago.

Staying in the Mediterranean, we speak to Professor Rachel Flecker, co-chief scientist on Expedition 401 of the International Ocean Discovery Program. She and her team are drilling down into the seabed to establish how the Gibraltar Strait has altered over time. As well as influencing the Mediterranean's salinity, this changing movement of water has impacted the entire planet's oceans and climate.

Presenter: Roland Pease
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THU 21:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799qmqv)
Alabama's new method of execution

On Friday, Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith is likely to become the first person to be executed by nitrogen gas. We hear from the pastor who'll accompany him in the death chamber.

Also in the programme: the lawyer for Austrian sex offender Josef Fritzl, who is to be moved from a high-security to a regular jail, tells us that it is time for mercy; and we speak to the daughter of Mohammed Yunus, the Bangladeshi Nobel laureate who is facing six months in prison.

(Photo: an archive aerial view of Holman Correctional Facility where Kenneth Smith is likely to be executed via nitrogen gas. Credit: Getty Images/Bettmann)


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THU 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sz1hhq3gg)
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THU 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zn7)
'US housing becoming unaffordable'

Ed Butler takes a look at the economic mood of the US as it announces encouraging growth figure. Meanwhile Harvard University releases a report suggesting that millions of US renters find their housing costs unaffordable.

He hears about the inquiry launched into tech giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon, over their investments in AI.

And how Scots capitalise Robert Burns their national poet to spread their brand across the world.

(Picture: A picture taken with a drone shows single-family homes in Woodbridge, Virginia, USA. Picture Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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THU 23:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wf4)
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THU 23:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v7z)
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FRIDAY 26 JANUARY 2024

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3vbqt)
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FRI 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkq)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs068s4zw8)
US GDP grows, rental market struggles

US GDP grew at an overall rate of 3.3% well above the 2% that was predicted but we hear how some people are struggling to pay rent.

We also find out what is going on in the gaming world as Microsoft is slashing 8% of its workforce in their gaming division.

Pursuing the theme of ageism in the workplace, we're asking how far you'd go to look younger to clinch a new job opportunity.

Ed Butler discusses this and more business news with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Diane Brady in the US and Yoko Ishikura in Japan.

(Picture: Row of houses in a suburb in the US Picture Credit: Getty Images)


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3vl72)
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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73dww8)
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FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqjyhg)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tr3)
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FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3vpz6)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qpx)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xf4)
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FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3vtqb)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73f4cj)
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FRI 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqk5zq)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkq)
Religion in the 21st Century: Islam

What does it mean to be a young Muslim in the world today? In the first of three discussion programmes looking at religion in the 21st Century, a panel of young Muslims look at Islam and discuss their hopes, feelings and grievances on how they see their religion shaping up in the modern era.

Producer: Bara’atu Ibrahim
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FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3vygg)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hppf0)
Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution

The US state of Alabama has carried out the first known execution of an inmate by suffocation with nitrogen gas.

The International Court of Justice could issue emergency measures today ordering Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza.

And thousands of people in Georgia have found out they were stolen from their parents at birth and sold.


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3w26l)
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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hpt54)
Alabama executes Kenneth Smith with nitrogen gas

A convicted murderer in the United States has become the first person to be executed by suffocation with nitrogen gas.

The International Court of Justice could issue emergency measures today ordering Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza.

And Igor Girkin, a prominent Russian pro-war blogger who criticised President Vladimir Putin’s handling of the war on Ukraine, has been found guilty on extremism charges and sentenced to four years in prison.


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3w5yq)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172z07dx3hpxx8)
Alabama executes murderer with nitrogen gas

A convicted murderer in the United States has become the first person to be executed by suffocation with nitrogen gas.

The International Court of Justice could issue emergency measures today ordering Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza.

And thousands of people in Georgia have found out they were stolen from their parents at birth and sold.


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3w9pv)
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FRI 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nzn)
Radek Sikorski: Will Poland's new government unite or divide the country?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski. Poland has been a key pillar of the Western alliance supporting Ukraine against Putin’s invasion, but is war fatigue undermining that bond? And is Poland's new government going to unite the country or divide it?


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqknz7)
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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mq8)
Business Daily meets: Masaba Gupta

Not many fashion designers can say they've starred in their own TV series alongside their mother.

For this edition of Business Daily, Devina Gupta talks to Indian entrepreneur and social media influencer Masaba Gupta.

The daughter of Indian actor Neena Gupta and West Indian cricketer Sir Viv Richards, Masaba discusses how her mixed heritage has inspired the vibrant prints she's become famous for.

(Picture: Masaba Gupta)

Presenter: Devina Gupta
Producer: Lexy O'Connor


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4x8l)
Jack Strong aka Ryszard Kukliński: Cold War traitor or hero?

During the 1970s, the US and Soviet Union were engaged in the Cold War.

The US, along with other Western countries, was a member of Nato, while the Soviet Union joined forces with central and eastern European countries in the Warsaw Pact.

After becoming frustrated with the way the Soviets controlled his country, Ryszard Kukliński, a Polish colonel, wrote to the US Embassy in Bonn, West Germany.

For the next 10 years, he would feed the CIA tens of thousands of pages of classified military secrets.

Aris Pappas, a CIA agent who analysed Ryszard's intel, speaks to George Crafer about his memories of this forgotten hero.

(Photo: Jack Strong aka Ryszard Kukliński. Credit: AP)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3wffz)
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FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73fr35)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sdk)
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FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3wk63)
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FRI 10:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q7y)
Will artificial intelligence erode our rights?

Artificial intelligence is increasingly impacting all of our lives. Proponents say the technology has the potential to cure diseases, reduce hunger and free up leisure time by improving productivity. But others worry it will destroy our privacy, undermine our democracies and increase inequality. So, how can we ensure AI delivers the maximum benefits while protecting our individual rights? The European Union is leading the way in attempts to regulate the emerging technology and hopes its AI Act will serve as a blueprint for others. What is the future of AI and how can we make sure it works for us, not against us? Shaun Ley is joined by a panel of expert guests.

Scott Niekum - Associate Professor and director of SCALAR, the Safe, Confident, and Aligned Learning & Robotics Lab in the College of Information and Computer Sciences at The University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Karen Hao - a journalist and data scientist who writes about Artificial Intelligence for the US magazine, The Atlantic.


Professor Philip Torr - a specialist on AI at the University of Oxford. He's a fellow of both the UK's national academy of sciences, The Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Also in the programme:

Dragoș Tudorache - a member of the European Parliament involved in crafting the EU's AI Act

Image: People attend the launch event of the first commercial application of artificial intelligence for the mining industry in Jinan, Shandong province, China, 18 July 2023. Credit: Mark R Cristino / EPA-EFE / REX / Shutterstock


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3wny7)
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FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73fzlf)
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FRI 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pql16m)
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FRI 11:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkq)
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FRI 12:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v16)
Balochistan: Iran-Pakistan conflict

This month Iran launched a missile attack into Pakistan's Balochistan region, claiming to target an Iranian anti-regime militant group based there. Days later Pakistan retaliated with missiles it claimed were directed at Baloch-Pakistan militants in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province. BBC Urdu's Saher Baloch visited the border city of Turbat in Pakistan's Balochistan province to find out what impact this is having on cross border relations, and what these militants want.

Chinese students choose Thai universities
BBC Thai recently reported that more and more Chinese students are choosing to study in Thai universities, making up 60% of all international students. It's particularly common with private universities, so Thanyaporn Buathong visited Krirk university near Bangkok to find out why.

Shamans and Indonesian politics
Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world, but many people are also very superstitious. So during elections, many politicians turn to shamans to give them the edge over their opponents, as Hanna Samosir of BBC Indonesian reports.

Nigeria's youth curling team
A group of Nigerian teenagers known as "The Broomzillas" have made history as the first curling team from Africa to appear at the Winter Youth Olympics which opened in South Korea last week. BBC Africa sports journalist Emmanuel Akindubuwa met the team to find out what obstacles they’d overcome to get there.

"Hunting" foreigners
A debate emerged in Vietnam about the term and practice of 'hunting foreigners'. Many students seek out English speakers to practice their linguistic skills on, and while many tourists are happy to oblige, others find it intrusive or inappropriate. BBC Vietnamese's Thuong Le explains the debate, while BBC Chinese's Yan Chen remembers his own English hunting days.

(Photo: Blue informal fuel trade trucks on Pakistani Balochistan border with Iran. Credit: BBC)


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4x8l)
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FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73g72p)
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FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pql8pw)
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FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sdk)
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FRI 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3x15m)
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FRI 14:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799spf1)
Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza

Today, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza but stopped short of ordering the cessation of military operations. The court’s final ruling on whether Israel is guilty of committing genocide is likely to take several years.

Also in the programme: The story of reunited twins is a glimpse into an astonishing case of a baby-trafficking network believed to have been operating in Georgia from the late 1970s up to the mid-2000s; and we hear from the actor Kingsly Ben-Adir about his new role as the Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley.

(Photo: President Donoghue (2nd R) and other judges during a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on a request by South Africa for emergency measures for Gaza, 26 January 2024. Credit: Remko de Waal/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


FRI 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3x4xr)
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FRI 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nzn)
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FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqlj64)
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FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4z8y)
US pauses liquified natural gas expansion

It is widely used to meet energy and fuel needs around the world and even though the demand for it is growing - the world's biggest exporter of this gas - the United States will not allow any new LNG terminals in the country.

We examine the reasons behind President Biden’s decision and the impact on the markets

Also, in the programme, presenter Devina Gupta finds out why trade negotiations between Canada and the UK have broken down. And we report from Australia which has marked its national day with celebrations - and protests.

(Picture: LNG filling station nozzle. Picture credit: Getty Images)


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3x8nw)
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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882svbbh)
Israel-Gaza conflict: ICJ ruling

The UN's top court, the International Court of Justice, has ruled that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering an immediate halt to operations. The BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen joins us live with the latest updates.

BBC Sport's Lee James has more on the story of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who is to step down from the role at the end of the season.

We hear voice messages from Australians from different political backgrounds on "Australia Day", which marks the 1788 landing of Britain's First Fleet in Sydney Cove, and the start of the colonial era. Courtney Bembridge, a BBC journalist who is, herself, Australian gives more background to the controversial public holiday.

The BBC's Fay Nurse discusses her investigation into the black market baby trafficking ring in Georgia, which is believed to have been operated for decades from the late 1970s up to the mid-2000s. Some of the victims are now taking their cases to the Georgian courts, hoping to get access to their birth documents so they can trace their biological families.

(Photo: President Donoghue (2nd R) and other judges during a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on a request by South Africa for emergency measures for Gaza, 26 January 2024. Credit: Remko de Waal/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3xdf0)
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FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w882svg2m)
Israel-Gaza Conflict: ICJ ruling reaction

The UN's top court, the International Court of Justice, has ruled that Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering an immediate halt to operations. The BBC's Mark Lowen, who is in Jerusalem, gives the latest on how the court's deliberations are going down in the region.

We hear from the BBC's Africa Security correspondent Ian Wafula on the story of Kenyan judges who have blocked the government from deploying police officers to help fight violent gangs in Haiti.

Novak Djokovic has lost at the Australian Open for the first time since 2018, as Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner reached his first Grand Slam final. Sports journalist Reem Abulleil gives the latest on the tournament.

We hear voice messages from Australians from different political backgrounds on "Australia Day", which marks the 1788 landing of Britain's First Fleet in Sydney Cove, and the start of the colonial era. Courtney Bembridge, a BBC journalist who is, herself, Australian gives more background to the controversial public holiday.


(Photo: Gilad Noam, Deputy Attorney-General for International Affairs, and lawyer Malcolm Shaw during a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on a request by South Africa for emergency measures for Gaza, 26 January 2024.Credit: Remko de Waal/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


FRI 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3xj54)
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FRI 18:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v16)
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FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4x8l)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tsh73gykg)
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FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqm05n)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4srv)
2024/01/26 GMT

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FRI 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3xrnd)
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FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b31)
Life in Yemen

With concerns around further instability in the Middle East – as well as international trade – Yemen is the focus for many around the world.

The Red Sea runs along part of the country’s coastline, and it is in these waters where cargo ships have been attacked. The US and UK have responded with air strikes against the Houthis, the armed political and religious group, which is responsible for targeting the ships. These events are against the backdrop of a recent civil war in Yemen and one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

We wanted to talk to people in Yemen to get a sense of what day to day life is like. Host, James Reynolds, is joined by two Yeminis who live and work in the capital, Sanaa, which is controlled by the Houthis. “It looks like normal life,” Radhya tells us. “But if you are sick you will not find a proper health system, there is no good education system at all – the disaster in Sanaa is not something you can see with your naked eye.”

Others inside Yemen have sent us messages and we bring together three people who have left the country. They talk about their home and hopes to one day return. “I imagine Yemen before the nightmare, before the war,” says Ahad. “It was a beautiful place and I wish for it to go back to how it was before.”

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC OS team.

(Photo: Radhya Almutawakel in Sanaa . Credit: Radhya Almutawakel.)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqm3xs)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y59)
How should we measure cleverness?

Presenter Marnie Chesterton and the team pit their wits against a multitude of mind-bending puzzles from an old TV gameshow - all in the name of answering a question from Antonia in Cyprus: how do we work out how clever someone is? Is IQ the best measure of cleverness? Why do we put such weight on academic performance? And where does emotional intelligence fit into it all?

In the search for answers Marnie and the team are locked in rooms to battle mental, physical, mystery and skill-based challenges, all against the clock.

Unpicking their efforts in the studio are a global team of cleverness researchers: Dr Stuart Ritchie from Kings College London, Prof Sophie von Stumm from York University and Dr Alex Burgoyne from Georgia Institute of Technology in the US.

They are challenged to face the toughest questions in their field: Why do men and women tend to perform differently in these tests? Is our smartness in our genes? And what about the Flynn Effect – where IQs appear to have risen, decade after decade, around the world.

Producer/presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Editor: Richard Collings
Production co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris

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FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3xwdj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 21:06 Top UN court rules Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza (w172z09w799tjmy)
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.


FRI 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3y04n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2sz1hht0ck)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


FRI 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kchpl81kp)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqmcf1)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zc6)
First broadcast 26/01/2024 22:32 GMT

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


FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r8pz3y3ws)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nzn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


FRI 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s34pqmh55)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


FRI 23:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]