SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2024

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss28pgf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 00:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q81)
Is Senegal’s democracy under attack?

President Macky Sall of Senegal is facing mounting pressure after the decision to postpone the scheduled 25 February presidential election to December. The opposition says the move is a “constitutional coup” but the president says more time is needed to resolve a dispute over who is eligible to stand as a presidential candidate after several opposition contenders were barred. Last week, three people were killed and hundreds arrested in protests against the delay of the election. Senegal has long been seen as one of the most stable democracies in West Africa. It is the only country in mainland West Africa that has never had a military coup. It has had three largely peaceful handovers of power and never delayed a presidential election. But is that about to change? And what will the consequences of any political, social and economic turmoil for a country with a young population? Shaun Ley is joined by a panel of experts:

Borso Tall - Freelance journalist based in the Senegalese capital Dakar, recipient of the Chevening scholar with The University of Glasgow and member of The International Women's Media Foundation.

Paul Melly - Consulting fellow for the international affairs think tank Chatham House and a journalist specialising on development, politics and business issues in francophone Africa.

Aanu Adeoye - West Africa correspondent for the Financial Times.

Also in the programme:

Dr Ndongo Samba Sylla -An economist who served as an adviser in the president's office.

Image: Senegalese demonstrators protest against the postponement of the Feb. 25 presidential election, in Dakar, Senegal February 9, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Zohra Bensemra


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss28t6k)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs192qlblw)
Trump ordered to pay $354.9m in financial fraud case

A New York judge has ordered Donald Trump to pay $354.9 million over fraud allegations and banned him from running companies in the state for three years. What could this mean for Trump, his family and his business empire?

Alexei Navalny, Russia's most significant opposition leader for the past decade and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, has died in a prison near the Arctic Circle. We look at what this could mean for Russia and for future possible sanctions.

Presenter Roger Hearing is joined by Nga Pham, journalist and filmmaker based in Taipei, and Ralph Silva, Professor at Yorkville University, in Toronto to discuss these and other top business stories from across the globe.
(Picture credit: Getty Images/Joe Raedle.)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss28xyp)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ttl11v7lw)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hnz972)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct4tlp)
Australia's Mitchell Marsh on the power of talking

Mitchell Marsh has had an extraordinary couple of years from being recalled to the Australia Test team, winning the 50 over World Cup and being named T20 captain. Marsh has been telling Alison Mitchell how he got involved with a small charity that focuses on men’s mental health and how he supported a teenager whilst playing in the Ashes.

We also discuss the significance of the historic Test between Australia's women and South Africa plus Australia became world champions at Under 19 level for the fourth time after beating India in the final.

Image: Mitchell Marsh of Australia celebrates reaching his century during Day One of the LV= Insurance Ashes 3rd Test Match between England and Australia at Headingley on July 06, 2023 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss291pt)
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SAT 03:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v19)
Medicines and cinema: Gaza Lifeline

BBC Arabic's Gaza Lifeline launched 3 months ago to provide life-saving information for citizens forced from their homes by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, and struggling to find the necessities of life. Journalists Karim Moustafa, Amira Dakroury and Marwa Gamal tell us about the information they provide, and the stories they've covered.

Kazakhstan’s school headscarf ban
There's a dilemma for Muslim schoolgirls in Kazakhstan who want to wear the hijab. It violates the country's school uniform rules, and girls who refuse to take off the hijab have been expelled. BBC Russian's Aisymbat Tokoeva went to Kazakhstan to meet one of these students and her parents to find out more.

The death of Alexei Navalny
Following reports of the death in prison of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, BBC Russian editor Famil Ismailov explains what’s known about his death, and reminds us about his eventful life and political career.

Senegal's election crisis
Senegal's reputation as a stable democracy has been called into question after President Macky Sall's decision to delay this month's presidential election until December. Protesters took to the streets, and now the country's top court has ruled that the decision is against the constitution. Beverly Ochieng of BBC Monitoring in Nairobi has been following events.


Photo: Palestinian Israel conflict camp. Credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4x8p)
Supermalt: The malt drink created after the Nigerian civil war

In 1972, a food supplement used by soldiers during the Nigerian civil war was turned into a popular malt drink by a brewery in the Danish town of Faxe.

It was called Supermalt and it became so popular that the Nigerian government decided to ban all imports of malt into the country.

Peter Rasmussen created the drink and he has been sharing his memories with Matt Pintus.

(Photo: Supermalt. Credit: Royal Unibrew Ltd)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss295fy)
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SAT 04:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 today]


SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss29962)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ttl11vlv8)
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SAT 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hnzngg)
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SAT 05:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct67mz)
The Black 14: Ep 3

Kicked off the Wyoming Cowboys, the “Black 14” watch the next game from the stands. Then, they turn to the courts to try to seek justice. It is October 1969 and word of their dismissal, for wanting to stage a protest against racism, has spread around the university campus. Their story is about to go national. The next match is against Brigham Young University, but they cannot play.

This four-part season includes interviews with eight of the Black 14: Guillermo Hysaw, Ted Williams, Ron Hill, John Griffin, Tony McGee, Joe Williams, Mel Hamilton, and Lionel Grimes.

Warning: this episode contains the use of racist language.


SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5b7q)
The digital ‘robots’ unlocking medical data

Big medical datasets pose a serious problem. Thousands of patients’ health records are an enormous risk to personal privacy. But they also contain an enormous opportunity – they could show us how to provide better treatments or more effective health policies.

A system called OpenSAFELY has been designed to solve this problem, with the help of a computer code “robot”.

Professor Ben Goldacre, director of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford, explains how it works.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Janet Staples
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Charlotte McDonald


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss29dy6)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172z37qdbtcn5t)
Trump ordered to pay $354m in NY fraud case

Donald Trump says he will appeal against a fine of more than three hundred and fifty million dollars for lying about his net worth to secure favourable loans.

Also in the programme: The Ukrainian army says it's pulled out of the fiercely contested town of Avdiivka to avoid being encircled by Russian forces; and the life and legacy of Alexai Navalny- Russia's most significant opposition leader for the past decade.

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss all this and more are Olga Oliker, Crisis Group’s Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, and Tom Nuttall, a senior editor on The Economist‘s digital team.

(Photo: Donald Trump. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss29jpb)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172z37qdbtcrxy)
Putin blamed for Navalny's death

Western leaders have condemned Russia's President Putin over the sudden death in prison of one of his fiercest critics, Alexei Navalny.

Also in the programme: As Israel inches closer to its assault in Rafah, we learn more about what this could mean for Egypt; and we hear from the mother of one of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, 23 year old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, about on his family's efforts to bring him home.

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss all this and more are Olga Oliker, Crisis Group’s Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, and Tom Nuttall, a senior editor on The Economist‘s digital team.

(Photo: Alexei Navalny was Russia's most prominent opposition leader of recent times. Credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss29nfg)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172z37qdbtcwp2)
Vigils held for Putin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny

Demonstrations and vigils have taken place near Russian embassies in many countries to express outrage at the death in custody of President Putin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny. Some Russians also defied the authorities to lay flowers in memory of Mr Navalny.

Also in the programme: Greece legalises same-sex marriage; and Trump ordered to pay $354m to New York for lying to banks.

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss all this and more are Olga Oliker, Crisis Group’s Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, and Tom Nuttall, a senior editor on The Economist‘s digital team.

(Photo: A supporter holds a picture of Navalny in Berlin after news of his death. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss29s5l)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b34)
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria - one year on

When we first reported on the earthquake in February 2023, the scale was overwhelming. We heard from families who had escaped as buildings around them collapsed, and rescue workers described the devastation as the worst they had ever seen. Each day the casualty figures mounted. It is now thought that at least 55,000 people died.

A year on, we have been catching up with survivors to hear how their lives have changed. One family – Iman, Karim and their 7-year-old daughter Nada – had fled from the war in Syria to have a new life in Turkey. They lost family, friends and their home in the earthquake.

When host James Reynolds called the family up in the last few days, they told him they were doing much better. Young Nada, however, is still having nightmares about the floor shaking and people she has lost.

“I have a dream about my friend Iman, she died from the earthquake,” Nada tells James. “I’m so sad about her, and I have a friend who moved to Canada – I miss her so much.”

We also hear messages from BBC listeners in Turkey and reunite with Harun, an English teacher in southern Turkey, and Bilal who is living in the east of the country and had his business destroyed last year.

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

(Photo: Imam and Nada)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp04fz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9z)
A polar bear asleep on a melting iceberg

A striking photo of a polar bear asleep on a melting iceberg, the amazing story of three, maybe four, Irish foundlings who didn’t know each other existed and a secret rock 'n' roll star mum. The stories getting you tapping, sharing and commenting this week online and on social media.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct4rqm)
Putting listeners’ questions to the experts

Crowd Science is the show that takes listeners' questions and puts them to experts. We put some of your views on the programme to one of its presenters Marnie Chesterton and producer Ben Motley.

Plus, the BBC WS has announced a change to the way it will be structured in India. Listeners ask what it means for them.

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


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss29wxq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct4sbd)
Keeping the Peace

Tobey Berriault took up speed-skating in her teenage years, spending many hours training at the famous Olympic Oval in Calgary. After just missing out on qualifying for her home Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010, she took up a new career as a peacekeeper for the United Nations. She tells Sportshour what her role entails and how she's used her sporting career to help her in conflict areas and warzones.

Have you ever worn protective headgear while surfing? Davon Larson tells us about the stigma around wearing helmets out on the waves, after he invented a new helmet called Surf Skull, designed to appeal to the most fashion conscious surfer. He describes the accident that inspired the invention.

Gregg Stevenson lost both his legs in an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan in 2009, while serving as a Royal Marine Commando in the British Military. He goes into the 2024 Paralympics in Paris as a favourite for rowing gold. Gregg’s tells us how the sport helped get his life on track.

We'll also cover snooker's "fourth major" ahead of its debut in Saudi Arabia and check-in at the NBA All-Star weekend as Steph Curry takes on Sabrina Ionescu in a battle of the sexes.

(Photo: Tobey Berriault)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2b0nv)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ttl11wbb1)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp0cy7)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 11:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct67kl)
Can Israel win its war in Gaza?

John Simpson, talks to Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's international editor, who analyses whether Israel can win its war in Gaza. He examines what is really happening to the Chinese economy with BBC Asia Pacific editor Celia Hatton and looks at what the outcome of Indonesia’s elections might mean for the world’s third largest democracy with Jonathan Head, the BBC's South East Asia correspondent.

Producer: Max Horberry and Benedick Watt

(Photo: Israeli soldier takes position in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Credit: Israel Defense Forces/Reuters)


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2b4dz)
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SAT 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct6ckq)
World Wide Waves '24

Radio can be a lifeline for women: a place to speak out in safety; a place to find their voices. We hear from women taking to the air and making waves in the cracks left by the Taliban in Afghanistan; in Fiji's scattered archipelago threatened by climate change; in the migrant farmworker community of the Yakima Valley in North America's Pacific north-west; and in the Ecuadorean Amazon, where indigenous women are coming together to save their land from pollution and destruction by oil companies. A feast of women's voices from around the world: open, brave, joyful, and full of life and music.

Special thanks to Mark Wilden for additional rainforest sound and to Siegmund Thies for permission to use sound excerpts from his film Radio Women from the Rain Forest.

(Photo: Women in Canoe Credit: Siegmund Thies)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2b853)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172z09xb386xdj)
Ukraine pulls troops from besieged eastern town

Ukraine pulls its troops from the eastern town of Avdiivka after months of heavy fighting. Also in the programme, protests in Russia to honour the late opposition leader Navalny; and is knitting good for mental health?

(Image: Destroyed building in Aviidvka. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2bcx7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172z1l7174bpwg)
Live Sporting Action

Saturday Sportsworld this week has live commentary from the Premier League as title-chasing Arsenal are away to Burnley, who need the points in their fight against relegation.

The former Tottenham and Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel and the ex-Wolves and West Ham winger Matt Jarvis join Lee James to look ahead to that match and the day’s other games.

There’s also the latest from day three of the third Test between India and England, plus the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar.

Photo: Johann Gudmundsson of Burnley holds of Oleksandr Zinchenko of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Burnley FC at Emirates Stadium on November 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2bvwr)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ttl11x5jy)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp1754)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 18:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct67mz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sk5)
Zamalek Stadium Disaster

It was supposed to be a friendly match between Egyptian giants Zamalek and Czechoslovakian side Dukla Prague, but before the game started there was a deadly crush in the crowds.

The day before the game on 17 February 1974, the venue had been changed from the larger Cairo Stadium to Zamalek's home ground.

It was reported that 48 people died and 47 were injured in a stampede. Josephine McDermott hears from retired Egyptian international player and Zamalek winger Mahmoud Al Khawaga who was there.


Production and interpretation from Riham Eldeeb in Cairo.

(Photo: Zamalek Stadium on the day of the disaster)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2bzmw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SAT 19:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wf7)
Who will be next to walk on the moon?

In the next two or three years America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA - plans to send a mission into space that will land people on the moon for the first time in over a half a century.

The mission has already been pushed back and is widely expected to be delayed again.

But America is not alone. Both China and India also have ambitions to land people on the lunar surface.

Who is next to walk on the moon is driven by geopolitics and a desire to harness the moon’s resources. Different countries, and even the private companies involved, all have different agendas. Who gets there first may even determine the political ideology of any future permanent human settlement.

Contributors:
Oliver Morton, Senior Editor at The Economist and author of The Moon, A History for the Future
Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica
Christopher Newman, Professor of space law and policy at Northumbria University
Namrata Goswami, Professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producer: Louise Clarke
Journalism Researcher: Matt Toulson
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Production Coordinator: Liam Morrey

Image: U.S. Flag On The Moon by Encyclopaedia Britannica via Getty Images
Credit: NASA Youtube Channel


SAT 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp1bx8)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SAT 19:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct6fhn)
Does Russia’s election matter?

Putin’s re-election is certain, but there is still a lot at stake for the Kremlin. We look into the efforts aimed at achieving unequivocal victory in what seems to be the most oppressive election in Russia for two decades. What are the stories state media can and cannot touch, how much of a headache does dissent from the mothers and wives of soldiers pose to the authorities and does Putin really have body doubles?

*This episode was recorded before the announcement of Alexey Navalny’s death.*

Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Twigg
Editor: Judy King
Sound engineer: Martin Appleby
Original music: Pete Cunningham


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2c3d0)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vmc)
Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania

Nikki is joined by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania who talks about her Oscar-nominated film Four Daughters, and by broadcaster, journalist and author Ayesha Hazarika.

They discuss actor Jeffrey Wright tackling issues with humour in American Fiction.

The British-Nigerian author Yomi Adegoke talks about being as authentic as possible in her debut novel.

Model-turned-movie star Jamie Dornan reflects on moving from billboards to the big screen.

And, Korean-Canadian writer and director Anthony Shim discusses Riceboy Sleeps, his tender, lyrical film loosely inspired by his own life.

Presenter: Nikki Bedi
Producer: Oliver Jones

(Photo: Kaouther Ben Hania. Credit: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2c744)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172z09xb387wck)
Navalny’s aides accuse Russia of 'hiding' his body

Alexei Navalny's mother has been unable to recover his body after his death in an Arctic jail, according to a close aide to the dead Russian opposition leader.

We hear from a young man who attended a vigil in memory of Navalny in southern Russia on Friday. He was arrested by police and later released.

Also in the programme: The Prime Minister of Hungary has promised new child protection laws following an abuse scandal that's rocked his government; and scientists have been researching whether playing ping-pong may help people with neurological conditions like Multiple Sclerosis.

(Photo: Police officers detain participants of a civil memorial service to Alexei Navalny. Credit: ANATOLY MALTSEV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2cbw8)
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SAT 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t049g7c35)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SAT 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kdlhjpd99)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp1q4n)
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SAT 22:32 Assignment (w3ct4m8c)
Tempting fate: Istanbul's earthquake dilemma

Millions of residents living in Istanbul face the dilemma of whether or not to find out if the buildings where they live are resilient to earthquakes. Many cannot afford to do anything about it even if they are unsafe. A year on from the earthquakes in south-east Turkey that killed over 53,000 people, it is clear poorly built homes, hospitals and hotels that collapsed within seconds contributed to the high death toll. There are warnings that a similar fate awaits Istanbul, where scientists predict a major earthquake could strike any day now. Emily Wither looks at the challenges facing Europe’s biggest city and discovers a story of politics, poor urban planning and a struggle to find safe housing as Istanbul risks a man-made catastrophe.

Producers: Caroline Bayley and Zeynep Bilginsoy
Editor: Penny Murphy
Sound engineer: Sarah Hockley
Production co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman

(Photo: Aerial view of Istanbul, 20 March 2023. Credit: Erdem Sahin/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2cgmd)
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SAT 23:06 Music Life (w3ct4mh4)
From indie to pop with Chromeo, La Roux and Empress Of

Chromeo, La Roux and Empress of discuss longevity in the music world, the future of music media and the shifting notions of taste and trends.

David “Dave 1” Macklovitch and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel make up electro-funk duo Chromeo. The pair met in the mid-1990s at college in Montreal, bonding over a love of hip-hop and vintage funk. After hearing records like Daft Punk’s Discovery, they formed Chromeo in 2002, releasing their debut, She’s in Control, in 2004. Their music combines funk grooves and pop hooks with analogue synth melodies, and they have just released their new album Adult Contemporary: a meditation on modern, mature relationships.

La Roux is a bona-fide alt-pop star and Grammy Award-winning singer, whose debut album from 2009 dominated charts around the world with an unforgettable falsetto and unmistakable vintage sound. She came back in 2020 after 5 years with her third album Supervision, and recently collaborated with Chromeo on a new rework of her hit single Bulletproof.

Empress Of is a singer and musical artist who creates introspective, self-empowering electro pop. She grew up on the music of Latin America and debuted with anonymous demos on YouTube in 2012. She’s developed into an artist whose creativity knows no bounds, from the quirky and eclectic to the straight-up danceable. She will release her fourth album, For Your Consideration, on March 22nd through Major Arcana.

SUNDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2024

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2clcj)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp1ymx)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:32 Amazing Sport Stories (w3ct67mz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2cq3n)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 01:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkt)
Not so random acts of kindness

Ahead of international Random Acts of Kindness Day, Marnie Chesterton and an invited panel look at some of the science behind nature’s better nature.

Are mother spiders in Africa behind the ultimate act of kindness? How are lightning and lava lamps involved in the quest for a truly random number? And the engineer trying to bring more compassion to the machines we use every day.

We also hear about the technology helping archaeologists discover lost worlds in South America, the maths that might benefit your love life, and Marnie receives her very own random act of kindness - a surprise trip to a lab to meet some of the most extraordinary creatures on the planet.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Andrada Fiscutean and Camilla Mota
Producer: Dan Welsh, with Tom Bonnett, Katie Tomsett and Alex Mansfield


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2ctvs)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ttl11y4hz)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp2645)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct4pf9)
Dengue outbreak in Latin America

Carnival hits the streets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week. As well as preparations for the crowds and colourful processions, health authorities have also been putting in extra measures to try to contain a huge outbreak of dengue fever. Last week a health emergency was declared in the city. And as Claudia hears from Peruvian health journalist Fabiola Torres, cases are rising to levels not seen for decades across the whole of Latin America.

Consultant in public health Dr Ike Anya is in the Health Check studio to take a deeper look at Dengue. He also brings news from Alaska, USA where an elderly man has become the first person to die from Alaskapox, a viral disease more commonly found in small animals like shrews and voles. And could new UK research on 50,000 people’s blood, help us get one step closer to a predictive blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?

Claudia and Ike hear from British journalist Mike Powell who has serious kidney failure. Last week Mike’s kidney transplant operation had to be cancelled due to his donor’s health. He’s hoping for some better news this week.

And Claudia speaks to Dr Ruth Namazzi at Makerere University in Uganda. She is co-author of new research that suggests that a common drug for treating the symptoms of sickle cell anaemia could have a transformative effect amongst children with the blood condition in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producers: Clare Salisbury & Ben Motley
Assistant Producer: Imaan Moin


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2cylx)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 03:06 The Documentary (w3ct6ckq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2d2c1)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nv7)
Reporting Gaza

Pascale Harter presents dispatches from Israel-Gaza, Colombia and Australia.

International media have been campaigning to gain access to Gaza in the months since the Israeli bombardment began. Only occasional access has been granted, which is closely supervised by the Israeli military. More often, news organisations have relied on Palestinian journalists already living and working in Gaza, who continue to operate under dangerous conditions. Jeremy Bowen reflects on the difficulties of telling the story of the Israel-Gaza war.

Going from armed rebel to eco-tourist guide might seem a drastic career change - but it's a path some former guerrilla fighters in Colombia are keen to take. Zoe Gelber talked to some demobilised former members of the FARC movement who hope to make a more peaceful living guiding travellers through the rainforests they once fought in.

A convenience store in Sydney, Australia, offers more than the usual variety of groceries. Amongst the tinned tomatoes and toiletries is a full-size, working Airbus A320 flight simulator - so you can learn to pilot a plane while picking up a pint of milk. Eleanor Smallwood has been to meet the man behind the machine.

(Images: Gazan journalist continues journalism despite having one leg amputated. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp2fmf)
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SUN 04:32 Trending (w3ct5d9k)
The new fight for land rights

In Malaysian Borneo, indigenous people have struggled for land rights against companies and the state. Using new mapping technology, communities in Borneo’s rainforests are racing to prove their claims. In this episode of Trending we’ll be exploring how technology and social media are being used and misused to shift the balance of power.

Reporter: Jacqui Wakefield
Producer: Olivia Lang
Editor: Flora Carmichael


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct4sk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2d635)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ttl11yhrc)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp2kck)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct6ckr)
Reporting Greece

Greece is the birthplace of democracy. But how free is Greece’s media? Nikos Papanikolaou travels to his home town, Athens, to speak to journalists who have had their phones hacked by an advanced new spyware, been sued for defamation, and been under surveillance by the Greek national intelligence agency. In the south of the city he visits the widow of the an investigative journalist murdered just outside their family home.

Nikos also hears from Members of the European Parliament, those who want the EU to withhold funds until Greece improves the position for journalists, and those outraged by the idea that Greece does not already have a free media.

Presenter: Nikos Papanikolaou
Producer: Giles Edwards

This programme was edited after it was published

(Photo: A woman reads newspaper's headlines referring to the killing of a Greek journalist in Athens on 10 April, 2021. Giorgos Karaivaz, who worked for private TV station Star, was shot several times outside his home on 9 April. Credit: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2d9v9)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172z37qdbtgk2x)
Biden calls on Congress to renew aid to Ukraine

President Biden has stepped up calls for the US Congress to pass a huge package of military aid for Ukraine, after Russian forces captured the town of Avdiivka. He said Washington's inaction had left Ukraine's troops without enough ammunition.

Also in the programme: Fears that the conflict in the east of DR Congo could turn into a regional war; and the Maori leader heading to New Zealand's high court in what could be a new chapter in climate law.

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss all this and more are Catherine Barnard, professor of European Union law at the University of Cambridge in the UK, and Jean-Patrick Bimeni, (known familiarly as JP), a musician born in the East African state of Burundi, who's now based in the UK.

(Photo: There are fears that the lack of ammunition is affecting performance as well as morale in Ukrainian ranks. Credit: Reuters)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2dflf)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172z37qdbtgnv1)
Thaksin Shinawatra: Former Thai prime minister released on parole

Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has arrived at his mansion in Bangkok after being released on parole. The billionaire was transferred from hospital where he'd been serving a one year jail sentence for corruption and abuse of power.

Also in the programme: As Israel's offensive in Rafah looms, what might this mean for the further displacement of Palestinians; and the new award winning documentary shining an intimate light on Alzheimers and it's impact on the relationship between one high profile couple in Chile.

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss all this and more are Catherine Barnard, professor of European Union law at the University of Cambridge in the UK, and Jean-Patrick Bimeni, (known familiarly as JP), a musician born in the East African state of Burundi, who's now based in the UK.

(Photo: Thaksin Shinawatra was seen being driven away from a police hospital in the capital Bangkok on Sunday. Credit: AFP)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2dkbk)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172z37qdbtgsl5)
Ukraine: Biden blames US inaction for defeat in Avdiivka

The Biden administration has blamed Ukraine's withdrawal from the eastern city of Avdiivka on the refusal of the US Congress to approve new military aid. 60 billion dollars has been earmarked for Ukraine -- but the package is being held up by Republicans. The White House said Ukrainian soldiers had been forced to "ration ammunition due to dwindling supplies as a result of congressional inaction".

Also in the programme, the Grammy music awards introduced a category for “Best African music performance” this year - but did it do the genre justice?

And Rachel Clarke, a British palliative care doctor, on her new TV drama highlighting the reality faced by doctors on the COVID frontline.

Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss all this and more are Catherine Barnard, professor of European Union law at the University of Cambridge in the UK, and Jean-Patrick Bimeni, (known familiarly as JP), a musician born in the East African state of Burundi, who's now based in the UK.


(Photo: Avdiivka has been almost completely destroyed during months of fierce fighting. Credit: Reuters)


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2dp2p)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 today]


SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp31c2)
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SUN 09:32 Outlook (w3ct4rcb)
The teenager who survived the Manchester bombing

Freya Lewis was just 14 when she was injured in a bomb blast after an Ariana Grande concert in the U.K. city of Manchester. She woke up in intensive care to the news that her best friend had been killed. With the support of her family, her community and even her favourite pop stars like Harry Styles and Ariana Grande herself, Freya began to rebuild her life and find joy again in the songs that had become too painful in the aftermath. Hers is a story of a teenage friendship, fandom and the strength to carry on. Freya's book is called What Makes Us Stronger. (This episode was first broadcast in 2020.)

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Mariana Des Forges

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

(Photo: Freya Lewis in Manchester Credit: Courtesy of Nick Lewis)


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2dstt)
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SUN 10:06 Music Life (w3ct4mh4)
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SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2dxky)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ttl11z774)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp38vb)
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SUN 11:32 Trending (w3ct5d9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5b7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2f1b2)
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SUN 12:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 12:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp3dlg)
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SUN 12:32 The Global Jigsaw (w3ct6fhn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:32 on Saturday]


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2f526)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172z09xb389t9m)
Biden urges Congress to pass Ukraine aid bill

US President Joe Biden urges Congress to pass the Ukraine military aid bill, after the Russian capture of the Ukrainian town Avdiivka. Also in the programme: The former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is released on parole; and the musicians who play instruments reclaimed from the sea.

(Image: Ukrainian soldiers load a drone with an anti-tank mine. Credit: Reuters)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2f8tb)
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SUN 14:06 Music Life (w3ct4mh4)
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SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2fdkg)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172z1l7174fqjp)
Live Sporting Action

Katie Smith presents live Premier League commentary of Luton Town against Manchester United from Kenilworth Road, as Erik ten Hag’s side continue their quest for Champions League qualification.

We’ll also reflect on the fourth day of the third Test Match between India and England in Rajkot, the final day of the one-off women’s Test Match between Australia and South Africa in Perth, and the final day of the World Aquatics Championship in Doha, as well as looking ahead to the NBA All-Star game.

Photo: Sheffield United's James McAtee (right) battles for possession with Brighton & Hove Albion's Igor (left) during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Sheffield United at American Express Community Stadium on November 12, 2023 in Brighton, England. (Photo by David Horton - CameraSport via Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2fwjz)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2ttl120665)
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SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp47tc)
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SUN 19:32 Unspun World with John Simpson (w3ct67kl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Saturday]


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2g093)
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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 01:06 today]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2g417)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172z09xb38bs8n)
Israel – Gaza war concerns top Munich Security Conference

World leaders are gathering at the Munich Security Conference, where the wars in Ukraine and Gaza have topped the agenda. The Palestinian National Authority’s Prime Minister spoke to the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent about world leaders’ interest in a Palestinian state – a proposal rejected by Israeli authorities.

Also in the programme: Russian authorities have detained more than four hundred people who were taking part gatherings to commemorate Alexei Navalny, the leader of the Russian opposition who died this Friday in prison; and what is the latest from the British Academy Film Award ceremony?

(Photo: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh speaks at the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. Credit: Anna Szilagyi/Shutterstock)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2g7sc)
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SUN 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t049gb808)
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SUN 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kdlhjs96d)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp4m1r)
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SUN 22:32 Outlook (w3ct4rcb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 today]


SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172z2r9ss2gcjh)
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SUN 23:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5blc)
Why is nuclear power back in fashion?

At the big COP climate summit last December, more than 20 countries pledged to triple global nuclear capacity by 2050 to help cut carbon emissions. The signatories included familiar nuclear names such as the US, France and Japan...but also newcomers, like Ghana.

Although Ghana doesn’t currently have any nuclear power plants, president Nana Akufo-Addo says he wants to build one or two by 2030. So why is this African nation turning to nuclear? How will it pay for the multi-billion-dollar power plants? And will this help fight climate change?

Presenter Graihagh Jackson is joined by: on-the-ground reporter Thomas Naadi; Dr Michael Bluck, Director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering at Imperial College London; and Dr Kacper Szulecki, research professor at the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs.

Production team: Octavia Woodward, Ben Cooper, Brenda Brown, Simon Watts, Matt Willis.

Sound design by Tom Brignell.


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s47hp4qsw)
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SUN 23:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


SUN 23:50 Over to You (w3ct4rqm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]

MONDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2024

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51clbjs)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrz8pt5)
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MON 00:32 Trending (w3ct5d9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]


MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5b7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51clg8x)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c4ry3)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrz8tk9)
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MON 01:32 Happy News (w3ct5hvw)
Eight-year-old steals the show at the Six Nations

This week, the eight-year-old boy who sang in front of tens of thousands of people at a rugby international. Also: the campaign encouraging appreciation of the people who do the vital job of waste picking in India. And how a penguin helps out his short-sighted friend.


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cll11)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c4wp7)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrz8y9f)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y5d)
What time was the first clock set to?

When the first person set the very first clock, how did they know what time to set it to? This question, from listener Chris in the UK, sends CrowdScience off on a quest into the history of timekeeping.

From sundials to water clocks, from uneven hours to precision seconds determined by the vibration of an atom, we examine how we came to measure time. We visit possibly the oldest working mechanical clock in the world to discover how its time was originally set; and hear how the time we go by today is not quite the same as it was in the past.

Will all this be enough to solve Chris' question, or has he stumped the team?

Featuring:

Ian Westworth, Clock Mechanic
Dr. Chad Orzel, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Union College
Anna Rolls, Curator of Clocks, Clockmakers’ Museum
Peter, Guide, Salisbury Cathedral
Dr. Jun Ye, Physicist at NIST (National Institutes of Standards and Technology) and The University of Colorado, Boulder.


Presenter: Caroline Steel
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
Studio Manager: Jackie Margerum

(Photo:Stopwatch on red background. Credit: Martin Poole / Getty Images).


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51clps5)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4y0w)
Overcoming stigma

On this edition of People Fixing The World we meet people who’ve helped overcome long-standing cultural biases to create better outcomes for everyone. In India we hear about the social media campaigns which have helped city dwellers in Bengaluru see those who pick waste from rubbish dumps not as dangerous and dirty but as invaluable recyclers. In Nigeria we meet a traditional healer and a health worker who are collaborating to help improve the treatment of psychosis and break down some of the unhelpful attitudes towards severe mental health problems.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter/producer: Makuochi Okafor, Claire Bowes
Series producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Penny Murphy
Sound Mix: Andrew Mills

(Image: Chief Mukaila Yusuf, BBC)


MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrz921k)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5b9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct4rqm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


MON 04:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cltj9)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c545h)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrz95sp)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twr)
Women documenting climate change in pictures

Beatriz De La Pava Hucke talks to two women telling the stories of communities threatened by the environmental impact of rising seas, flood damage and increasing temperatures. They're using photography, poetry and literature to express the realities of climate change in communities around the world.

Arati Kumar-Rao is a National Geographic Explorer, environmental photographer, writer and artist. She chronicles the changes in landscape caused by climate change, and she’s currently reporting on human migration in India. Her book is called Marginlands.

Professor Christina Gerhardt founded the Environmental Humanities Institute at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. She's written a book called Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean. It covers 49 islands, islets and atolls, from the Artic to the Antarctic, that are most threatened by rising sea levels. It looks at their history and culture with testimony, poetry and literature from the islanders themselves showing a defiant sense of hope, often against all odds.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

(Image: (L) Christina Gerhardt, courtesy of Christina Gerhardt. (R) Arati Kumar-Rao, courtesy of Arati Kumar-Rao.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cly8f)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rfp6z)
Alexei Navalny's widow to address EU foreign ministers

The European Union's top diplomat tells the BBC that Europe must support opposition to President Putin in Russia after the death in prison of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny whose widow is to meet European foreign ministers on Monday, as hundreds of Russians who left tributes to him have been arrested.

Also, the international court in Hague today's hears whether Israel's annexation of land over the past 50 years has been legal. We'll talk more about the case.

And we'll talk to a politician who says single people are given a raw deal when it comes to rent, mortgages and energy bills.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cm20k)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rfsz3)
Gaza War: Israel issues deadline over ground offensive

Israel has given Hamas a deadline of three weeks to hand over all remaining hostages or it will launch a ground offensive on Rafah.

Alexei Navalny's widow is due to meet European foreign ministers on Monday, as hundreds of Russians who left tributes to him have been arrested.

And as we approach the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, we report from Lyman in the Donetsk region where some civilians say they put peace before victory.


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cm5rp)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rfxq7)
EU foreign ministers to hear widow of dead Russian dissident

The Europe Union's top diplomat tells us that Europe must support opposition to President Vladimir Putin in Russia after the death in prison of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, hours before his widow meets European foreign ministers on Monday, as hundreds of Russians who left tributes to him are arrested.

Our correspondent in Ukraine hears from some war-weary residents as Russian forces seize control of the key eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka.

And we'll get an update from Israel as the country gives a deadline to Hamas to hand over all hostages or face an assault on a city crowded with people in southern Gaza.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cm9ht)
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MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p49)
Alexey Navalny: The interview

Russian authorities have announced the death of one of the country’s most significant opposition leaders Alexey Navalny in a remote penal colony in the Arctic Circle. Stephen Sackur spoke to him in Moscow in 2017 about the risks involved in being a prominent critic of President Putin.

(Photo: Alexey Navalny. Still from his 2017 interview with Stephen Sackur)


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrz9ns6)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mvx)
Global trade’s new normal?

Three months ago, Houthi fighters from Yemen hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea and took the crew captive. It was the group’s first attack on commercial shipping in response to Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Around 30 similar assaults have followed and the US and UK have retaliated with air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

The Houthi attacks have wreaked havoc with shipping in the Red Sea, forcing hundreds of ships to re-route and make the much longer journey around the bottom of Africa. Supply chains have been interrupted and insurance costs have risen for vessels still passing through the area.

With no end to the tension in the region in sight, some companies are readjusting their timelines and accepting that the current situation might become the “new normal”. We ask whether the Houthi attacks have changed the way we move goods around the world for ever.

(Picture: Ships crossing the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Presented and produced by Gideon Long


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbz)
The Soviet scientist who made two-headed dogs

In the 1950s, Soviet scientist Dr Vladimir Demikhov shocks the world with his two-headed dog experiments.

He grafts the head and paws of one dog onto the body of another. One of his creations lives for 29 days.

He wants to prove the possibilities of transplant surgery, which was a new field of medicine at the time.

Consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Igor Konstantinov, tells Vicky Farncombe about the "difficult emotions" he experiences when he looks at photos of the creatures.

This programme includes a description of one of the experiments which some listeners may find upsetting.

(Photo: Vladimir Demikhov. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cmf7y)
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MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c5qx4)
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MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrz9sjb)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 10:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cmk02)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w6f)
Letters to Juliet and Saint Valentine’s traditions

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

We hear about the Juliet Club in Verona, Italy. The club has been replying to mail addressed to Shakespeare’s tragic heroine, Juliet since the early 1990s.

Professor Lisa Bitel talks about the traditions of Valentine’s Day.

Plus, how the small Irish town of Gort became known as ‘Little Brazil’ because it's home to so many Brazilians. The World War Two escape line that fooled the Nazis and the stadium disaster that shocked Egypt.

And the story of the food supplement used by soldiers during the Nigerian civil war that became a drink enjoyed in more than 70 countries around the world.

Contributors:
Giovanna Tamassia - daughter of Giulio Tamassia, one of the founders of the Juliet Club.
Professor Lisa Bitel - Professor of History & Religion at the University of Southern California, USA.
Lucimeire Trindade – resident of Gort, Ireland.
Keith Janes – son of captured a British soldier.
Christine Lepers – daughter of a French resistance fighter.
Mahmoud Al-Khawaga – former footballer with Zamalek.
Peter Rasmussen – creator of the drink Supermalt.

(Photo: Giovanna Tamassia from the Juliet Club. Credit: Leonello Bertolucci/Getty Images)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cmnr6)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c5zdd)
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MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzb10l)
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MON 11:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


MON 12:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cmshb)
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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qh8)
"He counted 3, 2, 1 – then stabbed me in the heart"

Kieran Quinlan was an aspiring boxer living in his hometown of Birmingham in the UK. When he was 17 he was on the bus heading to a party when a man confronted him. The man counted down: 3, 2, 1 – before stabbing Kieran through his lung and into his heart. Kieran should have died that night. But instead he survived, spending the next decade rebuilding his life, transforming his body and his mind in the process.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: May Cameron

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

(Photo: Kieran Quinlan. Credit: Kieran Quinlan)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


MON 13:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cmx7g)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c66wn)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzb8hv)
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MON 13:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 14:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cn0zl)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172z09xpckjp70)
Navalny's widow: 'Vladimir Putin killed my husband'

Alexei Navalny's widow, has said in a video message that her husband was killed because the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, couldn't break him. Yulia Navalnaya vowed to continue her husband's work fighting for a "free Russia".

Also in the programme: a US plastic surgeon who worked in Gaza tells us that what he witnessed there looked like “the deliberate targeting of civilians”; and British journalist and film maker - Sean Langan - goes behind Russian lines in eastern Ukraine.

(Photo: Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, takes part in a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium on 19 February 2024. Credit: Reuters/Yves Herman)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cn4qq)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p49)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


MON 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzbj03)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zfl)
Gaza conflict takes heavy toll on Israel's economy

The Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023 led to major reductions in household spending and business investment in Israel.

We also assess what the Houthi Red Sea attacks mean for global shipping.

Also, in the programme, our presenter Devina Gupta finds out why Paytm's digital wallet in India at risk; and how rising inflation in Nigeria is impacting businesses.

(Picture: Daily life in Sana'a ahead of the US terrorist designation of Houthis comes into effect, Sanaa, Yemen - 15 Feb 2024. Picture credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cn8gv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51lb4g)
Navalny's widow vows to continue husband's work

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, released a video calling on supporters to stand with her and blamed President Vladimir Putin for her husband's death. The Kremlin has rejected the accusations. Prison authorities say Mr Navalny suffered "sudden death syndrome" at a remote Arctic prison on Friday. We hear more from our Russia expert and from an opposition activist.

This week it will be two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and we'll be bringing conversations with Ukrainians living through the war. Today three women share why they decided to have babies in wartime Ukraine.

Police in Papua New Guinea say they'll use all necessary force to quell an outbreak of tribal violence in the country's highlands. It follows the killing of dozens of men in an ambush. We find out what happened.

With Donald Trump’s launch of his own line of sneakers, we hear from collectors and others who have decided to order the gold-coloured shoes sold online for $399.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Yulia Navalnaya in Brussels, Belgium - 19 Feb 2024. Credit: ALESSANDRO DI MEO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cnd6z)
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MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51lfwl)
Cost of living protests in Nigeria

Protesters in Nigeria are angry at the high rate of inflation, driven largely by high food prices and the government's decision to end a long-running fuel subsidy. We hear from some of the protesters and speak to our correspondent in the country.

The UN's top court has heard accusations from the Palestinian foreign minister that decades of Israeli occupation has led to discrimination and apartheid. Our correspondent explains.

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, released a video calling on supporters to stand with her and blamed President Vladimir Putin for her husband's death. The Kremlin has rejected the accusations. We hear more from our Russia expert and from an opposition activist.

This week it will be two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and we'll be bringing conversations with Ukrainians living through the war. Today three women share why they decided to have babies in wartime Ukraine.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Protests in Nigeria. Credit: APF)


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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qh8)
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MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbz)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c6ycf)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sv7)
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MON 20:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cnrgc)
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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct4nv7)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct65r7)
The Life Scientific: Michael Woolridge

Humans have a long-held fascination with the idea of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a dystopian threat - from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, through to the Terminator movies. But somehow, we still often think of this technology as 'futuristic', whereas in fact, it's already woven into the fabric of our daily lives, from facial recognition software to translator apps.

And if we get too caught up in the entertaining sci-fi narrative around AI and the potential threat from machines, there is a more pressing danger that we overlook real and present concerns - from deep fakes to electoral disinformation.

Michael Wooldridge is determined to demystify AI and explain how it can improve our lives, in a whole host of different ways. A professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, and the director of Foundational AI Research at the Alan Turing Institute, Mike believes the most common fears around this technology are "misplaced".

In a special 300th edition of The Life Scientific, recorded in front of an audience at London's Royal Institution (RI), Mike tells Jim al-Khalili how he will use this year's prestigious RI Christmas Lectures to lift the lid on modern AI technology and discuss how far it could go in future. Mike also reminiscences about the days when sending an email was a thrilling novelty, discusses why people love talking to him about the Terminator at parties, and is even challenged to think up a novel future use of AI by ChatGPT.

Presenter: Jim al-Khalili
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MON 21:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cnw6h)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172z09xpckkjfx)
Alexei Navalny family says body not returned

Three days after his death, the body of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny still hasn't been given to his family. We've been hearing the views of Mikhail Kasyanov, who was Prime Minister of Russia in the early Putin years- back in the early 2000s.

Also in the programme: A diplomatic row after Brazil's President Lula likens Israel's war in Gaza, to Hilter's genocide; and the statues of Easter Island causing controversy.

(Photo: People attend a vigil, after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Paris. Credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier)


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MON 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kdyrv01cn)
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MON 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zhv)
Houthi attacks three months on

The crew of a Belize-flagged, British-registered cargo vessel have abandoned ship off Yemen after it was hit by missiles fired by the Houthi movement. Ed Butler will be finding out the latest.

Also in the show, we look at the latest surging protests over spiralling inflation in Nigeria.

And a billionaire tells us about his passion for collecting sneakers - and why he's selling them off for charity.

(Picture: Cargo ship Rubymar, carrying Ukrainian grain, at anchor in the Black Sea. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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MON 23:32 The Conversation (w3ct4twr)
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TUESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2024

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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct4w6f)
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TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cpc60)
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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs1nc0zwlb)
The Red Sea crisis three months on

The Houthis have launched dozens of missiles and drones at merchant vessels and Western warships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since mid-November. Ed Butler looks back at how we got here and if there is any reconciliation in sight.

We hear how why Israel's economy has seemingly crashed since the start of the war in Gaza and what can be done about it.

And a multi-millionaire is selling off his footwear collection for charity.

Ed Butler is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Mehmal Sarfraz the Co-founder of the online journal - The Current PK in Lahore, Pakistan and Sergio Guzman the Director of Colombia Risk Analysis in Bogotá, Colombia.

(Picture: The Galaxy Leader cargo ship is escorted by Houthi boats in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Credit: Reuters)


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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c7slb)
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TUE 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct6cks)
Two Years of War: Voices from Russia

As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, Oleg Boldyrev reports on how ordinary Russians are dealing with life in a country at war with its close neighbour. Are there new economic and social challenges, and what do we know of attitudes to the invasion? We talk to Russians across the country to gauge the mood.

(Image credit: Photo by ANATOLY MALTSEV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qh8)
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TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xbz)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c812l)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ygg)
Brazilian Artist Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz says he owes his artistic career to being shot as a young man, not because he had an epiphany about the meaning of his life, but because he won enough compensation from the accident to move to New York and kick start his career in the art world. He is now probably one of Brazil’s most successful visual artists and he divides his time between Rio and New York. His pieces can range from tiny specs that are photographed by microscopes to giant landscapes captured from helicopters. He’s arguably most known for working with unconventional materials; some of his most famous works have been created out of sugar, chocolate and a plate of left over spaghetti. Andrea Kennedy went to New York to meet him as he prepared for an exhibition full of illusions designed to fool and trap his audience.


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cpv5j)
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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rjl42)
US toughens language on the war in Gaza

The United States calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza - and opposes Israel's plans to attack the southern city of Rafah - we get reaction from Israel.

Outrage over the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison continues - we hear from a friend who was wowed by the politician.

And how sweets are being used by some people in lieu of hard cash in the Philippines.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cpyxn)
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TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rjpw6)
US signals support for Gaza ceasefire as soon as feasible

The United States has put forward a draft resolution at the United Nations calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as soon as feasible, Israel is preparing to send its forces into the crowded southern town of Rafah on the border with Egypt - we hear from Cairo.

Four months after the Hamas attacks on Israel, some Israelis have returned home but many remain in temporary shelters - our reporter went from southern Israel to the border with Lebanon.

We also get the latest on claims by Houthi rebels in Yemen that they have sunk a British commercial ship in the Red Sea.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cq2ns)
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TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rjtmb)
Gaza War: US drafts UN resolution calling for ceasefire

The United States has put forward a draft resolution at the United Nations calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as soon as feasible and Israel is preparing to send its forces intro the crowded southern town of Rafah, on the border with Egypt - we hear from Cairo.

Four months after the Hamas attacks on Israel, some Israelis have returned home but many remain in temporary shelters. Our reporter went from southern Israel to the border with Lebanon.

And we'll talk to a friend of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cq6dx)
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TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4y0x)
Making life easier for older people

Barcelona in Spain is famous for its beautiful streets, lined with tall apartment buildings. But the architecture is a problem for many people who have lived for years in upstairs apartments but who now find the stairs unmanageable.

In 2008, a survey found that in one district there were 300 people who could not leave their homes alone. A group of volunteers decided to do something about this and got hold of a special wheelchair with caterpillar tracks, so it can be used to take people up and down stairs. After an initial pilot scheme they launched a local service called “Let's Go Down to the Street”, to help elderly residents go shopping or meet up with friends. Sixteen years on, the service is offered across the city.

Plus, we visit a home for senior citizens in an unlikely location: a university campus. The Mirabella complex at Arizona State University in the US offers its residents the chance to sample the college lifestyle – from lectures to shows and sports fixtures.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer: William Kremer
Reporters: Esperanza Escribano, Anthony Wallace
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Penny Murphy
Sound mix: Gareth Jones


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzdkp9)
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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n4y)
What happens when you run out of coins?

The Philippines is experiencing an artificial coin shortage.

It’s artificial because there are plenty of coins - it’s just that people are using them less so they fall out of circulation and end up collecting in jars at home.

Hannah Mullane investigates why this is happening and what impact it’s having on consumer behaviour. And reporter Camille Elemia speaks to businesses and shoppers in Quezon city to find out how Filipino’s are changing the way they spend.

(Picture: A jeepney driver, counting some notes)

Presented and produced by Hannah Mullane
Additional reporting: Camille Elemia


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xhj)
Icelandic women's strike

In October 1975, 90% of women in Iceland took part in a nationwide protest over inequality.

Factories and banks were forced to close and men were left holding the children as 25,000 women took to the streets.

In 2015, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, later Iceland's first female president, told Kirstie Brewer about the impact of that day.

(Photo: Women take to the streets. Credit: The Icelandic Women's History Archives)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cqb51)
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TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c8mt7)
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TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzdpff)
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TUE 09:32 The Documentary (w3ct6cks)
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TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cqfx5)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vmc)
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TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cqkn9)
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TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c8w9h)
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TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzdxxp)
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TUE 11:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ygg)
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TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cqpdf)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxt)
Surviving a serial killer

Warning: This episode contains details about a serial killer's actions, which are distressing.

Kathy Kleiner Rubin is one of life's survivors. Her first brush with death was at the age of 12 when she was diagnosed with lupus and had to face chemotherapy to treat it. After recovering from that, she was enjoying life at Florida State University in 1978, when one night a stranger broke into her sorority house. It was serial killer Ted Bundy. What followed was a horrific attack in which two of her housemates died, and Kathy and her room-mate were very badly injured. In the aftermath Kathy was so determined to live a normal life that her son didn't even know she'd been attacked by Bundy until he was 37.

Kathy has written a book about her life, co-authored with Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, called A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: June Christie

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

(Photo: Kathy Kleiner Rubin now & back in 1977. Credit: Red Door Studio, Florida, USA & Kathy Kleiner Rubin)


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xhj)
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TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cqt4k)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c93sr)
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TUE 13:32 Discovery (w3ct65r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Monday]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cqxwp)
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TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172z09xpckml43)
US proposes temporary ceasefire in Gaza

The US has put forward a draft UN Security Council resolution which calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza and also opposes plans by Israel to launch a ground offensive in the southern city of Rafah. We hear from the former US special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, Frank Lowenstein.

Also in the programme: a major cybercrime group is disrupted in a global operation; and how the Wagner group is rebranding itself.

(Picture: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a rally demanding a ceasefire and the end of Israel attacks on Gaza in New York. Credit: Reuters)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cr1mt)
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TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4y0x)
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TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzfdx6)
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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zqm)
Another day, another protest

Another day, another protest. Polish farmers are staging protests against cheap Ukrainian grain flooding the market and EU regulations on pesticide and fertiliser usage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the protests demonstrated the "daily erosion of solidarity" with Ukraine.

We will hear from Ukrainian grain farmer who's exporting his product to Europe.

Also, in the programme, we will find out why over 6 000 doctors resigning in South Korea and how The People’s Bank of China is helping home buyers.

(Picture: Protesting farmers block traffic on border crossings with Ukraine, Dorohusk, Poland - 20 Feb 2024. Picture credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cr5cy)
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TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51p71k)
Julian Assange's last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition

Lawyers for the Wikileaks founder have launched what could be his final bid to avoid extradition to the US to face trial over disclosing military secrets. Supporters say he exposed wrongdoing, but the US says he put lives at risk. If his appeal is turned down, Mr Assange could be handed over within weeks. We explain the background to the story, and speak to our reporter outside the court.

We go to Cape Town in South Africa where since Sunday evening a nauseating stench has been engulfing the city. According to local officials, it comes from a ship docked in the port carrying 19,000 cows. The cows on the ship called the Al Kuwait are supposed to be transported from Brazil to Iraq. It docked in Cape Town to load feed for the cattle. Two local friends who live near the port join us on air.

With the war in Ukraine entering its third year, we hear a conversation with young Ukrainian men. Amongst other topics, they discuss the proposed changes to the country's conscription laws.

Our science reporter joins us to tell us about a interstellar quasar that has been detected by the Very Large Telescope in Chile. It has been described as the most luminous object ever detected has been spied in the distant universe.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, 19/5/2017. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cr942)
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TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51pbsp)
US proposes temporary ceasefire in Gaza

The US has vetoed a resolution at the UN demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after proposing its own draft urging a temporary ceasefire. Washington said the Algerian-proposed resolution would "jeopardise" talks to end the war. In its own resolution the US warned Israel not to invade the city of Rafah. We get the latest developments from our UN correspondent.

Some of India's top airlines have been ordered to start sending out passengers' bags within 10 minutes of the plane's engine shutting down. Late baggage delivery has been a persistent problem across airports. We explain the background to the story, and hear your stories about late and lost luggage.

We go to Cape Town in South Africa where a nauseating stench has been engulfing the city. According to local officials, it comes from a ship docked in the port carrying 19,000 cows. We hear from people who live near the port.

With the war in Ukraine entering its third year, we hear a conversation with young Ukrainian men. Amongst other topics, they discuss the proposed changes to the country's conscription laws.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan gets his speech ready during a United Nations Security Council vote on a US-proposed draft resolution, which calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 20 February 2024. Credit: EDUARDO MUNOZ/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51crdw6)
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TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxt)
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TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xhj)
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TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51crjmb)
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TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9c9v8j)
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TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzfwwq)
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TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4szr)
2024/02/20 GMT

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TUE 20:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51crncg)
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TUE 20:06 The Documentary (w3ct6cks)
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TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzg0mv)
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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tr7)
Detecting audio deepfakes

Voice cloning is becoming so sophisticated that even live phone calls can be generated by machine. Is it possible to protect yourself ? Mouthguard technology is monitoring the hardest tackles on rugby players - our reporter gives it a try. Also in this week's Tech Life, we look at tracing your family tree with tech. And hear about winter-proof long-distance drones delivering supplies in Norway.

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images/demaerre


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51crs3l)
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TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172z09xpcknfc0)
US vetoes call for immediate Gaza ceasefire at UN

The US has vetoed a resolution at the UN demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after proposing its own draft urging a temporary ceasefire. In its own resolution the US warned Israel not to invade the city of Rafah. We'll hear from one of Israel's top former diplomats on reaction within the country.

Also in the programme: the World Health Organization has warned of a dramatic rise in measles cases around the world since 2022; and an international multi-agency taskforce takes down one of the world's largest cybercrime groups.

(Picture: United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Israel Gaza Conflict, New York. Picture credit: Eduardo Muñoz/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51crwvq)
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TUE 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t0hkrmx2m)
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TUE 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kdyrv2y8r)
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TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzg843)
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TUE 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zsw)
South Africa heads to the poll amidst highest unemployment rate

South Africa is heading back to the polls on May 29th. The news comes on the same day that the country revealed its unemployment numbers - officially the world's worst. Ed Butler will find out what's behind the latest rise in unemployment.

President Joe Biden may be languishing in the opinion polls, but he's winning some impressive results in campaign donations. Could finance be the key to his re-election bid?

And hacking the hackers we hear how the police may have brought down one of the world's biggest cybercrime groups.

(Picture: President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa attends the second day of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. Credit: Reuters)


TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cs0lv)
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TUE 23:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4y0x)
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TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzgcw7)
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TUE 23:32 In the Studio (w3ct4ygg)
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WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2024

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cs4bz)
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WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct4vmc)
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WED 01:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cs833)
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WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs1nc12shf)
Biden's re-election campaign raises $42 million

U.S. President Joe Biden's re-election campaign and his Democratic Party allies raised more than $42 million in January. Our Presenter Ed Butler will be finding out how much money is needed to have a successful campaign.

A billionaire former property investor from China tells us why he reckons efforts to reform the property market there are doomed to fail.

And we are hearing all about Beyoncé's launch of her first-ever hair car brand.

Ed Butler is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Senior Asia Correspondent for Bloomberg in Honk Kong and Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer at Circle a global financial technology firm in New York.

(Picture: U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One en route to California from Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, U.S. Credit: Reuters)


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cscv7)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cbphf)
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WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzgr3m)
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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5blc)
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WED 03:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cshlc)
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WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qxt)
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WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xhj)
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WED 04:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51csmbh)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cbxzp)
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WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzgzlw)
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WED 04:32 Hollywood Exiles (w3ct6d1b)
1. An American dream

Charlie Chaplin was one of Hollywood’s first and biggest stars. He helped create the art and industry of movies. But by the 1960s, he was exiled. Oona Chaplin follows her grandfather’s rise from the grinding poverty of his childhood in Victorian London to wealth and fame in Hollywood. In many ways, it seemed like the embodiment of the American Dream. But almost as soon as he hit the big time, Chaplin made some powerful enemies. Federal investigators were suspicious of his political beliefs and began to build a file on him. We learn how Hollywood became the battleground for the soul of America.

From the BBC World Service and CBC Podcasts.

Archive:

Communism Condemned, Universal Newsreel, 1947
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood show, 14 January 1951
Testimony of J. Edgar Hoover before HUAC, National Archives and Records Administration, 1947


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51csr2m)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rmh15)
Gaza: US blocks latest UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire

The US has blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, attracting widespread condemnations.
An influential American content producer famous for giving advice on parenting on YouTube has been sentenced to decades in jail - for child abuse.
And accusations linking giant meat-packing companies to illegal deforestation in Brazil.


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51csvtr)
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WED 06:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rmls9)
Unicef warns of Gaza children suffering malnutrition

The UN children's agency Unicef warns of a sharp rise in malnutrition in Gaza where the delivery of food aid in the north has temporarily stopped and an offensive by Israel in the south is looming.

Political parties in Pakistan agree on a coalition government, that could further reduce the influence of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.

And we speak to the lawyer of Haiti's former first lady who has been indicted for her husband the president's assassination three years ago.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cszkw)
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WED 07:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rmqjf)
Pakistan election: Imran Khan's rivals agree coalition deal

Two of Pakistan's dynastic political parties have announced they will work together to form a coalition government as critics accuse them of "stealing" the election mandate.

As we head towards a second year of war in Ukraine, we'll hear from those who are documenting the war crimes and human rights abuses in this conflict.

And how the widow of the assassinated Haitian President has been one of the dozens indicted over his death.


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51ct3b0)
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WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8t)
Nikolai Denkov: Is Bulgaria a weak link in Europe's security?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov. His country is trying to wean itself off Russian energy, and sends weapons to Ukraine, but many Bulgarians are still pro-Russian. As Europe tries to beef up its own security, is Bulgaria a weak link?


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzhgld)
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WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n9g)
Peak profits

The Olympics in Tokyo, some jaw dropping films, and a hardwired desire to be in the great outdoors. These are just some of the reasons credited with boosting the popularity of climbing. Hundreds of indoor bouldering gyms have cropped up in the US since the 1990s, and the sport is spreading across the world.

Although still concentrated in North America and Europe, more and more countries are joining the International Federation of Sport Climbing, and the millions of people taking part are attracting the attention of brands and financial backers. We hear from climbing business experts and the UK’s most successful competitive climber, Shauna Coxsey, to find out more.

(Picture: Shauna Coxey. Credit: Getty Images)

Presented and produced by Hannah Bewley


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xks)
Trans murder in Honduras

In June 2009, transgender sex worker and activist Vicky Hernandez was murdered in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula.

The killers were never identified or punished, but in 2021 the Inter-American Human Rights Court found the Honduran state responsible for the crime. It ordered the government to enact new laws to prevent discrimination and violence against LGBT people.

Mike Lanchin hears from Claudia Spelman, a trans activist and friend of Vicky, and the American human rights lawyer Angelita Baeyens.

A CTVC production for the BBC World Service.

(Photo: A protestor holds a sign saying “Late Justice is not Justice”. Credit: Wendell Escoto/AFP/Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51ct724)
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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9ccjqb)
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WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzhlbj)
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WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5blc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:06 on Sunday]


WED 10:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51ctbt8)
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WED 10:06 The Documentary (w3ct6ckq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


WED 11:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51ctgkd)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9ccs6l)
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WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzhtts)
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WED 11:32 Hollywood Exiles (w3ct6d1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51ctl9j)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4r4l)
Beirut in stained glass: Rebuilding a broken city

After a 30-year career, Maya Husseini had planned to retire. She was Lebanon’s first female master glazier, she’d worked through civil wars and overcome sexism to create masterful stained-glass windows in churches and buildings across her city and abroad. Then the 2020 explosion in the Beirut port shattered almost everything. Retirement plans were shelved and Maya got back to work, bringing together a team of women to rebuild, and restore her beautiful creations.

The Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires, is home to more than 60 carousels but one man keeps them in fine form: Leonel Bajo Moreno. Outlook’s Colm Flynn went to meet him. This interview was first broadcast in 2019.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen

Producers: Olivia Lynch-Kelly and Helen Fitzhenry

Interpreter: Olivier Weber

Voice-over: Mounira Chaieb

The clip of the explosion is courtesy of the Associated Press and Alaa.H Saad.


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


(Photo: Maya Husseini working on one of her stained-glass windows. Credit: Courtesy of Maya Husseini)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 13:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51ctq1n)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cd0pv)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzj2b1)
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WED 13:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:32 on Tuesday]


WED 14:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cttss)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172z09xpckqh16)
How effective is the UK’s nuclear deterrent?

Questions are raised about the effectiveness of Trident, the UK’s submarine-based nuclear deterrent, as it fails its second test in a row. A dummy missile intended to fly almost 4,000km instead fell into the sea near its launch site on the east coast of the United States. The UK Ministry of Defence has said it has absolute confidence in the effectiveness of their nuclear deterrent.

Also on the programme: the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières says at least two people have been killed by a shell in the Al-Mawasi safe-zone in Gaza; and what does the Alabama Supreme Court ruling - that frozen embryos are "children" - mean for IVF treatment?

(Picture: Still image taken from an undated video of the missile firing from HMS Vigilant Credit:MoD/PA Photo)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51ctyjx)
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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzj9t9)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zw4)
South Africa’s election year budget

South Africa faces several challenges with an economy that has barely grown in more than a decade amid rolling power cuts and problems with its railways and ports as it gears up for national elections on May 29.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his budget speech was under pressure to curtail the government's growing budget deficit while also maintaining spending, and keeping taxes low, in order to not put voters off.

Also, in the programme we will talk about Indian farmers protests and will find out why is Germany’s economy slowing down?

(Picture: South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Picture credit: Reuters)


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cv291)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51s3yn)
UN agency pauses Gaza food aid

The World Food Programme has paused food deliveries to northern Gaza after its crew faced looting and gunfire. We get the latest developments from our correspondent.

As Pakistan’s PMLN and PPP have reached agreement on a coalition government, we’ll put listener questions to our BBC Correspondent about what this means for the country going forward.

Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death – we’ll hear a conversation between IVF patients in Alabama concerned for what the ruling means for their hopes of childbirth.

And a pioneering European Space Agency satellite is due to fall to Earth in the coming hours, with most of it expected to burn up. We talk to our space experts who are monitoring the satellite's descent.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 20, 2024. Credit: Mohammed Salem/Reuters)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cv615)
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WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51s7ps)
Returning home to Ukraine

With Russia's war entering its third year, we hear from three young Ukrainian women who fled their country but have decided to return home and live there.

A UN agency has paused food deliveries to northern Gaza after its crew faced looting and gunfire. We get updates from our correspondent.

Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death – we’ll hear a conversation between IVF patients in Alabama concerned for what the ruling means for their hopes of childbirth.

As the PMLN and PPP have reached agreement on a coalition government in Pakistan, we’ll put listener questions to our BBC Correspondent about what this means for the country going forward.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A general view shows a building damaged by a Russian military strike in the front line city of Bakhmut, Ukraine March 3, 2023. Credit: Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters)


WED 18:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cv9s9)
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WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4r4l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


WED 19:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cvfjf)
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WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cdr5m)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzjsst)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4t20)
2024/02/21 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 (w172z2rb51cvk8k)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


WED 20:06 U.Me: The Complete Musical (w3ct6ckl)
Part one

Approaching the fourth anniversary of the WHO’s Coronavirus pandemic declaration, BBC World Service presents U.Me: The Complete Musical. It tells the story of Rose and Ryo, two young strangers who meet online and fall in love during the pandemic lockdowns. This is a remixed version of a programme previously broadcast. Part two next week continues the story with all-new music and songs. Stephen Fry narrates the story, the West End’s Olivier-award nominee Anoushka Lucas performs Rose, and Martin Sarreal plays Ryo. The original soundtrack is performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. An animated film of U.Me: The Complete Musical is available on the BBC World Service YouTube channel.


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cvp0p)
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w172z09xpckrb83)
The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostages

More than 70 people were reported killed on the night when the Israeli ministry rescued two hostages on 12 February.

We hear from the bereaved Palestinian families who lost their loved ones as shrapnel ripped through their tents.

Also in the programme: A large number of Russian troops are believed to have been killed in an apparent Ukrainian strike in Donetsk; and a stinking shipload of thousands of sick cattle stuns Cape Town and kicks off an animal rights row.

(Picture: Malak al-Najjar, aged 13, lost an eye on the same night of the Israeli military raid. Credit: BBC)


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cvsrt)
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WED 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t0hkrqszq)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


WED 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kdyrv5v5v)
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.


WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzk516)
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WED 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zyd)
Biden strengthens cybersecurity at U.S. ports

The US government is announcing a series of actions to strengthen the cybersecurity of U.S. ports the move is aimed at targeting Chinese cyber-attacks. Ed Butler will be finding out what kind of plans are being put in place.

We also take a look at Sir Jim Ratcliffe the new co-owner of Manchester United as his one and a quarter billion pound deal has been completed.

And the world’s biggest mining project has been approved in West Africa.

(Picture: US President Joe Biden in Los Angeles, Culver City. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 23:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cvxhy)
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WED 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4p8t)
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WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzk8sb)
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WED 23:32 Hollywood Exiles (w3ct6d1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]

THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2024

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cw182)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 00:06 The Documentary (w3ct6ckq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Saturday]


THU 01:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cw506)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs1nc15pdj)
US moves to prevent ports from cyber attacks

The US government is announcing a series of actions to strengthen the cybersecurity of US ports - the move is aimed at targeting Chinese cyber-attacks. Ed Butler finds out what kind of plans are being put in place.

The AI chipmaker Nvidia wows investors with some startling returns in its latest results. Is the company's boss right to call this a tipping point in the sector?

And, is it time to cap everyone's personal wealth? That is the view of one outspoken economist.

Ed Butler is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Sharon Brettkelly, presenter of The Detail on Radio New Zealand and Michael Malone, Silicon Valley journalist and host of the Silicon Insider podcast.

(Picture: US President Joe Biden in Los Angeles, Culver City. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cw8rb)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cfldj)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzkn0q)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 02:32 Assignment (w3ct4m8d)
Pakistan: Journalists under fire

Journalists in Pakistan say they’re under threat of abduction and even of being killed if they criticise the state authorities. Whoever is in power, legal action against journalists who’ve spoken out against the authorities is nothing new. Press freedom campaigners say that in 12 months 140 journalists were threatened or attacked with some saying that democracy itself is under attack. For Assignment Mobeen Azhar hears the allegations made by those who say they’ve been targeted to shut them up - allegations which the authorities deny.

Archive: AAJ News, May 2023 GNN, February 2023, Naya Daur February 2022, GEO TV October 2022

Assignment Series Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: Sunset in Islamabad. Credit: Feng Wei Photography/Getty)


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cwdhg)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4r4l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 on Wednesday]


THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cwj7l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cftws)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzkwhz)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v83)
Is this ultra processed?

Have you heard of ultra processed food?

In 2010 a group of Brazilian scientists said we should be focusing less on the nutritional content of food, and more on the form of processing it undergoes. They created the Nova system, a way of categorising foods based on how processed they are. It identifies ultra processed foods as generally industrially manufactured, containing ingredients such as emulsifiers, stabilisers and other additives that would not be found in an average home kitchen.

A growing body of scientific research suggests a link between this category of ultra processed foods and ill health, although there’s still some uncertainty around why this could be.

In this programme we look at what ultra processed food is, how you spot it, and how practical it is to avoid it, should you wish to.

Ruth Alexander speaks to listener Jen Sherman in California who is trying to reduce the amount of ultra processed food her family eats. Ruth also hears from one of the public health scientists behind the Nova classification, Jean-Claude Moubarac at the University of Montreal in Canada, and from Pierre Slamich, co-founder of the Open Food Facts app and website, a database of foods that can help you identify products that are ultra processed. Kate Halliwell, Chief Scientific Officer at the Food and Drink Federation in the UK, which represents manufacturers, says evidence of harm from ultra processed foods is not yet strong enough.

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

Presented by Ruth Alexander.

Produced by Beatrice Pickup.

Additional reporting by Jane Chambers in Chile.


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cwmzq)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 05:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rqcy8)
Alabama hospital pauses IVF procedures after court ruling

Alabama's main hospital stops IVF procedures for fear of prosecution after the Supreme Court ruled that embryos are children.


As efforts continue to secure a hostage deal in Gaza the human cost of a recent Israeli raid to free hostages is counted.


And a high ranking Australian bishop has been charged with rape and a string of historical sex offences - some against children.


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cwrqv)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 06:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rqhpd)
US hospital pauses IVF after court ruling

The main hospital in Alabama has halted IVF fertility treatment over fears doctors will be prosecuted after the state's supreme court rules frozen embryos are considered children.

A Palestinian-American doctor who recently spent time in one of Gaza's main hospitals recounts the experience.

And with no end in sight for the war in Ukraine nearly two years since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, the former head of NATO gives his thoughts.


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cwwgz)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rqmfj)
US hospital pauses IVF after court ruling

The main hospital in Alabama has halted IVF fertility treatment over fears doctors will be prosecuted after the state's supreme court rules frozen embryos are considered children.

Farmers all over Europe continue their protests. A Dutch member of parliament says there is uncertainty and despair about their future.

And nearly two years since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN says over 10,000 civilians are killed.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cx073)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wf8)
Can Europe reverse its falling fertility rates?

Across the world fertility rates are falling and for the first time Europe is experiencing a sustained population decline. The average fertility rate for the European Union is 1.53 live births per woman. In Italy the fertility rate has remained low for the last thirty years, with an average 1.3 births per woman.

Some governments, who are concerned that not enough people are being born to keep their economies functioning in the long term are spending billions on incentives and policies to try and reverse the trend. But even in the Nordic countries, which are noted for some of the best family focused policies, these are proving ineffective against a markedly high drop in fertility rates over the last decade.

Society’s attitudes on when or whether to start a family are shifting, so does this mean that we need to change the way we approach the issue or even adapt to a future with fewer people?

On this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Can Europe reverse its falling fertility rates?’

Contributors:
Anna Rotkirch, Research Director, Population Research Institute, The Family Federation of Finland, Helsinki
Michael Herrmann, Senior Advisor on Economics and Demography, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Turkey
Arnstein Aassve, Professor of Demography, Political Science Centre, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Tomas Sobotka, Deputy Director, Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Jill Collins
Journalism Researcher: Matt Toulson
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producers: Nicky Edwards and Toby James
Production Co-ordinator: Liam Morrey

Image Credit: PA via BBC Images


THU 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzlchh)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4n0f)
Ukraine's economic rollercoaster

The Russian invasion sparked the worst recession in the country’s recent history. Yet 2023 saw growth which is projected to continue. So how are businesses actually faring?

The economy is heavily reliant on foreign aid and there is uncertainty whether that will continue, notably from the US.

We hear from businesses and workers who give us a mixed picture of Ukraine's economic health: Chef Zhenya Mykhailenko the CEO of FVSM which runs a group of Ramen restaurants in Kyiv and a military kitchen in the Zaporizhiya region; Kees Huizinga who farms in Uman, South of Kyiv and Erica, a secondary school teacher in the war torn southern city of Kherson. Plus economic analysis from Andrew Walker.

Produced and presented by Clare Williamson

(Image: Chef Zhenya. Credit: FVSM)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4xf8)
Columbus Lighthouse

In 1992, Columbus Lighthouse opened in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.

It was designed to house the ashes of explorer, Christopher Columbus.

The huge memorial is built in the form of a horizontal cross and has 157 searchlight beams that when turned on project a gigantic cross into the sky. The light is so powerful it can be seen from over 300km away in Puerto Rico.

Tour guide and historian, Samuel Bisono tells Gill Kearsley about the struggle to get the monument built.

(Photo: Columbus Lighthouse. Credit: Gill Kearsley)


THU 09:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cx3z7)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cgfmf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzlh7m)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 09:32 Assignment (w3ct4m8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


THU 10:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cx7qc)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkv)
Going the distance

A scientific tribute to to the successes and potential of Kelvin Kiptum, the best marathon runner to ever take to the roads. Marnie and the team take time to reflect on the tragic loss after Kelvin's death and looks at the science behind his record breaking performances.

Why do East African long distance runners continue to dominate the world stage? Can one group of indigenous people in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico, really run 100km without getting tired? And what makes you fall off the back of a treadmill when you just can't keep going? Is the limiting factor in endurance sports found in the body or the mind?

We also hear how one small insect is having a mighty impact on African ecosystems, and Marnie ponders the future of AI. What happens when we are no longer able to trust our eyes and ears in a world of deepfakes.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton, with Philistian Mwatee and Tristan Ahtone
Producer: Harrison Lewis, with Dan Welsh, Tom Bonnett, Katie Tomsett and Jack Lee


THU 11:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cxcgh)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cgp3p)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzlqqw)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 11:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


THU 12:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cxh6m)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 12:06 Outlook (w3ct4qq1)
My microscopic world: Making the tiniest sculptures on earth

Growing up in Birmingham in the UK during the 1960s, Willard Wigan did not have it easy. He struggled at school and his teachers were cruel, routinely humiliating him in front of his classmates. To escape, he took refuge in his garden, where he developed an unusual hobby - making houses for ants. As he got older, his creations got smaller, but it would be years before his rare and unusual gift was noticed. Today, his microscopic sculptures are the smallest in the world. He spoke to Outlook's Zoe Gelber.

Ida Davidsen is a master when it comes to constructing open-faced sandwiches. Ida comes from generations of sandwich makers and in her restaurant she makes 250 types of them. She learned the art of peeling shrimp and piling them high on bread at a young age. She's fed many celebrity customers including the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin who was served a sandwich made in his honour shaped like a Sputnik spacecraft. This interview was first broadcast in January 2020.

Presenter: Asya Fouks

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

(Photo: Willard Wigan with his microscope. Credit: Paul Ward)


THU 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4xf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


THU 13:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cxlyr)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cgxly)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


THU 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzlz74)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 13:32 Health Check (w3ct4pfb)
Global Trade v Health Equality

Research shows that large numbers of Covid deaths could have been prevented if people in low and middle income countries had better access to vaccines. But this week the World Trade Organisation said it could not reach a consensus on waiving intellectual property rights on Covid-19 tests and treatments for poorer countries. Claudia Hammond is joined by BBC Africa health correspondent Dorcas Wangira in Nairobi, to discuss the impact of vaccine inequity on her part of the world.

Dorcas also brings news of a new Ebola study showing that even people vaccinated once they were already infected with Ebola had a substantially lower risk of dying. It suggests that not only does the vaccine help prevent Ebola, it also improves the survival odds of people who have already contracted it.

Oral Rehydration Salts are a lifesaving and inexpensive treatment for diarrhoeal disease, a leading cause of death for children around the world. It is cheap, effective and has been recommended by the World Health Organization for decades - so why is it under-prescribed? That’s a question that researchers at the University of Southern California set out to answer by sending ‘mystery patients’ to thousands of healthcare providers in India. Prof Neeraj Sood tells Claudia what they discovered.

And, a new study suggests that if the fourth digit on the hand of a professional footballer is longer than their second digit, they can metabolise oxygen more efficiently. This comes on the back of previous research about how differences in finger length can be a marker of heart attack and severity of Covid-19. Can you really make predictions about someone’s health based on the way their hand looks?


THU 14:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cxqpw)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 14:06 Newshour (w172z09xpcktcy9)
Has the war in Ukraine changed Russia?

Two years on from the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, has been asking Russians what they think of the war.

Also in the programme: Albania gives the green light to a controversial migrant processing centre - on behalf of Italy; and a court ruling in the US state of Alabama is enough to shut down some IVF treatment - as physicians run scared of being sued.

(Photo: A mural of fallen Russian soldiers in Solnechnogorsk. Credit: BBC)


THU 15:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cxvg0)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 15:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


THU 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzm6qd)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zl3)
The economics of IVF

A ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are considered children, and that a person could be held liable for accidentally destroying them, has opened up a new front in the US battle over reproductive medicine.

We hear how it could affect Alabama’s fertility clinics.

Also, in the programme, we will hear about the company driving a global stock market rally.


(Picture: Close up In the fertility laboratory the Doctor preparing embryo cultivation plates. Picture credit: Getty Images)


THU 16:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cxz64)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51w0vr)
Albanian parliament approves migrant centres

Albania's parliament has approved a controversial deal that will see reception centres set up to process people seeking asylum in Italy. We find out what's been the reaction in both countries.

A major hospital in Alabama has paused IVF treatments, after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children. We bring together three women who share their experiences of IVF treaments.

Six days after Moscow announced the death in prison of the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, another leading dissident has urged Russians not to give in to despair. Speaking from his Siberian jail, Vladimir Kara-Murza said Russians owed it to their fallen comrades to continue to fight for democracy. Our Russia experts explains his situation.

We find out why some Indian states are banning cotton candy or candy floss.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Members of the Albanian parliament from the opposition protest inside the parliament during a session that will include a vote on the migrant deal between Italy and Albania. February 22, 2024. Credit: Florion Goga/Reuters)


THU 17:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cy2y8)
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THU 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51w4lw)
Rust armourer on trial

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the Rust film set, is on trial after actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer Gutierrez-Reed. She is accused of involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges relating to the death of Halyna Hutchins in 2021. We get more details from our correspondent.

A major hospital in Alabama has paused IVF treatments, after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children. We bring together three women who share their experiences of IVF treaments.

Armed groups in Libya's capital, Tripoli, have agreed to leave the city to be replaced by regular police. We look back at Libya's recent history.

We go live to Kenya where people have been paying their respects to the marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was killed in a road accident earlier this month.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed during her trial in New Mexico. Credit: BBC)


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THU 18:06 Outlook (w3ct4qq1)
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THU 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4xf8)
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THU 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9chn2q)
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THU 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzmppx)
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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4sxh)
2024/02/22 GMT

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


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THU 20:06 Assignment (w3ct4m8d)
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THU 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sdp)
Largest ever covid safety study

A monumental Covid vaccine safety study of 99 million vaccinated people confirms just how rare adverse effects are and combats growing vaccine misinformation. Co-director of the Global Vaccine Data Helen Network goes through the results of this massive study.

This week, Science in Action is bringing you not one, but two extraordinary astronomical discoveries. First, Webb Fellow Olivia Jones on the star hidden in the heart of only supernova visible from Earth. Second, astrophysicist Samuel Lai on what is possibly the brightest object in our universe – a whopping 500tn times brighter than our sun – a star eating quasar.

And Roland chats with biologist Charlotte Houldcroft who was one of the first to blow the whistle on an absurd, AI generated image which somehow made it through the peer review process.

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Ella Hubber
Production Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

(Image: A health worker injects a man with a shot of the Inavac vaccine for Covid-19. Credit: BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images)


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THU 21:06 Newshour (w172z09xpckv756)
Uncrewed US spacecraft orbits the Moon for touchdown

A privately-built uncrewed American spacecraft is orbiting the Moon in preparation for touchdown on the lunar surface. If successful, it will be the first time an American mission has returned to the Moon for more than fifty years. The six-legged Odysseus lander is aiming to set down in a crater near the south pole. It’s carrying scientific instruments to observe space weather and other phenomena, to inform NASA’s plans to send humans back to the Moon before China makes its own first attempt. We speak to NASA.

Also in the programme: Could a ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are to be considered children cause problems for the Republican Party? And we go deep beneath the sea and find out how the world's largest whales produce their haunting sounds.

(Photo: Computer Generated Image issued by Intuitive Machines/NASA of an artist's impression of Intuitive Machine's Nova-C Odysseus lander. The private lunar space probe is looking to make history. Issue date: Monday February 12, 2024. Credit: Intuitive Machines/Nasa/PA Wire)


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THU 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t0hkrtpwt)
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THU 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4znc)
Shares in chipmaker Nvidia see huge surge in global markets

Nvidia shares are on the up, after an extraordinary set of earnings results. Revenues surged 265% in the three months to 28 January. We examine the reasons behind the chipmakers success.

Research from the US reveals roughly half of college graduates end up in jobs where their degrees aren’t needed. The study tracked the career paths of more than 10 million people who entered the job market over the past decade.

And a spacecraft owned by a private US company is attempting an historic moon landing. If it succeeds, it will become the first commercial lander to make it down to the lunar surface.

(Picture: A view of a Nvidia logo at their headquarters in Taipei, Credit REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo)


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THU 23:06 The Inquiry (w3ct4wf8)
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THU 23:32 The Food Chain (w3ct4v83)
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FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2024

FRI 00:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cyy55)
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FRI 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct4wkv)
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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172yzs1nc18l9m)
US firm becomes first private company to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon

The Houston-based company hopes to send another spacecraft in March. We discuss what this means other private firms hoping to explore space

Google fixes its new AI-powered tool for creating pictures, after claims it was over-correcting against the risk of being racist. We hear from a former Google executive about the new challenges facing technology companies.

Shares in chipmaker Nvidia surge. We hear what is behind the biggest ever stock rally in the company's history.

(Picture:Computer generated image (CGI) issued by Intuitive Machines of an artist's impression of Intuitive Machine's Nova-C Odysseus lander. Credit NASA PA News)


FRI 02:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cz5nf)
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FRI 02:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cjh9m)
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FRI 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrznjxt)
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FRI 02:32 Tech Life (w3ct4tr7)
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FRI 03:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cz9dk)
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FRI 03:06 Outlook (w3ct4qq1)
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FRI 03:50 Witness History (w3ct4xf8)
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FRI 04:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51czf4p)
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FRI 04:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cjqsw)
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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkv)
Ladino: Saving Greece’s ancient Jewish language

For centuries, the Judaeo-Spanish language of Ladino was spoken in the vibrant streets of Thessaloniki. But today, it is a language on the verge of fading away, its echoes becoming fainter with each passing generation.

Journalist and language enthusiast Sophia Smith Galer heads to the city to find out what happened to Ladino, and where its traces may still be found today - hearing from the teachers, community members and even singers who do not want Greece to forget one of their linguistic jewels. Walking through the city's historical landmarks, Sophia uncovers tales of tragedy, resilience, and cultural loss. The remnants of a once-thriving community are juxtaposed with the weight of the Holocaust, which decimated Thessaloniki's Jewish population.

Producer/presenter: Sophia Smith Galer
Series producer: Rajeev Gupta
Production co-ordinator: Mica Nepomuceno


FRI 05:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51czjwt)
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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rt8vc)
Odysseus has landed - US private craft is latest lunar visitor

Back after more than 50 years - a US spacecraft Odysseus touched down near the South Pole of the Moon, where scientists hope there could be a source of water.

It's nearly two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine - this hour we get the view from Russia.

And President Biden has condemned as outrageous a court ruling in the US state of Alabama that has put fertility treatments on hold - we hear from women affected by the decision.


FRI 06:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51cznmy)
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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rtdlh)
Intuitive Machines: US company makes historic Moon landing

It's an historic day in commercial space exploration, the Odysseus has successfully landed on the surface of the Moon after a nervous wait in which the team lost communications with the spacecraft.

Two years since Russia invaded Ukraine and there is no end in sight of the war - so how is morale among Ukrainians?

US President Biden condemns a court ruling in Alabama that could limit access to some fertility treatments. we hear from someone who supports this decision.


FRI 07:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51czsd2)
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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172z07gc5rtjbm)
US private lunar landing defies instrument failure

Tens of thousands have died and many others have been displaced as the war in Ukraine still continues two years on since Russia's invasion - we speak to the Ukrainian ambassador in Britain.

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that it has reached breaking point as it struggles to cope with the war in Gaza - we hear from a senior Palestinian politician.

And we look at the Bengal Famine in British India, 80 years ago in which three million people are thought to have died.


FRI 08:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51czx46)
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FRI 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nzs)
HARDtalk: Defying Putin

In a special programme in the run up to Russia’s presidential election in March, HARDtalk looks back on interviews with those few Russians who have been ready to stand up to Vladimir Putin. From the late Boris Nemtsov to Alexei Navalny whose death was announced recently, what motivates those ready to risk everything to challenge Putin?


FRI 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzp8dl)
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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct4mqd)
Business Daily meets: Ingrid Robeyns

Today, the richest 10 per cent of the world’s population own more than three quarters of its wealth, while the bottom half have 2%.

To halt the growing wealth gap, one economic philosopher, Ingrid Robeyns, has come up with a striking proposal - to impose legally enforced limits on people’s personal wealth. No one individual, Professor Robeyns suggests, should be allowed to have more than 10 million dollars.

It's a provocative idea. And would it work in practice?

(Picture: Ingrid Robeyns. Credit: Keke Keukelaar/United Agents)

Presented and produced by Ed Butler


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct4x8q)
Whistler: Creating one of the world’s biggest ski resorts

In 2003, Whistler Blackcomb won its bid to host the Winter Olympic Games for the first time.

It was sixth time lucky for the Canadian ski resort which had been opened to the public in 1966.

The mountain – which is named after the high-pitched whistle of the native marmot – has been through a lot of iterations and one man has been there to see nearly all of them.

Hugh Smythe, known as one of the ‘founding fathers’ of Whistler, has been sharing his memories of the mountain with Matt Pintus.

(Photo: Whistler mountain. Credit: Getty Images)


FRI 09:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d00wb)
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FRI 09:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9ckbjj)
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FRI 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzpd4q)
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FRI 09:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sdp)
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FRI 10:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d04mg)
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FRI 10:06 The Real Story (w3ct4q82)
Getting ready for an older population

The population of the world has been rising for over 200 years but some time later this century it’s predicted to peak. Demographers don’t know exactly when that will happen but they do know that we are already experiencing a demographic transition. Fertility rates are falling world wide. Fertility in China and India is below replacement rate. In developed countries populations are ageing; since 2013, a quarter of Japan’s population has been over 65, and within the next five years Japan will be joined by Finland, Germany, Italy, and Portugal. It’s easy to see ageing as a problem. After all, how will working age people fund the pensions of so many old people? But could technology massively raise productivity? Could falling populations put less stress on the planet, and offer us a world with less competition and more leisure and space? And if an older population is a problem, how to solve it? Can we encourage people to have more children? Or should rich countries let in more people? Shaun Ley is joined by a panel of experts:

Jack Goldstone - Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University in Virginia, in the United States.

Elma Laguna - Associate Professor of Demography and Director of the Population Institute, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Frank Swiaczny - Senior Researcher at the Federal Institute for Population Research in Germany and Executive Director of the German Society for Demography.

Image: An elderly man holding a walking stick. Credit: Joe Giddens/PA Wire


FRI 11:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d08cl)
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FRI 11:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9ckl0s)
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FRI 11:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkv)
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FRI 12:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d0d3q)
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FRI 12:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v1b)
Living with war: Ukraine's new normal

Two years after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, we hear from colleagues in BBC Ukrainian about life in Kyiv. How different is the new normal from their old lives, and how have they adapted? Daria Taradai and Halyna Korba share their stories.

Sri Lanka's cashew village
Kajugama is famous for its cashew nuts, in fact its name means "cashew village" in Sinhala. Many local women depend on selling cashews to make a living, but the business is in decline and they're struggling to earn enough. BBC Sinhala's Shirly Upul Kumara finds out why.

Searching for an identity – Chinese or Indonesian?
BBC journalist Trisha Husada has been investigating her own identity as an Indonesian of Chinese descent. In the past, there was pressure on Chinese Indonesians to assimilate, changing their names and abandoning their culture. Trisha tells us what she discovered from talking to friends, relatives and experts about what it means now to be Chinese Indonesian.

The women carpenters of the Hunza valley
In the Hunza valley in northern Pakistan, there is an all female carpentry workshop. The work they've undertaken includes the renovation of two of Gilgit Baltistan's ancient forts. Nazish Faiz of BBC Urdu met the women to find out how they got into carpentry.

(Photo: A mural in Kyiv's Podil neighbourhood. Credit: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)


FRI 12:50 Witness History (w3ct4x8q)
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FRI 13:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d0hvv)
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FRI 13:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cktj1)
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FRI 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzpw47)
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FRI 13:32 Science In Action (w3ct4sdp)
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FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172z09xpckx8vd)
Shamima Begum loses bid to regain UK citizenship

A British-born woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria has lost her latest attempt to overturn a decision by London to strip her of her British citizenship. The ruling means Shamima Begum can't return to Britain from Syria, though she can appeal to the Supreme Court.

Also in the programme: How Artificial Intelligence is speeding up the development of prosthetic limbs; and Germany's debate over whether cannabis should be partially legalised.

And desperately needed aid is airdropped into northern Gaza - our correspondent reports from the plane.

(Photo: Ms Begum was 15 when she joined Islamic State group in 2015. Credit: BBC)


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FRI 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nzs)
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FRI 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzq3mh)
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FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct4z92)
Ukraine and Russia, two years on

The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.

So what impact will they have? And how are Ukraine's people and its economy faring two years on?

Devina Gupta talks to Irina, a Ukrainian businesswoman who started a new life in the UK.

And she hears from an Ukrainian chicken producer about what it's like to keep going in a war zone.

(Picture: The golden domes of a church in Kyiv, with the barrel of an artillery gun in the foreground. Credit: Getty Images.)


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d0w37)
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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51yxrv)
Two years of war in Ukraine

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, we hear from Ukrainian fighters who talk about their experiences of serving on the front line and how the war has affected them.

We look back at the developments in the war and get reflections from our Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse, who has been covering the story from Kyiv throughout the two years.

Emergency workers are combing the lower floors of a burned out apartment block in the Spanish city of Valencia where a fire has left many residents missing.

A Texas judge has ruled that a school district did not discriminate against a black high school student when it punished him over his dreadlocks. We get more on the story from our reporter in Washington.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Ukrainian serviceman says goodbye to his wife who was visiting him during a short break from his frontline duty, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, at the train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine February 14, 2024. Credit: Inna Varenytsia/Reuters)


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d0zvc)
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FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172z0w9q51z1hz)
Ukraine frontline fighting

Our correspondent Andrew Harding, who has spent extended periods on the frontlines in Ukraine, joins to reflect on what two years of invasion have done to the country.

We hear from Ukrainian fighters who talk about their experiences of serving on the front line and how it has affected them.

We speak to colleagues from Ukrainian and Russian services about covering the war throughout the two years.

We go live to Kenya where the funeral ceremony of the world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum has been taking place today.

A Texas judge has ruled that a school district did not discriminate against a black high school student when it punished him over his dreadlocks. We get more on the story from our reporter in Washington.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Ukrainian service members from a first presidential brigade Bureviy (Hurricane) of the National Guard of Ukraine fire a mortar during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine November 8, 2023. Credit: Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters)


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FRI 18:06 The Fifth Floor (w3ct4v1b)
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FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct4x8q)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172z2tty9cljzt)
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FRI 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzqlm0)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct4srz)
2024/02/23 GMT

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


FRI 20:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d1c2r)
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FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5b35)
Ukraine: War babies and returning home

It’s two years since Russia's full-scale invasion. The war has claimed tens of thousands of lives, left millions of Ukrainians as refugees, and wrought much destruction.

When your home is invaded and everything is shattered and turned upside down, what happens to your life?

Host James Reynolds hears from three women in Ukraine who, despite the dangers of war, chose to have a baby.

“The day when I was giving birth there were missiles and drones at the same moment passing the maternity hospital,” says Halya Rudyk, who lives in a small village near Kyiv and whose daughter is now eight months old. “Definitely I was worried but that’s the life we have here now.”

At the start of the war, millions of women and children escaped to safety abroad. With the passing of time, some have decided to return. Three of those women come together to discuss their decisions to go back home..

“It felt like I never left it,” says Olga, on being back in Kyiv. “I felt stronger, I felt happier, I didn’t feel lonely anymore.”

With the prospect of Ukraine lowering the age of military conscription from 27 to 25, we also hear from three men about being called up to the fight, for which no end appears in sight.

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

(Photo: Halya Rudyk' s baby, Maria. Credit: Halya Rudyk)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzqqc4)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct4y5f)
Why do we have wisdom teeth?

Why do humans have wisdom teeth if so many of them get removed soon after they appear?

Wisdom teeth, the third molars in the back of our mouths, are so called because they normally appear in late teenage, early adulthood – the time in life we supposedly have learned some wisdom. But around 25% of people don’t develop all four. Of those that do emerge, it is not uncommon for them to appear at nasty angles, jutting into the tooth next door causing potentially dangerous infections and pain. Because of this, for decades many people have them surgically removed.

Listener Khaleel was preparing to have his remaining wisdom teeth removed when he wrote to CrowdScience to ask about them. Given that they can seem to cause more harm than good, why has evolution resulted in these troublesome teeth? But many people have perfectly uneventful relationships with their wisdom teeth, so have we perhaps removed more than we needed to over the years?

Anand Jagatia chews it over with the help of surgeons and dentists to try to extract the truth – why DO we have wisdom teeth?

Featuring:
Tanya M Smith, Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution at Griffith University, Australia
Patrick Magennis, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon at University Hospitals Aintree, Liverpool UK
Verena Toedtling, Dentist and Specialist Oral Surgeon, UK

Presented by Anand Jagatia
Produced by Alex Mansfield


FRI 21:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d1gtw)
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FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172z09xpcky429)
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FRI 22:06 The Newsroom (w172z2t0hkrxlsx)
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FRI 22:20 Sports News (w172z1kdyrvcn01)
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FRI 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172z2s4lrzqyvd)
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FRI 22:32 World Business Report (w3ct4zcb)
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FRI 23:00 BBC News (w172z2rb51d1qb4)
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FRI 23:06 HARDtalk (w3ct4nzs)
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FRI 23:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct4pkv)
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