SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024

SAT 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jjm71)
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SAT 00:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q1n)
A scientific séance

Join the Unexpected team as they journey beyond the borders of reality to ask why we believe in the illogical.

After a fraudulent psychic dupes 1.3 million Americans, panellist Camilla Mota turns to history for insight into how scientists debunk such con artists. The Unexpected library harbours secrets of paranormal experimentation and dead air live on the BBC, and panellist Phillys Mwatee reveals why our beliefs win out over hard evidence written in ink. Nevertheless, in a world rife with conspiracy and vaccine hesitancy, Melissa Kapulu from the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya, shares the fascinating scientific obstacles faced in the quest to eradicate malaria from Africa once and for all.

Also hear how a Nigerian pastor and super-star has been making Melissa's job much harder, and life on fake mars.

Presenter: Alex Lathbridge, Phillys Mwatee and Camilla Mota
Producer: Harrison Lewis, Alex Mansfield and Noa Dowling


SAT 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jjqz5)
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SAT 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfddtvw041)
US-China relations: How will it affect businesses?

America's top diplomat and the Chinese president have held talks in Beijing as both sides seek to stabilise relations. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Washington will act if China does not stop supplying Russia with items used in its assault on Ukraine.

Also, in the programme, Roger Hearing finds out how important good manners still are in the business world and who created World biggest 3D printer.

(Picture: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits China. Picture credit: Reuters)


SAT 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jjvq9)
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SAT 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hb23m)
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SAT 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz476zp)
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SAT 02:32 Stumped (w3ct5wgh)
From Australia to New York: The World Cup pitches travelling 17,000 kilometres

Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma debate who should be India's wicketkeeper for the Men's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and America. India have potentially seven options who could take the gloves. Rishabh Pant is the frontrunner after having a stellar season so far in the Indian Premier League for the Delhi Capitals, but he has not played for India since being involved in a car accident in December 2022, where he injured his knee. Other names to consider are KL Rahul, Sanju Samson and Dinesh Karthik.
 
Plus, we speak to Adelaide Oval Head Curator Damian Hough who has been tasked with creating the pitches that will be used in America at the World Cup including the highly anticipated match between India and Pakistan. He shares his experiences of starting the process in Adelaide and details the plans transporting the pitches 2,000 kilometres from Florida to New York.

And after Freddie Flintoff's sons are hitting the headlines in England for their cricketing skills, we look at cricketing families around the world and look at the pressure that brings.

Photo: Adelaide Oval Head Curator Damian Hough (Credit: Adelaide Oval Turf Solutions via Phil Martin)


SAT 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jjzgf)
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SAT 03:06 Outlook (w3ct698l)
Outlook Mixtape: Lightning; a sister found; swimming dreams

Laura Impallomeni was struck by lightning on holiday in Kerala in 2005. In the days that followed she was seized by an overwhelming hunger to play a musical instrument. Now a professional trombonist with her own quintet, she reflects on the part the lightning strike may have played in the achievement of her ambitions.

Whenever Mexican author Cristina Rivera Garza tried to write about the murder of her sister Liliana, who was murdered aged 20 in 1990, the words failed her. Cristina is a successful novelist and poet, but she describes her grief for Liliana as a kind of forced silencing. No one has ever been convicted of Liliana's murder. In 2020, emboldened by the rise of feminist movements in Latin America, Cristina began to look for answers and opened up the untouched boxes of her sister’s possessions. The papers she found helped her find new ways of talking about what had happened.

We first spoke to Gazan swimming coach Amjed Tantesh a year ago about his passion for the water and ambition to train the next generation of Gazan Olympic hopefuls. In this programme, using voicenotes sent by Amjed from a refugee camp in Rafah, we hear how drastically Amjed's life has changed since the most recent war began and why he considers it ‘a no-escape duty’ for him to restart his swimming initiative to try to help Gaza’s children recover from all they've lived through. This is an update to Amjed’s story, which we first covered in March 2023.

And from Fukuoka prefecture in Japan, cat photographer Kenichi Morinaga (@morikencatphoto) sends us the first in a new series of listeners' stories celebrating the streets and neighbourhoods we walk every day. We want to hear from you, too! Send us a voicenote to #MyNeighbourhoodAndMe telling us who you are, where you live and taking us on a short tour of your neighbourhood. You can email us at outlook@bbc.com, or WhatsApp us at +44 330 678 2707.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Laura Thomas

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5ydc)
Oliver Tambo returns to South Africa from exile

On 13 December 1990, the anti-apartheid politician Oliver Tambo returned to South Africa after 30 years in exile.

As the president of the banned African National Congress (ANC), he had lived in Zambia building the liberation movement while other key ANC members including Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu were political prisoners.

By lobbying around the world and attracting talented South African exiles such as Thabo Mbeki, he built the organisation into a legitimate contender for government.

When President FW de Klerk unbanned the ANC, Oliver or OR Tambo was finally able to return home where he was greeted by a crowd of thousands at the airport.

Oliver Tambo’s son, Dali Tambo, recalls to Josephine McDermott how his father and other ANC exiles danced in the aisle of the plane as they crossed into South African airspace.

(Photo: Oliver Tambo at Jan Smuts Airport. Credit: AP/John Parkin)


SAT 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jk36k)
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SAT 04:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q1n)
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SAT 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jk6yp)
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SAT 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hbfc0)
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SAT 05:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct6nx0)
A public apology from a besotted mother

Malini has a lot of regrets about her parenting - but her daughter Raji remembers things differently.

Malini raised her family in a big multigenerational household in India, with relatives coming and going and little privacy for anyone. She and her mother-in-law were both strong personalities, and sometimes her daughter was caught in the crossfire.

Malini writes a letter to Raji about her regrets over the past. Was she too strict? Was she too possessive? Did Raji decide to move away to get away from the civil war at home?

But Raji responds with a letter of her own.

Letter writers: Malini and Raji

Namulanta Kombo and parents build a “handbook to life”. Sharing your parenting advice, personal stories, and letters to your daughters. What will you tell your children?

If you are a mum or mom, dad or papa, grandparent, uncle, aunt, daughter, son or just want to write a letter, send us a Whatsapp message on +44 800 030 4404 or visit https://bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter.

Get in touch and let us know what you think on social media - #DearDaughter

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SAT 05:50 More or Less (w3ct5tpz)
Has Milei fixed Argentina’s inflation problem?

Libertarian populist Javier Milei won the presidential election in Argentina on a promise austerity and economic “shock” measures for the ailing economy.

Just a few months in, some are hailing the falling rate of inflation as showing those measures are working.

Economist Monica de Bolle, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, explains whether that thinking is correct.

Presenter/producer: Tom Colls
Producer: Ajai Singh
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Graham Puddifoot
Editor: Richard Vadon.


SAT 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jkbpt)
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SAT 06:06 Weekend (w172zcwx174jlln)
Ukraine: A new $6bn US aid package

The US has announced details of the next six billion dollars' worth of military aid for Ukraine - with an immediate focus on air defences.

Also in the programme: Columbia University calls for an inquiry into its leadership, as student protests sweep across US campuses campuses; Hungary opens up to Chinese tech, despite protests, and running the toughest footrace in the world - aged 76!

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Paolo Gerbaudo, an Italian sociologist; and Dr Ulrike Franke, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

(Photo: A Patriot missile system used by Germany. Credit: Getty Images)


SAT 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jkgfy)
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SAT 07:06 Weekend (w172zcwx174jqbs)
Blinken: China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine

Antony Blinken has told the BBC Washington is prepared to take steps against China if it continues to supply Russia with items for its war in Ukraine. After talks with Xi Jinping, America's top diplomat said he'd made it clear China was helping fuel the biggest threat to European security since the end of the Cold War.

Also in the programme: Tik Tok's threatened status in America seems emblematic; Hungary opens up to Chinese tech, despite protests; and are Gen Z the most sober generation yet?

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Paolo Gerbaudo, an Italian sociologist; and Dr Ulrike Franke, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.


(Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jkl62)
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SAT 08:06 Weekend (w172zcwx174jv2x)
Major Gaza protests at US universities

Columbia University calls for inquiry into leadership as student protests sweep 40 campuses. The college senate accused the university president and her administration of violating established protocols, undermining academic freedom, jeopardizing free inquiry and breaching the rights of both students and professors.

Also in the programme: The BBC has learned that British forces could be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver humanitarian aid, as part of plans to boost supplies into the territory by sea; and a project accounting for the murders of prominent women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Paolo Gerbaudo, an Italian sociologist; and Dr Ulrike Franke, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.



(Photo: Students Soph Askance, Sarah Boris and Lea whom were detained by NYPD and suspended by Columbia University for participating in a demonstration, take part in a press conference, while Protest encampment in support of Palestinians during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024. Credit: Reuters)


SAT 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jkpy6)
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SAT 09:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rbf)
Ukrainian aid from the US

After months of delays, US politicians agreed a $61bn aid package of military assistance for Ukraine to support their fight with Russia.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said it could save thousands of lives in the war and President Joe Biden said it would make the world safer.

In this edition, host Luke Jones hears from Americans who continuously raise support of their own for the Ukraine war effort. Many have family or friends in Ukraine and their fundraising supports everything from vehicles to medical aid to art therapy.

Nastia was born in Ukraine but has lived in Chicago since she was a child. “I got married in January,” she says. “Instead of gifts we used that money to buy a drone. Everybody at the wedding signed it and we sent it to my cousin and his battalion and they are currently using it.”

Stephen Haluszczak from Pittsburgh, is involved in courses using art for children traumatised by war. “They’re teaching them artistic skills,” he says. “They teach them culinary arts, they teach them financial skills. They’re giving them a childhood in microcosm and trying to give them where they can trust people again, where they can learn to form relationships and see that there is a future.”

Another of our guests is Jason, who owns the Ukrainian restaurant Veselka in New York. And he explains how he has been donating money from the sale of certain dishes, such as borsch.

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

(Photo: Iryna Discipio-Vashchuk with soldiers she helps through her organisation Revived Soldiers Ukraine. Credit: Iryna Discipio-Vashchuk)


SAT 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4826l)
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SAT 09:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v0b)
Learning to read with the help of TikTok

You loved the story of Oliver James in the US who first read in his thirties, with help from social media. Plus the intriguing history of energy drink Supermalt, how to design a children's playground, and what it feels like to surf the world's biggest wave.


SAT 09:50 Over to You (w3ct5tsk)
DJ Edu reveals Africa’s vibrant music scene

It is the programme that brings you “the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa.” But can the music show This is Africa cross over and appeal to a global audience? We get your thoughts and hear from its host, DJ Edu.

Plus, how a listener was deeply affected by the documentary El Salvador's Missing Children.

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


SAT 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jktpb)
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SAT 10:06 Sportshour (w3ct5q9h)
'I am good enough, I am strong enough'

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

Depression, health issues and the impact of the covid pandemic are familiar to many the world over. Canoeist Esti Olivier has been through it all and now has her eyes firmly fixed on competing at the Olympics in Paris. She tells us the highs and lows of the past few years of her life including missing out on the Tokyo Olympics. The moment she booked her place in Paris is one you’ve probably never heard before.

Michael Anton Monsour is a club owner hoping to change the way sport looks at head injuries - by prevention. His club, Manchester ’62, who play in the top division in Gibraltar, made history with all 10 outfield players wearing protective headgear in a match. Michael is hoping to make as big a global impact as the club his team are named after - Manchester United – and tell us why the issue of head injuries is so important to him. Star player Ahmed Salam also tells us what it’s like to wear the headgear during games.

Darcy Budworth tells about the “alley-cat” race series Take The Bridge that she founded. The races held in the dead of night in some of the worlds biggest cities, have a start point and an end but the route is up to you. The only rule is that you have to make the checkpoints dotted around the city selected. Nine years after its creation, Darcy tells us why it was important to her to bring the fun back into running.

And the London Marathon’s “wine guy” drops in. Wine specialist Tom Gilbey went viral on social media, when he tested his palate every mile of the London Marathon, guessing which wine he was being offered. He tells us why he did it and gives Caroline a wine-tasting lesson.

Photo: Esti Olivier takes part in a Canoe Sprint race. (Credit: Sean van der Westhuizen)


SAT 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jkyfg)
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SAT 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hc4ts)
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SAT 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz489pv)
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SAT 11:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct5lc2)
Exposing the fake Russian modern art collection

Over the past twenty years, paintings from a private collection of Russian and Ukrainian modern art have been sold to museums and private collectors around the world. Paintings were sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Zaks collection, as it’s known. It was said to include over 200 oil paintings of some of the most treasured Russian and Ukrainian avant-garde artists, including those by El Lissitzky, Exter, Goncharova and Popova, putting it among the largest in the world. This has caught the eye of three art detectives and the BBC’s Grigor Atanesian follows them, along with forensic experts, to discover more about the collection, what’s been happening and if the paintings are real or worthless fakes.


(Photo: The fake Lissitzky. Credit: BBC/Christian Doerig)


SAT 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jl25l)
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SAT 12:06 The Forum (w3ct5n07)
Feeding the world and the Green Revolution

In February 2024, the renowned Indian geneticist Dr. MS Swaminathan was posthumously awarded the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna. This was in recognition of the dramatic increase in the yields of food staples, such as rice and wheat, that Indian agriculture experienced under his stewardship of the ‘green revolution’ in the 20th century. That revolution is credited with saving many people from hunger and malnutrition across Asia and Latin America. And yet, half-a-century on farmers’ incomes in Africa, Asia and Europe are falling and in many countries farmers are on the streets protesting. At the same time, the environmental impacts of intensive food production are becoming increasingly clear. So do we need a new ‘green revolution’? And is the use of the latest agricultural technology, from robots to AI the answer?

Rajan Datar discusses the past and present of food growing with Professor of Economics Douglas Gollin, crop scientist Professor Nigel Halford, historian of science Dr. Madhumita Saha, robotics project manager Andreas Hofland and listeners from around the world.

(Photo: Green ear of wheat. Credit: binabina/iStock/Getty Images Plus)


SAT 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jl5xq)
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SAT 13:06 Newshour (w172zb8tnh2j1dp)
30 years of democracy in South Africa

South Africa is marking 30 years since its first democratic elections, but the ANC could lose its grip on power due to endemic corruption, record levels of crime and unemployment, and infrastructure problems.

Also in the programme: thousands of people in Australia take to the street to demand action following a surge in violence against women; and a hole in the ozone layer is causing problems for wildlife in the Antarctic.


(Photo: Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) in Soweto, South Africa. Credit: Reuters).


SAT 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jl9nv)
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SAT 14:06 Sportsworld (w172zbmrs3p9ls9)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld Saturday will have commentary of relegation threatened Burnley’s trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. Joining Lee James will be the former Liverpool, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel and the former Arsenal forward Rachel Yankey and they’ll chat all things Premier League including the early kick off between West Ham United and Liverpool.

Sportsworld will also preview the Women’s Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge and get the latest on the final day of the Women’s Six Nations, the NBA playoffs, and the Shanghai Diamond League athletics.

Plus, ahead of the Paris Olympics, we’ll hear from Croatia's gold medallist rowers Martin and Valent Sinkovic about their preparations for the Games and about the European Rowing Championships in Hungary this weekend.

Image: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United and Jay Rodriguez of Burnley during the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Manchester United at Turf Moor on September 23, 2023 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)


SAT 18:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jlsnc)
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SAT 18:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hd01p)
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SAT 18:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz494xr)
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SAT 18:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct6nx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 today]


SAT 18:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wd7)
Scouting Liverpool's greatest generation

It's 20 years since the death of the scout responsible for finding some of the greatest players in Liverpool's history.

Geoff Twentyman joined Bill Shankly's Liverpool in 1967 as chief scout, tasked with overhauling the club's recruitment system.

Armed with his scouting diary, he unearthed lower league players who would later on go to be world beating superstars, including Kevin Keegan, Alan Hansen and Ian Rush.

His two decades as chief scout contributed to the most successful period in the club's history - as they won nine titles, six domestic cups and six European trophies.

In March 2024, a plaque celebrating Geoff along with the rest of 'the boot room boys' was unveiled outside Liverpool's Anfield stadium.

His son, Geoff Jr, has been speaking to Matt Pintus.

(Photo: Geoff Twentyman with the European Cup. Credit: The Twentyman family)


SAT 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jlxdh)
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SAT 19:06 The Documentary (w3ct6qtc)
Forward Thinking: Can feminism fix the internet?

From deepfakes to the fear of AI taking jobs, to the social media giants making money from abusive content, our technology dominated world is in a crisis – what are the solutions?

AI researcher Kerry McInerney applies a feminist perspective to data, algorithms and intelligent machines. AI-powered tech, and generative AI in particular, pose new challenges for cybersecurity. Kerry proposes a new take on AI, looking at how it can be used on a small scale, acknowledging culture and gender, tailoring the technology for local applications rather than trying to push for global, one size fits all strategies.

And in addressing corporate responsibility for Big Tech, Kerry discusses how tackling harassment online requires an understanding of the social, political and psychological dimensions of harassment, particularly of women in the wider world, as opposed to seeing this as a technical problem.

Dr Kerry McInerney is a research fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge, and the AI Now Institute.

This is the last of four programmes from the Oxford Literary Festival, presented by Nuala McGovern, produced by Julian Siddle.

Recorded in front of an audience at Worcester College Oxford.


SAT 20:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jm14m)
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SAT 20:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qj8)
Pakistani movie star Mehwish Hayat

Nikki Bedi and her cultural critic Bidisha discuss Russell Crowe on 25 years of Gladiator.

The Nigerian British music artist and filmmaker Jeymes Samuel on The Book of Clarence.

And Hollywood producer Deborah Snyder.

Also on the show, the Vietnamese American veteran star Kieu Chinh on her latest role in TV series The Sympathizer.

directed by Park Chan-Wook.

Pakistani movie star Mehwish Hayat talks to Nikki about her romcom Daghabaaz Dil and the state of Pakistani cinema.

And Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer 1da Banton on his mega hit No Wahala.

Presenter: Nikki Bedi

(Photo: Mehwish Hayat. Credit: Courtesy of Syed PR)


SAT 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jm4wr)
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SAT 21:06 Newshour (w172zb8tnh2k0cq)
Boston police detain 100 people at a pro-Palestinian protest

About 100 people have been detained at Northeastern University in the US city of Boston as police broke up a pro-Palestinian protest. It's the latest standoff in a wave of pro-Palestinian sit-ins at campuses around the United States.

Also in the programme: A resident of Haiti tells us he wants his country to be "occupied" to stop gang violence; and celebrations in South Africa marking 30 years since the first ever free and fair election in 1994.

(Photo: Police watch as pro-Palestinian students occupy a tent encampment in the grounds of Northeastern University while calling for the school to divest from Israel. Boston, USA, 26 April 2024. Credit: CJ Gunther/ EPA-EFE /REX/Shutterstock)


SAT 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jm8mw)
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SAT 22:06 The Documentary (w3ct6qtk)
The poker parent

An eight-year-old girl holds two cards in her hand. She places several plastic poker chips into the middle of the dining room table and makes a bet.

Science writer Alex O’Brien has been teaching her daughter how to play poker for three years. She believes that the game - enjoyed by one hundred million people worldwide - will give her daughter important life lessons in the future. These lessons range from critical thinking skills, empowerment and emotional control to understanding psychology, probability and risk. But when the game is associated with casinos, gambling and men (95% of players are male), understandably not every one agrees with her decision - including poker players.

Alex explores the benefits of the game for her child with professional poker players who are also parents, as well as experts in psychology and gambling.

Guests include India’s female poker champion Nikita Luther; US chess champion and poker player Jennifer Shahade; Irish poker champion David Lappin; psychologist and poker player Dr Maria Konnikova; Professor Avi Rubin, who teaches students poker; and Sally Gainsbury, a professor of psychology and director of the Gambling Treatment and Research Clinic at the University of Sydney in Australia, the country with the largest gambling losses per adult in the world.

We also hear from Alex’s daughter in her own words.

Producer: Sue Nelson, Boffin Media
Presenter: Alex O’Brien

Image: Alex and her daughter playing poker (Credit: Sue Nelson)


SAT 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz49mx8)
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SAT 22:32 This Is Africa (w3ct5y4r)
Yaba Buluku Boyz

In 2020 Mozambican super producer DJ Tarico released a song which went on to be a massive hit, especially after Nigeria's Burna Boy, aka The African Giant, jumped on the remix. The song was called Yaba Buluku, and now Tarico has teamed up with his original collaborators on it, Nelson Tivane and Preck, and dropped an album of Amapiano tracks called Donsa.

In this episode of TIA, the Yaba Buluku Boyz describe how the song they have named themselves after has changed their lives, and DJ Tarico settles into the 10-in-10 hot seat and shares his mix of 10 bangers from 10 different African countries. Enjoy!

Image: Yaba Buluku Boyz (Credit: MVLCOLM)


SAT 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jmdd0)
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SAT 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hdlsb)
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SAT 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz49rnd)
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SAT 23:32 Assignment (w3ct5msk)
Armenia's lost garden

For three decades Armenians ruled Karabakh – literally “Black Garden” – an unrecognised statelet inside neighbouring Azerbaijan. Many saw it as the cradle of their civilisation. But as Azerbaijan retook control last autumn, the entire population fled in just a few days. It was a historic catastrophe for Armenia. But the world barely noticed. How is Armenia coping with its loss? Can 100,000 refugees rebuild their lives? And will the cycle of hatred that caused the conflict ever be broken? Grigor Atanesian reports.

Produced by Tim Whewell
Studio mix: James Beard
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Series Editor: Penny Murphy

(Image: 19-year-old Alen Vardanyan (grave in foreground) was one of about 10,000 Armenians killed in battles over Nagorno-Karabakh in the last 35 years. Credit: Tim Whewell/BBC)

SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2024

SUN 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jmj44)
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SUN 00:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:06 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz49wdj)
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.


SUN 00:32 Dear Daughter (w3ct6nx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:32 on Saturday]


SUN 00:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jmmw8)
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SUN 01:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xh3)
Who is country?

Beyonce has released an album that has gone straight to the top of the country music charts.

The 27 tracks include the work of many collaborators from the world of country music, including Black country artist Linda Martell and Dolly Parton’s 1974 song Jolene.

It has been so well received it has become the fastest selling album of the year.

Beyonce is usually known for her pop and RnB. Her success in the country music genre has opened up a wider debate about where country music originates from, who it belongs to and its political associations.

This week on the Inquiry we are asking, who is country ?

Contributors:

William Nash, Professor of American Studies and English at Middleburgh College
Francesca Inglese, assistant professor in the Department of Music at Northeastern University
Taylor Crumpton, music critic and culture writer from Dallas, Texas
Charles Hughes, associate professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee and co-founder of the No Fences Review

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producers: Louise Clarke and Lorna Reader
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Cameron Ward
Production Co-ordinator: Liam Morrey

Image credit: Reuters


SUN 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4b04n)
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SUN 01:32 Hollywood Exiles (w3ct6d1m)
10. Exile

Although the blacklist era ends, the scars remain. Dalton Trumbo discovers a backdoor to Hollywood screenwriting work. Families of Hollywood workers reckon with the fallout in generations to come. After decades away, Charlie Chaplin makes a triumphant return to America. Ellen Geer recalls the effects of the blacklist on her father Will Geer, who refused to expose his friends. Oona Chaplin reflects on the lasting effects of anti-communist fervour on her family and the wider culture.

Archive:
Oscars ceremony highlights: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 29th Academy Awards 1957, and the 44th Academy Awards 1972
The Dude goes West, directed by Kurt Neumann, King Brothers Productions, 1948
Dalton Trumbo interviewed on television program Night Beat, 19 September 1957, Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
The Waltons, Lorimar Productions 1972


SUN 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jmrmd)
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SUN 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hdz0q)
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SUN 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4b3ws)
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SUN 02:32 Health Check (w3ct5t8f)
Is turbulence injuring more and more flyers?

After a number of incidents around the world so far this year that have left dozens of flyers needing hospital treatment, we look at how a rise in air turbulence because of global warming is leading to more and more injuries to passengers.

Professor Paul Williams from the University of Reading in the UK tells us why turbulence is so hard to plan for, how new technology might be able to help solve the problem, and how despite an increase in incidents it’s still incredibly rare to experience extreme turbulence./

Claudia Hammond is also joined by Monica Lakhanpaul, Professor of Integrated Community Child Health at University College London, to look at how a shortage of HPV vaccines is leading to millions of girls across Africa missing out on receiving the shots.

Monica also tells us about her new research on the barriers children with epilepsy are facing being able to exercise.

We also explore what it’s like for people that don’t have an inner monologue and can’t imagine sounds – a phenomenon known as anauralia.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Dan Welsh


SUN 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jmwcj)
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SUN 03:06 The Forum (w3ct5n07)
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SUN 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jn03n)
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SUN 04:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5shk)
China's factories change gear

Pascale Harter introduces dispatches from Dongguang in southern China, India's Karnataka state, Belgium's Museum of Central Africa and the Middle East.

In the 1990s, the southern province of Guangdong became the export hub of the world - not just of the People's Republic of China - and during that time, hundreds of millions of people moved away from farming and into factory jobs. Today, many of those factories are now shifting from cheap mass-produced goods to more hi-tech products - and some of the old workforce is being left behind. Laura Bicker explores how the city of Dongguan has changed.

The village of Vandaraguppe is not far from India's hi-tech hub city of Bengaluru - and it was supposed to be a showcase for Narendra Modi's dreams of a fully 'digital India'. Jamie Coomarasamy has seen how its plans to go cashless didn't roll out entirely smoothly.

In Tervuren, near Brussels, Beth Timmins explores how a museum built to celebrate Belgian colonialism in Congo has come to interrogate it. But can a new context to its old exhibits and the return of artefacts really mend such deep historical wounds?

And Sebastian Usher reflects on how while reporting from across the Middle East, he's worked around a very personal hurdle: his stutter.

Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison

(Image: Daily life in Dongguan. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)


SUN 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4bcd1)
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SUN 04:32 The Explanation (w3ct5yzk)
Nuclear weapons - which countries have them?

We look at the nuclear powers and those who want to join their club. Are nuclear weapons a deterrent or a strategic show of strength? We examine what treaties are in place to control the use of nuclear weapons and how they work in practice. Are there enough checks and balances to stop escalation? Claire Graham talks to the BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner.


SUN 04:50 Sporting Witness (w3ct5wd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jn3vs)
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SUN 05:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hfb83)
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SUN 05:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4bh45)
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SUN 05:32 The Documentary (w3ct6qtk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:06 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jn7lx)
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SUN 06:06 Weekend (w172zcwx174mhhr)
Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza

The US secretary of state Anthony Blinken is due to fly to Saudi Arabia for another round of talks with Arab leaders on how to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Israel said a planned ground assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah could be suspended if there was a hostage deal.

Also in the programme: In Gaza, Palestinians are desperate for a ceasefire and for aid - we hear from a journalist there; Australia's prime minister marches in solidarity with women against misogyny; and Palestinian artists at the Venice Biennale.

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Simon Robinson, executive editor at the news agency, Reuters, and Emily Taylor, chief executive of Oxford Information Labs, a UK-based cyber intelligence company and editor of Chatham House's Journal of Cyber Policy.


(Photo: Keith Siegel, 64, is seen in the new footage. Footage released by Hamas)


SUN 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jncc1)
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SUN 07:06 Weekend (w172zcwx174mm7w)
Israel and Hamas reviewing hostage deal

The US secretary of state Anthony Blinken is due to fly to Saudi Arabia for another round of talks with Arab leaders on how to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Israel said a planned ground assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah could be suspended if there was a hostage deal. We'll speak to the nephew of one of the hostages, who is demanding his release.

Also in the programme: Why plans to speed up the removal of statues of Taiwan's founder and former ruler has sparked controversy; and we meet the academic who studies books bound in human skin.

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Simon Robinson, executive editor at the news agency, Reuters, and Emily Taylor, chief executive of Oxford Information Labs, a UK-based cyber intelligence company and editor of Chatham House's Journal of Cyber Policy.


(Photo: Photos of those kidnapped have been hung up in Kfar Aza kibbutz. Credit: EPA)


SUN 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jnh35)
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SUN 08:06 Weekend (w172zcwx174mr00)
Gaza aid crisis

The US secretary of state Anthony Blinken is due to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks with Arab leaders on how to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza. In Gaza, Palestinians re desperate for a ceasefire and for aid - we hear from a journalist in Deir al-Balah.

Also in the programme: South Africa's democratic credentials, 30 years after the country's first true elections; Sophie Trudeau, wife of the Canadian prime minister, on separation and survival.

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Simon Robinson, executive editor at the news agency, Reuters, and Emily Taylor, chief executive of Oxford Information Labs, a UK-based cyber intelligence company and editor of Chatham House's Journal of Cyber Policy.


(Photo: Internally displaced Palestinians receive food aid in Deir Al Balah - Gaza. Credit: EPA)


SUN 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jnlv9)
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SUN 09:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5shk)
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SUN 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4bz3p)
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SUN 09:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xmm)
To salt or not to salt?

Do you know how much salt you should be eating?

And if I tell you it’s less than 5 grams a day, do you know how much that is?

Ruth Alexander explores the wonder of salt and why chefs think their job would be pointless without it and why the impact it’s having on the food might surprise you.

Professor Paul Breslin tells us about the “magical” chemical reaction happening on your tongue when you eat salt, and why your brain responds to that.

We hear about what eating too much salt can do to you from an expert in Australia, as well as a mother in Kazakhstan who cut out salt almost completely – in a country which has one of the highest consumptions in the world.

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

Presented by Ruth Alexander

Produced by Hannah Bewley

(Image: A chef sprinkles salt on a pan of food. Credit: BBC)


SUN 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jnqlf)
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SUN 10:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xz9)
Kangaroo care for premature babies

Premature babies often need a lot of expensive specialised care - but that isn’t always available. So, doctors in Colombia are teaching mothers to look after their babies in a similar way that kangaroos look after their own young.

It’s called "kangaroo mother care" and instead of being in an incubator, babies are wrapped tightly against their mother’s skin.

The technique was developed in Bogota in the late 1970s as a response to overcrowding in hospital maternity units. There weren't enough incubators and around 70% of premature babies didn’t survive.

Doctors started using this simple skin-to-skin method. They found it wasn't only saving babies but was also helping them to thrive. Now, kangaroo care has spread around the world.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporter: Zoe Gelber
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Richard Vadon
Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Image: A baby in the kangaroo position


SUN 10:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4c2vt)
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SUN 10:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69hc)
The disinformation wars

How is disinformation created and spread, and how is it impacting the way journalists work? We'll look at what's going on in Latin America, Russia and Nigeria with the help of three World Service journalists: Luis Fajardo is a senior editor with BBC Monitoring, covering South American media; Olga Robinson, also with Monitoring, is a disinformation analyst specialised in Russian affairs; and Olaronke Alo is part of the Disinformation Unit in Nigeria.

Produced by Alice Gioia and Caroline Ferguson

(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich)


SUN 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jnvbk)
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SUN 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hg1qw)
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SUN 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4c6ly)
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SUN 11:32 The Explanation (w3ct5yzk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


SUN 11:50 More or Less (w3ct5tpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


SUN 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jnz2p)
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SUN 12:06 The Documentary (w3ct6qtc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:06 on Saturday]


SUN 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jp2tt)
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SUN 13:06 Newshour (w172zb8tnh2ly9s)
Palestinian president says US should prevent attack on Rafah

The Palestinian President says only the US can prevent an Israeli attack on Rafah. Efforts are underway to negotiate a truce between Israel and Hamas to safeguard the southern Gaza city where more than a million have fled. The US Secretary of State is meeting Arab leaders to discuss the situation.

Also in the programme: South Africa's democratic credentials, 30 years after the country's first true elections; Sophie Trudeau, wife of the Canadian prime minister, on separation and survival.

(Photo: A Palestinian girl at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah last week. Credit: Reuters)


SUN 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jp6ky)
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SUN 14:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wrj)
What is caused (and not caused) by climate change?

In this episode, Graihagh Jackson explores the new field of climate attribution science with leading climatologist Dr Friederike Otto. Dr Otto's team of experts can now rapidly assess to what extent extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts or floods have - or have not - been caused by man-made climate change.

Graihagh finds out how this information is becoming crucial for disaster planning and response. She is also joined by BBC World Service disinformation reporter Jacqui Wakefield to discuss how Dr Otto's data can help fight a growing tendency by politicians and journalists to overstate the role of climate change.

Presenters: Graihagh Jackson and Jacqui Wakefield
Producer: Osman Iqbal
Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound design: Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts


SUN 14:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4ckvb)
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SUN 14:32 Happy News (w3ct5spc)
Tutus and triumph

This week, we meet one of the hundreds of ballerinas who balanced on their toes in New York to set a new world record. Also: how a generous stranger gave a kidney to a five-year-old girl. And we hear from Europe's best seagull impersonator.

Presenter Andrew Peach.
Music produced by Iona Hampson.


SUN 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jpbb2)
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SUN 15:06 Sportsworld (w172zbmrs3pdmfj)
Live Sporting Action

Sportsworld Sunday has a double bill of Premier League commentaries featuring two of the three title contenders.

John Bennett will introduce second-half coverage of the North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal, followed by a huge game at both ends of the table as Nottingham Forest play Manchester City.

John and the Sportsworld team will also have the latest from the Madrid Open tennis, NBA play-offs and World Snooker Championship.

Image: Willy Boly of Nottingham Forest marks Erling Haland of Manchester City as City take a corner during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester on Saturday 23rd September 2023. (Photo by Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)


SUN 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jpt9l)
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SUN 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hh0px)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4d5kz)
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SUN 19:32 The Cultural Frontline (w3ct5lc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:32 on Saturday]


SUN 20:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jpy1q)
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SUN 20:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:06 on Saturday]


SUN 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jq1sv)
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SUN 21:06 Newshour (w172zb8tnh2mx8t)
Israeli ministers clash over hostage deal

Ministers in Israel’s government are divided over a possible ceasefire deal with Hamas, which could see the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Benny Gantz, a member of the war cabinet, said the government would have no right to exist if it prevented a deal, but far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said a ceasefire would amount to a humiliating surrender.

Also on the programme: As South Africa marks 30 years since the end of apartheid, voters ask whether the ANC can still deliver on the promise of freedom and democracy; and Iranian authorities clamp down on the Egyptian hit TV series Assassins.

(Picture: Benny Gantz at a march by supporters of hostages in Gaza near Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 1, 2024 Credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)


SUN 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jq5jz)
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SUN 22:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:06 today]


SUN 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4djtc)
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SUN 22:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:32 on Saturday]


SUN 22:50 Over to You (w3ct5tsk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


SUN 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jq993)
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SUN 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq739hhhpf)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


SUN 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4dnkh)
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SUN 23:32 The Fifth Floor (w3ct69hc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:32 today]

MONDAY 29 APRIL 2024

MON 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf167jqf17)
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MON 00:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5shk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:06 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfvmz4ds9m)
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MON 00:32 The Explanation (w3ct5yzk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 on Sunday]


MON 00:50 More or Less (w3ct5tpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:50 on Saturday]


MON 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtvd1j)
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MON 01:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksmlfv)
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MON 01:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fjr9x)
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MON 01:32 Discovery (w3ct5rmg)
Wild Inside: The sea lion

Professor Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French get under the skin (and blubber) of the California sea lion, to crack the key to its success both on land and at sea. Its ability to dive hundreds of meters down, keep warm in icy waters, and run on land, can all be explained through its unique internal anatomy. They are joined by zookeeper and sea lion trainer Mae Betts, who adds insight into the intelligence of these sleek marine mammals.

Co-Presenters: Ben Garrod and Jess French
Producer: Ella Hubber
Editor: Martin Smith
Production co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth


MON 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtvhsn)
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MON 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksmq5z)
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MON 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fjw21)
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MON 02:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rgy)
How should we protect our coastlines?

Coastlines around the world are changing, causing serious problems for the many communities living near the sea, as well as vital and fragile coastal ecosystems.

In the second of a two-part special on coastal erosion, CrowdScience explores the best ways to tackle this problem. Presenter Caroline Steel visits the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico to see the various methods they use to protect their coasts.

First up: ‘riprap’ – rocks strategically placed to keep the encroaching sea at bay. The problem is, while it protects the area immediately behind the rocks, riprap can exacerbate erosion nearby.

But there are other, more nature-friendly solutions, including sand dune restoration. Caroline picks up her shovel and helps to re-plant dunes, destroyed in the past by erosion as well as sand extraction for the construction trade. The roots of these plants stabilise the dunes, while building boardwalks prevents further damage from humans.

Nature also offers the perfect offshore protection against coastal erosion: coral reefs. These are the first line of defence in absorbing the power of the ocean’s waves. Down on the beach, we see for ourselves just how effective they are. The reefs face threats, but restoration plans are afoot. We visit a nursery that grows corals to plant out on the reefs – and find out about corals’ surprising cannibalistic tendencies in the process.

Featuring:
Professor Robert Mayer - Director of Vida Marina, Center for Conservation and Ecological Restoration, University of Puerto Rico
Nada Nigaglioni - Biology student, University of Puerto Rico
Ernesto Diaz - Caribbean Regional Manager at TetraTech
Dr Stacey Williams - Executive Director, ISER Caribe

Presenter: Caroline Steel
Producer: Hannah Fisher
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Production Co-ordinator: Liz Tuohy
Studio Manager: Emma Harth

(Photo: Coast restoration measures at Ultimo Trolley Beach, Puerto Rico. Credit: BBC)


MON 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtvmjs)
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MON 03:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct4xz9)
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MON 03:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fjzt5)
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MON 03:32 Pick of the World (w3ct5v0b)
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MON 03:50 Over to You (w3ct5tsk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:50 on Saturday]


MON 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtvr8x)
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MON 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksmyp7)
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MON 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fk3k9)
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MON 04:32 The Conversation (w3ct5wzb)
Women confronting ageism

Ella Al-Shamahi meets two women tackling negative or ageist attitudes towards older people around the world.

Alana Officer is leading the World Health Organization Decade of Ageing Well. With a background in podiatric medicine, exercise and public health she's worked on health, disability, rehabilitation and development in West and Central Africa, Europe, South Asia, the Middle East and the Western Pacific.

Lina Walker is Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership for AARP. (AARP was formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons.) Her aim is to improve opportunities for increased longevity with healthier, financially resilient, and connected lives. An economist, Dr Walker also co-leads AARP’s health care strategy on advocacy, policy, education, and outreach.

Produced by Jane Thurlow

(Image: (L) Lina Walker, credit AARP. (R) Alana Officer, courtesy Alana Officer.)


MON 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtvw11)
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MON 05:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1nzpm)
Blinken back in the Middle East

As the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East for yet another diplomatic push to end the Gaza war, there are tentative hopes that some sort of deal to release hostages and halt the fighting can be achieved.

Ukrainian commanders have admitted that they've been forced back by Russian assaults, withdrawing from three villages on the eastern front. We'll look at whether the arrival of more western military aid can turn the tide in the conflict.

India's massive parliamentary election is underway. Almost one billion are eligible to vote. We'll hear from some of them about the state of healthcare across the country.


MON 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtvzs5)
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MON 06:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1p3fr)
Renewed diplomatic efforts to end war in Gaza

Israel says it's stepping up aid deliveries into Gaza in the coming days as its biggest ally the United States has again urged them to do more to help Palestinians in the territory. We look at the situation in Gaza through the eyes of our BBC Arabic colleague.

The fallout from the tensions in the Middle East continue to spread around the world... what impact is this conflict having on American university campuses.


And the largest election in the world is underway as India is voting for a new parliament.


MON 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtw3j9)
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MON 07:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1p75w)
Hamas delegation due in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

There are two big diplomatic pushes underway to try to bring about a peace in the conflict in Gaza, one in Saudi Arabia and the other in Egypt. But how close are we to a ceasefire? Can an agreement be reached that would bring a halt to the fighting and the release of the hostages?

The Swedish city of Malmö is expecting thousands of visitors in the coming weeks as it hosts the Eurovision Song Contest, but it's also likely to see a lot of protestors as many object to the participation of Israel.

Togo is holding parliamentary elections, the first since president Faure Gnassingbe put in place constitutional reforms. Critics says he's trying to consolidate his control of the country.


And we look at how the world's largest election - in India - is going.


MON 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtw78f)
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MON 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5szf)
Amin Salam: Can Lebanon's government avert catastrophe?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon’s economy minister, Amin Salam. After years of economic meltdown, Lebanon is once again threatened by escalating regional conflict involving Israel and Iran. Does the Beirut government have the will or the means to prevent a further slide into chaos?


MON 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fkljt)
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MON 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5z68)
How can recycling be profitable?

Ireland has just launched a scheme to charge a deposit on bottles and cans which is refunded when consumers return them to recycling machines in supermarkets.

The Irish have set up a non profit making company to manage the scheme, funded by the drinks making firms, which should avoid the financial problems that have dogged the industry in the United States.

Many privately owned American recycling companies are in danger of going out of business because the fee they get from state governments, under the Bottle Bill, has not been increased for years, even though their costs have soared.

Produced and presented by Russell Padmore

(Picture: Reverse vending machines for Ireland’s new deposit return recycling scheme)


MON 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5ygn)
Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

It’s 70 years since General Alfredo Stroessner seized power in Paraguay in a military coup.

Stroessner remained in power for almost 35 years, before being toppled in 1989.

More than 450 people were murdered under Stroessner's rule, with the fate of thousands more unknown. They are remembered as 'the disappeared' of Paraguay.

One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Stroessner's dictatorship, including the remains of his own father.

Rogelio Goiburu shares his story with Matt Pintus.

(Photo: Rogelio Goiburu digging for the remains of Paraguay's 'disappeared'. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtwc0k)
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MON 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksnkdw)
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MON 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fkq8y)
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MON 09:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rgy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


MON 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtwgrp)
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MON 10:06 The History Hour (w3ct5n1k)
Thirty years since the first free elections in South Africa

It’s been thirty years since the first fully democratic elections in South Africa, which saw the African National Congress take power in 1994.

But two years before that historic moment, white South Africans had to vote in a referendum that would decide whether or not to usher in a multi-racial government. We hear from President FW de Klerk’s then communications officer about how they helped “close the book on apartheid.”

Then we journey back to 1976 and hear about the Soweto Uprising, a student led protest against the enforced study of Afrikaans. Bongi Mkhabela who helped organise the peaceful march, tells us how it came to a bloody and tragic end.

Plus we take a look at the pivotal role played by women and girls in the lead up to the 1994 elections. Journalist and researcher Shanthini Naidoo tells us why women’s work and activism in the ANC is so often overlooked.

We hear from Oliver Tambo’s son about his father’s return to South Africa after 30 years in exile.

We also hear about the long overdue return of Sarah Baartman’s remains to South Africa, after over 190 years being kept in Europe, where she suffered horrific abuse while she was alive. This programme contains discriminatory language.

And finally, we learn about one of South Africa’s biggest popstars Brenda Fassie, from her friend, rival and admirer Yvonne Chaka Chaka.


Contributors:
David Stewards – President FW de Klerk’s former communications advisor
Bongi Mkhabela- Student organiser of the Soweto uprising
Shanthini Naidoo- Journalist and researcher on women during apartheid
Dali Tambo- Son of Oliver Tambo
Diana Ferrus – Poet who helped bring Sarah Baartman home
Yvonne Chaka Chaka- South African popstar

(Photo: Nelson Mandela after winning the election in 1994. Credit: Getty Images)


MON 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtwlht)
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MON 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksnsx4)
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MON 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fkys6)
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MON 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dl2)
Bidenomics: How the economy may sway the US election

The president has fired “a bazooka” of money into the economy. Will voters reward him? Joe Biden says the economy is doing great thanks to a series of policies he calls Bidenomics. The idea is to jump-start the US following the COVID collapse with massive investments in the industries of the future: EVs, microchips, solar power and so on. Almost six months out from the election, the IMF says the US is growing at twice the rate of other G7 countries. But how do American voters feel about the economy? Katya talks to the BBC’s Economics Editor, Faisal Islam, and our Chief Presenter in Washington, Caitriona Perry.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.

The Global Story is part of the BBC News Podcasts family. The team that makes The Global Story also makes several other podcasts, such as Americast and Ukrainecast, which cover US news and the war in Ukraine. If you enjoy The Global Story, then we think that you will enjoy some of our other podcasts too. To find them, simply search on your favourite podcast app.

This episode was made by Neal Razzell and Beth Timmins. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.


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MON 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5npx)
The Wicker Man: Learning to love the film that broke us

Dominic and Justin and Hardy were young boys when their father, the director Robin Hardy, began a gruelling and obsessive quest to make The Wicker Man. Now the film is regarded as a masterpiece and beloved by fans across the world, but when it was first released in 1973, it was a major flop. The fallout for the Hardy family was painful, tearing them apart. It would take many decades, a bundle of lost letters and another burning effigy for Dominic and Justin to finally come to terms with the past – and this iconic movie.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Maryam Maruf

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

(Photo: Still from The Wicker Man. Credit: Children of The Wicker Man archive)


MON 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5ygn)
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MON 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtwv02)
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MON 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksp1dd)
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MON 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fl68g)
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MON 13:32 The Conversation (w3ct5wzb)
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MON 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtwyr6)
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MON 14:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rctt75)
Gaza talks: are Israel and Hamas getting closer to a deal?

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is talking up an Israeli offer to Hamas – does this mean Israel and Hamas are on the verge of a new deal to pause hostilities? We also hear about the perils of being a journalist in Gaza.

Also in the programme: Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he'll stay on, despite allegations about his family; and Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on competing freedoms and the dangers of neoliberalism.

(IMAGE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the World Economic Forum's special meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 29 Apr 2024
CREDIT: Deepu Das/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


MON 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtx2hb)
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MON 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5szf)
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MON 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zxv)
Is the Tesla-China deal is a step closer to creating driverless cars?

Elon Musk wins deal with Chinese company Baidu to use their mapping data, a big step towards driverless cars

In the run up to the Indian election, we look at women’s role in the Indian economy

Dubai International Airport has announced it will expands, creating the world largest airport. We hear more from CEO Paul Griffiths.

And we hear from Joseph Stiglitz, one of the world's leading economists, on his new book, "The Road to Freedom"

Photo Credit: Reuters


MON 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtx67g)
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MON 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbhzqyxjv9t)
Reporting in Gaza

After filing stories on what's happening in Gaza under immense stress, we sit down with our BBC Arabic colleague Adnan El-Bursh who left Gaza with his family this year. International journalists have not been allowed to enter Gaza freely to cover the impact of the war on the local population, so this has fallen on the shoulders of Palestinian journalists who have reported from inside Gaza in a war that has claimed the lives of more than 100 journalists, 22 of whom were killed in the course of their work, according to Reporters without Borders.

South Africans vote next month in a general election that could bring about the most significant political change in three decades, with the ruling African National Congress at risk of losing its parliamentary majority. As the polls approach, our southern Africa correspondent Nomsa Maseko is live in the newsroom to reflect on 30 years of democracy and how South Africa has changed.

The world's biggest election is in full swing in India. Almost one billion people are eligible to vote in the polls which are being held over six weeks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming for a third consecutive term in office. For the BBC's India election road show, our South East Asia correspondent Samira Hussein is in Patna where she followed a campaigner going door-to-door encouraging more people to cast their vote.

(Photo: Adnan El-Bursh working as a journalist in Gaza)

Presenter: James Reynolds


MON 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtx9zl)
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MON 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbhzqyxjz1y)
More than 100 killed in Kenyan floods

Recent heavy rains have caused severe floods in the region - displacing at least 200, 000 people. In the latest incident about 50 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst its banks following the heavy rains and flooding. We get the latest from our regional correspondent and hear messages from people affected.

Pro-Palestinian protests continuing at university campuses across America, On Monday Columbia University's president said that talks with pro-Palestinian protesters over the dismantling of an encampment on the New York Ivy League campus had failed and urged them to voluntarily disperse or face suspension from school. Our reporter in New York brings us the latest developments.

There is growing hope of a possible resolution in the conflict between Hamas and Israel. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said he's "hopeful" that Hamas will accept what he described as an "extraordinarily generous" Gaza ceasefire offer from Israel. Meanwhile talks are taking place with a Hamas delegation in Egypt. We sit down with our security correspondent to unpick the diplomatic efforts.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: People gather at an area flooded by the Gitathuru river water, a day after it overflowed and broke its banks due to heavy rainfall damaging surrounding neighbourhoods, in the Mathare slums, Nairobi, Kenya, 25 April 2024. Credit: DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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MON 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5npx)
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MON 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5ygn)
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MON 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtxkgv)
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MON 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksprw5)
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MON 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07flxr7)
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MON 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w37)
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.


MON 20:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtxp6z)
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MON 20:06 From Our Own Correspondent (w3ct5shk)
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MON 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fm1hc)
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MON 20:32 Discovery (w3ct5rmh)
Obsessed with the Quest: Inside the Minds of Chimpanzees

Primatologist Catherine Hobaiter has spent more of her adult life in the rain forests of Uganda, with family bands of chimpanzees, than she has with her own human family members. For more than 20 years now she has spent 6 months every year at a remote field station, getting up before dawn every day to observe and collect behavioural data on family bands of chimps as they wake up and go about their daily lives. What is she trying to find out, that has gripped her for so long?

It turns out that life in a chimpanzee troupe is every bit as gripping as a soap opera. But there are many more moments of beauty, revelation and the joy of discovery, as Catherine pursues her continuing, multi-decadal quest to understand what it means to be a chimpanzee.

And when Sara Dykman set out to bicycle with the monarch butterfly migration, from the mountains of central Mexico, across the USA to Canada, she didn't think about the 10,201 miles that she would cover. Coping with headwinds, heavy rain storms, and everything from dirt roads to busy highways were not the challenge for Sara though. It was seeing how little of the Monarch's only food plant, milkweed, was left for them to feed on during their amazing, multigenerational, multinational migration.

However, Sara found solace in the many conservationists and backyard butterfly gardeners she met along the way, and in the 9000 schoolchildren she gave talks to en route. The most emotional part of the journey for Sara was the last three miles - arriving successfully back at the monarch's overwintering site in Mexico.

Produced by Diane Hope.

Credits:

Monarch butterfly recordings - Robert Mackay


MON 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtxsz3)
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MON 21:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rcvng2)
Israel - Gaza war: could a ceasefire be on the horizon?

Western diplomats have expressed 'cautious optimism' over a potential ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Our Gaza reporter and an Israeli journalist tell us more about the negotiations in Cairo.

We also speak to the family of one of the hostages still being held captive in Gaza and we hear about the realities of reporting from the territory.

Also in the programme: women in Amsterdam win the right to 'urination equality'; and the twelve-sided Roman mystery object that has been baffling experts for centuries.

(Photo: U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks to the U.S.-Arab meeting with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the Palestinian Authority in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: REUTERS / Evelyn Hockstein / Pool)


MON 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtxxq7)
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MON 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5szf)
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MON 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fm8zm)
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MON 22:32 The Conversation (w3ct5wzb)
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MON 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khty1gc)
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MON 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksq7vp)
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MON 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fmdqr)
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MON 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct6003)
The G7 agree to kill coal by 2035

Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have agreed to phase out the use of coal power by 2035, putting a critical timeline on the plans first announced last year in Dubai.

Also in the programme, Ed Butler looks at the new spending cap set to apply to football teams in the English Premiere League.

And, we hear about the retreat of the grocery courier firm Getir from Europe and the U.S, and the future of the sector.

Picture: A power station blows smoke. Picture credit: Getty

TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2024

TUE 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khty56h)
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TUE 00:06 The History Hour (w3ct5n1k)
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TUE 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khty8ym)
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TUE 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfds358k3h)
The G7 says no more to coal fired power stations by 2035

Ed Butler presents with guests Kristina Hooper, who's Chief Global Market Strategist at Invesco, the investment firm in New York, and Jessica Khine, who's Head of Asia for the Japanese financial consultancy, Astris Advisory.

They discuss the decision on scrapping coal-fired power stations made by the G7, the Premier League introducing new financial rules, and the story about the mining giants BHP and Vale who've offered to pay Brazil about $25.7 billion in total compensation for a 2015 dam disaster at an iron ore complex.

Photo: Ratcliffe on Soar coal-fired power station, Jeremy Ball, BBC News


TUE 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtydpr)
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TUE 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksqm32)
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TUE 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fmrz4)
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TUE 02:32 Assignment (w3ct5msl)
Kosovo: Euro or bust?

It's a quarter of a century since Kosovo emerged from a brutal war, one which pitted local ethnic Albanians against Serbs. Twenty-five years on, the government in Pristina is pressing ahead with reforms that could reinforce its separation from Serbia. They include banning the use of Serb dinars and curbing the import of things like Serb medicines. Pristina says the moves are needed to curb illegality and tax-evasion. But they’ve brought widespread complaints from local Serbs who feel victimised. Is the government justified in claiming there’s a rising risk of violence, or are the restrictions themselves making this more likely?

Producer and presenter: Ed Butler
Studio mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Penny Murphy
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman

(Image: Kosovan Serbs protesting the government move to ban their favoured currency, the Serb dinar, in favour of the euro. Credit:Georgi Licovski/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


TUE 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtyjfw)
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TUE 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5npx)
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TUE 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5ygn)
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TUE 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtyn60)
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TUE 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksqvlb)
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TUE 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fn0gd)
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TUE 04:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tkh)
Kenyan artist Wangari Mathenge

Wangari Mathenge used to be a high-flying corporate lawyer before turning to her first love of art. She likes to express herself through her colourful palette and figurative paintings, exploring her African culture, identity and past. More recently she has turned to immersive installation.

For this In The Studio, arts journalist Anna Bailey follows Wangari as she creates her second immersive experience at the Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. It’s a life-sized replica of her Nairobi studio and this is where she invited 20 female domestic workers to have a day of rest, while also painting large-scale portraits of them for a new series of work which celebrates female domestic workers in Kenya.

Wangari also invites listeners into her Chicago studio, where she is working on the next painting in the series. But as Anna finds out, rest is not only important to the workers but to Wangari herself.

Presenter and producer Anna Bailey
Executive producer Andrea Kidd.

(Photo: Wangari Mathenge. Credit: Wangari Mathenge)


TUE 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtyry4)
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TUE 05:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1rwlq)
Israel - Gaza war: is a deal imminent?

Talks aimed at securing a deal on a ceasefire in Gaza are ongoing. So what could a potential agreeemnt look like? We'll talk to a spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister.

Zimbabweans can start using new bank notes and coins today, as a gold-backed currency the Zig is introduced. To try to ensure its success, the government is clamping down on illegal money changers.

The Georgian government's controversial "foreign agents" law has again brought people out on to the streets, with protests both supporting the government and opposing it.

Also coming up, the heavy rain in east Africa has caused a major disaster in Kenya. At least fifty people have been killed in one town.

And we have a special investigation into the impact of mineral mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where local communities report extensive pollution and health problems.


TUE 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtywp8)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 06:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1s0bv)
Will Hamas accept Israel's new ceasefire offer?

In the back and forth talks over a potential ceasefire in Gaza, the ball is currently in Hamas' court, with their delegations currently considering a proposal that would deliver the “restoration of sustainable calm".

A possible new dawn for Haiti as the transitional council is set to elect a new president on Tuesday - we hear from a former Prime Minister about the challenging path ahead for the country.


In the ongoing battle over abortion rights in the US, Florida has been at the centre of the debate. Now campaigners are pushing for a constitutional amendment that will guarantee abortion rights.

Flooding in Kenya's the Rift Valley has killed more fifty people after a village was hit by a wall of water. Our correspondent at the scene will bring us the latest.


And, a first for Saudi Arabia - a grand opera has been set up in the capital Riyadh - we speak to its composer.


TUE 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtz0fd)
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TUE 07:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1s42z)
Are Israel and Hamas set to secure a ceasefire deal?

With the US describing the latest proposal from Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza as "extraordinarily generous", the pressure is on Hamas to agree a deal. We hear from a former foreign minister of Egypt.

The Caucus nation of Georgia is facing a second day of protests as opposition supporters demand an end to a controversial law. They say the government is ruling in a style dictated by the Russians.


A BBC investigation has discovered an official Iranian document detailing how an Iranian teenage girl was killed at the hands of Islamic Revolutionary Guard.

A BBC investigation has revealed the impact that Chinese owned mining companies are having on communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

With a new Transitional Presidential Council in place in Haiti, we look ahead to see whether they can bring some sort of stability to the troubled Caribbean nation.


TUE 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtz45j)
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TUE 08:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5tvv)
Restoring California's underwater forests

Often described as underwater rainforests and the “lungs of the ocean”, kelp forests line as much as 25% of the world’s coastlines. They provide important shelter and food for fish and other marine life, and are vital for our oceans’ ecosystems. However kelp is under severe threat because of climate change, warming seas and overfishing. We look at projects in California aimed at stemming the decline of kelp including how scientists are growing it in a laboratory to be planted at sea as well as tackling a key cause of kelp degradation - sea urchins.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer/reporter: Craig Langran
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Sound mix: Frank McWeeny


TUE 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fnhfx)
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TUE 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zh9)
Tourism cashing in on the ‘pink dollar’

The 'pink pound' or 'pink dollar' is believed to be worth billions of dollars, and tourism is one sector looking to benefit. We find out how the industry is trying to attract LGBT travellers, with countries like Nepal taking steps to be a more appealing destination.

Plus, we head to the coastal town of Sitges in Spain, where gay people have been holidaying for more than 100 years.

Producer/presenter: Daniel Rosney

(Photo: The Nomadic Boys in New Zealand. Credit: The Nomadic Boys)


TUE 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5ym5)
How the Milgram 'obedience' experiment shocked the world

In 1961, the American psychologist Stanley Milgram began a series of controversial experiments on ‘obedience to authority’.

His study aimed to show how ordinary people could be capable of committing evil acts, if ordered to do so.

He wanted to understand the psychology behind genocide, telling the BBC: “How is it possible that ordinary people who were courteous and decent in everyday life, can act callously, inhumanely, without any limitations of conscience?”

During the tests, participants were led to believe that they were assisting an unrelated experiment, in which they had to administer electric shocks to another person.

These fake shocks gradually increased to levels that would have been harmful had they been real volunteers.

Vicky Farncombe looks back at the experiment, using BBC archive.

This programme includes original recordings of the experiments which listeners may find disturbing.

(Photo: Stanley Milgram beside the shock generator. Credit: BBC)


TUE 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtz7xn)
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TUE 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksrg9z)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fnm61)
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TUE 09:32 Assignment (w3ct5msl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:32 today]


TUE 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtzcns)
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TUE 10:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 20:06 on Saturday]


TUE 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtzhdx)
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TUE 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksrpt7)
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TUE 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fnvp9)
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TUE 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6f9n)
Preparing for war: Is Europe getting ready?

The war in Ukraine has increased tensions in Europe as governments across the continent look to secure a peaceful existence. Expanding military service, increasing defence spending and joining Nato are only a few options available. But the importance of self-defence becomes clearer each day as Donald Trump, who is famously not fond of Nato, may move back into The White House. So what are countries going to do?

Katya Adler speaks to BBC Europe correspondent Nick Beake and BBC Russian Service journalist Oksana Antonenko, who is based in Latvia, about their experiences and stories from the Baltic countries and other nations bordering Russia.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We’re keen to hear from you, wherever you are in the world. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. #TheGlobalStory.

The Global Story is part of the BBC News Podcasts family. The team that makes The Global Story also makes several other podcasts, such as Americast and Ukrainecast, which cover US news and the war in Ukraine. If you enjoy The Global Story, then we think that you will enjoy some of our other podcasts too. To find them, simply search on your favourite podcast app.

This episode was made by Alice Aylett Roberts and Emilia Jansson. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.


TUE 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtzm51)
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TUE 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5p4g)
Fighting my family to fight for others

Since her childhood, Moniza Kakar has been leading a quiet and steady rebellion. It started when she pushed her traditional Pashtun family to allow her to have an education and a career. And now as a lawyer, she’s at the forefront of the challenge against a controversial order to deport almost 1.7 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Voiceover: Anna Baig

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

(Photo: Lawyer Moniza Kakar in her office in Karachi. Credit: Courtesy of Moniza Kakar)


TUE 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5ym5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


TUE 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtzqx5)
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TUE 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksry9h)
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen


TUE 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fp35k)
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TUE 13:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:32 today]


TUE 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtzvn9)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 14:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rcxq48)
Columbia protesters take over building after defying deadline

Dozens of pro-Palestine demonstrators at Columbia University in New York City have escalated their protest over the war in Gaza by occupying an academic building. Also on the programme: we speak to New Yorkers as their city is set to become the first in America to adopt a congestion charge; And a BBC investigation uncovers chilling details of an Iranian teenager's death in detention.
(Photo: Protestors link arms to barricade themselves in Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, in New York city. Credit: REUTERS)


TUE 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khtzzdf)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 15:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5tvv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:06 today]


TUE 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fpbnt)
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TUE 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct606w)
Zimbabwe launches new physical currency backed with gold

Zimbabwe introduces a new physical currency, the ZiG, to tackle its high inflation.

The Argentinian parliament has approved sweeping austerity measures which has triggered mass protests. We also hear from Ecuador, a country which in the late 90s successfully dealt with high inflation.

And we hear from Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones on women in tech and the path to success.

(Photo Credit: Reuters)


TUE 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv034k)
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TUE 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbhzqyxmr6x)
Iran teen molested and killed

An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran's security forces, according to a leaked document understood to have been written by those forces. It has let the BBC map what happened to 16-year-old Nika Shakarami. The government claimed she killed herself. We speak to BBC Persian about the leaked document and about the protests in Iran.

We hear about the extreme heatwave sweeping South East Asia, causing schools to close, power shortages and deaths.

As protests at US college campuses against the war in Gaza continue, we speak to journalists covering the story in the East coast and the West coast.

When three-year-old Saylor Class in the US began complaining of monsters in her bedroom, her parents thought it was just a figment of a child's overactive imagination. But then a beekeeper discovered tens of thousands of honeybees above the girl's bedroom. We speak to Saylor's mother.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Nika Shakarami. Credit: Atash Shakarami)


TUE 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv06wp)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbhzqyxmvz1)
Netanyahu vows to follow through with Rafah attack

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will carry out an operation in Rafah, regardless of whether a ceasefire deal is reached with Hamas in Gaza. We speak to our security correspondent and hear from people in Gaza.

A study in The Gambia has found that a stick-on vaccine patch could be an effective alternative to injections in the fight against measles in young children. A trial found the immune response to the patch was as strong as it was to an injection. We speak to our health correspondent and parents whose children have had measles.

As part of this week's event about the future of BBC World Service, we speak to a co-controller of BBC Languages. We also hear from Evgeniy Maloletka, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ukrainian photojournalist covering the Russia-Ukraine war for The Associated Press.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 7, 2024. Credit: /Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo/Reuters)


TUE 18:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv0bmt)
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TUE 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5p4g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:06 today]


TUE 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5ym5)
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TUE 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv0gcy)
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TUE 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gkssns8)
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TUE 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fptnb)
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TUE 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w7r)
2024/04/30 GMT

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


TUE 20:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv0l42)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


TUE 20:06 Assignment (w3ct5msl)
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TUE 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fpydg)
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TUE 20:32 Tech Life (w3ct5wm1)
TikTok world

This week we're taking a global look at TikTok, and some of the problems the video sharing platform has been facing. Also on Tech Life, you want to keep in touch with your child, but is there an alternative to giving them a smartphone ? We hear from video gamers in South Africa. And a female tech boss from Brazil shares advice on how others can follow her success.

Presenter: Shiona McCallum
Producer: Tom Quinn

(Photo: The TikTok logo on a mobile phone screen. Credit: Chesnot/Getty Images)


TUE 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv0pw6)
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TUE 21:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rcykc5)
Israeli PM still set on Rafah offensive despite international concerns

Binyamin Natanyahu reaffirms his intention to send troops to Rafah; UN Secretary-General says such an assault would be devastating. We unpick the latest developments, including speculation about a possible ceasefire deal, with analyst Ya'akov Katz.

Also in the programme: Donald Trump is fined for contempt of court; and a Finnish cyber-criminal is jailed for trying to blackmail thousands of people with their confidential psychotherapy notes.

(Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on February 18, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun//File Photo)


TUE 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv0tmb)
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TUE 22:06 People Fixing The World (w3ct5tvv)
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TUE 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fq5wq)
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TUE 22:32 In the Studio (w3ct5tkh)
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TUE 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv0ycg)
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TUE 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gkst4rs)
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TUE 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fq9mv)
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TUE 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct6094)
Binance founder sentenced to 4 months in jail

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the giant crypto exchange, Binance, will spend 4 months in a US prison. He had pled guilty to charges of enabling money laundering at the exchange. What does it mean for crypto?

Meanwhile, in Argentina, a series of key reforms were passed which could spell privatization of a dozen companies. We speak to a former presidential candidate who says the reforms will spell trouble.

Finally, Beijing, Brussels and Washington are preparing for a major showdown over electric cars.

(Picture: A photo of the Binance exchange founder. Picture credit: Getty)

WEDNESDAY 01 MAY 2024

WED 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv123l)
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WED 00:06 The Arts Hour (w3ct5qj8)
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WED 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv15vq)
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WED 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfds35cg0l)
Binance founder sent to prison

The Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who has been sentenced to four months in a US prison for failing to establish adequate anti-money laundering protections.

Reports coming out of Washington suggest that the US government is about to take an historic step toward easing federal restrictions on cannabis.

The lower house of congress in Argentina has given its general approval to a comprehensive package of austerity measures proposed by the President, Javier Milei. The house in Buenos Aires has spent over a day voting on individual articles of the various measures which have led to huge protests in the city in recent months.

Also, China’s leaders have pledged more support for the world’s second-largest economy, saying it "still faces many challenges”; and the Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones says young women in tech have to be "resilient".

Presenter Ed Butler is joined by Yves Hayaux Du Tilly, a Mexican lawyer who advises companies on business matters affecting Mexico and Latin America, and Jennifer Pak, the China correspondent for American Public Media, to discuss the latest international business news.

(Photo: Changpeng Zhao. Credit: Benoit Tessier/Reuters)


WED 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv19lv)
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WED 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gkstj05)
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WED 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fqnw7)
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WED 02:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5wrj)
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WED 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv1fbz)
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WED 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5p4g)
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WED 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5ym5)
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WED 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv1k33)
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WED 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gkstrhf)
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WED 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fqxch)
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WED 04:32 The Documentary (w3ct6qtl)
Things Fell Apart: The most mysterious deaths

If you have ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values.

These wars can obsess us. They can consume our lives and tear families apart. Across this series of Things Fell Apart, Jon Ronson uncovers some strange unexpected tales of real consequence.

In this episode: How the mysterious deaths of 32 black sex workers in Miami in the 1980s led to a whole new (and spurious) mental health diagnosis that in turn led directly to a murder that occurred during the height of lockdown.

To listen to the full-length story, search for Things Fell Apart wherever you get your BBC podcasts.


WED 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv1nv7)
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WED 05:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1vsht)
Campus protests in Columbia

Police raid Columbia University in New York to clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators camped out there.

A $9000 fine for contempt of court hasn't stopped Donald Trump from continuing to criticise the court hearing the criminal charges against him.

And the communication app Whatsapp is used by around 2 billion people around the world, but many governments are unhappy with it. The company boss tells us why privacy is important....


WED 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv1slc)
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WED 06:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1vx7y)
Campus protests in Columbia

We get voices from the Columbia University in New York City where late night drama unfolded as police entered the campaus to arrest protesting students.

We continue our coverage of the Indian election where we'll hear from a fishing community in Kerala about their economic concerns.

And as Israeli Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu reiterates his committment to launch a military assault on Rafah, we look at the humanitarian situation there.


WED 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv1xbh)
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WED 07:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1w102)
Campus protest in Columbia

After weeks of demonstrations at Columbia Universiy in New York the police have taken action and stormed a campus building where students have been protesting against the institution's ties to Israel.

Haiti has now established a transitional presidential council which in turn has chosen a new prime minister, we look at whether former Sports Minister, Fritz Belizaire, will be able to tackle the country's many problems,

And as the US Secretary of State continues his diplomatic efforts in isreal to secure a ceasefire and hostage exchange - we talk to a doctor studying the impact of the conflict on children in Gaza


WED 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv212m)
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WED 08:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t3y)
Ami Ayalon: Is Israel fighting an unwinnable war?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Ami Ayalon, former director of the Israeli Security Agency, also known as Shin Bet, and now a fierce critic of Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. Is today's Israel ready to listen to the lessons of one of its ageing warriors?


WED 08:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07frdc0)
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WED 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5zmt)
Can the Tour de France Femmes deliver?

Over its long history women have been mostly excluded from the Tour de France. Until recently.

In 2022, after a long campaign by some of female cycling's biggest names, the Tour de France Femmes was introduced. So how is it doing? And will it ever be on a level footing with the much older and long-established men's race?

We hear from competitors, sponsors, broadcasters and race director Marion Rousse.

Produced and presented by Lexy O'Connor

(Team Jumbo Visma rider Marianne Vos wears the yellow jersey during 3rd stage of the first Tour de France Femmes in 2022: Getty Images)


WED 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5ypf)
How to win friends and influence people

In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote one of the world’s most popular self help books - How to Win Friends and Influence People.

The idea was suggested by a book editor who had attended one of Dale’s public speaking courses in New York.

The result was a mix of psychology, philosophy and good old-fashioned common sense. Dale offered advice like: Smile. Give praise. Be a good listener. And remember people’s names.

The book went on to become a best seller. Today, more than 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, and it has been translated into 36 languages. Even the title is part of popular culture.

Dale’s daughter Donna Dale Carnegie tells Jane Wilkinson about the secret of its success.

(Photo: How to Win Friends and Influence People in 1955. Credit: Frederic Hamilton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)


WED 09:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv24tr)
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WED 09:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksvc72)
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WED 09:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07frj34)
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WED 09:32 The Climate Question (w3ct5wrj)
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WED 10:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv28kw)
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WED 10:06 The Forum (w3ct5n07)
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WED 11:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv2db0)
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WED 11:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksvlqb)
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WED 11:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07frrld)
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WED 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dql)
US suicides: Why are so many young people dying?

A record number of Americans are taking their own lives, and suicide is now the second-leading cause of death in the US for people under the age of 35. Why is this happening? How can you get help if you need it? And how is the US responding to what President Biden calls a ‘crisis’ in youth mental health?

Mark Lowen speaks to BBC North America correspondent Will Vernon. He’s been to North Carolina State University, which has seen a string of student suicides over the past two years. They are joined by Jordan Burnham, a suicide survivor and youth mental health advocate in the US.

WARNING: This episode deals with issues of suicide and depression. If you are experiencing distress, despair or suicidal thoughts, contact a local mental health care provider.

If you live in the US or Canada, you can call or text 9-8-8 to be connected to a support line.

You can learn about the resources available in the UK at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Or you can access help anywhere in the world through Befrienders Worldwide at www.befrienders.org

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We’re keen to hear from you, wherever you are in the world. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. #TheGlobalStory.

The Global Story is part of the BBC News Podcasts family. The team that makes The Global Story also makes several other podcasts, such as Americast and Ukrainecast, which cover US news and the war in Ukraine. If you enjoy The Global Story, then we think that you will enjoy some of our other podcasts too. To find them, simply search on your favourite podcast app.

This episode was made by Peter Goffin and Beth Timmins. The technical producers was Gareth Jones and Matt Hewitt. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.


WED 12:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv2j24)
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WED 12:06 Outlook (w3ct5pc7)
'Becoming' Elton John saved my life

When Tom Cridland went to university in the UK he discovered Elton John's music for the first time and loved it instantly. He was a music obsessive and knew every song but by the time he left university Tom was struggling with his drinking and became addicted to alcohol. Until, years later, inspired by Elton John's sobriety, he managed to quit. When Tom nearly relapsed during the Covid-19 pandemic it was learning the piano and all of Elton's songs, that kept him sober and lead to a successful new career as a tribute act.

Brazilian Dado de Oliveira manages a football team called Manthiqueira based south of Rio de Janeiro. He's also a philosophy fanatic and he has a dream that football could be different, that games could be played with no referees at all, players could be unconditionally honest and that matches would be all about the beautiful game. Trying to apply this philosophy to his team has not been easy. He told Outlook's Andrea Kennedy his story.

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

(Photo: Tom Cridland playing piano on stage. Credit: Tom Cridland)


WED 12:50 Witness History (w3ct5ypf)
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WED 13:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv2mt8)
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WED 13:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksvv6l)
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WED 13:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fs02n)
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WED 13:32 The Documentary (w3ct6qtl)
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WED 14:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv2rkd)
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WED 14:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rd0m1c)
US university Gaza protests intensify

Chaotic scenes on US university campuses after police raid a sit-in protest at Columbia University in New York making more than 100 arrests, and violence breaks out between rival demonstrators at UCLA in Los Angeles.

Also in the programme: protestors in the Georgian capital Tbilisi clash with riot police as a proposed new law polarises opinion between pro EU and pro Russian elements; could this have far wider consequences? And we reflect on the life of American novelist Paul Auster who has died.

(IMAGE: CHP officers put on their gear amid clashes near an encampment (not pictured) by supporters of Palestinians in Gaza, on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 1, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters / David Swanson)


WED 15:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv2w9j)
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WED 15:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t3y)
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WED 15:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fs7kx)
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WED 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct60cd)
Pakistan’s Finance Minister says he wants IMF bailout package to be the last

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb exclusively tells World Business Report the latest and 24th IMF bailout should be its last.
Its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the disbursement of $1.1 billion by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will help the country achieve greater economic stability, amid discussions for a new loan programme. The funding was the second and final tranche of Pakistan's $3 billion standby arrangement with the IMF which it secured last summer to help avert a sovereign default.

Also, in the programme, we look at how the risk of flooding or landslides are affecting people living in Kenya.

(Picture: Many 5000 Rupees Pakistani Currency Note. Picture credit: Getty Images)


WED 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv301n)
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WED 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbhzqyxqn40)
Florida abortion ban

Anti-abortion campaigners have celebrated the new legislation - which replaces an existing 15-week law - as the gold standard of abortion policy and a major victory in the country's battle over abortion access. But pro-choice campaigners say the ban will push an overstretched system to the brink. We speak to our reporter and to people who either support the new law or are against it.

Rival protestors have clashed at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, and at Columbia University in New York police arrested protesters nearly 24 hours after they took over an academic building. We speak to protesters about the developments.

Our correspondent Andrew Harding has spoken to the father of a seven-year old girl who died while they were trying to cross the English Channel last week. He has been telling Andrew how he tried to save her from a crush on the boat.

The authorities in Georgia say that 63 people were arrested on Tuesday, during protests against a new law being considered by the country's parliament. Our correspondent in the capital has the latest.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Jerneka (no last name given), a 20-year-old patient, sits at the parking lot outside an abortion clinic as she waits, in Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S., April 27, 2024. Credit: Marco Bello/Reuters)


WED 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv33ss)
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WED 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbhzqyxqrw4)
Arrests at Columbia campus after NYPD raid

The mayor of New York has blamed outside agitators for pro-Palestinian protests broken up by police at Columbia University. Eric Adams was speaking after police were called to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters. There've also been violent demonstrations on a campus in Los Angeles. We speak to journalists covering the story.

The number of BBC World Service journalists working in exile is estimated to have nearly doubled to 310 since 2020. We hear from our correspondent who has spoken to some of those facing death threats, harassment and jail sentences just for doing their job.

Scientists around the world are keeping an eye on an unfolding bird flu outbreak in the United States.The virus has infected herds of cattle across multiple states. We speak to an infectious diseases expert.

Florida's six-week abortion ban has come into force. Our correspondent explains how the ban affects women.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: NYPD Enter Columbia University After Protestors take over Hamilton Hall, New York, USA - 30 Apr 2024. Credit: STEPHANI SPINDEL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


WED 18:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv37jx)
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WED 18:06 Outlook (w3ct5pc7)
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WED 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5ypf)
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WED 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv3c91)
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WED 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gkswkpc)
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WED 19:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fsqkf)
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WED 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5wb0)
2024/05/01 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 (w172zgf1khv3h15)
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WED 20:06 The Climate Question (w3ct5wrj)
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WED 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fsv9k)
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WED 20:32 Health Check (w3ct5t8g)
What’s happening with girls’ mental health?

There's been a lot of coverage in the media around the world about the mental health difficulties facing boys, but looking at figures for mental health problems in children and teens, there's clearly something going on with girls too. For some years, research has shown more girls are experiencing problems than boys, with a troubling spike in difficulties showing up in the late teens.

On today's programme, Claudia Hammond explores the issue with a variety of guests. She visits King's College London's (KCL) Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience to speak to Gemma Knowles, a lecturer in epidemiology and youth mental health; Craig Morgan, professor of social epidemiology and co-director of ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health; and Valeria Mondelli, a clinical professor of psychoneuroimmunology - about their work with young people, trying to uncover the deeper causes and to find new solutions.

She also hears from some of the young people involved in a major study into mental health, conducted by the team at KCL and spanning nearly a decade.

Claudia is joined by Dr Linda Blair, a clinical psychologist, who uses her own professional experiences to discuss the trends and challenges of youth mental health.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Dan Welsh


WED 21:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv3ls9)
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WED 21:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rd1g88)
Deadline looms for Hamas to respond to offer of a ceasefire

An Israeli deadline looms for Hamas to respond to its offer of a ceasefire in return for the release of some hostages. We hear from Israeli politician Ohad Tal who is with the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism party.

Also in the programme; US senator Bernie Sanders; and Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling on the Fall Guy

(Picture: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with the families of the hostages outside of a hotel, in Tel Aviv. Credit: Reuters)


WED 22:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv3qjf)
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WED 22:06 HARDtalk (w3ct5t3y)
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WED 22:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07ft2st)
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WED 22:32 The Documentary (w3ct6qtl)
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WED 23:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv3v8k)
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WED 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksx1nw)
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WED 23:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07ft6jy)
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WED 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct60fn)
US holds interest rates for sixth time

The US Federal Reserve says it needs greater confidence that inflation is easing before cutting interest rates. We get the latest from our correspondent in New York.

The housing market is one of the industries most impacted by the higher cost of borrowing. We hear from buyers and sellers.

And we have an exclusive interview with Pakistan's Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, about the conditions the country has to meet after taking a loan from the International Monetary Fund.

(Picture: US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell. Picture credit: Photo by MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock.)

THURSDAY 02 MAY 2024

THU 00:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv3z0p)
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THU 00:06 The Forum (w3ct5n07)
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THU 01:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv42rt)
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THU 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfds35gbxp)
US holds interest rates for sixth time

The US Federal Reserve says it needs greater confidence that inflation is easing before cutting interest rates. We get the latest from our correspondent in New York.
The housing market is one of the industries most impacted by the higher cost of borrowing. We hear from a buyer.
And we have an exclusive interview with Pakistan's Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, about the conditions the country has to meet after taking a loan from the International Monetary Fund.
Roger Hearing discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Karen Percy, a freelance reporter in Melbourne, and Alison Van Diggelen, host of 'Fresh Dialogues' in Silicon Valley.

(Photo: A trader works inside a booth, as screens display a news conference by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell. Credit: Reuters)


THU 02:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv46hy)
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THU 02:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksxdx8)
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THU 02:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07ftksb)
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THU 02:32 The Documentary (w3ct6qtw)
Super-rich Swedes

Sweden has a global reputation for championing high taxes and social equality, but it has more dollar billionaires, relative to its population size, than almost anywhere else on the planet. Stockholm-based journalist Maddy Savage untangles the rise of the super rich, from the country’s booming tech sector to wealth and taxation policy shifts. She also delves into the deep-rooted cultural norms which can discourage Swedes from celebrating money, and investigates the rise in impact investing, as some of Sweden’s richest business leaders plough their cash into new startups prioritizing social and environmental sustainability.

A Podlit AB production.


THU 03:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv4b82)
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THU 03:06 Outlook (w3ct5pc7)
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THU 03:50 Witness History (w3ct5ypf)
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THU 04:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv4g06)
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THU 04:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gksxndj)
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THU 04:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07ftt8l)
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THU 04:32 The Food Chain (w3ct5xmn)
Can I eat this flower?

Stunning cakes, colourful salads and intricate garnishes use flowers to entice customers, but there’s more to this trend than just beautiful social media pictures.

Many cultures around the world have eaten flowers for centuries, and some of them pack a serious punch.

Devina Gupta explores the history of edible flowers and visits a site in the UK where they’re grown all year round. She gets quite a shock when trying one particular variety.

We find out why flowers are used on food nowadays, and how generations of knowledge about their use and properties were lost when they were brought to Western countries.

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

Presented by Devina Gupta

Produced by Julia Paul and Beatrice Pickup

(Image: A nasturtium flower growing. Credit: BBC)


THU 05:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv4krb)
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THU 05:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1ypdx)
Students in California ordered to leave university or face arrest

Protests against the war in Gaza grow in US universities - and the police response seems to be kicking up a level too. We'll hear from a lawyer representing a student who says Columbia University has not done enough to make the campus safe, or to stop harassment of Jewish students

We'll head to another country experiencing protests too - Georgia - where many people are unhappy about a law which they see as inspired by Russia. We'll go live to Tblisi

We'll speak to a senator in Hawaii, to find out why they are trying to stop people renting out their homes to tourists


THU 06:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv4phg)
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THU 06:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1yt51)
Israel accused of possible war crime in West Bank

A BBC investigation in the Occupied West Bank finds evidence that a boy's death there by the Israeli military could be a potential war crime. The Israeli Defense Forces has denied this.

In the US students have been gathering to show their support for the pro- Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, which has been ordered to disperse by police. Our correspondent has been covering events.

And education, jobs and social justice - some of the issues first time voters want to see addressed in India as the country's mammoth election continues. We hear from people in the states of Kerala and Bihar.


THU 07:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv4t7l)
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.


THU 07:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx1yxx5)
Israel accused of possible war crime in West Bank

Israel stands accused of a possible war crime over the killing of an eight-year-old boy in the West Bank.

We head to California, where law enforcement officers in riot gear have ordered hundreds of pro-Palestinian students at the University of California in Los Angeles to leave or face arrest.

And we hear from Saudi Arabia and the story of a woman sentenced to years in prison for her choice of clothing and comments on women's rights.


THU 08:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv4xzq)
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THU 08:06 The Inquiry (w3ct5xh4)
Can Texas go it alone on border control?

Last year the US state of Texas introduced a controversial law designed to control the huge number of undocumented migrants crossing its southern border with Mexico. The law known as Senate Bill 4 or SB4, allows local and state police the power to arrest and charge people with a newly created state crime - ‘illegal entry’.

Immigration law has historically been handled by the federal government. Crossing the border is a federal crime and addressed by immigration courts that fall under the justice department.

Now Texas is embroiled in a legal battle and SB4 has been paused. But it’s just the latest measure that Texas has taken to stop hundreds of thousands of migrants entering the US on its border. Back in 2021 the state’s Governor, Greg Abbott launched a multi-billion dollar border security programme known as Operation Lone Star. Along with his Republican lawmakers, the Governor’s argument is that Texas has a legal right to defend itself and they allege that Democrat President Joe Biden has failed to secure the US southern border in violation of the law.
But with a Presidential election this November, it remains to be seen if Texas will have a more sympathetic ally in the White House in the future.

So, on this week’s Inquiry, we’re asking ‘Can Texas go it alone on border control?’

Contributors:

Dr. Ernesto Castañeda, Director of the Centre for Latin American and Latino Studies and it’s Immigration Lab, American University, Washington DC, USA

Dr James Henson, Director, Texas Politics Project, Department of Government, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Denise Gilman, Clinical Professor, Co-Director Immigration Clinic, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Law, USA

Julia Gelatt, Associate Director, US Immigration Policy Programme, Migration Policy Institute, Washington DC, USA

Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Jill Collins
Researcher: Matt Toulson
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Craig Boardman
Production Co-ordinator: Liam Morrey

(Photo credit: Adam Davis via BBC Images


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Meet the trailblazers: The female bike mechanics

Meet Sharvari, Belinda and Brenna, three female bike mechanics from different corners of the world. From setting up a female run workshop in India, teaching skills to other women, or working within elite sport: these three are all making a living in the male dominated world of bike mechanics. Hear their stories and find out what happened when we got them all talking to each other.

Presenter/producer: Lexy O'Connor

(Photo: Bicycle mechanic Belinda Everett, Credit: Ryan Goff, #rygoff)


THU 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5yjx)
Ukraine's 'museum of corruption'

In February 2014, Ukraine’s ousted president, Viktor Yanukovych fled the country.

His estate was abandoned by security guards, so for the first time ordinary people got to see inside Mezhyhirya, the extraordinarily extravagant home of the former president.

Denys Tarakhkotelyk was one of those early visitors, and went on to take charge of the estate. He tells Gill Kearsley his remarkable story, and how the house became known as a ‘museum of corruption’.

(Photo: People wander around President Viktor Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya estate. Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)


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The Media Show: Behind the information iron curtain

Across large parts of the globe, access to impartial news reporting and information has never been more difficult, creating an information iron curtain. To mark World Press Freedom Day, Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall present a special live event from the BBC Radio Theatre, which considers the impact of censorship and technological controls in Russia, Iran and China; how ingrained state disinformation has become and how it has distorted their citizens’ perception of the world.

Our panel also looks at attempts to circumvent internet blocking and state restrictions on free media, from the use of VPNs by those on the inside, to the innovative tactics adopted by outsiders who are trying to deliver truthful news to an often indoctrinated audience.


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THU 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dsv)
Russia’s frozen assets: Will they fund Ukrainian weapons?

When President Putin ordered Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv’s western allies assembled unprecedented sanctions packages to target the Kremlin’s access to international funds. That included freezing an estimated $300bn of central bank assets, the majority of which are held in Europe. As domestic enthusiasm for Ukrainian aid has dimmed in some western nations, the question about how to use these frozen funds has risen rapidly up the international agenda.

On today’s episode, Katya is joined by Ben Chu, BBC Newsnight’s Economics Editor, and Tom Keatinge, from the Centre for Finance and Security at the RUSI think tank. They discuss whether new US legislation could pressure European leaders to make a decision on the fate of the frozen assets, and consider the risk of retaliation by Russia.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We’re keen to hear from you, wherever you are in the world. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. #TheGlobalStory.

The Global Story is part of the BBC News Podcasts family. The team that makes The Global Story also makes several other podcasts, such as Americast and Ukrainecast, which cover US news and the war in Ukraine. If you enjoy The Global Story, then we think that you will enjoy some of our other podcasts too. To find them, simply search on your favourite podcast app.

This episode was made by Laurie Kalus, Alix Pickles and Neal Razzell. The technical producers were Hannah Montgomery and Matt Hewitt. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.


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The sisterhood of the sea shanty singers

When Naomi was expecting her first first child, she joined an all-female singing group in the English county of Cornwall. The group was called Femmes de la Mer and they sang sea shanties. Their music became the soundtrack to Naomi's pregnancy.

All female singing groups weren't common but Claire Ingleheart, who founded the group, had decided to shake things up in the male dominated-world of sea shanties. Claire also wanted to raise awarness about the history of extraordinary sea-faring Cornish women and co-wrote new songs for them to sing together.

Naomi sang to her growing son about powerful Cornish women and looked forward to becoming a mum. But his birth didn't go to plan. As she sat with her baby in hospital, Naomi began to realise the extraordinary power of the songs she was learning.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Sarah Kendal

(Photo: Femmes de la Mer Credit: Marzia Borracci)


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THU 14:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rd3hyg)
BBC investigates West Bank killing

The BBC has carried out an investigation into the death of a Palestinian boy in the West Bank - an investigation which a UN expert says may amount to evidence of a war crime.

Also in the programme: as police in Los Angeles dismantle another pro-Palestinian university encampment, we hear from the veteran US senator Bernie Sanders. Plus, how scientists reconstructed a Neanderthal woman's face.

(Photo: Adam, eight, was shot in the head as he ran away from Israeli armoured vehicles. Credit: BBC)


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THU 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct602c)
What's in a name?

The Co-op Live Arena is Europe's biggest, with a capacity of 23,500. But fans have reacted with shock and confusion after it called off its opening concert at the last minute. We're outside the venue - and will ask what it means for the Co-op - which has bought the naming rights for the venue - but doesn't run it.

Maersk, the world's second largest shipping company - says the Red Sea route might not be open for the rest of the year. Rahul Tandon asks what that means for the world's supply chain.

Plus we hear from Japan as it continues to tackle a demographic issue - amid criticism from US President Joe Biden.

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Police break Gaza protest in LA

A massive police operation has torn down a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California Los Angeles. Hundreds of riot officers descended on the camp firing flares and stun grenades after it was violently attacked by counter- demonstrators. We hear from students there and speak to our correspondent in Dallas in Texas where police cleared protest camps on a number of campuses on Wednesday.

We also speak to Jewish students about their experiences at campuses since the protests over the war in Gaza begun.

The family of a gay British-Mexican man Manuel Guerrero Aviña held in Qatar for alleged drug offences has given further details of what they say was a "honeytrap" operation using the gay dating app, Grindr. We hear from Manuel's brother and get more details from our correspondent.

We bring details about the first ever observation of an animal treating its own wounds using a plant with known medicinal properties.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Police begin clearing pro-Palestine protest encampment at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA - 02 May 2024. Credit: ALLISON DINNER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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Biden: Order must prevail at protests

A massive police operation has torn down a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California Los Angeles. Hundreds of riot officers descended on the camp firing flares and stun grenades after it was violently attacked by counter- demonstrators. President Joe Biden has addressed the protests, saying students have the right to protest but not "cause chaos." We hear from students who were at the encampment and from a journalist who witnessed what happened during the night.

We also hear from Jewish students at Colombia University in New York, where a lot of the protests have been concentrated over the last two weeks. They describe how they feel about the protests.

Also on the programme, we hear the story of a gay British-Mexican man held in Qatar for alleged drug offences. His family have given further details of what they say was a "honeytrap" operation using the gay dating app, Grindr.

And we speak to the owner of a cat who was accidentally mailed hundreds of miles across America with an Amazon package return. The cat called Galena survived her ordeal.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: US President Joe Biden speaks about student protests at US universities. May 2, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Nathan Howard)


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THU 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w5h)
2024/05/02 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 20:32 Science In Action (w3ct5vcn)
Crossover infections

As bird flu is found in US farm cats fed on raw cow’s milk, chimpanzees are observed eating infected bat dung instead of vegetables. There is a constant threat of infections crossing from species to us and also from species to other species, particularly because of what we do. That is, after all, what happened to start the pandemic.

We hear about the ongoing struggles of the Chinese virologist who broke his instructions in China in order to share the first COVID genetic data.

And a strange tale of how tobacco growing might provide bat viruses a path into other species.

Presenter: Roland Pease
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Image: Cows on an American cattle farm (Credit: Adam Davis/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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US accuses Russia of using chemical weapons

The US has accused Russia of deploying chemical weapons as a "method of warfare" in Ukraine, in violation of international laws banning their use. We speak to a Ukrainian MP who is near the frontline in Donetsk region.

Also on the programme: a UN expert says the death of an 8-year-old boy in the West Bank appears to be a “war crime” after reviewing evidence gathered by the BBC; and a paediatrician tells us how a small change in interior design can make a big difference to neurodiverse people.

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THU 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct604m)
Turkey says it is stopping trade with Israel over the war in Gaza

Last month, Ankara introduced partial restrictions citing being refused permission to drop aid into Gaza. Their response was to introduce restrictions on trade. Now, it appears that all imports and exports from Israel have been blocked. The country’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz said this was "how a dictator behaves" "and they will lose."

Also, in the programme, we look at Pandemic-era fitness darling Peloton is showing more signs of trouble, as the CEO steps down and announcing staff redundancies.


(Picture: Turkey's President Erdogan. Picture credit: Reuters)

FRIDAY 03 MAY 2024

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FRI 01:06 Business Matters (w172zbfds35k7ts)
Turkey says it is stopping trade with Israel over the war in Gaza

Last month, Ankara introduced partial restrictions citing being refused permission to drop aid into Gaza. Their response was to introduce restrictions on trade. Now, it appears that all imports and exports from Israel have been blocked. The country’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz said this was "how a dictator behaves" "and they will lose."

Also, in the programme, we look at Pandemic-era fitness darling Peloton is showing more signs of trouble, as the CEO steps down and announcing staff redundancies.


(Picture: Turkish President Erdogan addresses his supporters ahead of the local elections in Istanbul. Picture credit: Reuters)


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FRI 04:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct5tdz)
Jewish dating: The race to break the glass

Dating in the Jewish world can be a struggle - different denominations, beliefs, being Kosher or not Kosher, ideologies and geography makes navigating this world difficult to decode. Apps aren't nuanced enough, and algorithms don’t account for what the tiny population has to offer.

When the Netflix programme Jewish Matchmaking came about, there was a buzz within the community. Jewish people around the world have been using a Shadchan (matchmaker) to create shidduch (matchmaking) for centuries in the hope of finding their bashert (soulmate or other half). At Jewish weddings, the breaking of the glass under the chupah (canopy) does not just represent the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem but also two soulmates finding each other.

Amie Liebowitz interviews matchmaker and dating coach Aleeza Ben Shalom from the Netflix show Jewish Matchmaker. She then goes on her own quest to learn about the traditional and religious values of matchmaking. From a mass dating event to going through her own matchmaking experience, Amie asks herself the question: Is she being open enough to exploring new connections and can tradition save her love life in this modern world?


Producer/presenter: Amie Liebowitz
Series producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Jonathan Hallewell


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FRI 05:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx21lb0)
Sudan: El Fasher threatened by paramilitary group

The United Nations tells us that a rebel attack on the city of El Fashir in Sudan would have disastrous consequences.

The protests against the war in Gaza are spreading across US universities.

Are the upcoming elections in Chad a chance for a new democratic start for the country?

And we have a report into Russia jamming satellite signals - leading to disruption for civilian flights


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FRI 06:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx21q24)
Sudan: El Fasher under threat from rebels

The largest city in north Darfur, Sudan is surrounded by paramilitary forces. Food and water is scarce. Locals fear the city is about to fall imminently. We hear from a leading United Nations diplomat who has a simple but dire warning.

We go to India where the biggest elections in the world is still ongoing. What role is religion playing in the subcontinent's politics?

In the US, President Biden has warned against hate speech as protests by university students against Israel's war in Gaza spreads.


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FRI 07:06 Newsday (w172zbjyjx21tt8)
Sudan: El Fasher under threat from rebels

The largest city in north Darfur, Sudan is surrounded by paramilitary forces. Food and water is scarce. Locals fear the city is about to fall imminently. We hear from a leading United Nations diplomat who has a simple but dire warning.

We go to Israel for reaction to the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at American universities.

And we go to Brazil where deadly heavy storms and flooding have caused a hydroelectric dam to collapse.


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Paul Auster: 'We are divided in ways we have never seen before'

In 2021, Stephen Sackur is travelled to New York to speak to writer Paul Auster, who died this week aged 77.


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FRI 08:32 Business Daily (w3ct5z1r)
Biz Daily Meets: Bonnie Tu

We talk cycling with chair of the world's largest bicycle maker, Giant.

Bonnie Tu is also the founder of Liv, Giant's women specific bike brand.

She talks to Sam Fenwick about getting into cycling in her 60s, and the place of women's cycling as a commercial prospect.

Presenter: Sam Fenwick
Producer: Lexy O'Connor

(Image: Bonnie Tu with a bike outside a shop. Credit: Bonnie Tu)


FRI 08:50 Witness History (w3ct5ydd)
The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

Thirty years on from the opening of the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, we look at the moment the two halves of the tunnel were connected in 1990.

Graham Fagg was the man who made the breakthrough, and the first person to cross by land between the two countries in 8,000 years.

In 2010, he told Lucy Williamson about the festivities of that day.

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FRI 10:06 Unexpected Elements (w3ct5q1p)
Horsey driverless cars and competitive cloning

The sight of horses running wild in a city leads panellist Tristan Ahtone in Helsinki to rethink how we rate horses' welfare, Chhavi Sachdev in Mumbai tells the story of the country that is cloning the Lionel Messi of horses for sport and presenter Marnie Chesterton finds out why roboticist Eakta Jain is studying horses to engineer better relationships between humans and autonomous vehicles. All that, plus the slippery record for the world's biggest snake, how the alphabet came to be and asteroid forcing scientists to reiterate 'it will not hit Earth'.


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FRI 11:32 The Global Story (w3ct6dw3)
West Bank: A BBC investigation into alleged war crimes

As part of an investigation into the conduct of Israel's security forces in the West Bank, which has been under military occupation for more than half a century, the BBC has pieced together what happened on the day two boys were killed. With violence having surged in the enclave in the months since the Hamas led attack on Israel on 7 October, the BBC team also found evidence of civilians threatened with weapons and increasing tensions.

On today’s episode, Katya is joined by director Josh Baker and reporter Isobel Yeung. They discuss what they saw and share the interviews they conducted on the ground while navigating gun battles, combat raids and secret meetings.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We’re keen to hear from you, wherever you are in the world. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. #TheGlobalStory.

The Global Story is part of the BBC News Podcasts family. The team that makes The Global Story also makes several other podcasts, such as Americast and Ukrainecast, which cover US news and the war in Ukraine. If you enjoy The Global Story, then we think that you will enjoy some of our other podcasts too. To find them, simply search on your favourite podcast app.

This episode was made by Richard Moran and Rachel Hagan. The technical producer was Matt Hewitt. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.


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FRI 12:06 Outlook (w3ct698m)
Outlook Mixtape: Rebel lawyer; The Wicker Man; sea shanties

Since her childhood, Moniza Kakar has been leading a quiet and steady rebellion. It started when she pushed her traditional Pashtun family to allow her to have an education and a career. And now as a lawyer, she’s at the forefront of the challenge to a controversial order to deport almost 1.7 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan.

Dominic and Justin Hardy were young boys when their father, the British director Robin Hardy, began a gruelling and obsessive quest to make The Wicker Man. Now the film is regarded as a masterpiece and beloved by fans across the world, but when it was first released in 1973, it was a massive flop. The fallout for the Hardy family was painful, tearing them apart. It would take decades, and a bundle of lost letters for Dominic and Justin to finally come to terms with the past – including their personal legacy from this iconic movie.

Founded by Claire Ingleheart, Femmes de la Mer is an all-female sea shanty singing group in the English county of Cornwall. Claire wanted to raise awareness about the history of extraordinary sea-faring Cornish women and co-wrote new songs for them to sing together. Naomi joined the group when she was expecting her first child, and sang these songs to her unborn son. His birth didn't go to plan, but as she sat with her baby in hospital, Naomi began to realise the extraordinary power of the songs she was singing.

Tom Cridland discovered Elton John's music for the first time when he went to university and he loved it instantly. He became obsessed and knew every Elton song – but by the time he left Tom was struggling with drinking and had become addicted to alcohol. Years later, inspired by Elton John's sobriety, he managed to quit. When Tom nearly relapsed during the Covid-19 pandemic it was learning the piano and all of Elton's songs, that kept him sober and lead to a successful new career as a tribute act.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Julian Siddle

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

(Photo: Cassette tape. Credit: Getty Images)


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FRI 14:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rd6dvk)
Situation in Darfur ‘catastrophic’

The UN has warned that Sudan’s civil war is preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid. Toby Harward, the UN’s Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, said fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces around El-Fasher in Darfur has had led to an increase in arbitrary killings and the burning of villages.

Also on the programme: Turkey suspends all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza; and China launches a rocket to collect samples from the dark side of the Moon.

(Picture: Refugees from Darfur in Adre, Chad, 4 August 2023 Credit: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)


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FRI 15:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zsb)
Turkey suspends trade with Israel over Gaza

Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the strip.

Myanmar’s military will no longer allow men aged 18-35 to go abroad for work if they are eligible for conscription.

The Chinese space agency has launched a rocket carrying a probe that aims to collect samples from the dark side of the Moon.

(Photo:Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Turkey, Turkey, March 29, 2024. Credit:
Reuters)


FRI 16:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv8svv)
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FRI 16:06 BBC OS (w172zbhzqyxxfy6)
Brazil floods and dam collapse

A hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southern Brazil after days of heavy rain, and at least half a million people are without power and clean water across the state of Rio Grande do Sul. We speak to our reporter and hear from residents.

In Kenya millions brace for more extreme rainfall as more people are being evacuated. Our reporter joins from the affected area.

We talk to people who do new types of yoga, after Italy banned puppy yoga because of concerns over animal welfare.

We find out about the disappearance of two Australians and an American in Baja California, in one of Mexico's most violent states.

As we continue to monitor student protests against the war in Gaza, we hear from two Jewish people of two generations - one currently at the University of Columbia in New York, another who graduated in 1981.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: People walk on a roof in a flooded area next to the Taquari River during heavy rains in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 2, 2024. Diego Vara/Reuters)


FRI 17:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv8xlz)
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FRI 17:06 BBC OS (w172zbhzqyxxkpb)
Myanmar bans men leaving the country for work

Myanmar's military government will no longer allow conscription-age men to travel out of the country for work, weeks after an enlistment order prompted many to try and flee. The restrictions come as the junta battles increased opposition in the country's ongoing civil war. We speak to our reporter and hear from those who have left the country.

We hear about the impact of extreme rainfall and floods in Kenya and Brazil.

As we continue to monitor student protests against the war in Gaza, we hear from two Jewish people of two generations - one currently at the University of Columbia in New York, another who graduated there in 1981.

Fighting and arbitrary killings in Sudan have intensified around the city of Al-Fashir in North Darfur in recent weeks. Our correspondent explains.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: People gather outside a passport office in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 May 2024. Credit: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


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FRI 18:06 Outlook (w3ct698m)
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FRI 18:50 Witness History (w3ct5ydd)
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FRI 19:00 BBC News (w172zgf1khv9537)
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FRI 19:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gkt2chk)
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FRI 19:32 Sport Today (w3ct5w0z)
2024/05/03 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 (w172zgf1khv98vc)
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FRI 20:06 BBC OS Conversations (w3ct5rbg)
Student protests in the US

The war in Gaza has triggered demonstrations at dozens of universities thousands of miles away in the United States. There have been hundreds of arrests as police have gone in to break them up and remove the protest camps that have been set up.

Amid the heightened tensions, three Jewish students - with different views towards Israel and its government - share the impact it is having on them; their experience on campus, including their studies. They tell host James Reynolds about being verbally abused, being shunned in class, and feeling forced to change their plans when using public transport.

We also hear from protesters at two Ivy League universities in the US, Colombia and Harvard. One describes witnessing the police raids. They explain their motivation for being part of the protest and reflect on whether their actions might have possible repercussions in the future.

“When these sorts of challenges arise and even when there are costs attached to them,” says Asmer, from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, “I want to live a life that - at the end of the day - I can look back and say yeah, when the time came to it, I did the right thing.”

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

(Photo: NYPD enter Columbia University after protesters take over Hamilton Hall, New York, 30 Apr 2024. Credit: Stephani Spindle/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)


FRI 20:30 BBC News Summary (w172zgfw07fzn3r)
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FRI 20:32 CrowdScience (w3ct5rgz)
Why am I bad at maths?

When CrowdScience listener Israel from Papua New Guinea received a bad grade on a maths test in third grade, he looked around the class and realised that almost all the other students had received a better result. Since then, he has always wondered: why are some people better at maths than others?

And Israel isn’t the only one to think about this: our listeners from all over the world describe their relationships with numbers, which run the full gamut from love to hate.

So are we all in control of our own mathematical fate, or are some people just naturally bad at it? Presenter Anand Jagatia hears about studies of identical and non-identical twins showing how genetics and environment interact to shape our mathematical abilities.

Our numerical abilities are not set in stone. It’s always possible to improve, and getting rid of negative feelings and anxiety around maths could be the key, says psychologist Iro Xenidou-Dervou.

Some countries seem to support children’s maths skills better than others. China and Finland both rank highly in international league tables; education experts in both countries discuss whether there are any keys to a successful mathematics education.

And there is something underlying our ability to do maths in the first place: our number sense. We hear what happens when this number sense does not work as intended – and what can be done about it.

Contributors:
Professor Yulia Kovas – Goldsmiths University of London, UK
Professor Pekka Räsänen – University of Turku, Finland
Assistant Professor Zhenzhen Miao – Jiangxi Normal University, China
Dr Iro Xenidou-Dervou – Loughborough University, UK
Professor Brian Butterworth – University College London, UK

Presented by Anand Jagatia
Produced by Florian Bohr
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Production Co-ordinator: Liz Tuohy
Studio Manager: Jackie Margerum

(Photo: Boy scratching head in front of blackboard. Credit: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images)


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FRI 21:06 Newshour (w172zb8v0rd782g)
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FRI 22:32 Heart and Soul (w3ct5tdz)
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FRI 23:06 The Newsroom (w172zbq7gkt2vh2)
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FRI 23:32 World Business Report (w3ct5zvl)
First broadcast 03/05/2024 21:32 GMT

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