World Service - Schedules

Dancing between spaces with Santigold, Black Thought and theOGM of Ho99o9

The art of writing an arena banger

05/02/2023 00:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Living with power cuts

We hear from people who experience regular power interrruptions

05/02/2023 00:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Who are the Uyghurs and why are they being persecuted?

John Sudworth tells the story behind China's treatment of its Uyghur minority

Hannah Fry on using shopping data to detect ovarian cancer

The mathematician discusses a study that suggests loyalty card data could signal cancer.

05/02/2023 01:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

05/02/2023 02:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

05/02/2023 02:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

05/02/2023 02:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Back from the brink

We’ll hear a doctor and survivor’s stories of cardiac arrest – and have a guide to CPR.

05/02/2023 03:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen: Waking Lions

A morally complex tale of guilt, survival, shame and desire in Israel.

05/02/2023 04:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Cleaning house in Kyiv

Ukraine moves against corruption; plus stories from Uzbekistan, Uruguay and Brussels.

05/02/2023 04:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Inside the rise of LGBTQ+ fiction

Exploring queer fiction as the literary genre faces boosted sales and book bans

05/02/2023 05:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

05/02/2023 05:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

05/02/2023 05:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

The Night Witches of World War Two

The all-female Soviet combat unit which terrorised German forces using wooden biplanes

05/02/2023 06:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

What's the big deal about fine dining?

The world’s so-called ‘best restaurant’ is closing – so what?

Cleaning house in Kyiv

Ukraine moves against corruption; plus stories from Uzbekistan, Uruguay and Brussels.

The Syrian artist bringing beauty to a desert refugee camp

When Malak fled Syria she packed the essentials: her sketchbook and pencils

Turning waste into power

How old food and hot computers are being used to provide new sources of energy

The Right Thing: Framed by my brother

Floyd Bledsoe’s Christian forgiveness was tested when his brother accused him of murder

Why We Play

What role does play have in our adult lives and how can it increase productivity at work?

Can the Taliban tackle Afghanistan’s terror problem?

Afghanistan is no stranger to insurgencies, but do the Taliban have the means to end one?

Uruguay’s cash cow

How does Uruguay’s beef industry compete with their neighbours and climate change threats

How we work: Redesigning the office

The concept of the office is being reimagined. What can we learn from its history?

Should disturbing audio from an attack be used?

After the death of a black man, should audio from the assault have been broadcast?

The Right Thing: Framed by my brother

Floyd Bledsoe’s Christian forgiveness was tested when his brother accused him of murder

Pirate radio and the Velvet Divorce

The first black music station in Europe and why Czechoslovakia split into two states

The Syrian artist bringing beauty to a desert refugee camp

When Malak fled Syria she packed the essentials: her sketchbook and pencils

Sacked Twitter staff take on Elon Musk

Several workers are launching legal action against the social media firm

India's female airline pilot revolution

At 12.4% India has the highest percentage of female pilots, why?

Should disturbing audio from an attack be used?

After the death of a black man, should audio from the assault have been broadcast?