| 00:00 | 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTDefiance of Iran's mandatory hijab rules spreads in public spaces and at sporting events(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTA weekly show exploring science, its mysteries, and the debates it sparks.(R)
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| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTTop producers reveal what works and what doesn't(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMT3/6A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTIn this special programme, we revisit our listeners’ favourite topics and then dig deeper(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTAstronauts tell us about life on the International Space Station(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTAspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet(R)
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| 01:00 | 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTExplorations in the world of science.(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTAn exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTCould AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTRoger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTWhat do we lose when screens replace books?(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTOne British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTWill seeks the Signs of the Light(R) 01:50GMTIn 2009, a TV show earned Ben Greenhalgh a contract at Italian Champions Inter Milan
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| 02:00 | 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTThe best of CrowdScience from 2025(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTA raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTFrom deep ocean to inner ear, scientists are uncovering how whales record our climate.(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTAspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTWe bring you Tech Life highlights from a fascinating year in global tech.(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTTommy Lamb joins us to tell us about his mammoth trip
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTThe big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria(R)
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| 03:00 | 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTPresenter Myra Anubi and the team chat about some of their favourite projects in 2025(R) 03:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32GMTHow record gold prices are taking the sparkle out of Indian weddings(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTM People star Andrew Lovell’s home life hid a terrible – yet beautiful – secret(R) 03:50GMTThe invention of the Short Message Service changed how we communicate around the world(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTTom Turcich took his rescue puppy Savannah on a 48,000 kilometre walk(R) 03:50GMTSeventy-five years ago, RFE started broadcasting to audiences behind the Iron Curtain(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTIt all started with a regular stroll past a bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro(R) 03:50GMTIn 1999, Longplayer started playing and it will continue, without repeating, until 2999(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTRobert Leonard sang at Woodstock with Sha Na Na – now he helps the police solve crimes(R) 03:50GMTIn 1975, the train began a 21 month tour of the US celebrating 200 years of independence(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTThe BBC's weekly UK pop chart countdown
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTHarriett Gilbert speaks with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about The Palace of Illusions(R)
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| 04:00 | 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTTwo women who've created female-centered fitness communities
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTOonagh Cousins meets artist Haroon Mirza
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMT5/10Spy plane pictures reveal the missile build up to the Americans. How will they respond?
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTWe ask why people are still willing to pay for recipes(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTHow two families, one Jewish, the other Muslim resuced each other from the horrors of war
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTIn this special programme, we revisit our listeners’ favourite topics and then dig deeper(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTIn the wreckage of Ghouta, a man goes about restoring his home - and his future 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTWill seeks the Signs of the Light(R) 04:50GMTIn 2009, a TV show earned Ben Greenhalgh a contract at Italian Champions Inter Milan(R)
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| 05:00 | 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTPresident Trump says progress is made to end the war, but territory issues are unresolved 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTThe best of CrowdScience from 2025(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTPresident Trump warns Hamas would have "hell to pay" if it did not disarm quickly 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTGeneticist George Church on mapping the world's DNA and a mammoth 'de-extinction' project(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTProtests and strikes in Iran are over inflation and currency devaluation 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTWe bring you Tech Life highlights from a fascinating year in global tech.(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTAround a million revellers braved the cold weather to gather in Times Square 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTThe big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTPolice say around 40 people died after a fire in a bar in a ski resort in Switzerland. 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTFriday, April 13th 2029 – mark it in your calendar...an asteroid is coming(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTJoin Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMT3/6A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTChina says its air and sea forces were already in the Taiwan Strait for military drills
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe US president made the comments as he met Israeli Prime Minister
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe Iranian government said it "recognises the protests" and would listen "with patience"
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe Guard was controversially deployed to tackle illegal immigration and crime
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTPolice say around 40 people have died and over one hundred injured.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe fire at Le Constellation bar killed at least 40 people and injured more than 100
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe US has captured President Nicolás Maduro after it launched strikes on Venezuela
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| 07:00 | 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThe Chinese military described the military exercise as a "shield of justice"
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTDonald Trump said he hoped to reach phase two of the Gaza peace plan very quickly
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTIsrael said the groups had failed to hand over "complete" personal details of their staff
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThe National Guard was deployed in three Democrat-run cities
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTOfficials warn it could take days or even weeks to identify everyone.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTVenezuela has been on high alert for possible US strikes
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTVenezuela has denounced the "military aggression"
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| 08:00 | 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTA special episode of The Interview featuring three compelling conversations from 2025 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTReligion-based apps are growing. Can a smartphone bring spiritual fulfilment?(R) 08:50GMTThe invention of the Short Message Service changed how we communicate around the world
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTHow buddy schemes and friendship hours are helping people in Sweden make friends 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWe explore the idea of being closer to your idols - often through buying merchandise(R) 08:50GMTSeventy-five years ago, RFE started broadcasting to audiences behind the Iron Curtain
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTMark Savage speaks to American superstar Lady Gaga about fame, music and finding love 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTIt's one of the busiest times of year for doorstep food deliveries 08:50GMTIn 1999, Longplayer started playing and it will continue, without repeating, until 2999
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTHow did live music evolve into a billion-dollar business for global stars? 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWe meet the people waking at 4 AM to find out if a morning routine increases productivity(R) 08:50GMTIn 1975, the train began a 21 month tour of the US celebrating 200 years of independence
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTChris Page and the Irish historian Catherine Corless on Ireland’s mother and baby homes(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTPichaya Soontornyanakij was voted the world's best female chef by 1000-plus gastronomists(R) 08:50GMTIn 1986, South African businessman Rohan Vos decided to launch a vintage railway business
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThe Venezuelan government says it's been attacked by the United States
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThe US has accused President Maduro of using oil money to fund drug-trafficking
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| 09:00 | 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTThe best of CrowdScience from 2025(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTA raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTFrom deep ocean to inner ear, scientists are uncovering how whales record our climate.(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTAspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTFriday, April 13th 2029 – mark it in your calendar...an asteroid is coming(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTAstronauts tell us about life on the International Space Station(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMT5/10Spy plane pictures reveal the missile build up to the Americans. How will they respond?(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTIn the wreckage of Ghouta, a man goes about restoring his home - and his future(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTWe ask why people are still willing to pay for recipes(R)
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| 10:00 | 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTMax Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTNikki Bedi talks to writer Zadie Smith about her new essay collection, Dead and Alive(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTBBC correspondents discuss the events and trends set to shape 2026.(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTTop producers reveal what works and what doesn't 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTIn this special programme, we revisit our listeners’ favourite topics and then dig deeper
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTAhead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup we look at the fan experience in modern day football
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTHow buddy schemes and friendship hours are helping people in Sweden make friends(R) 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTRabia Balkhi is one of the most famous Afghan poets, but she also died for love(R)
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| 11:00 | 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTAn exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTCould AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTRoger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTWhat do we lose when screens replace books?
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTOne British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTWill seeks the Signs of the Light(R) 11:50GMTFrom passenger numbers to world cup travel, we cast our eye forwards into 2026
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| 12:00 | 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTM People star Andrew Lovell’s home life hid a terrible – yet beautiful – secret 12:50GMTThe invention of the Short Message Service changed how we communicate around the world(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTTom Turcich took his rescue puppy Savannah on a 48,000 kilometre walk 12:50GMTSeventy-five years ago, RFE started broadcasting to audiences behind the Iron Curtain(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTIt all started with a regular stroll past a bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro 12:50GMTIn 1999, Longplayer started playing and it will continue, without repeating, until 2999(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTRobert Leonard sang at Woodstock with Sha Na Na – now he helps the police solve crimes 12:50GMTIn 1975, the train began a 21 month tour of the US celebrating 200 years of independence(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThe Godfather of Hollywood sound, and making a film for Saddam Hussein 12:50GMTIn 1986, South African businessman Rohan Vos decided to launch a vintage railway business(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTHarriett Gilbert speaks with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about The Palace of Illusions
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTAstronauts tell us about life on the International Space Station(R) 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTA raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.(R)
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| 13:00 | 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTThe best of CrowdScience from 2025(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTGeneticist George Church on mapping the world's DNA and a mammoth 'de-extinction' project(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTWe bring you Tech Life highlights from a fascinating year in global tech.(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTThe big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTFriday, April 13th 2029 – mark it in your calendar...an asteroid is coming(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTVenezuela has declared a national emergency
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTUS strikes on Friday night led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
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| 14:00 | 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTChina is simulating the seizure and blockade of Taiwan's key areas
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTSaudi-led forces launch attack on Yemeni port
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTEU says new Israeli ban on 37 aid groups in Gaza will severely impact Palestinians
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTMore than a hundred people were also injured in the fire in a bar in Crans-Montana
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTWe have the latest from the investigation into the fire at a ski resort in Switzerland
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTLive sport from around the world - including the English Premier League.
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTLive sport from around the world - including the English Premier League
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| 15:00 | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTA special episode of The Interview featuring three compelling conversations from 2025(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTReligion-based apps are growing. Can a smartphone bring spiritual fulfilment?(R) 15:50GMTThis was the biggest plane crash since 1997, killing 179 people on board.
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTHow buddy schemes and friendship hours are helping people in Sweden make friends(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTWe explore the idea of being closer to your idols - often through buying merchandise(R) 15:50GMTMassive protests in Iran as shopkeepers shut their stores
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTMark Savage speaks to American superstar Lady Gaga about fame, music and finding love(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTIt's one of the busiest times of year for doorstep food deliveries(R) 15:50GMTWe're almost at the end of the year - what could 2026 hold for the global economy?
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTHow did live music evolve into a billion-dollar business for global stars?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTWe meet the people waking at 4 AM to find out if a morning routine increases productivity(R) 15:50GMTBulgaria is the 21st country in the European Union to adopt the currency
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTChris Page and the Irish historian Catherine Corless on Ireland’s mother and baby homes(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTPichaya Soontornyanakij was voted the world's best female chef by 1000-plus gastronomists(R) 15:50GMTTrump warns US will intervene if Iran kills protesters
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| 16:00 | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTAfter talks on Sunday President Trump said land remained the thorniest issue
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTIranians are protesting over rising prices and the plummeting value of the currency
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTSydney in Australia welcomed 2026 with a spectacular fireworks display
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTSeveral dozen people are thought to have died
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTInvestigators estimate that around 40 people were killed, and 119 others are injured.
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| 17:00 | 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTBritish boxer Anthony Joshua has been injured, with two others killed in a car crash
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTSaudi Arabia told the UAE to withdraw its forces from Yemen
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTIsrael says the organisations failed to meet requirements under new registration rules
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTPolice say around 40 people were killed and 115 injured in New Year fire at a Swiss bar
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTAt least 40 people have died and 119 are injured.
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| 18:00 | 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTM People star Andrew Lovell’s home life hid a terrible – yet beautiful – secret(R) 18:50GMTThe invention of the Short Message Service changed how we communicate around the world(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTTom Turcich took his rescue puppy Savannah on a 48,000 kilometre walk(R) 18:50GMTSeventy-five years ago, RFE started broadcasting to audiences behind the Iron Curtain(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTIt all started with a regular stroll past a bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro(R) 18:50GMTIn 1999, Longplayer started playing and it will continue, without repeating, until 2999(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTRobert Leonard sang at Woodstock with Sha Na Na – now he helps the police solve crimes(R) 18:50GMTIn 1975, the train began a 21 month tour of the US celebrating 200 years of independence(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThe Godfather of Hollywood sound, and making a film for Saddam Hussein(R) 18:50GMTIn 1986, South African businessman Rohan Vos decided to launch a vintage railway business(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTFrom burping cows to cool buildings, experts pitch low-cost ideas to cut emissions fast. 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTOonagh Cousins meets artist Haroon Mirza(R)
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| 19:00 | 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTHow did live music evolve into a billion-dollar business for global stars?(R) 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTHow two families, one Jewish, the other Muslim resuced each other from the horrors of war(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTIn this special programme, we revisit our listeners’ favourite topics and then dig deeper(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTDefiance of Iran's mandatory hijab rules spreads in public spaces and at sporting events(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTGeneticist George Church on mapping the world's DNA and a mammoth 'de-extinction' project
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTA raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTWe bring you Tech Life highlights from a fascinating year in global tech.
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTFrom deep ocean to inner ear, scientists are uncovering how whales record our climate.(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTThe big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTAspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTFriday, April 13th 2029 – mark it in your calendar...an asteroid is coming
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTAstronauts tell us about life on the International Space Station 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTCan a laugh be passed down between generations? Caroline Steel has a giggle finding out.
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThe Venezuelan President has been shown blindfolded and handcuffed
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US objectives haven't changed
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| 22:00 | 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTTraders shut shops and take to the streets over rapidly falling value of Iran’s currency
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTThe 95-year-old steps back after decades in finance.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTWhy Netflix is showing its latest hit at the cinema and MTV is closing video channels.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTSyria rolls out redesigned banknotes and Russia increases taxes.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTChina's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top electric vehicle seller
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTFuse ODG tells DJ Edu about his new album
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTRabia Balkhi is one of the most famous Afghan poets, but she also died for love(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTA special episode of The Interview featuring three compelling conversations from 2025(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTTwo women who've created female-centered fitness communities(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHow buddy schemes and friendship hours are helping people in Sweden make friends(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTOonagh Cousins meets artist Haroon Mirza(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTMark Savage speaks to American superstar Lady Gaga about fame, music and finding love(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMT5/10Spy plane pictures reveal the missile build up to the Americans. How will they respond?(R) 23:59GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHow did live music evolve into a billion-dollar business for global stars?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTWe ask why people are still willing to pay for recipes(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTChris Page and the Irish historian Catherine Corless on Ireland’s mother and baby homes(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTHow two families, one Jewish, the other Muslim resuced each other from the horrors of war(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTAhead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup we look at the fan experience in modern day football(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTFrom burping cows to cool buildings, experts pitch low-cost ideas to cut emissions fast.(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTA raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.(R)
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