| 00:00 | 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTWe return to people we spoke to earlier in the pandemic(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTWildfires, floods, hurricanes made 2020 record breaking. What it says about climate change(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTWhy Unesco was set up 75 years ago, in the aftermath of the Second World War.
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTJoin us as we say goodbye to 2020 in style with some of the world’s funniest comedians(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTSjón answers questions from readers about his novel Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was.(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTThe life and work of a pioneering Swiss microbiologist(R) 00:50GMTThe American serviceman who won swimming glory a year after being blinded by a bomb(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTHow will the UK evolve now that it has left the European Union?(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTHow BTS ARMY is changing the music industry and pop culture(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R) 00:50GMTListeners react to the emotional Goodbye to All This and how cancer devastates a family
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| 01:00 | 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTWhy producing and distributing a coronavirus vaccine is proving difficult 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTThe Archbishop of Canterbury and the UK’s Chief Rabbi discuss coping with losing a child(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTA merger between Fiat Chrysler and PSA has won approval from the companies' shareholders
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe electoral race in Georgia will shape American politics for the next two years
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTArmed supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol building and forced a lockdown
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTDonald Trump's opponents want him removed after his supporters stormed the Capitol
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTNancy Pelosi has said that she will push for Trump to be impeached if he doesn't resign
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTSARS-Cov2: UK and South African new variants
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| 02:00 | 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTIs space exploration a potential lifeline or a massive vanity project?(R) 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTTips from Denmark and South Korea on how to improve our feelings of happiness
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTDoughnut economics in action - how we can live well and save the planet at the same time 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTThe plasticine heroes leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTWe speak to the epidemiologist whose modelling of Covid-19 saw the UK lock down 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTAleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTWere we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem?(R) 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTThe ‘philosopher chef’ on the pandemic, the magic of pastry, and finding peace in cooking
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe President remains Commander in Chief, but how tenable is that for the next two weeks? 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTAnguilla national team coach Stern John talks about his new job and his hunt for players.
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTHas America's model of democracy broken? And stories from Uganda, Germany and Venezuela 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. 02:50GMTDavid Sumpter describes the algorithms ruling the world
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTAs 2021 begins, what are some of the most pressing fitness requirements?(R) 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTKatty Kay and Carlos Watson look back on a tumultuous week in US politics(R)
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| 03:00 | 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTThe uses and meanings of headwear from prehistory to today(R) 03:50GMTThe Canadian who's made a career out of dancing at big sports events around the world(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTWhen Kirsten Johnson’s dad got dementia she found an unusual way to cope(R) 03:50GMTDeciphering the 3,500 year-old song discovered on a clay tablet in Syria(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTHow an accident and a case of mistaken identity changed one couple's lives forever(R) 03:50GMTHow criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found peace(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTJoel Thompson is behind a composition about the killing of black men in the USA(R) 03:50GMTHow three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTThe Casteless Collective is a protest band who challenge caste oppression through song(R) 03:50GMTWhen the deadly Ebola virus broke out in West Africa scientists in the USA set to work(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTIraqi interpreters feel under threat from local militias as coalition forces withdraw(R) 03:50GMTThe book describing a sudden uncontrollable downturn that was ignored by governments.(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTBusiness Weekly examines the enormous task now facing President-elect Joe Biden(R)
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| 04:00 | 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTIs 2021 the make-or-break year for our environment? 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTFungal networks are entangled with life on Earth and even show signs of intelligence.(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe businessman and TV show host who became the 45th President of the United States 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTSaving seahorses and turning old fishing nets into luxury carpets.(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTIn Vienna housing is considered a human right. Is it a model other cities should follow? 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTTechnological and digital news from around the world.(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTHow seven ruthless brothers held a small Libyan town in their murderous grip. 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTThe show looks back at the pandemic exactly one year since we first reported its start(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTSocial giants act after the President praises supporters who broke into the US Congress. 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTSARS-Cov2: UK and South African new variants(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTHow will the UK evolve now that it has left the European Union?(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTFive ideas challenging how we think about the world
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| 05:00 | 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTAudio of the conversation has been released by the Washington Post
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTVoters are going to the polls to select two seats in the US Senate
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe Republicans and Democrats are neck and neck after yesterday's runoff vote
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTTrump supporters go on a rampage trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTAmericans reflect on the violent clashes in Congress on Wednesday
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTWe hear from ICU doctors in the US, Brazil and South Africa 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTHow BTS ARMY is changing the music industry and pop culture
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTHas America's model of democracy broken? And stories from Uganda, Germany and Venezuela(R) 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R) 05:50GMTDavid Sumpter describes the algorithms ruling the world(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe Washington Post has released audio of Mr Trump asking for votes to be found.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTPresident Trump and President-elect Biden have held rallies in the state
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe candidates are neck and neck as postal ballots are counted
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe violence happened just hours after Mr Trump addressed his supporters at a rally
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTPresident Trump commits to an "orderly" transition of power.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTCongressional Democrats to impeach Trump; impact of COVID lockdown on schools and parents
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTUS is lifting restrictions on Taiwan; what's the mood on impeachment in America?
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| 07:00 | 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThe Washington Post released audio of Mr Trump's call to Georgia's top election official
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTVoters are picking two senate seats
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTElections in Georgia that will decide control of the Senate are too close to call
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTA joint session of Congress is now back underway, to confirm Joe Biden as president
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTBut his critics - including his niece - says he must take responsibility for the violence
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTTwitter suspends Donald Trump's account; who will succeed Germany's Angela Merkel?
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTTougher coronavirus restrictions in Sweden; US/Taiwan relations set to deepen
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| 08:00 | 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTIs space exploration a potential lifeline or a massive vanity project?(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTLessons in rethinking the climate emergency from Sierra Leone and the US 08:50GMTDeciphering the 3,500 year-old song discovered on a clay tablet in Syria
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTDoughnut economics in action - how we can live well and save the planet at the same time(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTLessons in remote working from a solo yachtswoman 08:50GMTHow criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found peace
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTWe speak to the epidemiologist whose modelling of Covid-19 saw the UK lock down(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTIs the coronavirus destroying retail, or just speeding up its demise? 08:50GMTHow three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTWere we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem?(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTThe Democrats and President-elect Biden have won control of the US Congress 08:50GMTWhen the deadly Ebola virus broke out in West Africa scientists in the USA set to work
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThe President remains Commander in Chief, but how tenable is that for the next two weeks?(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTThe billionaire talks to the BBC's Justin Rowlatt about what drives his tech ambitions 08:50GMTThe book describing a sudden uncontrollable downturn that was ignored by governments.
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTPresident Trump's Twitter account has been permanently shut; reaction to events in US 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTKatty Kay and Carlos Watson look back on a tumultuous week in US politics
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThe possible impeachment of Donald Trump; a Sriwijaya Air plane crashes in Indonesia 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today.(R) 08:50GMTListeners react to the emotional Goodbye to All This and how cancer devastates a family(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTIs 2021 the make-or-break year for our environment?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTTips from Denmark and South Korea on how to improve our feelings of happiness(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTThe businessman and TV show host who became the 45th President of the United States(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTThe plasticine heroes leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTIn Vienna housing is considered a human right. Is it a model other cities should follow?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTAleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTHow seven ruthless brothers held a small Libyan town in their murderous grip.(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTThe ‘philosopher chef’ on the pandemic, the magic of pastry, and finding peace in cooking(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTSocial giants act after the President praises supporters who broke into the US Congress.(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTAnguilla national team coach Stern John talks about his new job and his hunt for players.(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTWho is the winner of the BBC's annual music poll Sound Of?
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTHas America's model of democracy broken? And stories from Uganda, Germany and Venezuela(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTHow Jesse Thistle, a homeless Indigenous man, found his identity and his calling
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| 10:00 | 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThree extraordinary artists blur the lines between cabaret, theatre and real-life(R) 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R) 10:50GMTTim Harford showcases statistics from 2020(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTJoin us as we say goodbye to 2020 in style with some of the world’s funniest comedians(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTSjón answers questions from readers about his novel Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was.(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe life and work of a pioneering Swiss microbiologist 10:50GMTThe American serviceman who won swimming glory a year after being blinded by a bomb
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTHow will the UK evolve now that it has left the European Union?
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTWe preview some of the biggest ties in the third round of the FA Cup
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTWe hear from ICU doctors in the US, Brazil and South Africa(R) 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTSophia Smith Galer explores the strength of feeling around abortion in Malta(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. 11:32GMTFungal networks are entangled with life on Earth and even show signs of intelligence.(R)
| 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. 11:32GMTSaving seahorses and turning old fishing nets into luxury carpets.(R)
| 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. 11:32GMTTechnological and digital news from around the world.(R)
| 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. 11:32GMTThe show looks back at the pandemic exactly one year since we first reported its start(R)
| 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. 11:32GMTSARS-Cov2: UK and South African new variants(R)
| 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. 11:32GMTAs 2021 begins, what are some of the most pressing fitness requirements?
| 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. 11:32GMTIn Vienna housing is considered a human right. Is it a model other cities should follow?(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTWhen Kirsten Johnson’s dad got dementia she found an unusual way to cope 12:50GMTDeciphering the 3,500 year-old song discovered on a clay tablet in Syria(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTHow an accident and a case of mistaken identity changed one couple's lives forever 12:50GMTHow criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found peace(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTJoel Thompson is behind a composition about the killing of black men in the USA 12:50GMTHow three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThe Casteless Collective is a protest band who challenge caste oppression through song 12:50GMTWhen the deadly Ebola virus broke out in West Africa scientists in the USA set to work(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTIraqi interpreters feel under threat from local militias as coalition forces withdraw 12:50GMTThe book describing a sudden uncontrollable downturn that was ignored by governments.(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTWhat happens to the creative process after losing those closest to you?
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTWere we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem?(R) 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTHow seven ruthless brothers held a small Libyan town in their murderous grip.(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. 13:32GMTTips from Denmark and South Korea on how to improve our feelings of happiness(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 plasticine heroes leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app(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. 13:32GMTAleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why(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 ‘philosopher chef’ on the pandemic, the magic of pastry, and finding peace in cooking(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. 13:32GMTSophia Smith Galer explores the strength of feeling around abortion in Malta
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTHis allies say decision to close his account amounts to an attack on free speech
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTMr Trump has said he will not attend the ceremony, breaking tradition
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| 14:00 | 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTDemocrats attack Trump for asking Georgia official to "find" votes
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTThe vote will determine the balance of power in the US Senate
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTDemocrats could take control of the Senate as results come in from two Georgia votes
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTCongress certifies Joe Biden's victory after a deadly day of chaos
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTPresident Trump has finally accepted there will be a new administration in Washington
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTCoverage from around the world - including the FA Cup.
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTFive ideas challenging how we think about the world(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTIs space exploration a potential lifeline or a massive vanity project?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTA merger between Fiat Chrysler and PSA has won approval from the companies' shareholders
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTDoughnut economics in action - how we can live well and save the planet at the same time(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTGerman authorities are expected to extend strict lockdown measures to the end of January
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWe speak to the epidemiologist whose modelling of Covid-19 saw the UK lock down(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTA controversial Alaska oil drilling rights auction has been approved by a federal judge
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWere we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTThere is a sense of shock after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Congress
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTThe President remains Commander in Chief, but how tenable is that for the next two weeks?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTPlane maker Boeing is to pay $2.5bn to settle a criminal charge over safety failings
| | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTThe life and work of a pioneering Swiss microbiologist(R) 15:50GMTDavid Sumpter describes the algorithms ruling the world(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe hear about concerns over re-opening of schools during the pandemic
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTHow is the Covid vaccine rollout being managed in different countries?
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe speak to people in Israel which currently has the world's highest vaccination rate
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe discuss the events at the US Capitol
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTTop Democrats have called for President Trump to be removed for "inciting" Capitol riot
| | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTCoverage from around the world - including the FA Cup.
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| 17:00 | 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe talk to voters about Tuesday's runoff election in the US state of Georgia
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe speak to ICU doctors in the US, Brazil and South Africa
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe’re following results as they come in for two crucial US Senate elections
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe discuss the events at the US Capitol
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTPresident Trump has confirmed that he will not be attending the inauguration of Joe Biden
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| 18:00 | 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTWhen Kirsten Johnson’s dad got dementia she found an unusual way to cope(R) 18:50GMTDeciphering the 3,500 year-old song discovered on a clay tablet in Syria(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTHow an accident and a case of mistaken identity changed one couple's lives forever(R) 18:50GMTHow criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found peace(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTJoel Thompson is behind a composition about the killing of black men in the USA(R) 18:50GMTHow three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThe Casteless Collective is a protest band who challenge caste oppression through song(R) 18:50GMTWhen the deadly Ebola virus broke out in West Africa scientists in the USA set to work(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTIraqi interpreters feel under threat from local militias as coalition forces withdraw(R) 18:50GMTThe book describing a sudden uncontrollable downturn that was ignored by governments.(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. 18:50GMTThe American serviceman who won swimming glory a year after being blinded by a bomb(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 US prisoners turned to Buddhism to face execution, and the truth of a space "strike"
| 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. 19:32GMTA Zambian artist making connections across the continent
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| 20:00 | 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTIs 2021 the make-or-break year for our environment?(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTSaving seahorses and turning old fishing nets into luxury carpets.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTThe impact of the Trump presidency on US policy convention and political discourse 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTTechnological and digital news from around the world.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTIn Vienna housing is considered a human right. Is it a model other cities should follow?(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTThe show looks back at the pandemic exactly one year since we first reported its start
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTHow seven ruthless brothers held a small Libyan town in their murderous grip.(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTSARS-Cov2: UK and South African new variants
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTSocial giants act after the President praises supporters who broke into the US Congress.(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTIs there more to living alongside greenery?(R)
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTOscar-winning actor Viola Davis tells us about her role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTWhat happens to the creative process after losing those closest to you?(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThe judge blocked the request because of concerns over Mr Assange's mental health
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTGeorgia votes to decide whether President-elect Biden controls both houses of Congress
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTWeapons were drawn inside the Senate chamber as protesters ran amok.
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTPresident-elect says Donald Trump has spent four years trying to undermine US democracy.
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTWhat are the policing lessons of Wednesday's mob invasion of the US Capitol?
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThe US President's former top Russia adviser describes "soft civil war"
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTA senior Democrat says this would give Mr Biden time to launch his agenda before a trial
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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 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTA merger between Fiat Chrysler and PSA has won approval from the companies' shareholders
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTGerman authorities are expected to extend strict lockdown measures to the end of January
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTDue to events in Washington this programme was not broadcast. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTDue to events in Washington this programme was not broadcast.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTDonald Trump's opponents want him removed after his supporters stormed the Capitol
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTNancy Pelosi has said that she will push for Trump to be impeached if he doesn't resign
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTKatty Kay and Carlos Watson look back on a tumultuous week in US politics(R)
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today.(R) 22:50GMTDavid Sumpter describes the algorithms ruling the world(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTIs space exploration a potential lifeline or a massive vanity project?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTTips from Denmark and South Korea on how to improve our feelings of happiness(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTDoughnut economics in action - how we can live well and save the planet at the same time(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTThe plasticine heroes leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTWe speak to the epidemiologist whose modelling of Covid-19 saw the UK lock down(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTAleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTWere we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTThe ‘philosopher chef’ on the pandemic, the magic of pastry, and finding peace in cooking(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTThe President remains Commander in Chief, but how tenable is that for the next two weeks?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTAnguilla national team coach Stern John talks about his new job and his hunt for players.(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTBusiness Weekly examines the enormous task now facing President-elect Joe Biden
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHas America's model of democracy broken? And stories from Uganda, Germany and Venezuela(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTHow Jesse Thistle, a homeless Indigenous man, found his identity and his calling(R)
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