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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. 01:32GMTOur weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.
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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. 02:32GMTIt’s Part 1 of CrowdScience’s year-end extravaganza! Say hello to some familiar faces.(R)
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| 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 giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers
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| 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. 02:32GMTAlison Mitchell looks back on the best of Stumped in 2023.
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| 03:00 | 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTThe people trying to improve this icon of our wasteful culture(R) 03:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 03:32GMTA special show looking back at a year of clicks, comments and shares(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTWithout realising it, Nick Reynolds had been living his childhood on the run(R) 03:50GMTWhich countries have the best and worst work-life balance?
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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. 04:32GMTCheese specialists Mausam Narang and Emma Young are revolutionising the dairy industry.
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| 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. 04:32GMTA song about a broken relationship that has become a melancholy Christmas anthem(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. 04:32GMTTwo families displaced by the war in Ukraine reflect on their second year away from home
| 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. 04:32GMTColm Flynn speaks to the multi-award winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTBBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2024 might have in store.(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTHow the public face of Beijing - and the character of the nation - have been transformed 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTDan Roan on why oil-rich nations are investing huge amounts of money in global sport 04:50GMTHow Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura became the first person to ski on Everest in 1970(R)
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| 05:00 | 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTIt's being described as a ghost town as celebrations have been suspended 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTIt’s Part 1 of CrowdScience’s year-end extravaganza! Say hello to some familiar faces.(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTBenjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s military campaign was “not close to being over”. 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTJames Gallagher tries to understand what holds us back from exercise as we age.(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTIsrael has said the conflict would continue for "many more months". 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTTech Life reviews a rollercoaster year in global tech(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTBenny Gantz said time for a diplomatic solution was running out. 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTThe highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed(R)
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTFormer president’s campaign called the move a hostile assault on American democracy 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTRoland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins(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. 05:32GMTHe’s the famous gamer with 33 million subscribers but none of them know who he is.(R) 05:50GMTHand-picked stats that tell you something interesting about the world
| 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. 05:32GMTFormer Samburu warriors rescue baby elephants, but can they rewild them during drought?(R)
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| 06:00 | 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe Hamas run health ministry says an Israeli air strike hit the Al Maghazi refugee camp
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTIsrael’s Prime Minister says his military will intensify operations in Gaza
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTIranian-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen exchange fire with US.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTBenny Gantz said time for a diplomatic solution was running out.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTFormer president banned over his involvement in the 2021 assault on the Capitol.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe UN Security Council overwhelmingly condemns Russia's aerial assault on Ukraine
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTPrime Minister Netanyahu warns war will continue for "many months"
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| 07:00 | 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThe Hamas run health ministry says an Israeli air strike hit the Al Maghazi refugee camp
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTBenjamin Netanyahu says Israel's military campaign in Gaza is "not close to being over".
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTMore than 100 sites in Gaza hit by Israel on Tuesday.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTBenny Gantz said time for a diplomatic solution was running out.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTFormer president banned over his involvement in the 2021 assault on the Capitol.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTEgypt awaits response from both Hamas and Israel to fresh proposals to end the conflict.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTUkraine experiences another wave of Russian drone attacks, after Kyiv attacked Russia
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| 08:00 | 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTA theatre director whose work poses questions about race, identity, equality and justice(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWe speak to one of the most prominent new voices, Carson Block(R) 08:50GMTHow the chocolate and hazelnut spread was created in 1946
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTThis week a host of great ideas inspired by solutions we've told you about in 2023. 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWhat’s it like to be on the wrong side of a big short?(R) 08:50GMTHow the Chinese gooseberry became the kiwi and one of New Zealand’s biggest exports
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTStephen Sackur looks back at thought-provoking interviews from the past year 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWe hear from an investor inspired to try the high risk strategy(R) 08:50GMTIn 1994, a tomato became the world's first genetically-engineered food on sale
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTWhy is sargassum seaweed causing so much controversy? 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTA king’s quest to use cocoa to transform the fortunes of his kingdom.(R) 08:50GMTExploring the different theories behind the creation of pad Thai
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTA special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2023 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTHow to design a profitable sports ground with enough atmosphere to keep the fans happy(R) 08:50GMTIn 1984, Ken Hom taught TV audiences to cook Chinese food for the first time
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTGaza: Israeli forces continue bombardment of parts of southern and central Gaza
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTRussia pounds Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with missiles and drones
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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. 09:32GMTIt’s Part 1 of CrowdScience’s year-end extravaganza! Say hello to some familiar faces.(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. 09:32GMTFormer Samburu warriors rescue baby elephants, but can they rewild them during drought?(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. 09:32GMTJordan Dunbar asks if comedy can help us understand - and cope with - global warming(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. 09:32GMTThe giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers(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. 09:32GMTRoland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTFeaturing the final charts of 2023
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTHow the public face of Beijing - and the character of the nation - have been transformed(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTDying of Alzheimer's, Ira Alterman asked his daughter to help him write his final books(R)
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| 10:00 | 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe tsunami that devastated Samoa and when Caster Semenya faced questions over her gender
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTNikki chats to Norwegian film director Magnus Martens(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTHow disposable and single-use items conquered the world(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTMarnie Chesterton and Caroline Steel look back at some of the best bits of the show.
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTBBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2024 might have in store.
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTHear some of the most inspiring and moving stories we've brought you this past year
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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. 11:32GMTCheese specialists Mausam Narang and Emma Young are revolutionising the dairy industry.(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. 11:32GMTDocumenting the political and economic crisis across the country(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. 11:32GMTA song about a broken relationship that has become a melancholy Christmas anthem(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. 11:32GMTTwo families displaced by the war in Ukraine reflect on their second year away from home(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. 11:32GMTColm Flynn speaks to the multi-award winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli(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 highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed(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. 11:32GMTDan Roan on why oil-rich nations are investing huge amounts of money in global sport(R) 11:50GMTHand-picked stats that tell you something interesting about the world(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTWithout realising it, Nick Reynolds had been living his childhood on the run 12:50GMTHow the chocolate and hazelnut spread was created in 1946(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTPhunne Stone is the daughter of funk legends Sly Stone and Cynthia Robinson 12:50GMTHow the Chinese gooseberry became the kiwi and one of New Zealand’s biggest exports(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTJavier Mazzuca took on the task of developing his dad's mammoth archive of negatives 12:50GMTIn 1994, a tomato became the world's first genetically-engineered food on sale(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTNicole Fosse’s life wasn't always as smooth as her parents’ celebrated choreography 12:50GMTExploring the different theories behind the creation of pad Thai(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTSeagull neighbours, forest regeneration and a visit home: hopeful stories from 2023 12:50GMTIn 1984, Ken Hom taught TV audiences to cook Chinese food for the first time(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTBeatriz De La Pava plays the music that chronicled the Vietnam War
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTThree adventurers share their experiences of 2023(R) 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTTech Life reviews a rollercoaster year in global tech(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. 13:32GMTIt’s Part 1 of CrowdScience’s year-end extravaganza! Say hello to some familiar faces.(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. 13:32GMTFormer Samburu warriors rescue baby elephants, but can they rewild them during drought?(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. 13:32GMTJordan Dunbar asks if comedy can help us understand - and cope with - global warming(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 giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers(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. 13:32GMTRoland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTFighting intensifies in Khan Younis, seen by Israel as a stronghold for Hamas
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTRussia carried out drone strikes overnight, focussing on Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine
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| 14:00 | 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTThe Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 70 killed in refugee camp explosion
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTAn airstrike took place at a Black Sea port on Tuesday
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTMore than 21,100 have been killed in Gaza - mostly children and women - since October 7
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTThe UN says tens of thousands more Palestinians have been forced to flee central Gaza
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTRussian drone and missile strikes in cities across Ukraine kill at least 18 people
| 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. 14:06GMTHow do musicians feel after a live performance?(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTHis Majesty the King's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth 15:12GMTA theatre director whose work poses questions about race, identity, equality and justice(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTWe examine some of our most interesting business and finance stories of 2023.
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTThis week a host of great ideas inspired by solutions we've told you about in 2023.(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTMajor shipping companies ponder returning to the Red Sea despite attacks.
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTStephen Sackur looks back at thought-provoking interviews from the past year(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTMajor shipping company decides not to resume operations in the Red Sea.
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWhy is sargassum seaweed causing so much controversy?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTWhat collateral economic damage is being felt in neighbouring regions?
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTA special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2023(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTUkraine's former economy minister reacts following a renewed wave of attacks.
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| 16:00 | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTHamas says over 70 died in Israel's strike on a refugee camp
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTTaylor Swift experts discuss why she's so popular
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTIsrael is expanding its ground offensive into Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTHamas officials say 210 Gazans were killed in Israeli strikes in the past day
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTUkraine's military says Russia launched a "massive" attack with 158 drones and missiles
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| 17:00 | 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe hear a conversation with four Taylor Swift fans, known as Swifties.
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThousands of migrants travel through Mexico to the US border.
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTLee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has passed away
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTPresidential hopeful Nikki Haley has walked back comments made at a town hall meeting
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTConditions in southern Gaza are becoming dire as thousands flee the Israeli offensive
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| 18:00 | 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTWithout realising it, Nick Reynolds had been living his childhood on the run(R) 18:50GMTHow the chocolate and hazelnut spread was created in 1946(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTPhunne Stone is the daughter of funk legends Sly Stone and Cynthia Robinson(R) 18:50GMTHow the Chinese gooseberry became the kiwi and one of New Zealand’s biggest exports(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTJavier Mazzuca took on the task of developing his dad's mammoth archive of negatives(R) 18:50GMTIn 1994, a tomato became the world's first genetically-engineered food on sale(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTNicole Fosse’s life wasn't always as smooth as her parents’ celebrated choreography(R) 18:50GMTExploring the different theories behind the creation of pad Thai(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTSeagull neighbours, forest regeneration and a visit home: hopeful stories from 2023(R) 18:50GMTIn 1984, Ken Hom taught TV audiences to cook Chinese food for the first time(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. 18:32GMTHe’s the famous gamer with 33 million subscribers but none of them know who he is.(R) 18:50GMTHow Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura became the first person to ski on Everest in 1970
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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. 19:32GMTMani Djazmi talks to current and former footballers about their faith
| 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. 19:06GMTWhy is sargassum seaweed causing so much controversy?(R) 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTDying of Alzheimer's, Ira Alterman asked his daughter to help him write his final books
| 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. 19:32GMTDocumenting the political and economic crisis across the country(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTUN official describes Gaza hospital situation 'absolute carnage'
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTHamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says almost 21,000 Palestinians killed since 7 October
| 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. 20:06GMTThe Arts Hour celebrates the New Year with some of the world’s finest comedians
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTMarnie Chesterton and Caroline Steel look back at some of the best bits of the show.(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTKyiv is determined to fight on even as ammunition runs low and foreign funding is held up(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTJames Gallagher tries to understand what holds us back from exercise as we age.
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTFormer Samburu warriors rescue baby elephants, but can they rewild them during drought?(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTTech Life reviews a rollercoaster year in global tech
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTJordan Dunbar asks if comedy can help us understand - and cope with - global warming(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTThe highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThe giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTRoland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThree adventurers share their experiences of 2023 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTWelcome to Part 2 of our year-end extravaganza, full of bonus content and stories
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTUkraine has retaliated against Russia's massive aerial bombardment on Friday
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThe Houthis say their attacks on shipping are in response to the war in Gaza.
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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. 22:32GMTWe examine some of our most interesting business and finance stories of 2023.(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. 22:32GMTGlobal shipping companies look to quick return to the Red Sea
| 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. 22:32GMTMedia giant says firms should be held responsible for "billions of dollars" in damages
| 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. 22:32GMTThe Chinese stock market struggled to retain new foreign investments in 2023
| 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. 22:32GMTAs the war continues, we take a look at the state of the Russian economy
| 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. 22:32GMTThe giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers(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. 22:32GMTDying of Alzheimer's, Ira Alterman asked his daughter to help him write his final books(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTA theatre director whose work poses questions about race, identity, equality and justice(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTCheese specialists Mausam Narang and Emma Young are revolutionising the dairy industry.(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTThis week a host of great ideas inspired by solutions we've told you about in 2023.(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTDocumenting the political and economic crisis across the country(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTStephen Sackur looks back at thought-provoking interviews from the past year(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTA song about a broken relationship that has become a melancholy Christmas anthem(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTWhy is sargassum seaweed causing so much controversy?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTTwo families displaced by the war in Ukraine reflect on their second year away from home(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTA special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2023(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTColm Flynn speaks to the multi-award winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHow do musicians feel after a live performance?
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTEmma Tracey hears from Kenya and Costa Rica - both considered world leaders on climate 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTListeners’ tell us about what they’ve heard in the past year 23:59GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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