World Service Schedule

Not by the Playbook 2025 in review

We look back on a year full of inspirational stories from around the world

Why I chose to adopt

Parents and adoptive children discuss their experiences

New Elements

What does it take to make something which has never existed on Earth before?

28/12/2025 01:06 GMT

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

2. Midwinter Day

Waking up in a different century, Will meets The Rider

ProZone: football's data revolution

In the 1990s, Ramm Mylvaganam came up with an idea that would revolutionise football

28/12/2025 02:06 GMT

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

2025: A big year for tackling malaria

The new drugs, gadgets and vaccines making a difference

BBC Correspondents' Look Ahead to 2026

BBC correspondents discuss the events and trends set to shape 2026.

Iranian women's marathon struggle

Defiance of Iran's mandatory hijab rules spreads in public spaces and at sporting events

The Child Cancer Scam

2. The director

More videos of sick children pleading for help appear. Who is the man behind the camera?

28/12/2025 05:06 GMT

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

New Elements

What does it take to make something which has never existed on Earth before?

Myanmar votes as military holds first election since 2021 coup

Critics say the heavily restricted elections are a sham.

Trump to meet Zelensky for a peace deal with Russia

Zelensky says Russia 'doesn't want peace', ahead of Florida meeting with Trump.

War-torn Myanmar voting in widely criticised 'sham' election

The junta is holding a phased ballot nearly five years after it seized power in a coup.

Iranian women's marathon struggle

Defiance of Iran's mandatory hijab rules spreads in public spaces and at sporting events

Family ties

Revisiting some of the most powerful stories from 2025

Our favourite solutions

Presenter Myra Anubi and the team chat about some of their favourite projects in 2025

Not-so-golden weddings

How record gold prices are taking the sparkle out of Indian weddings

28/12/2025 11:06 GMT

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

2. Midwinter Day

Waking up in a different century, Will meets The Rider

Numbers of the year 2025

From tariffs to comets, we look back at the numbers of 2025 across the world

BBC New Generation Artists Festive Concert

A musical journey with the dazzling BBC New Generation Artists.

Polls close on first day of Myanmar's widely criticised 'sham' election

As much as half the country not expected to vote due to an ongoing civil war.

What can whales tell us about climate change?

From deep ocean to inner ear, scientists are uncovering how whales record our climate.

Positive news stories

28/12/2025 19:06 GMT

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

Persian poetry and politics

How poetry is used by Persian speaking leaders to build legitimacy

The gift of science

This Boxing Day and holiday season, our present to you is the science of gifts.

Zelensky and Trump hold peace plan talks in Florida

Trump: 'We have the makings of a deal'

28/12/2025 22:06 GMT

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

Not-so-golden weddings

How record gold prices are taking the sparkle out of Indian weddings

What can whales tell us about climate change?

From deep ocean to inner ear, scientists are uncovering how whales record our climate.

Argentina's elusive big cats

After decades of extinction, wild jaguars are roaming once again in Northern Argentina.