World Service Schedule

Living in space

Astronauts tell us about life on the International Space Station

Kibera ballerinas

Aspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet

04/01/2026 01:06 GMT

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

3. The Sign-Seeker

Will seeks the Signs of the Light

Football's Next Star

In 2009, a TV show earned Ben Greenhalgh a contract at Italian Champions Inter Milan

04/01/2026 02:06 GMT

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

How can we eliminate malaria?

The big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - The Palace of Illusions

Harriett Gilbert speaks with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about The Palace of Illusions

Rebuilding a life amid Syria's ruins

In the wreckage of Ghouta, a man goes about restoring his home - and his future

The Child Cancer Scam

3. The recruiters

A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed

04/01/2026 05:06 GMT

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

Kibera ballerinas

Aspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet

Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela

The US has captured President Nicolás Maduro after it launched strikes on Venezuela

Maduro in custody in New York after US strikes Venezuela

Venezuela has denounced the "military aggression"

Concern across Latin America after US strikes Venezuela

The US has accused President Maduro of using oil money to fund drug-trafficking

Rebuilding a life amid Syria's ruins

In the wreckage of Ghouta, a man goes about restoring his home - and his future

What's the point of cookbooks?

We ask why people are still willing to pay for recipes

Making friends in Sweden

How buddy schemes and friendship hours are helping people in Sweden make friends

Afghanistan's love poetry princess

Rabia Balkhi is one of the most famous Afghan poets, but she also died for love

04/01/2026 11:06 GMT

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

3. The Sign-Seeker

Will seeks the Signs of the Light

Numbers of the year 2026

From passenger numbers to world cup travel, we cast our eye forwards into 2026

Living in space

Astronauts tell us about life on the International Space Station

Four Months in Gaza

A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.

What happens next in Venezuela?

US strikes on Friday night led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Are there any quick fixes to the climate crisis?

From burping cows to cool buildings, experts pitch low-cost ideas to cut emissions fast.

Two families from Sarajevo

How two families, one Jewish, the other Muslim resuced each other from the horrors of war

04/01/2026 19:06 GMT

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

Haroon Mirza

Oonagh Cousins meets artist Haroon Mirza

An episode inspired by our listeners

In this special programme, we revisit our listeners’ favourite topics and then dig deeper

Rubio defends US actions in Venezuela

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US objectives haven't changed

04/01/2026 22:06 GMT

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

Afghanistan's love poetry princess

Rabia Balkhi is one of the most famous Afghan poets, but she also died for love

Are there any quick fixes to the climate crisis?

From burping cows to cool buildings, experts pitch low-cost ideas to cut emissions fast.

Four Months in Gaza

A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.