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- Today12:50GMTBBC World Service
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster
- Today18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster(R)
- Today23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster(R)
- Tomorrow03:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster(R)
- Tomorrow08:50GMTBBC World Service
'I'm the father of stencil graffiti'
In October 1981, Blek le Rat spray painted rats all over Paris
- Tomorrow12:50GMTBBC World Service
'I'm the father of stencil graffiti'
In October 1981, Blek le Rat spray painted rats all over Paris(R)
- Tomorrow18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
'I'm the father of stencil graffiti'
In October 1981, Blek le Rat spray painted rats all over Paris(R)
- Tomorrow23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
'I'm the father of stencil graffiti'
In October 1981, Blek le Rat spray painted rats all over Paris(R)
- Friday03:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
'I'm the father of stencil graffiti'
In October 1981, Blek le Rat spray painted rats all over Paris(R)
- Friday08:50GMTBBC World Service
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope
- Friday12:50GMTBBC World Service
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope(R)
- Friday18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope(R)
- Friday23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope(R)
- Saturday03:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope(R)
- Sunday08:40GMTBBC Radio 4 Extra
Armistice Day 1918
On November 11th 1918 at 11am, the guns of the First World War finally fell silent.
- Sunday08:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Auschwitz: An SS officer’s photo album
In 2007, an abandoned photo album revealed the chilling normality of life in Auschwitz
- Sunday13:40GMTBBC Radio 4 Extra
Armistice Day 1918
On November 11th 1918 at 11am, the guns of the First World War finally fell silent.
- Sunday17:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The mission in Peru that shaped a Pope
In 1985, Father Robert Prevost arrived in Chulucanas for his first missionary assignment
- Sunday19:40GMTBBC Radio 4 Extra
Armistice Day 1918
On November 11th 1918 at 11am, the guns of the First World War finally fell silent.
- Monday03:40GMTBBC Radio 4 Extra
Armistice Day 1918
On November 11th 1918 at 11am, the guns of the First World War finally fell silent.
- Monday08:50GMTBBC World Service
The first execution by lethal injection in the US
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners
- Monday12:50GMTBBC World Service
The first execution by lethal injection in the US
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners(R)
- Monday18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The first execution by lethal injection in the US
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners(R)
- Monday23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The first execution by lethal injection in the US
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners(R)
- Next Tuesday03:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The first execution by lethal injection in the US
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners(R)
- Next Tuesday08:50GMTBBC World Service
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags
- Next Tuesday12:50GMTBBC World Service
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags(R)
- Next Tuesday18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags(R)
- Next Tuesday23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags(R)
- Next Wednesday03:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags(R)
- Next Wednesday08:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Next Wednesday12:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Next Wednesday18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Next Wednesday23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Next Thursday03:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Next Thursday08:50GMTBBC World Service
The founding of Malaysia’s space agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut
- Next Thursday12:50GMTBBC World Service
The founding of Malaysia’s space agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut(R)
- Next Thursday18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The founding of Malaysia’s space agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut(R)
- Next Thursday23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The founding of Malaysia’s space agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut(R)
- Fri 13 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The founding of Malaysia’s space agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut(R)
- Fri 13 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Denmark’s lost Viking ships
In 1962, five Viking ships were excavated in a Danish fjord
- Fri 13 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Denmark’s lost Viking ships
In 1962, five Viking ships were excavated in a Danish fjord(R)
- Fri 13 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Denmark’s lost Viking ships
In 1962, five Viking ships were excavated in a Danish fjord(R)
- Fri 13 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Denmark’s lost Viking ships
In 1962, five Viking ships were excavated in a Danish fjord(R)
- Sat 14 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
Denmark’s lost Viking ships
In 1962, five Viking ships were excavated in a Danish fjord(R)
- Sun 15 Nov 202608:48GMTBBC Radio 4
The mission in Peru that shaped a Pope
In 1985, Father Robert Prevost arrived in Chulucanas for his first missionary assignment
- Sun 15 Nov 202617:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Picasso and the surrealist summer
In 1937, some of the 20th century's best known surrealist artists holidayed in France,
- Mon 16 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
The Great Smog of Delhi
In November 2016, the Indian government declared an 'emergency situation' due to the smog
- Mon 16 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
The Great Smog of Delhi
In November 2016, the Indian government declared an 'emergency situation' due to the smog(R)
- Mon 16 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The Great Smog of Delhi
In November 2016, the Indian government declared an 'emergency situation' due to the smog(R)
- Mon 16 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The Great Smog of Delhi
In November 2016, the Indian government declared an 'emergency situation' due to the smog(R)
- Tue 17 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The Great Smog of Delhi
In November 2016, the Indian government declared an 'emergency situation' due to the smog(R)
- Tue 17 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 17 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 17 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 17 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 18 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 18 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
The birth of K-Pop: Seo Taiji and Boys TV debut
In 1992, a young band appeared on a TV talent show and changed Korean pop music forever
- Wed 18 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
The birth of K-Pop: Seo Taiji and Boys TV debut
In 1992, a young band appeared on a TV talent show and changed Korean pop music forever(R)
- Wed 18 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The birth of K-Pop: Seo Taiji and Boys TV debut
In 1992, a young band appeared on a TV talent show and changed Korean pop music forever(R)
- Wed 18 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The birth of K-Pop: Seo Taiji and Boys TV debut
In 1992, a young band appeared on a TV talent show and changed Korean pop music forever(R)
- Thu 19 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The birth of K-Pop: Seo Taiji and Boys TV debut
In 1992, a young band appeared on a TV talent show and changed Korean pop music forever(R)
- Thu 19 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 19 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 19 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 19 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 20 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 20 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 20 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 20 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 20 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sat 21 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sun 22 Nov 202608:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Picasso and the surrealist summer
In 1937, some of the 20th century's best known surrealist artists holidayed in France,
- Sun 22 Nov 202617:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The Siege of Paris
In 1870, the city of Paris was encircled by the Prussian Army.
- Mon 23 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 23 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 23 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 23 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 24 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 24 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 24 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 24 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 24 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 25 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 25 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
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The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 25 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
25/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 25 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
25/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 25 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
25/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 26 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
25/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 26 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
26/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 26 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
26/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 26 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
26/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 26 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
26/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 27 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
26/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 27 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
27/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 27 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
27/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 27 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
27/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 27 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
27/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sat 28 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
27/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 30 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
30/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
