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- Tomorrow07:48GMTBBC Radio 4
The Aga Khan meets Florence Nightingale
In 1898, Florence Nightingale invited the Aga Khan around to her London home for tea.
- Tomorrow16:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader.
- Monday07:50GMTBBC World Service
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors
- Monday11:50GMTBBC World Service
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors(R)
- Monday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors(R)
- Monday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors(R)
- Tuesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors(R)
- Tuesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant
- Tuesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant(R)
- Tuesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant(R)
- Tuesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant(R)
- Wednesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant(R)
- Wednesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule
- Wednesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule(R)
- Wednesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule(R)
- Wednesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule(R)
- Thursday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule(R)
- Thursday07:50GMTBBC World Service
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule
- Thursday11:50GMTBBC World Service
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule(R)
- Thursday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule(R)
- Thursday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule(R)
- Next Friday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule(R)
- Next Friday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday
- Next Friday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday(R)
- Next Friday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday(R)
- Next Friday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday(R)
- Next Saturday02:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday(R)
- Next Sunday07:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader.
- Next Sunday16:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France, with a collection of 400 perfumes.
- Mon 10 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions
- Mon 10 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions(R)
- Mon 10 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions(R)
- Mon 10 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions(R)
- Tue 11 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions(R)
- Tue 11 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya
- Tue 11 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya(R)
- Tue 11 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya(R)
- Tue 11 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya(R)
- Wed 12 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya(R)
- Wed 12 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 12 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 12 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC 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)
- Wed 12 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC 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)
- Thu 13 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC 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)
- Thu 13 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Kenya's power-sharing deal
In 2008, Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga formed Kenya's first coalition government
- Thu 13 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Kenya's power-sharing deal
In 2008, Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga formed Kenya's first coalition government(R)
- Thu 13 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Kenya's power-sharing deal
In 2008, Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga formed Kenya's first coalition government(R)
- Thu 13 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Kenya's power-sharing deal
In 2008, Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga formed Kenya's first coalition government(R)
- Fri 14 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Kenya's power-sharing deal
In 2008, Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga formed Kenya's first coalition government(R)
- Fri 14 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship
- Fri 14 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship(R)
- Fri 14 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship(R)
- Fri 14 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship(R)
- Sat 15 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship(R)
- Sun 16 Aug 202607:48GMTBBC Radio 4
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France, with a collection of 400 perfumes.
- Sun 16 Aug 202616:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Roddy Doyle writes Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction.
- Mon 17 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011
- Mon 17 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011(R)
- Mon 17 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011(R)
- Mon 17 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011(R)
- Tue 18 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011(R)
- Tue 18 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945
- Tue 18 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945(R)
- Tue 18 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945(R)
- Tue 18 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945(R)
- Wed 19 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945(R)
- Wed 19 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Canada's controversial resettlement programme
In 1954, thousands from isolated fishing communities were relocated to 'growth centres'
- Wed 19 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Canada's controversial resettlement programme
In 1954, thousands from isolated fishing communities were relocated to 'growth centres'(R)
- Wed 19 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Canada's controversial resettlement programme
In 1954, thousands from isolated fishing communities were relocated to 'growth centres'(R)
- Wed 19 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Canada's controversial resettlement programme
In 1954, thousands from isolated fishing communities were relocated to 'growth centres'(R)
- Thu 20 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Canada's controversial resettlement programme
In 1954, thousands from isolated fishing communities were relocated to 'growth centres'(R)
- Thu 20 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations
- Thu 20 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations(R)
- Thu 20 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations(R)
- Thu 20 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations(R)
- Fri 21 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations(R)
- Fri 21 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
21/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 21 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
21/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 21 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
21/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 21 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
21/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sat 22 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
21/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 24 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Uruguay's water referendum
In 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution.
- Mon 24 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Uruguay's water referendum
In 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution.(R)
- Mon 24 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Uruguay's water referendum
In 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution.(R)
- Mon 24 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Uruguay's water referendum
In 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution.(R)
- Tue 25 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Uruguay's water referendum
In 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution.(R)
- Tue 25 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
25/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 25 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
25/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 25 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
25/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 25 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
25/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 26 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
25/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 26 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
26/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 26 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
26/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 26 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
26/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 26 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
26/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 27 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
26/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 27 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
27/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 27 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
27/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 27 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
27/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 27 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
27/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
