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- Today02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Mexico: The election that ended one‑party rule
In 2000, Vicente Fox won the Mexican presidency, ending 71 years of one‑party rule(R)
- Today07:50GMTBBC World Service
I fought for Mexico’s indigenous women to get political equality
In October 2014, millions of indigenous women in Mexico won the right to vote
- Today11:50GMTBBC World Service
I fought for Mexico’s indigenous women to get political equality
In October 2014, millions of indigenous women in Mexico won the right to vote(R)
- Today17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
I fought for Mexico’s indigenous women to get political equality
In October 2014, millions of indigenous women in Mexico won the right to vote(R)
- Today21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
I fought for Mexico’s indigenous women to get political equality
In October 2014, millions of indigenous women in Mexico won the right to vote(R)
- Tomorrow02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
I fought for Mexico’s indigenous women to get political equality
In October 2014, millions of indigenous women in Mexico won the right to vote(R)
- Tomorrow07:50GMTBBC World Service
I escaped Mexico's deadly gas explosion
In 1984, one of the world's deadliest gas accidents occurred in San Juanico
- Tomorrow11:50GMTBBC World Service
I escaped Mexico's deadly gas explosion
In 1984, one of the world's deadliest gas accidents occurred in San Juanico(R)
- Tomorrow17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
I escaped Mexico's deadly gas explosion
In 1984, one of the world's deadliest gas accidents occurred in San Juanico(R)
- Tomorrow21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
I escaped Mexico's deadly gas explosion
In 1984, one of the world's deadliest gas accidents occurred in San Juanico(R)
- Friday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
I escaped Mexico's deadly gas explosion
In 1984, one of the world's deadliest gas accidents occurred in San Juanico(R)
- Friday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Filming Titanic in Mexico
In 1997, Titanic - one of the most successful films in movie history – was made in Mexico
- Friday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Filming Titanic in Mexico
In 1997, Titanic - one of the most successful films in movie history – was made in Mexico(R)
- Friday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Filming Titanic in Mexico
In 1997, Titanic - one of the most successful films in movie history – was made in Mexico(R)
- Friday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Filming Titanic in Mexico
In 1997, Titanic - one of the most successful films in movie history – was made in Mexico(R)
- Saturday02:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only & Live News
Filming Titanic in Mexico
In 1997, Titanic - one of the most successful films in movie history – was made in Mexico(R)
- Sunday07:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Isabel Allende: The House of the Spirits
In 1982, Isabel Allende published her bestselling novel, The House of the Spirits
- Sunday16:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacherle's pony design hit the market.
- Monday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Recording the Eichmann interviews
In the 1950s, a journalist recorded hours of interview with the Nazi Adolf Eichmann
- Monday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Recording the Eichmann interviews
In the 1950s, a journalist recorded hours of interview with the Nazi Adolf Eichmann(R)
- Monday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Recording the Eichmann interviews
In the 1950s, a journalist recorded hours of interview with the Nazi Adolf Eichmann(R)
- Monday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Recording the Eichmann interviews
In the 1950s, a journalist recorded hours of interview with the Nazi Adolf Eichmann(R)
- Next Tuesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Recording the Eichmann interviews
In the 1950s, a journalist recorded hours of interview with the Nazi Adolf Eichmann(R)
- Next Tuesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The first Irish language television channel
In 1996, Ireland launched its first television channel broadcasting exclusively in Irish
- Next Tuesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The first Irish language television channel
In 1996, Ireland launched its first television channel broadcasting exclusively in Irish(R)
- Next Tuesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The first Irish language television channel
In 1996, Ireland launched its first television channel broadcasting exclusively in Irish(R)
- Next Tuesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The first Irish language television channel
In 1996, Ireland launched its first television channel broadcasting exclusively in Irish(R)
- Next Wednesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The first Irish language television channel
In 1996, Ireland launched its first television channel broadcasting exclusively in Irish(R)
- Next Wednesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena
- Next Wednesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena(R)
- Next Wednesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena(R)
- Next Wednesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena(R)
- Next Thursday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena(R)
- Next Thursday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Next Thursday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Next Thursday17:50GMTBBC 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 Thursday21:50GMTBBC 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 5 Jun 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)
- Fri 5 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published
- Fri 5 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published(R)
- Fri 5 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published(R)
- Fri 5 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published(R)
- Sat 6 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published(R)
- Sun 7 Jun 202607:48GMTBBC Radio 4
The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacherle's pony design hit the market.
- Sun 7 Jun 202616:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Anthony Bourdain's 'Don't Eat Before Reading This'
In April 1999, Anthony Bourdain's essay Don't Eat Before Reading This was published
- Mon 8 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island
- Mon 8 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island(R)
- Mon 8 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island(R)
- Mon 8 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island(R)
- Tue 9 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island(R)
- Tue 9 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”
- Tue 9 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”(R)
- Tue 9 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”(R)
- Tue 9 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”(R)
- Wed 10 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”(R)
- Wed 10 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France
- Wed 10 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France(R)
- Wed 10 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France(R)
- Wed 10 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France(R)
- Thu 11 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France(R)
- Thu 11 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
- Thu 11 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.(R)
- Thu 11 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.(R)
- Thu 11 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.(R)
- Fri 12 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.(R)
- Fri 12 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
12/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 12 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
12/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 12 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
12/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 12 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
12/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sat 13 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
12/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 15 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia
- Mon 15 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia(R)
- Mon 15 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia(R)
- Mon 15 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia(R)
- Tue 16 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia(R)
- Tue 16 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 16 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 16 Jun 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)
- Tue 16 Jun 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)
- Wed 17 Jun 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)
- Wed 17 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
17/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 17 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
17/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 17 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
17/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 17 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
17/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 18 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
17/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 18 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
18/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 18 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
18/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 18 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
18/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 18 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
18/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 19 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
18/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 19 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
19/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 19 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
19/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 19 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
19/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 19 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
19/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sat 20 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
19/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 22 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
22/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 22 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
22/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 22 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
22/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 22 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
22/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 23 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
22/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
