World Service Schedule

Norwegian best selling crime author Jo Nesbo

Norwegian crime author Jo Nesbo on his Netflix series, Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole

The medications that can trigger sex and gambling addictions

A BBC investigation uncovers devastating side effects of a class of prescription drugs.

Why are some cities banning fossil fuel ads?

Amsterdam is the first capital city to bring in a ban. Could this become the new normal?

I found the singer the world forgot

Joshua Henry on his mission to bring lost musical genius Bill Fay back into the light

Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art

In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition

Peggy Cherng: Engineering a fast-food fortune

How Peggy Cherng used engineering and orange chicken to create a fast-food empire

US and Iran agree to a conditional two-week ceasefire

Donald Trump says he agrees on condition that shipping can pass the Strait of Hormuz.

US, Iran and Israel agree to ceasefire

Israel says the ceasefire does not include Lebanon.

Markets react positively to Iran-US ceasefire

The two-week ceasefire is conditional to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz

Parmy Olson, AI expert: Who controls the future?

Misha Glenny speaks to technology writer Parmy Olson about AI, power and inequality.

Anthropic: the $300bn AI firm at war with the White House

How Claude's developer has become a leading AI player, now in a clash with Washington

Hitler's teeth

In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.

Why are some cities banning fossil fuel ads?

Amsterdam is the first capital city to bring in a ban. Could this become the new normal?

Ragnar Jonasson: The Darkness

Octavia Bright talks to Ragnar Jonasson about his thriller, The Darkness

The saltmakers

Salt farmers in India's Rann of Kutch face a precarious future

From care home shifts to the world’s greatest galleries

Everlyn Nicodemus was in her 60s and working in nursing homes when her art was discovered

Hitler's teeth

In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.

Back from the brink: The Iran ceasefire

Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire. Will it hold?

US and Iran agree two-week ceasefire

Both sides have claimed victory and Iran says it will reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Parmy Olson, AI expert: Who controls the future?

Misha Glenny speaks to technology writer Parmy Olson about AI, power and inequality.

Anthropic: the $300bn AI firm at war with the White House

How Claude's developer has become a leading AI player, now in a clash with Washington

What the US-Iran ceasefire means for oil prices, flights and bills

Ships are starting to move through the Strait of Hormuz, but hundreds are still backed up

Both Iran and US claim victory

A temporary two-week ceasefire has been agreed between the US and Iran

Israel continues to strike Lebanon

Israel has carried out an intense wave of strikes in Lebanon

From care home shifts to the world’s greatest galleries

Everlyn Nicodemus was in her 60s and working in nursing homes when her art was discovered

Hitler's teeth

In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.

2026/04/08 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

Why are some cities banning fossil fuel ads?

Amsterdam is the first capital city to bring in a ban. Could this become the new normal?

How awe can boost your health

Is the Artemis II mission improving our health here on Earth?

Iran threatens response if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue

Israel and US say Lebanon is not included in a ceasefire deal with Iran

Parmy Olson, AI expert: Who controls the future?

Misha Glenny speaks to technology writer Parmy Olson about AI, power and inequality.

Peggy Cherng: Engineering a fast-food fortune

How Peggy Cherng used engineering and orange chicken to create a fast-food empire

Shipping companies still reluctant to pass through Strait of Hormuz

A shipping company says, "We won’t leave the Persian Gulf due to the safety of our crews"

Ragnar Jonasson: The Darkness

Octavia Bright talks to Ragnar Jonasson about his thriller, The Darkness