World Service Schedule

Samantha Morton on her role in The Odyssey

Samantha Morton on playing Circe in The Odyssey

China is a robot superpower – but are the people being left behind?

Are we entering the Chinese Century, or is the Chinese Dream already fading for some?

12/08/2026 01:06 GMT

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

12/08/2026 01:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Is this a new era of wildfires?

Is climate change increasing the size and intensity of wildfires? And what can we do?

12/08/2026 02:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Fake essays: What I learned meeting Kenya’s shadow scholars

Patricia Kingori reflects on an industry where you can buy ideas and take the credit

Treetops: The day a princess became a queen

In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya

12/08/2026 03:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

12/08/2026 03:06 GMT

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

12/08/2026 03:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

12/08/2026 04:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Colombia death toll rises

Colombian officials say 240 people have been killed in earthquake the country.

12/08/2026 05:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Colombian rescue operations continue

Rescue workers scramble to free survivors trapped after Monday's earthquake.

12/08/2026 06:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Search for survivors continues following Colombian earthquake

240 people have so far died following Monday's 7.4-magniture earthquake.

12/08/2026 07:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Yemi Alade, singer: I wanted to be a mega superstar

Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to Yemi Alade about becoming one of Africa’s biggest music stars

12/08/2026 07:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Founders: How Vitaminwater founder Mike Repole built a drinks empire

From Queens supermarket worker to Vitaminwater founder behind billion-dollar brands

The last of the Mau Mau fighters

In 1963 as Kenya gained independence, one of the last Mau Mau fighters laid down her arms

12/08/2026 08:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

12/08/2026 08:06 GMT

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

12/08/2026 08:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Is this a new era of wildfires?

Is climate change increasing the size and intensity of wildfires? And what can we do?

12/08/2026 09:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The engineers: Flying at the edge

Engineers Kelly Latimer, Rob Miller, Daniel Moczydlower discuss their pioneering work

12/08/2026 10:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

12/08/2026 10:06 GMT

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

12/08/2026 10:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Is Trump trying to influence foreign elections?

In Brazil and elsewhere, leaders raise concerns over alleged election meddling by the US.

12/08/2026 11:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The child street vendor who found dance through a movie

Danny Nguyen escaped Vietnam for the US and discovered a hidden talent for dance

The last of the Mau Mau fighters

In 1963 as Kenya gained independence, one of the last Mau Mau fighters laid down her arms

12/08/2026 12:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

12/08/2026 12:06 GMT

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

12/08/2026 12:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

12/08/2026 13:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

IDF clashes with settlers surrounding Palestinian homes

The Israeli army moved in to try to force the settlers away from the houses near Nablus

12/08/2026 14:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Yemi Alade, singer: I wanted to be a mega superstar

Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to Yemi Alade about becoming one of Africa’s biggest music stars

12/08/2026 14:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Founders: How Vitaminwater founder Mike Repole built a drinks empire

From Queens supermarket worker to Vitaminwater founder behind billion-dollar brands

US Prices: What's Getting More Expensive

Annual US inflation slowed for the second month in a row, cooling to 3.4% in July.

12/08/2026 15:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Millions prepare for solar eclipse

Parts of Iceland and Spain will witness a rare total eclipse

12/08/2026 16:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Countdown to historic solar eclipse

Parts of Iceland and Spain will witness a rare total eclipse

12/08/2026 17:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The child street vendor who found dance through a movie

Danny Nguyen escaped Vietnam for the US and discovered a hidden talent for dance

The last of the Mau Mau fighters

In 1963 as Kenya gained independence, one of the last Mau Mau fighters laid down her arms

12/08/2026 18:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

12/08/2026 18:06 GMT

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

12/08/2026 18:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

2026/08/12 GMT

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

12/08/2026 19:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Is this a new era of wildfires?

Is climate change increasing the size and intensity of wildfires? And what can we do?

12/08/2026 19:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Three months since the outbreak was declared more than 1,900 people have died from Ebola

12/08/2026 20:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Solar eclipse visible across large parts of Europe

Millions in UK and Europe wowed by once-in-a-generation solar eclipse

12/08/2026 21:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Yemi Alade, singer: I wanted to be a mega superstar

Nkechi Ogbonna speaks to Yemi Alade about becoming one of Africa’s biggest music stars

12/08/2026 21:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

12/08/2026 22:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

12/08/2026 22:06 GMT

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

12/08/2026 22:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Los Angeles Lakers face takeover

Former insider reaction to the news that the Los Angeles Lakers are to be taken over

12/08/2026 23:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The engineers: Flying at the edge

Engineers Kelly Latimer, Rob Miller, Daniel Moczydlower discuss their pioneering work