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Outlook

Outlook Mixtape: For the record

Stories about how songs by Marvin Gaye, Scatman John, and Rodriguez changed the lives of three Outlook guests in ways they never expected.

Stories about how songs by Marvin Gaye, Scatman John, and Rodriguez changed the lives of three Outlook guests in ways they never expected.

18:50 BST
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What in the World

Christa Pike: What happens when executions go wrong?

And could it change how the death penalty is used in the US?

And could it change how the death penalty is used in the US?

19:00 BST
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BBC News

09/10/2026 18:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

19:06 BST
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The Newsroom

09/10/2026 18:06 GMT

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

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

19:30 BST
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BBC News Summary

09/10/2026 18:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

19:32 BST
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Sport Today

2026/10/09 GMT

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

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

Evening

20:00 BST
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BBC News

09/10/2026 19:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

20:06 BST
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BBC Conversations

What goes on in a US college frat house?

A secret world of initiation rituals, alcohol and brotherhood

A secret world of initiation rituals, alcohol and brotherhood

20:30 BST
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BBC News Summary

09/10/2026 19:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

20:32 BST
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CrowdScience

Are we really in charge?

Do we make our own decisions, or are we puppets of our biological processes? CrowdScience listener Mohammed has been wondering whether he really has free will.

Do we make our own decisions, or are we puppets of our biological processes? CrowdScience listener Mohammed has been wondering whether he really has free will.

21:00 BST
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BBC News

09/10/2026 20:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.