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- Today21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Gerald Durrell's mission to save species from extinction
In 1959, the writer Gerald Durrell opened the gates to a new kind of zoo(R)
- Tomorrow02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Gerald Durrell's mission to save species from extinction
In 1959, the writer Gerald Durrell opened the gates to a new kind of zoo(R)
- Tomorrow07:50GMTBBC World Service
How Ten Canoes made cinema history
In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created
- Tomorrow11:50GMTBBC World Service
How Ten Canoes made cinema history
In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created(R)
- Tomorrow17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
How Ten Canoes made cinema history
In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created(R)
- Tomorrow21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
How Ten Canoes made cinema history
In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created(R)
- Wednesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
How Ten Canoes made cinema history
In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created(R)
- Wednesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Malta’s divorce referendum
In 2011, Maltese voters went to the polls to decide if divorce should be legalised
- Wednesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Malta’s divorce referendum
In 2011, Maltese voters went to the polls to decide if divorce should be legalised(R)
- Wednesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Malta’s divorce referendum
In 2011, Maltese voters went to the polls to decide if divorce should be legalised(R)
- Wednesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Malta’s divorce referendum
In 2011, Maltese voters went to the polls to decide if divorce should be legalised(R)
- Thursday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Malta’s divorce referendum
In 2011, Maltese voters went to the polls to decide if divorce should be legalised(R)
- Thursday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Keith Haring’s Berlin Wall mural
In October 1986, American artist Keith Haring painted a huge mural on the Berlin Wall
- Thursday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Keith Haring’s Berlin Wall mural
In October 1986, American artist Keith Haring painted a huge mural on the Berlin Wall(R)
- Thursday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Keith Haring’s Berlin Wall mural
In October 1986, American artist Keith Haring painted a huge mural on the Berlin Wall(R)
- Thursday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Keith Haring’s Berlin Wall mural
In October 1986, American artist Keith Haring painted a huge mural on the Berlin Wall(R)
- Friday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Keith Haring’s Berlin Wall mural
In October 1986, American artist Keith Haring painted a huge mural on the Berlin Wall(R)
- Friday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The Hungarian Revolution
In 1956, students and workers took to the streets of Budapest to protest at Soviet rule
- Friday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The Hungarian Revolution
In 1956, students and workers took to the streets of Budapest to protest at Soviet rule(R)
- Friday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The Hungarian Revolution
In 1956, students and workers took to the streets of Budapest to protest at Soviet rule(R)
- Friday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The Hungarian Revolution
In 1956, students and workers took to the streets of Budapest to protest at Soviet rule(R)
- Saturday02:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only & Live News
The Hungarian Revolution
In 1956, students and workers took to the streets of Budapest to protest at Soviet rule(R)
- Next Sunday08:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘utopian’ town
In 1948, a “utopian” town of houses was designed by America’s greatest architect.
- Next Sunday17:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Restoring the Statue of Liberty
In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was rejuvenated ahead of her 100th birthday
- Next Monday08:50GMTBBC World Service
The Siege of Paris
In 1870, the city of Paris was encircled by the Prussian army
- Next Monday12:50GMTBBC World Service
The Siege of Paris
In 1870, the city of Paris was encircled by the Prussian army(R)
- Next Monday18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The Siege of Paris
In 1870, the city of Paris was encircled by the Prussian army(R)
- Next Monday23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The Siege of Paris
In 1870, the city of Paris was encircled by the Prussian army(R)
- Next Tuesday03:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The Siege of Paris
In 1870, the city of Paris was encircled by the Prussian army(R)
- Next Tuesday08:50GMTBBC World Service
Bonn v Berlin: how Germany chose its capital
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany had to choose its new capital
- Next Tuesday12:50GMTBBC World Service
Bonn v Berlin: how Germany chose its capital
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany had to choose its new capital(R)
- Next Tuesday18:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Bonn v Berlin: how Germany chose its capital
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany had to choose its new capital(R)
- Next Tuesday23:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Bonn v Berlin: how Germany chose its capital
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany had to choose its new capital(R)
- Wed 28 Oct 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Bonn v Berlin: how Germany chose its capital
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany had to choose its new capital(R)
- Wed 28 Oct 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Britain's real ale revolution
In 1971 the Campaign for Real Ale was set up becoming a hugely influential movement
- Wed 28 Oct 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Britain's real ale revolution
In 1971 the Campaign for Real Ale was set up becoming a hugely influential movement(R)
- Wed 28 Oct 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Britain's real ale revolution
In 1971 the Campaign for Real Ale was set up becoming a hugely influential movement(R)
- Wed 28 Oct 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Britain's real ale revolution
In 1971 the Campaign for Real Ale was set up becoming a hugely influential movement(R)
- Thu 29 Oct 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Britain's real ale revolution
In 1971 the Campaign for Real Ale was set up becoming a hugely influential movement(R)
- Thu 29 Oct 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Mexico's life-saving warning system
How Mexico created the world's first public earthquake warning system
- Thu 29 Oct 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Mexico's life-saving warning system
How Mexico created the world's first public earthquake warning system(R)
- Thu 29 Oct 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Mexico's life-saving warning system
How Mexico created the world's first public earthquake warning system(R)
- Thu 29 Oct 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Mexico's life-saving warning system
How Mexico created the world's first public earthquake warning system(R)
- Fri 30 Oct 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Mexico's life-saving warning system
How Mexico created the world's first public earthquake warning system(R)
- Fri 30 Oct 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
George Michael's Outside: The story behind the video
George Michael turned his 1998 Beverly Hills scandal into the hit video Outside
- Fri 30 Oct 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
George Michael's Outside: The story behind the video
George Michael turned his 1998 Beverly Hills scandal into the hit video Outside(R)
- Fri 30 Oct 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
George Michael's Outside: The story behind the video
George Michael turned his 1998 Beverly Hills scandal into the hit video Outside(R)
- Fri 30 Oct 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
George Michael's Outside: The story behind the video
George Michael turned his 1998 Beverly Hills scandal into the hit video Outside(R)
- Sat 31 Oct 202603:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
George Michael's Outside: The story behind the video
George Michael turned his 1998 Beverly Hills scandal into the hit video Outside(R)
- Sun 1 Nov 202608:40GMTBBC Radio 4 Extra
Harry Houdini
1904. A performance in London's West End made Harry Houdini world famous....
- Sun 1 Nov 202608:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Restoring the Statue of Liberty
In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was rejuvenated ahead of her 100th birthday
- Sun 1 Nov 202613:40GMTBBC Radio 4 Extra
Harry Houdini
1904. A performance in London's West End made Harry Houdini world famous....
- Sun 1 Nov 202617:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Auschwitz: An SS officer’s photo album
In 2007, an abandoned photo album revealed the chilling normality of life in Auschwitz
- Sun 1 Nov 202619:40GMTBBC Radio 4 Extra
Harry Houdini
1904. A performance in London's West End made Harry Houdini world famous....
- Mon 2 Nov 202603:40GMTBBC Radio 4 Extra
Harry Houdini
1904. A performance in London's West End made Harry Houdini world famous....
- Mon 2 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Family's daring steam train escape from East Berlin
On 5 Dec 1961, driver Harry Deterling ploughed through the East German state iron curtain
- Mon 2 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Family's daring steam train escape from East Berlin
On 5 Dec 1961, driver Harry Deterling ploughed through the East German state iron curtain(R)
- Mon 2 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Family's daring steam train escape from East Berlin
On 5 Dec 1961, driver Harry Deterling ploughed through the East German state iron curtain(R)
- Mon 2 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Family's daring steam train escape from East Berlin
On 5 Dec 1961, driver Harry Deterling ploughed through the East German state iron curtain(R)
- Tue 3 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Family's daring steam train escape from East Berlin
On 5 Dec 1961, driver Harry Deterling ploughed through the East German state iron curtain(R)
- Tue 3 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
'I survived Typhoon Haiyan'
In November 2013, Joanna Sustento was hit by a devastating storm in the Philippines
- Tue 3 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
'I survived Typhoon Haiyan'
In November 2013, Joanna Sustento was hit by a devastating storm in the Philippines(R)
- Tue 3 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
'I survived Typhoon Haiyan'
In November 2013, Joanna Sustento was hit by a devastating storm in the Philippines(R)
- Wed 4 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster
- Wed 4 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster(R)
- Wed 4 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster(R)
- Wed 4 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster(R)
- Thu 5 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Brazil's Mariana dam disaster
In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster(R)
- Thu 5 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 5 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 5 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC 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)
- Thu 5 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC 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 6 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC 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 6 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope
- Fri 6 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope(R)
- Fri 6 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope(R)
- Fri 6 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope(R)
- Sat 7 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
Robert Prevost in Peru: The Pope's 'compadre'
In 1985, a small town welcomed missionaries unaware one of them would one day become Pope(R)
- Mon 9 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 9 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 9 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC 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)
- Mon 9 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC 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)
- Tue 10 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC 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)
- Tue 10 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags
- Tue 10 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags(R)
- Tue 10 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags(R)
- Tue 10 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags(R)
- Wed 11 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Bangladesh: The first country to impose a plastic bag ban
On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags(R)
- Wed 11 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
11/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 11 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
11/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 11 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
11/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 11 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
11/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 12 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
11/11/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 12 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
The founding of Malaysia’s National Space Agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut
- Thu 12 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
The founding of Malaysia’s National Space Agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut(R)
- Thu 12 Nov 202618:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The founding of Malaysia’s National Space Agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut(R)
- Thu 12 Nov 202623:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The founding of Malaysia’s National Space Agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut(R)
- Fri 13 Nov 202603:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The founding of Malaysia’s National Space Agency
In 2002, Malaysia launched an open programme to find the country’s first astronaut(R)
- Fri 13 Nov 202608:50GMTBBC World Service
Denmark’s lost Viking ships
In 1962, five Viking ships were excavated in a Danish fjord
- Fri 13 Nov 202612:50GMTBBC World Service
Denmark’s lost Viking ships
In 1962, five Viking ships were excavated in a Danish fjord(R)
