World Service Schedule

The Happy Pod: How Neil the Seal won hearts across the world

A 1,000 kg elephant seal has been causing a stir in Australia and online.

Jason Arday, DEI, and the dilemma facing black academics

The professor’s life and death raise questions around the limits of inclusion.

Can AI tackle aviation’s climate problem?

Vapour trails from aircraft contribute to warming in the atmosphere.

My people were declared extinct, but we’re still here

Hermany Molina traced her grandad’s past to a lost homeland, and changed Chile’s history

'I created the duck cake from Bluey'

In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations

The Vatican's AI Battle

Silicon Valley says it's ‘creating God’ with AI. The Catholic Church is watching closely.

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan taken back to prison from hospital

Lawyers say his health has deteriorated since being in prison for the past three years.

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan returns to prison

He has received medical attention in a hospital in Islamabad under court order.

Pakistan's Imran Khan back in prison after hospital visit

The examination of the former Prime Minister had been ordered by the Supreme Court.

Mopreme Shakur on Tupac: The sensitive man behind the music

Tupac’s step-brother Mopreme Shakur on the early hardships that shaped the iconic rapper

Taking Stock: What’s next for social media?

Meta is facing mounting legal pressure over how its platforms affect young users.

Defeating the screwworm

In the 1950s, Edward Knipling's bold idea launched a historic campaign against screwworm

Is the era of the cancer vaccine upon us?

Has a personalised cancer vaccine become reality?

Fashionably late

An overdue library book sparks stories of late earthquakes, Martian meteorites and more

The end of Harry and Meghan’s American dream

The Duke of Sussex said last year he couldn’t imagine returning to the UK. What changed?

Outlook Mixtape: Strangers on a Train - part 1

Brief encounters on the railways that lead to new loves and new lives

Defeating the screwworm

In the 1950s, Edward Knipling's bold idea launched a historic campaign against screwworm

The Vatican's AI Battle

Silicon Valley says it's ‘creating God’ with AI. The Catholic Church is watching closely.

Largest El Niño in living memory?

Weather experts say developing climate system is an unprecedented event

Mopreme Shakur on Tupac: The sensitive man behind the music

Tupac’s step-brother Mopreme Shakur on the early hardships that shaped the iconic rapper

Taking Stock: What’s next for social media?

Meta is facing mounting legal pressure over how its platforms affect young users.

El Nino causes parts of the global economy to heat up

Shipping and food impacted by El Nino

El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory'

The El Niño climate phenomenon can increase the risks of extreme weather

Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially'

A UN official has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC is growing exponentially

Outlook Mixtape: Strangers on a Train - part 1

Brief encounters on the railways that lead to new loves and new lives

Defeating the screwworm

In the 1950s, Edward Knipling's bold idea launched a historic campaign against screwworm

2026/08/21 GMT

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

Flying with kids: Cabin chaos

How do you deal with a disruptive child on a flight?

Why am I warm blooded?

CrowdScience listener Matt wants to know is it better to be warm blooded or cold blooded?

How could El Niño affect us?

We look at how what is set to be the strongest El Niño ever could impact our lives

Mopreme Shakur on Tupac: The sensitive man behind the music

Tupac’s step-brother Mopreme Shakur on the early hardships that shaped the iconic rapper

The Vatican's AI Battle

Silicon Valley says it's ‘creating God’ with AI. The Catholic Church is watching closely.

Title: El Niño: What could it mean for the global economy?

Short: A powerful El Niño could push global temperatures to record highs

Fashionably late

An overdue library book sparks stories of late earthquakes, Martian meteorites and more