The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why Iran has earthquakes so often; The effect of nuclear fallout in Japan two years after the leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power station; Stopping fish becoming extinct Show more
Over to You
Reaction to Schedule Changes
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The audience responds to the reduction in the number of hours transmitted and other changes Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
International Drinking Guidelines
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why safe alcohol guidelines are four times higher in the US than Finland. Reducing hazardous alcohol consumption in Russia. An ambitious plan to tackle two killer diseases together Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Chief executives talk about their values, dreams and how to lead their companies to success Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Boston Calling
Boston Marathon bombings
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Views on the Boston Marathon bombings from international racers and reporters who were there. Also, an amputee marathon competitor offers hope to those injured in the attack. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Heart and Soul
The Man Who Turned The World Upside Down
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
John Laurenson explores what we can learn about the new Pope from St Francis of Assisi Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
The Mysterious Kingdom of Fungi
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The underground battles as fungi fight to feed themselves, the thousands of useful species out there which we have yet to discover, and innovative mushroom furniture. Show more
Over to You
Reaction to Schedule Changes
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The audience responds to the reduction in the number of hours transmitted and other changes Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
It’s something that all individuals and societies have done for millions of years. But why do we sing? Show more
More or Less
Austerity: A Spreadsheet Error?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford tells the story of the student who uncovered a mistake in a famous economic paper that has been used to make the case for austerity cuts. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Oyneg Shabbat was the contemporaneous and clandestine project to record the history, life and death of the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw during World War II. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Boston bombing - the Dagestan link
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Boston bombing - the Dagestan link; Denmark's aging cyclists; live at the London marathon.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Scientists make ‘laboratory-grown’ kidney, Russia alcohol crackdown, Stopping fish becoming extinct
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Lab-grown kidneys have been transplanted into animals where they are producing urine Reducing alcohol consumption in Russia. New analysis examines the plight of global fish stocks Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Global Business
Skoll World Forum: Disrupting Big Finance
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Peter Day and top philanthropists and social entrepreneurs discuss ways to disrupt big finance in front of an audience at the annual Skoll World Forum. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Why Maya Angelou fell out with Billie Holiday over childcare. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Chief executives talk about their values, dreams and how to lead their companies to success Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In many parts of Mexico, insecurity has become the principle preoccupation for most people. Linda Pressly meets the self-defence groups who are taking the law into their own hands. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition: Cityscapes
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter has stories on new neighbours in Bamako, Marseille's makeover and overcrowded Hong Kong; and the more natural climes of Britain's River Trent and the Jura forest Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
International Drinking Guidelines
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why safe alcohol guidelines are four times higher in the US than Finland. Reducing hazardous alcohol consumption in Russia. An ambitious plan to tackle two killer diseases together Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Noel Sharkey about psychology and robots; and why he thinks artificial intelligence is a dangerous dream. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Airline troubles in Europe and America
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Airlines in Europe and the US struggle to cope with austerity measures.
Sequestration cuts hit the American aviation industry and German airline Lufthansa goes on strike. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Step inside the 3-D printer that will print a house. Take a virtual singing lesson courtesy of York Minster. And just how smart is the smart city of Songdo? Show more
Witness History
The funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In January 1965 Britain held a state funeral for the Prime Minister who led it through World War Two. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
It’s something that all individuals and societies have done for millions of years. But why do we sing? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Canada and Norway
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Justin mania hits Canada; and in the north-east of Norway David Shukman takes shelter with the Sami people and finds that their traditional music is changing. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
The Mysterious Kingdom of Fungi
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The underground battles as fungi fight to feed themselves, the thousands of useful species out there which we have yet to discover, and innovative mushroom furniture. Show more
More or Less
Austerity: A Spreadsheet Error?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford tells the story of the student who uncovered a mistake in a famous economic paper that has been used to make the case for austerity cuts. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A survivor of the return to Year Zero in Cambodia, plus a WWI flyer, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and 70 years of LSD. Show more
