The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
05/01/2021 05:06 GMT: US Senate race as Georgia election runoff takes place
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Voters are going to the polls to select two seats in the US Senate Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
05/01/2021 06:06 GMT : Georgia runoff vote to decide balance in US senate
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
President Trump and President-elect Biden have held rallies in the state. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
05/01/2021 07:06 GMT: US Senate runoff takes place in Georgia
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Voters are picking two senate seats. Show more
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People Fixing The World
Can doughnuts save the planet?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Doughnut economics in action - how we can live well and save the planet at the same time. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
“Remote working” in the Indian Ocean
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pip Hare is currently sailing solo round the world in the Vendee Globe race, one of only a handful of women to attempt it Show more
Witness History
Buddhists and death row
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found self-acceptance through Buddhism. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Donald Trump: The man
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Donald Trump was the businessman and TV show host who became the 45th President of the United States. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Studio
The Big Fix Up: A new, digital venture for Wallace and Gromit
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The plasticine heroes Wallace and Gromit, leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app on a mission to 'Fix Up' the British city of Bristol. Eliza Lomas investigates Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
The Arts Hour International Comedy Show
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Join us as we say goodbye to 2020 in style with some of the world’s funniest comedians 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.
Discovery
Marine conservationist Heather Koldewey
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Saving seahorses and turning old fishing nets into luxury carpets. Prof Heather Koldewey tells Jim Al Khalili about her life and work in marine conservation. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
My husband came back from the dead
44 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 2015, Santoshi Tamang was told her husband Subash had died in a car accident in Saudi Arabia. Months later, a telephone call from a relative brought news that he was alive. Show more
Witness History
Buddhists and death row
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found self-acceptance through Buddhism. 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
05/01/2021 14:06 GMT: Georgia vote decides control of US Senate
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
The US state of Georgia is going to the polls in a vote that will decide whether President-elect Joe Biden's Democrats control the Senate. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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World Business Report
First broadcast 05/01/2021 15:32 GMT: Germany set to extend coronavirus lockdown
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
German authorities are expected to extend strict lockdown measures to the end of January. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How is the Covid vaccine rollout being managed in different countries? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Buddhists and death row
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found self-acceptance through Buddhism. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Blindness in the digital age
40 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From smartphone apps to haptic echo-location technology, Digital Planet investigates how digital technologies are changing the lives of blind people worldwide. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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.
World Business Report
First broadcast 05/01/2021 22:32 GMT: Germany set to extend coronavirus lockdown
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
German authorities are expected to extend strict lockdown measures to the end of January. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Studio
The Big Fix Up: A new, digital venture for Wallace and Gromit
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The plasticine heroes Wallace and Gromit, leave stop motion animation for an interactive phone app on a mission to 'Fix Up' the British city of Bristol. Eliza Lomas investigates Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
The Arts Hour International Comedy Show
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Join us as we say goodbye to 2020 in style with some of the world’s funniest comedians Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
The US state of Georgia goes to the polls
53 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The electoral race in Georgia will shape American politics for the next two years Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Neil Ferguson: Did the UK get its Covid strategy wrong?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The UK is back in lockdown and infections are surging. What has gone wrong, and why have other countries done better? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
The Digital Human: Ghoul
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Violent content online has rightly been condemned yet while we criticise those facilitating the supply we rarely talk about the demand. Aleks Krotoski asks who views it and why. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
My husband came back from the dead
44 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 2015, Santoshi Tamang was told her husband Subash had died in a car accident in Saudi Arabia. Months later, a telephone call from a relative brought news that he was alive. Show more
Witness History
Buddhists and death row
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found self-acceptance through Buddhism. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
In Vienna housing is considered a basic human right, and 60 percent of citizens live in subsidised social housing. Is it a model other cities should follow? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Blindness in the digital age
40 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From smartphone apps to haptic echo-location technology, Digital Planet investigates how digital technologies are changing the lives of blind people worldwide. Show more
