The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
11/08/2021 04:06 GMT : Taliban advance in Afghanistan
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What are the prospects for talks in Afghanistan when the Taliban continue to make major territorial gains? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
11/08/2021 05:06 GMT : Taliban tighten their grip on the north
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Taliban take another provincial capital as they tighten their grip on the north of the country. Show more
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Newsday
11/08/2021 06:06 GMT : Canadian jailed in China for spying
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A Canadian businessman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court. Show more
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HARDtalk
Daryl Davis: Reaching out to the KKK
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Daryl Davis is a black musician who has spent four decades trying to talk to America’s most diehard racists, the Ku Klux Klan. Show more
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Business Daily
Electrifying Sierra Leone
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bringing electricity to his village for the first time, we speak with Jeremiah Thoronka in Sierra Leone about the challenges of energy inequality in the country Show more
Witness History
Exiled from East Germany: Wolf Biermann
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
East Germany's most famous singer-songwriter, Wolf Biermann, was exiled to the West because of his political songs. He was stripped of his GDR citizenship while on tour. Show more
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How modern life has promoted back pain and why it is the number one cause of disability. Show more
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Digital Planet
Brazil’s Data Protection Law comes into force
43 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazil’s Data Protection Law comes into force. Also a Twitter Disaster Bot in Indonesia and the increasing popularity of Bitclout. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
Crime and Punishment: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
49 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Damnation and redemption in 19th Century St Petersburg. 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.
In 2001 everything changed for British South Asians as the optimism and progress of the 1990s stalled. Show more
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Outlook
The improbable rise of Europe’s 'Tofu King'
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How vegetarian hippie Bernard Drosihn set up Germany's first tofu collective - and was even imprisoned for it. Show more
Witness History
Exiled from East Germany: Wolf Biermann
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
East Germany's most famous singer-songwriter, Wolf Biermann, was exiled to the West because of his political songs. He was stripped of his GDR citizenship while on tour. 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.
General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai was replaced after rapid Taliban advances. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Daryl Davis: Reaching out to the KKK
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Daryl Davis is a black musician who has spent four decades trying to talk to America’s most diehard racists, the Ku Klux Klan. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 11/08/2021 14:32 GMT : Lebanese energy crisis intensifies
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lebanon's central bank will end fuel subsidies amid a spiralling financial crisis Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2021/08/11 16:06 GMT: OS conversations: Students in Afghanistan
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Exiled from East Germany: Wolf Biermann
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
East Germany's most famous singer-songwriter, Wolf Biermann, was exiled to the West because of his political songs. He was stripped of his GDR citizenship while on tour. 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.
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.
Impact of wildfires; why women don’t sign up for heart drug trials; Olympics legacy on fitness; Marburg disease in Guinea Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Our reporter behind Taliban lines challenges commanders on their treatment of civilians. Nine provincial capitals are now in the hands of the Taliban. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Daryl Davis: Reaching out to the KKK
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Daryl Davis is a black musician who has spent four decades trying to talk to America’s most diehard racists, the Ku Klux Klan. Show more
The latest two minute news summary 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Book Club
Crime and Punishment: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
49 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Damnation and redemption in 19th Century St Petersburg. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US infrastructure bill: the digital divide
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can President Biden’s infrastructure plan bring broadband coverage to all citizens? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
Can we run the world on electricity?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
With pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions combined with a growing demand for power, can we run the world on electricity? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Impact of wildfires; why women don’t sign up for heart drug trials; Olympics legacy on fitness; Marburg disease in Guinea Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The improbable rise of Europe’s 'Tofu King'
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How vegetarian hippie Bernard Drosihn set up Germany's first tofu collective - and was even imprisoned for it. Show more
Witness History
Exiled from East Germany: Wolf Biermann
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
East Germany's most famous singer-songwriter, Wolf Biermann, was exiled to the West because of his political songs. He was stripped of his GDR citizenship while on tour. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
What’s killing Israel’s Arabs?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why Arab Israelis are suffering a deadly crime wave – and how the fallout could threaten coexistence with the majority Jewish population Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
Yotam Ottolenghi: My life in five dishes
31 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The ‘philosopher chef’ on the pandemic, the magic of pastry, and finding peace in cooking. Show more
