The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
24/03/2020 05:06 GMT: UK under lockdown
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces strict new measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
24/03/2020 06:06 GMT: Coronavirus: UK brings in strict new measures
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson says the measures are needed to protect the British health service. Show more
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Discovery
Adrian Owen
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his search for awareness in patients with disorders of consciousness. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
24/03/2020 07:06 GMT
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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More or Less
Mitigation or suppression: What’s best to tackle coronavirus?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
How statistical modelling can help governments decide how to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic Show more
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People Fixing The World
The treasure in our toilets
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
We visit the Netherlands, where human sewage is being recycled into a valuable phosphate fertiliser Show more
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Business Daily
The working from home challenge
18 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Snapshots of working from home across the world. Show more
Witness History
Sequencing the 1918 influenza virus
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Over 50 million people died from influenza during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Scientists dug into Alaska's permafrost to find traces of the virus to help understand its spread Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Actor Daniel Radcliffe
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The best global arts coverage from across the BBC. Show more
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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.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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Outlook
My close encounters with Escobar's hippos
44 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Shurin studies the ecological effects of an ‘invasive species’ to north-western Colombia. They are hippos once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar, and they live in the wild. Show more
Witness History
Sequencing the 1918 influenza virus
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Over 50 million people died from influenza during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Scientists dug into Alaska's permafrost to find traces of the virus to help understand its spread 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
24/03/2020 14:06 GMT: Japanese PM says Tokyo Olympics postponed
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
The Japanese Prime Minister says the Tokyo Olympics are to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Sequencing the 1918 influenza virus
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Over 50 million people died from influenza during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Scientists dug into Alaska's permafrost to find traces of the virus to help understand its spread 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.
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Digital Planet
A digital tracker that monitors new surveillance
35 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
A global digital rights tracker. Also working from home when your work is in space and SETI@home to end. 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
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World Business Report
First broadcast 24/03/2020 22:32 GMT: Gender and coronavirus
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
We ask whether gender makes a difference to how the coronavirus pandemic could impact you. Show more
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In the Studio
Dada Masilo: From Soweto street dancer to ballet star
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The choreographer and performer re-imagines Stravinksy’s The Rite of Spring. Show more
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The Arts Hour
Actor Daniel Radcliffe
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
The best global arts coverage from across the BBC. Show more
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Business Matters
India enters coronavirus lockdown
53 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA. Show more
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HARDtalk
Apollo 11 astronaut - Michael Collins
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Fifty years on, what was the significance of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon? Stephen Sackur speaks to Michael Collins, the astronaut who piloted the command module. Show more
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Digital Planet
A digital tracker that monitors new surveillance
35 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
A global digital rights tracker. Also working from home when your work is in space and SETI@home to end. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The astronauts are fighting for their lives. As the oxygen level plummets, they must escape to their lunar lander to survive. #13MinutestotheMoon Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Witness History
Sequencing the 1918 influenza virus
9 minutes
on BBC World Service Americas and the CaribbeanAvailable for over a year
Over 50 million people died from influenza during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Scientists dug into Alaska's permafrost to find traces of the virus to help understand its spread Show more
