The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
18/08/2020 04:06 GMT: Top Democrats make opening pitch for Joe Biden
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
18/08/2020 05:06 GMT: Michelle Obama urges voters to support Joe Biden
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
18/08/2020 06:06 GMT: Democratic National Convention goes virtual
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
The mums saving each other from a taboo condition
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Women in Madagascar who have had surgery for fistula are making sure others get similar life-changing treatment free of charge. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
African women and Covid
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is the virus hitting the economic opportunities of women in Africa the hardest? Show more
Witness History
The lost King of England
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How archaeologists discovered the lost grave of King Richard III under a car park Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Building a global vaccination programme to protect us from Covid19 is more complicated than most of us realise. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Discovery
Frank Kelly
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
What difference has lockdown made to our air? Frank Kelly talks to Jim Al-Khalili. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Actor Russell Crowe
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Russell Crowe talks about his latest film Unhinged, his excitement at a coronation tea cup and why he’s had thirty years of self-isolating practice. 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 the Studio
The Bold and the Beautiful: Returning to our screens
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Find out how mannequins and actors’ real-life partners are playing a role in getting this popular daytime soap safely back on-air amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The detective and the diamond heist
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 2003, a band of expert criminals had masterminded the biggest and boldest jewel robbery in history, but Belgian diamond detective Patrick Peys was on their trail. Show more
Witness History
The lost King of England
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How archaeologists discovered the lost grave of King Richard III under a car park 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
Frank Kelly
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
What difference has lockdown made to our air? Frank Kelly talks to Jim Al-Khalili. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
18/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Hezbollah member found guilty of Hariri assassination
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon: 15 years, and one conviction - was it worth it? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 18/08/2020 14:32 GMT: Belarus potash workers down tools
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Six potash mines run by the state-owned Belaruskali company have stopped their operations. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/08/18 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Returning to teaching after lockdown
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for years
We hear from three teachers around the world returning to their schools after lockdown. 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
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
Algorithm apocalypse
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The UK Government’s flawed pupil-grading system. Analysing the language of Twitter trolls, and using data on Covid-19 vulnerability to save lives in Africa. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
18/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Mali president seized by mutinying soldiers
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
France and regional bloc ECOWAS have condemned the mutiny Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
The mums saving each other from a taboo condition
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Women in Madagascar who have had surgery for fistula are making sure others get similar life-changing treatment free of charge. 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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Actor Russell Crowe
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Russell Crowe talks about his latest film Unhinged, his excitement at a coronation tea cup and why he’s had thirty years of self-isolating practice. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
World's largest retailer sees sales jump
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Walmart records another jump in sales 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.
‘Everything smelled of rotting flesh, even perfume’. How tiny defects in our sensory system can have enormous consequences on how we perceive the world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The detective and the diamond heist
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 2003, a band of expert criminals had masterminded the biggest and boldest jewel robbery in history, but Belgian diamond detective Patrick Peys was on their trail. Show more
Witness History
The lost King of England
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
How archaeologists discovered the lost grave of King Richard III under a car park 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.
Digital Planet
Algorithm apocalypse
44 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The UK Government’s flawed pupil-grading system. Analysing the language of Twitter trolls, and using data on Covid-19 vulnerability to save lives in Africa. Show more
