BBC News
12/09/2020 04:01 GMT
5 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for years
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
12/09/2020 04:30 GMT
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BBC News
12/09/2020 05:01 GMT
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Weekend
Afghan government and Taliban prepare to talk
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Afghan authorities and Taliban sit down to talk peace; remote tribes in Brazil and COVID Show more
BBC News
12/09/2020 06:01 GMT
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on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for years
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Weekend
The Last Night of the Proms with a twist
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
A multicultural approach to the Last Night of the Proms; COVID and Brazil's indigenous Show more
BBC News
12/09/2020 07:01 GMT
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Young people in UK targeted with COVID messaging; Israel and Bahrain to normalise ties Show more
BBC News Summary
12/09/2020 07:30 GMT
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on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for years
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BBC News
12/09/2020 08:01 GMT
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on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for years
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sportshour
What is life like in a sporting bio-bubble?
24 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Elly Oldroyd presents the programme from inside the cricket bio-bubble at Old Trafford. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Newshour
12/09/2020 12:06 GMT: Afghan peace talks with Taliban begin
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. 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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Trending
The volunteers fighting hate on Facebook
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
A team of online defenders from across the globe are strategically combating trolls who spread hate speech on Facebook. Who are they, and how does it work? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC Proms on the World Service
BBC Proms 2020
Joy and sorrow: Shostakovich's Piano Concerto and Ravel's tribute to lost friends
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
The Philharmonia Orchestra returns to the BBC Proms with a programme of two contrasting 20th-century works. Show more
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DJ Edu talks to Djodje, one of Cape Verde's most successful pop stars, who wants to bring his kizomba rhythms to to a worldwide audience. Show more
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Newshour
12/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Afghan government urges ceasefire with Taliban
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
These are the first formal negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban and are aimed at ending a forty year conflict. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
India struggles to contain Covid-19
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
India struggles to contain Covid-19, the future of politics in Japan, wildfires in Argentina and coronavirus in one of Europe’s largest nudist resort. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Heart and Soul
Father Joe
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Last year Father Joe Gormley spoke out against Lyra McKee’s murder in Northern Ireland. Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Covid -19 science versus politics
1 hour, 10 minutes
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Are the politicians finally coming round to the scientist’s views on the way forward? Show more
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Business Weekly
Bringing back viruses from the dead
53 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Plus can theatres withstand the onslaught of covid? Show more
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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Trending
The volunteers fighting hate on Facebook
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
A team of online defenders from across the globe are strategically combating trolls who spread hate speech on Facebook. Who are they, and how does it work? Show more
Over to You
Tuning in to the future for shortwave
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Many millions rely on it to listen every day, so what does the future hold for shortwave? Plus Weekend is back after earlier this year being “temporarily suspended” due to Covid.. Show more
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World Wise Web
World Wise Web: Part one
50 minutes
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Teenagers meet pioneers whose inventions shaped our digital world, including the creator of the battery that kick-started the digital revolution. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
India struggles to contain Covid-19
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
India struggles to contain Covid-19, the future of politics in Japan, wildfires in Argentina and coronavirus in one of Europe’s largest nudist resort. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out.
The Big Idea
Why do we laugh?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
And why a cognitive neuroscientist says laughter deserves more research. Show more
