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Newsday
05/10/2020 04:06 GMT: Trump appears outside hospital in drive-past
53 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
05/10/2020 05:06 GMT: President Trump greets supporters from car outside hospital
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Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
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Newsday
05/10/2020 06:06 GMT: President Trump drives past supporters outside hospital
53 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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Live news, business and sport from around the world. Show more
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HARDtalk
James Rebanks: Sustainable food in a growing world
23 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
Shepherd James Rebanks is an advocate for a better kind of farming that is more sustainable and environmentally responsible. But are his ideas compatible with affordable food? Show more
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Business Daily
Is it time to rethink the electricity grid?
18 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
Are our century-old grids fit for the era of solar and wind power, or is a completely new kind of electricity transmission needed? Show more
Witness History
The voyage of the Empire Windrush
9 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
A ship carrying hundreds of migrants from the Caribbean set sail for Britain in 1948. Passenger Sam King describes the journey. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
When Katty Met Carlos
Talking about race
31 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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The death of George Floyd brought race relations in the US to a boiling point, forcing the country to confront a painful past. This week, we ask how we should talk about race. Show more
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CrowdScience
What makes stuff sticky?
33 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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What makes things sticky? Listener Mitch wondered while taking down some very sticky wallpaper. Our world would fall apart without adhesives. But how do they hold things together? Show more
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Comedians vs. the News
Tumi Morake and Gastor Almonte
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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Comedy stars from South Africa and the US with a funny take on the global headlines. This week, why is the South African defence minister in trouble for borrowing a plane? Show more
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Trending
The ‘lifeguard’ who saves women on Instagram
18 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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Ingebjørg spends hours every day on Instagram. She’s made it her mission to save the lives of people who post suicidal thoughts online. But should she have to do what she’s doing? Show more
More or Less
Trump’s misleading 'fact' about the Covid-19 death count in the US
9 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
We examine a suspect stat from the US and an eye-popping claim about volumising mascara. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Speaking up about racial injustice
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
Two women from Lebanon and the Netherlands talk to Kim Chakanetsa about their campaigns against racism and the emotional toll of speaking out. Show more
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Outlook
Ice Prince: The making of a Nigerian hip hop star
44 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
The journey to success for Panshak Zamani or Ice Prince, has been shaped by personal loss and violent conflict. But he went on to release one of the most remixed songs in Nigeria. Show more
Witness History
The voyage of the Empire Windrush
9 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
A ship carrying hundreds of migrants from the Caribbean set sail for Britain in 1948. Passenger Sam King describes the journey. 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.
CrowdScience
What makes stuff sticky?
33 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
What makes things sticky? Listener Mitch wondered while taking down some very sticky wallpaper. Our world would fall apart without adhesives. But how do they hold things together? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
05/10/2020 13:06 GMT: Trump Covid: President criticised over drive-past
53 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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World Business Report
First broadcast 05/10/2020 14:32 GMT: Cineworld temporarily closes UK and US cinemas
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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A dearth of film releases has led Cineworld to close more than 650 UK and US cinemas. Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/10/05 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Domestic workers
53 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Working for families during the pandemic in Lebanon and South Africa Show more
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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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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.
Discovery
Megadrought in Chile
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
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Decade of severe drought in Chile Show more
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Newshour
05/10/2020 20:06 GMT: President Trump to leave hospital shortly
53 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Doctors treating the president say he hasn't had a fever in more than seventy-two hours, and has no respiratory complaints. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
James Rebanks: Sustainable food in a growing world
23 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
Shepherd James Rebanks is an advocate for a better kind of farming that is more sustainable and environmentally responsible. But are his ideas compatible with affordable food? 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 History Hour
The Mafia and Italian politics
53 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
The trial which linked a senior Italian politician to the Mafia, the death of the charismatic Egyptian President - Gamal Abdel Nasser, a whale rescue and the birth of Google. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Trump leaves hospital
53 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
US President Donald Trump has left hospital, three days after being admitted with Covid-19, vowing to be back on the campaign trail soon. 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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The Documentary
Dyslexia: Language and childhood
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
Toby Withers explores how you can be dyslexic in one language, but not in another. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Ice Prince: The making of a Nigerian hip hop star
44 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
The journey to success for Panshak Zamani or Ice Prince, has been shaped by personal loss and violent conflict. But he went on to release one of the most remixed songs in Nigeria. Show more
Witness History
The voyage of the Empire Windrush
9 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
A ship carrying hundreds of migrants from the Caribbean set sail for Britain in 1948. Passenger Sam King describes the journey. 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
Megadrought in Chile
27 minutes on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Available for over a year
Decade of severe drought in Chile Show more