BBC News
20/09/2021 04:01 GMT
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Newsday
20/09/2021 04:06 GMT : Russia elections: Putin's party claims victory
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The ruling United Russia party looks set for a majority in the country's parliamentary election, after a vote dogged by allegations of fraud. Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 05:01 GMT
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Newsday
20/09/2021 05:06 GMT : Kremlin critics say Russian election a 'sham'
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Putin's ruling party claims it has won a 'free and fair' election after two thirds of the vote is counted. We hear from the opposition. Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 06:01 GMT
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Newsday
20/09/2021 06:06 GMT : Hong Kong: 'Patriots' election' sees single opposition win
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The vote is for the powerful Election Committee which will appoint the city's next leader. Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 07:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Carlos Fernando Chamorro: Exiled from Nicaragua
23 minutes
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Carlos Fernando Chamorro is currently in exile, as Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega intensifies his crackdown on dissent. Why has the country slumped back into authoritarianism? Show more
BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 07:30 GMT
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Business Daily
Lebanon in dire need
18 minutes
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The new Lebanese government has been in place for a week Show more
Witness History
Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis
9 minutes
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The Greek journalist who broke the news of the relationship between the Greek shipping tycoon, Aristotle Onassis, and Jackie Kennedy, America's widowed former first lady in 1968. Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 08:01 GMT
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The Climate Question
What role has the media played in the climate crisis?
28 minutes
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For decades, around the world, climate change coverage has been thin. Guests discuss why the media in petrol states, in particular, have struggled to tell that story. Show more
BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 08:30 GMT
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CrowdScience
How did eyes evolve?
35 minutes
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Pupil, lens retina - your eyes depend on a whole bunch of intricate mechanisms to help you see. But how does the messy, random process of evolution come up with such complexity? Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 09:01 GMT
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The Cultural Frontline
Architecture: Yinka Ilori and Murat Tabanlioglu
27 minutes
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Architect Murat Tabanlioglu on transforming a neglected shipyard into a thriving cultural quarter and designer Yinka Ilori on using colour to bring joy to London’s streets. Show more
BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 09:30 GMT
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
Squid and self-healing materials
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What if a robot could fix itself? It’s the story of the secret of scary squid suckers. To listen to the show online, visit bbcworldservice.com/30animals Show more
More or Less
How many holes are there in a drinking straw?
9 minutes
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Tim Harford talks to mathematician Jordan Ellenberg about the pandemic, geometry and drinking straws. Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 10:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 10:30 GMT
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The Conversation
Musical theatre stars
27 minutes
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Jemma Rix and Christine Allado talk about starting their stage careers by singing in theme parks. Now they’re musical theatre stars in hits like Frozen, Wicked and Hamilton. Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 11:01 GMT
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Outlook
I stole a safe, and faced the dilemma of my life
41 minutes
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Matthew Hahn found photos of child sexual abuse locked in a safe he'd stolen. But reporting this would mean admitting to his own crime, which could result in life imprisonment. Show more
Witness History
Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis
9 minutes
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The Greek journalist who broke the news of the relationship between the Greek shipping tycoon, Aristotle Onassis, and Jackie Kennedy, America's widowed former first lady in 1968. Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 12:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 12:30 GMT
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BBC News
20/09/2021 13:01 GMT
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Newshour
20/09/2021 13:06 GMT: Hotel Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina convicted of terrorism
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Hotel Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina found guilty of backing a rebel group by a court in Rwanda Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 14:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Carlos Fernando Chamorro: Exiled from Nicaragua
23 minutes
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Carlos Fernando Chamorro is currently in exile, as Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega intensifies his crackdown on dissent. Why has the country slumped back into authoritarianism? Show more
BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 14:30 GMT
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World Business Report
First broadcast 20/09/2021 14:32 GMT : Russian election: Kremlin rejects vote-rigging accusations
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President Putin's United Russia won two thirds of seats in the lower house of parliament. Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 15:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 15:30 GMT
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BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.
BBC News
20/09/2021 16:01 GMT
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BBC OS
2021/09/20 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Vietnam's Covid restrictions
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We hear from two journalists in Vietnam who talk about their work covering the pandemic Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 17:01 GMT
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BBC News
20/09/2021 18:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 18:30 GMT
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
BBC News
20/09/2021 19:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 19:30 GMT
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Discovery
China's great science leap
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Is China set to become the next science superpower? Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 20:01 GMT
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Newshour
20/09/2021 20:06 GMT: Rich countries urged to help fund climate change action
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UN Secretary-General says rich countries appear willing to help developing world Show more
BBC News
20/09/2021 21:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Carlos Fernando Chamorro: Exiled from Nicaragua
23 minutes
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Carlos Fernando Chamorro is currently in exile, as Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega intensifies his crackdown on dissent. Why has the country slumped back into authoritarianism? Show more
BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 21:30 GMT
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BBC News
20/09/2021 22:01 GMT
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Sports News
20/09/2021 GMT
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
BBC News Summary
20/09/2021 22:30 GMT
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BBC News
20/09/2021 23:01 GMT
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The History Hour
The earthquake that devastated Haiti
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In 2010 the Haitian capital was hit by a catastrophic earthquake. Much of Port Au Prince was flattened and more than a hundred thousand people were killed. Show more
BBC News
21/09/2021 00:01 GMT
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Business Matters
US lifts Covid travel ban for vaccinated passengers from the UK and EU
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Travellers will be admitted into the US from November, subject to testing Show more
BBC News
21/09/2021 01:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
21/09/2021 01:30 GMT
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The Fake Paralympians
6. Fallout
27 minutes
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Learning disability athletes are back at the Paralympics, but why - 21 years later - are they still feeling the impact of the cheating? Show more
BBC News
21/09/2021 02:01 GMT
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Outlook
I stole a safe, and faced the dilemma of my life
41 minutes
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Matthew Hahn found photos of child sexual abuse locked in a safe he'd stolen. But reporting this would mean admitting to his own crime, which could result in life imprisonment. Show more
Witness History
Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Greek journalist who broke the news of the relationship between the Greek shipping tycoon, Aristotle Onassis, and Jackie Kennedy, America's widowed former first lady in 1968. Show more
BBC News
21/09/2021 03:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
21/09/2021 03:30 GMT
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