BBC News
18/10/2021 04:01 GMT
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Newsday
18/10/2021 04:06 GMT : China's hypersonic missile test 'wake up call' for US
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The nuclear-capable missile flew through low-orbit space and circled the earth before landing about 40 km off target Show more
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18/10/2021 05:01 GMT
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Newsday
18/10/2021 05:06 GMT : US Congressman: Chinese hypersonic missile should be 'call to action'
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The nuclear-capable missile circled the earth before landing about 40 km off target - apparently catching out US intelligence. Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 06:01 GMT
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Newsday
18/10/2021 06:06 GMT : China tests hypersonic missile
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A US Congressman warns it should serve as a call to action for the United States Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 07:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Philippe Sands: Is international justice working?
23 minutes
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Seventy-five years on from the first verdicts at Nuremberg, is the world any better at delivering justice for the worst of crimes? Show more
BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 07:30 GMT
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Business Daily
Rethinking the future: cleaning up big emitters
18 minutes
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Fresh ideas to help some of the world's dirtiest industries cut greenhouse gas emissions. Show more
Witness History
The first transgender minister in the Church of England
9 minutes
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Sarah Jones was the first person who had made a gender change to be ordained by the Church of England. Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 08:01 GMT
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The Climate Question
Putin and the planet
27 minutes
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Has Russia’s leader changed his tune? The man who once joked about climate change now says Russia is taking action. Show more
BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 08:30 GMT
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CrowdScience
Can we grow a conscious brain?
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With advances in stem cell research, could we recreate our complex human brains? Separating fact from science fiction, we explore 3D printed brain tissue and human brain organoids Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 09:01 GMT
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The Cultural Frontline
South African writing: Damon Galgut, Lebo Mashile, and Kaaps
27 minutes
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Damon Galgut on his Booker shortlisted novel, The Promise, exploring the legacy of apartheid, and Lebo Mashile on her poetry tackling big issues in the country today. Show more
BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 09:30 GMT
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
Manta ray and pollution solution
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Will a ray save the day? It’s inspiring a way to prevent more pollution of our oceans. To listen online, visit www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals Show more
More or Less
The prize-winning economics of migration and the minimum wage
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How David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens developed methods of learning from the world around us, earning them the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 10:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 10:30 GMT
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The Conversation
From start-up to success: Women rolling the dice in business
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Two women who turned their start-ups into successful enterprises discuss the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial world Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 11:01 GMT
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Outlook
‘Born lucky’: Escaping the Khmer Rouge
41 minutes
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According to Cambodian folklore, Sieu Do was born with a ‘cloak of good fortune’. His family believed it helped them survive life in a Khmer Rouge labour camp in the 1970s. Show more
Witness History
The first transgender minister in the Church of England
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Sarah Jones was the first person who had made a gender change to be ordained by the Church of England. Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 12:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 12:30 GMT
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BBC News
18/10/2021 13:01 GMT
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Newshour
18/10/2021 13:06 GMT: Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, has died
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Colin Powell has died of Covid at the age of 84, after being fully vaccinated Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 14:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Philippe Sands: Is international justice working?
23 minutes
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Seventy-five years on from the first verdicts at Nuremberg, is the world any better at delivering justice for the worst of crimes? Show more
BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 14:30 GMT
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World Business Report
First broadcast 18/10/2021 14:32 GMT : Car makers boost electric vehicle investments
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There's been a flurry of announcements of investment in the manufacture of electric cars. Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 15:01 GMT
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18/10/2021 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
18/10/2021 16:01 GMT
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BBC OS
2021/10/18 16:06 GMT: COP26: Marshall Islands
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We hear about the effects of sea level rise in Marshall Islands Show more
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18/10/2021 17:01 GMT
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BBC News
18/10/2021 18:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 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
18/10/2021 19:01 GMT
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18/10/2021 19:30 GMT
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Discovery
Earthshot 3 - The prize winners
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Five categories, a million pounds in each. Who has won the Earthshot prize? Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 20:01 GMT
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Newshour
18/10/2021 20:06 GMT: Remembering US statesman Colin Powell
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Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died of Covid-related complications Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 21:01 GMT
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Interview With Colin Powell
An interview with Colin Powell
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In a programme first broadcast in 2018, the former US Secretary of State visits students at a school that bears his name. Show more
BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 21:30 GMT
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BBC News
18/10/2021 22:01 GMT
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Sports News
18/10/2021 GMT
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 22:30 GMT
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BBC News
18/10/2021 23:01 GMT
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The History Hour
The Pakistani law that jailed rape survivors
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A shocking rape case in Pakistan in which the victim was found guilty, the rise of a fascist movement in 1960s Britain and how America’s abortion arguments led to murder. Show more
BBC News
19/10/2021 00:01 GMT
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Business Matters
Amazon denies misleading Congress
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The firm was questioned over its business practices and accused of copying other peoples’ products, and rigging search results to boost its own branded products. Show more
BBC News
19/10/2021 01:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
19/10/2021 01:30 GMT
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The Documentary
The lost art of breathing
27 minutes
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Each of us takes more than 25,000 breaths a day. But are we even doing it right? Show more
BBC News
19/10/2021 02:01 GMT
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Outlook
‘Born lucky’: Escaping the Khmer Rouge
41 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
According to Cambodian folklore, Sieu Do was born with a ‘cloak of good fortune’. His family believed it helped them survive life in a Khmer Rouge labour camp in the 1970s. Show more
Witness History
The first transgender minister in the Church of England
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Sarah Jones was the first person who had made a gender change to be ordained by the Church of England. Show more
BBC News
19/10/2021 03:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
19/10/2021 03:30 GMT
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