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James Naughtie’s Letter to America
Letter eight
9 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
The strangest US presidential campaign, drained of colour and crowds. But is it the run-in to end them all? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Recycling Chile, recycling Spain
50 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Why is Spain rubbish at recycling and Chile so much better? Leena Vuotovesi finds out. Show more
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Business Weekly
Belarus: Which way now?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Plus how women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The music of Ambrose Campbell and his West African Rhythm Brothers, steel pan master Sterling Betancourt MBE, and calypso star Lord Kitchener. 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.
Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sportshour
"I cried watching the film” – McFadden on Rising Phoenix
51 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
17 time Paralympic medallist Tatyana McFadden on a new documentary on the Games. 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
22/08/2020 12:06 GMT: Alexei Navalny arrives in Berlin for treatment
53 minutes
on BBC World Service News Internet
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Big Idea
How does language work?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
So how does language work? Is there a single mechanism in the brain, or multiple mechanisms? We speak to Cathy Price a neuroscientist and expert in language. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Weekly
Belarus: Which way now?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Plus how women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Cultural Frontline
Pedro Reyes: Destroying guns, creating art
27 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Artist Pedro Reyes on why he’s making weapons of war into art. Show more
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.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Trending
Can an algorithm be racist?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Computer scientist Robert Elliott Smith says algorithms are prejudiced by nature. As their influence over our lives has grown, he says, they have torn societies apart. Show more
James Naughtie’s Letter to America
Letter eight
9 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
The strangest US presidential campaign, drained of colour and crowds. But is it the run-in to end them all? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The History Hour
The siege at Ruby Ridge
53 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
The standoff in 1992 that galvanised the American far-right; plus, growing up with Saddam Hussein, the invention of the asthma inhaler and digging up King Richard III of England. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
22/08/2020 20:06 GMT: California struggles to contain huge wildfires
53 minutes
on BBC World Service News Internet
California's governor says wildfires sweeping the state are unlike anything seen in many years. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Virtual politics in the US
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
The Democratic Convention in the US, alcohol ban lifted in South Africa, Belarusian leader asserts power and the lost dogs in Beirut’s blast. 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 Why Factor
Confidence: How it can help us
24 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
How confidence can motivate, get us off the couch, make us healthier, enterprising, decisive and help us live up to our potential Show more
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Unexpected Elements
Trouble in Greenland
60 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Greenland Ice Sheet; stalagmites and climate change; world temperature record; the dimming of Betelgeuse
And Yeast: the tiny organism with massive potential. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Tech Life
Students marked down by algorithm
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
How students in England took to the streets to challenge their exam grades. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The music of Ambrose Campbell and his West African Rhythm Brothers, steel pan master Sterling Betancourt MBE, and calypso star Lord Kitchener. 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.
Trending
Can an algorithm be racist?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Computer scientist Robert Elliott Smith says algorithms are prejudiced by nature. As their influence over our lives has grown, he says, they have torn societies apart. Show more
Over to You
Turning the focus on Focus on Africa
9 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Listeners give their thoughts on Focus on Africa, which celebrates its 60th anniversary. But in this digital age, what does it need to do to stay relevant for the next 60 years? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
The ballads of Emmett Till
50 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
Fourteen year-old Emmett Till was murdered in 1955. His death has resonated ever since. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Virtual politics in the US
23 minutes
on BBC World Service News InternetAvailable for over a year
The Democratic Convention in the US, alcohol ban lifted in South Africa, Belarusian leader asserts power and the lost dogs in Beirut’s blast. 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.
