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14/04/2024 04:30 GMT
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Weekend
UN security council meeting over Iranian attack on Israel
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Iran launched drone and missile attack on Israel overnight Show more
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Weekend
Iran launches drone and missile attack on Israel overnight
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Israel says Iran launched around 300 drones and missiles, and that some of the strikes also came from Iraq and Yemen Show more
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Weekend
Israel Defence Forces ready to counter any more attacks
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US President Biden has called a meeting of G7 leaders Show more
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People Fixing The World
How literacy can change a life
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How an app in Somaliland, moveable classrooms in Bangladesh and volunteer coaches in the UK are helping more adults learn to read Show more
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14/04/2024 09:30 GMT
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The Fifth Floor
A journalist’s life in Israel
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What is it like to live and work as a journalist in Israel right now? BBC Monitoring's Shaina Oppenheimer shares her story. Show more
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14/04/2024 10:30 GMT
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More or Less
Tackling The Three-Body Problem
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Explaining the real life physics problem at the heart of Netflix's new show. Show more
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14/04/2024 11:30 GMT
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This week on Tech Life we are looking at the problem of space junk, the man-made debris hurtling around our planet. Could it threaten some of the everyday tech we all rely on? Show more
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Newshour
14/04/2024 12:06 GMT: Israel says Iran confrontation 'not over yet' after shooting down drones from Tehran
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Israel says it intercepted 99 percent of the missiles and drones fired by Iran. Show more
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14/04/2024 13:30 GMT
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14/04/2024 18:30 GMT
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Unexpected Elements
Beyoncé, banjos and dancing chemistry
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Beyonce's reappraisal of country music gets us rethinking who the original cowboys were, how the banjo gets its twang and we meet the man dancing chemistry in a tie dye lab coat Show more
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14/04/2024 20:06 GMT: G7 leaders call for restraint after Iran's attack on Israel
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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The Climate Question
Can fertilisers go green?
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Synthetic fertilisers such as ammonia are great for crops, but terrible for the climate. Graihagh Jackson meets the businesses trying to make better versions. Show more
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14/04/2024 21:30 GMT
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Over to You
Listener bugbears on truncating news interviews
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Why do live interviewees sometimes get abruptly cut short by the interviewer? Plus, a listener tells us what he likes so much about his favourite programme: Weekend. Show more
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14/04/2024 22:30 GMT
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From Our Own Correspondent
What happened to the Chibok girls?
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Nigeria promised to care for the kidnapped schoolchildren - but has it? Plus: youth suicide in the US; military service in Estonia; and China's boarding schools policy in Tibet Show more
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14/04/2024 23:30 GMT
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15/04/2024 00:30 GMT
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15/04/2024 01:30 GMT
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CrowdScience
How do my ears sense direction?
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How do we hear a sound and immediately know where it’s coming from? Anand Jagatia finds out what makes left, right, up and down sound so different. Show more
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People Fixing The World
How literacy can change a life
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How an app in Somaliland, moveable classrooms in Bangladesh and volunteer coaches in the UK are helping more adults learn to read Show more
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15/04/2024 02:30 GMT
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15/04/2024 03:30 GMT
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The Conversation
Women saving lives at sea
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Ella Al-Shamahi talks to an RNLI volunteer from Wales and lifeguard in Goa who are dedicated to rescuing people who get into difficulty at sea. Show more