The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
29/09/2020 04:06 GMT: Covid-19: global death toll passes a million
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
We'll hear from relatives of some of the one million victims who've now died from coronavirus Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
29/09/2020 05:06 GMT: More than one million dead from coronavirus
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Global deaths from Covid-19 have passed the grim milestone of one million Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
29/09/2020 06:06 GMT: WHO: 1 million Covid deaths an underestimate
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Official statistics show more than a million people worldwide have now died as a result of Covid-19 Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
Getting rid of AI bias
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Generating fake faces for better facial recognition systems and checking algorithms - meet the programmers, data scientists and entrepreneurs fighting racial bias in AI. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Facebook's face-off in Australia
18 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Why Facebook has threatened to ban all news on its Australian site. Show more
Witness History
The Mafia trial of Italy’s former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Prosecutor Gian Carlo Caselli explains how Italy's former PM Giulio Andreotti was put on trial in Sicily in September 1995, accused of collusion with the Mafia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The story of Roger Payne’s best-selling environmental album, released 50 years ago. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
"What’s the point of wasps?" asks listener Andrew, who is fed up with being pestered. Do wasps do anything to justify their presence as a picnic menace? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Hollywood stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talk about reprising the roles of time travelling adventurers Bill and Ted in middle age. 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.
In the Studio
Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Literature in the centre of my life
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Noise-cancelling headphones, trying out different voices and the city of Bogotá – all part of writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s creative process as he begins his new novel. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Surviving a chemical attack by a doomsday cult
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
After surviving a targeted chemical attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, Atsushi Sakahara went looking for answers from a member of a notorious doomsday cult. Show more
Witness History
The Mafia trial of Italy’s former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Prosecutor Gian Carlo Caselli explains how Italy's former PM Giulio Andreotti was put on trial in Sicily in September 1995, accused of collusion with the Mafia. 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.
"What’s the point of wasps?" asks listener Andrew, who is fed up with being pestered. Do wasps do anything to justify their presence as a picnic menace? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
29/09/2020 13:06 GMT: Armenia PM: We are under "existential threat”
53 minutes
on BBC World Service
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Regional Variations (2)
People Fixing The World
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The Documentary
Songs of the Humpback Whale
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
The story of Roger Payne’s best-selling environmental album, released 50 years ago. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 29/09/2020 14:32 GMT: Kenya eases coronavirus restrictions
27 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Six months after their introduction, Kenya is easing strict coronavirus restrictions. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Regional Variations (2)
Focus on Africa
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
BBC World Service West and Central Africa
People Fixing The World
Getting rid of AI bias
23 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Generating fake faces for better facial recognition systems and checking algorithms - meet the programmers, data scientists and entrepreneurs fighting racial bias in AI. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Regional Variations (2)
The Documentary
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
BBC World Service West and Central Africa
In the Studio
Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Literature in the centre of my life
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Noise-cancelling headphones, trying out different voices and the city of Bogotá – all part of writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s creative process as he begins his new novel. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/09/29 16:06 GMT: US election conversations: American families
53 minutes
on BBC World Service
Two families tell us what they want from the next US president. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Regional Variations (2)
Focus on Africa
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Outlook
Surviving a chemical attack by a doomsday cult
44 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
After surviving a targeted chemical attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, Atsushi Sakahara went looking for answers from a member of a notorious doomsday cult. Show more
Witness History
The Mafia trial of Italy’s former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Prosecutor Gian Carlo Caselli explains how Italy's former PM Giulio Andreotti was put on trial in Sicily in September 1995, accused of collusion with the Mafia. 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.
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.
Regional Variations (2)
Focus on Africa
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The Documentary
Songs of the Humpback Whale
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
The story of Roger Payne’s best-selling environmental album, released 50 years ago. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Mapping Covid-19 to your phone
46 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Mapping Covid-19 to your phone. Also the ethics of digital communication and hacking into satellites at DEF CON. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
29/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Turkey denies shooting down Armenian fighter jet
53 minutes
on BBC World Service
Armenia says one of its fighter jets was shot down by a Turkish jet in a major escalation of the conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
People Fixing The World
Getting rid of AI bias
23 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Generating fake faces for better facial recognition systems and checking algorithms - meet the programmers, data scientists and entrepreneurs fighting racial bias in AI. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Regional Variations (2)
World Business Report
BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
In the Studio
Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Literature in the centre of my life
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Noise-cancelling headphones, trying out different voices and the city of Bogotá – all part of writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s creative process as he begins his new novel. 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.
Regional Variations (2)
In the Studio
BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
World Business Report
First broadcast 29/09/2020 22:32 GMT: Kenya eases coronavirus restrictions
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Six months after their introduction, Kenya is easing strict coronavirus restrictions. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Hollywood stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter talk about reprising the roles of time travelling adventurers Bill and Ted in middle age. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Countdown to the first US presidential debate
53 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA. 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.
What does being deprived of sunlight do to you? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Surviving a chemical attack by a doomsday cult
44 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
After surviving a targeted chemical attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, Atsushi Sakahara went looking for answers from a member of a notorious doomsday cult. Show more
Witness History
The Mafia trial of Italy’s former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
9 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Prosecutor Gian Carlo Caselli explains how Italy's former PM Giulio Andreotti was put on trial in Sicily in September 1995, accused of collusion with the Mafia. 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.
Digital Planet
Mapping Covid-19 to your phone
46 minutes
on BBC World ServiceAvailable for over a year
Mapping Covid-19 to your phone. Also the ethics of digital communication and hacking into satellites at DEF CON. Show more
