The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
So where are the aliens?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
If space aliens are out there…why haven’t we found them? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Big Idea
Epigenetics
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Can our experiences be passed down biologically to our children and grandchildren? And is it time for evolutionary theory to evolve? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How North Korean defectors and their stories have become a hugely valuable commodity in South Korea. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Yemen war: a feline perspective
41 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Life under siege in Taiz, as experienced by an imaginary cat. Show more
Witness History
The AIDS Memorial Quilt
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In 1985 activists hand-stitched a giant quilt to commemorate friends and relatives killed by AIDS, and to campaign for more funding and research into the disease. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
So where are the aliens?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
If space aliens are out there…why haven’t we found them? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sportshour
What next for the Olympics?
49 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We discuss the postponement of the 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus and debate what's next for those taking part. We cross to Tokyo to discuss the challenges ahead in 2021. 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.
Over to You
13 Minutes to the Moon returns
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Producer Andrew Luck-Baker, of the podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon, on the new series. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
28/03/2020 13:06 GMT: Coronavirus: over 100,000 positive cases in the US
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The WHO has stressed the need for testing. 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 Documentary
The importance of Jurgen Klopp
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Becky Milligan presents a profile of Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool Football Club. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Real Story
Coronavirus: How will it change us?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Could the coronavirus outbreak provide humanity with new perspectives? 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 two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
This Is Africa
Mr Eazi, Afronation and Covid-19
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
DJ Edu chats to Mr Eazi after they both recovered from an illness that could have been Covid-19, and plays a 10 in 10 featuring artists from the cancelled Afronation festival. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
28/03/2020 21:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Spain deaths surge
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The Spanish government has extended the state of emergency until at least 12 April. 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.
Boston Calling
This pandemic life
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
During this Coronavirus pandemic, governments are ‘dusting off plans built for wartime.’ Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Strict measures in Singapore
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Singaporeans face life under closer surveillance in the fight to contain Coronavirus; the race to find shelter for California’s homeless people. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Ola Källenius: Surviving coronavirus's economic shock
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ola Källenius, the CEO of German car maker Daimler. What will the economic landscape look like when the pandemic is over? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
President Bolsonaro claims he is saving his country from Communism. Is Brazil reliving the Cold War? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS Conversations
Togetherness: Coronavirus global conversations
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Religious leaders on reaching the faithful, a woman unable to attend her grandmother’s funeral and those most at risk from Covid-19. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall Show more
Over to You
13 Minutes to the Moon returns
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Producer Andrew Luck-Baker, of the podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon, on the new series. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How North Korean defectors and their stories have become a hugely valuable commodity in South Korea. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Strict measures in Singapore
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Singaporeans face life under closer surveillance in the fight to contain Coronavirus; the race to find shelter for California’s homeless people. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Boston Calling
This pandemic life
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
During this Coronavirus pandemic, governments are ‘dusting off plans built for wartime.’ Show more
