The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
19/08/2020 04:06 GMT
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
19/08/2020 05:06 GMT
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
19/08/2020 06:06 GMT
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Abdalla Hamdok: Exclusive interview with Sudan's Prime Minister
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
One year after a historic power-sharing agreement was signed between the military and civilians in Sudan, has euphoria given way to harsh realities and unfulfilled expectations? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Breaking the silence in Belarus
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
President Alexander Lukashenko is facing ever stronger resistance Show more
Witness History
The first modern asthma inhaler
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The metered dose inhaler was the first portable and effective asthma treatment. It was produced in 1956 after a girl asked "why can't my medication come in a can like hairspray?" Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin 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 two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Algorithm apocalypse
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The UK Government’s flawed pupil-grading system. Analysing the language of Twitter trolls, and using data on Covid-19 vulnerability to save lives in Africa. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Stitching souls
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Maria Margaronis sews and hears the stories of Gee’s Bend's historic quilters. 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 phenomenon of disappearance is rooted in Japanese culture. Meet the people who choose to disappear and the people who are left behind. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The war story that led to our love story
41 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Eva and Sami fell in love in Paris, but Sami could not escape the painful memories of his experiences back home during the Syrian civil war. So together, they wrote them down. Show more
Witness History
The first modern asthma inhaler
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The metered dose inhaler was the first portable and effective asthma treatment. It was produced in 1956 after a girl asked "why can't my medication come in a can like hairspray?" 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
Algorithm apocalypse
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The UK Government’s flawed pupil-grading system. Analysing the language of Twitter trolls, and using data on Covid-19 vulnerability to save lives in Africa. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
19/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Soldiers who ousted Mali's president promise elections
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
The soldiers who removed the government in a coup say their priority is stability, not power. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 19/08/2020 14:32 GMT: Brexit negotiations resume in Brussels
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The UK says it hopes a post-Brexit trade deal can be struck during September. 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.
BBC OS
2020/08/19 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: The impact on school children
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
We speak to mental health professionals about how school closures have affected children Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin 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.
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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Covid immunity clues from a fishing boat in the Pacific
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Certain antibodies appear to provide protection against Covid re-infection in Pacific fishermen; India Covid cases soar; horses helping with anxiety and depression in California Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
19/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Belarus unrest: Lukashenko tries to reassert control
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Belarussian president orders clampdown after 10 days of street protests and strikes triggered by disputed elections. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Abdalla Hamdok: Exclusive interview with Sudan's Prime Minister
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
One year after a historic power-sharing agreement was signed between the military and civilians in Sudan, has euphoria given way to harsh realities and unfulfilled expectations? 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 latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Stitching souls
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Maria Margaronis sews and hears the stories of Gee’s Bend's historic quilters. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Apple passes $2tn amidst global downturn
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tech giant Apple becomes the first US company to be valued at $2 trillion 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.
Assignment
Barbara Demick: True stories from North Korea
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Print journalist Barbara Demick explains how she created ‘narrative non-fiction’ books about North Korea and Tibet – in one case without even going to the place she wrote about. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The war story that led to our love story
41 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Eva and Sami fell in love in Paris, but Sami could not escape the painful memories of his experiences back home during the Syrian civil war. So together, they wrote them down. Show more
Witness History
The first modern asthma inhaler
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The metered dose inhaler was the first portable and effective asthma treatment. It was produced in 1956 after a girl asked "why can't my medication come in a can like hairspray?" 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.
Health Check
Covid immunity clues from a fishing boat in the Pacific
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Certain antibodies appear to provide protection against Covid re-infection in Pacific fishermen; India Covid cases soar; horses helping with anxiety and depression in California Show more
