The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
31/08/2020 04:06 GMT: US: tensions in Portland
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
This comes after a white protester was killed during clashes between rival supporters. Show more
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Newsday
31/08/2020 05:06 GMT: Lebanon: new leadership expected
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
A new prime minister may be announced in Lebanon, but can they pull the country out of its current crisis? Show more
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Newsday
31/08/2020 06:06 GMT: New PM for Lebanon?
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
An announcement on who may take over the role of Prime Minister may take place on Monday. Show more
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HARDtalk
Sam Harris: A place for conversation in an angry world
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to the american philosopher, neuroscientist and podcaster Sam Harris whose takes on everything from religion to race generate intense heat. Show more
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Business Daily
Boredom: The secret to creativity?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why being bored might be good for us Show more
Witness History
Inventing James Bond
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How author and former intelligence officer Ian Fleming created the British super-spy Show more
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The Why Factor
Why are we conscious of so little?
24 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Much of the time humans seem to operate on automatic pilot. So why are we conscious of so little of what goes on around us? Show more
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CrowdScience
Could humans live in underwater cities?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton dons her flippers in search of oceanic pioneers who have designed and lived in underwater habitats, and explores ambitious plans for undersea colonies. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS Conversations
Coronavirus: Children with special needs
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How parents of children with special educational needs have coped in lockdown Show more
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Trending
‘I hunt trolls’
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
After she got a death threat, journalist Ginger Gorman dove headfirst into the dark world of dangerous trolls Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Conversation
Women who resolve conflict
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Two women who negotiate with kidnappers and rehabilitate extremists. Show more
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Outlook
The woman who woke up in the future
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Naomi Jacobs went to bed in her home in Manchester aged 32 but she woke up thinking she was 15, her adult memories gone. Slowly she pieced together the 17 years she’d lost. Show more
Witness History
Inventing James Bond
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How author and former intelligence officer Ian Fleming created the British super-spy 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.
CrowdScience
Could humans live in underwater cities?
33 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Marnie Chesterton dons her flippers in search of oceanic pioneers who have designed and lived in underwater habitats, and explores ambitious plans for undersea colonies. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
31/08/2020 13:06 GMT: Lebanon diplomat named PM after Beirut blast
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 31/08/2020 14:32 GMT: Indian economy records worst slump in decades
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The pandemic has caused massive disruption to economic activity Show more
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More or Less
Is Trump right about blood plasma therapy?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is convalescent plasma therapy effective for treating Covid-19? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
2020/08/31 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Campus life
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
Students discuss life on campuses during the pandemic Show more
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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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.
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Discovery
Liz Seward
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Liz Seward, Senior Space Strategist for Airbus Defence and Space. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
31/08/2020 20:06 GMT: Portland protests: the politics of violence
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
A pro-Trump rally clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland over the weekend Show more
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HARDtalk
Sam Harris: A place for conversation in an angry world
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur speaks to the american philosopher, neuroscientist and podcaster Sam Harris whose takes on everything from religion to race generate intense heat. 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 History Hour
Margaret Ekpo - Nigeria's feminist pioneer
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The woman who fought for Nigerian independence, the challenge to the US electoral law designed to protect black voters plus the Occupy Wall Street protest and leaving St Kilda. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
India suffers record economic stagnation
53 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
We hear from businesses across India, as the country suffers a 23.9% fall in its economic growth Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Documentary
The Soviet Feminist Army
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The Soviet women spreading feminist ideas in Afghanistan. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The woman who woke up in the future
44 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Naomi Jacobs went to bed in her home in Manchester aged 32 but she woke up thinking she was 15, her adult memories gone. Slowly she pieced together the 17 years she’d lost. Show more
Witness History
Inventing James Bond
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How author and former intelligence officer Ian Fleming created the British super-spy 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.
Discovery
Liz Seward
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Liz Seward, Senior Space Strategist for Airbus Defence and Space. Show more
