BBC News
11/08/2021 04:01 GMT
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Newsday
11/08/2021 04:06 GMT : Taliban advance in Afghanistan
50 minutes
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What are the prospects for talks in Afghanistan when the Taliban continue to make major territorial gains? Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 05:01 GMT
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Newsday
11/08/2021 05:06 GMT : Taliban tighten their grip on the north
50 minutes
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The Taliban take another provincial capital as they tighten their grip on the north of the country. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 06:01 GMT
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Newsday
11/08/2021 06:06 GMT : Canadian jailed in China for spying
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A Canadian businessman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 07:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Daryl Davis: Reaching out to the KKK
23 minutes
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Daryl Davis is a black musician who has spent four decades trying to talk to America’s most diehard racists, the Ku Klux Klan. Show more
BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 07:30 GMT
2 minutes
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Business Daily
Electrifying Sierra Leone
18 minutes
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Bringing electricity to his village for the first time, we speak with Jeremiah Thoronka in Sierra Leone about the challenges of energy inequality in the country Show more
Witness History
Exiled from East Germany: Wolf Biermann
9 minutes
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East Germany's most famous singer-songwriter, Wolf Biermann, was exiled to the West because of his political songs. He was stripped of his GDR citizenship while on tour. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 08:01 GMT
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How modern life has promoted back pain and why it is the number one cause of disability. Show more
BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 08:30 GMT
2 minutes
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Digital Planet
Brazil’s Data Protection Law comes into force
43 minutes
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Brazil’s Data Protection Law comes into force. Also a Twitter Disaster Bot in Indonesia and the increasing popularity of Bitclout. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 09:01 GMT
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World Book Club
Crime and Punishment: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
49 minutes
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Damnation and redemption in 19th Century St Petersburg. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 10:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 10:30 GMT
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In 2001 everything changed for British South Asians as the optimism and progress of the 1990s stalled. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 11:01 GMT
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Outlook
The improbable rise of Europe’s 'Tofu King'
41 minutes
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How vegetarian hippie Bernard Drosihn set up Germany's first tofu collective - and was even imprisoned for it. Show more
Witness History
Exiled from East Germany: Wolf Biermann
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
East Germany's most famous singer-songwriter, Wolf Biermann, was exiled to the West because of his political songs. He was stripped of his GDR citizenship while on tour. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 12:01 GMT
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on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 12:30 GMT
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BBC News
11/08/2021 13:01 GMT
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Newshour
11/08/2021 13:06 GMT: Afghanistan army head sacked
50 minutes
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General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai was replaced after rapid Taliban advances. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 14:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Daryl Davis: Reaching out to the KKK
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Daryl Davis is a black musician who has spent four decades trying to talk to America’s most diehard racists, the Ku Klux Klan. Show more
BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 14:30 GMT
2 minutes
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World Business Report
First broadcast 11/08/2021 14:32 GMT : Lebanese energy crisis intensifies
27 minutes
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Lebanon's central bank will end fuel subsidies amid a spiralling financial crisis Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 15:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 15:30 GMT
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BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.
BBC News
11/08/2021 16:01 GMT
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BBC OS
2021/08/11 16:06 GMT: OS conversations: Students in Afghanistan
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BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 17:01 GMT
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BBC News
11/08/2021 18:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 18:30 GMT
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
BBC News
11/08/2021 19:01 GMT
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BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 19:30 GMT
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Health Check
Impact of wildfires
32 minutes
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Impact of wildfires; why women don’t sign up for heart drug trials; Olympics legacy on fitness; Marburg disease in Guinea Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 20:01 GMT
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Newshour
11/08/2021 20:06 GMT: Taliban advance continues
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Our reporter behind Taliban lines challenges commanders on their treatment of civilians. Nine provincial capitals are now in the hands of the Taliban. Show more
BBC News
11/08/2021 21:01 GMT
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HARDtalk
Daryl Davis: Reaching out to the KKK
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Daryl Davis is a black musician who has spent four decades trying to talk to America’s most diehard racists, the Ku Klux Klan. Show more
BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 21:30 GMT
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BBC News
11/08/2021 22:01 GMT
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
BBC News Summary
11/08/2021 22:30 GMT
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BBC News
11/08/2021 23:01 GMT
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World Book Club
Crime and Punishment: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
49 minutes
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Damnation and redemption in 19th Century St Petersburg. Show more
BBC News
12/08/2021 00:01 GMT
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US infrastructure bill: the digital divide
50 minutes
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Can President Biden’s infrastructure plan bring broadband coverage to all citizens? Show more
BBC News
12/08/2021 01:01 GMT
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
Can we run the world on electricity?
23 minutes
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With pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions combined with a growing demand for power, can we run the world on electricity? Show more
BBC News Summary
12/08/2021 01:30 GMT
2 minutes
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Impact of wildfires
32 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Impact of wildfires; why women don’t sign up for heart drug trials; Olympics legacy on fitness; Marburg disease in Guinea Show more
BBC News
12/08/2021 02:01 GMT
5 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for years
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
The improbable rise of Europe’s 'Tofu King'
41 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
How vegetarian hippie Bernard Drosihn set up Germany's first tofu collective - and was even imprisoned for it. Show more
Witness History
Exiled from East Germany: Wolf Biermann
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
East Germany's most famous singer-songwriter, Wolf Biermann, was exiled to the West because of his political songs. He was stripped of his GDR citizenship while on tour. Show more
BBC News
12/08/2021 03:01 GMT
5 minutes
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
What’s killing Israel’s Arabs?
27 minutes
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Why Arab Israelis are suffering a deadly crime wave – and how the fallout could threaten coexistence with the majority Jewish population Show more
BBC News Summary
12/08/2021 03:30 GMT
2 minutes
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
Yotam Ottolenghi: My life in five dishes
31 minutes
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The ‘philosopher chef’ on the pandemic, the magic of pastry, and finding peace in cooking. Show more
