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17/10/2021 04:01 GMT
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17/10/2021 04:30 GMT
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17/10/2021 05:01 GMT
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Weekend
Maduro aide extradited to US
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Close associate of Venezuelan president extradited to the US. Show more
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17/10/2021 06:01 GMT
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Weekend
Ally of Maduro extradited to US
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A close associate of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has been extradited to the US. Show more
BBC News
17/10/2021 07:01 GMT
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Weekend
US gains extradition of ally of Venezuelan president
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A close associate of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has been extradited to the US. Show more
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17/10/2021 07:30 GMT
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17/10/2021 08:01 GMT
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From Our Own Correspondent
Japan's Grey Politics
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The new Japanese PM does not break the mould; disaffection grows among Iraq's voters; the politics of coal in Australia; exploring the history of Indian food - as cooked in Kenya Show more
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17/10/2021 08:30 GMT
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BBC News
17/10/2021 09:01 GMT
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A Geochemical History of Life on Earth
3. A series of unfortunate events
23 minutes
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Justin discovers how phosphorus may have held evolution back for a billion years, and why volcanoes have both rescued and almost wiped out life on the planet. Show more
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17/10/2021 09:30 GMT
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Over to You
How a review of the BBC might affect what your hear
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The BBC has recently published its five-year review of the World Service. But why is this report of any importance to listeners? And how might it affect what you hear? Show more
BBC News
17/10/2021 10:01 GMT
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17/10/2021 10:30 GMT
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BBC News
17/10/2021 11:01 GMT
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World Questions
Climate change: Southern hemisphere
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World Questions looks at the environment from the perspective of the southern hemisphere. Show more
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BBC News
17/10/2021 12:01 GMT
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Newshour
17/10/2021 12:06 GMT: Venezuelan government suspends talks with the opposition
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The Venezuelan government has halted talks with the opposition after an aide to president Maduro was extradited to the US, where he faces charges of money laundering. Show more
BBC News
17/10/2021 13:01 GMT
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The Forum
A dirty history of diamonds
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The complex and sometimes shocking story of the diamond industry throughout history - and how it's trying to clean up its image. Show more
More or Less
The prize-winning economics of migration and the minimum wage
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How David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens developed methods of learning from the world around us, earning them the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Show more
BBC News
17/10/2021 14:01 GMT
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BBC News
17/10/2021 15:01 GMT
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BBC News
17/10/2021 18:01 GMT
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17/10/2021 18:30 GMT
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Sporting Witness
Born to Run: Mexico's Tarahumara Indians
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The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe. Show more
BBC News
17/10/2021 19:01 GMT
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Business Weekly
An urgent call for Afghanistan
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As millions face extreme poverty and hunger, we ask how the world can target aid. Show more
BBC News
17/10/2021 20:01 GMT
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Newshour
17/10/2021 20:06 GMT: North American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
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Officials claim notorious gang is behind kidnaps Show more
BBC News
17/10/2021 21:01 GMT
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17/10/2021 21:30 GMT
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World of Wisdom
Forgiveness
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Bearing a grudge can feel like carrying a bag of rocks. Can we learn to move on and forgive? Show more
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17/10/2021 22:01 GMT
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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17/10/2021 22:30 GMT
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BBC News
17/10/2021 23:01 GMT
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From Our Own Correspondent
Japan's Grey Politics
23 minutes
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The new Japanese PM does not break the mould; disaffection grows among Iraq's voters; the politics of coal in Australia; exploring the history of Indian food - as cooked in Kenya Show more
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17/10/2021 23:30 GMT
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BBC News
18/10/2021 00:01 GMT
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World Business Report
First broadcast 18/10/2021 00:06 GMT : Apple privacy change attracts criticism
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Tech giant Apple’s recent privacy changes have piqued the interest of some of its critics for not being as private as advertised – ahead of a slate of new products being launched Show more
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18/10/2021 00:30 GMT
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BBC News
18/10/2021 01:01 GMT
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18/10/2021 01:30 GMT
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The Climate Question
Putin and the planet
27 minutes
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Has Russia’s leader changed his tune? The man who once joked about climate change now says Russia is taking action. Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 02:01 GMT
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A Geochemical History of Life on Earth
3. A series of unfortunate events
23 minutes
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Justin discovers how phosphorus may have held evolution back for a billion years, and why volcanoes have both rescued and almost wiped out life on the planet. Show more
BBC News Summary
18/10/2021 02:30 GMT
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World of Wisdom
Forgiveness
18 minutes
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Bearing a grudge can feel like carrying a bag of rocks. Can we learn to move on and forgive? Show more
BBC News
18/10/2021 03:01 GMT
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18/10/2021 03:30 GMT
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