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17/04/2022 04:01 GMT
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17/04/2022 04:30 GMT
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17/04/2022 05:01 GMT
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Weekend
Russia urges Ukraine forces in Mariupol to surrender
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Russia has urged Ukraine forces in Mariupol to surrender and save their lives. Show more
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17/04/2022 06:01 GMT
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Weekend
Russia claims near total control of Mariupol
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Russia says it is in near total control of the devastated city of Mariupol. Show more
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17/04/2022 07:01 GMT
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Weekend
Russia issues ultimatum to last defenders of Mariupol
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Russia tells the defenders of the devastated Ukrainian port of Mariupol to surrender within hours. Show more
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17/04/2022 07:30 GMT
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17/04/2022 08:01 GMT
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17/04/2022 08:30 GMT
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BBC News
17/04/2022 09:01 GMT
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Why do you have all that stuff? Show more
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17/04/2022 09:30 GMT
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Over to You
Has the war given disinformation a boost?
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We return to the ongoing issue which is worrying many listeners: disinformation. Plus, was the right terminology used in the documentary series Black Music in Europe? Show more
BBC News
17/04/2022 10:01 GMT
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17/04/2022 10:30 GMT
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BBC News
17/04/2022 11:01 GMT
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The Inquiry
Can we create a universal Covid vaccine?
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Can scientists develop a vaccine to fight the coronavirus variants we know about, and the ones we have yet to meet? Show more
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17/04/2022 11:30 GMT
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BBC News
17/04/2022 12:01 GMT
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Newshour
17/04/2022 12:06 GMT: Mariupol ignores Russia surrender deadline
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The besieged Ukrainian port city has been under bombardment for weeks. Show more
BBC News
17/04/2022 13:01 GMT
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The Forum
Kwame Nkrumah: Ghana’s Pan-African idealist
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As leader of the first black African nation to achieve independence from British colonial rule, Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah was hailed as a hero by some but criticised too as a despot. Show more
BBC News
17/04/2022 14:01 GMT
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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
BBC News
17/04/2022 15:01 GMT
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BBC News
17/04/2022 18:01 GMT
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17/04/2022 18:30 GMT
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Heart and Soul
Ukraine: Faith in a time of war
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Julia Paul speaks to people from the Orthodox, Jewish and Catholic faiths in Ukraine, to hear what it is like living, and worshipping, in a war zone. Show more
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17/04/2022 19:01 GMT
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The History Hour
War crimes in the former Yugoslavia
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How the conflicts in the Balkans resonate amid the fighting in Ukraine. Plus, two stories from Internet history: the creation of the World Wide Web and the launch of Tinder. Show more
BBC News
17/04/2022 20:01 GMT
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Newshour
17/04/2022 20:06 GMT: The battle for Ukraine's 'steel city' deepens
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After weeks of street fighting, air strikes and massive destruction, the fierce battle for the Ukrainian port of Mariupol has now become a battle for its steelworks. Show more
BBC News
17/04/2022 21:01 GMT
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17/04/2022 21:30 GMT
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The Explanation
Understanding the long history between Russia and Ukraine
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Claire Graham and Kevin Connolly on what has historically bound Russia and Ukraine together, and what has pulled them apart. Show more
Over to You
Has the war given disinformation a boost?
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We return to the ongoing issue which is worrying many listeners: disinformation. Plus, was the right terminology used in the documentary series Black Music in Europe? Show more
BBC News
17/04/2022 22:01 GMT
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17/04/2022 22:30 GMT
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More or Less
Subitising and simplifying: how to better explain numbers
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Tim Harford talks to authors Chip Heath and Karla Starr about their book ‘Making Numbers Count’, exploring how we can better explain complex numbers to the public. Show more
BBC News
17/04/2022 23:01 GMT
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17/04/2022 23:30 GMT
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BBC News
18/04/2022 00:01 GMT
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18/04/2022 00:30 GMT
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BBC News
18/04/2022 01:01 GMT
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18/04/2022 01:30 GMT
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The Climate Question
How are young people feeling 6 months from COP?
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It’s almost six months since COP26. A number of breakthrough pledges were made, but are countries keeping to them? Show more
BBC News
18/04/2022 02:01 GMT
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Why do you have all that stuff? Show more
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18/04/2022 02:30 GMT
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The Explanation
Understanding the long history between Russia and Ukraine
18 minutes
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Claire Graham and Kevin Connolly on what has historically bound Russia and Ukraine together, and what has pulled them apart. Show more
Over to You
Has the war given disinformation a boost?
9 minutes
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We return to the ongoing issue which is worrying many listeners: disinformation. Plus, was the right terminology used in the documentary series Black Music in Europe? Show more
BBC News
18/04/2022 03:01 GMT
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18/04/2022 03:30 GMT
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