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22/05/2022 04:01 GMT
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22/05/2022 04:30 GMT
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22/05/2022 05:01 GMT
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Weekend
Australia elects new PM
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Anthony Albanese has been elected Prime Minister of Australia, defeating Scott Morrison. Show more
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22/05/2022 06:01 GMT
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Weekend
End of an era in Australia
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Anthony Albanese replaces Scott Morrison as Prime Minister of Australia. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 07:01 GMT
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US President Biden is on the second leg of his tour of the Asia-Pacific region. Show more
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22/05/2022 07:30 GMT
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22/05/2022 08:01 GMT
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From Our Own Correspondent
The missing women of Afghanistan
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Afghan women’s voices and freedoms are vanishing from public life; can elections ever change Lebanon?; tracing Cambodia’s looted artworks; Bavaria's Passion Play back on stage Show more
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22/05/2022 08:30 GMT
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22/05/2022 09:01 GMT
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People Fixing The World
Turning mud into ‘clean’ concrete
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The man whose special powder turns waste soil into buildings. Show more
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22/05/2022 09:30 GMT
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Over to You
What is it like to report on a slave-owning past?
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Listeners give their thoughts on Laura Trevelyan exploring her family’s slave owning past. Plus Eurovision on Music Life, the show’s producer uncovers its song-writing secrets. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 10:01 GMT
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22/05/2022 10:30 GMT
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BBC News
22/05/2022 11:01 GMT
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Interview With Professor Peter Singer
How can we live an ethical life?
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Australian philosopher Peter Singer talks to Nuala McGovern about his radical ideas as he’s awarded the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 12:01 GMT
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Newshour
22/05/2022 12:06 GMT: Australia's new politics
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The Australian Labor Party led by Anthony Albanese hopes to win an overall majority in Parliament following Saturday's election. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 13:01 GMT
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The Forum
Eunuchs and empires
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Throughout their history, eunuchs often found themselves stigmatised. Bridget Kendall traces the controversial practice of castrating young boys and men to work as loyal servants. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 14:01 GMT
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22/05/2022 18:01 GMT
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22/05/2022 18:30 GMT
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Unspun World with John Simpson
How do Ukrainians feel about the future?
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As the war goes on, what hopes to Ukrainians have? What will Finland's desire to join NATO do to its relations with Russia? Plus - are black holes the key to the cosmos? Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 19:01 GMT
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The History Hour
The Marcos regime in the Philippines
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First-hand accounts of the rule of Ferdinand Marcos Senior in the 1970s and 80s; plus, Shanghai during World War Two, and the opening of the first McDonald's in the Soviet Union. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 20:01 GMT
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Newshour
22/05/2022 20:06 GMT: Concerns over spread of monkeypox
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The virus has been detected in more than a dozen countries outside Africa. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 21:01 GMT
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22/05/2022 21:30 GMT
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Pick of the World
Sri Lanka protests - and the joy of dancing to K-Pop
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The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by digital audiences. This week we hear from Facebook follower Anjula in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Over to You
What is it like to report on a slave-owning past?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Listeners give their thoughts on Laura Trevelyan exploring her family’s slave owning past. Plus Eurovision on Music Life, the show’s producer uncovers its song-writing secrets. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 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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22/05/2022 22:30 GMT
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More or Less
Are just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions?
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We investigate claims about global emissions and South African stress levels. Show more
BBC News
22/05/2022 23:01 GMT
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From Our Own Correspondent
The missing women of Afghanistan
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Afghan women’s voices and freedoms are vanishing from public life; can elections ever change Lebanon?; tracing Cambodia’s looted artworks; Bavaria's Passion Play back on stage Show more
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22/05/2022 23:30 GMT
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BBC News
23/05/2022 00:01 GMT
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23/05/2022 00:30 GMT
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23/05/2022 01:01 GMT
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23/05/2022 01:30 GMT
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The Climate Question
How can oceans help us capture carbon?
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From phytoplankton to whales to seagrass meadows, we look at how oceans absorb up to half the world’s carbon emissions. Show more
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23/05/2022 02:01 GMT
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Tech Life
Is the cryptocurrency bubble bursting?
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After sharp falls in the value of some digital currencies we ask if the crypto bubble bursting, or is this just growing pains? Show more
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23/05/2022 02:30 GMT
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Pick of the World
Sri Lanka protests - and the joy of dancing to K-Pop
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The pick of the BBC World Service chosen by digital audiences. This week we hear from Facebook follower Anjula in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Over to You
What is it like to report on a slave-owning past?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Listeners give their thoughts on Laura Trevelyan exploring her family’s slave owning past. Plus Eurovision on Music Life, the show’s producer uncovers its song-writing secrets. Show more
BBC News
23/05/2022 03:01 GMT
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23/05/2022 03:30 GMT
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