World Service Schedule

The call of Anastasia

The new quasi-religious movement that is spreading across villages in

Is extinction a thing of the past?

Scientists have used new technology to extract ancient DNA

BBC Trending: From a smuggler’s TikTok to tragedy

BBC Trending tracks the digital footprint of a wanted people smuggler

The Flying Mother and the first Giro D'Italia Femminile

How Maria Canins won the Giro D'Italia Femminile which was first raced in 1988.

04/05/2025 01:06 GMT

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Mycetoma’s only research centre destroyed

What happens when the world’s only research centre for a neglected disease is destroyed?

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Paradise

Harriett Gilbert talks with Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah about his novel Paradise

Protests in Israel and Gaza

As some Israelis stand against the war, some Gazans voice rejection of Hamas

What part did Trump play in Canada’s election?

John Simpson analyses US President Donald Trump’s role in the Liberals’ surprise comeback

04/05/2025 04:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The call of Anastasia

The new quasi-religious movement that is spreading across villages in

Polls open in Romania's Presidential election rerun

Voting is underway in Romania after a court annulled the 2024 presidential election

Mark Carney prepares to negotiate with Trump

Canada's newly-elected prime minister is set to go to Washington for direct tariff talks

Son of detained Palestinian journalist says his father was targeted

The son of West Bank journalist Ali al-Samoudi says the IDF wanted to silence his father

Protests in Israel and Gaza

As some Israelis stand against the war, some Gazans voice rejection of Hamas

A fresh start

The bakeries and eateries employing staff with criminal records or history of addiction

Tackling bias in health

We meet the solution-seekers trying to make healthcare more equal

The Fifth Floor: Education against the odds

How the BBC's Dars Arabic show is trying to reach children who are out of school

04/05/2025 10:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

BBC Trending: From a smuggler’s TikTok to tragedy

BBC Trending tracks the digital footprint of a wanted people smuggler

Donald Trump: 100 days fact-check

Working out the reality behind President Trump’s claims on immigration, fentanyl and eggs

Protecting children from online harm

Three parents on why they believe social media contributed to their children’s deaths

Leaving Israel for Cyprus

Thousands of Israelis are making a new home in Cyprus in the wake of 7th October

Romania reruns annulled Presidential election

Romanians vote for a new president after suspected Russian interference in 2024 poll

Trump and the planet: The first 100 days

Will President Trump slow down the green transition in America and beyond?

The Happy Pod: The rescued Ukraine lions learning to roar again

A group of lions rescued from Ukraine are roaring again in new homes built with donations

04/05/2025 18:06 GMT

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The Kurdish issue: Part three

What does the future hold for Kurdish people?

In memoriam

The death of the Pope inspired Unexpected Elements to look at the science of loss

Israel calls up reservists for wider Gaza offensive

Israeli army starts calling up reservists for planned expansion to Gaza offensive

Trump and the planet: The first 100 days

Will President Trump slow down the green transition in America and beyond?

Is it ever ok to be late?

The science of punctuality - plus how to say sorry and inside China's beauty industry

A funeral that brought together 400,000 mourners

What did listeners think of the coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral?

04/05/2025 22:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The Fifth Floor: Education against the odds

How the BBC's Dars Arabic show is trying to reach children who are out of school

Protests in Israel and Gaza

As some Israelis stand against the war, some Gazans voice rejection of Hamas

Scientists of the world unite

Earth science in every direction from the European Geosciences Union’s 2025 assembly