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- Today11:50GMTBBC World Service
Hurricane Luis hits Antigua
In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua(R)
- Today17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Hurricane Luis hits Antigua
In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua(R)
- Today21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Hurricane Luis hits Antigua
In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua(R)
- Tomorrow02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Hurricane Luis hits Antigua
In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua(R)
- Tomorrow07:50GMTBBC World Service
The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport
- Tomorrow11:50GMTBBC World Service
The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport(R)
- Tomorrow17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport(R)
- Tomorrow21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport(R)
- Saturday02:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only & Live News
The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport(R)
- Sunday07:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Norway's WWII railway sabotage plot
In 1942, Norwegian resistance fighters set out to blow up a railway used by the Nazis
- Sunday16:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The making of the Third Man: A film noir classic
In 1948, filming began in Austria on one of the greatest British films of all time.
- Monday07:50GMTBBC World Service
'I created the Star Wars toys'
In 1976, toymaker Jim Swearingen had to convince his boss to take a chance on a new film
- Monday11:50GMTBBC World Service
'I created the Star Wars toys'
In 1976, toymaker Jim Swearingen had to convince his boss to take a chance on a new film(R)
- Monday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
'I created the Star Wars toys'
In 1976, toymaker Jim Swearingen had to convince his boss to take a chance on a new film(R)
- Monday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
'I created the Star Wars toys'
In 1976, toymaker Jim Swearingen had to convince his boss to take a chance on a new film(R)
- Tuesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
'I created the Star Wars toys'
In 1976, toymaker Jim Swearingen had to convince his boss to take a chance on a new film(R)
- Tuesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Making Turkish Star Wars
In 1982, a classic of Turkish Copy Cinema, was released.
- Tuesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Making Turkish Star Wars
In 1982, a classic of Turkish Copy Cinema, was released.(R)
- Tuesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Making Turkish Star Wars
In 1982, a classic of Turkish Copy Cinema, was released.(R)
- Tuesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Making Turkish Star Wars
In 1982, a classic of Turkish Copy Cinema, was released.(R)
- Next Wednesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Making Turkish Star Wars
In 1982, a classic of Turkish Copy Cinema, was released.(R)
- Next Wednesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
‘Genius’ sci-fi writer Octavia E Butler
In 1995, Octavia E Butler received a MacArthur “genius” award for science-fiction writing
- Next Wednesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
‘Genius’ sci-fi writer Octavia E Butler
In 1995, Octavia E Butler received a MacArthur “genius” award for science-fiction writing(R)
- Next Wednesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
‘Genius’ sci-fi writer Octavia E Butler
In 1995, Octavia E Butler received a MacArthur “genius” award for science-fiction writing(R)
- Next Wednesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
‘Genius’ sci-fi writer Octavia E Butler
In 1995, Octavia E Butler received a MacArthur “genius” award for science-fiction writing(R)
- Next Thursday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
‘Genius’ sci-fi writer Octavia E Butler
In 1995, Octavia E Butler received a MacArthur “genius” award for science-fiction writing(R)
- Next Thursday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Peter Coyote reflects on the making of the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Next Thursday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Peter Coyote reflects on the making of the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(R)
- Next Thursday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Peter Coyote reflects on the making of the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(R)
- Next Thursday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Peter Coyote reflects on the making of the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(R)
- Next Friday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Peter Coyote reflects on the making of the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(R)
- Next Friday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss
In 1968, American television broadcast what's claimed to be the first interracial kiss
- Next Friday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss
In 1968, American television broadcast what's claimed to be the first interracial kiss(R)
- Next Friday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss
In 1968, American television broadcast what's claimed to be the first interracial kiss(R)
- Next Friday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss
In 1968, American television broadcast what's claimed to be the first interracial kiss(R)
- Sat 5 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only & Live News
Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss
In 1968, American television broadcast what's claimed to be the first interracial kiss(R)
- Sun 6 Sep 202607:48GMTBBC Radio 4
The making of the Third Man: A film noir classic
In 1948, filming began in Austria on one of the greatest British films of all time.
- Sun 6 Sep 202616:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The discovery of Mungo Man
On 26 February 1974, Dr Jim Bowler discovered a 42,000-year-old skeleton in Australia
- Mon 7 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 7 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 7 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 7 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 8 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 8 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 8 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 8 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 8 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 9 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 9 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 9 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 9 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 9 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 10 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 10 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history
- Thu 10 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history(R)
- Thu 10 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history(R)
- Thu 10 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history(R)
- Fri 11 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history(R)
- Fri 11 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
11/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 11 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
11/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 11 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
11/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 11 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
11/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sat 12 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
11/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 14 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 14 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 14 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 14 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 15 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 15 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 15 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 15 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 15 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 16 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 16 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 16 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 16 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 16 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 17 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 17 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997
- Thu 17 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997(R)
- Thu 17 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997(R)
- Thu 17 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997(R)
- Fri 18 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997(R)
- Fri 18 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
18/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 18 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
18/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 18 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
18/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 18 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
18/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sat 19 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
18/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 21 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
21/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 21 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
21/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 21 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
21/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 21 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
21/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 22 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
21/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 22 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
22/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 22 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
22/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 22 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
22/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 22 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
22/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 23 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
22/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 23 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
23/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 23 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
23/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
