Food Programme
- Factual > Food & Drink
Provenance and pleasure, history and health - Radio 4's weekly look at food. Making sense of food, from the kitchen and canteen, to the farm and factory. We place food in its historical and cultural…
Mon, 7 Dec 09
39 minutes
1Xtra Dancehall Top 5
- Music > Hip Hop, RnB & Dancehall > Dancehall
The five hottest tunes in dancehall get counted down by 1Xtra's Robbo Ranx. Hear the full run down each Thursday night from 10pm-1am on 1Xtra. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.
Fri, 4 Dec 09
5 minutes
UK only
Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young
- Factual > Life Stories
Kirsty Young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mystical desert island. Sundays at 11.15 repeated Friday at 0900.
Sun, 6 Dec 09
32 minutes
6 Music Interviews and Documentaries
- Music
In depth interviews and exclusive documentaries from BBC 6 Music. New episodes will be added where possible after they are broadcast.
No episodes available
19 minutes
UK only
The Infinite Monkey Cage
- Factual > Science & Nature
Science/comedy chat with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests. Witty, irreverent look at the world according to science with physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. Starting on BBC Radio 4, Monday…
Mon, 7 Dec 09
24 minutes
BBC National Short Story Award
- Drama
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
The five shortlisted stories for the BBC National Short Story Award. Written by an exciting mix of well-known and newer writers, the stories range from the contemporary, the fantastical, and from the…
Fri, 4 Dec 09
28 minutes
A Week of You and Yours
- Factual > Consumer
BBC Radio 4's daily consumer programme is presented by Julian Worricker, Winifred Robinson and Peter White. You and Yours brings news, discussion and special investigations on a wide range of…
Fri, 4 Dec 09
36 minutes
Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young
- Factual > Life Stories
Kirsty Young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mystical desert island. Sundays at 11.15 repeated Friday at 0900.
Sun, 6 Dec 09
32 minutes
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Newsweek (Cantonese)
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Sun, 6 Dec 09Average Duration:
59 minutesNewsweek (Cantonese)
- News
Review key events of the week in this Cantonese programme from the BBC World Service. In the special features, BBC correspondents, contributors and listeners present the world from different angles.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
World Book Club
Last Updated:
Sat, 5 Dec 09Average Duration:
52 minutesWorld Book Club
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
World Book Club invites the globe’s great authors to discuss their best known novel. This monthly programme, presented by Harriett Gilbert, includes questions by World Service listeners.
Updated monthly
Programme Highlights
25 Episodes
World Have Your Say
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49 minutesWorld Have Your Say
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The BBC News programme where you set the agenda.
Updated daily
Whole Programme
6 Episodes
Global Arts and Entertainment
Last Updated:
Sat, 5 Dec 09Average Duration:
46 minutesGlobal Arts and Entertainment
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
Global Arts and Entertainment is the weekly compilation of the best of The Strand. The Strand is the home of arts and entertainment on the BBC World Service, presented by Harriett Gilbert and Mark…
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
1 Episode
Forum - A World of Ideas
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Sun, 6 Dec 09Average Duration:
45 minutesForum - A World of Ideas
- News
- Factual
Bridget Kendall hosts three prominent international thinkers debating big ideas. Duration 48 minutes. Programme broadcast on Sunday on BBC World Service, updated weekly. For more information go to…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
NewsPod
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37 minutesNewsPod
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Daily programme highlights from BBC Radio News. Interviews and reports from BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 live, the BBC Asian Network and the BBC World Service. As part of a short trial,…
Updated daily
Programme Highlights
50 Episodes
Global News
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7 hours agoAverage Duration:
29 minutesGlobal News
- News
The best stories, interviews and on the spot reporting from around the world including highlights from Newshour, The World Today and World Briefing. Up to 30 minutes compiled twice a day from the 24…
Updated daily
Programme Highlights
10 Episodes
Evening Report: South Asian News
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19 hours agoAverage Duration:
29 minutesEvening Report: South Asian News
- News
- Sport
BBC round-up of South Asian and international news. Every weekday at 1400GMT correspondents in the region and from around the world report on all of the day's events, including sport, business and…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
Crossing Continents
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Fri, 4 Dec 09Average Duration:
28 minutesCrossing Continents
- Factual > Travel
- News
On the ground reporting from around the world which focuses on the human dimension of the big international stories.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
The Bottom Line with Evan Davis
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28 minutesThe Bottom Line with Evan Davis
- Factual > Money
Insight into business from the people at the top. Evan Davis meets influential business leaders for a round table conversation about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers. The…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
0 Episodes
From Our Own Correspondent
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Sat, 5 Dec 09Average Duration:
27 minutesFrom Our Own Correspondent
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- News
Insight, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on Saturdays at 1130…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
Digital Planet
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Tue, 8 Dec 09Average Duration:
27 minutesDigital Planet
- Factual > Science & Nature
How digital technology affects our lives around the world.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
Science in Action
Last Updated:
Fri, 4 Dec 09Average Duration:
27 minutesScience in Action
- Factual > Science & Nature
The BBC World Service's weekly look at new developments in science from around the world.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
Americana: inside the USA
Last Updated:
Mon, 7 Dec 09Average Duration:
27 minutesAmericana: inside the USA
- Factual
- News
An insider’s guide to the stories shaping the USA today. Every Sunday, at 7.15pm, presenter Matt Frei will be joined in the Washington DC studio by an eclectic panel of guests for a thought…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
10 Episodes
Peter Day's World of Business
Last Updated:
Thu, 3 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesPeter Day's World of Business
- Factual > Money
- News
Insights into the business world with Peter Day - featuring content from his Radio 4 In Business programme, and also Global Business from the BBC World Service.
Updated weekly
Multi Programme
1 Episode
Discovery
Last Updated:
Wed, 9 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesDiscovery
- Factual > Science & Nature
Each week, Discovery takes an in-depth look at the most significant ideas, discoveries and trends in science, from the smallest microbe to the furthest corner of space.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
Health Check
Last Updated:
Mon, 7 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesHealth Check
- Factual > Health & Wellbeing
The BBC World Service's weekly round up of global health stories and topical issues in medicine.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
One Planet
Last Updated:
Thu, 3 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesOne Planet
- Factual > Science & Nature
- News
One Planet covers environmental, development and agriculture stories, dealing with the impact of humankind on the natural world.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
World Football
Last Updated:
Fri, 4 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesWorld Football
- Sport > Football
This podcast gets right under the skin of world football with extraordinary stories, interviews, and features from BBC World Service's World Football.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
Business Weekly
Last Updated:
Fri, 4 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesBusiness Weekly
- News
- Factual > Money
Everything you need to know from the world of work and money. The key interviews, reports and thoughts of the week. Presented by Lesley Curwen and Steve Evans this weekend round up of the best of…
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
1 Episode
Politics UK
Last Updated:
Fri, 4 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesPolitics UK
- News
- Factual > Politics
A weekly look at the ideas & policies behind British political events. Politics UK covers political and policy issues in the UK, defined in the wider sense, including social, economic, and cultural…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
Heart and Soul: faith perspectives
Last Updated:
Wed, 9 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesHeart and Soul: faith perspectives
- Religion & Ethics
Every week, Heart and Soul explores the role of faith, spirituality, and religious practice in the lives of people around the world. It offers insights into personal life stories, current events and…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
This Week in Africa
Last Updated:
Sun, 6 Dec 09Average Duration:
26 minutesThis Week in Africa
- News
- Factual > Politics
A look back at the people and events that have made the news in Africa this week and offering insight and analysis of the continent's top stories with a light touch. This weekly 30 minute programme is…
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
1 Episode
Interview
Last Updated:
Fri, 4 Dec 09Average Duration:
25 minutesInterview
- News
- Factual
Hear from the major players who shape our world. What motivates them and drives their thinking. This weekly programme is presented by Carrie Gracie and Owen Bennett-Jones. The half-hour, one-on-one…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
African Perspective
Last Updated:
Sat, 5 Dec 09Average Duration:
24 minutesAfrican Perspective
- News
A weekly African documentary, which takes an in-depth look at life on the continent. First broadcast on the BBC World Service every Saturday at 0830GMT, the programme is available as a podcast…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
Documentaries
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1 hour agoAverage Duration:
23 minutesDocumentaries
- News
- Factual > History
Throughout the week BBC World Service offers a wide range of documentaries and other factual programmes. This podcast offers you the chance to access landmark series from our archive.
Updated daily
Whole Programme
447 Episodes
Outlook
Last Updated:
19 hours agoAverage Duration:
23 minutesOutlook
- News
- Factual
Every weekday Outlook brings you the people at the heart of stories and events. We hear from those around the world who are ‘living’ the headlines. We give you a unique perspective on both major…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
BBC Xtra
Last Updated:
19 hours agoAverage Duration:
23 minutesBBC Xtra
- Factual
- News
BBC Xtra is the flagship daily 2 hour live magazine programme on BBC Arabic, driving social and human interest issues onto the main news agenda of the Arabic Service. In a fast, energetic and relaxed…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
3 Episodes
Business Daily
Last Updated:
Wed, 9 Dec 09Average Duration:
18 minutesBusiness Daily
- Factual > Money
- News
Examining the big issues facing the global economy, Business Daily demystifies the world of money. From giant industries like aviation and automotive to the smallest scale start-up, Business Daily…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
4 Episodes
Over to You
Last Updated:
Sat, 5 Dec 09Average Duration:
17 minutesOver to You
- Factual
BBC World Service's programme that lets you talk back to the BBC (and challenge the programme-makers). This weekly podcast hands the microphone over to our global audience.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
1 Episode
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