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- Today11:50GMTBBC World Service
The last execution by garrote: Salvador Puig Antich
In 1974, a 25-year-old anarchist became the last person executed by garrote in Spain(R)
- Today17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The last execution by garrote: Salvador Puig Antich
In 1974, a 25-year-old anarchist became the last person executed by garrote in Spain(R)
- Today21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The last execution by garrote: Salvador Puig Antich
In 1974, a 25-year-old anarchist became the last person executed by garrote in Spain(R)
- Tomorrow02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The last execution by garrote: Salvador Puig Antich
In 1974, a 25-year-old anarchist became the last person executed by garrote in Spain(R)
- Tomorrow07:50GMTBBC World Service
The making of Oasis’ Wonderwall
The story behind the making of an anthem
- Tomorrow11:50GMTBBC World Service
The making of Oasis’ Wonderwall
The story behind the making of an anthem(R)
- Tomorrow17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The making of Oasis’ Wonderwall
The story behind the making of an anthem(R)
- Tomorrow21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The making of Oasis’ Wonderwall
The story behind the making of an anthem(R)
- Wednesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The making of Oasis’ Wonderwall
The story behind the making of an anthem(R)
- Wednesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Sweden's summer shutdown
In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations
- Wednesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Sweden's summer shutdown
In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations(R)
- Wednesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Sweden's summer shutdown
In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations(R)
- Wednesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Sweden's summer shutdown
In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations(R)
- Thursday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Sweden's summer shutdown
In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations(R)
- Thursday07:50GMTBBC World Service
'I organised the first Comic Con'
In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York
- Thursday11:50GMTBBC World Service
'I organised the first Comic Con'
In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York(R)
- Thursday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
'I organised the first Comic Con'
In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York(R)
- Thursday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
'I organised the first Comic Con'
In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York(R)
- Friday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
'I organised the first Comic Con'
In 1964 a group of teenage boys organised the first official comic convention in New York(R)
- Friday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The cellist who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau
In 1943, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz after being recruited to an orchestra
- Friday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The cellist who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau
In 1943, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz after being recruited to an orchestra(R)
- Friday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The cellist who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau
In 1943, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz after being recruited to an orchestra(R)
- Friday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The cellist who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau
In 1943, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz after being recruited to an orchestra(R)
- Saturday02:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
The cellist who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau
In 1943, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz after being recruited to an orchestra(R)
- Next Sunday07:48GMTBBC Radio 4
The Aga Khan meets Florence Nightingale
In 1898, Florence Nightingale invited the Aga Khan around to her London home for tea.
- Next Sunday16:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader.
- Next Monday07:50GMTBBC World Service
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors
- Next Monday11:50GMTBBC World Service
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors(R)
- Next Monday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors(R)
- Next Monday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors(R)
- Next Tuesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors(R)
- Next Tuesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant
- Next Tuesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant(R)
- Next Tuesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant(R)
- Next Tuesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant(R)
- Wed 5 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The first carbon offset
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant(R)
- Wed 5 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule
- Wed 5 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule(R)
- Wed 5 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule(R)
- Wed 5 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule(R)
- Thu 6 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule(R)
- Thu 6 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule
- Thu 6 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule(R)
- Thu 6 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule(R)
- Thu 6 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule(R)
- Fri 7 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule(R)
- Fri 7 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday
- Fri 7 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday(R)
- Fri 7 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday(R)
- Fri 7 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday(R)
- Sat 8 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday(R)
- Sun 9 Aug 202607:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader.
- Sun 9 Aug 202616:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France with a collection of 400 perfumes
- Mon 10 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions
- Mon 10 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions(R)
- Mon 10 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions(R)
- Mon 10 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions(R)
- Tue 11 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions(R)
- Tue 11 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya
- Tue 11 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya(R)
- Tue 11 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya(R)
- Tue 11 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya(R)
- Wed 12 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya(R)
- Wed 12 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 12 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 12 Aug 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 12 Aug 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 13 Aug 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 13 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 13 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 13 Aug 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)
- Thu 13 Aug 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)
- Fri 14 Aug 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)
- Fri 14 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship
- Fri 14 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship(R)
- Fri 14 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship(R)
- Fri 14 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship(R)
- Sat 15 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship(R)
- Mon 17 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011
- Mon 17 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011(R)
- Mon 17 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011(R)
- Mon 17 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011(R)
- Tue 18 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011(R)
- Tue 18 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945
- Tue 18 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945(R)
- Tue 18 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945(R)
- Tue 18 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945(R)
- Wed 19 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945(R)
- Wed 19 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
19/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 19 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
19/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 19 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
19/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 19 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
19/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 20 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
19/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 20 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations
- Thu 20 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations(R)
- Thu 20 Aug 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations(R)
- Thu 20 Aug 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations(R)
- Fri 21 Aug 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations(R)
- Fri 21 Aug 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
21/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 21 Aug 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
21/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
