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The Matt Edmondson Show
- Entertainment
- Comedy
- Music
Get your hands on all the best bits from Matt’s show on Radio 1. Check out the full show every Wednesday from 9pm.
Wed, 10 Oct 12
45 minutes
Steve Wright’s Big Guests
- Entertainment
Daily highlights from Steve Wright's afternoon show on BBC Radio 2. Featuring chat with top showbiz guests.
Fri, 12 Oct 12
22 minutes
Ian McMillan Presents the Verb
- Factual
- Music
The Verb, words and performance with poet Ian McMillan : language at its most creative interviews, discussions, performance, new writing, audio-cartoons, music and poetry.
Every Friday at 22.00….
Fri, 12 Oct 12
43 minutes
Crossing Continents
- Factual > Travel
- News
On the ground reporting from around the world which focuses on the human dimension of the big international stories.
Mon, 1 Oct 12
29 minutes
Foreign Bodies
- Factual
Mark Lawson presents a history of modern Europe through literary detectives.
Wed, 10 Oct 12
15 minutes
Nia Roberts
- Entertainment
- Factual
Uchafbwyntiau rhaglen Nia Roberts. Straeon hwn a'r llall a rhoi'r byd yn ei le yng nghwmni Nia Roberts. Highlights from the Nia Roberts programme.
Fri, 5 Oct 12
15 minutes
China: As History is My Witness
- Factual > History
- Factual
From emperors to poets to generals, the BBC’s former Beijing correspondent Carrie Gracie explores the lives of key figures from China’s rich past to examine how Chinese society has evolved over…
Fri, 12 Oct 12
14 minutes
Best of Nick Grimshaw
- Music
- Entertainment
The best bits from Nick Grimshaw’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show brought to you every week on a Friday featuring the funniest stuff and highlights from our big guests.
Fri, 12 Oct 12
49 minutes
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Radio Select (Persian)
Last Updated:
2 hours agoAverage Duration:
55 minutesRadio Select (Persian)
- News
A daily round-up of the most newsworthy and interesting interviews and features from BBC Persian Radio.
Updated daily
Multi Programme
31 Episodes
Burmese Evening Broadcast
Last Updated:
5 hours agoAverage Duration:
44 minutesBurmese Evening Broadcast
- News
BBC Burmese provides up-to-date news and current affairs in Burmese covering domestic and international news stories. Our coverage aims to reflect diverse opinions and offers in-depth analysis, making…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
32 Episodes
Newshour
Last Updated:
9 hours agoAverage Duration:
50 minutesNewshour
- News
Global news and analysis from the BBC World Service, twice a day, every day of the year. Join our leading team of presenters for the best interviews, features and analysis of world events.
Updated daily
Whole Programme
11 Episodes
BBC Xtra
Last Updated:
14 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
26 Episodes
Global News
Last Updated:
15 hours agoAverage Duration:
25 minutesGlobal News
- News
The best stories, interviews and on the spot reporting from around the world including highlights from Newshour, Newsday and World Briefing. Up to 30 minutes compiled twice a day from the 24 hour News…
Updated daily
Multi Programme
50 Episodes
Pyaty etazh from BBCRussian
Last Updated:
17 hours agoAverage Duration:
89 minutesPyaty etazh from BBCRussian
- News
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
Lively 90 minute discussion of the major political and cultural events of the past week, together with a look ahead to the coming week with Mikhail Smotryaev. The web-streaming show goes out every…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
9 Episodes
From Our Own Correspondent
Last Updated:
19 hours agoAverage Duration:
28 minutesFrom Our Own Correspondent
- Factual
- News
Insight, wit and analysis as BBC correspondents, journalists and writers take a closer look at the stories behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on Thursdays…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
170 Episodes
Business Daily
Last Updated:
21 hours agoAverage Duration:
19 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
27 Episodes
Documentaries
Last Updated:
22 hours 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
296 Episodes
Forum - A World of Ideas
Last Updated:
22 hours agoAverage Duration:
40 minutesForum - A World of Ideas
- News
- Factual
- Learning > Adults
Ideas from the world's biggest thinkers. Hear philosophers, scientists, politicians, novelists, historians and artists challenge each other. bbcworldservice.com/forum
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
The Strand - A World of Arts
Last Updated:
22 hours agoAverage Duration:
47 minutesThe Strand - A World of Arts
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
The Strand is the home of arts and entertainment on the BBC World Service, presented by Harriett Gilbert. The Strand covers the most exciting and interesting music, books, films, architecture, dance,…
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
5 Episodes
Sixty Second Idea to Improve the World
Last Updated:
22 hours agoAverage Duration:
8 minutesSixty Second Idea to Improve the World
- Religion & Ethics
- Factual
- Entertainment
A radical, inspiring, controversial idea from a global thinker from the world of philosophy, science, psychology and arts. bbcworldservice.com/forum
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
4 Episodes
BBC World Update: Daily Commute
Last Updated:
23 hours agoAverage Duration:
29 minutesBBC World Update: Daily Commute
- News
Fresh world news, available by midday (UK time) / 7am (US Eastern) Monday-Friday. Dan Damon brings you 30 minutes of the latest interviews, reports and analysis of the day's top news. Plus Wknd Extra,…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
Heart and Soul: faith perspectives
Last Updated:
23 hours agoAverage 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
5 Episodes
The Fifth Floor
Last Updated:
Sat, 13 Oct 12Average Duration:
33 minutesThe Fifth Floor
- Entertainment
- Factual
- News
Original insights, playful perspectives and surprising stories from the World Service's 27 language sections - every week with David Amanor. New episodes ready to download from 1105GMT on Saturdays.
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
Burmese Morning Broadcast
Last Updated:
Sat, 13 Oct 12Average Duration:
30 minutesBurmese Morning Broadcast
- News
BBC Burmese provides up-to-date news and current affairs in Burmese covering domestic and international news stories. Our coverage aims to reflect diverse opinions and offers in-depth analysis to…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
Peter Day's World of Business
Last Updated:
Sat, 13 Oct 12Average 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
157 Episodes
World Business Report
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
15 minutesWorld Business Report
- Factual > Money
- News
World Business Report provides analysis of the big global business and economic issues, as they affect consumers, investors and the environment.
Updated daily
Whole Programme
42 Episodes
World Have Your Say
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
34 minutesWorld Have Your Say
- News
The BBC News programme where you set the agenda.
Updated daily
Programme Highlights
9 Episodes
The Why Factor
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
17 minutesThe Why Factor
- Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
- Factual
Why do we do the things we do? Mike Williams searches for the extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions to inform us about the way we live in the 21st…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
6 Episodes
NewsPod
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
34 minutesNewsPod
- News
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.
Updated daily
Multi Programme
5 Episodes
Vam Slovo from BBCRussian
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
29 minutesVam Slovo from BBCRussian
- News
BBC Russian Service daily interactive web streaming show - your gateway to the world's opinion. The 30 minute programme goes out every weekday 1930-2000 Moscow time, and we add episodes just after the…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
21 Episodes
Africa Today
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
16 minutesAfrica Today
- News
African news and analysis from the BBC's Focus on Africa and Newsday. The Africa Today podcast contains the day's top stories from the continent - available to download Monday to Friday from 1630 GMT.
Updated daily
Whole Programme
21 Episodes
Learn English with BBCRussian
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
3 minutesLearn English with BBCRussian
- Learning > Adults
Using these short topical modules from the BBC Russian Service, this podcast will help you learn the English language. Updated weekly.
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
5 Episodes
World Briefing South Asia
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
28 minutesWorld Briefing South Asia
- News
- Factual > Politics
The best of BBC World Service international and regional news hosted by World Briefing presenters in London and Delhi.
Updated daily
Whole Programme
20 Episodes
BBSeva from BBCRussian
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
27 minutesBBSeva from BBCRussian
- News
BBC Russian Service daily web streaming show fronted by Seva Novgorodtsev that offers an unorthodox view on the day’s events that are not usually covered by regular news programming. The 30 minute…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
20 Episodes
Podcast of the day (新闻播客)
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
5 minutesPodcast of the day (新闻播客)
- Factual > Politics
- News
Podcast of the day by bbcchinese.com gives you the best interview on a hot topic or despatches from our reporters based in Asia and elsewhere.
Updated daily
Programme Highlights
4 Episodes
World Football
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
27 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
5 Episodes
6 Minute English
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
6 minutes6 Minute English
- Factual
- Learning > Adults
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Friday. Each programme is…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
Learning English for China
Last Updated:
Fri, 12 Oct 12Average Duration:
5 minutesLearning English for China
- Learning
- Learning > Adults
Improve your English listening skills, learn useful phrases and find out about life in the UK. This weekly podcast contains some of the best audio from bbcukchina.com, designed especially for Mandarin…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
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