World Service Schedule

Daughters of thunder

Exploring the transformative work and faith of black female pastors in the American south

Banging the science drum

The world's most unlikely drumming duo has us banging the drum for some rhythmic science.

Will Trump’s Board of Peace actually stop wars?

How Trump's Board of Peace is positioning itself as an alternative to the UN.

24/01/2026 02:06 GMT

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Steve Waugh on investing in a new European T20 Premier League

Australia legend Steve Waugh and Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan on new European League

Outlook Mixtape: Treasures in the attic

Four stories that lay dormant, until the attic door opened and let in a crack of light

Agatha Christie: best-selling novelist of all time

In January 1976, author Agatha Christie died aged 85

Banging the science drum

The world's most unlikely drumming duo has us banging the drum for some rhythmic science.

24/01/2026 05:06 GMT

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

6. The Opening of the Present

Will is betrayed. Nowhere is safe and his family are in danger

Is Greenland as big as Africa?

Tim Harford asks if Greenland is really as vast as most maps seem to suggest

White House doubles down on Trump's Afghanistan comments

Prince Harry says sacrifices by Nato troops in Afghanistan deserve 'respect'

Russia, Ukraine and US hold talks in Abu Dhabi

Territorial disputes persist, with Russia demanding the whole of the Donbas region

Danish PM in Greenland to show support after Trump threats

The US president rolled back on his threats to forcibly take over the Arctic island

Living in Greenland

What’s it like to live in Greenland as the world debates your future?

Are ICE immigration agents acting outside the law?

Immigration raids in Minneapolis are dividing America

Far from an average Joe

Joe Thomas, the record breaking NFL star who has swapped snaps for steaks

24/01/2026 11:06 GMT

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The Child Cancer Scam

6. The calls

Mothers confront the people who scammed them - they want answers

Anaesthesia

What happens to our brains and our consciousness when we’re put to sleep?

Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian urban infrastructure intensifies

Civilians are plunged into sub zero temperatures as peace talks continue in Abu Dhabi.

24/01/2026 18:06 GMT

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6. The Opening of the Present

Will is betrayed. Nowhere is safe and his family are in danger

India’s 1948 hockey gold medal

In 1948, newly independent India won gold in the hockey final at the Olympic Games

Is history repeating itself in Iran?

Thousands have been killed in Iran during mass protests against the ruling regime

The Happy Pod: Saving lives with the man who saved mine

A man who had two heart operations as a child later worked with his surgeon saving others

Actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho

Brazilian actor Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent

Federal immigration agents shoot dead a man in Minneapolis

Another fatal shooting in the US city of Minneapolis by federal immigration agents

24/01/2026 22:06 GMT

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GospelOnDeBeatz

GospelOnDeBeatz is responsible for some of the hits that brought Afrobeats to the world

Far from an average Joe

Joe Thomas, the record breaking NFL star who has swapped snaps for steaks