World Service Schedule

Trump and Greenland: How MAGA went Arctic

Lucy Proctor reports on Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland.

Linwood Barclay - Take Your Breath Away

The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.

12/02/2026 01:06 GMT

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

The ‘weight loss revolution’ changing the world

GLP-1s are changing the way you live, move, and eat — whether you take them or not.

12/02/2026 02:06 GMT

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

Kentucky's Real People Radio

The radio station in Kentucky reaching some of the least heard communities in America

The reluctant revival of a Lebanese folk singer

Rogér Fakhr survived civil war by making music, but it would take years to share his past

Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro

In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader

12/02/2026 04:06 GMT

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

How to write a recipe

Ruth Alexander learns about the art, science and hard work that goes into recipe writing.

China's carbon emissions fall for first time in 2025

The decrease was marginal but could represent a milestone.

China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2025

Campaigners say it raises hopes that emissions from China might be peaking.

Carbon emissions decline in China

2025 was the the first full year to show such a decline.

Why are our taps running dry?

The UN says we are in a ‘water bankruptcy’ era as cities risk running out of water

What next for Venezuela?

The country appears to be pursuing a new economic path

The Mont Blanc Tunnel

In July 1965, a 12km tunnel dug deep beneath the Alps was opened to traffic

12/02/2026 09:06 GMT

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

Kentucky's Real People Radio

The radio station in Kentucky reaching some of the least heard communities in America

The Media Show: Bonfire of the Murdochs

Gabriel Sherman on the Murdoch family succession battle and the company’s direction

Kirsty Coventry: Becoming president of the IOC

How Kirsty Coventry made history as the first African and first woman president of the IOC

Are Instagram and YouTube 'addiction machines'?

Social media goes on trial in California

12/02/2026 11:06 GMT

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

With Jimmy Lai in jail, have Trump and the West abandoned Hong Kong?

The media mogul’s case has caused global concern that Beijing is cracking down on dissent

Forget Cool Runnings: Inside the real Jamaican bobsled team

Devon Harris made history at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Jamaica’s first bobsleigh team

The Mont Blanc Tunnel

In July 1965, a 12km tunnel dug deep beneath the Alps was opened to traffic

12/02/2026 13:06 GMT

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

How to write a recipe

Ruth Alexander learns about the art, science and hard work that goes into recipe writing.

Bangladesh: First elections since student-led uprising

A centre-right party and an Islamist coalition are among the hopefuls

Why are our taps running dry?

The UN says we are in a ‘water bankruptcy’ era as cities risk running out of water

What next for Venezuela?

The country appears to be pursuing a new economic path

Why Russia blocked WhatsApp

Russia has ordered a nationwide block on WhatsApp

Bangladeshis await results of election and referendum

Votes are being counted in Bangladesh, in the first election since the 2024 uprising

Nato to step up with challenge to support Ukraine

NATO defense ministers gathered in Brussels on Thursday

Forget Cool Runnings: Inside the real Jamaican bobsled team

Devon Harris made history at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Jamaica’s first bobsleigh team

The Mont Blanc Tunnel

In July 1965, a 12km tunnel dug deep beneath the Alps was opened to traffic

12/02/2026 19:06 GMT

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

Kentucky's Real People Radio

The radio station in Kentucky reaching some of the least heard communities in America

Will there be a city on the moon in ten years?

What would it really take to build a city on the moon?

A deepening fuel crisis batters Cuba

More countries advise against all but essential travel to Cuba as oil supplies bites

12/02/2026 22:06 GMT

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

Trump revokes landmark climate ruling

The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history

Why are our taps running dry?

The UN says we are in a ‘water bankruptcy’ era as cities risk running out of water

How to write a recipe

Ruth Alexander learns about the art, science and hard work that goes into recipe writing.