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23:06
Not by the Playbook
What did you say?
Inspiring athletes who have reached the top because they are masters of communication
00:00
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BBC News
01/03/2026 00:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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00:06
BBC Conversations
Living with Tourette syndrome
People with Tourette's share their experiences
00:30
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BBC News Summary
01/03/2026 00:30 GMT
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00:32
The Documentary
Caught on camera: Exposing China’s spycam porn
Hunting the criminals who are hiding cameras in hotel rooms to film people having sex
01:00
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BBC News
01/03/2026 01:01 GMT
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01:06
The Newsroom
01/03/2026 01:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
01:30
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01/03/2026 01:30 GMT
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01:32
The Dark Is Rising
11. The Hunt Rides
Will is pursued by a tornado of the Dark
01:50
Sporting Witness
Emil Zatopek at the Helsinki Olympics
In 1952, at the Summer Olympics, the Czechoslovak army officer won three gold medals
02:00
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01/03/2026 02:01 GMT
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02:06
The Newsroom
01/03/2026 02:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
02:30
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01/03/2026 02:30 GMT
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02:32
Health Check
Could a single vaccine block nearly all viruses?
A universal nasal spray could protect against all coughs, colds, flu and certain bacteria
03:00
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BBC News
01/03/2026 03:01 GMT
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03:06
The Documentary
Rewriting a revolution
The Philippines bloodless revolution stunned the world. Forty years on, has all been lost?
04:00
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01/03/2026 04:01 GMT
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04:06
From Our Own Correspondent
Mexico's deadly drug cartel feud
After Mexico's most-wanted kingpin was killed, cartel henchmen rampaged across the country
04:30
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01/03/2026 04:30 GMT
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04:32
Unspun World with John Simpson
Russia-Ukraine war enters its fifth year
John Simpson explores the mood in Ukraine after four years of war
05:00
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BBC News
01/03/2026 05:01 GMT
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05:06
The Newsroom
01/03/2026 05:06 GMT
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
05:30
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01/03/2026 05:30 GMT
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05:32
The Documentary
Caught on camera: Exposing China’s spycam porn
Hunting the criminals who are hiding cameras in hotel rooms to film people having sex
06:00
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BBC News
01/03/2026 06:01 GMT
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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06:06
Weekend
Iran state media: Supreme Leader is killed in US-Israel attack
More than 200 people have been killed across Iran, the Red Crescent says

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