World Service Schedule

Pregnancy by numbers

Two women in the Pakistan and the US using data to help others understand their pregnancy

Blood diamonds and the meeting between Florence Nightingale and Aga Khan III

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews

03/03/2026 01:06 GMT

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

What next for Iran?

Iran’s supreme leader has been killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes

03/03/2026 02:06 GMT

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

Can Syria’s Kurds save their women’s revolution?

What’s the future for Syria’s Kurds now they’re losing their autonomy

Secret letters from a Venetian palazzo

Writer Andrea di Robilant on coded letters that shaped his family’s fortunes

Sweden’s diplomatic freeze with the USA

In 1972, a speech by the Swedish Prime Minister caused a break-down in relations

03/03/2026 04:06 GMT

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

Kwan Pun Leung: The image creator of nature

Acclaimed cinematographer Kwan Pun Leung creates a new music video

Iran launches air attacks on Israel and several Gulf countries

Saudi Arabia says two drones hit the US Embassy in the capital Riyadh

Rubio: The hardest hits on Iran are 'yet to come'

Israel's attacks on Iran continued deep into the night, including its state broadcaster

Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says "the hardest hits" on Iran are "yet to come"

Super seagrass

The fight to regrow vital seagrass meadows and protect them from climate change

The worldwide weight-loss revolution

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are reshaping global obesity treatment

Elvis visits Scotland

In 1960, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport

03/03/2026 09:06 GMT

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

Can Syria’s Kurds save their women’s revolution?

What’s the future for Syria’s Kurds now they’re losing their autonomy

Jan Komasa

Nikki Bedi talks to Polish director Jan Komasa about his unsettling thriller The Good Boy

03/03/2026 11:06 GMT

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

Iran war: Chaos engulfs the Gulf

How the US-Israel war with Iran is disrupting the region

The rediscovered tapes of an electronic music pioneer

Beverly Glenn-Copeland found fame in his 70s after his long-lost record became a cult hit

Elvis visits Scotland

In 1960, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport

03/03/2026 13:06 GMT

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

Kwan Pun Leung: The image creator of nature

Acclaimed cinematographer Kwan Pun Leung creates a new music video

Fresh Israeli strikes on Iran

Lebanon is drawn into the conflict as Israel and Hezbollah resume their war.

Super seagrass

The fight to regrow vital seagrass meadows and protect them from climate change

The worldwide weight-loss revolution

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are reshaping global obesity treatment

Strait talking: Energy markets rocked as conflict intensifies

Energy prices spike after Qatar closes its LNG base and the Strait of Hormuz remains shut

Israel says ground troops advance in Lebanon

The troops will 'advance and seize additional strategic areas' in Lebanon

Israel attacks presidential office in Tehran

The reported death toll in Iran rises to 787

The rediscovered tapes of an electronic music pioneer

Beverly Glenn-Copeland found fame in his 70s after his long-lost record became a cult hit

Elvis visits Scotland

In 1960, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport

03/03/2026 19:06 GMT

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

2026/03/03 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

Can Syria’s Kurds save their women’s revolution?

What’s the future for Syria’s Kurds now they’re losing their autonomy

Quantum computers are coming - do we need ethical guidelines?

The machines will be much more powerful than the ordinary computers we use today

President Trump says Iran's leadership and military have been devastated

Donald Trump says Iran's leadership and military have been destroyed in four days of war

03/03/2026 22:06 GMT

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

Trump: US Navy could escort tankers through Hormuz

Shipping traffic almost entirely halted through the key sea route after Iranian threats

Super seagrass

The fight to regrow vital seagrass meadows and protect them from climate change

Kwan Pun Leung: The image creator of nature

Acclaimed cinematographer Kwan Pun Leung creates a new music video