World Service Schedule

Battle of the Beanfield and the Champions League anthem

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes

South Koreans vote for new president after failed martial law bid

South Korea election: Snap presidential election after turmoil affecting the economy

03/06/2025 01:06 GMT

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

What future for Assad’s army?

Was it fair – or wise – to sack half a million Syrian servicemen?

The secret story of my grandfather: President for 19 days

Rich Benjamin, grandson of ex-Haitian president, Daniel Fignolé, knew little of his roots

Dolly Rathebe: South Africa’s first international film star

Jim Comes to Jo’burg, also known as African Jim, launched Dolly Rathebe’s career in 1949

03/06/2025 03:06 GMT

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

Deg Conclave

Suzie Davies on deg Conclave.

South Korea votes for new president

The country is still recovering from the martial law crisis last December.

Voting underway in South Korea's snap presidential election

Millions vote for a new president after six months of turmoil

Fatal shooting near aid distribution in southern Gaza

At least 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at aid distribution point

Shipping containers fixing the world

How the metal boxes can be re-engineered in surprising and useful ways

Is the solar industry entering a new era?

New photovoltaic technology made from materials called perovskites is generating a buzz

The world’s largest model train set

In 2000, twins Frederik and Gerrit started building Miniatur Wunderland

03/06/2025 08:06 GMT

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

What future for Assad’s army?

Was it fair – or wise – to sack half a million Syrian servicemen?

Best-selling author Jessie Burton

Nikki Bedi talks to writer Jessie Burton about her novel, Hidden Treasure.

03/06/2025 10:06 GMT

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

Deg Conclave

Suzie Davies on deg Conclave.

The mortician, the 'werewolf' and the keeper of brains

Alexandra Morton-Hayward unlocks the secrets of the human brain but her own betrays her

The world’s largest model train set

In 2000, twins Frederik and Gerrit started building Miniatur Wunderland

03/06/2025 12:06 GMT

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

Unstoppable: Florence Bell

How Florence Bell's work laid the foundation for a vital field of research - DNA

Doctor describes 'total carnage' as 27 reported killed by Israeli fire at Gaza aid centre

Chaos and another major shooting incident near a Gaza aid station

Shipping containers fixing the world

How the metal boxes can be re-engineered in surprising and useful ways

South Korea presidential election: how will it affect the economy?

Can this election heal the economy?

What's happening in Gaza?

We hear from people in Gaza after more are killed at an aid distribution centre

Pakistani teenage influencer shot dead

Sana Yousaf was shot dead by an intruder who broke into her home in Islamabad

The mortician, the 'werewolf' and the keeper of brains

Alexandra Morton-Hayward unlocks the secrets of the human brain but her own betrays her

The world’s largest model train set

In 2000, twins Frederik and Gerrit started building Miniatur Wunderland

03/06/2025 18:06 GMT

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

2025/06/03 GMT

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

What future for Assad’s army?

Was it fair – or wise – to sack half a million Syrian servicemen?

Data and me

Protecting your personal data when a company gets into financial difficulty.

Israel says it will investigate Palestinian deaths

The reported killings happened near a US-backed aid distribution centre in Gaza

Shipping containers fixing the world

How the metal boxes can be re-engineered in surprising and useful ways

Deg Conclave

Suzie Davies on deg Conclave.

03/06/2025 22:06 GMT

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

Trump signs order hiking steel tariffs

President Trump signs order hiking steel tariffs to 50%

Israel-Gaza: Are we witnessing war crimes?

Anna Foster leads a debate on whether war crimes have taken place in Israel and Gaza