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Former Cuban president Raul Castro indicted in US

The former leader is charged over fatal downing of two planes in 1996.

22:00 BSTBBC News

20/05/2026 21:01 GMT

22:06 BSTThe Interview

Daniel Noboa, Ecuador President: A war on gangs

22:30 BSTBBC News Summary

20/05/2026 21:30 GMT

22:32 BSTWorld of Secrets

5. Answers

23:00 BSTBBC News

20/05/2026 22:01 GMT

23:06 BSTThe Newsroom

20/05/2026 22:06 GMT

23:30 BSTBBC News Summary

20/05/2026 22:30 GMT

23:32 BSTWorld Business Report

First broadcast 20/05/2026 21:32 GMT

00:00 BSTBBC News

20/05/2026 23:01 GMT

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Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world.

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21:30 BST

All in the Mind

What do out-of-body experiences tell us about consciousness?

Claudia Hammond explores the elusive boundary between mind and brain - from near-death experiences to the science of memory.

22:00 BSTThe World Tonight

20/05/2026

22:45 BST

Bad Seeds

23:00 BSTStand-Up Specials

2: 'Think of the children'

23:15 BSTThe Skewer

Married At First Sh*te

23:30 BSTToday in Parliament

20/05/2026

00:00 BSTMidnight News

21/05/2026

00:30 BST

1935 and 1936: The Shine of Nazism Wears Thin

00:48 BSTShipping Forecast

21/05/2026

01:00 BSTSelection of BBC World Service Programmes

21/05/2026

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