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- Today11:50GMTBBC World Service
Spain welcomes Picasso’s Guernica
In 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile(R)
- Today17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Spain welcomes Picasso’s Guernica
In 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile(R)
- Today21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Spain welcomes Picasso’s Guernica
In 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile(R)
- Tomorrow02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Spain welcomes Picasso’s Guernica
In 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile(R)
- Tomorrow07:50GMTBBC World Service
The first commercially successful electronic cigarette
In May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China
- Tomorrow11:50GMTBBC World Service
The first commercially successful electronic cigarette
In May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China(R)
- Tomorrow17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The first commercially successful electronic cigarette
In May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China(R)
- Tomorrow21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The first commercially successful electronic cigarette
In May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China(R)
- Saturday02:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only & Live News
The first commercially successful electronic cigarette
In May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China(R)
- Sunday16:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The invention of the mobility scooter
In 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels.
- Monday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an 11-year closure.
- Monday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an 11-year closure.(R)
- Monday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an 11-year closure.(R)
- Monday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an 11-year closure.(R)
- Tuesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an 11-year closure.(R)
- Tuesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art
In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition
- Tuesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art
In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition(R)
- Tuesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art
In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition(R)
- Tuesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art
In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition(R)
- Next Wednesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art
In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition(R)
- Next Wednesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Hitler's teeth
In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.
- Next Wednesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Hitler's teeth
In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.(R)
- Next Wednesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Hitler's teeth
In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.(R)
- Next Wednesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Hitler's teeth
In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.(R)
- Next Thursday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Hitler's teeth
In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.(R)
- Next Thursday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Khula Manch, the victory rally
In 1970, people gathered in Kathmandu to celebrate multi-party democracy in Nepal
- Next Thursday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Khula Manch, the victory rally
In 1970, people gathered in Kathmandu to celebrate multi-party democracy in Nepal(R)
- Next Thursday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Khula Manch, the victory rally
In 1970, people gathered in Kathmandu to celebrate multi-party democracy in Nepal(R)
- Next Thursday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Khula Manch, the victory rally
In 1970, people gathered in Kathmandu to celebrate multi-party democracy in Nepal(R)
- Next Friday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Khula Manch, the victory rally
In 1970, people gathered in Kathmandu to celebrate multi-party democracy in Nepal(R)
- Next Friday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The turtle freed after 41 years in captivity
In 1984, Jorge became trapped and was moved to an aquarium in Argentina
- Next Friday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The turtle freed after 41 years in captivity
In 1984, Jorge became trapped and was moved to an aquarium in Argentina(R)
- Next Friday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The turtle freed after 41 years in captivity
In 1984, Jorge became trapped and was moved to an aquarium in Argentina(R)
- Next Friday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The turtle freed after 41 years in captivity
In 1984, Jorge became trapped and was moved to an aquarium in Argentina(R)
- Sat 11 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
The turtle freed after 41 years in captivity
In 1984, Jorge became trapped and was moved to an aquarium in Argentina(R)
- Sun 12 Apr 202607:48GMTBBC Radio 4
The invention of the mobility scooter
In 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels.
- Sun 12 Apr 202616:00GMTBBC Radio 4
My dad created Mr Men and Little Miss
In 1971, a question from his son led Roger Hargreaves to create Mr Men and Little Miss
- Mon 13 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacharle's pony design hit the market
- Mon 13 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacharle's pony design hit the market(R)
- Mon 13 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacharle's pony design hit the market(R)
- Mon 13 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacharle's pony design hit the market(R)
- Tue 14 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacharle's pony design hit the market(R)
- Tue 14 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction
- Tue 14 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction(R)
- Tue 14 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction(R)
- Tue 14 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction(R)
- Wed 15 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction(R)
- Wed 15 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The assassination of Thomas Sankara
In October 1987, African leader Thomas Sankara was gunned down in a coup
- Wed 15 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The assassination of Thomas Sankara
In October 1987, African leader Thomas Sankara was gunned down in a coup(R)
- Wed 15 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The assassination of Thomas Sankara
In October 1987, African leader Thomas Sankara was gunned down in a coup(R)
- Wed 15 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The assassination of Thomas Sankara
In October 1987, African leader Thomas Sankara was gunned down in a coup(R)
- Thu 16 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The assassination of Thomas Sankara
In October 1987, African leader Thomas Sankara was gunned down in a coup(R)
- Thu 16 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The introduction of Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia
On 24 June 2005, the first Sharia law public caning took place in Indonesia
- Thu 16 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The introduction of Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia
On 24 June 2005, the first Sharia law public caning took place in Indonesia(R)
- Thu 16 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The introduction of Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia
On 24 June 2005, the first Sharia law public caning took place in Indonesia(R)
- Thu 16 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The introduction of Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia
On 24 June 2005, the first Sharia law public caning took place in Indonesia(R)
- Fri 17 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The introduction of Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia
On 24 June 2005, the first Sharia law public caning took place in Indonesia(R)
- Fri 17 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered
- Fri 17 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered(R)
- Fri 17 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered(R)
- Fri 17 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered(R)
- Sat 18 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
Discovering Hans Christian Andersen's 'lost fairytale'
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered(R)
- Sun 19 Apr 202607:48GMTBBC Radio 4
My dad created Mr Men and Little Miss
In 1971, a question from his son led Roger Hargreaves to create Mr Men and Little Miss
- Sun 19 Apr 202616:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The playboy spy who inspired James Bond
Dusko Popov was one of WW2's most successful double agents, inspiring the fictional 007
- Mon 20 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 20 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 20 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 20 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 21 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 21 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Europe’s long drought of 2011
How months of no rain dried up the Danube River
- Tue 21 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Europe’s long drought of 2011
How months of no rain dried up the Danube River(R)
- Tue 21 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Europe’s long drought of 2011
How months of no rain dried up the Danube River(R)
- Tue 21 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Europe’s long drought of 2011
How months of no rain dried up the Danube River(R)
- Wed 22 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Europe’s long drought of 2011
How months of no rain dried up the Danube River(R)
- Wed 22 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The war in the woods
In 1993, rainforest logging plans sparked Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience
- Wed 22 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The war in the woods
In 1993, rainforest logging plans sparked Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience(R)
- Wed 22 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The war in the woods
In 1993, rainforest logging plans sparked Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience(R)
- Wed 22 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The war in the woods
In 1993, rainforest logging plans sparked Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience(R)
- Thu 23 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The war in the woods
In 1993, rainforest logging plans sparked Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience(R)
- Thu 23 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The clean-up of Chernobyl
The story of the clean-up at the world’s worst nuclear accident in Ukraine in April 1986
- Thu 23 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The clean-up of Chernobyl
The story of the clean-up at the world’s worst nuclear accident in Ukraine in April 1986(R)
- Thu 23 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The clean-up of Chernobyl
The story of the clean-up at the world’s worst nuclear accident in Ukraine in April 1986(R)
- Thu 23 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The clean-up of Chernobyl
The story of the clean-up at the world’s worst nuclear accident in Ukraine in April 1986(R)
- Fri 24 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The clean-up of Chernobyl
The story of the clean-up at the world’s worst nuclear accident in Ukraine in April 1986(R)
- Fri 24 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The Tabasco floods
In 2007, the Mexican state of Tabasco experienced its worst flooding in 50 years
- Fri 24 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The Tabasco floods
In 2007, the Mexican state of Tabasco experienced its worst flooding in 50 years(R)
- Fri 24 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The Tabasco floods
In 2007, the Mexican state of Tabasco experienced its worst flooding in 50 years(R)
- Fri 24 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The Tabasco floods
In 2007, the Mexican state of Tabasco experienced its worst flooding in 50 years(R)
- Sat 25 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
The Tabasco floods
In 2007, the Mexican state of Tabasco experienced its worst flooding in 50 years(R)
- Mon 27 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France with a collection of 400 perfumes
- Mon 27 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France with a collection of 400 perfumes(R)
- Mon 27 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France with a collection of 400 perfumes(R)
- Mon 27 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France with a collection of 400 perfumes(R)
- Tue 28 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The world's first perfume archive
In 1990, L'Osmothèque opened in Versailles, France with a collection of 400 perfumes(R)
- Tue 28 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 28 Apr 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 28 Apr 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 28 Apr 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 29 Apr 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 29 Apr 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Peter Singer’s Drowning Child thought experiment
In 1972, Peter Singer published one of the most influential ideas in modern philosophy
