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The first Irish language television channel
In 1996, Ireland launched its first television channel broadcasting exclusively in Irish(R)
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Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena
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Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena(R)
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Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena(R)
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Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena(R)
- Thursday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena(R)
- Thursday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The protests that sparked the Tiananmen Square massacre
How mass student demonstrations in May 1989 led to bloodshed in Beijing
- Thursday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The protests that sparked the Tiananmen Square massacre
How mass student demonstrations in May 1989 led to bloodshed in Beijing(R)
- Thursday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The protests that sparked the Tiananmen Square massacre
How mass student demonstrations in May 1989 led to bloodshed in Beijing(R)
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The protests that sparked the Tiananmen Square massacre
How mass student demonstrations in May 1989 led to bloodshed in Beijing(R)
- Friday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The protests that sparked the Tiananmen Square massacre
How mass student demonstrations in May 1989 led to bloodshed in Beijing(R)
- Friday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published
- Friday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published(R)
- Friday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published(R)
- Friday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published(R)
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The creation of Inspector Montalbano
In March 1994, the first Inspector Montalbano mystery, The Shape of Water, was published(R)
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The creation of My Little Pony
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacherle's pony design hit the market.
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Anthony Bourdain's 'Don't Eat Before Reading This'
In April 1999, Anthony Bourdain's essay Don't Eat Before Reading This was published
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Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island
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Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island(R)
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Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island(R)
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Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island(R)
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Nelson Mandela's incarceration at Robben Island
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put in the maximum security prison on Robben Island(R)
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Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”
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Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”(R)
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Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”(R)
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Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”(R)
- Next Wednesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Mstislav Rostropovich: Virtuoso cellist
In 1978, Rostropovich lost Soviet citizenship for “unpatriotic activity”(R)
- Next Wednesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France
- Next Wednesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France(R)
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Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France(R)
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Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France(R)
- Thu 11 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Picasso and the Surrealist summer
In 1937 some of the 20th Century's best known Surrealist artists are on holiday in France(R)
- Thu 11 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
- Thu 11 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.(R)
- Thu 11 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.(R)
- Thu 11 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.(R)
- Fri 12 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The inspiration for Chekhov's Three Sisters
In 1897, Paul Shishkoff lived next door to the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.(R)
- Fri 12 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Hussein of Jordan: The survivor king
In 1970 King Hussein of Jordan escaped unharmed after gunmen opened fire on his motorcade
- Fri 12 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Hussein of Jordan: The survivor king
In 1970 King Hussein of Jordan escaped unharmed after gunmen opened fire on his motorcade(R)
- Fri 12 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Hussein of Jordan: The survivor king
In 1970 King Hussein of Jordan escaped unharmed after gunmen opened fire on his motorcade(R)
- Fri 12 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Hussein of Jordan: The survivor king
In 1970 King Hussein of Jordan escaped unharmed after gunmen opened fire on his motorcade(R)
- Sat 13 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
Hussein of Jordan: The survivor king
In 1970 King Hussein of Jordan escaped unharmed after gunmen opened fire on his motorcade(R)
- Sun 14 Jun 202607:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Anthony Bourdain's 'Don't Eat Before Reading This'
In April 1999, Anthony Bourdain's essay Don't Eat Before Reading This was published
- Mon 15 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia
- Mon 15 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia(R)
- Mon 15 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia(R)
- Mon 15 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia(R)
- Tue 16 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia(R)
- Tue 16 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
50 years since the Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976
- Tue 16 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
50 years since the Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976(R)
- Tue 16 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
50 years since the Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976(R)
- Tue 16 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
50 years since the Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976(R)
- Wed 17 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
50 years since the Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976(R)
- Wed 17 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus
- Wed 17 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus(R)
- Wed 17 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus(R)
- Wed 17 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus(R)
- Thu 18 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus(R)
- Thu 18 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 18 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 18 Jun 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)
- Thu 18 Jun 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)
- Fri 19 Jun 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)
- Fri 19 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The discovery of Lyme disease
In 1975, a medical breakthrough led to the identification and naming of Lyme disease
- Fri 19 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The discovery of Lyme disease
In 1975, a medical breakthrough led to the identification and naming of Lyme disease(R)
- Fri 19 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The discovery of Lyme disease
In 1975, a medical breakthrough led to the identification and naming of Lyme disease(R)
- Fri 19 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The discovery of Lyme disease
In 1975, a medical breakthrough led to the identification and naming of Lyme disease(R)
- Sat 20 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
The discovery of Lyme disease
In 1975, a medical breakthrough led to the identification and naming of Lyme disease(R)
- Mon 22 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 22 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 22 Jun 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 22 Jun 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 23 Jun 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 23 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 23 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 23 Jun 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 23 Jun 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 24 Jun 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 24 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
24/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 24 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
24/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 24 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
24/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 24 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
24/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 25 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
24/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 25 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
WW1: The Battle of the Somme
BBC Archive recordings with veterans of the 1916 battle
- Thu 25 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
WW1: The Battle of the Somme
BBC Archive recordings with veterans of the 1916 battle(R)
- Thu 25 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
WW1: The Battle of the Somme
BBC Archive recordings with veterans of the 1916 battle(R)
- Thu 25 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
WW1: The Battle of the Somme
BBC Archive recordings with veterans of the 1916 battle(R)
- Fri 26 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
WW1: The Battle of the Somme
BBC Archive recordings with veterans of the 1916 battle(R)
- Fri 26 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
26/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 26 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
26/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 26 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
26/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 26 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
26/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Sat 27 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
26/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 29 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Hawaii becomes the 50th American state
In March 1959, the Hawaiian Admission Act was passed
- Mon 29 Jun 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Hawaii becomes the 50th American state
In March 1959, the Hawaiian Admission Act was passed(R)
- Mon 29 Jun 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Hawaii becomes the 50th American state
In March 1959, the Hawaiian Admission Act was passed(R)
- Mon 29 Jun 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Hawaii becomes the 50th American state
In March 1959, the Hawaiian Admission Act was passed(R)
- Tue 30 Jun 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Hawaii becomes the 50th American state
In March 1959, the Hawaiian Admission Act was passed(R)
- Tue 30 Jun 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The final journey of Chief Long Wolf
In 1997, the remains of a Lakota leader were returned from London to South Dakota
