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- Today16:00GMTBBC Radio 4
The discovery of Mungo Man
On 26 February 1974, Dr Jim Bowler discovered a 42,000-year-old skeleton in Australia.
- Tomorrow07:50GMTBBC World Service
Surviving the Long March
In 1935, thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March struggled to survive
- Tomorrow11:50GMTBBC World Service
Surviving the Long March
In 1935, thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March struggled to survive(R)
- Tomorrow17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Surviving the Long March
In 1935, thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March struggled to survive(R)
- Tomorrow21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Surviving the Long March
In 1935, thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March struggled to survive(R)
- Tuesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Surviving the Long March
In 1935, thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March struggled to survive(R)
- Tuesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The 'moving' statue of Ballinspittle
In 1985, reports of a moving Virgin Mary statue drew thousands to a small Irish village
- Tuesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The 'moving' statue of Ballinspittle
In 1985, reports of a moving Virgin Mary statue drew thousands to a small Irish village(R)
- Tuesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The 'moving' statue of Ballinspittle
In 1985, reports of a moving Virgin Mary statue drew thousands to a small Irish village(R)
- Tuesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The 'moving' statue of Ballinspittle
In 1985, reports of a moving Virgin Mary statue drew thousands to a small Irish village(R)
- Wednesday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The 'moving' statue of Ballinspittle
In 1985, reports of a moving Virgin Mary statue drew thousands to a small Irish village(R)
- Wednesday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Bayeux Tapestry: the lost Nazi archive
In 1994, a French curator helped recover documents thought lost since World War Two
- Wednesday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Bayeux Tapestry: the lost Nazi archive
In 1994, a French curator helped recover documents thought lost since World War Two(R)
- Wednesday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Bayeux Tapestry: the lost Nazi archive
In 1994, a French curator helped recover documents thought lost since World War Two(R)
- Wednesday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Bayeux Tapestry: the lost Nazi archive
In 1994, a French curator helped recover documents thought lost since World War Two(R)
- Thursday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Bayeux Tapestry: the lost Nazi archive
In 1994, a French curator helped recover documents thought lost since World War Two(R)
- Thursday07:50GMTBBC World Service
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history
- Thursday11:50GMTBBC World Service
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history(R)
- Thursday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history(R)
- Thursday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history(R)
- Friday02:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history(R)
- Friday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Firefighter: Surviving the 9/11 North Tower collapse
On 11 September 2001, firefighter Jay Jonas was inside the North Tower when it collapsed.
- Friday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Firefighter: Surviving the 9/11 North Tower collapse
On 11 September 2001, firefighter Jay Jonas was inside the North Tower when it collapsed.(R)
- Friday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Firefighter: Surviving the 9/11 North Tower collapse
On 11 September 2001, firefighter Jay Jonas was inside the North Tower when it collapsed.(R)
- Friday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Firefighter: Surviving the 9/11 North Tower collapse
On 11 September 2001, firefighter Jay Jonas was inside the North Tower when it collapsed.(R)
- Next Saturday02:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only & Live News
Firefighter: Surviving the 9/11 North Tower collapse
On 11 September 2001, firefighter Jay Jonas was inside the North Tower when it collapsed.(R)
- Next Sunday07:48GMTBBC Radio 4
The discovery of Mungo Man
On 26 February 1974, Dr Jim Bowler discovered a 42,000-year-old skeleton in Australia.
- Next Sunday16:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Jackie Kennedy renovates the White House
In 1962, first lady Jackie Kennedy took the cameras on a tour of the restored White House.
- Next Monday07:50GMTBBC World Service
Norway’s teacher resistance in World War Two
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, the country’s teachers resisted teaching propaganda
- Next Monday11:50GMTBBC World Service
Norway’s teacher resistance in World War Two
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, the country’s teachers resisted teaching propaganda(R)
- Next Monday17:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Norway’s teacher resistance in World War Two
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, the country’s teachers resisted teaching propaganda(R)
- Next Monday21:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Norway’s teacher resistance in World War Two
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, the country’s teachers resisted teaching propaganda(R)
- Tue 15 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Norway’s teacher resistance in World War Two
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, the country’s teachers resisted teaching propaganda(R)
- Tue 15 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Connecting homes to the internet using cable TV
In 1991, Rouzbeh Yassini created technology enabling millions of homes to access the web
- Tue 15 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Connecting homes to the internet using cable TV
In 1991, Rouzbeh Yassini created technology enabling millions of homes to access the web(R)
- Tue 15 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Connecting homes to the internet using cable TV
In 1991, Rouzbeh Yassini created technology enabling millions of homes to access the web(R)
- Tue 15 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Connecting homes to the internet using cable TV
In 1991, Rouzbeh Yassini created technology enabling millions of homes to access the web(R)
- Wed 16 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Connecting homes to the internet using cable TV
In 1991, Rouzbeh Yassini created technology enabling millions of homes to access the web(R)
- Wed 16 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Stardust: Ireland's deadly nightclub fire
In 1981, a fire in a Dublin nightclub killed 48 people
- Wed 16 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Stardust: Ireland's deadly nightclub fire
In 1981, a fire in a Dublin nightclub killed 48 people(R)
- Wed 16 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Stardust: Ireland's deadly nightclub fire
In 1981, a fire in a Dublin nightclub killed 48 people(R)
- Wed 16 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Stardust: Ireland's deadly nightclub fire
In 1981, a fire in a Dublin nightclub killed 48 people(R)
- Thu 17 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Stardust: Ireland's deadly nightclub fire
In 1981, a fire in a Dublin nightclub killed 48 people(R)
- Thu 17 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997
- Thu 17 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997(R)
- Thu 17 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997(R)
- Thu 17 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997(R)
- Fri 18 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997(R)
- Fri 18 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The discovery of the San José shipwreck
In 2015, the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks was found off the coast of Colombia
- Fri 18 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The discovery of the San José shipwreck
In 2015, the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks was found off the coast of Colombia(R)
- Fri 18 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The discovery of the San José shipwreck
In 2015, the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks was found off the coast of Colombia(R)
- Fri 18 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The discovery of the San José shipwreck
In 2015, the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks was found off the coast of Colombia(R)
- Sat 19 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
The discovery of the San José shipwreck
In 2015, the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks was found off the coast of Colombia(R)
- Sun 20 Sep 202607:48GMTBBC Radio 4
Jackie Kennedy renovates the White House
In 1962, first lady Jackie Kennedy took the cameras on a tour of the restored White House.
- Sun 20 Sep 202616:00GMTBBC Radio 4
Australia's first Big Thing
In 1963, a giant sculpture of a Scotsman began one of the country's quirkiest phenomena.
- Mon 21 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 21 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 21 Sep 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 21 Sep 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 22 Sep 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 22 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Tue 22 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 22 Sep 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 22 Sep 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 23 Sep 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 23 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Wed 23 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Wed 23 Sep 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)
- Wed 23 Sep 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)
- Thu 24 Sep 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)
- Thu 24 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 24 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 24 Sep 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 24 Sep 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 25 Sep 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 25 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Fri 25 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 25 Sep 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)
- Fri 25 Sep 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)
- Sat 26 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 28 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
28/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Mon 28 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
28/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 28 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
28/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Mon 28 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
28/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 29 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
28/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Tue 29 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling
In 2012, rock art found in Indonesia challenged our understanding of human history
- Tue 29 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling
In 2012, rock art found in Indonesia challenged our understanding of human history(R)
- Tue 29 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling
In 2012, rock art found in Indonesia challenged our understanding of human history(R)
- Tue 29 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling
In 2012, rock art found in Indonesia challenged our understanding of human history(R)
- Wed 30 Sep 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling
In 2012, rock art found in Indonesia challenged our understanding of human history(R)
- Wed 30 Sep 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
The contraceptive pill gets legalised in Japan
In 1999, after decades of campaigning, the oral contraceptive was legalised in Japan
- Wed 30 Sep 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
The contraceptive pill gets legalised in Japan
In 1999, after decades of campaigning, the oral contraceptive was legalised in Japan(R)
- Wed 30 Sep 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
The contraceptive pill gets legalised in Japan
In 1999, after decades of campaigning, the oral contraceptive was legalised in Japan(R)
- Wed 30 Sep 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
The contraceptive pill gets legalised in Japan
In 1999, after decades of campaigning, the oral contraceptive was legalised in Japan(R)
- Thu 1 Oct 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
The contraceptive pill gets legalised in Japan
In 1999, after decades of campaigning, the oral contraceptive was legalised in Japan(R)
- Thu 1 Oct 202607:50GMTBBC World Service
01/10/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
- Thu 1 Oct 202611:50GMTBBC World Service
01/10/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 1 Oct 202617:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
01/10/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Thu 1 Oct 202621:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
01/10/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
- Fri 2 Oct 202602:50GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
01/10/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
