BBC World Service provides international news, analysis and information.
Daily Schedule
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06:00 AMBBC World Service
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BBC World Service provides international news, analysis and information.
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06:30 AMMorning Edition
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Morning Edition is your perfect morning companion: gentle, but straightforward, explaining the vagaries of international diplomacy, reporting weather and even recommending the best film in town.
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09:00 AMThe Takeaway
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Today's Takeaway | December 24, 2012
Kerry Nomination Could Bring Another Senate Race for Massachusetts | Kerry Nominated to be the Next Secretary of State | Should Doping Be Legal? | Student Tweets U.S. Drone Strikes, Highlights "Double Tap" Tactic | Before Les Misérables Returns to the Screen, A Look at Its Past
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10:00 AMThe Brian Lehrer Show
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Art as Work
Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad joins to talk about the show’s process, themes in his science, and his endorsements in art and music. Plus: the first gay Episcopal bishop, Gene Robinson, on how he reads the Bible and what his faith means to him; should kids play contact sports?; the architects behind the Barclays Center on the design of the new Brooklyn attraction; and DJ Spooky is the Met’s first artist in residence, and explains his work in that context.
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12:00 PMThe Leonard Lopate Show
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Musical Journeys
We're replaying some favorite interviews from the year on this Christmas Eve. First, Neil Young and filmmaker Jonathan Demme talk about the new documentary “Neil Young Journeys.” Then, legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy reflects on his influential career and colorful life. Lawrence Norfolk discusses his new historical novel, John Saturnall’s Feast, about a young orphan who becomes a great chef. Then Kenny Rogers tells us about his life in music and his new memoir, Luck or Something Like It.
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02:00 PMTell Me More
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Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world.
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03:00 PMThe World
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A mix of news, features, interviews and music from around the world presents an engaging portrait of the global community. Produced by BBC World Service, Public Radio International and WGBH Radio Boston.
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04:00 PMAll Things Considered
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Reporters scour the globe for the most direct and compelling information, from the spread of AIDS in India to the inexplicable fluctuations of the Brazilian economy.
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06:30 PMMarketplace
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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07:00 PMAll Things Considered
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Reporters scour the globe for the most direct and compelling information, from the spread of AIDS in India to the inexplicable fluctuations of the Brazilian economy.
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08:00 PMOn Point
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On Point is a hybrid of a talk program and a news-magazine covering each day's important news developments and conducting conversations with newsmakers and thinkers from all around the world.
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09:00 PMFresh Air
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Fresh Air is one of the most popular programs on public radio, breaking the "talk show" mold, and Gross is known for her fearless and insightful interviews with prominent figures in American arts, politics, and popular culture.
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- Terry Gross
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10:00 PMThe Diane Rehm Show
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For more than 25 years, The Diane Rehm Show has offered listeners thoughtful and lively conversations on an array of topics with many of the most distinguished people of our times.
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- Diane Rehm
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11:00 PMThe PBS NewsHour
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The PBS NewsHour continues to provide in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions and documentary reports.
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