BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
Daily Schedule
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12:00 AM
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05:00 AM
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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06:00 AM
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07:00 AM
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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09:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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10:00 AM
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Finishing the JobPresident Obama vows to “finish the job” in Afghanistan. USA Today’s Susan Page previews his speech on the war there and looks at other news from Washington. Plus, newly elected Republican city councilman Peter Koo; naming the “00’s”; Walter Isaacson; and water pollution by way of overtaxed sewage systems.Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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12:00 PM
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Sticking TogetherWe’ll speak with New York Times reporter Ian Urbina about the struggles for survival of runaway teens. Then, we’ll examine the identity problems many identical twins face. And we'll look at the new documentary "Loot," about recovering treasure stolen during World War II. Plus, choreographer Twyla Tharp describes the collaborative ...Go to program: The Leonard Lopate Show
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02:00 PM
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Remembering Paul NelsonThe pioneering rock critic Paul Nelson documented the rise of Bob Dylan, wrote for Rolling Stone – and signed the New York Dolls to a record label. Today: author Jonathan Lethem talks about the fictionalized version of Paul Nelson in his new novel "Chronic City." Plus: jazz pianist Gerald Clayton ...Go to program: Soundcheck
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03:00 PMSpecial Programming
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04:00 PM
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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06:30 PM
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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 PM
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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08:00 PM
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A hybrid of a talk program and a newsmagazine, On Point puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate.
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09:00 PM
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Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.
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10:00 PM
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Remembering Paul NelsonThe pioneering rock critic Paul Nelson documented the rise of Bob Dylan, wrote for Rolling Stone – and signed the New York Dolls to a record label. Today: author Jonathan Lethem talks about the fictionalized version of Paul Nelson in his new novel "Chronic City." Plus: jazz pianist Gerald Clayton ...Go to program: Soundcheck
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11:00 PM
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#3009: New Releases November 2009It's that time of the month again for the new releases show on New Sounds. John Schaefer carefully sorts through the stacks, bins, and boatloads of new CDs which have come across his desk over the past month to present some of the finest new releases. He'll pick the lentils ...Go to program: New Sounds