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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06:00 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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07:00 AMSpecial Programming
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11:00 AM
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Spy Fiction, Disco Revolution
This week, it feels like the 1970s all over again. Eastern European spies grab headlines and flamboyant disco stars top the charts. Kurt Andersen talks with Alan Furst, author of the new thriller Spies of the Balkans. And a professor explains how disco changed music and American society way more than we think. Plus, the experimental bands Matmos and So Percussion get together, and music happens when they break out a cactus and a bucket of water.
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12:00 PMSpecial Programming
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04:00 PM
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The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.
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05:00 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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06:00 PMSpecial Programming
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07:00 PM
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ThisAmericanLife: Themed, offbeat, (mostly) true stories that shed new light on the extraordinary side of everyday life. Host Ira Glass and a regular cast of personalities, including David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell and Mike Birbiglia, bring the best of nonfiction storytelling to the radio.
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08:00 PM
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Tuli Kupferberg, New York PoetTuli Kupferberg, who died Monday, July 12 at age 86, specialized in breaking taboos through tuneful, energetic songs, but he also brought a lyrical, poetic sensibility to his group T...Go to program: Spinning on Air -
09:00 PM
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Jesse Thorn cuts through the weeds of pop culture, with irreverent comedy, in-depth interviews and a keen eye for what’s worth knowing about.
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10:00 PMSpecial Programming
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11:00 PM
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#2821: Globetrotting Electro-acousticaUp on this New Sounds, electro-acoustic music from Japan, Austria, Ireland, and the U.S. Listen to an unusual work by London-based Pete M. Wyer, called “Four Bridges.”
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