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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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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Reggie Watts & Woody Guthrie
Studio 360's series American Icons continues with a look at Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land." Kurt Andersen speaks with Pete Seeger and others about how the song found its place in American culture. Later in the hour, Kurt talks with sci-fi writer William Gibson, who chose not to set his new book Zero History in the future — the here-and-now is freakish enough. And we'll hear from the multi-lingual, musically-gifted comedian Reggie Watts.
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12:00 PMJonathan Schwartz
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New StandardsAn eclectic mix of American Popular Standards, classical, rock and roll, jazz and "good talk" with host Jonathan Schwartz. Jonathan is host of "High Standards" on XM Satellite Radio. He was, for four years, the artistic director of Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, and for five years appeared as the ...
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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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Mount Wittenberg Orca and MoreA human and a family of whales view each other over a distance; that's the inspiration for "Mount Wittenberg Orca," a song cycle Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors wrote for his group and singer Björk. Distance and connectedness are themes in new songs by Antony and the Johnsons, Owen Pallett, ...
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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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#2846: New Music for KoraThe ancient harp/lute of the griots (the traditional storyteller/historian/musicians) of West Africa is now a thoroughly contemporary and global instrument, used by rockers like Björk, in film scores, and elsewhere.
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