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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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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Hard At Work
School's starting soon. NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein previews the upcoming year. Plus, wrapping up Your Anecdotal Census; navigating job training; and your "I Quit!" stories.
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12:00 PM
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Good Sports
Today we're airing some of our favorite interviews from the summer. Historian William Jelani Cobb looks at how Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination without the support of much of the established black leadership. He argues that the term "postracial" is inaccurate. Then, one man discusses the struggles he and his estranged cousin went through in order to get a kidney transplant. Also, Vendela Vida talks about her new novel, The Lovers. Plus, New Yorker editor David Remnick and longtime writer Roger Angell discuss the art of sports writing.
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02:00 PM
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The Uncertain Artist
Even the most celebrated artists fall victim to self-doubt and insecurity. Today: how anxieties shaped the dazzling careers of Duke Ellington, Doris Day and others. Plus: jazz drummer Dan Weiss draws inspiration from Indian ragas, heavy metal and classical music. He joins us with his trio for a live performance. This is a repeat edition of 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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The Uncertain Artist
Even the most celebrated artists fall victim to self-doubt and insecurity. Today: how anxieties shaped the dazzling careers of Duke Ellington, Doris Day and others. Plus: jazz drummer Dan Weiss draws inspiration from Indian ragas, heavy metal and classical music. He joins us with his trio for a live performance. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.
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11:00 PM
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#2836: A Journey Off the Silk Road
Hear music from Armenia, Iran, and Brooklyn, as New Sounds takes a journey off of the Silk Road for this program. There are works from the new music quartet Brooklyn Rider, with and without kamancheh (Persian spiked fiddle) player Kayhan Kalhor. We'll also listen to music from Duduk virtuoso Gevorg Dabaghyan and Yo Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble as well.
Go to program: New Sounds