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23:32

The real Willy Wonkas

What’s it really like to work in a chocolate factory?

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29/03/2024 00:01 GMT

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00:06

Unexpected Elements

G.O.A.T

The greatest baseball player of all time and the greatest science to boot!

01:00

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29/03/2024 01:01 GMT

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01:06

Business Matters

Sam Bankman-Fried 'Crypto King' sentenced to 25 years in prison

Co-founder of FTX has been jailed for "one of the biggest financial frauds" in US history

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29/03/2024 02:01 GMT

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02:06

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29/03/2024 02:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

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02:30

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29/03/2024 02:30 GMT

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02:32

Charging electric bikes and scooters

What can be done to make charging them safer ?

03:00

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29/03/2024 03:01 GMT

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03:06

Escaping Idi Amin’s war in a stolen plane

Ebrahim Kisoro and his colleagues commandeered a plane to fly to safety

03:50

Witness History

The founding of Nato

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to block the Soviet Union's expansion

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29/03/2024 04:01 GMT

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04:06

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29/03/2024 04:06 GMT

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04:30

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29/03/2024 04:30 GMT

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04:32

An ‘Encore’ for Jesus

The older women taking vows and becoming nuns in their 50s and 60s.

05:00

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29/03/2024 05:01 GMT

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05:06

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Why is Venezuela struggling to find an opposition candidate?

Venezuela’s opposition are struggling to find a candidate for July's presidential vote

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06:00

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29/03/2024 06:01 GMT

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06:06

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Growing criticism over Venezuela's upcoming elections

International criticism increases over electoral restrictions on Venezuela's opposition

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morning

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29/03/2024 07:01 GMT

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07:06

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Venezuela: chances of a free, fair election?

The opposition in Venezuela say they are being blocked from fielding a credible candidate

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08:00

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29/03/2024 08:01 GMT

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08:06

Mohamed Irfaan Ali: Is oil a blessing or a curse for Guyana?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of Guyana

08:30

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29/03/2024 08:30 GMT

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08:32

Business Daily meets: ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo

A conversation with the head of the UN's International Labour Organisation

08:50

Witness History

Surviving the Rwandan genocide

April 1994 was the start of the Rwandan genocide. One hundred days of atrocities followed

09:00

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29/03/2024 09:01 GMT

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09:06

29/03/2024 09:06 GMT

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29/03/2024 09:30 GMT

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09:32

Science In Action

Star for a day

A star on the brink of explosion will be visible from Earth. But not for long.

10:00

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29/03/2024 10:01 GMT

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10:06

Is the future of journalism in crisis?

Journalists are losing their jobs and increasingly consumers are avoiding the news

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29/03/2024 11:01 GMT

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11:06

29/03/2024 11:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

11:30

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29/03/2024 11:30 GMT

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11:32

An ‘Encore’ for Jesus

The older women taking vows and becoming nuns in their 50s and 60s.

afternoon

12:00

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29/03/2024 12:01 GMT

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12:06

The Fifth Floor

From prison to president

The extraordinary rise of Senegal's Bassirou Diomaye Faye

12:50

Witness History

Surviving the Rwandan genocide

April 1994 was the start of the Rwandan genocide. One hundred days of atrocities followed

13:00

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29/03/2024 13:01 GMT

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13:06

29/03/2024 13:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

13:30

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29/03/2024 13:30 GMT

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13:32

Science In Action

Star for a day

A star on the brink of explosion will be visible from Earth. But not for long.

14:00

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29/03/2024 14:01 GMT

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14:06

US journalist Gershkovich held by Russia for a year

Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal was arrested in Russia and accused of spying

15:00

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29/03/2024 15:01 GMT

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15:06

Mohamed Irfaan Ali: Is oil a blessing or a curse for Guyana?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of Guyana

15:30

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29/03/2024 15:30 GMT

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15:32

World Business Report

WTO warns against fragmentation of the global economy

The director of the World Trade Organisation says she is concerned about protectionism

16:00

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29/03/2024 16:01 GMT

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16:06

Moscow concert hall attack: One week on

We find out about developments and conversations in Russia since the attack

17:00

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29/03/2024 17:01 GMT

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17:06

Beyoncé's country album

Critics and fans have praised Beyoncé's new country-inspired album Cowboy Carter

18:00

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29/03/2024 18:01 GMT

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18:06

The Fifth Floor

From prison to president

The extraordinary rise of Senegal's Bassirou Diomaye Faye

18:50

Witness History

Surviving the Rwandan genocide

April 1994 was the start of the Rwandan genocide. One hundred days of atrocities followed

evening

19:00

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29/03/2024 19:01 GMT

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19:06

29/03/2024 19:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

19:30

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29/03/2024 19:30 GMT

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19:32

2024/03/29 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

20:00

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29/03/2024 20:01 GMT

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20:06

BBC OS Conversations

Messages from Gaza

Four women share their experiences since the beginning of the Israel and Hamas war

20:30

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29/03/2024 20:30 GMT

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20:32

Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?

We head to New Zealand to ask how a hotter planet will affect volcanoes.

21:00

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29/03/2024 21:01 GMT

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21:06

One year since Evan Gershkovich's detention in Russia

US President Joe Biden says he is working every day to secure the release of the reporter

22:00

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29/03/2024 22:01 GMT

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22:06

29/03/2024 22:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

22:20

29/03/2024 GMT

BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.

22:30

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29/03/2024 22:30 GMT

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22:32

World Business Report

WTO signals danger around trade protectionism

Head of WTO warns that trade protectionism could threaten global growth.

23:00

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29/03/2024 23:01 GMT

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23:06

Mohamed Irfaan Ali: Is oil a blessing or a curse for Guyana?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of Guyana

23:30

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29/03/2024 23:30 GMT

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23:32

An ‘Encore’ for Jesus

The older women taking vows and becoming nuns in their 50s and 60s.

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