World Service - Schedules, Saturday 30 March 2024

An ‘Encore’ for Jesus

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

Is the future of journalism in crisis?

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

WTO warns against protectionism in the global economy

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warns that trade protectionism could threaten global growth

30/03/2024 02:06 GMT

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Marais Erasmus: My life as an international umpire

We are joined by Marais Erasmus who has retired from umpiring at international level.

From prison to president

The extraordinary rise of Senegal's Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Surviving the Rwandan genocide

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

Is the future of journalism in crisis?

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

30/03/2024 05:06 GMT

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The people-making business with Janine Harouni

New mum Janine is anxious and lonely, so why do the other mums online look so happy?

Remembering Daniel Kahneman

Tim Harford on the great social scientist, who has died at the age of 90

Ukraine's energy infrastructure attacked

Seven regions of Ukraine experiencing emergency blackouts

Energy blackouts across Ukraine after Russian attacks

Regions of Ukraine are experiencing emergency blackouts after Russian missile strikes

US approves more weapons for Israel

United States said to have authorised transfer of more bombs and fighter jets to Israel

Messages from Gaza

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

Berlin's techno scene gets UN heritage status

Why clubbing in Germany's capital is such a special experience

Your reaction to schedule and programming changes

As BBC World Service English announces schedule changes, what do listeners think?

I want to run to the moon!

How far can anyone run in six day? Camille Herron just covered an astonishing distance

30/03/2024 11:06 GMT

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Pig kidney transplanted into patient

Gene edited organ transplanted into living person for the first time

Rwanda 30 years on

Rwanda's journey towards healing and reconciliation after the 1994 genocide

Inside a US aid drop flight over Gaza

Efforts to increase aid delivery in Gaza continue

30/03/2024 18:06 GMT

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The people-making business with Janine Harouni

New mum Janine is anxious and lonely, so why do the other mums online look so happy?

The plasterer who fought a boxing legend

Ten thousand people watched the unlikely fight in 1997

Is climate change impacting chocolate production?

Is the global chocolate market under threat?

The Happy Pod: The search for a mystery gift giver

The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection

On tour in Madrid

Nikki Bedi is on stage with creatives who are shaping the arts and culture of Spain

UN observers wounded in southern Lebanon

Three observers and a translator were injured while on patrol.

30/03/2024 22:06 GMT

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30/03/2024 GMT

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Choking in Chiang Mai

What it’s like to live and die in a polluted city

The time machine of tradition with Brìghde Chaimbeul, Sam Amidon, Linda Buckley and Rhodri Davies

Four folk musicians discuss the roles of tradition and place in music