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2026-06-08

00:00 BBC News

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00:06 Newsday

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01:06 Newsday

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02:06 Newsday

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03:06 The Interview

Rajan Datar speaks with activists Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, who, despite losing family members in the conflict, advocate Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.

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03:32 Business Daily

Ed Butler has been trying to ascertain who is behind illegal industrial fishing off Sierra Leone and how much the government is doing to help.

03:50 Witness History

In 1964, Nelson Mandela began a life sentence at Robben Island after being convicted of sabotage.

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04:06 The Newsroom

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04:32 CrowdScience

Individual plants from the same species can behave very differently. But if you haven't got a brain, can you really have a personality.

05:00 BBC News

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05:06 The History Hour

The creation of Inspector Montalbano, the Eichmann interviews, Australia's first Big Thing, and when Diana Ross missed a World Cup penalty.

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06:06 The Newsroom

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06:32 The Global Story

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07:06 Outlook

Hitomi Soga was 19 when she and her mother disappeared from a Japanese island. Decades later, the world learned she had been abducted by North Korean agents.

07:50 Witness History

In 1964, Nelson Mandela began a life sentence at Robben Island after being convicted of sabotage.

08:00 BBC News

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08:06 The Newsroom

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08:32 The Conversation

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to women from Sweden and Zambia who are passionate about reducing stigma and fear around epilepsy.

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09:06 Newshour

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10:00 BBC News

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10:06 The Interview

Rajan Datar speaks with activists Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, who, despite losing family members in the conflict, advocate Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.

10:30 BBC News Summary

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10:32 Business Daily

Ed Butler has been trying to ascertain who is behind illegal industrial fishing off Sierra Leone and how much the government is doing to help.

10:50 World Business Express

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11:06 Outside Source

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12:06 Outside Source

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13:00 BBC News

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13:06 Outlook

Hitomi Soga was 19 when she and her mother disappeared from a Japanese island. Decades later, the world learned she had been abducted by North Korean agents.

13:50 Witness History

In 1964, Nelson Mandela began a life sentence at Robben Island after being convicted of sabotage.

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14:06 The Newsroom

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14:32 Sport Today

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15:06 From Our Own Correspondent

Rumours and mistrust put Congolese health care at risk; daily life under fire in Ukraine; the dividing lines carving up India's Manipur state; un-damming the USA's Klamath River.

15:30 BBC News Summary

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15:32 Discovery

Professor Helen Hastie on the importance of building trust between humans and robots - and why the fictional Wall-E is such a great example of a robot we'd like to interact with.

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16:06 Newshour

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17:00 BBC News

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17:06 The Interview

Rajan Datar speaks with activists Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, who, despite losing family members in the conflict, advocate Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.

17:30 BBC News Summary

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

17:32 The Conversation

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to women from Sweden and Zambia who are passionate about reducing stigma and fear around epilepsy.

18:00 BBC News

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18:06 The Newsroom

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18:30 BBC News Summary

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18:32 World Business Report

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19:00 BBC News

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19:06 The History Hour

The creation of Inspector Montalbano, the Eichmann interviews, Australia's first Big Thing, and when Diana Ross missed a World Cup penalty.

20:00 BBC News

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20:06 The Newsroom

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20:30 BBC News Summary

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20:32 The Global Story

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21:06 The Newsroom

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21:32 Assignment

Helping Sudanese children overcome the scars of civil war.

22:00 BBC News

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22:06 Outlook

Hitomi Soga was 19 when she and her mother disappeared from a Japanese island. Decades later, the world learned she had been abducted by North Korean agents.

22:50 Witness History

In 1964, Nelson Mandela began a life sentence at Robben Island after being convicted of sabotage.

23:00 BBC News

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23:06 The Newsroom

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

23:30 BBC News Summary

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23:32 In the Studio

Danish chef Trine Hahnemann tells Sahar Zand how she combines the concept of hygge with her cooking.

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