Daily Schedule

BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

The American market in derivatives is largely controlled by a group of nine banks who seem to be working very hard to keep other competitors at a disadvantage and resisting moves to regulate their activities. Also on the show: actress and author Carrie Fisher on growing up with celebrity, her new one-woman show, "Wishful Drinking," and being known as Princess Leia all her adult life; a bad weather weekend for the NFL; the week's agenda on Capitol Hill and beyond; economist and author Nassim Taleb on "The Bed of Procrustes," his new book of pithy aphorisms; and personal reinvention as a quintessentially American value.

Jonathan Bloom talks about America’s propensity to waste food. Then, pianist Leon Fleisher talks about his career and passion for music. Also, journalist Rula Jebreal talks about her novel Miral. Plus, Jonathan Schneer discusses the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which laid the groundwork for the modern state of Israel.

Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.

Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

Hosted by Warren Olney, To the Point is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International.