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.

American diplomat Richard Holbrooke died last night; his foreign policy career spanned more than forty years as he worked under President Johnson and every Democratic president since. Also on the show: A federal judge in Virginia contradicts two other courts in declaring a provision of President Obama's health care reform law unconstitutional; Congress moves slowly forward on the recent tax cuts deal; Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi faces a confidence vote in Parliament; RNC Chair Michael Steele announces he'll run again; Julian Assange's native Australia reacts to his imprisonment; history of the holiday bonus check; FCC says most American broadband connections are too slow for the name; what Americans mean by "family values," today.

Greg Farrell gives a “fly-on-the-wall” account of the fall and sale of Merrill Lynch. Then Ivana Lowell talks about growing up in an eccentric family—Caroline Blackwood was her mother and Robert Lowell was her stepfather. Also, Mary Owen, Donna Reed’s daughter, talks about the enduring appeal of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Plus, we’ll learn about the men behind McKim, Mead & White—one of the most influential architectural firms of the early 20th century!

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.