Daily Schedule

BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

Considering changes to the dollar and other world currencies; an American ballet company performs in Cuba; a new report says nobody is specifically to blame for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; the rising frequency of "mal-employment"; the topics President Obama is specifically avoiding during his trip to Asia; what races from last Tuesday are still outstanding; death penalty opponents and the heinous murders in Cheshire, Connecticut; rodeo competitions as prisoner rehabilitation events; Tim Wu on the history of telecommunication empires from the telephone through radio, television and the Internet.

Melanie Thernstrom traces conceptions of pain throughout the ages—from ancient Babylon to modern times.Then, Nora Ephron talks about her new collection of essays: I Remember Nothing. Sean Hepburn Ferrer talks about growing up as the son of the iconic actress, Audrey Hepburn. And we’ll find out about terroir—the "taste of place."

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.