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.

The first day of the G20 meeting in Seoul, South Korea; draft proposals from the bipartisan Fiscal Commission manage to irritate both major parties; remembering Americans who fought with British units before the U.S. joined World War II; composer and musician David Amram on turning 80; sound from the Library of Congress Veterans History Project; FDA to require graphic warning images on cigarette packs; author Walter Mosley on "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey."

We’ll look at why Americans have fought “wars of choice” in the 20th century. Then, Haitian American writer Edwidge Danticat talks about creating art while your homeland is in crisis. Also, Cynthia Ozick discusses her latest novel, Foreign Bodies, which was inspired by Henry James’ classic The Ambassadors. Plus our latest Backstory segments look at the history of PTSD, going all the way back to the civil war, and at what we can expect to come out of this week’s G20 summit.

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.