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.

We look for possible explanations of yesterday's artillery barrage from North Korea, and millions of Americans take to planes, trains and automobiles on the busiest traveling day of the year. Also on the show: millions of people apply for 50,000 green cards in the annual lottery; The New York Times "Disunion" project aims to document the events of the Civil War in real time; Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on immigration policy; Pakistanis still displaced by the summer's flooding face the coming winter; and TURPAC: the National Turkey Federation Political Action Committee.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Roth discusses his latest novel, Nemesis. Then, we'll hear about the life and career of maverick television producer and talk show host David Susskind. We’ll get a preview of works on display at the New York branch of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Amy Sedaris checks in on our Cheap Craft Contest! Plus, director Doug Liman describes filming the story of what happened when Valerie Plame Wilson was outed as a covert CIA operative, in the movie “Fair Game.”

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.