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.

Misrata civilians are facing increasingly violent clashes between rebels and Gadhafi forces, and worse still, many cannot escape the city; China's growing appetite for American pecans; President Obama's tax filing; defending war criminals in court; a new book about our world of plastic; S&P downgrades America's long term credit outlook; another Gulf business owner's struggles a year after the spill; debating mandatory retirement; and the growing cannon of fake memoirs in the literary world.

On today’s show: We’ll find out how New York University’s plans to add 6 million square feet of new construction to its Greenwich Village campus will affect the neighborhood. Pablo Picasso’s granddaughter and biographer John Richardson discuss a new exhibit of the artist’s work inspired by Marie-Therese. Erin Brockovich discusses her first novel, Rock Bottom. And: New Yorker contributor James Stewart talks about the impact of what he calls “the perjury epidemic” that is sweeping through the country’s courts.

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.