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.

Personal bankruptcies hit a five-year high in 2010, despite legislation from 2005 designed to slow the pace of Chapter 7 filings; and a new edition of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" will replace the "N-word" with the word "slave," in an attempt to return the book to libraries and reading lists put off by the historical language. Also on the show: Reactions from within the military to the locker-room videos from the U.S.S. Enterprise; "Niqab," or "The Mask," a new television show in Afghanistan allows women to frankly discuss their life experience from behind an anonymous mask; Roseanne Barr discusses her new book; and Dallas sees the 21st exoneration based on DNA testing.

Siddhartha Mukherjee talks about his biography about cancer. Then, Yvonne Thornton tells us about her father’s wishes that she become a physician. Also, Douglas Starr recounts the birth of modern forensics. Plus, Anand Giridharadas discusses India’s economic boom and cultural upheaval.

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.