BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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12:00 AM
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05:00 AMSpecial Programming
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06:00 AM
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Nation Building Here at HomeThis week's agenda; green card lottery mistake; 100 days in Libya; Billy the Kid auction; summer book club; nation building here at home; same-sex marriage signed into law in New York; Supreme Court's more controversial decisions; dancing in Detroit; the number of Americans on food stamps.
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10:00 AM
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Serious WordsThe Global Commission on Drug Policy recently declared the War on Drugs a failure. Ethan Nadelmann, founder and director of the Drug Policy Alliance, details the commission’s repor...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show -
12:00 PM
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Trickling DownOn today’s show: Alex Prud'homme explains how collaborating on a memoir with his great-aunt, Julia Child, inspired him to investigate our planet’s dwindling supplies of fresh water. Singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale performs live and talks about his new album, “Reason and Rhyme.” We’ll look back at the “hot coffee” lawsuit against McDonald’s and how it has influenced the debate over tort reform. Plus, we’ll examine the changing definitions of family in the United States.
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02:00 PM
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Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.
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03:00 PM
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Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.
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04:00 PM
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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06:30 PM
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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07:00 PM
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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08:00 PMFreakonomics: The Church of “Scionology”
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The Church of “Scionology”Economic research shows that handing down a business to an heir is, on average, a terrible idea. So why do family businesses get passed down from generation to generation in America, ...Go to program: The Church of “Scionology” -
09:00 PMFresh Air
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10:00 PM
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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.
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11:00 PM
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The PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions and documentary reports.
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