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.

The leadership behind Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi fights its own battle for official recognition; I.M.F. leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces accusations of rape in New York; the week's agenda; two South Florida Imams indicted on aiding Pakistan's Taliban; Geraldine Brooks on her book "Caleb's Crossing"; floods avoid NOLA and Baton Rouge but put smaller communities under water; car clubs build community in Brooklyn; GOP stable of presidential candidates thinning; and looking at Jon Ronson's new book, "The Psychopath Test."

Although economic growth in much of the world is slow, the developing world is booming. On today’s show: Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Spence explains what will happen to international politics and the environment if current trends continue. Then, we’ll look into Vladimir Nabokov’s vision of what happiness is. William Deresiewicz offers an examination of the life lessons in the work of Jane Austen. Plus, Civil War scholar David Goldfield explains why he thinks the conflict was America’s greatest failure.

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.