BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 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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Today's Takeaway: The Legacy of Whitney HoustonMother of Overweight Son Reacts to Obesity Campaign; How the Wisconsin Labor Protests Changed Politics; The History of Light; From the Private Sector to the Oval Office; 'Interrupting' Chicago's Gang Violence; The Rapid Rise of Jeremy Lin; Arab League Returns to UN as Violence Escalates in Syria; The Life and Legacy of Whitney Houston
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10:00 AM
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Love and WarIs war inevitable? John Horgan, science journalist and author of the new book The End of War, thinks the end of war is possible. Then, Dave Isay of StoryCorps on love stories; the con...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show -
12:00 PM
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Perfect PairsNew York Times advice columnist Philip Galanes takes your calls and offers some tips on navigating relationships and romantic
quandaries. Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg tell us about pairing food and wine for your Valentine’s Day meal. The BBC series A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at one of the world’s oldest gold coins. George Steel, general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera, discusses the long and bumpy road toward its upcoming season. Plus, two dog handlers give us an insider’s perspective on the upcoming Westminster Dog Show!Go to program: The Leonard Lopate Show -
01:00 PM
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Gold Coin of Croesus
From the very first coinage to burial shrouds, Neil MacGregor decodes five objects to reveal the ambition of new regimes across the world.
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01:15 PM
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Perfect Pairs
New York Times advice columnist Philip Galanes takes your calls and offers some tips on navigating relationships and romantic
quandaries. Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg tell us about pairing food and wine for your Valentine’s Day meal. The BBC series A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at one of the world’s oldest gold coins. George Steel, general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera, discusses the long and bumpy road toward its upcoming season. Plus, two dog handlers give us an insider’s perspective on the upcoming Westminster Dog Show!Go to program: The Leonard Lopate Show -
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 PMSpecials
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Back of the Bus: Mass Transit, Race and InequalitySunday, February 12, 2012 at 9PM on 820 AM and Monday, February 13, 2012 at 8PM on 93.9 FM, 820 FM, and NJPR In the '60s, highway projects nearly destroyed African American communit...Go to program: Back of the Bus: Mass Transit, Race and Inequality -
09:00 PM
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Veteran host Diane Rehm guides powerful conversations on an array of topics with distinguished thinkers of our times.
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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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