Daily Schedule

BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

Nada Bakri talks about her late husband, reporter Anthony Shadid, who died last month in Syria. And we’ll be joined by Rajiv Chandrasekaran who worked with Shadid while both of them were covering Iraq. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at a silver plate from Iran that was used to promote Zoroastrianism during reign of the Sansanians. Elaine Sciolino joins us for a Backstory Update on the French presidential campaign and the continuing fall-out from the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal.

Nada Bakri talks about her late husband, reporter Anthony Shadid, who died last month in Syria. And we’ll be joined by Rajiv Chandrasekaran who worked with Shadid while both of them were covering Iraq. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at a silver plate from Iran that was used to promote Zoroastrianism during reign of the Sansanians. Elaine Sciolino joins us for a Backstory Update on the French presidential campaign and the continuing fall-out from the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal.

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.