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.

The case of Tyler Clementi became national news when the Rutgers University freshman, who had recently told his family he was gay, jumped off the George Washington Bridge in September, 2010. Today, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman will announce the sentence of Clementi's roommate, Dharun Ravi, who spied on Tyler kissing another man – and many are concerned that he might face a punishment that doesn’t fit the crime. Also on The Takeaway, we look at job prospects for older Americans, Occupy protests in Chicago, John Hockenberry has lunch with Seamus Mullen, and Anna Sale takes a special walk with historian David McCullough.

United States Congressman John Lewis discusses his experience as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and explains how the lessons from that movement still apply today. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a British penny coin from 1903, which has been defaced by the Suffragettes. Scientist and explorer John Oldale shares strange and fascinating facts from around the world.

United States Congressman John Lewis discusses his experience as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and explains how the lessons from that movement still apply today. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a British penny coin from 1903, which has been defaced by the Suffragettes. Scientist and explorer John Oldale shares strange and fascinating facts from around the world.

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.