Radio Stations

World Service

News & views from the BBC's international radio station.

LIVE
18:50 BST
What in the World
Why AI music is getting labelled on streaming sites
Spotify says it wants to give users more transparency about the music they're hearing
19:00 BSTBBC News
14/08/2026 18:01 GMT
19:06 BSTThe Newsroom
14/08/2026 18:06 GMT
19:30 BSTBBC News Summary
14/08/2026 18:30 GMT
19:32 BSTSport Today
2026/08/14 GMT
20:00 BSTBBC News
14/08/2026 19:01 GMT
20:06 BSTBBC Conversations
Experiences of drought
20:30 BSTBBC News Summary
14/08/2026 19:30 GMT
20:32 BSTCrowdScience
Why can't I concentrate?
21:00 BSTBBC News
14/08/2026 20:01 GMT
Schedule

Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world.

LIVE
18:30 BST
The People Have Spoken
Andy Cool'em Down'em
We've had enough of experts, so Ian Smith has assembled the finest audience in the land to tackle the big questions facing our new Northern leader.
19:00 BSTThe Archers
14/08/2026
19:15 BSTAdd to Playlist
A celebration of Black British music live at V&A East, with Nolay, Soweto Kinch and Keelan Carew
20:00 BSTAny Questions?
Annabel Denham, Miranda Green, Dan Tomlinson MP, Lord Vaizey
20:55 BSTThis Week in History
August 10th - August 16th
21:00 BSTNatalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
The Oracle at Delphi
21:30 BSTShadow World
3. The Right Kind of Violence
22:00 BSTThe World Tonight
14/08/2026
22:45 BST
Episode Ten
23:00 BSTAmericast
Is AOC ready to run for president?
Schedule