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The Documentary Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  2. Tomorrow 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet & Live News

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  3. Tomorrow 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  4. Tomorrow 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Tree of diplomacy

    How botany has kept the US and China talking for decades (R)

  5. Sunday 04:32GMT
    Live News

    Tree of diplomacy

    How botany has kept the US and China talking for decades

  6. Sunday 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Tree of diplomacy

    How botany has kept the US and China talking for decades (R)

  7. Sunday 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Tree of diplomacy

    How botany has kept the US and China talking for decades (R)

  8. Sunday 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Tree of diplomacy

    How botany has kept the US and China talking for decades (R)

  9. Wednesday 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  10. Wednesday 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  11. Wednesday 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  12. Wednesday 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  13. Wednesday 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  14. Next Thursday 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Special forces on trial

    Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces?

  15. Next Thursday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Special forces on trial

    Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces? (R)

  16. Next Thursday 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Special forces on trial

    Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces? (R)

  17. Next Saturday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  18. Next Saturday 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Rise of a Science Superpower

    The future of science is Chinese.

  19. Next Saturday 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet & Live News

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  20. Next Saturday 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  21. Next Saturday 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Special forces on trial

    Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces? (R)

  22. Sun 23 Aug 2026 02:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Rise of a Science Superpower

    The future of science is Chinese. (R)

  23. Sun 23 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    Live News

    Special forces on trial

    Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces?

  24. Sun 23 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Special forces on trial

    Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces? (R)

  25. Sun 23 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Special forces on trial

    Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces? (R)

  26. Sun 23 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Rise of a Science Superpower

    The future of science is Chinese. (R)

  27. Sun 23 Aug 2026 16:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Rise of a Science Superpower

    The future of science is Chinese. (R)

  28. Sun 23 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Special forces on trial

    Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces? (R)

  29. Wed 26 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  30. Wed 26 Aug 2026 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Rise of a Science Superpower

    The future of science is Chinese. (R)

  31. Wed 26 Aug 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  32. Wed 26 Aug 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  33. Wed 26 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  34. Wed 26 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  35. Wed 26 Aug 2026 23:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Rise of a Science Superpower

    The future of science is Chinese. (R)

  36. Thu 27 Aug 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    LA: Rising from the Ashes

    Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires.

  37. Thu 27 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    LA: Rising from the Ashes

    Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires. (R)

  38. Thu 27 Aug 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    LA: Rising from the Ashes

    Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires. (R)

  39. Sat 29 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  40. Sat 29 Aug 2026 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Price of Peace

    Exploring the divided views on justice and reconciliation in Colombia.

  41. Sat 29 Aug 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  42. Sat 29 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  43. Sat 29 Aug 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    LA: Rising from the Ashes

    Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires. (R)

  44. Sun 30 Aug 2026 02:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Price of Peace

    Exploring the divided views on justice and reconciliation in Colombia. (R)

  45. Sun 30 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    LA: Rising from the Ashes

    Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires. (R)

  46. Sun 30 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Price of Peace

    Exploring the divided views on justice and reconciliation in Colombia. (R)

  47. Sun 30 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    LA: Rising from the Ashes

    Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires. (R)

  48. Sun 30 Aug 2026 16:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Price of Peace

    Exploring the divided views on justice and reconciliation in Colombia. (R)

  49. Sun 30 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    LA: Rising from the Ashes

    Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires. (R)

  50. Wed 2 Sep 2026 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Price of Peace

    Exploring the divided views on justice and reconciliation in Colombia. (R)

  51. Wed 2 Sep 2026 23:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Price of Peace

    Exploring the divided views on justice and reconciliation in Colombia. (R)

  52. Thu 3 Sep 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    A23a: Biography of an Iceberg

    As A23a reaches its final chapter, glaciologist Catherine Walker charts the life and death

  53. Thu 3 Sep 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    A23a: Biography of an Iceberg

    As A23a reaches its final chapter, glaciologist Catherine Walker charts the life and death (R)

  54. Thu 3 Sep 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    A23a: Biography of an Iceberg

    As A23a reaches its final chapter, glaciologist Catherine Walker charts the life and death (R)

  55. Sat 5 Sep 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    A23a: Biography of an Iceberg

    As A23a reaches its final chapter, glaciologist Catherine Walker charts the life and death (R)

  56. Sun 6 Sep 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    A23a: Biography of an Iceberg

    As A23a reaches its final chapter, glaciologist Catherine Walker charts the life and death (R)

  57. Sun 6 Sep 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    A23a: Biography of an Iceberg

    As A23a reaches its final chapter, glaciologist Catherine Walker charts the life and death (R)

  58. Sun 6 Sep 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    A23a: Biography of an Iceberg

    As A23a reaches its final chapter, glaciologist Catherine Walker charts the life and death (R)

  59. Wed 9 Sep 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Where is Austin Tice? 1/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time.

  60. Wed 9 Sep 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Where is Austin Tice? 1/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  61. Wed 9 Sep 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Where is Austin Tice? 1/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  62. Wed 9 Sep 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    Where is Austin Tice? 1/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  63. Wed 9 Sep 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    Where is Austin Tice? 1/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  64. Thu 10 Sep 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

    Sinkholes are rapidly increasing in central Turkey after years of groundwater extraction

  65. Thu 10 Sep 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

    Sinkholes are rapidly increasing in central Turkey after years of groundwater extraction (R)

  66. Thu 10 Sep 2026 09:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Dictators Survival Guide

    As ‘strong man’ politics is on the march, we try to understand the behaviour of dictators.

  67. Thu 10 Sep 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

    Sinkholes are rapidly increasing in central Turkey after years of groundwater extraction (R)

  68. Sat 12 Sep 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Where is Austin Tice? 1/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  69. Sat 12 Sep 2026 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Reunion: The 9/11 Attacks

    Twenty-five years on from the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre

  70. Sat 12 Sep 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Where is Austin Tice? 1/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  71. Sat 12 Sep 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Where is Austin Tice? 1/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  72. Sat 12 Sep 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

    Sinkholes are rapidly increasing in central Turkey after years of groundwater extraction (R)

  73. Sun 13 Sep 2026 02:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Reunion: The 9/11 Attacks

    Twenty-five years on from the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre (R)

  74. Sun 13 Sep 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

    Sinkholes are rapidly increasing in central Turkey after years of groundwater extraction (R)

  75. Sun 13 Sep 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

    Sinkholes are rapidly increasing in central Turkey after years of groundwater extraction (R)

  76. Sun 13 Sep 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Reunion: The 9/11 Attacks

    Twenty-five years on from the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre (R)

  77. Sun 13 Sep 2026 16:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Reunion: The 9/11 Attacks

    Twenty-five years on from the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre (R)

  78. Sun 13 Sep 2026 18:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Dictators Survival Guide

    As ‘strong man’ politics is on the march, we try to understand the behaviour of dictators. (R)

  79. Sun 13 Sep 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

    Sinkholes are rapidly increasing in central Turkey after years of groundwater extraction (R)

  80. Wed 16 Sep 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Where is Austin Tice? 2/9

    In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on.

  81. Wed 16 Sep 2026 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Reunion: The 9/11 Attacks

    Twenty-five years on from the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre (R)

  82. Wed 16 Sep 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Where is Austin Tice? 2/9

    In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on. (R)

  83. Wed 16 Sep 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Where is Austin Tice? 2/9

    In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on. (R)

  84. Wed 16 Sep 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    Where is Austin Tice? 2/9

    In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on. (R)

  85. Wed 16 Sep 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    Where is Austin Tice? 2/9

    In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on. (R)

  86. Wed 16 Sep 2026 23:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Reunion: The 9/11 Attacks

    Twenty-five years on from the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre (R)

  87. Thu 17 Sep 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Stories from the New Silk Road: The ‘Frenemy’

    Katy Watson explores Australia's relationship with China: partner, rival or 'frenemy'?

  88. Thu 17 Sep 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Stories from the New Silk Road: The ‘Frenemy’

    Katy Watson explores Australia's relationship with China: partner, rival or 'frenemy'? (R)

  89. Thu 17 Sep 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Stories from the New Silk Road: The ‘Frenemy’

    Katy Watson explores Australia's relationship with China: partner, rival or 'frenemy'? (R)