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Dear Daughter Episodes

  1. Today 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only

    What makes a man?

    Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become (R)

  2. Tomorrow 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    What makes a man?

    Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become (R)

  3. Tomorrow 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only

    What makes a man?

    Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become (R)

  4. Tomorrow 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

    What makes a man?

    Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become (R)

  5. Tomorrow 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only

    What makes a man?

    Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become (R)

  6. Tomorrow 10:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    What makes a man?

    Fiona from Kenya reflects on raising her son and the kind of man she hopes he’ll become (R)

  7. Next Saturday 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, East Asia & South Asia & Live News

    Keeping traditions

    Tamaki reflects on her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony and keeping traditions alive

  8. Next Saturday 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only

    Keeping traditions

    Tamaki reflects on her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony and keeping traditions alive (R)

  9. Next Sunday 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Keeping traditions

    Tamaki reflects on her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony and keeping traditions alive (R)

  10. Next Sunday 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only

    Keeping traditions

    Tamaki reflects on her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony and keeping traditions alive (R)

  11. Next Sunday 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

    Keeping traditions

    Tamaki reflects on her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony and keeping traditions alive (R)

  12. Next Sunday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only

    Keeping traditions

    Tamaki reflects on her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony and keeping traditions alive (R)

  13. Next Sunday 10:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    Keeping traditions

    Tamaki reflects on her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony and keeping traditions alive (R)

  14. Sat 29 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, East Asia & South Asia

    A mother of many

    A Singapore foster mother reflects on 23 years of caring for children

  15. Sat 29 Aug 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only

    A mother of many

    A Singapore foster mother reflects on 23 years of caring for children (R)

  16. Sun 30 Aug 2026 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    A mother of many

    A Singapore foster mother reflects on 23 years of caring for children (R)

  17. Sun 30 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only

    A mother of many

    A Singapore foster mother reflects on 23 years of caring for children (R)

  18. Sun 30 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

    A mother of many

    A Singapore foster mother reflects on 23 years of caring for children (R)

  19. Sun 30 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only

    A mother of many

    A Singapore foster mother reflects on 23 years of caring for children (R)

  20. Sun 30 Aug 2026 10:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    A mother of many

    A Singapore foster mother reflects on 23 years of caring for children (R)

  21. Sat 5 Sep 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, East Asia & South Asia

    Mother and son champions

    A mother and son made history competing together for Mexico at the Winter Olympics

  22. Sat 5 Sep 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only

    Mother and son champions

    A mother and son made history competing together for Mexico at the Winter Olympics (R)

  23. Sun 6 Sep 2026 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Mother and son champions

    A mother and son made history competing together for Mexico at the Winter Olympics (R)

  24. Sun 6 Sep 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only

    Mother and son champions

    A mother and son made history competing together for Mexico at the Winter Olympics (R)

  25. Sun 6 Sep 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

    Mother and son champions

    A mother and son made history competing together for Mexico at the Winter Olympics (R)

  26. Sun 6 Sep 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only

    Mother and son champions

    A mother and son made history competing together for Mexico at the Winter Olympics (R)

  27. Sun 6 Sep 2026 10:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    Mother and son champions

    A mother and son made history competing together for Mexico at the Winter Olympics (R)

  28. Sat 12 Sep 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, East Asia & South Asia

    Lessons from childhood

    Bullied as a child, Yeiwah returns to Sierra Leone to raise her daughter with confidence

  29. Sat 12 Sep 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only

    Lessons from childhood

    Bullied as a child, Yeiwah returns to Sierra Leone to raise her daughter with confidence (R)

  30. Sun 13 Sep 2026 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Lessons from childhood

    Bullied as a child, Yeiwah returns to Sierra Leone to raise her daughter with confidence (R)

  31. Sun 13 Sep 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only

    Lessons from childhood

    Bullied as a child, Yeiwah returns to Sierra Leone to raise her daughter with confidence (R)

  32. Sun 13 Sep 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

    Lessons from childhood

    Bullied as a child, Yeiwah returns to Sierra Leone to raise her daughter with confidence (R)

  33. Sun 13 Sep 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only

    Lessons from childhood

    Bullied as a child, Yeiwah returns to Sierra Leone to raise her daughter with confidence (R)

  34. Sun 13 Sep 2026 10:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    Lessons from childhood

    Bullied as a child, Yeiwah returns to Sierra Leone to raise her daughter with confidence (R)

  35. Sat 19 Sep 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, East Asia & South Asia

    The importance of education

    Marco explains why educating his daughters matters so deeply in South Sudan