#BBC World Service

[victusinveritas]

[badbreed1111]

Donald Trump’s plan to act like a peacemaker between Israel and Iran in hopes to trap Iran is exactly what he tried to do between Russia and Ukraine. Trumps time here is limited, and I’m all for it...😯😏👇🏾

[philosopherking1887]

I'm listening to a BBC program about the development of male birth control and they just announced the title of a new section of the program: "Long Time Coming." Hmm...

[nprshowdown]

We have another uneven number of contenders for round 5!

[myhughniverse]

BBC World Service - via social media - "Global superstar Kylie Minogue says her fans helped her through her cancer diagnosis almost 20 years ago. It led to a huge rise in the number of women getting checked and treated for breast cancer." Hear more on The Happy Pod" 🎧 BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, The Happy Pod: Kylie thanks fans who got her through cancer

[nonesuchrecords]

"For 60 years, New York composer Steve Reich has been one of classical music’s most celebrated revolutionaries," BBC World Service's In the Studio says of its guest. "His career has not only helped define the latest era of classical music, but had an enormous influence on pop, rock and electronica. He has helped shape 20th Century music in a way few can claim to match." Reich discusses his work with Alastair Shuttleworth on the release of the new 27-disc box set Steve Reich Collected Works. You can hear the episode here.

[totallyhussein-blog]

Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad on fighting for Yazidi women

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad endured the Yazidi genocide in Iraq, carried out by the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) in 2014.

On the tenth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide, the human rights activist sat down with BBC 100 Women to talk about her work seeking justice for her community and what needs to be done to eliminate sexual violence in war.

[sohannabarberaesque]

Hopefully, we have a shortwave radio here as manages to pick up that rather impressive little shortwave 50-watter of Honey and Sis with the same clarity as that of more powerful shortwave outlets like the BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle, Radio Moscow, Swiss Radio International, Japan Radio and Radio Australia.

[el-blog-pepe]

BBC World Service to axe Persian and Arabic Radio

[mosrubn]

My Story.

People and Places, dates & events, births and even deaths have been part of my blogging. That’s life. Why do you blog? I have answered this before but the simple answer is, WordPress gives me a voice to speak up anyway, anywhere and at any time without interruption or disruption. Sometimes it just monologues and soulsearching, and I find relief that I spoke. Perhaps someone somewhere out there…

[russianreader]

Traitor(s)

Traitor by Dennis Potter. Source: Internet Archive Traitor First broadcast in 1981, this Hidden Treasure play by Dennis Potter stars Denholm Elliott as Harris and Ian Ogilvy as James. It has not been heard for over 40 years. In a dingy flat in Moscow, he sits alone — a traitor to his family, his friends, his colleagues. Then the international press descend upon him and he gives his first…

[nprshowdown]

Consider This vs. BBC World Service

Listen to Consider This here

Brief Description: "The hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. New episodes six days a week, Sunday through Friday." (via NPR.org)

Listen to BBC World Service Here

Brief Description: Not so much a show itself as much as it is a collection of shows often aired as a block overnight covering diverse world news, arts and culture, and interest stories.

[myhughniverse]

Kylie Minogue - via social media - "So many aawwwww’s!!! My CBeebies Bedtime Stories is out Friday 6:50pm on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer 🥹💖"

🧷 BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, The Happy Pod: Kylie thanks fans who got her through cancer

[nonesuchrecords]

The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt is on BBC World Service’s Music Life with Beirut's Zach Condon and Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. They discuss artistic self-expression, the influence of location on songwriting, and what unexpected musical genres have inspired them. You can hear it here.

The Magnetic Fields, who just completed a European tour, will tour the US with 69 Love Songs next year for the album's 25th anniversary. Their 2004 Nonesuch debut album, i, was released on vinyl for the first time this past spring; you can get it here.