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The History Hour

Emerante de Pradines and Orson Welles’s The War of the Worlds

The life of Haitian folk singer Emerante de Pradines and how the balloon-expandable stent was invented.

The life of Haitian folk singer Emerante de Pradines and how the balloon-expandable stent was invented.

11:00 GMT

BBC News

03/11/2025 11:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

11:06 GMT

The Newsroom

03/11/2025 11:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

11:30 GMT

BBC News Summary

03/11/2025 11:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

11:32 GMT

The Global Story

What if Russia wins?

One professor’s imagined scenario has become an international bestseller.

One professor’s imagined scenario has become an international bestseller.

Afternoon

12:00 GMT

BBC News

03/11/2025 12:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

12:06 GMT

Outlook

The near-death experience that created a clown

Gaby Muñoz had no idea how the ripple effects of a surgery gone wrong would lead her to her life's passion - becoming a performer, and the birth of her alter ego, Chula the Clown.

Gaby Muñoz had no idea how the ripple effects of a surgery gone wrong would lead her to her life's passion - becoming a performer, and the birth of her alter ego, Chula the Clown.

12:50 GMT

Witness History

The brains behind Thunderbirds

The children's show Thunderbirds was created by husband and wife Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, who used supermarionation, a pioneering puppet technique with thin wires.

The children's show Thunderbirds was created by husband and wife Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, who used supermarionation, a pioneering puppet technique with thin wires.

13:00 GMT

BBC News

03/11/2025 13:01 GMT

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

13:06 GMT

The Newsroom

03/11/2025 13:06 GMT

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen

13:30 GMT

BBC News Summary

03/11/2025 13:30 GMT

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.