GlobalNews: 23 May 12 PM Pakistani doctor found guilty of treason
Pakistani doctor guilty of treason for helping CIA / Egyptians vote in historic presidential election / Beijing toilets. Read more...
World Today Select, Today, 10:42am
GlobalNews: 23 May 12 AM Egypt votes
Egyptians go to the polls / Yemen on the brink of a catastrophic food crisis / Talks on a new government for Somalia / Former Greek Prime Minister on leaving the Euro / Skydiving without a parachute Read more...
World Today Select, Yesterday, 10:33pm
FrontRow: Actor John Simm, author George R.R. Martin 22 May 12
Mark Lawson speaks to John Simm about his role in Harold Pinter's Betrayal; bestselling fantasy author George R.R. Martin discusses his career; our Eurovision 2012 Jukebox. Read more...
Front Row Interview, Yesterday, 3:00pm
GlobalNews: 22 May 12 PM Jail sentences for Egyptian policemen
Five Egyptian policemen given jail sentences / OECD warns of debt vicious cycle / Robofish. Read more...
World Today Select, Yesterday, 11:01am
Docs: The Art Of The Monarchy - Part One - 22 May 12
Will Gompertz, begins a four-part exploration of almost 1000 years of the British Monarchy as told through the objects of art they collected. In part one, he looks at some of the most personal images in the Royal Collection. Read more...
Documentary Archive, Yesterday, 4:05am
GlobalNews: 22 May 12 AM Mali interim president attacked
NATO endorses timeable for Afghanistan withdrawal / A violent attack on Mali's interim president / Report says husbands are more dangerous than guns in parts of West Africa / Political debate on the streets of Cairo ahead of Egypt's presidential election Read more...
World Today Select, May 21, 11:03pm
FrontRow: Moonrise Kingdom, Joanne Harris, artist Richard Wilson 210512
Wes Anderson's new film Moonrise Kingdom; Chocolat novelist Joanne Harris on her new book Peaches for Monsieur le Curé; artist Richard Wilson on two ambitious new sculptures; and films based on self-help books. Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 21, 2:55pm
GlobalNews: 21 May 12 PM Yemen attack
Scores killed in Yemen suicide bomb / Lockerbie bomber buried / Chess in India. Read more...
World Today Select, May 21, 11:30am
GlobalNews: 21 May 12 AM Obama and Karzai at NATO conference
NATO leaders lay out the path towards their withdrawal in 2014 / Libya gets ready to bury the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing / A look back at the life of Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees Read more...
World Today Select, May 20, 10:50pm
GlobalNews: 20 May 2012 Lockerbie Bomber Dies
Lockerbie Bomber, Al-Megrahi dies; Italy quake; NATO discusses Afghanistan pull-out. Read more...
World Today Select, May 20, 11:08am
GlobalNews: 19 MAY 12 Aborted space launch
Aborted US space lauch to the International Space Station / Bomb blast in Syria / Call to Prayer / Top Hat. Read more...
World Today Select, May 19, 10:43am
FOOC: 19 MAY 12: Nile Mystery
Kevin Connolly's in Luxor wondering if the military, which has controlled proceedings in Egypt since 1952, really will hand over power to civilians once the elections, starting next week, are over.
Jonathan Head in Turkey notes that talks about joining the European Union have started up again. But does Turkey really need to join an EU worrying about economic catastrophe?
David Belton's been to a remote part of New York state where the Amish religious sect has taken the question: can God really be wrong, to a court for judgement.
Fuchsia Dunlop's been to one part of China where they don't find cheese alien and revolting
And Mary Harper's been mingling with the Somali population in Dubai. And taking a drive, in some style, around the gleaming emirate. Read more...
From Our Own Correspondent, May 19, 7:04am
FrontRow: Rolf Harris; Acting drunk on stage 18 MAY 2012
Rolf Harris on his art and other talents; how actors convincingly play drunk; Paul Whitehouse on Shakespeare; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau obituary. Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 18, 2:50pm
FriComedy: 18 May 12: The News Quiz
Bailouts, Benefits and Blue Peter. Sandi Toksvig hosts with guests Jeremy Hardy, Bob Mills, Susan Calman and Matt Forde in the week that Greece dipped, cuts soared, and Blue Peter sank. Read more...
The Now Show, May 18, 1:59pm
GlobalNews: 18 May 12 PM The trading of Facebook shares
Facebook fanfare on stock market debut / European stock markets hit slump / Legendary Arab singer, Warda, dies. Read more...
World Today Select, May 18, 12:38pm
GlobalNews: 18 May 12 AM Facebook sets share price in $100bn flotation
Social networking company set to release some 420 million shares priced at $38 each/ President Obama holds African food security talks/ The right protocol for a Diamond Jubilee lunch/ Tributes paid to disco icon Donna Summer Read more...
World Today Select, May 17, 10:02pm
GlobalNews: 17 May 12 PM Mladic trial suspended
Cameron's warning about Eurozone / Spain auctions off bonds / Greeks' anxiety over economy / Denmark's push for renewable energy / Is Harry Potter great literature ? / Internet stardom for London's singing fish-seller. Read more...
World Today Select, May 17, 12:05pm
IOT: Clausewitz's On War 17 May 12
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss On War, a treatise on the theory and practice of warfare written by the Prussian soldier and intellectual Carl von Clausewitz. First published in 1832, Clausewitz's magnum opus is commonly regarded as the most important book about military theory ever written. Its influence is felt today not just on the battlefield but also in politics and business. Melvyn Bragg is joined by Saul David, Professor of War Studies at the University of Buckingham; Hew Strachan,
Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford and Beatrice Heuser, Professor of International Relations at the University of Reading. Read more...
In Our Time, May 17, 6:30am
GlobalNews: 17 May 12 AM Greece: Merkel 'playing poker with lives'
Greek leftist leader George Tsipras accuses the EU and Germany of 'playing poker with people's lives'/ ICC: Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda 'will be caught'/ Robotic arm controlled by thought/ Cuba's art extravaganza Read more...
World Today Select, May 16, 11:15pm
DocArchive: Too Old To Get Rich - Assignment
China's natural ageing process has been accelerated by the One Child Policy. For Assignment, Mukul Devichand asks whether Shanghai's ageing population could be undermining economic growth. Read more...
Documentary Archive, May 16, 8:00pm
FrontRow: Shameless creator Paul Abbott 16 MAY 2012
Shamless creator Paul Abbott and writer Sean Conway discuss their new drama Hit and Miss; a review of the new Sacha Baron Cohen film The Dictator; a tribute to writer Carlos Fuentes who has died aged 83; a review of Lisa D'Amour's play Detroit and Benjamin Zephaniah chooses his favourite piece of Shakespeare. Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 16, 3:02pm
GlobalNews: 16 May PM The trial of Ratko Mladic
Mladic trial opens in the Hague / Witnesses coerced, says Liberia's Charles Taylor / The pliosaur who suffered painful arthritis. Read more...
World Today Select, May 16, 12:25pm
GlobalNews: 16 May 12 AM Mladic Trial Begins
Mladic to face charges of genocide/ Truth Commission in Brazil/ New drug in Russia/ Carlos Fuentes Read more...
World Today Select, May 15, 11:06pm
FrontRow: Kevin Rowland may 15th 2012
Kevin Rowland on Dexys; an exhibition of ballgowns reviewed; Rowan Williams on his favourite Shakespeare; Brice Marden on the golden years of American art Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 15, 3:09pm
GlobalNews: 15 May 12 PM Greek parties fail to form coalition
Hollande sworn-in as French president / Charges against former Murdoch aide / Palestinians mark anniversary of "The Catastrophe" / How one native American tribe is tackling alcoholism / How a 9 year-old boy became a sensation - with cardboard. Read more...
World Today Select, May 15, 11:52am
Docs: Danger In The Download - Part Three 15 May 12
In the final episode, Ed Butler investigates the many internet stakeholders. What can governments do to protect the net? And what can we do? Read more...
Documentary Archive, May 15, 5:22am
GlobalNews: 15 May 12 AM Greek currency crisis
What if Greece quit the Eurozone? / Conflict minerals / Gamers celebrate Diablo's return Read more...
World Today Select, May 15, 1:00am
FrontRow: Danny DeVito & Richard Griffiths May 14th
Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths on The Sunshine Boys; The Art Fund Prize shortlist announced; Mark Lawson reviews an Indonesian film directed by a Welshman and a Latin American drama written by a Scot Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 14, 3:08pm
GlobalNews: 14 May 12 PM Did NATO kill Libyan civilians ?
Fresh fighting in Syrian city of al-Rastan / How Greeks respond to political stalemate / Reality TV show angers America's Iranian community / The world's longest taxi-journey. Read more...
World Today Select, May 14, 12:08pm
GlobalNews: 14 May 12 AM Massacre in Monterrey
Narco-gang massacre in Mexico / Nato under fire for civilian deaths / Historic victory for Manchester City football club Read more...
World Today Select, May 14, 1:00am
GlobalNews: 13 May 12 PM
Afghan advisor killed / Uganda LRA man caught / Austrian cat cafe Read more...
World Today Select, May 13, 11:21am
BH: with Paddy O'Connell - 13th April 2012
On Broadcasting House, a second investigation opens in Rochdale into alleged grooming of children. We were joined by Nazir Afzal, the main prosecutor who brought last week's case. The a hoo-ha in the holiday business over a new campaign urging us all to holiday at home. We talked about the agony of supporting Manchester City, and if the question was the Eurovision Song Contest what was the Communist answer? We report on Intervision. And on the papers, the husband and wife team with political rivalries, Andrew and Sally Gimson and between them, Muzzurat Zia who turned down requests to stand for all main parties. Read more...
Broadcasting House, May 13, 4:00am
GlobalNews: 12 May 12 PM
New Greek vote likely / Indonesia plane recovery / Berlin train Read more...
World Today Select, May 12, 9:24am
FOOC: 12 May 12: Syrian Ghosts
Many Syrian doctors and medical staff have fled the country as the violence there continues. Portia Walker's been talking to one of them in Turkey.
The Arab Spring has failed to take root in Algeria. This week there were elections there and Chloe Arnold's been reflecting on the public reluctance to take part in a vote about the country's future.
Hugh Sykes has been listening to opposing views about the state Pakistan's in. Some talk of its political stability; others of how it's ripe for revolution. Everyone, though, has a view about corruption there.
A UN envoy, in Cambodia this week, spoke of how firearms were increasingly being used there against human rights activists. Guy Delauney considers this in the light of growing public controversy over land issues and illegal logging.
And as the nude bathing season gets underway in Germany Stephen Evans tells a story of how cultural confusion over nakedness caused embarrassment in a Berlin gym. Read more...
From Our Own Correspondent, May 12, 7:03am
FrontRow: 11May2012 Corrie the Musical, The Proclaimers
With Kirsty Lang, including a review of Street of Dreams - a new arena musical based on Coronation Street.
Anish Kapoor discusses Orbit, his towering steel sculpture for the Olympic Park, which was unveiled today.
The Proclaimers discuss the inspiration behind their new album Like Comedy.
Kirsty reports on 2 performances at the Brighton Festival. Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 11, 2:27pm
FriComedy: 11 May 12: The News Quiz
Pageantry, Panic and Pants. Sandi Toksvig hosts with guests Mark Steel, Fred Macaulay, Bridget Christie and Jeremy Hardy in the week that the Queen was brief, the Eurozone’s lifespan looked briefer, and some briefs were saved. Read more...
The Now Show, May 11, 1:59pm
GlobalNews: 11 May 12 PM Contraction of Eurozone economy predicted
Spain bolsters banks as eurozone contracts / Breivik trial disrupted by relative / London 2012's Olympic tower. Read more...
World Today Select, May 11, 10:51am
GlobalNews: 11 May 12 AM JP Morgan lost billions
JP Morgan lost billions//Algeria elections//Pills to prevent HIV infections//Clooney raises fund for Obama//World Chess Championship returns to Moscow Read more...
World Today Select, May 10, 11:35pm
FrontRow: Hilary Mantel, Tim Burton, 56 Up: 100512
Mark Lawson talks to Hilary Mantel about her novel Bring Up The Bodies, a sequel to her Booker Prize-winner Wolf Hall. Tim Burton discusses his new film Dark Shadows. And long-term TV project 56 Up reviewed. Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 10, 2:55pm
GlobalNews: 10 May 12 PM Suicide car bombs in Damascus.
Many killed in bombs in Syria / German chancellor says 'No change of course' / London Olympic flame lit. Read more...
World Today Select, May 10, 11:57am
IOT: Game Theory 10 May 12
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss game theory, the mathematical study of decision-making. Some of the games studied in game theory have become well known outside academia - they include the Prisoner's Dilemma, an intriguing scenario popularised in novels and films. Today game theory is seen as an important tool in evolutionary biology, economics, computing and philosophy. Melvyn Bragg is joined by Ian Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick; Andrew Colman, Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester and Richard Bradley, Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Read more...
In Our Time, May 10, 6:30am
GlobalNews 10 May 12 AM: Obama supports gay marriage
Obama supports gay marriage//Alegria elections//Sukhoi Superjet missing over Indonesia//Fragile ceasefire in Homs//Universal flu vaccine//Vidal Sassoon has died Read more...
World Today Select, May 9, 11:04pm
DocArchive: Migrants of the Caribbean - Assignment
The drowning of more than fifty people people in a small fishing boat in the Dominican Republic has left the local community in shock. Read more...
Documentary Archive, May 9, 8:00pm
DocArchive: Migrants of the Caribbean - Assignment
The drowning of more than fifty people people in a small fishing boat in the Dominican Republic has left the local community in shock. Read more...
Documentary Archive, May 9, 8:00pm
FrontRow:Edward Vlll TV drama;John Hodge;Naxos.09Apr2012
David Calder plays Archbishop Cosmo Gordon Lang In, Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King, on TV. Trainspotting screenwriter, John Hodge talks about his first play, Collaborators. Naxos founder Klaus Heyman,and music critic Jessica Duchen,discuss the repercussions of affordable calssical discs. Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 9, 2:55pm
GlobalNews: 09 May 12 PM Roadside bomb explodes near UN monitors in Syria
Bomb explodes near UN mission chief in Syria / Breivik killing survivors tell their story / Punch and Judy. Read more...
World Today Select, May 9, 12:15pm
GlobalNews: 09 May 12 AM Al-Qaeda bomber 'was double agent'
US officials say would-be bomber 'was working for CIA and Saudi intelligence'/ Kofi Annan warns Syria peace plan 'last chance' to avoid civil war/ US state votes on gay marriage ban/ Snakes alive! How Guam is battling a serpent infestation Read more...
World Today Select, May 8, 10:17pm
FrontRow: Mel Gibson reviewed and Maxine Peake: 8 May 12
Mark Lawson reviews Mel Gibson in action thriller How I Spent My Summer Vacation; speaks to pianist Mitsuko Uchida; Maxine Peake discusses her varied career and we pay tribute to Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children's book Where the Wild Things Are, who has died aged 83. Read more...
Front Row Interview, May 8, 3:20pm
Danger in the Download - Part Two 8 May 12
Is the Internet's original architecture and governance still fit for purpose? Or has it gone out of control and become hopelessly insecure? Read more...
Documentary Archive, May 8, 12:08pm
GlobalNews: 08 May 12 PM Libya Prime Minister's headquarters attacked
US 'foils underwear-bomb airline plot' / Headquarters of Libya PM attacked / Driverless cars. Read more...
World Today Select, May 8, 11:11am