Perhaps the UK gov will now realize the importance of having a public service broadcaster to the world - unlike the US, where VOA is now VOT. #BBCWS

and adapted by Robert MacFarlane, who talked about how the book stirred his love of reading (and wintry landscapes) on R4 Today last week if you didn’t catch it. I was sad he didn’t mention the brilliant WS series (maybe edited out?). #R4Today
#BBCWS

In the Studio - Film director Gurinder Chadha - BBC Sounds Film director Gurinder Chadha new film Christmas Karma puts a twist on A Christmas Carol

Such a relief to switch off from zia yusuf flogging the dead Reform unicorn on #bbcwato and catch this instead on #bbcws. Reform is the past, this is the future, joyous www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

BBC World Service - Discovery, The Life Scientific: Catherine Heymans Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans talks telescopes, dark matter and comedy.

#Astrophysicist Catherine Heymans talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her #fascination with #darkmatter, her role as #Astronomer Royal for #Scotland, and the power of #comedy to #educate. #Science #BBCWS #TheLifeScientific #LongCovid #Radio #podcast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Time out from the US election on the #BBCWS with #Science in Action - as @PineauRozenn transports us to the remarkable single-clonal-plant #Aspen grove "Pando" ('I spread') which could be up to 80,000 yrs old, according to its genetic clock.
Here - bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c… 2030 GMT

Enjoying @fuchsiadunlop's durian report on #BBCWS - reminds me of the Halloween when I handed out durian candy by mistake.

"Goodbye Mama, I'm off to Yokohama": 70 years on, a Pearl Harbor radio remembrance by @JHockenberry Listen http://bit.ly/tEE7uN #WNYC #bbcws

Audioboo: Greece is the whipping boy - Lou Katsos http://boo.fm/b531526 #greece #nyc #hockenberry #thetakeaway #wnyc #bbcws

Need some help with the Nobel Peace Prize? @okwoche Host of the BBC's fine "Focus on Africa" joins @TheTakeaway at 6.30 #bbcws #nobel

Paxo "Jolly nice of you Germans to keep these feckless Greeks afloat - why are you doing it?" @bbcnewshour #newsnight #bbcws #newsnight

At last @bbcnewshour has a presenter with the balls to say "I don't believe you" http://bbc.in/nvmzQ8 #newsnight #bbcws #paxman

Attention all @BBCdandamon fans he joins @TheTakeaway from #Nairobi to talk about the death Fazul Mohammed head of AQ in East Africa #bbcws