World Service

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The Food Chain

Why do we love smoky flavours so much?

We look at the ancient technique of smoking foods and ask why smoky flavours remain popular to this day.

05:00 BSTBBC News

18/06/2026 04:01 GMT

05:06 BSTNewsday

Trump and Iran have signed an initial deal

06:00 BSTBBC News

18/06/2026 05:01 GMT

06:06 BSTNewsday

18/06/2026 05:06 GMT

07:00 BSTBBC News

18/06/2026 06:01 GMT

07:06 BSTNewsday

18/06/2026 06:06 GMT

08:00 BSTBBC News

18/06/2026 07:01 GMT

08:06 BSTThe Inquiry

Can Brussels crack the gender pay gap?

08:30 BSTBBC News Summary

18/06/2026 07:30 GMT

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Radio 4

Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world.

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01:00 BST

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes

18/06/2026

BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

05:00 BSTNews Summary

18/06/2026

05:04 BSTYesterday in Parliament

18/06/2026

05:34 BSTShipping Forecast

18/06/2026

05:43 BSTPrayer for the Day

Waterloo

05:45 BSTFarming Today

18/06/26 Change of Defra Farming Minister, Scottish greening policy, connected agri-tech

06:00 BSTToday

18/06/2026

09:00 BSTIn Our Time

The Delian League

09:45 BSTStrong Message Here

It's All Signed (with Stewart Lee)

10:00 BSTWoman's Hour

18/06/2026

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