Albana Kasapi
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Co-Editor, Weekend programme BBC World Service📻
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Gorgeous autumn day
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Gorgeous autumn day
A message in a bottle- written by 2 Australian soldiers on their way to fight in the WW1 in 1916 in Europe- has been found 109 yrs later.Weekend’s Julian Worricker spoke to Deb Brown, her daughter discovered the bottle &Ann Turner, the granddaughter of one of soldiers
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BBC World Service - Weekend, WWI message in a bottle found on Australian beach
Century-old messages in bottle penned by WWI soldiers washes up on remote Australian beach
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November 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A message in a bottle- written by 2 Australian soldiers on their way to fight in the WW1 in 1916 in Europe- has been found 109 yrs later.Weekend’s Julian Worricker spoke to Deb Brown, her daughter discovered the bottle &Ann Turner, the granddaughter of one of soldiers
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Photojournalist Lynsey Addario is the winner of two Pulitzer prizes and many other awards for her work over the past couple of decades. She has covered conflicts from Libya, to Afghanistan, Sudan and Ukraine. Her storied career is now subject of a new film “Life+War”.
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Weekend - How Lynsey Addario became a war photographer - BBC Sounds
Lynsey Addario on being in front of the camera, rather than behind it
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October 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario is the winner of two Pulitzer prizes and many other awards for her work over the past couple of decades. She has covered conflicts from Libya, to Afghanistan, Sudan and Ukraine. Her storied career is now subject of a new film “Life+War”.
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Twenty-five years ago, pro-democracy protests took place in Belgrade and forced the Serb authoritarian leader Slobodan Milosevic to step down.
Srdja Popovic, one of the leaders of the student protest movement Otpor spoke to Weekend's Julian Worricker.
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Srdja Popovic, one of the leaders of the student protest movement Otpor spoke to Weekend's Julian Worricker.
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Weekend - Twenty-five years since the fall of Slobodan Milosevic - BBC Sounds
Yugoslavia's notorious former president still casts a shadow over Serbia
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October 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Twenty-five years ago, pro-democracy protests took place in Belgrade and forced the Serb authoritarian leader Slobodan Milosevic to step down.
Srdja Popovic, one of the leaders of the student protest movement Otpor spoke to Weekend's Julian Worricker.
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Srdja Popovic, one of the leaders of the student protest movement Otpor spoke to Weekend's Julian Worricker.
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Kallas said today that any deal between Washington and Moscow to end the war in Ukraine must include Ukraine and the EU, adding that she will convene a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday to discuss next steps.
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Kallas says any deal between US and Russia must include Ukraine and EU
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that any deal between Washington and Moscow to end the war in Ukraine must include Ukraine and the EU, adding that she will convene a meeting of European foreign ministers on Monday to discuss next steps.
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August 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Kallas said today that any deal between Washington and Moscow to end the war in Ukraine must include Ukraine and the EU, adding that she will convene a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday to discuss next steps.
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Polish FM Sikorski says that changing of borders by force “has resonance for every European. We fought two bloody wars over the issue of national minorities across international borders . . . Putin has sent tanks in and that should not stand”
His interview on Weekend👇
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His interview on Weekend👇
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Weekend - White House says Ukraine could be involved in the peace talks - BBC Sounds
A senior US official and three people were briefed on internal discussions - news reports
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August 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Polish FM Sikorski says that changing of borders by force “has resonance for every European. We fought two bloody wars over the issue of national minorities across international borders . . . Putin has sent tanks in and that should not stand”
His interview on Weekend👇
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His interview on Weekend👇
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Never-before-heard home recordings of Woody Guthrie, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century, are released, more than half a century after his death. Weekend spoke to Guthrie's granddaughter Anna Canoni& his daughter Nora about the new album.
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Weekend - Woody Guthrie home recordings released for the first time - BBC Sounds
More than half a century after his death, unheard music by the folk icon has been released
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August 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Never-before-heard home recordings of Woody Guthrie, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century, are released, more than half a century after his death. Weekend spoke to Guthrie's granddaughter Anna Canoni& his daughter Nora about the new album.
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Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen was shot dead this week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Local residents allege the shooter was an Israeli settler.
Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" pays tribute to his colleague and friend, Awdah.
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Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" pays tribute to his colleague and friend, Awdah.
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Weekend - A tribute to Awdah Adhaleen - BBC Sounds
The Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra on the life and death of Awdah Adhaleen
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August 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen was shot dead this week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Local residents allege the shooter was an Israeli settler.
Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" pays tribute to his colleague and friend, Awdah.
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Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" pays tribute to his colleague and friend, Awdah.
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Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen was shot dead this week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Local residents allege the shooter was an Israeli settler.
Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" pays tribute to his colleague and friend, Awdah.
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Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" pays tribute to his colleague and friend, Awdah.
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Weekend - A tribute to Awdah Adhaleen - BBC Sounds
The Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra on the life and death of Awdah Adhaleen
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August 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen was shot dead this week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Local residents allege the shooter was an Israeli settler.
Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" pays tribute to his colleague and friend, Awdah.
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Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" pays tribute to his colleague and friend, Awdah.
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Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert tells Julian Worricker on the BBC World Service’s Weekend programme that the Israeli military’s newly announced tactical pause comes too late.
“Because the whole world is pissed off with us, and I think that they have a good reason for it,” he says.
“Because the whole world is pissed off with us, and I think that they have a good reason for it,” he says.
July 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert tells Julian Worricker on the BBC World Service’s Weekend programme that the Israeli military’s newly announced tactical pause comes too late.
“Because the whole world is pissed off with us, and I think that they have a good reason for it,” he says.
“Because the whole world is pissed off with us, and I think that they have a good reason for it,” he says.
As the war in Gaza has dragged on, the debate has grown more heated - about whether that most serious of legal terms - genocide - should be applied to Israel's actions in Gaza.
In May a group of UN experts said this on the matter: ‘While States debate terminology-is it or is it not genocide?
In May a group of UN experts said this on the matter: ‘While States debate terminology-is it or is it not genocide?
July 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
As the war in Gaza has dragged on, the debate has grown more heated - about whether that most serious of legal terms - genocide - should be applied to Israel's actions in Gaza.
In May a group of UN experts said this on the matter: ‘While States debate terminology-is it or is it not genocide?
In May a group of UN experts said this on the matter: ‘While States debate terminology-is it or is it not genocide?
London running out of…Chocolate swirls
July 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
London running out of…Chocolate swirls
This morning on BBC World Service we took time to Remember Srebrenica.
We recalled what happened&heard from survivors & relatives. David Rhode told us how he uncovered the first mass graves 30 years ago. With guests Arminka Helic and Steven Erlanger👇from min 26:30
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We recalled what happened&heard from survivors & relatives. David Rhode told us how he uncovered the first mass graves 30 years ago. With guests Arminka Helic and Steven Erlanger👇from min 26:30
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Weekend - Gulf states urge Trump to help achieve Gaza ceasefire - BBC Sounds
A Gaza hospital says 24 people were killed on Saturday near an aid distribution site
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July 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This morning on BBC World Service we took time to Remember Srebrenica.
We recalled what happened&heard from survivors & relatives. David Rhode told us how he uncovered the first mass graves 30 years ago. With guests Arminka Helic and Steven Erlanger👇from min 26:30
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We recalled what happened&heard from survivors & relatives. David Rhode told us how he uncovered the first mass graves 30 years ago. With guests Arminka Helic and Steven Erlanger👇from min 26:30
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The Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia 30 years ago was the worst single atrocity on European soil since World War Two. The journalist David Rohde, who uncovered and told the world about the mass graves after the genocide, recalls how he came across the story
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Weekend - The journalist who told the world about Srebrenica graves - BBC Sounds
David Rohde recalls how he came across the mass graves after the genocide
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July 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia 30 years ago was the worst single atrocity on European soil since World War Two. The journalist David Rohde, who uncovered and told the world about the mass graves after the genocide, recalls how he came across the story
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Srebrenica. Never forget.
July 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Srebrenica. Never forget.
Former Commanding General of the US Army in Europe Ben Hodges says he has “zero confidence” in US Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard.
The retired general also told the BBC’s Weekend programme that he is sceptical about US military intervention in Iran.
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The retired general also told the BBC’s Weekend programme that he is sceptical about US military intervention in Iran.
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Weekend - Retired US General says ‘zero confidence’ in Gabbard - BBC Sounds
US intelligence director now says Iran could produce nuclear weapons "within weeks"
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June 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Former Commanding General of the US Army in Europe Ben Hodges says he has “zero confidence” in US Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard.
The retired general also told the BBC’s Weekend programme that he is sceptical about US military intervention in Iran.
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The retired general also told the BBC’s Weekend programme that he is sceptical about US military intervention in Iran.
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The conflict between Israel & Iran is a "powder keg [that] has already blown up", according to Robert Malley, the lead negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Speaking to the BBC World Service’s Weekend, Malley says the current hostilities "may well head in a more dangerous direction".
Speaking to the BBC World Service’s Weekend, Malley says the current hostilities "may well head in a more dangerous direction".
June 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The conflict between Israel & Iran is a "powder keg [that] has already blown up", according to Robert Malley, the lead negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Speaking to the BBC World Service’s Weekend, Malley says the current hostilities "may well head in a more dangerous direction".
Speaking to the BBC World Service’s Weekend, Malley says the current hostilities "may well head in a more dangerous direction".
So great to have colleagues @nataliyavasilyeva.bsky.social and Chris Brown as panel guests on Weekend this morning. If you missed the show live, you can catch up here
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June 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
So great to have colleagues @nataliyavasilyeva.bsky.social and Chris Brown as panel guests on Weekend this morning. If you missed the show live, you can catch up here
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French MPs backed a bill this week that would promote Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to the rank of Brigadier Genera. His great-grandson Michel Dreyfus, has been speaking to Julian Worricker on Weekend programme 👇
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Weekend - Righting a wrong after 131 years - BBC Sounds
A rare moment of unanimity in the French parliament
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June 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
French MPs backed a bill this week that would promote Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to the rank of Brigadier Genera. His great-grandson Michel Dreyfus, has been speaking to Julian Worricker on Weekend programme 👇
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The Israeli military is continuing with a new offensive in Gaza, despite possible ceasefire talks with Hamas in Qatar. Weekend's Rebecca Kesby spoke to Asma, a teacher and mother of two daughters who is in Jabalia, in the north of Gaza, on Friday.
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Weekend - Gaza resident: 'It feels like the end of the world' - BBC Sounds
We speak to a mother of two children amid concerns over the humanitarian situation
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May 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Israeli military is continuing with a new offensive in Gaza, despite possible ceasefire talks with Hamas in Qatar. Weekend's Rebecca Kesby spoke to Asma, a teacher and mother of two daughters who is in Jabalia, in the north of Gaza, on Friday.
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Top UN official told the BBC this week that Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war'
Gazans have been starving for two and a half years now.
This is a heartbreaking interview I did with a Gaza surgeon - father of small children - in December 2023
#Weekend
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Gazans have been starving for two and a half years now.
This is a heartbreaking interview I did with a Gaza surgeon - father of small children - in December 2023
#Weekend
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Weekend - Gaza doctor: 'I don't know how I can stand with the mass casualties’ - BBC Sounds
A plastic surgeon tells of the toll the war is taking on him and his family
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May 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Top UN official told the BBC this week that Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war'
Gazans have been starving for two and a half years now.
This is a heartbreaking interview I did with a Gaza surgeon - father of small children - in December 2023
#Weekend
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Gazans have been starving for two and a half years now.
This is a heartbreaking interview I did with a Gaza surgeon - father of small children - in December 2023
#Weekend
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