BBC World Service highlights: where to listen and what to watch now
Mar 16th 2026
A quick guide to BBC World Service audio and video offerings, flagship shows, and how to listen or get in touch.
- Listen live to the World Service through BBC Sounds or subscribe to its podcasts.
- The Global News Podcast delivers the day’s top stories in a short daily episode.
- Feature series include Surviving My Daughter’s Killing, which explores restorative justice, and The Darkest Web, which follows US agents tracking child abusers.
- Profiles and culture pieces such as the Toto Wolff F1 feature are available alongside news reporting.
- The World Service maintains a YouTube channel with animations and video box sets and provides contact and newsletter sign up information for listeners.
Articles
- "How War News Can Affect Your Mental Health".People's ability to regulate their emotions can also play a role as there is a lot of coverage, often violent in nature and with graphic images of destruction. The war comes alive in the media, making it feel as if it is on our doorstep. www.psychologytoday.com
- The Global Story: How does war affect a child’s brain? www.bbc.co.uk
- The Global Story: How does war affect a child’s brain? www.bbc.co.uk