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The Life Scientific: Lucy Carpenter

Jim Al-Khalili talks to atmospheric chemist Lucy Carpenter about building a research station on a remote tropical island, and showing that oceans have a hand in ozone destruction.

21:00 BSTBBC News

11/05/2026 20:01 GMT

21:06 BSTNewshour

Trump: Iran ceasefire on ‘massive life support’

22:00 BSTBBC News

11/05/2026 21:01 GMT

22:06 BSTThe Interview

Mikhail Ulyanov: Rescuing Iran nuclear talks

22:30 BSTBBC News Summary

11/05/2026 21:30 GMT

22:32 BSTThe Conversation

Falling in love with flowers

23:00 BSTBBC News

11/05/2026 22:01 GMT

23:06 BSTThe Newsroom

11/05/2026 22:06 GMT

23:30 BSTBBC News Summary

11/05/2026 22:30 GMT

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BBC Inside Science

Should Pluto become a planet again?

We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet, after calls in the US to “make Pluto a planet again”.

21:00 BSTStart the Week

German history

21:45 BSTCafé Hope

Farming to help flood management

22:00 BSTThe World Tonight

11/05/2026

22:45 BST

The Post Room

23:00 BSTDrama on 4

Talawa Stories: Precious Little Thing by Roberta Livingston

23:30 BSTSoul Music

Fire and Rain

00:00 BSTMidnight News

12/05/2026

00:30 BST

1945 and 1914: Germany in a Nutshell

00:48 BSTShipping Forecast

12/05/2026

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