• BBC World Service 1
  • BBC World Service 2

BBC World Service

The official BBC World Service news app by Zeno Media LLC offers the latest programmes and news headlines from the BBC World Service. You can to listen to the latest radio programmes using the free audio player or by using the telephone dial-up option (standard geographic mobile charges will apply. Please check with your provider for exact costs before calling).

- Read the latest news headlines from the BBC World Service website
- Listen to your favorite radio programmes free with the audio player, or by using the standard-rate telephone dial-up service.
- You can listen to the most recent editions of:
- The Global News Podcast
- Newshour
- HARDtalk
- Sport Today
- Business Daily
- Focus on Africa, and many more

For EU users only: If you choose to receive customized ads, a unique identifier (Google Advertising ID or Apple’s ID for Advertising) relating to your device will be stored by Zeno Media to provide you with the service and allow customized advertising to be served within the app.

No other Personal Data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed. Such information will only be processed in line with Zeno Media’s Privacy Policy, available at https://www.zenomedia.com/wp-content/themes/zeno/privacy_policy.pdf
Find out about your privacy rights and the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy at http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy

Notifications may include alerts, sounds and icon badges. These can be reconfigured in Settings (notifications). Details of data this app collects, including the unique identifier relating to your device and your location data, is also found under Settings.

Category : News & Magazines

Related searches

Reviews (23)

Mit. T. May 8, 2022     

It's with great pleasure that I tell the experience I have by listening to my favourite British English since 2007,BBC news revolutionised my world view. It's centurian in 2022 after its first launch in 1922. Thanks.

Han. J. May 3, 2022     

Plays BBC live, but instead of playing it eight away when the app is opened, it plays the last program that was on when you turned off the radio, so sometimes days old news.

maz. z. May 22, 2022     

It's great application I have ever seen. Because I find what Im looking for. It makes me improve my ability and potential.

s8p. P. Feb 23, 2021     

It works well, but you cannot start and stop the player in 'sleep mode,' with a headphone button, or the top menu on a phone, without having notifications allowed (which I don't want). You also have to close and reopen the app. to reload new content. The ads are tolerable and the rest of the app. works okay. It is definitely not as good as the old BBC iPlayer and you cannot save podcasts for later playing like the old app. So, while this app. is good for streaming, I still use spotify.

Gor. K. May 14, 2022     

BBC pretty much avoids truly deep investigation of news. State sponsorship & lack of independence is most probably reason. Still stories are a diversion from everyday insanity.

Swa. K. C. Sep 7, 2021     

Resourceful, realistic, relevant and reliable... These words characterize the app best. It keeps you updated and never fails to keep you ahead in the know of things. One just can't afford to miss it. The app is irreplaceable and unbeatable. They say 'information' is knowledge. In that respect the BBC app is just unparallel and incomparable because it caters authentic information to you round the clock. My hat's off to the BBC App. which keeps growing touching and covering all aspects of life.

Kos. G. C. May 7, 2022     

In fact I love the app. anytime I turn it on I do hear many news.

Chr. T. Nov 6, 2021     

I've had BBC as one of my go-to apps for years, however this week the app kept crashing upon opening. Today I uninstalled and reinstalled the app and now most news is gone, only videos and podcasts. Worthless. In addition, the app used to be clean and easy to quickly read headlines and choose stories to read Now, it looks like it was designed by a methhead.

Azu. S. May 28, 2022     

Great Job, good information, business and entertainment, reaching across the globe, keep it up

Auw. A. May 14, 2022     

A good app for reading and listening news and documents.

Sta. N. May 2, 2022     

Up to date information and quick, updates.

Bil. B. May 7, 2020     

It is a very good app, especially the fact that it plays the BBC automatically the moment you open the app, but its call-to-listen feature needs to be worked on it doesn't work in Nigeria as the phone number has more digits than the average mobile phone number, so that the call always drops automatically. It has no global weather report.

Ara. M. Apr 29, 2022     

Sharp and concise. Not necessarily the first but always the clearest

mic. g. Apr 25, 2022     

The English language go to radio site to keep in touch with ehatsy happening around the world.

Ric. D. May 24, 2022     

It up date its numerous users timely and very informative too.

Eri. A. May 17, 2020     

6.20.19 Get on board! Before this app exploring the BBC's truly exceptional programming was fragmented at best. Keeping up with favorite program schedules on multiple channels, was a serious challenge, that I reluctantly endured. I feel like I've come out of the woods. If you live in the States, youll appreciate getting World News in the very early AM. . Update: 5.17.20 Increasingly more and more Ads are poping up. I no longer can recommend it. The app is just annoying now. That's ashame.

Ric. Oct 5, 2020     

I am not happy with the new format. While it apparently glitters to some, I have found it totally useless for it to do what it was intended to to do-----present the news in a non distracting format. I have to go left, right, down (oops, not there), just to try to see today's news. BBC, bad choice! No kudos for you. Looking for new news service.

Alf. K. Sep 5, 2020     

Was my main source for daily international news. Advertising popup is borderline bearable. Short slowloading mediocre Videos starting with 30 second advertising is a waste of time. The advertisement is getting more agressive every week, covering up the entire screen. The only way to get past that full page ad is to open it. If you don't value your own time, BBC is a great App for you!

dia. a. Apr 12, 2022     

I thought I would be hearing the latest news and that it was live streaming but it's been a waste of my time the live channel is in a loop and keeps repeating again and again with a new section added in the loop. The live channel is not live at all the podcast are always 12-14 hours old. I am sick of the digital station's they are all on repeat not live at all. I am going to get a multi channel radio with AM/FM/SW Radio and delete all my Digital radio app's.

RIC. X. B. May 24, 2022     

5-24-2022: sound went out. I think you've been hacked. This has never happened before. I live in USA.

Raj. R. Feb 24, 2022     

Yes!.. Thanks, indeed...i have been following BBC News , listening to it over the short wave bands in the Radio, Now, it's so digitally advanced, So, to speak , now I watch hell of lots news happen around in my smart phone, So precise n in presenting the current update of situations happens every moment...thanking you , Sir...Hi there, Yes! Indeed, from short wave bands on the radio to somewhat digitalized news over the air, makes lots of difference, more crystal clear quality.. Mighty thanks.

Eco. H. H. A. May 30, 2022     

Great but only audio news not satisfactory.

Bra. S. Oct 17, 2020     

The schedule posted in the app is incorrect a it appears to be the Europe and Middle East schedule, while the audio is the Online schedule. A bit confusing when the 2 schedules don't match up. Would also be nice to be able to change to a different audio schedule depending on my preference. Sometimes, I'd prefer to have my own region's schedule instead of the Online schedule.