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BBC World Service

News • Zeno Media LLC
4+ v4.10.20 Recorded price: Free App Store →
★★★★★
★★★★★
(66,338 App Store ratings)
🏆 Best: #23 Free (NZL)
IPA Analysis
Technical Specs
Bundle ID com.audionowdigital.player.bbcworldservice
Version 4.10.20
App Store Size 76.49 MB
Minimum iOS 11.0
Devices iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Catalog release date 2019-02-13
Latest recorded version date 2025-01-18
Features & Support
Advisory 4+
Languages (1)
English
Top In App Purchases
No In App Purchases Listed

Preview

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Description

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.

What's New

Version 4.10.20 2025-01-18
Thank you for using our app! We are constantly working to improve it and offer better versions to our users. This update includes iOS 18 bug fixes and minor imp...Thank you for using our app! We are constantly working to improve it and offer better versions to our users. This update includes iOS 18 bug fixes and minor improvements. If you like our app, please give us a review. We appreciate your feedback!
Version 4.10.18 2024-05-16
Thank you for using our app! We are constantly working to improve it and offer better versions to our users. This update includes iOS 17 bug fixes and minor imp...Thank you for using our app! We are constantly working to improve it and offer better versions to our users. This update includes iOS 17 bug fixes and minor improvements. If you like our app, please give us a review. We appreciate your feedback!
Version 4.10.16 2024-02-12
Thank you for using our app! We are constantly working to improve it and offer better versions to our users. This update includes Channel redesign, bug fixes an...Thank you for using our app! We are constantly working to improve it and offer better versions to our users. This update includes Channel redesign, bug fixes and minor improvements. If you like our app, please give us a review. We appreciate your feedback!
Version 4.10.8 2022-11-28
Thank you for using our app! We are constantly working to improve it and offer better versions to our users. This update includes Channel redesign, bug fixes an...Thank you for using our app! We are constantly working to improve it and offer better versions to our users. This update includes Channel redesign, bug fixes and minor improvements. If you like our app, please give us a review. We appreciate your feedback!

App Store User Reviews

instrumentation engineer MIT 2025-06-26
★★★★★
★★★★★

Listener for over 70 years…

Most of that time via short wave radio, including from every time zone around the world, that when sailing as passenger on cargo ships to far away places includ...Most of that time via short wave radio, including from every time zone around the world, that when sailing as passenger on cargo ships to far away places including on UK’s Blue Star and ACT services. Those were the days. Keep up the good work. You could be less inclined to “share” with the audience the latest corruptions of the language from here in USA…
JACberg 2024-05-07
★★★★★
★★★★★

Used to be better

I have used this app as my primary news source for years now, but the recent update seems like a step back. One complaint I have is that the photos within a sto...I have used this app as my primary news source for years now, but the recent update seems like a step back. One complaint I have is that the photos within a story are low resolution and you cannot even click on the pictures to see a higher resolution photo like you could in the previous version of the app. Why would they take a feature away in an update? Anyway, I'll give three stars for the journalism alone, which is good, but the app itself is not as good as it was before.
Rryan78 2025-02-17
★★★★★
★★★★★

Live no longer working after update

I love this app, however after the latest update the live stream is no longer working. This is very frustrating. Additionally the app support function takes you...I love this app, however after the latest update the live stream is no longer working. This is very frustrating. Additionally the app support function takes you no where to report. Please fix this
Every cell 2021-10-12
★★★★★
★★★★★

Sound issues

Why does the radio not continue playing after minimizing the app. Continuing to listen to the radio player while actively reading or doing other task. The radio...Why does the radio not continue playing after minimizing the app. Continuing to listen to the radio player while actively reading or doing other task. The radio player just stops as soon as some other task is done on the device. It should continue playing whatever the listener is listening to. Unless it’s paused or stopped. What fails. Does the player version need to be updated.
Catgirl815 2025-06-30
★★★★★
★★★★★

Love the service, hate the intrusive advertisements …

I’d happily pay for this service to avoid the advertisements - they keep blocking the ability to play the news. It’s the one thing I dislike about this. It woul...I’d happily pay for this service to avoid the advertisements - they keep blocking the ability to play the news. It’s the one thing I dislike about this. It would be a five star review if there was a way to avoid the advertising.
Butch@212 2026-05-29
★★★★★
★★★★★

Fair coverage of the news

The honest answer is that you folks don’t try and convince your followers you just report the news and not try and convince people what you want them to believe...The honest answer is that you folks don’t try and convince your followers you just report the news and not try and convince people what you want them to believe And that is how it should work Thanks from Sunny Thank you
HenkMonk 2023-12-25
★★★★★
★★★★★

Comment on news quality

Always clear, always to the point, ALMOST always unbiased, EXCEPT when it concerns Gaza-Israel war: bias towards Israel, overlooking some the humanitarian scand...Always clear, always to the point, ALMOST always unbiased, EXCEPT when it concerns Gaza-Israel war: bias towards Israel, overlooking some the humanitarian scandal, disaster and genocidal qualities on the Israeli side: NOT BECOMING OF THE BBC’s reputation of being objective, two-sided and fair. WATCH YOUR WORDS AND THOUGHTS! This disaster was 75 years in the making, you all know it, and you have the responsibility to remind the audiences.
Dennisnadeau 2023-11-21
★★★★★
★★★★★

Love this channel

It is my main source of information I trust this station above all other source of info it’s the only channel that if not sure facts are completely accurate let...It is my main source of information I trust this station above all other source of info it’s the only channel that if not sure facts are completely accurate let’s u know in broadcast I have never found fake news at this site
RockChick_65 2025-02-16
★★★★★
★★★★★

From World Service to No Service

This app doesn’t work anymore on my iPhone 14+. I get a message saying the stream is not available. This also happens on my iPad and my work cell phone which is...This app doesn’t work anymore on my iPhone 14+. I get a message saying the stream is not available. This also happens on my iPad and my work cell phone which is an iPhone 13. What is wrong suddenly with this app?
svald 2021-09-30
★★★★★
★★★★★

Gold standard for quality journalism & global coverage

Daily read & listen for high quality journalism, global perspectives & a variety of news, documentary & cultural content. Never runs out of interesting content ...Daily read & listen for high quality journalism, global perspectives & a variety of news, documentary & cultural content. Never runs out of interesting content & always sets the bar high for quality journalism.

Technical Analysis

Package Overview Basic metadata
Bundle ID com.audionowdigital.player.bbcworldservice
Current Version 4.10.20
Minimum iOS 11.0
Package Size App Store Size
Package Metadata 1 / 28 version records
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42.19 MB 		v4.10.20
App Store ID: 871834495Build: 4.10.20.1 		2025-01-17 19:20:54 Get Version
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Not archived 		v4.10.18
App Store ID: 865980038Build: 4.10.18 		2024-05-16 13:29:17 Request Version
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App Store ID: 863707733Build: 4.10.16 		2024-02-12 16:11:09 Request Version
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App Store ID: 861617205Build: 4.10.14 		2023-11-21 00:25:31 Request Version
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App Store ID: 860798743Build: 4.10.13 		2023-10-19 17:07:28 Request Version
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App Store ID: 859997774Build: 4.10.12 		2023-09-19 00:19:01 Request Version
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App Store ID: 859006021Build: 4.10.11 		2023-08-09 17:45:31 Request Version
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App Store ID: 855685284Build: 4.10.10 		2023-03-24 11:18:46 Request Version
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App Store ID: 853814770Build: 4.10.9 		2022-12-10 01:22:10 Request Version
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App Store ID: 851426229Build: 4.10.8 		2022-11-28 16:23:02 Request Version
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App Store ID: 846735089Build: 4.10.5 		2022-05-11 22:07:36 Request Version
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App Store ID: 843055479Build: 4.10.1 		2021-07-14 00:31:17 Request Version
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Not archived 		v4.9.27
App Store ID: 841539116Build: 4.9.27 		2021-04-19 00:56:29 Request Version
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App Store ID: 839706078Build: 4.9.26 		2021-02-24 23:19:51 Request Version
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App Store ID: 838335170Build: 4.9.24 		2020-10-23 15:49:37 Request Version
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App Store ID: 837539852Build: 4.9.22 		2020-08-28 01:28:32 Request Version
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App Store ID: 835261297Build: 4.9.16 		2020-03-26 18:18:14 Request Version
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App Store ID: 834413008Build: 4.9.15 		2020-01-19 18:52:54 Request Version
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App Store ID: 833235391Build: 4.9.12 		2019-10-19 03:27:09 Request Version
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App Store ID: 833160987Build: 4.9.11 		2019-10-16 23:33:06 Request Version
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App Store ID: 832645000Build: 4.9.10 		2019-10-05 02:23:10 Request Version
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App Store ID: 832144211Build: 4.9.5 		2019-07-27 01:20:18 Request Version
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Not archived 		v4.9.4
App Store ID: 832011211Build: 4.9.4 		2019-07-16 13:53:43 Request Version
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Not archived 		v4.9.3
App Store ID: 831931389Build: 4.9.3 		2019-07-10 00:28:01 Request Version
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Not archived 		v4.8.8
App Store ID: 831187940Build: 4.8.8 		2019-05-03 21:59:19 Request Version
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