Nd: Gaza 31/10/2023

this morning (tuesday 31st), 5.06-5.18am, 5.30-5.31am, 5.32-5.42am, 5.50-5.58am, 6.06-6.23am, 6.26-6.29am, 6.33-6.44am, 6.47-6.54am, 7.06-7.16am, and 7.33-7.45am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by victoria uwonkunda and rob young) leads with …

“UN Security Council hears about increasingly desperate situation in Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• zaher sahloul, medglobal

• journalist allison kaplan-sommer 

• analyst seyed mohammad marandi 

• bbc reporter steve rosenberg

• bbc reporter beverly ochieng

• juliette touma, unrwa

• gadar al haddad, gaza

• wasim mushata, khan younis

• journalist caroline glick

• ezekiel tikutu, tanzania

• mahmoud bassam, director, al quds hospital, gaza

• activist yara eid

• bbc reporter fergal keane 

• journalist elizia volkmann, tunisia

• bbc reporter james reynolds

• journalist tommaso della longa 

• bbc reporter yolande knell

• lebanese ambassador rami mortada

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen

5F: Nigerian community

this afternoon (friday 29th), 12.33-12.43pm (repeated 6.33pm and 3.33pm), on bbc world service radio 

fifth floor (presented by faranak amidi) includes … 

“A small Nigerian community claims to have Jewish ancestry dating back hundreds of years, and draws parallels between the Jewish and Igbo cultures.

We meet one of their leaders, and also investigate the Israeli response to their desire for recognition.”

including report from … 

• bbc africa online reporter nduka orjinmo