Born in Sierra Leone, Johnny Smythe was 25 when he volunteered to join the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

After training as a pilot, he became a navigator for Bomber Command in 1943, flying missions over Germany and occupied Europe. 1/3

King Charles to resume some public engagements as cancer treatment continues | BBC News - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=dWxCiW…

Today is #ANZACDay – which honours the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.

In the porch I met my father crying—
He had always taken funerals in his stride—
And Big Jim Evans saying it was a hard blow.

Mission Impossible meets BBC World Service in Manila for BBC World Questions, on bbc.com from now, with huge thanks to everyone involved

A wonderful audience and a great panel for BBC World Questions in Manila #bbcwqs on BBC World Service and bbc.com from 1200GMT Saturday 9th March

I’m delighted to be in Manila with BBC World Questions with a great panel ready to take questions and hear opinions from our audience #bbcwqs on BBC World Service broadcast Saturday 9th March 1200 GMT and on bbc.com

We have a rather unusual programme for you this evening:

Evan Davis is broadcasting from Sellafield, the facility in West Cumbria cleaning up the nation's nuclear waste.

Listen live to find out more 📻

bbc.in/49SKnSf

Peak London

Back in Poland, a great country at Europe’s top table again - with thanks to
Magda Biejat
Agnieszka Pomaska
Mateusz Morawiecki
Krzysztof Bosak 🇵🇱 and a great audience. BBC World Questions BBC News (World) and BBC News (UK) this weekend from Saturday 1430 GMT.

'I don't think we're carrying on... we're barely breathing in southern Gaza.'

The UN's top aid official Martin Griffiths tells Jonny Dymond there will no longer be 'a humanitarian response to rely on' if safety guarantees aren't given.

#BBCWato

Vowels ploughed into other: opened ground.
The mildest February for twenty years
Is mist bands over furrows, a deep no sound
Vulnerable to distant gargling tractors.
Our road is steaming, the turned-up acres breathe.

I’m thrilled to be at the Royal Castle in Warsaw for World Questions Poland #bbcwq - on BBC World Service on Saturday 10th and then on BBC News (World) on Saturday 17th. With huge thanks to our panel and audience!

On today’s The World at One I referred to the Indian embassy in London - it is of course a High Commission, apologies for the mistake, a bad night’s sleep and a filthy cold led to brain fog.

‘What was he doing with these people?’ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-678843…

⁦Paddy O'Connell⁩

Broadcast today on ⁦BBC World Service⁩, a great debate from Lusaka, with huge thanks to the panel and the sparkling audience. Zambians are some of the nicest people in the world - and go ⁦Zambia Women’s Soccer Team⁩!!!! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

This is very very sweet. (Other cards are available).

I’m delighted to be in Lusaka for BBC World Service World Questions #bbcwq with political and civic leaders taking questions from the audience - recording now for broadcast on Saturday at 1206 GMT