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| Running time | 52 minutes |
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| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC World Service |
| Hosted by | Bridget Kendall |
| Recording studio | Broadcasting House |
| Original release | 6 April 2008 |
| Website | bbcworldservice.com/forum |
| Podcast | The Forum podcast The Forum 60 second idea podcast |
The Forum, the BBC World Service's flagship discussion programme, brings together prominent thinkers from different disciplines and different parts of the world with the aim of creating stimulating discussion informed by highly distinct academic, artistic, and cultural perspectives. The World Service broadcasts the programme on Saturdays at 2106 GMT and repeats it on Sundays at 0906 GMT and on Mondays at 0206 GMT. BBC Radio 4 also broadcasts an edited 30-minute version of the programme.