BBC News TV Guide — Sunday, 28 June 2026

The latest national and international stories as they break

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The latest national and international stories as they break

Violinist Nicola Benedetti reveals her most important cultural influences and experiences that have inspired her to become one of the world’s greatest classical musicians. Having taken up the violin at the age of four, Nicola won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition at 16. She’s renowned for the passion of her live concerts, her recordings of the great violin concertos, and for her work with contemporary composers including a Grammy-winning collaboration with composer Wynton Marsalis. She’s also deeply involved in educational programmes that use classical music to transform the lives of young people. For This Cultural Life, Nicola Benedetti recalls her North Ayrshire upbringing and how her Italian parents encouraged her musicality from a young age. She remembers first listening to Brahms’s Violin Concerto on the car journey to school, a piece that inspired her to seriously pursue her ambitions, becoming the leader of the National Children’s Orchestra at the age of just eight. She discusses the influence of the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin, whose school she attended until she was 15, and at whose funeral she performed in 1999. Nicola also talks about her work with the Sistema Scotland project, and her own Benedetti Foundation which promotes musical education. Determined to promote contemporary classical music as well as the traditional repertoire, she discusses her work with Wynton Marsalis and the young British composer Mark Simpson, both of whom have written violin concertos for her.

The latest national and international stories as they break

The BBC's world affairs editor reflects on the week's major global news stories, talking to local experts from around the world to go behind the headlines

The latest national and international stories as they break

Join our AI Decoded team as we unpack and explore the most eye-catching stories from the world of artificial intelligence.

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest national and international stories as they break

Historian Alastair Sooke discovers how tea in China has been transformed over centuries into an important social institution, and how it continues to be an essential part of Chinese culture today

A round-up of national and international news, plus current affairs, arts and entertainment, and weather

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest national and international stories as they break

Join Caitríona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda for a dynamic weekly discussion on the US presidency

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest national and international stories as they break

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Dwayne Fields travels across the USA, exploring how the document's famous promise - the pursuit of happiness - is being lived today. In part one of two, Dwayne finds out how the Great Migration has impacted Chicago, tries America's highest zip line in Colorado before saddling up to see how tourism has transformed the lives of Utah's iconic cowboys.

The latest national and international stories as they break

Tech Now explores the latest innovation and technology shaping our lives. Bringing you the inside track on global trends and advancements happening in the tech space today

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest national and international stories as they break

The latest national and international stories as they break