Rachel Wright

Now we can all smell a mummy. Now to end, it's 50 years since the death of Sir Pelham Granville Woodhouse, a.k.a. P.G. Woodhouse, the creator of some of the most widely read comic tales of the 20th century, the adventurers of the feather-brained Bertie Worcester and his wise valet Jeeves. Here's P.G. Woodhouse himself speaking to the BBC in 1963.

The television host and comedian Alexander Armstrong is president of the P.G. Woodhouse Society. My colleague Nick Robinson asked him why he's such a P.G. Woodhouse enthusiast.

The television host and comedian Alexander Armstrong is president of the P.G. Woodhouse Society. My colleague Nick Robinson asked him why he's such a P.G. Woodhouse enthusiast.

Alexander Armstrong. And that's all from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, you can send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. This edition was mixed by Tom Bartlett and the producer was Marion Strawn.

Alexander Armstrong. And that's all from us for now, but there will be a new edition of the Global News Podcast later. If you want to comment on this podcast or the topics covered in it, you can send us an email. The address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. You can also find us on X at BBC World Service. This edition was mixed by Tom Bartlett and the producer was Marion Strawn.

The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Rachel Wright. Until next time, goodbye.

The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Rachel Wright. Until next time, goodbye.

Also in this podcast. It all started on Russia's largest island, a 1,000 kilometre strip of land called Sakhalin in the far east of Russia, just north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Also in this podcast. It all started on Russia's largest island, a 1,000 kilometre strip of land called Sakhalin in the far east of Russia, just north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido.

It all started on Russia's largest island, a 1,000-kilometre strip of land called Sakhalin in the far east of Russia, just north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The Sakhalin winter fishing season begins in early February, with a period where the fish are actively biting until April.

It all started on Russia's largest island, a 1,000-kilometre strip of land called Sakhalin in the far east of Russia, just north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The Sakhalin winter fishing season begins in early February, with a period where the fish are actively biting until April.

A large group of men had gathered in a small area to go fishing, but then disaster struck as the slab of ice they were on split off from the island and floated off into the Sea of Okhotsk. Russian emergency services sent a helicopter which landed on the slab of ice, posting videos of what they thought would be their heroic rescue on social media.

A large group of men had gathered in a small area to go fishing, but then disaster struck as the slab of ice they were on split off from the island and floated off into the Sea of Okhotsk. Russian emergency services sent a helicopter which landed on the slab of ice, posting videos of what they thought would be their heroic rescue on social media.

Some of the men refused to get on the helicopter and walked away towards their catches of fish, and more importantly, their equipment, including snowmobiles and fishing rods. Apparently, they wanted to wait for a hovercraft to arrive so that they could take their stuff with them. Millions of Russian men, and even, it's said, a few women, take to the ice every year across the country.

Some of the men refused to get on the helicopter and walked away towards their catches of fish, and more importantly, their equipment, including snowmobiles and fishing rods. Apparently, they wanted to wait for a hovercraft to arrive so that they could take their stuff with them. Millions of Russian men, and even, it's said, a few women, take to the ice every year across the country.

The figure has been put as high as 30 million, about one-fifth of the population. It's been a popular pastime for centuries. It was first practised by Stone Age tribes using poles and nets.

The figure has been put as high as 30 million, about one-fifth of the population. It's been a popular pastime for centuries. It was first practised by Stone Age tribes using poles and nets.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright and at 14 Hours GMT on Friday the 27th of December, these are our main stories. NATO steps up efforts to protect cables in the Baltic Sea after a power cable is cut. Russia is accused of sabotage but denies any involvement. Chaos in South Korea as the acting president is impeached after just two weeks in the job.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright and at 14 Hours GMT on Friday the 27th of December, these are our main stories. NATO steps up efforts to protect cables in the Baltic Sea after a power cable is cut. Russia is accused of sabotage but denies any involvement. Chaos in South Korea as the acting president is impeached after just two weeks in the job.

And Israel orders staff and patients out from one of the last remaining hospitals in northern Gaza. Also in this podcast, a convoy of food arrives in the south of Sudan's capital for the first time.