BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 8 May 2011

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—08/05/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:20GMT
  Sports News—08/05/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
5. 00:32GMT
  Global Business—Watch This Space
  Peter Day asks what happens next on America's journey into space
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 01:05GMT
  The Forum—07/05/2011
  Is understanding the empathy circuit in our brain the key to combating cruelty?
8. 01:50GMT
  Witness History—Victory in Europe Day
  On May 8 1945, Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe.
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 02:05GMT
  World Book Club—Boris Akunin - The Winter Queen
  Detective Erast Fandorin investigates a student's apparent suicide in 19th-century Moscow
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 03:05GMT
  The World Today—08/05/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
13. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 03:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Christianity In China, Episode 1
  Christopher Landau tells the unknown story of the rapid growth of state-sanctioned Christianity in China, and its impact.
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 04:05GMT
  The World Today—08/05/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
17. 04:20GMT
  Sports News—08/05/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—03/05/2011
  Major news organisations in Slovakia erect a pay wall for online access
20. 04:50GMT
  Witness History—Festival of Britain
  It is 60 years since the opening of the Festival of Britain
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 05:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—07/05/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 06:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—07/05/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 06:32GMT
  Health Check—04/05/2011
  Why adolescence is such an important time in terms of adult health outcomes
5. 06:50GMT
  Witness History—Four minute mile
  In 1954 a record was broken when a young British athlete ran a mile in under four minutes
6. 07:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 07:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—07/05/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 08:05GMT
  The Documentary—Building on Sand
  How does architecture in Dubai compare with Doha?
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 08:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Christianity In China, Episode 1
  Christopher Landau tells the unknown story of the rapid growth of state-sanctioned Christianity in China, and its impact.
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 09:05GMT
  World Briefing—08/05/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
14. 09:20GMT
  Sports News—08/05/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 09:32GMT
  Global Business—Watch This Space
  Peter Day asks what happens next on America's journey into space
17. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 10:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—07/05/2011
  The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
19. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 11:05GMT
  World Briefing—08/05/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
21. 11:20GMT
  Sports News—08/05/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
22. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
23. 11:32GMT
  Science In Action—05/05/2011
  New findings show that Foot and Mouth virus can be detected before its infectious
24. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—Festival of Britain
  It is 60 years since the opening of the Festival of Britain
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 12:05GMT
  Newshour—08/05/2011 (1200 GMT)
  Sectarian clashes in Egypt; welcome migrants, says Pope; the music of Robert Johnson
3. 12:55GMT
  Sports News—08/05/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 13:01GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
5. 13:05GMT
  The Documentary—Alive In Chernobyl, Episode 2
  2/2Olga Betko returns to Chernobyl, on the 25th anniversary of the nuclear disaster
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 13:32GMT
  Assignment—Mission Bin Laden
  The story of the operation that led the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 14:05GMT
  The Forum—07/05/2011
  Is understanding the empathy circuit in our brain the key to combating cruelty?
10. 14:50GMT
  Witness History—Al-Qaeda 1998 Embassy Bombings in Africa
  Following Osama Bin Laden's death, we recall al-Qaeda's attacks in Africa in 1998
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 15:05GMT
  Sportsworld—08/05/2011
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 16:05GMT
  Sportsworld—08/05/2011
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
15. 16:55GMT
  Sportsworld—08/05/2011
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
16. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 17:32GMT
  Sportsworld Have Your Say—08/05/2011
  Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 18:05GMT
  World Book Club—Boris Akunin - The Winter Queen
  Detective Erast Fandorin investigates a student's apparent suicide in 19th-century Moscow
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 19:05GMT
  World Briefing—08/05/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
5. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 19:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Christianity In China, Episode 1
  Christopher Landau tells the unknown story of the rapid growth of state-sanctioned Christianity in China, and its impact.
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—08/05/2011
  Cairo clashes; proving Einstein; the man who sold his soul for the blues.
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 21:05GMT
  The Documentary—Building on Sand
  How does architecture in Dubai compare with Doha?
11. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 21:32GMT
  Global Business—Watch This Space
  Peter Day asks what happens next on America's journey into space
13. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 22:05GMT
  World Briefing—08/05/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 22:32GMT
  Science In Action—05/05/2011
  New findings show that Foot and Mouth virus can be detected before its infectious
17. 22:50GMT
  Witness History—Festival of Britain
  It is 60 years since the opening of the Festival of Britain
18. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 23:05GMT
  World Briefing—09/05/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 23:32GMT
  Health Check—04/05/2011
  Why adolescence is such an important time in terms of adult health outcomes
22. 23:50GMT
  Witness History—Four minute mile
  In 1954 a record was broken when a young British athlete ran a mile in under four minutes
23. 23:59GMT
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—09/05/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Christianity In China, Episode 1
  Christopher Landau tells the unknown story of the rapid growth of state-sanctioned Christianity in China, and its impact.
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 01:05GMT
  The Documentary—Building on Sand
  How does architecture in Dubai compare with Doha?
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 01:32GMT
  Discovery—02/05/2011 GMT
  Explorations in the world of science.
9. 01:50GMT
  Over to You—07/05/2011
  A look at the World Service's coverage of the Royal Wedding and listeners reactions to it
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 02:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—07/05/2011
  The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 03:05GMT
  The World Today—09/05/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 03:32GMT
  Assignment—Mission Bin Laden
  The story of the operation that led the killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 04:05GMT
  The World Today—09/05/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—09/05/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 05:05GMT
  The World Today—09/05/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.

Monday 9 May 2011

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