BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 20 August 2011

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—20/08/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:20GMT
  Sports News—20/08/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
5. 00:32GMT
  World Business Report—20/08/2011
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
6. 00:50GMT
  Witness History—The UN Baghdad bomb
  The bomb that destroyed the UN headquarters in Baghdad in 2003.
7. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 01:05GMT
  The Interview—19/08/2011 GMT
  Two economists discuss whether Asia should aspire to Western levels of consumption
9. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 01:32GMT
  World Football—Strike! Problems in Spanish Football
  Why have footballers in Spain gone on strike?
11. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 02:05GMT
  The World Today—20/08/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
13. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 02:32GMT
  The Strand—19/08/2011
  Award-winning poet Daljit Nagra talks about his new collection
15. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—The UN Baghdad bomb
  The bomb that destroyed the UN headquarters in Baghdad in 2003.
16. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 03:05GMT
  The World Today—20/08/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
18. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 03:32GMT
  One Planet—What slums can teach us
  The world's slums are booming - so what can they teach us about enterprise and community?
20. 03:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Chile and Portugal
  Dan Damon presents personal stories and analysis from Gideon Long and Jake Wallis Simons
21. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 04:05GMT
  The World Today—20/08/2011
23. 04:20GMT
  Sports News—20/08/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
24. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
25. 04:32GMT
  Global Business—Leader of the Brand
  In Global Business this week Peter Day talks to Jez Frampton, Global CEO of Interbrand.
26. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
27. 05:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—20/08/2011 (0500GMT)
  Egypt pulls its ambassador from Israel; Somalia famine a month on; beauty - a human right?
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 06:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—20/08/2011
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 06:32GMT
  Science In Action—18/08/2011
  A catch all cure for viruses
5. 06:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Blood in the Water - the 1956 Olympics
  How an Olympic water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union turned into a battle
6. 07:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 07:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—20/08/2011 (0700GMT)
  UN mission due in Syria; Egypt pulls ambassador from Israel; aliens - science or fiction?
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 08:05GMT
  The Forum—20/08/2011 GMT
  Design in art, fashion and nature. Is innovation or imitation the key to success?
10. 08:50GMT
  Over to You—20/08/2011
  Rajan Datar discusses the issue of representation of women in the media in South Sudan
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 09:05GMT
  World Briefing—20/08/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
13. 09:20GMT
  Sports News—20/08/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 09:32GMT
  Assignment—August Central America
  Linda Pressly joins migrants on their perilous journey north through Guatemala and Mexico
16. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 10:05GMT
  World Routes—20/08/2011
  Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 11:05GMT
  The Interview—17/08/2011 GMT
  Paralympic gold medalist Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson talks to Stephen Sackur
20. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 11:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Going For Gold In Ramadan
  Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 12:05GMT
  Newshour—12:00GMT
  Libyan rebels close in on Tripoli; UN heads to Syria; and blogging with cancer in Italy
3. 12:55GMT
  Sports News—20/08/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 13:01GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
5. 13:05GMT
  The Documentary—The Too Hard Basket
  Why disabled people have as much right to a sex life as the able bodied
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 13:32GMT
  Global Business—Leader of the Brand
  In Global Business this week Peter Day talks to Jez Frampton, Global CEO of Interbrand.
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 14:05GMT
  Sportsworld—20/08/2011
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 15:05GMT
  Sportsworld—20/08/2011
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
12. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 16:05GMT
  Sportsworld—20/08/2011
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
14. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 17:05GMT
  World Briefing—20/08/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
16. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 17:32GMT
  Sportsworld Have Your Say—20/08/2011
  Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 18:05GMT
  The Documentary—The Too Hard Basket
  Why disabled people have as much right to a sex life as the able bodied
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 18:32GMT
  Discovery—15/08/2011 GMT
  Explorations in the world of science.
5. 18:50GMT
  Witness History—The UN Baghdad bomb
  The bomb that destroyed the UN headquarters in Baghdad in 2003.
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 19:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—20/08/2011
  The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day.
8. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—20/08/2011 (2100 BST)
  Exchanges of gunfire in Tripoli; Iran jails US hikers; a call for sperm of football fans
10. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 21:05GMT
  The Forum—20/08/2011 GMT
  Design in art, fashion and nature. Is innovation or imitation the key to success?
12. 21:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Blood in the Water - the 1956 Olympics
  How an Olympic water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union turned into a battle
13. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—20/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 22:05GMT
  World Routes—20/08/2011
  Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran
15. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 23:05GMT
  World Briefing—21/08/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
17. 23:20GMT
  Sports News—21/08/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 23:32GMT
  One Planet—What slums can teach us
  The world's slums are booming - so what can they teach us about enterprise and community?
20. 23:50GMT
  Witness History—The Goons
  It is 60 years since The Goon Show first hit the airwaves
21. 23:59GMT
  Off air
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—21/08/2011
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:20GMT
  Sports News—21/08/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
5. 00:32GMT
  Global Business—Leader of the Brand
  In Global Business this week Peter Day talks to Jez Frampton, Global CEO of Interbrand.
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 01:05GMT
  The Forum—20/08/2011 GMT
  Design in art, fashion and nature. Is innovation or imitation the key to success?
8. 01:50GMT
  Witness History—The UN Baghdad bomb
  The bomb that destroyed the UN headquarters in Baghdad in 2003.
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 02:05GMT
  World Routes—20/08/2011
  Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 03:05GMT
  The World Today—21/08/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
13. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 03:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Going For Gold In Ramadan
  Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 04:05GMT
  The World Today—21/08/2011
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
17. 04:20GMT
  Sports News—21/08/2011
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—16/08/2011
  Could data transmission through a light-bulb replace Wi-Fi and broadband?
20. 04:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Blood in the Water - the 1956 Olympics
  How an Olympic water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union turned into a battle
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2011—21/08/2011
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 05:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—21/08/2011 (0500GMT)
  Gunfire in the Libyan capital; the Israeli flag torn down in Cairo - and a cow on the run

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