BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 18 March 2012

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/03/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:20GMT
  Sports News—18/03/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
5. 00:32GMT
  Science In Action—15/03/2012
  The remains of a possibly previously unknown early human relative have been found in China
6. 00:50GMT
  Witness History—The Romans In Britain
  In 1982 a British director found himself in a court battle over sex and nudity on stage.
7. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 01:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/03/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
9. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 01:32GMT
  Global Business—No Straight Lines
  Peter Day hears from Alan Moore author of No Straight Lines.
11. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 02:05GMT
  The Forum—The insider or outsider: who is best placed to bring about change?
  Does thinking outside the establishment box lead to more creative policies?
13. 02:50GMT
  Over to You—Reporting from Syria
  This week, the challenges for broadcasters on reporting from countries like Syria.
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 03:05GMT
  World Routes—17/03/2012
  Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 04:05GMT
  Assignment—Syrian Stories
  Divided by conflict. The human stories behind the Syria's uprising.
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 04:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Living Along Africa's Faultlines, Episode 1
  What is it like to live where Africa's Muslim North meets the Christian South?
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 05:05GMT
  The World Today—18/03/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
22. 05:20GMT
  Sports News—18/03/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
23. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
24. 05:32GMT
  Digital Planet—13/03/2012
  Gareth Mitchell reports from the South by Southwest Festival in the USA.
25. 05:50GMT
  Over to You—Reporting from Syria
  This week, the challenges for broadcasters on reporting from countries like Syria.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 06:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—18/03/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 06:32GMT
  The Bottom Line—Leadership
  Evan Davis and his guests discuss the essence of good leadership and dematerialisation.
5. 07:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 07:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—Julian Worricker with Baria Alamuddin and George Parker
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 08:05GMT
  The World Today Weekend—Julian Worricker with Baria Alamuddin and George Parker
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 09:05GMT
  The Forum—The insider or outsider: who is best placed to bring about change?
  Does thinking outside the establishment box lead to more creative policies?
11. 09:50GMT
  Over to You—Reporting from Syria
  This week, the challenges for broadcasters on reporting from countries like Syria.
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 10:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/03/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
14. 10:20GMT
  Sports News—18/03/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 10:32GMT
  Global Business—No Straight Lines
  Peter Day hears from Alan Moore author of No Straight Lines.
17. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 11:05GMT
  The Documentary—Torture By Music
  Ruhal Ahmed spent two years in Guantanamo Bay, where he was repeatedly tortured with music
19. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 11:32GMT
  Digital Planet—13/03/2012
  Gareth Mitchell reports from the South by Southwest Festival in the USA.
21. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—The Theremin
  In 1929 a Russian inventor brought an electronic musical instrument to the USA.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 12:05GMT
  Newshour—Newshour (12:00 GMT)
  Tug of war over al-Sunissi extradition; feeding your baby's IQ; filling up on helium.
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 13:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Uganda, Sudan, Japan, Benin, Romania, Willis
  Stories from Uganda, Sudan, Japan, Benin, and others, presented by Owen Bennett Jones.
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 13:32GMT
  Health Check—The Human Race: Lifecycle Of An Athlete
  "From Promise to Podium", Claudia Hammond reports from Jamaica, the world's sprint capital
7. 13:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The Death of Ayrton Senna
  Ayrton Senna was one of the best Formula One drivers ever, He died in a crash in 1994
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 14:05GMT
  World Routes—17/03/2012
  Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 15:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/03/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 15:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—17/03/2012
  Reporting Kandahar's massacre and an Afghan's experience of a US army embed.
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 16:05GMT
  Sportsworld—18/03/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 17:05GMT
  Sportsworld—18/03/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 18:05GMT
  Sportsworld—18/03/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sportsworld Have Your Say—18/03/2012
  Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 19:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/03/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 19:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Living Along Africa's Faultlines, Episode 1
  What is it like to live where Africa's Muslim North meets the Christian South?
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 20:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Uganda, Sudan, Japan, Benin, Romania, Willis
  Stories from Uganda, Sudan, Japan, Benin, and others, presented by Owen Bennett Jones.
11. 20:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 20:32GMT
  Global Business—No Straight Lines
  Peter Day hears from Alan Moore author of No Straight Lines.
13. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 21:05GMT
  Newshour—18/03/2012 (2100GMT)
  Three die as Egyptian Copts mourn Pope; Saif Gaddafi's luxury jail; stopping the trolls
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 22:05GMT
  The Fifth Floor—17/03/2012
  Reporting Kandahar's massacre and an Afghan's experience of a US army embed.
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 22:32GMT
  The Bottom Line—Leadership
  Evan Davis and his guests discuss the essence of good leadership and dematerialisation.
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 23:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/03/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
21. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 23:32GMT
  The Strand—17/03/2012
  As part of Globe to Globe, we hear about a production of Troilus and Cressida.
23. 23:50GMT
  Sports News—18/03/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
24. 23:59GMT
  Off air
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/03/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Living Along Africa's Faultlines, Episode 1
  What is it like to live where Africa's Muslim North meets the Christian South?
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 01:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/03/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—17/03/2012
  Reporting Kandahar's massacre and an Afghan's experience of a US army embed.
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 02:05GMT
  The Documentary—Torture By Music
  Ruhal Ahmed spent two years in Guantanamo Bay, where he was repeatedly tortured with music
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 02:32GMT
  In the Balance—The Sweet Spot
  How to pursue austerity without damaging growth? Can economies find the sweet spot?
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 03:05GMT
  The World Today—19/03/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
15. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 03:32GMT
  Discovery—Beyond The Abyss, The Human Race: The Global Body - Sri Lanka
  1/4Lynne Malcolm looks into how the modern world is affecting our biology in Sri Lanka.
17. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 04:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—19/03/2012
  The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/03/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 05:05GMT
  The World Today—19/03/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.

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