BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 21 April 2012

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—21/04/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  World Business Report—21/04/2012
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
5. 00:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—North Korea and Malaysia
  Stories from North Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, presented by Pascale Harter.
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 01:05GMT
  The Interview—PETER KEEN - Director of Performance, UK Sport
  Peter Keen on London Olympics. Has the cult of winning gone too far?
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 01:32GMT
  World Football—Peter Taylor denies Bahrain match-fixing claims
  Bahrain manager Peter Taylor says their 10-0 win over Indonesia was down to the opposition
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 02:05GMT
  The World Today—21/04/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 02:32GMT
  The Strand—20/04/2012
  Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska discusses her film Elles, starring Juliette Binoche
14. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Rivers of Blood speech
  In April 1968 a politician put race and immigration at the centre of British politics.
15. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 03:05GMT
  Assignment—Bahrain Formula 1
  Formula 1 returns to Bahrain but is everything back to normal in the country?
17. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 03:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Bordered World
  How lines on a map shape our lives, our ideology, and our development.
19. 03:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—North Korea and Malaysia
  Stories from North Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, presented by Pascale Harter.
20. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 04:05GMT
  The World Today—21/04/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
22. 04:20GMT
  Sports News—21/04/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
23. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
24. 04:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—21/04/2012
  What do you say to a suicide bomber? Also, life in volatile Kabul for a journalist.
25. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
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26. 05:05GMT
  Weekend—21/04/2012(0500GMT)
  Julian Worricker, with General Dannatt, Eunice Goes, on Sudan, Afghan photo, Frenchness
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
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2. 06:05GMT
  Weekend—21/04/2012 GMT
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 06:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Absolving The Past, Episode 1
  Imam Khalid Latif considers what happens when world religions change their minds.
5. 07:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 07:05GMT
  The World Today—21/04/2012
  Julian Worricker, with General Dannatt, Eunice Goes, on Breivik, Dignitas, and Bram Stoker
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 08:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Italy, Syria, North Korea, the USA, Algeria and Libya
  Pascale Harter presents stories from Italy, Syria, North Korea, the USA and others.
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 08:32GMT
  In the Balance—France: Are the good times over?
  France is often envied for its lifestyle, but is its social model sustainable?
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 09:05GMT
  World Briefing—21/04/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
13. 09:20GMT
  Sports News—21/04/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 09:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Bordered World
  How lines on a map shape our lives, our ideology, and our development.
16. 09:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Michael Johnson
  How the US sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m record at the 1996 Olympics.
17. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 10:05GMT
  World Briefing—21/04/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
19. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 10:32GMT
  Global Business—French Lessons
  How are French businesses surviving the Euro-crisis?
21. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 11:05GMT
  The Documentary—Soap Operas - Art Imitating Life, Episode 1
  1/2Exploring the notion that soap operas shape societies in subtle but profound ways.
23. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
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24. 11:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Absolving The Past, Episode 1
  Imam Khalid Latif considers what happens when world religions change their minds.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 12:05GMT
  Newshour—21/04/2012 (1200 GMT)
  Bahrain's 'day of rage' against Grand Prix; ICC prosecutor in Libya; Chinese art thefts.
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
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4. 13:05GMT
  World Briefing—21/04/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 13:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—21/04/2012
  What do you say to a suicide bomber? Also, life in volatile Kabul for a journalist.
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 14:05GMT
  Sportsworld—21/04/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 15:05GMT
  Sportsworld—21/04/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 16:05GMT
  Sportsworld—21/04/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
13. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 17:05GMT
  World Briefing—21/04/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
15. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 17:32GMT
  In the Balance—France: Are the good times over?
  France is often envied for its lifestyle, but is its social model sustainable?
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 18:05GMT
  The Documentary—Nigerian Crossroads, Nigeria at a Crossroads
  1/2Can this huge, complicated country become the pioneer for Africa? Mark Doyle investigates
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
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4. 18:32GMT
  Discovery—Scott's Legacy: Programme 1 - Antarctica
  Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but science was the real winner.
5. 18:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Michael Johnson
  How the US sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m record at the 1996 Olympics.
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 19:05GMT
  World Briefing—21/04/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
8. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 19:32GMT
  Global Business—French Lessons
  How are French businesses surviving the Euro-crisis?
10. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—21 April 2000 GMT
  UN boosts Syria mission; Bahrain unrest continues; International Record Store Day
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
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13. 21:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—22/04/2012
  A celebration of how Shakespeare staged the world and the world has staged Shakespeare
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—21/04/2012
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15. 22:05GMT
  The Forum—21/04/2012 GMT
  Why do crime thrillers sell when, in life, we strive to avoid being victims of crime?
16. 22:50GMT
  More or Less—Measuring species loss
  Are we experiencing the greatest wave of extinction since dinosaurs?
17. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—22/04/2012
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18. 23:05GMT
  World Briefing—22/04/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
19. 23:20GMT
  Sports News—22/04/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 23:32GMT
  In the Balance—France: Are the good times over?
  France is often envied for its lifestyle, but is its social model sustainable?
22. 23:58GMT
  Off air
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—22/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—22/04/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Bordered World
  How lines on a map shape our lives, our ideology, and our development.
5. 00:50GMT
  Witness History—Dissidents Declared Insane
  How dissidents in the USSR were routinely declared insane and kept in mental institutions.
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—22/04/2012
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7. 01:05GMT
  The Forum—21/04/2012 GMT
  Why do crime thrillers sell when, in life, we strive to avoid being victims of crime?
8. 01:50GMT
  Over to You—Centenary of the Titanic
  Over to You hears listener's reactions to the coverage of the Titanic's 100th anniversary.
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—22/04/2012
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10. 02:05GMT
  The World Today—22/04/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 02:32GMT
  Health Check—18/04/2012
  Olympic health planning and the 40th anniversary of the CT Scan.
13. 02:50GMT
  More or Less—Measuring species loss
  Are we experiencing the greatest wave of extinction since dinosaurs?
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—22/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 03:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Italy, Syria, North Korea, the USA, Algeria and Libya
  Pascale Harter presents stories from Italy, Syria, North Korea, the USA and others.
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 03:32GMT
  Global Business—French Lessons
  How are French businesses surviving the Euro-crisis?
18. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—22/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 04:05GMT
  The World Today—22/04/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
20. 04:20GMT
  Sports News—22/04/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
21. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/04/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—17/04/2012
  Click looks at the future of books in the world of digital publishing.
23. 04:50GMT
  Witness History—Japanese embassy hostage crisis
  In 1997, left-wing rebels held 71 people hostage for over four months in Peru.
24. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—22/04/2012
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25. 05:05GMT
  The World Today—22/04/2012(0500GMT)
  Julian Worricker and Elizabeth Hunter and Jeffrey Gettleman,on Bahrain,Bo Xilai,adult play

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