BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 5 August 2012

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—05/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Why Factor—A Global Audience With Sir David Attenborough
  Mike Williams talks to Sir David Attenborough about his life and work (repeat)
5. 00:50GMT
  Witness History—Megan's law
  Eighteen years ago a little girl was raped and murdered - her killing changed US law.
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 01:05GMT
  The Forum—(In) Dependence
  Where's the line between independence and dependency?
8. 01:50GMT
  Over to You—The importance of impartiality - Part one
  Peter Horrocks talks about the threats to and opportunities for impartial journalism.
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 02:05GMT
  World Book Club—Jo Nesbo - The Redbreast
  Jo Nesbo talks to Harriett Gilbert about his haunting thriller The Redbreast.
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 03:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 04/08/2012
  Owen Bennett Jones with wit and insights from Syria, Belarus, Senegal, India and the USA.
13. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 03:32GMT
  Global Business—Computer Games 1
  Peter Day finds out more about a new wave of computer games businesses.
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 04:05GMT
  World Briefing—05/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
17. 04:20GMT
  Sports News—05/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—31/07/2012
  How a person with paralysis might control a wheelchair with eye movements alone
20. 04:50GMT
  Witness History—The Battle of Passchendaele
  It was one of the defining battles of the First World War
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 05:05GMT
  Weekend—Weekend
  A Review of the week with the Latest News.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 06:05GMT
  Weekend—05/08/2012
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 06:32GMT
  Health Check—01/08/2012
  Better health care for more people for less money. Global summit in London shows how.
5. 06:50GMT
  Witness History—The Kon-Tiki adventure
  The story of Thor Heyerdahl's crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki.
6. 07:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 07:05GMT
  Weekend—05/08/2012
  Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 08:05GMT
  The Documentary—Southern Tracks, Broken Hearted
  1/4After a broken relationship, Joe Fletcher finds solace in vinyl in America's Deep South.
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 08:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—04/08/2012
  An Urdu Service journalist forced into hiding - the perils of reporting Balochistan
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 09:05GMT
  World Briefing—05/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
14. 09:20GMT
  Sports News—05/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 09:32GMT
  Discovery—Future Flight: Prog 2 of 2
  Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who are designing flying cars and green aircraft.
17. 09:50GMT
  Over to You—The importance of impartiality - Part one
  Peter Horrocks talks about the threats to and opportunities for impartial journalism.
18. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 10:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—05/08/2012
  The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
20. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 11:05GMT
  World Have Your Say—05/08/2012
  The BBC news programme where you set the agenda.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 12:05GMT
  Newshour—05/08/2012
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 13:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 04/08/2012
  Owen Bennett Jones with wit and insights from Syria, Belarus, Senegal, India and the USA.
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 13:32GMT
  Health Check—01/08/2012
  Better health care for more people for less money. Global summit in London shows how.
7. 13:50GMT
  Witness History—The Kon-Tiki adventure
  The story of Thor Heyerdahl's crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki.
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 14:05GMT
  World Briefing—05/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
10. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 14:32GMT
  Global Business—Computer Games 1
  Peter Day finds out more about a new wave of computer games businesses.
12. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 15:05GMT
  The Forum—(In) Dependence
  Where's the line between independence and dependency?
14. 15:50GMT
  More or Less—How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen?
  How extraordinary was Ye Shiwen's Olympic performance? More or Less looks at the numbers.
15. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 16:05GMT
  Assignment—Riding in Rwanda
  Training to be a champion cyclist in the mountains of north-west Rwanda.
17. 16:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 16:32GMT
  Health Check—01/08/2012
  Better health care for more people for less money. Global summit in London shows how.
19. 16:50GMT
  Witness History—The Kon-Tiki adventure
  The story of Thor Heyerdahl's crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki.
20. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 17:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 04/08/2012
  Owen Bennett Jones with wit and insights from Syria, Belarus, Senegal, India and the USA.
22. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
23. 17:32GMT
  The Why Factor—A Global Audience With Sir David Attenborough
  Mike Williams talks to Sir David Attenborough about his life and work (repeat)
24. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—Megan's law
  Eighteen years ago a little girl was raped and murdered - her killing changed US law.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 18:05GMT
  World Briefing—05/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 18:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—04/08/2012
  An Urdu Service journalist forced into hiding - the perils of reporting Balochistan
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 19:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 04/08/2012
  Owen Bennett Jones with wit and insights from Syria, Belarus, Senegal, India and the USA.
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 19:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The Word On The Street
  The Reverend Richard Coles tells the story of a remarkable book read by millions.
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—2000 GMT 5th August 2012
  US Sikh temple shooting; Usain Bolt new Olympic record; London riots one year on
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 21:05GMT
  Assignment—Riding in Rwanda
  Training to be a champion cyclist in the mountains of north-west Rwanda.
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 21:32GMT
  Science In Action—02/08/2012
  We look forward to NASA's intricate plans to land rover Curiosity on Mars
15. 21:50GMT
  More or Less—How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen?
  How extraordinary was Ye Shiwen's Olympic performance? More or Less looks at the numbers.
16. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—05/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 22:05GMT
  London Calling: World Have Your Say—London Calling: Are women's events now getting the same attention as men's?
  Is as much attention now focused on the women competing as there is on the male athletes?
18. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 23:05GMT
  World Briefing—06/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 23:32GMT
  Discovery—Future Flight: Prog 2 of 2
  Gareth Mitchell meets the engineers who are designing flying cars and green aircraft.
22. 23:50GMT
  Sports News—06/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
23. 23:59GMT
  Off air
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—06/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—04/08/2012
  An Urdu Service journalist forced into hiding - the perils of reporting Balochistan
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 01:05GMT
  The Documentary—Southern Tracks, Broken Hearted
  1/4After a broken relationship, Joe Fletcher finds solace in vinyl in America's Deep South.
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 01:32GMT
  Science In Action—02/08/2012
  We look forward to NASA's intricate plans to land rover Curiosity on Mars
9. 01:50GMT
  Witness History—USS Nautilus: Under the North Pole
  The first voyage to the North Pole under the icecap. Ken Carr remembers Nautilus's mission
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 02:05GMT
  Newsday—Newsday
  Newsday, the new daily radio show from the BBC, with Paul Bakibinga and Nuala McGovern
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 02:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The Word On The Street
  The Reverend Richard Coles tells the story of a remarkable book read by millions.
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 03:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—05/08/2012
  The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
16. 04:00GMT
  Newsday—06/08/2012
  The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that mat...
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—06/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 05:05GMT
  Newsday—06/08/2012
  The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that mat...

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