BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 18 August 2012

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  World Business Report—18/08/2012
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
5. 00:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Egypt and Indonesia
  Pascale Harter presents stories from BBC correspondents Yolande Knell and Karishma Vaswani
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 01:05GMT
  The Interview—Lord Moynihan - Chairman of the British Olympics Association
  Katya Adler speaks to Lord Moynihan, Chairman of the British Olympics Association
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
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9. 01:32GMT
  World Football—Richard Scudamore, Asian fixers and Vilanova
  The Chief Executive of the Premier League says there’ll be no matches abroad on his watch.
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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11. 02:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
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13. 02:32GMT
  The Strand—17/08/2012
  As writers meet in Edinburgh we ask if literature should be political
14. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—The Assassination of Ruth First
  The parcel bomb attack that killed anti-apartheid activist Ruth First in 1982.
15. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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16. 03:05GMT
  Assignment—Korea's Host Bars
  South Korea's host bars - where female customers select and pay for male companions.
17. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 03:32GMT
  Discovery—Scott's Legacy, Episode 1
  1/2Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but science was the real winner
19. 03:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Egypt and Indonesia
  Pascale Harter presents stories from BBC correspondents Yolande Knell and Karishma Vaswani
20. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 04:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
22. 04:20GMT
  Sports News—18/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
23. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
24. 04:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—18/08/2012
  The BBC's Iranian reporter in Israel on the paradoxes of living with the so-called 'enemy'
25. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
26. 05:05GMT
  Weekend—Weekend 18/08/2012 (0700GMT)
  Presented by Julian Worricker, with guests Riazat Butt and John Fisher Burns.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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2. 06:05GMT
  Weekend—18/08/2012 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 06:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Geza Vermes
  John McCarthy meets the biblical scholar and historian Geza Vermes.
5. 07:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 07:05GMT
  Weekend—18/08/2012
  A review of the week with the latest news.
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 08:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 18/08/12
  Pascale Harter with the pick of the week's dispatches from correspondents around the world
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 08:32GMT
  In the Balance—Choosing a Running Mate
  As Paul Ryan is picked, is the U.S. unusually divided on how to cut government borrowing?
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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12. 09:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
13. 09:20GMT
  Sports News—18/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 09:32GMT
  Discovery—Scott's Legacy, Episode 1
  1/2Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but science was the real winner
16. 09:50GMT
  Witness History—The Founding of Napster
  Shawn Fanning talks about how he founded the file sharing website Napster.
17. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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18. 10:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
19. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 10:32GMT
  Global Business—The Fizz Biz
  Peter Day discovers what's bringing out the bubbles in English sparkling wine.
21. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 11:05GMT
  The Documentary—The Culture Of Gaming, Episode 1
  1/2Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium.
23. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
24. 11:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Geza Vermes
  John McCarthy meets the biblical scholar and historian Geza Vermes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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2. 12:05GMT
  Newshour—18.08.12 (1200 GMT)
  South African miners' anger; profile of new UN Syria envoy; English Premier League at 20.
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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4. 13:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 13:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—18/08/2012
  The BBC's Iranian reporter in Israel on the paradoxes of living with the so-called 'enemy'
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 14:05GMT
  Sportsworld—18/08/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 15:05GMT
  Sportsworld—18/08/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 16:05GMT
  Sportsworld—18/08/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
13. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 17:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
15. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 17:32GMT
  In the Balance—Choosing a Running Mate
  As Paul Ryan is picked, is the U.S. unusually divided on how to cut government borrowing?
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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2. 18:05GMT
  The Documentary—Just Add Cash, Episode 2
  2/2Max Flint investigates the positives of inflation - shrink mortgages and shrivel debt.
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
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4. 18:32GMT
  Discovery—Saving the Ganges River Dolphin
  On the Brahmaputra, counting and saving the Ganges River Dolphin.
5. 18:50GMT
  Witness History—The Assassination of Ruth First
  The parcel bomb attack that killed anti-apartheid activist Ruth First in 1982.
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 19:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
8. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 19:32GMT
  Global Business—The Fizz Biz
  Peter Day discovers what's bringing out the bubbles in English sparkling wine.
10. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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11. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—Newshour 2000 GMT
  Political row after S Africa shootings; Czech 'Breivik' arrested; Fallujah - The Opera.
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 21:05GMT
  The Documentary—Wheel And Come Again: 50 Years Of Jamaican Music
  Colin Grant looks at the cycles of Jamaican music in Wheel and Come Again.
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/08/2012
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15. 22:05GMT
  The Forum—18/08/2012 GMT
  We explore how electricity and our bodies make the world go round.
16. 22:50GMT
  More or Less—Levelling the statistical playing field
  Which countries over and under achieved at London 2012?
17. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
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18. 23:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
19. 23:20GMT
  Sports News—19/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 23:32GMT
  In the Balance—Choosing a Running Mate
  As Paul Ryan is picked, is the U.S. unusually divided on how to cut government borrowing?
22. 23:58GMT
  Off air
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  Discovery—Scott's Legacy, Episode 1
  1/2Amundsen may have beaten Scott to the South Pole but science was the real winner
5. 00:50GMT
  Witness History—The Founding of Napster
  Shawn Fanning talks about how he founded the file sharing website Napster.
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 01:05GMT
  The Forum—18/08/2012 GMT
  We explore how electricity and our bodies make the world go round.
8. 01:50GMT
  Over to You—Coverage of London 2012 Olympic Games
  This week we look back at the way the World Service handled the London 2012 Olympic Games.
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 02:05GMT
  The Documentary—Wheel And Come Again: 50 Years Of Jamaican Music
  Colin Grant looks at the cycles of Jamaican music in Wheel and Come Again.
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 03:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 18/08/12
  Pascale Harter with the pick of the week's dispatches from correspondents around the world
13. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 03:32GMT
  Global Business—The Fizz Biz
  Peter Day discovers what's bringing out the bubbles in English sparkling wine.
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 04:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
17. 04:20GMT
  Sports News—19/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—14/08/2012
  Behind the scenes of the high-definition dazzling display at the London Olympics
20. 04:50GMT
  Witness History—US Occupation of Japan
  For six years following the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the US.
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 05:05GMT
  Weekend—Weekend 19/08/2012 (0500GMT)
  Julian Worricker presents, with guests Jane Arraf in Washington and Archie Bland in London

Sunday 19 August 2012

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