BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 19 August 2012

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Early
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
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 06:05GMT
  Weekend—19/08/2012
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 06:32GMT
  Health Check—15/08/2012
  Baby mind games. Weights cut diabetes risk. And turning young doctors into 70 year olds
5. 06:50GMT
  Witness History—Elvis - The Comeback Special
  How a 1968 television special revived the career of the King of Rock and Roll.
6. 07:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 07:05GMT
  Weekend—Weekend 19/08/2012 (0700GMT)
  Julian Worricker presents, with guests Jane Arraf in Washington and Archie Bland in London
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 08:05GMT
  The Documentary—The Culture Of Gaming, Episode 1
  1/2Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium.
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 08:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—18/08/2012
  The BBC's Iranian reporter in Israel on the paradoxes of living with the so-called 'enemy'
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 09:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
14. 09:20GMT
  Sports News—19/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 09:32GMT
  Discovery—Saving the Ganges River Dolphin
  On the Brahmaputra, counting and saving the Ganges River Dolphin.
17. 09:50GMT
  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.
18. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 10:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—19/08/2012
  The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
20. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 11:05GMT
  The Forum—18/08/2012 GMT
  We explore how electricity and our bodies make the world go round.
22. 11:50GMT
  More or Less—Levelling the statistical playing field
  Which countries over and under achieved at London 2012?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 12:05GMT
  Newshour—19.08.2012 (1200 GMT)
  China-Japan island row; plane crash kills Sudanese minister; woman wishes mum aborted her
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 13:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 18/08/12
  Pascale Harter with the pick of the week's dispatches from correspondents around the world
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 13:32GMT
  Health Check—15/08/2012
  Baby mind games. Weights cut diabetes risk. And turning young doctors into 70 year olds
7. 13:50GMT
  Witness History—Elvis - The Comeback Special
  How a 1968 television special revived the career of the King of Rock and Roll.
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 14:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
10. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 14:32GMT
  Global Business—The Fizz Biz
  Peter Day discovers what's bringing out the bubbles in English sparkling wine.
12. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 15:05GMT
  Sportsworld—19/08/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 16:05GMT
  Sportsworld—19/08/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 17:05GMT
  Sportsworld—19/08/2012
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
18. 17:30GMT
  Sportsworld Have Your Say—19/08/2012
  Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 18:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 18:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—18/08/2012
  The BBC's Iranian reporter in Israel on the paradoxes of living with the so-called 'enemy'
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 19:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 18/08/12
  Pascale Harter with the pick of the week's dispatches from correspondents around the world
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 19:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Geza Vermes
  John McCarthy meets the biblical scholar and historian Geza Vermes.
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—19/08/2012 (2000 GMT)
  Somalia prepares for new parliament; Sino-Japanese tensions; diagnosing the Elephant Man
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
12. 21:05GMT
  The Documentary—The Culture Of Gaming, Episode 1
  1/2Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium.
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 21:32GMT
  Digital Planet—14/08/2012
  Behind the scenes of the high-definition dazzling display at the London Olympics
15. 21:50GMT
  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.
16. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 22:05GMT
  World Briefing—19/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 22:32GMT
  Global Business—The Fizz Biz
  Peter Day discovers what's bringing out the bubbles in English sparkling wine.
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
21. 23:05GMT
  World Briefing—20/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
22. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
23. 23:32GMT
  Discovery—Saving the Ganges River Dolphin
  On the Brahmaputra, counting and saving the Ganges River Dolphin.
24. 23:50GMT
  Sports News—20/08/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
25. 23:59GMT
  Off air
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—20/08/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—18/08/2012
  The BBC's Iranian reporter in Israel on the paradoxes of living with the so-called 'enemy'
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 01:05GMT
  The Documentary—The Culture Of Gaming, Episode 1
  1/2Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium.
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 01:32GMT
  Science In Action—16/08/2012
  Robotic exoskeletons controlled by the mind - the man-machines of the future?
9. 01:50GMT
  Witness History—The Last Viceroy of India
  The daughter of the last British viceroy in India remembers the transfer of power in 1947.
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 02:05GMT
  Newsday—20/08/2012
  The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that mat...
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 02:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Geza Vermes
  John McCarthy meets the biblical scholar and historian Geza Vermes.
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 03:05GMT
  The Strand Weekend Archive—19/08/2012
  The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
16. 04:00GMT
  Newsday—20/08/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—20/08/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 05:05GMT
  Newsday—20/08/2012
  The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that mat...

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