BBC World Service Online Schedule Wednesday 17 October 2012

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—17/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  World Business Report—Citigroup chief quits
  The chief executive of Citigroup Vikram Pandit quits, in a move that stuns Wall Street.
5. 00:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Syria and Mexico
  Why one Aleppo doctor joined the rebels; the gruesome hunt for the body of a drug lord.
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 01:05GMT
  Newsday—US Election: Second presidential debate in Hempstead, New York
  Live coverage of the second US presidential debate from Hempstead, New York.
8. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 02:05GMT
  Newsday—17/10/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
10. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 02:32GMT
  The Strand—Eran Riklis on his film Zaytoun
  An unlikely road movie featuring an Israeli fighter pilot and a young Palestinian refugee.
12. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—The Greek Civil War
  British troops liberated Greece from the Nazis in October 1944.
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
14. 03:05GMT
  Newsday—17/10/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
15. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 03:32GMT
  Digital Planet—A ‘blind’ robot in Slovenia aims to enable humans to be more human
  A 'blind' robot in Slovenia aims to enable humans to be more human
17. 03:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Syria and Mexico
  Why one Aleppo doctor joined the rebels; the gruesome hunt for the body of a drug lord.
18. 04:00GMT
  Newsday—17/10/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 05:05GMT
  Newsday—17/10/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  Newsday—17/10/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
2. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
3. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Oil price setting
  After Libor rate-rigging, could the setting of oil prices also be open to manipulation?
4. 07:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Zimbabwe and the USA
  Andrew Harding gauges Harare's uneasy calm; Laura Trevelyan is made over as a TV anchor.
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 08:05GMT
  The Interview—Bernard Cazeneuve - Minister delegate for European Affairs, France
  Stephen Sackur speaks to France's Europe minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 08:32GMT
  The Strand—Eran Riklis on his film Zaytoun
  An unlikely road movie featuring an Israeli fighter pilot and a young Palestinian refugee.
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—Colombia Peace Talks
  The last serious attempt to end Colombia's long civil war was more than a decade ago.
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 09:05GMT
  World Update—17/10/2012
  News and issues making the headlines each day.
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 10:05GMT
  World Briefing—17/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
14. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 10:32GMT
  Digital Planet—A ‘blind’ robot in Slovenia aims to enable humans to be more human
  A 'blind' robot in Slovenia aims to enable humans to be more human
16. 10:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Zimbabwe and the USA
  Andrew Harding gauges Harare's uneasy calm; Laura Trevelyan is made over as a TV anchor.
17. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 11:05GMT
  World Have Your Say—WHYS 30: Creativity & Mental Illness
  Researchers find writers have higher risk of mental disorders. What's your reaction?
19. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 11:32GMT
  Business Daily—Oil price setting
  After Libor rate-rigging, could the setting of oil prices also be open to manipulation?
21. 11:50GMT
  Sports News—17/10/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 12:05GMT
  The Interview—Bernard Cazeneuve - Minister delegate for European Affairs, France
  Stephen Sackur speaks to France's Europe minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 12:32GMT
  Outlook—He Liesheng: China's 'Eagle Dad'
  Is China's 'Eagle Dad' taking pushy parenting to extremes?
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
6. 13:05GMT
  Newshour—17/10/2012(1300GMT)
  US Presidential debate; Cambodians in mourning; creativity and bi-polar disorder.
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
8. 14:05GMT
  World Briefing—17/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
10. 14:32GMT
  The Strand—What is America?
  Fifty monologues from leading US playwrights, on what America means to them
11. 14:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Zimbabwe and the USA
  Andrew Harding gauges Harare's uneasy calm; Laura Trevelyan is made over as a TV anchor.
12. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 15:05GMT
  The Interview—Bernard Cazeneuve - Minister delegate for European Affairs, France
  Stephen Sackur speaks to France's Europe minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
14. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 15:32GMT
  Sport Today—17/10/2012
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with intervi...
16. 15:50GMT
  Witness History—Colombia Peace Talks
  The last serious attempt to end Colombia's long civil war was more than a decade ago.
17. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 16:05GMT
  World Briefing—17/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
19. 16:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
20. 16:32GMT
  World Business Report—Biofuels under fire
  Anger from biofuel producers over new EU limits and the risks of sponsoring sports stars
21. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 17:05GMT
  World Have Your Say—WHYS 60: Football Aggression & 'Binders Full Of Women'
  Does football have a hate problem? Also, you discuss Mitt Romney's 'binders full of women'
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 18:05GMT
  World Briefing—17/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 18:32GMT
  Health Check—Extreme Skydiving and Health
  What effect did Felix Baumgartner's remarkable fall to Earth have on his body?
5. 18:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Zimbabwe and the USA
  Andrew Harding gauges Harare's uneasy calm; Laura Trevelyan is made over as a TV anchor.
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 19:05GMT
  The Interview—Bernard Cazeneuve - Minister delegate for European Affairs, France
  Stephen Sackur speaks to France's Europe minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
8. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 19:32GMT
  Outlook—He Liesheng: China's 'Eagle Dad'
  Is China's 'Eagle Dad' taking pushy parenting to extremes?
10. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—17/10/2012 (2000 GMT)
  FBI arrests 'bomb plot' man; Nike drops Lance Armstrong; and is it all over for men?
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 21:05GMT
  World Briefing—17/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
14. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
15. 21:32GMT
  World Business Report—Biofuels under fire
  Anger from biofuel producers over new EU limits and the risks of sponsoring sports stars.
16. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
17. 22:05GMT
  World Briefing—17/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
19. 22:32GMT
  The Strand—What is America?
  Fifty monologues from leading US playwrights, on what America means to them
20. 22:50GMT
  Sports News—17/10/2012
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
21. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 23:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
23. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
24. 23:32GMT
  Outlook—He Liesheng: China's 'Eagle Dad'
  Is China's 'Eagle Dad' taking pushy parenting to extremes?
25. 23:58GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
2. 00:05GMT
  World Briefing—18/10/2012
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
4. 00:32GMT
  World Business Report—Biofuels under fire
  Anger from biofuel producers over new EU limits and the risks of sponsoring sports stars
5. 00:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Zimbabwe and the USA
  Andrew Harding gauges Harare's uneasy calm; Laura Trevelyan is made over as a TV anchor.
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
7. 01:05GMT
  The Interview—Bernard Cazeneuve - Minister delegate for European Affairs, France
  Stephen Sackur speaks to France's Europe minister Bernard Cazeneuve.
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
9. 01:32GMT
  Outlook—He Liesheng: China's 'Eagle Dad'
  Is China's 'Eagle Dad' taking pushy parenting to extremes?
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
11. 02:05GMT
  Newsday—18/10/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
13. 02:32GMT
  The Strand—What is America?
  Fifty monologues from leading US playwrights, on what America means to them
14. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Colombia Peace Talks
  The last serious attempt to end Colombia's long civil war was more than a decade ago.
15. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
16. 03:05GMT
  Newsday—18/10/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
17. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
18. 03:32GMT
  Health Check—Extreme Skydiving and Health
  What effect did Felix Baumgartner's remarkable fall to Earth have on his body?
19. 03:50GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Zimbabwe and the USA
  Andrew Harding gauges Harare's uneasy calm; Laura Trevelyan is made over as a TV anchor.
20. 04:00GMT
  Newsday—18/10/2012
  People disappearing in Syria / Mitt Romney and the binders / Malian weapons released.
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2012—18/10/2012
  Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
22. 05:05GMT
  Newsday—18/10/2012
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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