BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 24 August 2013

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Early
1. 00:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Bye-Bye Ballmer
  The head of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, has announced he will retire next year
3. 01:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Global Business—Regenerating Margate
  Peter Day asks whether Margate's Turner Contemporary art gallery will rejuvenate the town
7. 02:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Bo Xilai on Trial
  The courtroom tweets taking us inside China's trial of the century
9. 03:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 03:20GMT
  Sports News—24/08/2013
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  World Football—Italian Football: A Dead Man Walking?
  The Italian whistle-blower Simone Farina talks about the problem of match-fixing
14. 04:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Thirty-five Years for Bradley Manning
  US military veterans react to the sentencing of Private Bradley Manning in WikiLeaks case
18. 05:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Weekend 24/08/2013 (0500GMT)
  Presented by Paul Henley with Charlotte Vere in London and Arsalan Iftikhar in Chicago.
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Morning
1. 06:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Weekend 24/08/2013 (0600GMT)
  Presented by Paul Henley with Charlotte Vere in London and Arsalan Iftikhar in Chicago.
3. 07:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Weekend 24/08/2013 (0700GMT)
  Presented by Paul Henley with Charlotte Vere in London and Arsalan Iftikhar in Chicago.
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Global Business—Regenerating Margate
  Peter Day asks whether Margate's Turner Contemporary art gallery will rejuvenate the town
7. 08:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 24 Aug 2013: Crossings
  Stories of war, intrigue - and show business - from Aleppo, Hanoi, Minsk and Los Angeles
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  In the Balance—QE: The Great Unwind
  The Great Unwind - what happens when stimulus ends?
11. 09:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  Discovery—The Story of SARS, Part Two
  Kevin Fong explores the personal and medical impact of SARS ten years on
15. 10:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Grounds for Improvement
  How Rwanda is using cricket to heal the wounds of a brutal civil war
17. 11:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 11:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Thirty-five Years for Bradley Manning
  US military veterans react to the sentencing of Private Bradley Manning in WikiLeaks case
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Afternoon
1. 12:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The History Hour—The Assassination of Benigno Aquino
  Murder in the Philippines; the crushing of the Prague Spring; and human shields in Iraq.
3. 13:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Obama considers Syria options
  US President meets top security advisors; lessons from Bo Xilai trial; Glass harmonica.
5. 14:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  Sportsworld—24/08/2013
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
7. 15:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  Sportsworld—24/08/2013
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
9. 16:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  Sportsworld—24/08/2013
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 17:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 17:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Thirty-five Years for Bradley Manning
  US military veterans react to the sentencing of Private Bradley Manning in WikiLeaks case
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Evening
1. 18:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  Assignment—Turkey’s New Opposition
  Can Turkey's new anti-government alliance hold together?
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  In the Balance—QE: The Great Unwind
  The Great Unwind - what happens when stimulus ends?
5. 19:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The Talmud, Part Two
  How this ancient Jewish text is being studied and interpreted in the modern world
9. 20:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—24/08/2013
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
11. 21:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The History Hour—The Assassination of Benigno Aquino
  Murder in the Philippines; the crushing of the Prague Spring; and human shields in Iraq.
13. 22:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—24/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—24/08/2013
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
16. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Monogamy
  Does true love have to be monogamous? We hear three very modern love stories.
18. 22:50GMT
  Over to You—Reporting Egypt
  Richard Sambrook explores the complexity of covering Egypt after criticism from a listener
19. 23:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—25/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The Forum—Precision Medicine @ Aspen Ideas Festival
  With Margaret Hamburg, Thomas Frieden and Anthony Coles.
21. 23:50GMT
  More or Less—Is Coffee Bad for You?
  How dangerous is your daily caffeine fix?
22. 23:59GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 00:01
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Late
1. 00:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—25/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard
  Sir Tom Stoppard on mashing up Pink Floyd and philosophy in his new radio play
3. 01:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—25/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The Talmud, Part Two
  How this ancient Jewish text is being studied and interpreted in the modern world
7. 02:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—25/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition 24 Aug 2013: Crossings
  Stories of war, intrigue - and show business - from Aleppo, Hanoi, Minsk and Los Angeles
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  In the Balance—QE: The Great Unwind
  The Great Unwind - what happens when stimulus ends?
11. 03:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—25/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:20GMT
  Sports News—25/08/2013
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  The Documentary—The Man who Fell to Earth, The Man Who Fell to Earth
  The mystery of an unidentified young man found dead on a west London street
16. 04:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—25/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2013
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2013
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  Science In Action—Arsenic Poisoning
  Mapping and monitoring arsenic in water in Chinese wells
20. 04:50GMT
  Over to You—Reporting Egypt
  Richard Sambrook explores the complexity of covering Egypt after criticism from a listener
21. 05:01GMT
  BBC News 2013—25/08/2013
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Weekend 25/08/2013 (0500GMT)
  Presented by Andrew Peach with guests Phil Clark in London and Emira Woods in Washington.

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