Online Schedule
Early
00:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
00:06GMT
The Newsroom—28/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
00:20GMT
Sports News—28/12/2013
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
00:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
00:32GMT
In the Balance—Taking Stock
Are debt and austerity still top of the economic agenda?
01:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
01:06GMT
Big Boss Interview—Will Arctic drilling be put on ice?
Greenpeace protestors are released but will Arctic drilling be put on ice?
02:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
02:06GMT
The Fifth Floor—The Best of the Fifth Floor
Looking back at 2013: a year's reporting from the World Service's 27 language sections
03:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
03:06GMT
The Newsroom—28/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
03:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
03:32GMT
Heart and Soul—A Place to Dwell, A Place to Dwell
Why Sikh doctor Prabhjot Singh said he was "grateful" for the racist attack he endured
04:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
04:06GMT
The Newsroom—28/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
04:20GMT
Sports News—28/12/2013
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
04:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
04:32GMT
Discovery—The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Two
Could changes in the water underneath the ice have consequences for the world's oceans?
05:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
05:06GMT
The Newsroom—28/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
05:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
05:32GMT
Boston Calling—Learning to Succeed in South Africa
The high school in a South African township that's lifting families out of poverty
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Morning
06:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
06:06GMT
Weekend—28/12/2013 GMT
A review of the week with the latest news.
07:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
07:06GMT
Weekend—28/12/2013
A review of the week with the latest news.
08:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
08:06GMT
Weekend—28/12/2013
A review of the week with the latest news.
08:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
08:32GMT
In the Balance—Taking Stock
Are debt and austerity still top of the economic agenda?
09:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
09:06GMT
The Documentary—Who's Left Holding the Baby?, Who's Left Holding the Baby
Community childcare or boarding kindergartens? Childcare options in Fiji and China
10:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10:06GMT
Not by the Playbook—Review of 2013
The relationship sport has had with culture, society and politics in 2013
11:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11:06GMT
The Newsroom—28/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11:32GMT
The Why Factor—Nitrogen: Forgetting Fritz
Fritz Haber harnessed nitrogen to feed billions, but was also the pioneer of gas warfare
11:50GMT
More or Less—The Numbers of 2013 - Part One
The most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year
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Afternoon
12:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12:06GMT
From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Best of 2013
A special edition of some of FOOC's most memorable impressions, anecdotes and arguments
12:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12:32GMT
Global Business—Global Look Ahead 2014
Peter Day discusses the trends that will be affecting our lives in 2014
13:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13:06GMT
Newshour—Sudan Presidential spokesman responds
Sudan Presidential spokesman responds; the plight of Syrian doctors ; tuk-tuks "journey"
14:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14:06GMT
The Newsroom—28/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14:32GMT
Science In Action—Best of 2013: The Natural World
Coffee and bananas in peril, and electric bees and wild pollinators
14:50GMT
Trending—Manipulating the Internet
The growing business of fake followers and trends
15:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15:06GMT
Sportsworld—28/12/2013
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
16:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16:06GMT
Sportsworld—28/12/2013
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
17:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17:06GMT
Sportsworld—28/12/2013
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
18:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18:06GMT
The Newsroom—28/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18:32GMT
In the Balance—Taking Stock
Are debt and austerity still top of the economic agenda?
19:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19:06GMT
BBC World Drama—Undercover Mumbai, Part Two
A murder and a political scandal lead Alia to finding the truth about her father’s death
20:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20:06GMT
The History Hour—Grand Theft Auto
The game that shocked the world; interned in Manila in WW2, the real Gorillas in the Mist
21:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21:06GMT
Newshour—White Army “marches on Bor”
UN worried about youths loyal to South Sudanese rebel leader; a vinyl comeback
22:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22:06GMT
The Forum—Hands
Do our hands mark us out as human? Plus hand transplants and hands that make music
22:50GMT
More or Less—The Numbers of 2013 - Part One
The most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year
23:01GMT
BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23:06GMT
The Newsroom—28/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
23:20GMT
Sports News—28/12/2013
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
23:30GMT
BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23:32GMT
The Why Factor—Nitrogen: Forgetting Fritz
Fritz Haber harnessed nitrogen to feed billions, but was also the pioneer of gas warfare
23:50GMT
Over to You—Media Hotspots for 2014
The countries listeners are likely to be hearing about - and from - in the next 12 months
23:59GMT
Off airProgrammes will resume at 00:01
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Late
00:01GMT
BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
00:06GMT
The Newsroom—29/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
00:30GMT
BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
00:32GMT
Discovery—The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Two
Could changes in the water underneath the ice have consequences for the world's oceans?
01:01GMT
BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
01:06GMT
From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Best of 2013
A special edition of some of FOOC's most memorable impressions, anecdotes and arguments
01:30GMT
BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
01:32GMT
Boston Calling—Learning to Succeed in South Africa
The high school in a South African township that's lifting families out of poverty
02:01GMT
BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
02:06GMT
The History Hour—Grand Theft Auto
The game that shocked the world; interned in Manila in WW2, the real Gorillas in the Mist
03:01GMT
BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
03:06GMT
The Newsroom—29/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
03:30GMT
BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
03:32GMT
In the Balance—Taking Stock
Are debt and austerity still top of the economic agenda?
04:01GMT
BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
04:06GMT
The Newsroom—29/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
04:20GMT
Sports News—29/12/2013
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
04:30GMT
BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
04:32GMT
Digital Planet—SMS Code of Conduct
A code of conduct for digital volunteers in the aftermath following disasters
04:50GMT
Trending—Manipulating the Internet
The growing business of fake followers and trends
05:01GMT
BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
05:06GMT
The Newsroom—29/12/2013
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
05:30GMT
BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
05:32GMT
Health Check—The Musical Brain
From the emotional stimuli of music to how the brain identifies musical patterns



























