Online Schedule
Early
00:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
00:06GMT
Big Boss Interview—Ukraine Crisis Worsens
The crisis deepens in Ukraine and western leaders discuss more sanctions.
01:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
01:06GMT
The Fifth Floor—Don't Mention the Biafran War
Why the Biafran War remains a sensitive issue for Nigerians 44 years on
02:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
02:06GMT
The Newsroom—03/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
02:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
02:32GMT
Heart and Soul—Betraying the Faith - Abuse in Jewish Brooklyn, Betraying the Faith: Abuse in Jewish Brooklyn
Abuse and cover up in New York's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community
03:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
03:06GMT
The Newsroom—03/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
03:20GMT
Sports News—03/05/2014
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
03:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
03:32GMT
Boston Calling—Je Suis Not American
A journalist narrowly escapes a kidnapping in eastern Ukraine by being very Canadian
04:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
04:06GMT
The Newsroom—03/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
04:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
04:32GMT
Global Business—Battery Matters
What are businesses doing to reinvent the battery?
05:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
05:06GMT
Weekend—3/5/2014 (0500GMT)
Presented by Paul Henley with John Kampfner in London and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani in Abuja
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Morning
06:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
06:06GMT
Weekend—03/05/2014 (0600GMT)
Presented by Paul Henley with John Kampfner in London and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani in Abuja
07:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
07:06GMT
Weekend—03/05/2014 (0700GMT)
Presented by Paul Henley with John Kampfner in London and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani in Abuja
07:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
07:32GMT
In the Balance—Foreign Takeovers and the National Interest
Does economic nationalism have a role to play in foreign mergers and acquisitions?
08:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
08:06GMT
World Book Club—Harlan Coben
Best-selling writer Harlan Coben on his thriller Six Years
09:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
09:06GMT
Not by the Playbook—NBA – Sterling Crisis
Live Saturday morning global sports show with reports, debate and humour.
10:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10:06GMT
The Newsroom—03/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10:32GMT
Trending—How Fresh is Neymar’s Banana?
Reclaiming the banana, shoplifting on social media, and Kenya’s twar with South Africa
10:50GMT
Over to You—Scottish Referendum
How much coverage is the Scottish independence referendum getting on the World Service?
11:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11:06GMT
From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Moving With the Times
Adjusting to new realities - from Qatari family life to South Africa's mining industry
11:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11:32GMT
The Documentary—The Making of the Modern Arab World, 29/04/2014 GMT
4/4Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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Afternoon
12:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12:06GMT
Newshour—Afghanistan landslide
Disaster scene "a tomb"; Ukraine international observers released; Nazi films in Berlin
13:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13:06GMT
The Newsroom—03/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13:32GMT
The Why Factor—The Kiss
Why do humans kiss?
13:50GMT
Sporting Witness—The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
14:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14:06GMT
Sportsworld—03/05/2014
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
15:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15:06GMT
Sportsworld—03/05/2014
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
16:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16:06GMT
Sportsworld—03/05/2014
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
17:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17:06GMT
The Newsroom—03/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17:32GMT
In the Balance—Foreign Takeovers and the National Interest
Does economic nationalism have a role to play in foreign mergers and acquisitions?
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Evening
18:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18:06GMT
The Documentary—The Siege of Dien Bien Phu, The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
A turning point that lost France Indochina and won Vietnam for Ho Chi Minh
19:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19:06GMT
The History Hour—The Port Arthur Massacre
Killings that changed Australia; China's Long March, and the death of Mussolini
20:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20:06GMT
Newshour—OSCE observers in Ukraine freed
OSCE observers in Ukraine freed; landslides in Badakshan; watching Nazi films in Germany.
21:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21:06GMT
The Forum—Hair, Fur and Cilia
The fine thread-like strands that grow from our bodies and organs
21:50GMT
Sporting Witness—The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
22:01GMT
BBC News 2014—03/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22:06GMT
The Newsroom—03/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22:20GMT
Sports News—03/05/2014
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
22:30GMT
BBC News Summary—03/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22:32GMT
The Why Factor—The Kiss
Why do humans kiss?
22:50GMT
Over to You—Scottish Referendum
How much coverage is the Scottish independence referendum getting on the World Service?
23:01GMT
BBC News 2014—04/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23:06GMT
The Newsroom—04/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
23:30GMT
BBC News Summary—04/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23:32GMT
In the Balance—Foreign Takeovers and the National Interest
Does economic nationalism have a role to play in foreign mergers and acquisitions?
23:59GMT
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Late
00:01GMT
BBC News 2014—04/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
00:06GMT
From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Moving With the Times
Adjusting to new realities - from Qatari family life to South Africa's mining industry
00:30GMT
BBC News Summary—04/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
00:32GMT
Global Business—Battery Matters
What are businesses doing to reinvent the battery?
01:01GMT
BBC News 2014—04/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
01:06GMT
The History Hour—The Port Arthur Massacre
Killings that changed Australia; China's Long March, and the death of Mussolini
02:01GMT
BBC News 2014—04/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
02:06GMT
The Newsroom—04/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
02:30GMT
BBC News Summary—04/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
02:32GMT
In the Balance—Foreign Takeovers and the National Interest
Does economic nationalism have a role to play in foreign mergers and acquisitions?
03:01GMT
BBC News 2014—04/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
03:06GMT
The Newsroom—04/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
03:20GMT
Sports News—04/05/2014
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
03:30GMT
BBC News Summary—04/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
03:32GMT
Trending—How Fresh is Neymar’s Banana?
Reclaiming the banana, shoplifting on social media, and Kenya’s twar with South Africa
03:50GMT
Sporting Witness—The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
04:01GMT
BBC News 2014—04/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
04:06GMT
The Newsroom—04/05/2014
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
04:30GMT
BBC News Summary—04/05/2014
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
04:32GMT
Health Check—Using Frozen Faecal Matter to Treat Gut Infection
How transplanting faeces from one person to another can cure C. difficile Infection
05:01GMT
BBC News 2014—04/05/2014
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
05:06GMT
Weekend—04/05/2014 (0500GMT)
Presented by Paul Henley with guests Dom Joly and Helen Scales.
























