BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 16 May 2015

Online Schedule

View BBC World Service schedule variations

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Regulators in the Spotlight
  Wall Street regulators in the spotlight after a made up offer for cosmetics firm Avon
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:05GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Burundi: A Day in the Life of the News
  Inside the BBC Africa Newsroom as news broke of an attempted coup in Burundi
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:05GMT
  The World This Week—Asian migrants in limbo at sea
  Boats carrying thousands of people are being turned away from South-East Asian ports.
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Uighurs - Dreaming Of Vatan, Uighurs: Dreaming of Vatan
  China and its relationship with the Uighur Muslims of Kazakhstan
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:05GMT
  The Real Story—China's Global Ambitions
  Is China’s regional and global policy an opportunity for economic co-operation?
11. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:05GMT
  The Documentary—The Islamic State's Social Media Machine, 12/05/2015 GMT
  2/2Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
13. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 04:32GMT
  Boston Calling—An Artist’s Touch
  A war photographer documents life and death on the American home front
15. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:05GMT
  Weekend—16/05/2015 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:05GMT
  Weekend—16/05/2015
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:05GMT
  Weekend—16/05/2015
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Coffee: Globalisation’s Drink of Choice
  How the coffee industry is changing for growers, sellers, and consumers around the world.
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:05GMT
  The History Hour—Siege of The Church of the Nativity
  In May 2002 gunmen and civilians, were holed up in one of Christianity's most holy sites.
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:05GMT
  Not by the Playbook—What Would You Do to Win?
  More than a debate on 'deflategate', we ask what lengths will people go to win?
11. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:05GMT
  The World This Week—Asian migrants in limbo at sea
  Boats carrying thousands of people are being turned away from South-East Asian ports.
13. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  The Conversation—Being 'Mixed Race': Kira Lea Dargin and Annina Chirade
  An Australian-Aboriginal Russian woman and a Ghanaian-Austrian Londoner discuss identity
15. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:05GMT
  The Arts Hour—Jon Stewart, Antonio Sanchez
  Comedian Jon Stewart on film making and the drummer Antonio Sanchez
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:05GMT
  Newshour—Burundi calm after coup fails
  Burundi calm after days of fighting; Asia's migrant crisis; Pope to canonise Arab nuns
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Virtual Battlefield
  Correspondents' insights and stories from Afghanistan, Jordan, Ethiopia and Hungary
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  Boston Calling—An Artist’s Touch
  A war photographer documents life and death on the American home front
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:05GMT
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Team
  Former Liverpool star Salif Diao joins Lee James on the Sportsworld Team
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:05GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League Commentary
  Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City from White Hart Lane
11. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:05GMT
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Report
  Interviews, reports and reaction from the day in the English Premier League
13. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:05GMT
  The Newsroom—16/05/2015
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 17:32GMT
  Trending—The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden
  Meet ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake cop on a mission to reform Sweden’s police force
17. 17:50GMT
  Over to You—Stories from the Holocaust and UK Elections
  Can we learn from untold stories of the Holocaust? And, views on the UK election coverage
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  The Interview—Sir Menzies Campbell, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Pat McFadden
  What are the prospects of the UK's renegotiation on European Union membership?
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  The Documentary—African Students Abroad, African Students Abroad
  Follow four African students as they begin courses at British universities
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:05GMT
  Global Business—Silicon Alley
  Peter Day reports from Manhattan's Silicon Alley on the Big Apple's high tech start ups.
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Boston Calling—An Artist’s Touch
  A war photographer documents life and death on the American home front
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—Syria commando raid
  US says senior IS figure killed; Burundi coup reprisal; FAO Schwarz closes its doors.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:05GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Gene Seasonality
  Gene expression changes with the seasons
13. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—16/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:05GMT
  Global Beats—A Capella
  The power of the human voice and singing in a cappella featuring US sensation Pentatonix
15. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 23:05GMT
  The Inquiry—Why is South Africa Still So Unequal?
  Investigating the root causes of South Africa’s world beating levels of inequality
17. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 23:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Uighurs - Dreaming Of Vatan, Uighurs: Dreaming of Vatan
  China and its relationship with the Uighur Muslims of Kazakhstan
19. 23:59GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  The Newsroom—17/05/2015
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:20GMT
  Sports News—17/05/2015
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  Outlook—Video Jockey, Holocaust Survivor, Penis Transplant
  Ugandan Video Jockey, Auschwitz survivor forgives Nazis, World's first penis transplant
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:05GMT
  The History Hour—Siege of The Church of the Nativity
  In May 2002 gunmen and civilians, were holed up in one of Christianity's most holy sites.
8. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:05GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Virtual Battlefield
  Correspondents' insights and stories from Afghanistan, Jordan, Ethiopia and Hungary
10. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Coffee: Globalisation’s Drink of Choice
  How the coffee industry is changing for growers, sellers, and consumers around the world.
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:05GMT
  Global Beats—A Capella
  The power of the human voice and singing in a cappella featuring US sensation Pentatonix
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:05GMT
  The Inquiry—Why is South Africa Still So Unequal?
  Investigating the root causes of South Africa’s world beating levels of inequality
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  Trending—The Fake Policeman Causing a Stink in Sweden
  Meet ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake cop on a mission to reform Sweden’s police force
18. 04:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Haile Gebrselassie
  The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympics by one second.
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—17/05/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:05GMT
  Weekend—17/05/2015
  A review of the week with the latest news.

Sunday 17 May 2015

Please choose the appropriate schedule