BBC World Service Online Schedule Wednesday 5 August 2015

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Puerto Rico Defaults On Debt Payments
  Puerto Rico pays just a tiny fraction of its debt repayments, effectively defaulting.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:05GMT
  Outlook—Making Movies in North Korea
  Australian film-maker Anna Broinowski had rare access to North Korea's film industry
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:05GMT
  The Interview—Calais Migrant Crisis
  Calais' Deputy Mayor Philippe Mignonet and British MP Tim Loughton on the migrant crisis.
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Documentary—The Killing of Farkhunda, The Killing of Farkhunda
  The harrowing story of a young Afghan woman brutally murdered by a mob of men.
9. 03:00GMT
  Newsday—Deadly Derailment of Two Indian Trains
  Indian train derailment, California fires, Rio Olympics
10. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 04:05GMT
  Newsday—The Man Who Kills for Pakistan
  Pakistani hangman, India derailment, Brazil Olympics
12. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Wi-Fi Aware Connects Smartphones
  Wi-Fi Aware makes smart phones more aware of their surroundings
14. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 05:05GMT
  Newsday—Bonobos Apparently Communicate Like Human Babies
  Bonobo language, China anthem, Togo technology
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  Newsday—Boats Collide in Lake Victoria, Kenya
  Kenya boat collision, MH370 investigation, Africa art
2. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
3. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Elements: Titanium materials
  Stronger than steel, could this glamorous metal eventually become as common as steel?
4. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—The Bombing of Hiroshima
  A Japanese schoolgirl tells her story of surviving the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:05GMT
  World Book Club—Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
  Jeanette Winterson discusses her novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
7. 09:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:05GMT
  World Update—Experts Prepare to Give Verdict on Recovered Plane Part
  French, Malaysian and US investigators are checking the debris in Toulouse
9. 10:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 10:05GMT
  BBC OS—Flash Flood Derails India Trains
  India train crash, doping allegations in athletics, latest on the possible MH370 debris
11. 11:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 11:05GMT
  Outlook—My Friend Became an Islamist Leader
  How extremism in Mali shut down Manny Ansar's desert festival and radicalised his friend
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:05GMT
  The Interview—Calais Migrant Crisis
  Calais' Deputy Mayor Philippe Mignonet and British MP Tim Loughton on the migrant crisis.
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Wi-Fi Aware Connects Smartphones
  Wi-Fi Aware makes smart phones more aware of their surroundings
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:05GMT
  Newshour—Athletics Doping Crisis
  IAAF reacts to doping allegations; MH370 search on Reunion Island; the end of cuppa?
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:05GMT
  World Have Your Say—FGM Fears, Freediving, China
  What is the right advice for teenage girls who fear they're about to become FGM victims?
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:05GMT
  Focus on Africa—05/08/2015
  Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
11. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 15:32GMT
  Sport Today—Mayweather Bout Confirmed
  On Sport Today more on Floyd Mayweather confirming his next fight against Andre Berto.
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:05GMT
  Business Daily—Elements: Titanium materials
  Stronger than steel, could this glamorous metal eventually become as common as steel?
15. 16:20GMT
  The Essential—More or Less: Counting Foreign Fighters
  How many foreigners have joined militants in Iraq and Syria, and where do they come from?
16. 16:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 16:32GMT
  The Documentary—The Killing of Farkhunda, The Killing of Farkhunda
  The harrowing story of a young Afghan woman brutally murdered by a mob of men.
18. 17:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 17:05GMT
  The Newsroom—Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Libya
  777 flaperon being examined, cricket's IPL founder Lalit Modi arrest warrant, faster fish
20. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 17:32GMT
  World Business Report—Australian Court Overturns Government's Approval of Giant Coal Mine
  Critics challenged the mine in Queensland on environmental grounds.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  The Newsroom—05/08/2015
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Health Check—Ebola, Malaria and Polio Vaccines: What's New?
  The new Ebola vaccine, the less than perfect malaria vaccine and Nigeria is polio-free.
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:05GMT
  Outlook—My Friend Became an Islamist Leader
  How extremism in Mali shut down Manny Ansar's desert festival and radicalised his friend
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:05GMT
  Newshour—Syrian Rebels Criticise US Military Support
  US training inadequate in Syria; Pakistani hangman; Hoverboard revealed
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:05GMT
  The Interview—Calais Migrant Crisis
  Calais' Deputy Mayor Philippe Mignonet and British MP Tim Loughton on the migrant crisis.
11. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  The Documentary—The Killing of Farkhunda, The Killing of Farkhunda
  The harrowing story of a young Afghan woman brutally murdered by a mob of men.
13. 22:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—05/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:05GMT
  The Newsroom—Malaysia PM Confirms MH370 Debris
  Migrant boat rescue, disquiet for US trained Syrian troops, tea drinking in decline
15. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Australian Court Overturns Government's Approval of Giant Coal Mine
  Critics challenged the mine in Queensland on environmental grounds.
17. 23:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—06/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:05GMT
  The Newsroom—Suez Canal Modernised
  New Suez Canal's benefits, 70 years since Hiroshima, Ugandan ruling on paying for brides
19. 23:20GMT
  Sports News—06/08/2015
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  Health Check—Ebola, Malaria and Polio Vaccines: What's New?
  The new Ebola vaccine, the less than perfect malaria vaccine and Nigeria is polio-free.
22. 23:59GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—06/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Plane Debris is From Missing MH370
  Aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is from missing MH370, Malaysia's PM confirms
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—06/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:05GMT
  Outlook—My Friend Became an Islamist Leader
  How extremism in Mali shut down Manny Ansar's desert festival and radicalised his friend
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—06/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:05GMT
  Global Business—Driverless Cars
  The future of driverless cars - how soon will it come?
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  Assignment—China’s Ketamine Fortress
  How China has become a top maker and taker underground ketamine.
9. 03:00GMT
  Newsday—Plane Debris is from Missing MH370
  Malaysian PM confirms MH370 link, 70th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, Migrants rescue
10. 04:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—06/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 04:05GMT
  Newsday—Hiroshima Marks 70 Years Since Atomic Bomb
  Hiroshima attack 70 years on, Reunion island debris "from MH370", New Suez canal opens
12. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/08/2015
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 04:32GMT
  Health Check—Ebola, Malaria and Polio Vaccines: What's New?
  The new Ebola vaccine, the less than perfect malaria vaccine and Nigeria is polio-free.
14. 05:00GMT
  BBC News 2015—06/08/2015
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 05:05GMT
  Newsday—New $8.5bn Suez Canal to Open
  New Suez Canal opens, Hiroshima atomic attack 70 years on, Fears over missing migrants

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