BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 19 June 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Harry Potter publishers demand staff prove vaccination
  A growing number of companies are making corona-vaccination mandatory for their employees
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Stumped—Should soft signals be scrapped?
  Stuart Broad wants soft signals scrapped as they put umpires in a 'tricky position'
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Finding treasure inside a whale
  The Yemeni fishermen who found ambergris worth $1.5m inside a dead whale(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—China's 'Economic Miracle'
  Massive economic growth has been possible because of migrant labour, but at what cost?(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Real Story—China's global project has a new rival
  Can Biden's Build Back Better World be a true rival to Xi's Belt and Road Initiative?(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, The Shilling factor
  6/10The fastest woman in Britain is called in to solve a dangerous problem(R)
16. 04:50GMT
  More or Less—The origins of Covid
  How similar are the Covid strains?
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Iranians go to the polls
  Iranians are electing a new president; bishops in controversy in the US
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—UN: Real risk of civil war in Myanmar
  The United Nations warns of civil war in Myanmar; Armenians head to the polls
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—US Catholic bishops in controversy
  US Catholic bishops take on Joe Biden for his views on abortion
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Conversation—My life-changing autism diagnosis
  Sara Gibbs and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu talk about the impact of finding out they're autistic(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Women in Iran
  Three young Iranian women discuss their lives, their families and their futures.
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 8. Cyber warriors
  Surveillance, state control, executions and how to become a hacker
11. 08:50GMT
  Over to You—How to remain impartial during football commentaries
  The Euro 2020 championships is gripping but how does the BBC avoid favouritism?
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—The Euros Come to Life
  We round up the latest action from Euro 2020.
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—How are Indian businesses facing the Covid challenge?
  The survival strategies of Indian businesses facing the Covid challenge in-depth
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  The Documentary—Deepwater Horizon oil spill
  The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that caused the largest environmental disaster
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Hardliner wins Iran's presidential election
  Ebrahim Raisi expresses his gratitude to the Iranian people for his election victory.
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The History Hour—The Confederate flag and America’s battle over race
  One African-American woman’s act of defiance after a mass shooting in a black church.
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Writer Quiara Alegria Hudes
  Quiara Alegria Hudes, co-writer of the musical and film In the Heights
5. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Iran's new president vows to fight corruption
  Ebrahim Raisi promises a government that will fight corruption following his victory
7. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  Music Life—The tricky third album with Japanese Breakfast, Julia Stone, Black Belt Eagle Scout and Becca Mancari
  Why do artists often find their third album is the hardest to make?
9. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—Sports News
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Syria’s Top Goon: Art and the Arab Spring
  Artists share their reflections ten years after the Arab Spring.
14. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Women in Iran
  Three young Iranian women discuss their lives, their families and their futures.(R)
16. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 23:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, The Shilling factor
  6/10The fastest woman in Britain is called in to solve a dangerous problem(R)
18. 23:50GMT
  Over to You—How to remain impartial during football commentaries
  The Euro 2020 championships is gripping but how does the BBC avoid favouritism?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Doubling Earth’s Energy Imbalance
  NASA scientists find a doubling of our planet’s net solar energy absorption in 15 years.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Health Check—New treatment for Covid
  New treatment for Covid; Vaccinating a whole town in Brazil; Protection against Dengue(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Documentary—Deepwater Horizon oil spill
  The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that caused the largest environmental disaster(R)
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—The aftermath of communal violence in Israel
  People in Jaffa assesses the damage after clashes between Palestinian and Jewish Israelis
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Syria’s Top Goon: Art and the Arab Spring
  Artists share their reflections ten years after the Arab Spring.(R)
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  The Documentary—Guru, Guru: Living a lie
  Allegations of abuse at a yoga organisation she once called home(R)
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Iran’s new president vows to fight corruption
  Iranians react to the election of Ebrahim Raisi as president

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