BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 2 October 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Stalemate in US Congress over $1 trillion infrastructure bill
  The Democrats disagree over the size of a related social spending plan
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/10/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Stumped—MCC's first female president on breaking barriers and the Pakistan decision
  Clare Connor on her history-making role and the Pakistan decision
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Meet Kenya's Guru of Love
  "Get a boyfriend by Christmas", the promise of Kenyan love coach. We find out more(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—The Tanker War
  Surviving a deadly attack on a merchant ship in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Real Story—How green is nuclear energy?
  Should nuclear power play a bigger role in attempts to avoid catastrophic climate change?(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/10/2021 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  30 Animals That Made Us Smarter—Wasp and keyhole surgery
  Scared of wasps? They could help keep you alive, perhaps transforming life-saving surgery
16. 04:50GMT
  Ros Atkins on ...—Global supply chain disruption
  Ros Atkins on how global supply chain problems have led to some shortages in the West
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Biden makes a surprise visit to Congress amid House deadlock
  President Biden tries to rally his caucus after infrastructure bill vote is delayed
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Pre-COP26 climate talks wrap up in Milan
  Environmental ministers from around the world finish a 3-day meet-up in Milan
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Climate activists take to the streets in Milan
  Alongside the pre-COP climate talks, activists express their outrage
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Conversation—Message in a mural
  Mona Caron and Fatuma Hassan on creating large-scale public art to bring about change(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: Vaccine regret
  Two Americans share how they refused vaccine and ended up in hospital with Covid-19
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  World of Wisdom—Making Decisions
  Big life decisions can seem overwhelming. Can we learn to make them?
11. 08:50GMT
  Over to You—One on one conversations with spiritual advisers
  How are topics chosen for World of Wisdom and do they meet the BBC editorial guidelines?
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—"Golf saved me, twice"
  Pro golfer Ken Green on how the sport saved him, in the face of unimaginable trauma
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/10/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—How to trend on social media
  What are the pressures of dealing with internet fame?
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  World Book Club—Wole Soyinka
  Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka discusses English PEN centenary and his new novel.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Philippines president says he will retire
  Rodrigo Duterte says he would not run to be vice-president next year
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  Live sport from around the world - including the English Premier League
5. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/10/2021 17:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2021 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  30 Animals That Made Us Smarter—Wasp and keyhole surgery
  Scared of wasps? They could help keep you alive, perhaps transforming life-saving surgery(R)
9. 17:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Cameroon's Triple Jump Queen
  How motherhood inspired Francoise Mbango to two Olympic gold medals.(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Evidence—Coronavirus: The Evidence, 02/10/2021 GMT
  Claudia Hammond is joined by experts to answer questions about the coronavirus Covid-19.
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Writer Colson Whitehead
  Nikki Bedi is joined by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning writer Colson Whitehead.
5. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—What next for President Duterte?
  Philippines president says he won’t run for vice-president
7. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  Music Life—All my instruments have names with Esperanza Spalding, Marcos Valle, Patrick Paige II and Tom Misch
  What did your first love sound like?
9. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/10/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—02/10/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Faïza Guène and Omar El Akkad
  Author Faïza Guène on her ground-breaking novels about multicultural France
14. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—02/10/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: Vaccine regret
  Two Americans share how they refused vaccine and ended up in hospital with Covid-19(R)
16. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/10/2021 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 23:32GMT
  30 Animals That Made Us Smarter—Wasp and keyhole surgery
  Scared of wasps? They could help keep you alive, perhaps transforming life-saving surgery(R)
18. 23:50GMT
  Over to You—One on one conversations with spiritual advisers
  How are topics chosen for World of Wisdom and do they meet the BBC editorial guidelines?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—03/10/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Drug resistant malaria found in East Africa
  The spread of resistance to one of the most important anti-malarials
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—03/10/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—03/10/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—03/10/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Health Check—How children think about maths and time
  Doughnuts today or tomorrow? How 4 year olds understand time(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—03/10/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  World Book Club—Wole Soyinka
  Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka discusses English PEN centenary and his new novel.(R)
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—03/10/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Flight MH17: Victims’ families share their stories
  On trial but absent: The men accused of shooting down Flight MH17
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—03/10/2021 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Faïza Guène and Omar El Akkad
  Author Faïza Guène on her ground-breaking novels about multicultural France(R)
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—03/10/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—03/10/2021 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—03/10/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  Who We Are—Buy me love: inside the world of love coaching
  Is love coaching really the best route to finding love, or simply a way to sell a dream?(R)
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—03/10/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Thousands march for abortion rights across US
  Pro-choice supporters fear that constitutional rights may be rolled back

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