BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 31 January 2026

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Unexpected Elements
  The news you know, the science you don't.(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/01/2026 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/01/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Global Story—The Global Story
  The Global Story: Where the world meets America(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/01/2026 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/01/2026 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  Stumped—Stumped
  The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Outlook
  True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.(R)
13. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—Witness History
  The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Unexpected Elements
  The news you know, the science you don't.(R)
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/01/2026 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/01/2026 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  The Dark Is Rising—7. The Besieging
  Fear on Christmas Day. A man freezing in snow(R)
20. 05:50GMT
  More or Less—More or Less
  Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—31/01/2026 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—31/01/2026 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Weekend—31/01/2026 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.
7. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—BBC OS Conversations
  How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world(R)
9. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/01/2026 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 09:32GMT
  Americast—30/01/2026
  Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
11. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Not by the Playbook
  Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds
13. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/01/2026 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/01/2026 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 11:32GMT
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Unspun World with John Simpson
  The BBC's world affairs editor examines the most important international stories(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Documentary—Shepherd's eye in the sky
  Bola Mosuro meets the nomadic herders feeding Africa and fighting climate change.
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—31/01/2026 13:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  Sportsworld—31/01/2026 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/01/2026 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/01/2026 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  The Dark Is Rising—7. The Besieging
  Fear on Christmas Day. A man freezing in snow(R)
5. 18:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Sporting Witness
  Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  The Inquiry—The Inquiry
  The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.(R)
8. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/01/2026 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 19:32GMT
  Happy News—Happy News
  Positive news stories
10. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 20:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—The Arts Hour
  The best global arts coverage from across the BBC.
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—31/01/2026 21:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/01/2026 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/01/2026 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  This Is Africa—This is Africa
  DJ Edu’s pan-African music show for the BBC World Service.
18. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—31/01/2026 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Not by the Playbook
  Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—01/02/2026 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—BBC OS Conversations
  How major news stories are affecting the lives of people around the world(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/02/2026 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Documentary—Hungary: The alternative to Orban
  Can opposition leader Peter Magyar challenge Viktor Orban?(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—01/02/2026 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/02/2026 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/02/2026 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Dark Is Rising—7. The Besieging
  Fear on Christmas Day. A man freezing in snow(R)
9. 01:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Sporting Witness
  Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—01/02/2026 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/02/2026 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/02/2026 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  Health Check—Health Check
  Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—01/02/2026 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Documentary—Shepherd's eye in the sky
  Bola Mosuro meets the nomadic herders feeding Africa and fighting climate change.(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—01/02/2026 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—From Our Own Correspondent
  Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers from around the world.
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/02/2026 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Unspun World with John Simpson
  The BBC's world affairs editor examines the most important international stories(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—01/02/2026 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/02/2026 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/02/2026 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  The Documentary—Hungary: The alternative to Orban
  Can opposition leader Peter Magyar challenge Viktor Orban?(R)

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