BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean Schedule Wednesday 2 August 2017

Americas and the Caribbean Schedule

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1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 00:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Apple Sales Boosted by Services Growth
  The tech giant's sales and profits were driven higher by a growth in services
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 01:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—US Tries to Calm Tension with N Korea
  The US Secretary of State says US is not North Korea's enemy
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Documentary—Being Bisexual
  Openly bisexual journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual.(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 02:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Interview—Mother of Deceased 'IS' fighter - Nicola Benyahia
  How best to close the door on the home-grown Jihadis?
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Facebook AI Shut Down
  Facebook shuts down robots after they invent their own language(R)
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 03:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Newsday—Saudi Arabia's New Tourism Zone
  The country wants to diversify its economy
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 04:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Usain Bolt: Doping Threatens Athletics
  Bolt says dopers must stop or athletics 'will die'
15. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  The Compass—On The Black Sea, On the Black Sea: Truckers
  3/5Black Sea truckers are tough. They transport everything from biscuits to fridges to pigs.
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 05:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Outlook—Texting my Dead Father
  James Vlahos created a chatbot to keep his father's memory alive.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 06:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Cholera: Yemen's Threatened Childhood
  More than a million children are at risk of dying from the disease
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 07:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Tillerson: 'No Regime Change in North Korea'
  The US Secretary of State says 'we are not your enemy'
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Bulgaria on the Edge
  Are corruption, organised crime and human trafficking rife in this EU member state?
7. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—The Birth of the Water Baby
  In 1977 a state hospital near Paris began quietly changing the way women gave birth.
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 08:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  The Documentary—The Children of Partition
  The effects of the Partition of India in 1947 on generations of Indians.(R)
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 09:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  World Update—North Korea: US 'Not Seeking Regime Change'
  "We're not your enemy," Rex Tillerson said, adding that the US wanted a dialogue
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 10:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—US Tech Firms 'Backing China Censorship'
  Amazon's partner in China follows Apple in telling customers to stop using VPN software
14. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 10:32GMT
  The Documentary—Hadraawi: The Somali Shakespeare
  Somali life and culture through the work of poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame 'Hadraawi'
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 11:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—A Human Chain Saved My Drowning Family
  When swimmers became caught in a rip tide, 80 people formed a human chain to rescue them.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 12:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/08/2017 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  The Compass—On The Black Sea, On the Black Sea: Truckers
  3/5Black Sea truckers are tough. They transport everything from biscuits to fridges to pigs.(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 13:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Is Tillerson Softening the US Stance Towards North Korea?
  "We're not your enemy" the US Secretary Of State tells North Korea
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 14:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  The Interview—Mother of Deceased 'IS' fighter - Nicola Benyahia
  How best to close the door on the home-grown Jihadis?(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—German Leaders Meet to Cut Pollution
  Germany's leaders and politicians aim to cut inner city pollution.
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 15:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  BBC OS—Should Politicians Reveal Their Maternity Plans?
  New Zealand`s opposition leader refused to talk about her possible maternity leave
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 16:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—02/08/2017 GMT
  BBC OS gives a vibrant account of the day’s events with explanation and reaction from those involved.
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 17:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—A Human Chain Saved My Drowning Family
  When swimmers became caught in a rip tide, 80 people formed a human chain to rescue them.(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 18:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Venezuela Vote: Turnout Figure was 'Tampered with'
  Allegation made about controversial poll in Venezuela by company providing voting-system
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2017/08/02 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 19:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Interview—Mother of Deceased 'IS' fighter - Nicola Benyahia
  How best to close the door on the home-grown Jihadis?(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Health Check—Worrying Signs of Disease in American Footballers’ Brains
  New research on players’ brains: is American football too dangerous?
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 20:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Venezuela 'Fixed' Vote Turnout
  The company providing Venezuela's voting system says the turn-out figure is inflated.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 21:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Compass—On The Black Sea, On the Black Sea: Truckers
  3/5Black Sea truckers are tough. They transport everything from biscuits to fridges to pigs.(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Documentary—Hadraawi: The Somali Shakespeare
  Somali life and culture through the work of poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame 'Hadraawi'(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 22:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Trump Approves 'Flawed' Russia Sanctions
  Trump accuses Congress of overreaching on legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—02/08/2017 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/02 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—German Leaders Meet To Cut Pollution
  Germany's leaders and politicians aim to cut inner city pollution
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/02 23:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  The Documentary—The Children of Partition
  The effects of the Partition of India in 1947 on generations of Indians.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/03 00:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Venezuela Vote: Turnout Figure 'Tampered With'
  Turnout numbers for Sunday's vote in Venezuela have allegedly been 'tampered with'.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/03 01:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Russia Responds to US Sanctions
  Russia says it won't be forced into policy change by US sanctions
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/03 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Documentary—Hadraawi: The Somali Shakespeare
  Somali life and culture through the work of poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame 'Hadraawi'(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/03 02:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Who Gets to Have Their Own Country?
  You might think simple rules decide the creation of nation states. You'd be wrong.
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/03 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  Health Check—Worrying Signs of Disease in American Footballers’ Brains
  New research on players’ brains: is American football too dangerous?(R)
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/03 03:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Newsday—Venezuela Vote: Authorities Reject Inflation Claim
  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has rejected allegations of electoral fraud.
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/03 04:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—03/08/2017 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/08/03 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  The Food Chain—What Will You Eat if the Apocalypse Comes?
  Meet the people stockpiling food for any eventuality.
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/08/03 05:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Outlook—A Human Chain Saved My Drowning Family
  When swimmers became caught in a rip tide, 80 people formed a human chain to rescue them.(R)

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