| 00:00 | 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTTwo Kenyan doctors explain why they’re prepared to strike over their working conditions(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTIs there a point in space where the Sun could heat a burrito perfectly? And other puzzles(R)
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| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTTim Minchin joins Nikki from Australia to discuss his debut studio album Apart Together(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTFive big ideas that could change the way we think about cities(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTAn ancient state in the Horn of Africa that is famed for its monumental stelae structures(R) 00:50GMTThe motorbike world champion whose high-speed triumphs united a divided country(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTThe US and EU move to curb the market influence of Silicon Valley(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTHow do board games encourage players to explore ideas, politics and morals?(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R) 00:50GMTAlan Dein on finding the inspirational personal stories in the documentary Don't Log Off(R)
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| 01:00 | 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe two sides had previously agreed Sunday as the deadline, but no deal has been reached 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTHow over 900 Peoples Temple members came to die in the Guyanese jungle(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTThe US electoral college have affirmed Joe Biden's presidential election victory.
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTMitch McConnell has acknowledged that Joe Biden won the presidential election.
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| 02:00 | 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTEmpowering women, reducing emissions and improving the lives of millions of people
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTEdward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom?
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTWhat chance do communities have of getting looted artefacts back?
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTAs UN peacekeepers leave Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, who will now protect civilians?
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTWe look at the historic co-ownership of Beitar Jerusalem by an Arab and a Jew.
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTNews and reaction from the Adelaide Oval as Australia and India go head-to-head.
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTThe Trump presidency might be over, but will Republican leaders jettison Trumpism?(R)
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| 03:00 | 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTExploring the life of a woman whose voice still captivates people across the Middle East(R) 03:50GMTHow campaigners used direct action to stop South Africa's apartheid teams touring the UK(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTNoel Fitzpatrick is an Irish vet who makes ground-breaking bionic limbs for injured pets(R) 03:50GMTAmerican entertainer Bing Crosby made 'White Christmas' one of the defining songs of WW2(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTStories of people whose identities were a mystery begging to be solved(R) 03:50GMTPakistan's first democratic elections led to the creation of a new country, Bangladesh(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTIraqi poet Adnan Al-Sayegh began writing Uruk's Anthem while imprisoned in a stable(R) 03:50GMTThe first British fly-on-the-wall documentary series aired on the BBC in 1974.(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTWine merchant John Baker on trying to buy Josef Stalin's secret wine collection(R) 03:50GMTHow a Spanish blockade of the disputed British territory ended in December 1982.(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTBreastfeeding other women’s babies in Islam, and the bond between those children(R) 03:50GMTAt Christmas 1979 hundreds of Namibian children were taken to East Germany(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTA look at theories that health problems may explain Beethoven’s suffering and his music.
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| 04:00 | 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTHow spaceship engineering could power us through interstellar space(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTSteve Haake talks to Jim al-Khalili about how technology improves sporting ability(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTDispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online – should social media platforms be doing more?(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTStudy reveals prevalence of coronavirus infection across Iran, with 72 percent in one city(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTViral mutations happen all the time but we still need to be wary of their impact.(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTDr Mark Carney considers how money has come to rule human values and what to do about it(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTAre Turkish figures downplaying the pandemic? Plus: Sudan, the Galapagos and a holy cave 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today.(R) 04:50GMTThe 2020 pandemic has transformed our world, but it won’t be the last to do so
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| 05:00 | 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe Coronavirus vaccine is set to be rolled out in parts of the United States this week
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTBiden criticises President Trump as US electoral college confirms his election victory
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTFour senior US congressional members hold meeting to try to break months of stalemate
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTRecently discovered cyber attack on government is "significant and continuing", says US
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTMost of the more than 300 boys have been released, said the governor of Katsina state
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTHow do board games encourage players to explore ideas, politics and morals?
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTLooking back at some of the most inspiring up-and-coming artists from the past 12 months
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| 06:00 | 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTWe talk to one of the suppliers involved in giving out the vaccine 06:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 06:32GMTTwo knitting enthusiasts unravel the social and cultural history of the craft.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTMr Biden condemned President Trump's attempts to challenge the result 06:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 06:32GMTCopenhagen’s two Michelin-starred restaurant prepares for its autumn reincarnation
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTAll non-essential businesses will close under Germany's new restrictions 06:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 06:32GMTAlan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTFBI and security agencies said they are working to understand the full extent of the hack 06:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 06:32GMTCoronavirus has sent more of us into the kitchen, but has it taught us how to cook?
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTNigeria schoolboys kidnapped last week have been released after a week in the forest 06:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 06:32GMTJesus' identity and colour has taken on a new significance in this year of protest.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTThe coronavirus vaccine by Moderna approved for use in the US; is HIV being forgotten?
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news.
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| 07:00 | 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTMillions of doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be distributed in the coming months
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTJoe Biden says the US democracy proved to be "resilient, true and strong"
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTAll non-essential businesses will close under Germany's new restrictions
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTA recently discovered cyber attack on government systems is "continuing", says US
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTPictures on social media appear to show boys being driven in police trucks overnight
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTItaly imposing nationwide lockdown over Christmas; US approves second coronavirus vaccine
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news.
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| 08:00 | 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTNegotiators from the UK and EU are to begin a new push to reach agreement 08:50GMTAmerican entertainer Bing Crosby made 'White Christmas' one of the defining songs of WW2
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTHow meat grown in labs could reduce our environmental impact 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTRolls-Royce has developed a system that tests whether AI makes trustworthy decisions 08:50GMTPakistan's first democratic elections led to the creation of a new country, Bangladesh
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of the conservative Newsmax media group 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTCould virtual offices provide an alternative to endless Zoom calls? 08:50GMTThe first British fly-on-the-wall documentary series aired on the BBC in 1974.
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTOn this week’s episode of The Inquiry – has the time come for a European Super League? 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWhy US regulators want to break up the social media giant 08:50GMTHow a Spanish blockade of the disputed British territory ended in December 1982.
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTWhat lessons can the world learn from an Aboriginal sports star's experience?(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTCannabis businesses are barred from accessing most financial services in the US 08:50GMTAt Christmas 1979 hundreds of Namibian children were taken to East Germany
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTHas COVID taken the world's attention from HIV? US approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTThe Trump presidency might be over, but will Republican leaders jettison Trumpism?
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTA review of the week with the latest news. 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTSimon is sick of knocking stuff over, so CrowdScience looks at the science of clumsiness(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTEmpowering women, reducing emissions and improving the lives of millions of people(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTTwo knitting enthusiasts unravel the social and cultural history of the craft.(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTEdward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTCopenhagen’s two Michelin-starred restaurant prepares for its autumn reincarnation(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTWhat chance do communities have of getting looted artefacts back?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTAlan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTAs UN peacekeepers leave Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, who will now protect civilians?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTCoronavirus has sent more of us into the kitchen, but has it taught us how to cook?(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTKey government agencies are among thousands of organisations believed to have been hit. 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTWe look at the historic co-ownership of Beitar Jerusalem by an Arab and a Jew.(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTConversations about Christmas during a pandemic 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. 09:50GMTAlan Dein on finding the inspirational personal stories in the documentary Don't Log Off
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTAre Turkish figures downplaying the pandemic? Plus: Sudan, the Galapagos and a holy cave(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTWalter Murch is a superstar sound designer. His ingenuity transformed cinema
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| 10:00 | 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTHow coronavirus is changing China’s underground electronic music scene.(R) 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R) 10:50GMTTackling statistics spread by conspiracy theorists.(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTTim Minchin joins Nikki from Australia to discuss his debut studio album Apart Together(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTDr Mark Carney considers how money has come to rule human values and what to do about it
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTAn ancient state in the Horn of Africa that is famed for its monumental stelae structures 10:50GMTThe motorbike world champion whose high-speed triumphs united a divided country
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThe US and EU move to curb the market influence of Silicon Valley
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTBubba Wallace on a turbulent 2020 & racing for the Michael Jordan owned team in 2021
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTWhat is the new normal in planning a holiday? 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTJesus' identity and colour has taken on a new significance in this year of protest.(R)
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| 11:00 | 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTHow spaceship engineering could power us through interstellar space(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTSteve Haake talks to Jim al-Khalili about how technology improves sporting ability(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTDispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online – should social media platforms be doing more?(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTStudy reveals prevalence of coronavirus infection across Iran, with 72 percent in one city(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTViral mutations happen all the time but we still need to be wary of their impact.(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTEdward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom?(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTWhat chance do communities have of getting looted artefacts back?(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTNoel Fitzpatrick is an Irish vet who makes ground-breaking bionic limbs for injured pets 12:50GMTAmerican entertainer Bing Crosby made 'White Christmas' one of the defining songs of WW2(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTStories of people whose identities were a mystery begging to be solved 12:50GMTPakistan's first democratic elections led to the creation of a new country, Bangladesh(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTIraqi poet Adnan Al-Sayegh began writing Uruk's Anthem while imprisoned in a stable 12:50GMTThe first British fly-on-the-wall documentary series aired on the BBC in 1974.(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTWine merchant John Baker on trying to buy Josef Stalin's secret wine collection 12:50GMTHow a Spanish blockade of the disputed British territory ended in December 1982.(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTBreastfeeding other women’s babies in Islam, and the bond between those children 12:50GMTAt Christmas 1979 hundreds of Namibian children were taken to East Germany(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTDo artists make music to make people think or move their feet?
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTOn this week’s episode of The Inquiry – has the time come for a European Super League?(R) 12:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 12:32GMTAs UN peacekeepers leave Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, who will now protect civilians?(R)
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| 13:00 | 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTTwo knitting enthusiasts unravel the social and cultural history of the craft.(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTCopenhagen’s two Michelin-starred restaurant prepares for its autumn reincarnation(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTAlan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTCoronavirus has sent more of us into the kitchen, but has it taught us how to cook?(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTJesus' identity and colour has taken on a new significance in this year of protest.(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTA second nationwide lockdown will come into force in Italy
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTParts of the UK have gone into a strict lockdown amid a surge in coronavirus cases
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| 14:00 | 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTThe United States is beginning the biggest vaccination programme in its history
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTA new investigation suggests China is forcing Uighurs to pick cotton in Xinjiang province
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTGermany is among several European countries to impose a strict pre-Christmas lockdown
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTThe FBI and security agencies say the attack is significant
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTMore than 300 schoolboys have been released, a week after they were kidnapped in Nigeria
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTAnd coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTA look at theories that health problems may explain Beethoven’s suffering and his music.(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTAfter the US approved Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine, its rollout has begun
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTHow meat grown in labs could reduce our environmental impact(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTThe European Union has unveiled details of sweeping new rules for technology giants
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of the conservative Newsmax media group(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTAustralia will appeal China's tariff on its barley at the World Trade Organisation
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTOn this week’s episode of The Inquiry – has the time come for a European Super League?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTThe European Parliament has set a Sunday deadline to ratify a Brexit trade deal this year
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTWhat lessons can the world learn from an Aboriginal sports star's experience?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTSony has pulled one of the year's most anticipated games, Cyberpunk 2077, as it has bugs
| | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTAn ancient state in the Horn of Africa that is famed for its monumental stelae structures(R) 15:50GMTThe 2020 pandemic has transformed our world, but it won’t be the last to do so(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTMembers of the Electoral College will formally decide who will be the next President
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTIslamist militant group Boko Haram has said it was behind the attacks
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTMacKenzie Scott has donated $4.2bn to organisations helping people during the pandemic
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe hear from Americans struggling to provide for their families
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTThe governor of Katsina state says all 344 pupils have been freed from their captors
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| 17:00 | 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThe UK and EU begin a new push to reach agreement on post-Brexit trade
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTWe speak three people in the country which is dealing with a third wave of the virus
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThe Chang'e-5 space probe is due to land with the first lunar samples since 1976
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTFrance's Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTEven if the Covid rules allow, should we visit our families this Christmas?
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| 18:00 | 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTNoel Fitzpatrick is an Irish vet who makes ground-breaking bionic limbs for injured pets(R) 18:50GMTAmerican entertainer Bing Crosby made 'White Christmas' one of the defining songs of WW2(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTStories of people whose identities were a mystery begging to be solved(R) 18:50GMTPakistan's first democratic elections led to the creation of a new country, Bangladesh(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTIraqi poet Adnan Al-Sayegh began writing Uruk's Anthem while imprisoned in a stable(R) 18:50GMTThe first British fly-on-the-wall documentary series aired on the BBC in 1974.(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTWine merchant John Baker on trying to buy Josef Stalin's secret wine collection(R) 18:50GMTHow a Spanish blockade of the disputed British territory ended in December 1982.(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTBreastfeeding other women’s babies in Islam, and the bond between those children(R) 18:50GMTAt Christmas 1979 hundreds of Namibian children were taken to East Germany(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. 18:50GMTWhat to consider when buying presents this year
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| 19:00 | 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTHow Bangladesh’s struggle for independence began with a landmark election in Pakistan.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTThe Trump presidency might be over, but will Republican leaders jettison Trumpism?(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTEmpowering women, reducing emissions and improving the lives of millions of people(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTSteve Haake talks to Jim al-Khalili about how technology improves sporting ability
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTEdward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom?(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTDispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online – should social media platforms be doing more?
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTWhat chance do communities have of getting looted artefacts back?(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTStudy reveals prevalence of coronavirus infection across Iran, with 72 percent in one city
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTAs UN peacekeepers leave Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, who will now protect civilians?(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTViral mutations happen all the time but we still need to be wary of their impact.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTKey government agencies are among thousands of organisations believed to have been hit.(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTSimon is sick of knocking stuff over, so CrowdScience looks at the science of clumsiness
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTWe meet authors speaking at Granite Noir the crime writing festival in Aberdeen, Scotland
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTDo artists make music to make people think or move their feet?(R)
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| 21:00 | 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThe first Covid-19 vaccine given in US
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTEuropean countries have tightened restrictions following a surge of infections
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTThey were found guilty of aiding Islamist attacks in Paris in January 2015
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTMore than 300 schoolboys taken captive last week by gunmen have been released.
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTWHO says deliveries will begin in the first three months of next year.
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson bans Christmas gatherings as virus spreads.
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTEuropean countries ban travel from the UK, but can the new virus variant be contained?
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| 22:00 | 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTAfter the US approved Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine, its rollout has begun.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTThe European Union has unveiled details of sweeping new rules for technology giants
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTThe WHO will visit Wuhan in China to investigate the origins of coronavirus
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTLegal action has been started alleging unfair and anti-competitive practice.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTSony has pulled one of the year's most anticipated games, Cyberpunk 2077, as it has bugs
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTMariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You, finally reaches the top of the UK charts
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTWalter Murch is a superstar sound designer. His ingenuity transformed cinema(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTTwo knitting enthusiasts unravel the social and cultural history of the craft.(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTHow meat grown in labs could reduce our environmental impact(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTCopenhagen’s two Michelin-starred restaurant prepares for its autumn reincarnation(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTStephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of the conservative Newsmax media group(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTAlan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTOn this week’s episode of The Inquiry – has the time come for a European Super League?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTCoronavirus has sent more of us into the kitchen, but has it taught us how to cook?(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTWhat lessons can the world learn from an Aboriginal sports star's experience?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTWe look at the historic co-ownership of Beitar Jerusalem by an Arab and a Jew.(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTSilicon Valley's biggest names are facing an unprecedented onslaught of scrutiny
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTAre Turkish figures downplaying the pandemic? Plus: Sudan, the Galapagos and a holy cave(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today.(R) 23:50GMTThe 2020 pandemic has transformed our world, but it won’t be the last to do so(R)
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