BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean Schedule Saturday 7 August 2021

Americas and the Caribbean Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—America adds almost one million jobs in July
  The figures provide further evidence the economy is recovering from the pandemic
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Global Questions—07/08/2021 GMT
  Audiences from around the world question their leaders on global issues.
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Stumped—Daniel Vettori on mental health, The Hundred and his dream job
  We speak to former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori about his coaching career.
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—On the front line: New York, Ukraine
  How did a town in Ukraine's Donbass conflict zone come to be called New York?(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Gay activism in 1990s India
  Pawan Dhall helped form the Counsel Club, one of India's first gay support groups(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Real Story—How do the Taliban keep going?
  The group has taken more territory this year than any time since 2001(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Farah Bashir: The art of childhood
  Farah Bashir, Bjorn Andresen, Ei Arakawa & Oscar Murillo on art and childhood
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Trending—Anti-vaxxers only
  The Covid activists who are trying to live and love only with other unvaccinated people.
16. 04:50GMT
  More or Less—Jab fears explained: a base rate fallacy
  Why increasing Covid infections amongst the vaccinated isn’t necessarily bad news.
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Biden told not to attend memorial events by families of 9/11 victims
  Families want the president to declassify files about the attacks
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Uncontrolled wildfires spread across Greece
  Two people have been killed as a result of the fires
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Taliban announce release of prisoners in captured town
  Hundreds of prisoners said to be freed by Taliban in captured Shebhergan
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Conversation—Travels with my ukulele
  For Taimane and Zee Avi, playing the ukulele was love at first strum(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Olympic golden moments
  We speak to athletes who won gold at the Tokyo Games
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 15. Cyber exploits
  An uncomfortable discovery for the US authorities and an accidental hero faces his past
11. 08:50GMT
  Over to You—Did the BBC WS Olympics coverage cross the finishing line?
  Listeners tell us what they think of the BBC World Service’s coverage of the Olympics
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Gold Medals and Grandmasters
  All the latest from the Olympics and meet the worlds youngest chess Grandmaster
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—07/08/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—What’s behind India’s extreme weather events?
  Does India need to rethink its approach to extreme weather?
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  World Book Club—Crime and Punishment: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  Damnation and redemption in 19th Century St Petersburg
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Afghan Taliban claim to have captured a second provincial capital
  Taliban on verge of capturing northern city of Sheberghan, fiefdom of Abdul Rashid Dostum
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Sportsworld
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis from Tokyo Olympics.
5. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—07/08/2021 17:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2021 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  Trending—Anti-vaxxers only
  The Covid activists who are trying to live and love only with other unvaccinated people.(R)
9. 17:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The Golden Couple of the first Tokyo Olympics
  British runners Ann Packer and Robbie Brightwell were stars of the 1964 Olympics(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  BBC Proms on the World Service—Dido's Lament and the Fourth Symphony by Brahms
  Highlights from the 2021 season of BBC Proms, the UK's greatest classical music festival
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Idris Elba on The Suicide Squad
  Idris Elba discusses his most surreal moments of filming the new movie The Suicide Squad
5. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Afghanistan: Sheberghan falls to the Taliban following US airstrikes
  This is the second regional capital to fall to the militants since Friday
7. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  Music Life—An instrument of healing with Jenn Wasner, Helado Negro, Meg Duffy and Joseph Shabason
  Can selfishness benefit the creative process?
9. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—07/08/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—07/08/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—07/08/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  Top of the Pops—Billie Eilish
  The American star discusses her second album, Happier than Ever
14. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—07/08/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Record-shattering weather
  Why we should expect more sudden extreme temperatures
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—08/08/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Farah Bashir: The art of childhood
  Farah Bashir, Bjorn Andresen, Ei Arakawa & Oscar Murillo on art and childhood(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/08/2021 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Trending—Anti-vaxxers only
  The Covid activists who are trying to live and love only with other unvaccinated people.(R)
5. 00:50GMT
  Over to You—Did the BBC WS Olympics coverage cross the finishing line?
  Listeners tell us what they think of the BBC World Service’s coverage of the Olympics(R)
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—08/08/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  Global Questions—08/08/2021 GMT
  Audiences from around the world question their leaders on global issues.
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/08/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 15. Cyber exploits
  An uncomfortable discovery for the US authorities and an accidental hero faces his past(R)
10. 01:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The Golden Couple of the first Tokyo Olympics
  British runners Ann Packer and Robbie Brightwell were stars of the 1964 Olympics(R)
11. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—08/08/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 02:06GMT
  World Book Club—Crime and Punishment: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  Damnation and redemption in 19th Century St Petersburg(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—08/08/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  Business Weekly—Repairing Lebanon’s economy
  The most compelling reports from BBC business programmes over the past week
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—08/08/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Kidnappings, ethnic conflict, and Islamist insurgency: Nigeria’s violent problems
  Can Nigeria be governed, with so many different sources of conflict across the country?
17. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—08/08/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 04:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—What’s behind India’s extreme weather events?
  Does India need to rethink its approach to extreme weather?(R)
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—08/08/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—08/08/2021 GMT
  A review of the week with the latest news.

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