BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Saturday 2 September 2017

Australasia Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 00:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Court Annuls Kenya Presidential Election
  The Kenyan Supreme Court has ordered a new vote, citing irregularities.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 01:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Kenya Election Observers Defend Themselves
  Election observers react to the Supreme Court's annulment of President Kenyatta's win.
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The Caliphate in the Countryside
  Why are people turning towards the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam?(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 02:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Global Business—A Virtual World
  Adam Shaw looks at how Virtual Reality could change our world
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  Stumped—Lewis Searches for Redemption
  Ex-England all-rounder Chris Lewis is seeking to move on after six years in jail.
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 03:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Top of the Pops—Queens of the Stone Age, War on Drugs, PVRIS
  Josh Homme from Queens Of The Stone Age on their latest album, plus War On Drugs new song
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 04:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Strong Reactions to Annulled Kenyan Election
  International monitors defend initial positive response to Kenya's presidential election
15. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Water, Water, Everywhere
  After Harvey, hundreds find refuge in Houston-area mosques
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 05:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Trump Seeks $7.8bn for Flood Recovery
  US President Donald Trump asks Congress for funds following Hurricane Harvey damage
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 06:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—What does 'Null and Void' Election mean for Democracy in Kenya?
  What message does the Supreme Court ruling send to the Kenyan government and people?
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 07:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Hundreds Feared Dead in Myanmar Violence
  400 people are feared to have died as thousands flee across the border to Bangladesh
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Outlook—Outlook Weekend: The Baddies
  How two men far from home became bad guys in the movies
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 08:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  The World This Week—Double disaster hits Houston and South Asia
  Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas - South Asia suffered the worst monsoon in years.
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—An Act Of Censorship Or Cultural Sensitivity?
  Should a divisive, traumatising sculpture have been dismantled?
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 09:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Colin Kaepernick: Athlete Activist
  Colin Kaepernick remains without an NFL team. Is he unemployed because he spoke out?
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 10:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Thousands of Rohingyas Cross Into Bangladesh
  Bangladeshi police ignore order to turn back refugees / US determined to block IS convoy
15. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  Global Business—A Virtual World
  Adam Shaw looks at how Virtual Reality could change our world(R)
17. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 11:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  The Real Story—Are Smartphones Harming Teenagers?
  The spread of smartphones has come with rising rates of depression in teenagers(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 12:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Thousands More Rohingya Muslims Flee Into Bangladesh
  Thousands more Rohingya flee to escape an offensive by the Burmese army
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 13:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Music Extra—Where Stars Are Born: The Harlem Apollo
  The legacy of Harlem's Apollo theatre where stars Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown began
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 14:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  Sportsworld—02/09/2017 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
7. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 15:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  Sportsworld—02/09/2017 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
9. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 16:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  Sportsworld—02/09/2017 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 17:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Rohingya Refugees Pour Out Of Myanmar
  United Nations estimates nearly sixty thousand Rohingya Muslims have fled to the border
13. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 17:32GMT
  Trending—Floods of Fake News
  Hurricane Harvey gave rise to a flurry of fake news. We unpick the online myths(R)
15. 17:50GMT
  Over to You—BBC Pidgin Has Launched
  BBC Pidgin listeners tell us what they think of the new BBC Pidgin service
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 18:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  BBC Proms on the World Service—BBC Proms 2017, America's Heroes
  6/7Bernstein's score for the film On the Waterfront and Copland's stirring Lincoln Portrait
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 19:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Forum—First Impressions: The Printing Press
  How a fifteenth century innovation changed our printed world
5. 19:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—S-Bend
  The S-bend was a pipe with a curve in it, an invention that led to public sanitation
6. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 20:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Trump Returns to Texas
  President Trump visits the Harvey disaster zone in Houston
8. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 21:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 21:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Power in the Land
  The courts trying IS fighters in Iraq; Kenyan sandbanks; a "micro-nation" in Australia
10. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 21:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Water, Water, Everywhere
  After Harvey, hundreds find refuge in Houston-area mosques(R)
12. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 22:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Trump Hails Hurricane Relief Efforts
  US President has been meeting survivors of Hurricane Harvey in Texas
14. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—02/09/2017 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  Global Business—A Virtual World
  Adam Shaw looks at how Virtual Reality could change our world(R)
17. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/02 23:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  The Inquiry—How Has The Ku Klux Klan Lasted So Long?
  Why the US racist group the Ku Klux Klan continues to exist(R)
19. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/02 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 23:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Spider Silk and Super Fly Senses
  Your questions about the super abilities of insects(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/03 00:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The World This Week—Double disaster hits Houston and South Asia
  Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas - South Asia suffered the worst monsoon in years.(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/03 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Science In Action—Forecasting Hurricane Harvey
  How good are we at predicting extreme weather events?(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/03 01:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—N Korea has a 'Missile-Ready Nuclear Bomb'
  State media says Kim Jong-un watched an H-bomb be loaded into a new ICBM
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/03 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  Discovery—In Their Element, Silicon - The World's Building Block
  5/8The key component of rocks, sand and materials from glass and concrete to microelectronics(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/03 02:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Power in the Land
  The courts trying IS fighters in Iraq; Kenyan sandbanks; a "micro-nation" in Australia(R)
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/03 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—An Act Of Censorship Or Cultural Sensitivity?
  Should a divisive, traumatising sculpture have been dismantled?(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/03 03:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  World Book Club—Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture
  World Book Club talks to author Sebastian Barry about his novel The Secret Scripture.
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/03 04:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—North Korea Says it Has an Advanced Nuclear Weapon
  North Korea says it has developed a nuclear weapon that can be loaded on to a missile.
17. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/09/03 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 04:32GMT
  Assignment—Abdi in America
  A young Somali refugee tries to live the American dream(R)
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/09/03 05:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Suspected North Korea Nuclear Test
  Tremor in North Korea prompts suggestions of another nuclear weapons test

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