BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Tuesday 30 March 2021

Australasia Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Credit Suisse and Nomura warn of hedge fund hit to profits
  The two banks' shares fell after warning they could face losses of billions of dollars
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/03/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Documentary—Women dying for work
  Yoshie Matsumoto examines how the overwork culture affects women in Japan
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—Secrets and Lies: Lives destroyed online
  Two unnerving stories about how quickly lies can spread online(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Anorexia nervosa
  The death of the singer, Karen Carpenter, showed how devastating the illness could be.(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/03/2021 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  In the Studio—RSC: The Bard, the theatre and a pandemic
  The Royal Shakespeare Company – what happens when the show can’t go on ?
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—UN rapporteur on Myanmar: situation is 'horrible, tragic, outrageous"
  We hear from the UN rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar. Will the world take action?
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  Discovery—Patient zero: Coronavirus and contact tracing
  Patient Zero tells the stories of disease outbreaks: where they begin and why they happen(R)
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—George Floyd death trail: day 1 update
  We hear about the prosecution and defence arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—What came out of first George Floyd trial testimonies?
  We have a roundup of the first day of the closely watched trial of Derek Chauvin
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Watching out for Gran with help from her toaster
  How we could improve care for the elderly by monitoring their use of home appliances
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Hydroelectric power in focus after disaster in India
  After the Uttarakhand dam disaster, should India revise its clean energy strategy?
7. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—When the prisoners ran the prison
  Prisoners at Walpole maximum security prison were in charge for three months in 1973
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  The Documentary—Women dying for work
  Yoshie Matsumoto examines how the overwork culture affects women in Japan(R)
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  Discovery—Patient zero: Coronavirus and contact tracing
  Patient Zero tells the stories of disease outbreaks: where they begin and why they happen(R)
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Film-maker Chloe Zhao
  Film-maker Chloe Zhao explains how she developed her Oscar-nominated movie Nomadland(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/03/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  In the Studio—RSC: The Bard, the theatre and a pandemic
  The Royal Shakespeare Company – what happens when the show can’t go on ?(R)
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—Secrets and Lies: What my parent hid from me
  Two stories involving parents who concealed life-changing secrets from their children
20. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—When the prisoners ran the prison
  Prisoners at Walpole maximum security prison were in charge for three months in 1973(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/03/2021 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  Discovery—Patient zero: Coronavirus and contact tracing
  Patient Zero tells the stories of disease outbreaks: where they begin and why they happen(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—China imposes new ‘patriotic’ electoral rules for Hong Kong
  Beijing approves radical overhaul to tighten control over the territory’s political system
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Watching out for Gran with help from her toaster
  How we could improve care for the elderly by monitoring their use of home appliances(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—Latex gloves seized by US authorities
  Amid forced labour concerns, latex gloves by Top Glove are being seized by US authorities
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  BBC OS—Coronavirus conversations: Children and Covid-19
  We hear about rare long-term effects of Covid-19 on children
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—George Floyd: Derek Chauvin trial resumes
  It's the second day of one of the most high-profile trials in recent US history
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—Secrets and Lies: What my parent hid from me
  Two stories involving parents who concealed life-changing secrets from their children(R)
17. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—When the prisoners ran the prison
  Prisoners at Walpole maximum security prison were in charge for three months in 1973(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/03/2021 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2021/03/30 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—30/03/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Documentary—Women dying for work
  Yoshie Matsumoto examines how the overwork culture affects women in Japan(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Digital Planet—China’s online restrictions increase
  China’s restrictions online increase during COVID19 says new research
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro shuffles cabinet as Covid pressure grows
  Ministers fired and military commanders resign amid a climbing Covid-19 death toll
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Watching out for Gran with help from her toaster
  How we could improve care for the elderly by monitoring their use of home appliances(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  In the Studio—RSC: The Bard, the theatre and a pandemic
  The Royal Shakespeare Company – what happens when the show can’t go on ?(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/03/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—30/03/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/03/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Latex gloves seized by US authorities
  Amid forced labour concerns, latex gloves by Top Glove are being seized by US authorities
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—30/03/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Film-maker Chloe Zhao
  Film-maker Chloe Zhao explains how she developed her Oscar-nominated movie Nomadland(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Latex gloves seized by US authorities
  Amid forced labour concerns, latex gloves by Top Glove are being seized by US authorities
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Compass—Water: Too Much And Not Enough, Water as a resource
  Alok Jha uncovers the broken economics and politics of water
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—Secrets and Lies: What my parent hid from me
  Two stories involving parents who concealed life-changing secrets from their children(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—When the prisoners ran the prison
  Prisoners at Walpole maximum security prison were in charge for three months in 1973(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2021 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2021 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Project 17—Goal 11: Sustainable cities
  Over a billion people in the world live in slums or 'informal settlements'
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Germany limits the use of AstraZeneca jab
  AstraZeneca says regulators found the benefits of its jab outweighed risks significantly.
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—China’s online restrictions increase
  China’s restrictions online increase during COVID19 says new research(R)
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Germany suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60
  Germany suspends the use of the vaccine for people under 60 because of rare blood clots.

Wednesday 31 March 2021

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