BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Sunday 2 May 2021

Australasia Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan
  Melting ice from glaciers over the last 20 years accounts for a fifth of sea level rise.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/05/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  When Katty Met Carlos—Biden’s first 100 days
  President Biden took office in a time of crisis. Can he pull the country together?(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  World Book Club—Louise Penny: Still Life
  Award-winning murder mystery set in rural Quebec from Canada’s queen of crime-writing(R)
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—US Turkey tensions
  Turkey reacts angrily to the US declaration that massacres in 1915 constituted genocide
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Experimental theatre in Tokyo
  Immersive performances in a pandemic, but can theatre change us and how we see the world?(R)
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/05/2021 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  The Documentary—Don't log off: My life, my world
  Meet Rohan, a young Jamaican farmer, who faces the challenges of drought and the pandemic(R)
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Indian votes counted amid Covid surge
  Votes are being counted in five states where elections took place last month
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—New daily Covid deaths record in India
  India has reported the highest number of deaths with Covid-19 since the pandemic began
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—India: Voting count starts while country hits new daily deaths record
  On Saturday the country registered a new record on daily infections
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Food Chain—America's 'food apartheid'
  Life without easy access to affordable, fresh food in Albany and St. Louis(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—US Turkey tensions
  Turkey reacts angrily to the US declaration that massacres in 1915 constituted genocide(R)
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  Outlook—I was the sole survivor of a plane crash
  Stranded on a mountain, 11-year-old Norman Ollestad had to find a way to survive alone
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  Deeply Human—Sad Songs
  Why do we love sad songs?
13. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—France and its faltering relationship with Islam
  John Laurenson meets people on both sides of a fractious debate for Muslims in France(R)
15. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/05/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  The Compass—Gambling: A Sure Bet?, Gambling: A Sure Bet? Albania
  Is banning gambling the best way to tackle the problems it causes in Albania?(R)
19. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  The Documentary—Our story - Part 1
  How to be a girl(R)
21. 11:30GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 11:32
22. 11:32GMT
  The Documentary—Our story - Part 1
  How to be a girl(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Indian PM under pressure as Covid-19 deaths rise
  Calls for a national lockdown as India sees highest daily rise in Covid-19 deaths
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Forum—The census: A snapshot of life
  Charting the history of counting and classifying people the world over(R)
5. 13:50GMT
  More or Less—Bayes: the clergyman whose maths changed the world
  How an obscure theory came into fashion.
6. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 14:06GMT
  Music Life—Influences and identity with Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Brandee Younger and Alissia
  How do artists use their music to show respect for what's come before?(R)
8. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/05/2021 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  When Katty Met Carlos—Biden’s first 100 days
  President Biden took office in a time of crisis. Can he pull the country together?(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Business Weekly—Big promises of big spending
  Can Joe Biden deliver his ambitious and potentially transformative economic plans?
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—India's governing BJP loses key state election amid Covid surge
  The Indian prime minister's party has been defeated in state elections in West Bengal
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  Deeply Human—Sad Songs
  Why do we love sad songs?(R)
11. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 1. The Interview
  A comedy plot, Kim Jong-un and a devastating cyber-attack: the story of the Sony Hack(R)
13. 21:50GMT
  More or Less—Bayes: the clergyman whose maths changed the world
  How an obscure theory came into fashion.(R)
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/05/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—02/05/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  Outlook—I was the sole survivor of a plane crash
  Stranded on a mountain, 11-year-old Norman Ollestad had to find a way to survive alone(R)
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—02/05/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—US Turkey tensions
  Turkey reacts angrily to the US declaration that massacres in 1915 constituted genocide(R)
21. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/05/2021 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—France and its faltering relationship with Islam
  John Laurenson meets people on both sides of a fractious debate for Muslims in France(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—03/05/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  World Business Report—Vaccines expected to dominate G7 meeting
  Monday sees the start of the first in-person G7 meeting for two years.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2021 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Global Questions—Global Questions
  Audiences from around the world question their leaders on global issues.(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—03/05/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—03/05/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Climate Question—Why can't we crack our food waste problem?
  From field to fork, food waste is accelerating climate change
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—03/05/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  Deeply Human—Sad Songs
  Why do we love sad songs?(R)
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 1. The Interview
  A comedy plot, Kim Jong-un and a devastating cyber-attack: the story of the Sony Hack(R)
13. 02:50GMT
  Over to You—The challenges of reporting a crisis in India
  The BBC’s Delhi bureau tell us the challenges of reporting the Covid-19 crisis(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—03/05/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—03/05/2021 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2021 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  The Conversation—Nurses on the frontline: A year on
  After a year of the pandemic, how are young nurses coping?
18. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—03/05/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—US Secretary of State: China more aggressive
  Antony Blinken tells CBS News Beijing, that US doesn't want military conflict
20. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—03/05/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 04:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Why are seeds such different sizes?
  Why are seeds the size they are? Does their size affect how big the plant grows?(R)
22. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—03/05/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
23. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—US Secretary of State raises concern about US/China relationship
  Antony Blinken accuses China of acting aggressively abroad and repressively at home

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