BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Monday 18 January 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: Young widows
  Women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Global Questions—Global Questions, America's place in the world
  As Joe Biden becomes the president of the United States, what will be his priorities be?(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  World Business Report—Biden's economic challenge
  US president-elect Joe Biden sets out first set of executive orders as inauguration nears
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The paddle-out
  Surfers honour death with a paddle-out. Hear stories from Hawaii, Cape Town and Cornwall(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Interview—Tamara Rojo: Ballet in a pandemic
  Do the arts face a Covid crisis?
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  The Conversation—Record-breaking runners
  Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on gold medals, pregnancy and discrimination
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  The Forum—Olympe de Gouges: France’s forgotten revolutionary heroine
  The French social activist, feminist and playwright who was executed at the guillotine(R)
15. 03:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The woman who won the Paris-Dakar rally
  In January 2001, Germany's Jutta Kleinschmidt won one of the biggest races in motorsport(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Climate Question—Does Africa have a voice on climate?
  Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate is on a mission to make sure Africa is listened to
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  CrowdScience—What are the limits of human endurance?
  Meet the athletes pushing against the limits of human endurance(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Poisoned opposition leader Navalny detained in Russia
  Alexei Navalny flew back to Moscow 5 months after he was nearly killed by a nerve agent
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Greece lobbies for a "Covid travel passport"
  Could people be required to show they've been immunised before they're allowed to travel
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Navalny arrest: a Russian opposition candidate's view
  Putin's main critic is detained after he flies home five months after he was poisoned
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  The Interview—Tamara Rojo: Ballet in a pandemic
  Do the arts face a Covid crisis?(R)
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—When will a Covid-19 vaccine be available to you?
  Covid-19 vaccine rollouts across the world demonstrates huge global health inequalities.
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—The New Cross fire
  How the New Cross fire in 1981 led to The Black People’s Day of Action.
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Climate Question—Does Africa have a voice on climate?
  Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate is on a mission to make sure Africa is listened to(R)
12. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  The Conversation—Record-breaking runners
  Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on gold medals, pregnancy and discrimination(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Douglas Stuart and fashion for change
  Author Douglas Stuart on the transformative power of clothes in life and literature(R)
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  Mayday—16/01/2021 GMT
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R)
18. 10:50GMT
  More or Less—How effective is one Covid vaccine dose?
  Calculating the protection given by the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine(R)
19. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/01/2021 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 11:32GMT
  CrowdScience—What are the limits of human endurance?
  Meet the athletes pushing against the limits of human endurance(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—The match-making tree and other tales of unexpected romance
  From the world's most romantic postbox to a persecuted couple’s perilous ocean voyage
3. 12:50GMT
  Witness History—The New Cross fire
  How the New Cross fire in 1981 led to The Black People’s Day of Action.(R)
4. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/01/2021 13:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  The Conversation—Record-breaking runners
  Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on gold medals, pregnancy and discrimination(R)
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Alexei Navalny: World leaders demand release of Putin critic
  Alexei Navalny arrested in Moscow five months after near-fatal nerve agent attack
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  The Interview—Tamara Rojo: Ballet in a pandemic
  Do the arts face a Covid crisis?(R)
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Semiconductor shortage impacts car makers
  Car and electronic device makers sound alarm bells amid a global microchip shortage
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Russia: Prominent opposition figure detained
  Alexei Navalny has been detained after returning to Moscow
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  BBC OS—US inauguration conversations: Black Lives Matter
  We speak to African Americans to find out what they want from Joe Biden's presidency
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  Outlook—The match-making tree and other tales of unexpected romance
  From the world's most romantic postbox to a persecuted couple’s perilous ocean voyage(R)
3. 18:50GMT
  Witness History—The New Cross fire
  How the New Cross fire in 1981 led to The Black People’s Day of Action.(R)
4. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/01/2021 19:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2021/01/18 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
8. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  The Climate Question—Does Africa have a voice on climate?
  Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate is on a mission to make sure Africa is listened to(R)
10. 20:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 20:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 20:32GMT
  Discovery—Plant scientist Dale Sanders
  Why the world needs more plant scientists. Prof Dale Sanders talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Navalny detained for 30 days in Russia
  Putin critic who says the Russian state poisoned him is detained after Moscow return
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/01/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—18/01/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Australian Open hit by Covid-19 quarantine
  The impact of Covid-19 on global sport as Australian Open players face quarantine chaos
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—18/01/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The Interview—Tamara Rojo: Ballet in a pandemic
  Do the arts face a Covid crisis?(R)
21. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/01/2021 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  The Conversation—Record-breaking runners
  Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on gold medals, pregnancy and discrimination(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—19/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The History Hour—Attack at the US Capitol
  Puerto Rican militants attack Congress, India's first woman lawyer, landing on Titan
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—19/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Covid-19 threat to 2021's global sport events
  The impact of Covid-19 on global sport as Australian Open players face quarantine chaos
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—19/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—A forest down your street
  The tiny urban forests bringing nature to the heart of the city
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  In the Studio—Zanele Muholi: Giving a voice to South Africa’s black LGBTQI+ community
  The ‘visual activist’ who wants to give the black LGBTQI+ community a place in history(R)
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—19/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—The match-making tree and other tales of unexpected romance
  From the world's most romantic postbox to a persecuted couple’s perilous ocean voyage(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—The New Cross fire
  How the New Cross fire in 1981 led to The Black People’s Day of Action.(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—19/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Documentary—President Joe Biden
  James Naughtie charts the life of the soon-to-be 46th president of the USA, Joe Biden.
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/01/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Discovery—Plant scientist Dale Sanders
  Why the world needs more plant scientists. Prof Dale Sanders talks to Jim Al-Khalili.(R)
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—19/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Honduras caravan hopes for Biden's clemency
  Thousands of migrants hoping to walk thousands of miles from Honduras to the US border.

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