BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East Schedule Saturday 17 July 2021

Europe and the Middle East Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—World leaders pledge to tackle effects of the pandemic
  Leaders of the 21 nations of APEC have pledged urgent action to tackle the pandemic
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—No sign of it stopping: the spread of Covid in Bangladesh
  With only a fraction of the population vaccinated, Covid is spreading across Bangladesh
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/07/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  On the Podium—Lex Gillette
  The story of one of the Paralympics' greatest ever athletes(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Women fighting to inherit
  The Jordanian woman who has been fighting for her inheritance for 20 years(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—England's summer of riots
  How six weeks of race riots gripped towns in northern England in 2001(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Real Story—Cuba at a crossroads
  People defy a ban on protests to call for an end to the government(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Water: Malian musician Inna Modja
  Meet artists, writers and musicians inspired by water
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/07/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Scramble
  10/10A day that changed the course of World War Two(R)
16. 04:50GMT
  More or Less—Long Covid and Vaccinating Children
  The world watches as the UK lifts its remaining Covid restrictions
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Biden accuses social media companies of 'killing people'
  President Biden says misinformation about coronavirus is 'killing people'
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—First case of coronavirus inside the Olympic Village in Japan
  Six days before the Games begin, the first case of COVID-19 in the athletes' village
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Prospects for Afghanistan's future in Doha
  Peace talks for Afghanistan take place in Doha
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/07/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women planting trees
  Two women restoring forests in Brazil and Nepal growing native trees from local seeds(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  Top of the Pops—Inhaler, Muse, Turin Brakes
  Irish rock band Inhaler on their debut album It Won’t Always Be Like This
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—The last woman at the British Grand Prix
  Divina Galica, the last woman to compete in the British Grand Prix race weekend
11. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/07/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/07/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—What's the future of drones in India?
  Are drones about to become a more common sight in India's skies?
15. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  The Documentary—Breaking through
  How breaking went from the inner city streets of New York City to the Olympic Games
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Europe floods: rescuers race to find survivors
  Hundreds are still missing in Germany and Belgium after severe floods
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Sportsworld—17/07/2021 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
5. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/07/2021 17:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/07/2021 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Scramble
  10/10A day that changed the course of World War Two(R)
9. 17:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Stacy Dragila - Queen of the Women's Pole Vault
  The American vaulter who won the first ever Olympic women's competition at Sydney 2000(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Documentary—China in slogans
  How Communist Party slogans reveal a turbulent century of Chinese history
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Actor Olga Kurylenko
  Actor Olga Kurylenko discusses her role in the Marvel Universe film Black Widow
5. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Search continues as over 170 confirmed dead in European floods
  Over one thousand people are still missing
7. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  Music Life—Giving voice to the voiceless with Ian Brennan, Alex Magaga, Van-Anh Vo and Gilbert Uwitonze
  How music helps persecuted people heal and find refuge
9. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/07/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—17/07/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/07/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  The Documentary—Sporting heroines of history
  Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson explores the role of women in sport through history(R)
14. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—17/07/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Science when the funding dries up
  Science news and highlights of the week
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—18/07/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Water: Malian musician Inna Modja
  Meet artists, writers and musicians inspired by water(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/07/2021 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Scramble
  10/10A day that changed the course of World War Two(R)
5. 00:50GMT
  Over to You—Outlook and the story of blackmail aimed at a former rugby star
  Your reactions to Outlook and how a gay former rugby player faced being blackmailed.
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—18/07/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: England Unlocking
  Reflecting the conversations ahead of the lifting of legal Covid restrictions
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/07/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 12. The Macau connection
  “Dark arts”, murders, a place with a murky past
10. 01:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Stacy Dragila - Queen of the Women's Pole Vault
  The American vaulter who won the first ever Olympic women's competition at Sydney 2000(R)
11. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—18/07/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 02:06GMT
  The Documentary—Breaking through
  How breaking went from the inner city streets of New York City to the Olympic Games(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—18/07/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  Business Weekly—Is inflation back for good?
  Prices are rising around the world, should we be worried?
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—18/07/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—No sign of it stopping: the spread of Covid in Bangladesh
  With only a fraction of the population vaccinated, Covid is spreading across Bangladesh(R)
17. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/07/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 04:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—What's the future of drones in India?
  Are drones about to become a more common sight in India's skies?(R)
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—18/07/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Death toll rises as flooding recedes in Europe
  Death toll rises as flooding recedes in Europe

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