BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Monday 11 December 2017

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Interview—Nobel Peace Prize Winners Beatrice Fihn and Setsuko Thurlow
  What use is this Nobel Peace Prize when the world’s nuclear powers are not listening?
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women's Prisons
  Two women who help prisoners to start new lives
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  World Business Report—A New Era for Bitcoin as Chicago Exchange Starts Futures Trading
  The CBOE has started trading in futures contracts for the cryptocurrency
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  Discovery—Better Brains
  New hope for incurable neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—11/12/2017 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  Trending—How to Spot a Bot
  Two students have built a programme to identify online bots. How does it work?(R)
13. 02:50GMT
  Over to You—What Causes Bad Reception and Signal Failure?
  Radio signal failure is one of things listeners most complain about(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Interview—Nobel Peace Prize Winners Beatrice Fihn and Setsuko Thurlow
  What use is this Nobel Peace Prize when the world’s nuclear powers are not listening?(R)
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  Science In Action—Nuclear Fallout in the Pacific
  Radioactivity lingers in the Marshall Islands 65 years after the US tested nuclear bombs(R)
18. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—California's Worst Wildfires
  Firefighters battling one of the worst wildfires in California's history.
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Fires are California's "New Normal"
  The Governor of California, described large fires as "the new normal".
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—EU Meets Over Jerusalem
  The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Brussels this morning
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Jerusalem on the Agenda in Brussels
  Israeli PM Netanyahu faces chilly reception in Europe.
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Newsday—Jerusalem Impasse Continues
  Europe struggles to present unified front on Jerusalem.
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—Financial Abuse
  What should be done when someone uses money to control or bully their spouse?
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—Hypnotising Saddam's Son
  How an American hypnotist went to Iraq to treat Uday, the eldest son of Saddam Hussein.
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Cate Blanchett, James Franco and Comedian Margaret Cho
  Cate Blanchett discusses her new movie Manifesto in which she plays 13 roles.(R)
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  World Update—Jerusalem: Netanyahu Expects EU to Follow US Recognition
  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Brussels for talks with EU diplomats on Jerusalem
14. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Jerusalem: Netanyahu wants EU to follow US recognition
  The Israeli Prime Minister is visiting Brussels for talks with EU ministers
16. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 11:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women's Prisons
  Two women who help prisoners to start new lives(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—The Execution that Made Me a Lawyer
  The death of a teenage girl changed the course of Iranian-born Payam Akhavan's life
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—11/12/2017 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  The Why Factor—The Crowd
  Why we take courage from a crowd
7. 13:50GMT
  More or Less—Does Eating Chocolate Make Your Brain Younger?
  Are research findings misrepresented by funders, PR machines and the media?(R)
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—EU and Israel Disagree Over Status of Jerusalem
  European foreign policy chief does not support President Trump's Jerusalem decision
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—African Union raises alarm about ISIS returnees
  The AU warns up to 6,000 Africans who fought for ISIS in Iraq and Syria could return home
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Global Recall of Lactalis Baby Milk
  The French baby milk maker ordered a global recall over fears of salmonella contamination
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Grenfell Fire - Six Months On
  We hear from people at Grenfell about how they are coping six months after the fire
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Ivory Coast pays mutineers to quit
  Ivory Coast offers $26,000 buyouts to reduce the size of its army
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Interview—Nobel Peace Prize Winners Beatrice Fihn and Setsuko Thurlow
  What use is this Nobel Peace Prize when the world’s nuclear powers are not listening?(R)
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  CrowdScience—From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing
  We revisit the oldest organism on Earth and meet the strongest(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Mohamed Salah named BBC African Footballer of the Year
  Egyptian Mohamed Salah wins public vote to become 2017 BBC African Footballer of the Year
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2017/12/11 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—11/12/2017 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Why Factor—The Crowd
  Why we take courage from a crowd(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women's Prisons
  Two women who help prisoners to start new lives(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Renewed Calls To Investigate Trump
  Three women have repeated their harassment accusations against President Trump
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—11/12/2017 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/11 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Update: Global Recall of Lactalis Baby Milk
  The French baby milk maker ordered a global recall over fears of salmonella contamination
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/11 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Cate Blanchett, James Franco and Comedian Margaret Cho
  Cate Blanchett discusses her new movie Manifesto in which she plays 13 roles.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/12 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—How to Get Wheelchairs on Planes
  Why can’t wheelchair users just roll onto aeroplanes?
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/12 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  In the Studio—Lisa Reihana – Maori History in 3D
  New Zealand visual artist Lisa Reihana on her portrayal of Pacific life and a new 3D film
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/12 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Saudi Arabia to Allow Cinemas in 2018
  Commercial cinemas have been banned in the kingdom since the 1970s.
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/12 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/12/2017 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/12 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  The Why Factor—The Crowd
  Why we take courage from a crowd(R)
11. 02:50GMT
  More or Less—Does Eating Chocolate Make Your Brain Younger?
  Are research findings misrepresented by funders, PR machines and the media?(R)
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/12 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—How to Get Wheelchairs on Planes
  Why can’t wheelchair users just roll onto aeroplanes?(R)
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/12 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  CrowdScience—From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing
  We revisit the oldest organism on Earth and meet the strongest(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/12 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Victims Join Forces Against President Trump
  Calls for an Congressional investigation into claims of sexual misconduct by Donald Trump
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/12 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Day of Reckoning for Alabama
  The final day of campaigning comes to a close in the Alabama Senate Race.

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