BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Tuesday 16 January 2018

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Kids Versus Cars
  The movement turning streets into playgrounds
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  In the Studio—Boris Akunin – Creator of Russia’s Crime Fiction Hero
  Russian Boris Akunin aka Grigory Chkhartishvili on the art of writing crime novels
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Ocean Risk From Toxic Tanker Spill
  The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tonnes of condensate when it collided with a freighter
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Shackled Children Found Chained to their Beds in California
  Thirteen young people were found chained in filthy conditions and two parents arrested
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Noise
  Why high levels of noise affects all of us and how to make our lives more tranquil(R)
11. 02:50GMT
  More or Less—How Louis Bachelier Scooped Economists by Half a Century
  A forgotten French mathematician’s unusual approach to the stock market.(R)
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Kids Versus Cars
  The movement turning streets into playgrounds(R)
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  CrowdScience—When Does Speech Become Music?
  How do our brains tell the difference between music and speech?(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Shackled Siblings Found In California Home
  Some were shackled to their beds
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—'Democracy Is Under Assault' - Freedom House
  The watch dog says global freedom has been in decline for more than a decade
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Thirteen Brothers and Sisters Rescued in California
  Police find thirteen starving children kept captive in their home by their parents
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—California Couple Arrested for Keeping Children Captive
  Parents accused of keeping their 13 children captive in their home
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Newsday—Thirteen Brothers and Sisters Held Captive in California Home
  Siblings rescued from a house in California where some had been chained to their beds
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—'Fixing' Facebook?
  Facebook is changing its news feed algorithms. Will it make engagement more 'meaningful'?
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—South Africa's Truth And Reconciliation Commission
  After Apartheid, South Africans tried to come to terms with their brutal past.
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Forum—Kubla Khan: A vision in a dream
  Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic is one of the most famous poems in the English language
12. 09:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Eric Cantona's Kung-Fu Kick
  How the French forward shocked football by attacking an opposition fan in 1995.
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  World Update—Bangladesh and Myanmar Agree Repatriation Timeframe
  Over 650,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Rakhine state
15. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/01/2018 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 11:32GMT
  In the Studio—Boris Akunin – Creator of Russia’s Crime Fiction Hero
  Russian Boris Akunin aka Grigory Chkhartishvili on the art of writing crime novels(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—Imprisoned by My Father for 15 Years
  Psychotherapist Maude Julien grew up in what she calls a 'cult of three' in France
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/01/2018 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  The Documentary—The End of Innocence in Venezuela
  How criminal gangs in Venezuela use children as young as 10 and teenagers in their wars
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Top Kosovo Serb Politician Shot Dead
  A leading Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic has been killed in a drive-by shooting
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Nigeria Releases Over 200 Boko Haram Suspects
  Nigerian authorities have released 244 Boko Haram suspects from detention.
11. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Macron Visits Calais Amid Migrant Tensions
  France's president Macron visits Calais to try and tackle tensions over migrants there
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Repatriation of Rohingya to Myanmar
  A timeframe for repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya has been agreed.
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Blood Supplies Critically Low In Uganda
  Surgical operations are being suspended across Uganda because of blood shortages
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Kids Versus Cars
  The movement turning streets into playgrounds(R)
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Discovery—Science Stories: Series 4, Humphry Davy
  4/4The story of how Humphry Davy discovered laughing gas in 1799.
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Rejects Expulsion From Party
  Liberia's outgoing president rejects her expulsion from the governing party
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2018/01/16 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—2018/01/16 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—16/01/2018 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Documentary—The End of Innocence in Venezuela
  How criminal gangs in Venezuela use children as young as 10 and teenagers in their wars(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  In the Studio—Boris Akunin – Creator of Russia’s Crime Fiction Hero
  Russian Boris Akunin aka Grigory Chkhartishvili on the art of writing crime novels(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/01/2018 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—16/01/2018 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/16 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Macron Visits Calais Amid Migrant Tensions
  France's president Macron visits Calais to try and tackle tensions over migrants there
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/16 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  The Forum—Kubla Khan: A vision in a dream
  Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic is one of the most famous poems in the English language(R)
22. 23:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Eric Cantona's Kung-Fu Kick
  How the French forward shocked football by attacking an opposition fan in 1995.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/17 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Interview—Chair of Republican National Committee, 2009-2011 - Michael Steele
  What do Republicans feel and do about their de facto party leader?
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/17 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Compass—My Perfect Country, My Perfect Country: Cuba
  16/22Does Cuba hold the best policy for surviving hurricanes?
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/17 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Leaders Meet to Discuss North Korea
  The meeting is looking at ways to try to make the north give up its nuclear ambitions
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/17 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/01/2018 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/17 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  The Documentary—The End of Innocence in Venezuela
  How criminal gangs in Venezuela use children as young as 10 and teenagers in their wars(R)
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/17 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  The Interview—Chair of Republican National Committee, 2009-2011 - Michael Steele
  What do Republicans feel and do about their de facto party leader?(R)
13. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2018/01/17 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 03:32GMT
  Discovery—Science Stories: Series 4, Humphry Davy
  4/4The story of how Humphry Davy discovered laughing gas in 1799.(R)
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/17 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—US Cuts UNRWA Funding by Half
  The US is withholding more than half of $125m aid to the Palestinians
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2018/01/17 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Ethiopia Set to Release First of 582 Prisoners
  It follows an announcement by the country's Attorney General on Monday.

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