BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Thursday 27 February 2020

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Documentary—Beats, rhymes and justice: Hip Hop on Rikers Island - part one
  MC and producer Ryan Burvick and the inmates learning to rap in Rikers Island jail(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Trump says no need to panic over coronavirus
  President Trump has played down fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—27/02/2020 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Made in space
  How answers to some of agriculture's biggest questions could be found beyond Earth
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Why don’t we care about facts?
  We believe facts if we want to, but dismiss them if we don’t like them. Why?
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Documentary—Don't Log Off, Don't log off - part two
  2/2People in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and beyond explore what unites them(R)
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—A potentially deadly milestone for the coronavirus
  For the first time Covid-19 is spreading faster outside China than within.
15. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Coronavirus delays US and South Korean military exercises
  More strains to normality over response to the global coronavirus emergency
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia bars pilgrims
  Saudi authorities close Mecca to foreign pilgrims as virus cases spread
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Covid-19: President Trump has appointed his deputy to lead the US response
  Vice-President Pence will lead the US response to the global emergency
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Newsday—Covid-19: Australia calls coronavirus "a pandemic"
  Australia is enacting an emergency plan to deal with the coronavirus
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—Coronavirus: Fake news goes viral
  Misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak is undermining efforts to contain it
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—The last smallpox outbreak
  Thousands of people died in the world's last major smallpox epidemic in India in 1974.
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Forum—Emilie du Chatelet: a free-spirited physicist
  The life and work of a remarkable 18th-century polymath
12. 09:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—India's luge pioneer
  How Shiva Keshavan took part in one of the most dangerous Winter Olympic sports at 16.
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  World Update—Coronavirus spreads to at least 47 countries
  Number of new Covid-19 cases detected outside China is greater than those found within
15. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—27/02/2020 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 11:32GMT
  Health Check—How life drawing helps us to understand anatomy
  Looking beneath a model’s skin to draw their skeleton and muscles
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—The Superheroes of Lagos
  From comic book characters to real-life firefighters, we meet the superheroes of Lagos.
3. 12:50GMT
  Witness History—The last smallpox outbreak
  Thousands of people died in the world's last major smallpox epidemic in India in 1974.(R)
4. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—27/02/2020 13:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  Assignment—Confessions of a mafia boss
  Dominic Casciani gets exclusive access to a former mafia boss turned prosecution witness
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Coronavirus: Global efforts stepped up to contain the spread
  Schools closed, sports events cancelled and emergency drills carried out
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Germany’s president on landmark visit to Sudan
  Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived with a delegation seeking investment opportunities
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Mike Bloomberg's bid for US president
  We look at US billionaire Mike Bloomberg's bid to be the Democratic presidential nominee
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Coronavirus: 'Decisive point' for the fight, says WHO
  Globally more than 80,000 people in more than 40 countries have been infected
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Coronavirus: Learning lessons from the Ebola outbreak
  Countries continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Why don’t we care about facts?
  We believe facts if we want to, but dismiss them if we don’t like them. Why?(R)
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Health Check—How life drawing helps us to understand anatomy
  Looking beneath a model’s skin to draw their skeleton and muscles(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Coronavirus: Countries continue to take precautions to prevent spread
  Including learning lessons from the Ebola outbreak
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2020/02/27 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—27/02/2020 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—27/02/2020 20:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  Assignment—Confessions of a mafia boss
  Dominic Casciani gets exclusive access to a former mafia boss turned prosecution witness(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Made in space
  How answers to some of agriculture's biggest questions could be found beyond Earth(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—27/02/2020 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—27/02/2020 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—27/02/2020 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Mike Bloomberg's bid for US president
  We look at US billionaire Mike Bloomberg's bid to be the Democratic presidential nominee
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—27/02/2020 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  Outlook—The Superheroes of Lagos
  From comic book characters to real-life firefighters, we meet the superheroes of Lagos.(R)
22. 23:50GMT
  Witness History—The last smallpox outbreak
  Thousands of people died in the world's last major smallpox epidemic in India in 1974.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—28/02/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Forum—Emilie du Chatelet: a free-spirited physicist
  The life and work of a remarkable 18th-century polymath(R)
3. 00:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—India's luge pioneer
  How Shiva Keshavan took part in one of the most dangerous Winter Olympic sports at 16.(R)
4. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—28/02/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Japan to close all schools to halt spread of coronavirus
  Japan to ask all schools to close from Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
6. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—28/02/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—28/02/2020 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—28/02/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 02:32GMT
  World Football—Sadio Mané, Alicia Ferguson and the worst tackle in history
  Liverpool's Sadio Mané discusses an amazing season so far.
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—28/02/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Interview—Professor David Heymann: The fight against coronavirus
  Is the World Health Organisation moving fast enough?
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—28/02/2020 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Assignment—Confessions of a mafia boss
  Dominic Casciani gets exclusive access to a former mafia boss turned prosecution witness(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—28/02/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Covid-19: virus comes to sub-Saharan Africa
  Nigeria announces a positive case of the coronavirus
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—28/02/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—The coronavirus has spread to sub-Saharan Africa
  Nigeria's Federal Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first Covid-19 case

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