BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Tuesday 21 April 2020

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—US oil prices turn negative
  For the first time in history, producers are paying buyers to take oil off their hands.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—The farmers moving their fields indoors
  We visit farmers growing lettuce, herbs and strawberries indoors in the middle of cities
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Discovery—Anne Magurran
  Anne Magurran on how to measure biodiversity.(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Response—The Response: Coronavirus, Lockdown: Tales from Riyadh, Hangzhou and Accra
  1/4Listeners across the globe share their experiences of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  In the Studio—Jakub Józef Orliński: Countertenor in Karlsruhe
  Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński prepares for the title role in Handel’s opera Tolomeo
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—My revolutionary 70s summer camp
  Jim LeBrecht remembers a revolutionary summer camp in the 1970s for disabled teenagers(R)
13. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—The Deepwater Horizon disaster
  A deadly explosion on a drilling rig led to an environmental disaster in the US(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Trump tweet: I will cut immigration because of covid-19
  The President says he will sign an executive order to suspend all immigration to the US
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—President Trump says he'll suspend immigration
  In a tweet he says the move is to protect American jobs
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Why is Trump suspending immigration to the US?
  Trump tweets that he'll sign an executive order to save US jobs during coronavirus crisis
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 06:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  Discovery—Anne Magurran
  Anne Magurran on how to measure biodiversity.(R)
5. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—The farmers moving their fields indoors
  We visit farmers growing lettuce, herbs and strawberries indoors in the middle of cities(R)
7. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—How can Africa emerge from lockdown?
  The economic cases for lifting lockdown in developing African countries
9. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—The last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade
  A woman who died in the US in 1940 was captured and enslaved in West Africa as a child
10. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 08:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/04/2020 08:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 08:32GMT
  The Response—The Response: Coronavirus, Lockdown: Tales from Riyadh, Hangzhou and Accra
  1/4Listeners across the globe share their experiences of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis(R)
14. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 09:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Actor John Turturro
  On this week’s The Arts Hour Nikki Bedi’s guests are commentator William Lee Adams and
16. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/04/2020 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  In the Studio—Jakub Józef Orliński: Countertenor in Karlsruhe
  Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński prepares for the title role in Handel’s opera Tolomeo(R)
20. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—I turned my cleaning obsession into a hit business
  Trauma led Lynsey Crombie to compulsive cleaning but now she’s sharing her skills on TV
22. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—The last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade
  A woman who died in the US in 1940 was captured and enslaved in West Africa as a child(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/04/2020 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  The Response—The Response: Coronavirus, Lockdown: Tales from Riyadh, Hangzhou and Accra
  1/4Listeners across the globe share their experiences of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Coronavirus: President Trump plans to suspend immigration into the US
  He said the move was to protect American jobs
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—The farmers moving their fields indoors
  We visit farmers growing lettuce, herbs and strawberries indoors in the middle of cities(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—Coronavirus food security warning
  An alliance of agencies say the Covid-19 outbreak could cause widespread food insecurity
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Oil Price: How a dip in global oil demand is affecting African countries
  A massive dip in global oil demand is having a negative effect on African countries
13. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 15:32GMT
  Discovery—Anne Magurran
  Anne Magurran on how to measure biodiversity.(R)
15. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Coronavirus: Conversation with paramedics
  We hear from the virus front line in New York, Dublin, Singapore and Chile
17. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Kenyans question why they have to stay in quarantine despite testing negative for COVID19
  Kenyans ask why they have to be put into quarantine despite testing negative for COVID19
19. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 17:32GMT
  In the Studio—Jakub Józef Orliński: Countertenor in Karlsruhe
  Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński prepares for the title role in Handel’s opera Tolomeo(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/04/2020 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2020/04/21 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—How an African hand washing expert is helping save lives in the time of coronavirus
  How an African hand washing expert is helping save lives in the time of coronavirus
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Could fitness trackers track COVID-19?
  Could data from wearable fitness trackers track COVID-19?
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Political fall-out from Trump's immigration ban
  What will be the political consequences of President Trump's ban on immigration to the US?
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Response—The Response: Coronavirus, Lockdown: Tales from Riyadh, Hangzhou and Accra
  1/4Listeners across the globe share their experiences of lockdown and the coronavirus crisis(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  In the Studio—Jakub Józef Orliński: Countertenor in Karlsruhe
  Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński prepares for the title role in Handel’s opera Tolomeo(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/04/2020 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/04/2020 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Coronavirus food security warning
  An alliance of agencies say the Covid-19 outbreak could cause widespread food insecurity
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—21/04/2020 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Actor John Turturro
  On this week’s The Arts Hour Nikki Bedi’s guests are commentator William Lee Adams and(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—22/04/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Immigration into the US suspended
  President Trump will sign an executive order to suspend immigration into the US
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—22/04/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Documentary—Bradford Royal Infirmary: Another week in the ward fighting against Covid-19
  This is the account of one hospital’s race to help those made ill by the Coronavirus
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/04/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Could fitness trackers track COVID-19?
  Could data from wearable fitness trackers track COVID-19?(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—22/04/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Compass—Window on the universe
  A new space telescope promises to transform our view of the universe.
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—22/04/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  The Documentary—China and the virus
  Has the epidemic weakened or strengthened the grip of China’s Communist Party?
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—22/04/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—I turned my cleaning obsession into a hit business
  Trauma led Lynsey Crombie to compulsive cleaning but now she’s sharing her skills on TV(R)
13. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—The last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade
  A woman who died in the US in 1940 was captured and enslaved in West Africa as a child(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—22/04/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—US: The politics of coronavirus pandemic
  Is President Trump on the campaign trail as he bans green cards?
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—22/04/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—President Trump announces green card ban
  He says this will last for 60 days and apply only to those seeking permanent residency.

Wednesday 22 April 2020

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