| 00:00 | 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTConversations about Christmas during a pandemic(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTSteve Haake talks to Jim al-Khalili about how technology improves sporting ability(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTHow Bangladesh’s struggle for independence began with a landmark election in Pakistan.(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTWe meet authors speaking at Granite Noir the crime writing festival in Aberdeen, Scotland(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTA look at theories that health problems may explain Beethoven’s suffering and his music.(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTTranscendental music from the Caucasus(R) 00:50GMTPete Goss’s heroic solo rescue during the 1996 Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTThis year we debunked dozens of online rumours and fake news stories. What happened next?(R)
| 00:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 00:06GMTFour-legged fashion – we go inside the exclusive world of designer clothes for dogs(R) 00:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 00:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies. 00:50GMTMary Hockaday, the controller of BBC World Service English responds to listeners' comments(R)
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| 01:00 | 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTKey UK/ France trading route closure 'could raise fresh produce prices' 01:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 01:32GMTJesus' identity and colour has taken on a new significance in this year of protest.(R)
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTFrance, the UK's nearest border with mainland Europe, has closed all access.
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTPresident Trump called the $900 billion bipartisan Covid stimulus package "a disgrace.
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTA deal could be announced on Thursday morning.
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTCan we build a more efficient world economy for the post Covid-19 era?
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTHow China's economic, political and environmental policies will shape its future
| 01:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 01:06GMTLooking back on how the virus emerged and the scientific response
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| 02:00 | 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTWhat role can faith play in fighting climate change?
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTFormer Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTIs a Canadian city's approach to unemployment one that other cities should consider?
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTSearching for the identities of those who died in a Mediterranean shipwreck
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTThomas Rongen with stories from his career, from the NASL glory days to American Samoa.
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTWhy do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs?(R)
| 02:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 02:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 02:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 02:32GMTAn innovative Zimbabwean therapy is helping solve a mental health crisis(R)
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| 03:00 | 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTAn ancient state in the Horn of Africa that is famed for its monumental stelae structures(R) 03:50GMTThe motorbike world champion whose high-speed triumphs united a divided country(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTJustin Finlayson turned his London bus into a music studio to help at-risk young people(R) 03:50GMTCharlie Chaplin's classic satirical film about Adolf Hitler was released in 1940(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTSam Jalloh, the barefoot player turned pro, coaches kids to achieve their tennis dreams(R) 03:50GMTThe real story behind the heart-warming musical released in 1965(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTDiane Reeve rallied together women who had contracted HIV from the same cheating lover(R) 03:50GMTAn actor's memories of working with the Bengali director on the classic Apu trilogy(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTSohail Yafat turned his miscarriage of justice into a fight for all prisoners in Pakistan(R) 03:50GMTThe early days of the studio which brought Japanese animation to a global audience(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTStories from Indian-administered Kashmir, Trump’s America and frontline Nagorno Karabakh(R) 03:50GMTA former Hollywood child star remembers filming the classic Christmas movie in 1946.(R)
| 03:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 03:06GMTHas Covid-19 changed the way we hear, see, smell, taste and touch?
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| 04:00 | 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTSimon is sick of knocking stuff over, so CrowdScience looks at the science of clumsiness(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTWhat can we learn from human remains? Alice Roberts talks bones with Jim Al Khalili
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTA solar grid, run by women, brings power to Yemen
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTHave you lost a loved one who is still a part of your life in some way?
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTLooking back on how the virus emerged and the scientific response
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTDr Mark Carney turns his attention to climate change and the link to a crisis in values(R)
| 04:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 04:06GMTReflecting on some of the most striking moments in 2020 our correspondents have shared 04:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 04:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today.(R) 04:50GMTMary Hockaday, the controller of BBC World Service English responds to listeners' comments(R)
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| 05:00 | 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTMany Covid-19 economic relief programmes had been set to expire at the end of the month
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTInternational health leaders play down concerns about the new variant
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTFour-legged fashion – we go inside the exclusive world of designer clothes for dogs
| 05:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 05:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 05:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 05:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R) 05:50GMTTim Harford showcases statistics from 2020
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| 06:00 | 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTFlights, ferries and trains are cancelled after mutation spreads in south-east of England
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTA new report criticises the British government for poor decision making and communication
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTA Camper van explodes, injuring three people
| 06:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 06:06GMTPresident Trump continues to delay signing bill
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| 07:00 | 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTIt follows concerns over a Covid-19 variant spreading quickly in south-east England
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTA former chief scientific adviser says the government is acting too slowly to stop spread
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTLive news, business and sport from around the world.
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThree people have been injured after a camper van exploded
| 07:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 07:06GMTThe vaccine has been delivered to all 27 member states
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| 08:00 | 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTFacebook, Amazon, Huawei, Alibaba. All American and Chinese. Where are the Europeans? 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTHow do brands strike the right tone in advertising during a global pandemic? 08:50GMTCharlie Chaplin's classic satirical film about Adolf Hitler was released in 1940
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTWomen in Nigeria have come up with an emergency transport scheme that is saving lives 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTUnilever in New Zealand is the latest firm to trial a 4-day week without cutting pay 08:50GMTThe real story behind the heart-warming musical released in 1965
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTA mixed-race American writer who challenges the so-called 'woke' culture(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTHow the shipping industry has fared in 2020 08:50GMTAn actor's memories of working with the Bengali director on the classic Apu trilogy
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTWill a new understanding of protein shapes play a key role in the development of drugs? 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTTalks between the UK and the EU continued during the night 08:50GMTThe early days of the studio which brought Japanese animation to a global audience
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTCan chimps and so many other species be saved from mass extinction?(R) 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTWe take a look at the long term impact of coronavirus on cities around the world. 08:50GMTA former Hollywood child star remembers filming the classic Christmas movie in 1946.
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTMillions of Americans face going without unemployment benefits amid a political standoff 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTA solar grid, run by women, brings power to Yemen(R)
| 08:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 08:06GMTGermany, Hungary and Slovakia have already started immunising people 08:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 08:32GMTHave you lost a loved one who is still a part of your life in some way?(R)
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| 09:00 | 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTWhat role can faith play in fighting climate change?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTAnne Louise Gaup and Dr. Jackie Hrabok-Leppäjärvi on why they follow reindeer for a living
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTFormer Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTA three-year journey to create a new range of whiskies for a Scottish distillery
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTIs a Canadian city's approach to unemployment one that other cities should consider?(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTWhy do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs?
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTSearching for the identities of those who died in a Mediterranean shipwreck(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTThe power of superstition, ritual and the belief in magic
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTTest your knowledge of the year’s biggest tech stories with Rory Cellan-Jones and team. 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTThomas Rongen with stories from his career, from the NASL glory days to American Samoa.(R)
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTWe return to people we spoke to earlier in the pandemic 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today. 09:50GMTMary Hockaday, the controller of BBC World Service English responds to listeners' comments
| 09:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 09:06GMTReflecting on some of the most striking moments in 2020 our correspondents have shared(R) 09:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 09:32GMTBettye Lavette was a teenage singing star. Five decades on, she's a star once more.
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| 10:00 | 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTHow do board games encourage players to explore ideas, politics and morals?(R) 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R) 10:50GMTWhat to consider when buying presents this year(R)
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTWe meet authors speaking at Granite Noir the crime writing festival in Aberdeen, Scotland
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTDr Mark Carney turns his attention to climate change and the link to a crisis in values
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTTranscendental music from the Caucasus 10:50GMTPete Goss’s heroic solo rescue during the 1996 Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTThis year we debunked dozens of online rumours and fake news stories. What happened next?
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTWe explore the life of the American Indian who was the star of the 1912 Olympics.
| 10:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 10:06GMTYoung social media stars tell us their stories 10:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 10:32GMTUnwrapping the myriad meanings of Santa Claus in the “official home of Santa”, Rovaniemi(R)
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| 11:00 | 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTSimon is sick of knocking stuff over, so CrowdScience looks at the science of clumsiness(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTWhat can we learn from human remains? Alice Roberts talks bones with Jim Al Khalili(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTA solar grid, run by women, brings power to Yemen(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTHave you lost a loved one who is still a part of your life in some way?(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTLooking back on how the virus emerged and the scientific response(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTAn innovative Zimbabwean therapy is helping solve a mental health crisis(R)
| 11:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 11:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 11:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 11:32GMTMusical highlights from the past 12 months(R)
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| 12:00 | 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTJustin Finlayson turned his London bus into a music studio to help at-risk young people 12:50GMTCharlie Chaplin's classic satirical film about Adolf Hitler was released in 1940(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTSam Jalloh, the barefoot player turned pro, coaches kids to achieve their tennis dreams 12:50GMTThe real story behind the heart-warming musical released in 1965(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTDiane Reeve rallied together women who had contracted HIV from the same cheating lover 12:50GMTAn actor's memories of working with the Bengali director on the classic Apu trilogy(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTSohail Yafat turned his miscarriage of justice into a fight for all prisoners in Pakistan 12:50GMTThe early days of the studio which brought Japanese animation to a global audience(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTStories from Indian-administered Kashmir, Trump’s America and frontline Nagorno Karabakh 12:50GMTA former Hollywood child star remembers filming the classic Christmas movie in 1946.(R)
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTRecorded during the first lockdown, Paul McCartney talks about his album McCartney 3
| 12:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 12:06GMTVaccines could mean liberation for all, but will rich countries corner supplies?(R)
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| 13:00 | 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTWhat role can faith play in fighting climate change?(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTFormer Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTWhy do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs?(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTSearching for the identities of those who died in a Mediterranean shipwreck(R)
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 13:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 13:32GMTUnwrapping the myriad meanings of Santa Claus in the “official home of Santa”, Rovaniemi
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTOfficials said there were four blasts within the space of three hours
| 13:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 13:06GMTRelief in sight with mass vaccination in Europe - but how long will it take to roll out?
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| 14:00 | 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTA new variant of the coronvairus in the UK has seen countries enforce a UK travel ban.
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTWe speak to a truck driver queuing to cross the Channel
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTFrustration among drivers facing delays despite France reopening its border with the UK
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTEuropean Union and Britain are still trying to finalise a trade deal
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTEU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has been updating ambassadors on the agreement
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTAnd coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League
| 14:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 14:06GMTHas Covid-19 changed the way we hear, see, smell, taste and touch?(R)
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| 15:00 | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTThe UN peacekeepers' spokesman details the unrest 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTMany countries banned UK arrivals amid concern at the spread of a new Covid-19 variant
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTNigerian authorities announce new Covid-19 measures to curb a second wave 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTThe US Congress has passed a long-awaited $900bn package of coronavirus pandemic aid
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTThe United Nations says the town has been retaken after rebels seized it on Tuesday 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTUS President Trump has urged Congress to boost individual coronavirus payments to $2,000
| 15:00GMTA celebration of Christmas with the annual Carol Service from King's College Cambridge.
| 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTCoverage of Her Majesty the Queen's traditional Christmas message to the Commonwealth 15:11GMTCan chimps and so many other species be saved from mass extinction?(R) 15:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 15:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| | 15:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 15:06GMTTranscendental music from the Caucasus(R) 15:50GMTTim Harford showcases statistics from 2020(R)
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| 16:00 | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWhat can a variant mean for the spread of Covid-19?
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTTalks are underway between France and Britain to reopen the border
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTReflecting on 2020, we hear from people who have lost loved ones to Covid-19
| 16:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 16:32GMTIt comes after months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules
| 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTWe hear from people spending Christmas alone due to restrictions around the world
| | 16:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 16:06GMTAnd coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League
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| 17:00 | 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTUnrest comes ahead of presidential election
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTLiberia's President Weah and his predecessor Ellen Johnson Sirleaf clash over festivities
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTOpiyo is the head of Chapter Four Uganda which has been critical of the government
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTThe NDC had planned daily protests against recent election results
| 17:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 17:06GMTReports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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| 18:00 | 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTFacebook, Amazon, Huawei, Alibaba. All American and Chinese. Where are the Europeans?(R) 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTSimon is sick of knocking stuff over, so CrowdScience looks at the science of clumsiness(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTWomen in Nigeria have come up with an emergency transport scheme that is saving lives(R) 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTWhat can we learn from human remains? Alice Roberts talks bones with Jim Al Khalili(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTA mixed-race American writer who challenges the so-called 'woke' culture(R) 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTA solar grid, run by women, brings power to Yemen(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTWill a new understanding of protein shapes play a key role in the development of drugs?(R) 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTHave you lost a loved one who is still a part of your life in some way?(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTCan chimps and so many other species be saved from mass extinction?(R) 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTLooking back on how the virus emerged and the scientific response(R)
| 18:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 18:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 18:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 18:32GMTAnne Louise Gaup and Dr. Jackie Hrabok-Leppäjärvi on why they follow reindeer for a living(R)
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| 19:00 | 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTRebels have advanced near the capital 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTTravel to South Africa is restricted after in a resurgence in Covid-19 cases 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTA crowd had gathered to show support for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe government has introduced new measures to curb the spread of the virus 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTBBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTReports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.(R)
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTVaccines could mean liberation for all, but will rich countries corner supplies?
| 19:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 19:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 19:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 19:32GMTWhen James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R) 19:50GMTPete Goss’s heroic solo rescue during the 1996 Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTInterviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTCan chimps and so many other species be saved from mass extinction?(R) 20:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 20:32GMTMusical highlights from the past 12 months
| 20:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 20:06GMTAre composers happiest working alone?
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| 21:00 | 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTWhat role can faith play in fighting climate change?(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTAnne Louise Gaup and Dr. Jackie Hrabok-Leppäjärvi on why they follow reindeer for a living(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTFormer Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTA three-year journey to create a new range of whiskies for a Scottish distillery(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTIs a Canadian city's approach to unemployment one that other cities should consider?(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTWhy do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs?(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTSearching for the identities of those who died in a Mediterranean shipwreck(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTThe power of superstition, ritual and the belief in magic(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTTest your knowledge of the year’s biggest tech stories with Rory Cellan-Jones and team.(R) 21:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 21:32GMTThomas Rongen with stories from his career, from the NASL glory days to American Samoa.(R)
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTCritical payments to 14 million people in jeopardy amid Congress standoff
| 21:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 21:06GMTMass vaccination across the EU - a bloc of 446 million people - began early on Sunday.
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| 22:00 | 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTMany countries banned UK arrivals amid concern at the spread of a new Covid-19 variant
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTThe US Department of Justice has accused Walmart of helping fuel America's opioid crisis.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTUS President Trump has urged Congress to boost individual coronavirus payments to $2,000
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTWe take a look at the long term impact of coronavirus on cities around the world.
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTCan we build a more efficient world economy for the post Covid-19 era?
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTUnwrapping the myriad meanings of Santa Claus in the “official home of Santa”, Rovaniemi(R)
| 22:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 22:06GMTThe world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen 22:20GMTBBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world. 22:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 22:32GMTLeah Sottile on the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and America’s far-right today.(R) 22:50GMTTim Harford showcases statistics from 2020(R)
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| 23:00 | 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTJustin Finlayson turned his London bus into a music studio to help at-risk young people(R) 23:50GMTCharlie Chaplin's classic satirical film about Adolf Hitler was released in 1940(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTSam Jalloh, the barefoot player turned pro, coaches kids to achieve their tennis dreams(R) 23:50GMTThe real story behind the heart-warming musical released in 1965(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTDiane Reeve rallied together women who had contracted HIV from the same cheating lover(R) 23:50GMTAn actor's memories of working with the Bengali director on the classic Apu trilogy(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTSohail Yafat turned his miscarriage of justice into a fight for all prisoners in Pakistan(R) 23:50GMTThe early days of the studio which brought Japanese animation to a global audience(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTStories from Indian-administered Kashmir, Trump’s America and frontline Nagorno Karabakh(R) 23:50GMTA former Hollywood child star remembers filming the classic Christmas movie in 1946.(R)
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTBorder closures cause chaos for freight transport
| 23:00GMTThe latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. 23:06GMTCan chimps and so many other species be saved from mass extinction?(R) 23:30GMTThe latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service. 23:32GMTSome of the CrowdScience team answer listeners' questions from all over the world
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