BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Tuesday 23 February 2021

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The History Hour—Black History: The Black Panthers
  How radical was the US black rights group? Plus, Mary Wilson of the Supremes(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—UK unveils timeline to ease lockdown
  All legal limits on social contact lifted by 21 June, if strict conditions are met
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Tackling sport’s concussion problem
  How the latest technology is helping to tackle head injuries in sport
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  In the Studio—Ben Okri
  The Nigerian writer on how a poem forms in his mind and makes its way onto the page
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—We discovered we were stolen as babies
  Maria Diemar and Daniel Olsson were adopted from Chile and brought up in Sweden(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—Acid rain
  How the world woke up to the threat from acid rain(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Documentary—I am Robert Chelsea
  The remarkable story of the first African-American to have a full face transplant.
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Giles Yeo
  Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—US records over 500,000 Covid-19 deaths
  President Biden has called it a 'heartbreaking milestone'
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Australia and Facebook resolve dispute
  Facebook says it will restore news content to its users in Australia
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Dispute between Australia and Facebook is resolved
  Facebook had blocked news content from being accessed in Australia
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Tackling sport’s concussion problem
  How the latest technology is helping to tackle head injuries in sport(R)
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—The plastic pandemic
  The pandemic has brought with it a massive rise in plastic waste
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—Ireland's bank bailout
  In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis Ireland had to borrow billions
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Documentary—I am Robert Chelsea
  The remarkable story of the first African-American to have a full face transplant.(R)
12. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  In the Studio—Ben Okri
  The Nigerian writer on how a poem forms in his mind and makes its way onto the page(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Sundance Film Festival Special
  We meet some of the most exciting new filmmakers from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/02/2021 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Giles Yeo
  Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—The man who didn't remember and the woman who never forgets
  What it's like to lose years of memories, and how it feels to never forget a single day
3. 12:50GMT
  Africa Life Clinic—Refusing donated blood
  Some people believe blood transfusions would change their personalities
4. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/02/2021 13:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  The Documentary—I am Robert Chelsea
  The remarkable story of the first African-American to have a full face transplant.(R)
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia
  Facebook restores feeds in Australia after the government agreed to amend legislation
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Nigeria's Covid infection rate 'higher than thought'
  An antibodies survey in Nigeria suggests Covid infections are higher than that recorded
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Sheikh Yamani dies at age 90
  The long-serving Saudi oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani has died in London at age 90
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Coronavirus: 500,000 lives lost in the US
  We reflect on the milestone figure of 500,000 Covid-related deaths in the US
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Ethiopian peacekeepers refuse to leave South Sudan
  The Ethiopian peacekeepers, of Tigrayan ethinicity, say they fear persecution
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Tackling sport’s concussion problem
  How the latest technology is helping to tackle head injuries in sport(R)
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Giles Yeo
  Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Focus on Africa—Mohamed Bazoum declared winner of Niger election
  It is Niger's first transition from one democratically elected leader to another
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2021/02/23 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—23/02/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Yemen's silent hunger crisis
  On the ground in Yemen, where hundreds of thousands of children are starving to death.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Documentary—I am Robert Chelsea
  The remarkable story of the first African-American to have a full face transplant.(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  In the Studio—Ben Okri
  The Nigerian writer on how a poem forms in his mind and makes its way onto the page(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/02/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—23/02/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Ethics of Vaccine Passports
  The UK government announces a review into Vaccine Passports
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  Outlook—The man who didn't remember and the woman who never forgets
  What it's like to lose years of memories, and how it feels to never forget a single day(R)
22. 23:50GMT
  Witness History—Ireland's bank bailout
  In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis Ireland had to borrow billions(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Sundance Film Festival Special
  We meet some of the most exciting new filmmakers from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Ethics of Vaccine Passports
  The UK government announces a review into Vaccine Passports
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Interview—Elizabeth Neumann: The battle for the soul of the US Republican Party
  Can mainstream conservatives rescue the party from far right extremism?
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  Project 17—Goal 6: Clean water
  Seventeen-year-old Joyce asks why all Rwandans don't have easy access to clean water
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—The man who didn't remember and the woman who never forgets
  What it's like to lose years of memories, and how it feels to never forget a single day(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—Ireland's bank bailout
  In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis Ireland had to borrow billions(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Compass—The New Arctic, The New Arctic: Power
  As tensions rise between Russia, Nato and China in the Arctic is a new cold war likely?
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Facebook reverses ban on news in Australia
  Facebook announces that it will restore and pay for news content in Australia
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Clean energy push from 15 world leaders
  Call for public and private investment in clean energy in countries affected by conflict

Wednesday 24 February 2021

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