BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Saturday 12 June 2021

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Acute food shortages in northern Ethiopia
  The UN warns of food shortages in Ethiopia's Tigray region, so is famine being concealed?
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/06/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  This Is Africa—Tzy Panchak
  How armed conflict in his home town has affected a Cameroonian artist
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Germany's apology to Namibia
  A century in the making: saying sorry for colonial era genocide of the Nama and Herero(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—The Fall of Madrid
  How the Spanish capital fell to General Franco's forces in 1939, ending a civil war(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Real Story—Iran’s presidential election: What do the people want?
  Iranians go to the polls next week as the country's economy struggles under sanctions(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/06/2021 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Women take control
  5/10The new Spitfires need to be flown to RAF bases desperate for reinforcements(R)
16. 04:50GMT
  More or Less—The doubling of life-expectancy
  The story of how data helped extend our lives
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—G7 leaders unveil global anti-pandemic action plan
  The aim is to slash the time needed to develop vaccines to under 100 days.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Climate change on the agenda at G7
  G7 leaders to discuss climate change
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—G7 summit: Biden to defend Nato
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Conversation—Skating my way through life
  Why women around the world are picking up a board to try kickflips and slides.(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Life in Iran
  We bring together Iranians to discuss their lives and future prospects
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  Outlook—The spies in my house
  Confronting the Stasi agent who watched me for fifteen years
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—'Why is ending racism a debate?'
  How did a viral photo of England Under-21 hockey player Darcy Bourne change her life?
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/06/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—Fighting India’s Covid infodemic
  What role should government and tech companies play in tackling Covid misinformation?
17. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  Top of the Pops—ZZ Top legend Billy F Gibbons
  Billy F Gibbons on his new solo album, plus rappers Lil Baby & Lil Durk and Tim Booth
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—G7: Leaders to unveil global anti-pandemic action plan
  World leaders to sign up to measures to tackle future pandemics
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
5. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/06/2021 17:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  Outlook—The spies in my house
  Confronting the Stasi agent who watched me for fifteen years(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  World Questions—G7 Summit
  As the G7 summit starts in Cornwall, World Questions convenes its own parallel gathering
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Assignment Interview—12/06/2021 GMT
  Hugh Sykes: Reporting from the frontlines.
5. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 19:32GMT
  This Is Africa—Tzy Panchak
  How armed conflict in his home town has affected a Cameroonian artist(R)
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—G7 summit: Spending plan to rival China adopted
  Leaders of the G7 major economies also committed to a new plan to stop future pandemics.
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  Music Life—'Are you proud of your music?' with Billy Nomates, Simone Marie Butler, Xenia Rubinos and Radie Peat
  What songs do musicians write when they think no-one else will hear them?
11. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/06/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—12/06/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 22:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Beatie Wolfe: Art against climate change
  Beatie Wolfe on making protest art using 800,000 years of historic NASA climate data
16. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—12/06/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Life in Iran
  We bring together Iranians to discuss their lives and future prospects(R)
18. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—12/06/2021 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—Fighting India’s Covid infodemic
  What role should government and tech companies play in tackling Covid misinformation?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Evolving viral variant trickery
  Virus variants are tricking our cells. Also, landslides, and the strange world of Z-DNA.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—13/06/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—13/06/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Why do I have such a sweet tooth?
  How our genes help determine how much sugar we should eat(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Documentary—When Kissinger went to China
  How Henry Kissinger's secret to trip China 50 years ago changed the Cold War
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un cracks down on foreign influence
  The “Hermit Kingdom” leader takes draconian measures to keep the outside world at bay
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Beatie Wolfe: Art against climate change
  Beatie Wolfe on making protest art using 800,000 years of historic NASA climate data(R)
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—13/06/2021 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—13/06/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  The Documentary—Being mum
  Ateira Griffin challenges assumptions about black single motherhood(R)
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—David Attenborough to address G7
  David Attenborough: Humans could be "on the verge of destabilising the entire planet"

Sunday 13 June 2021

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