BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Sunday 13 June 2021

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
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"
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Benjamin Netanyahu set to lose power to new government
  Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be unseated by a coalition of opposition parties
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—G7 leaders to tackle climate change
  David Attenborough: G7 leaders face biggest climate change decisions in history
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—13/06/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Raymond Blanc: My life in five dishes
  The renowned French chef tells his life story through five dishes.(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  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(R)
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Ministering behind bars
  The religious leaders working to rehabilitate prisoners through faith(R)
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  The Assignment Interview—12/06/2021 GMT
  Hugh Sykes: Reporting from the frontlines.(R)
13. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—13/06/2021 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 7. Hacker hunters
  Banks are supposed to be impregnable. So, how did hackers get into Bangladesh Bank?
15. 09:50GMT
  Over to You—The challenges faced in reporting disturbing facts
  Listeners' reactions to a Heart & Soul report on children being beaten in Sudan
16. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—13/06/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—13/06/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  This Is Africa—Tzy Panchak
  How armed conflict in his home town has affected a Cameroonian artist(R)
20. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  World Questions—G7 Summit
  As the G7 summit starts in Cornwall, World Questions convenes its own parallel gathering(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Israeli parliament to vote for new government
  New Israeli coalition set to oust Benjamin Netanyahu
3. 13:00GMT
  Sportsworld—13/06/2021 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
4. 15:00GMT
  Sportsworld—13/06/2021 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—13/06/2021 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  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)
5. 18:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The Van Basten wonder goal
  How an amazing volley gave Holland their first victory at a big international tournament(R)
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  Business Weekly—How the FBI used a messaging company to catch crooks
  The elaborate sting operation, which ended in hundreds of arrests
8. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Netanyahu out as new Israeli government approved
  The Israeli parliament has voted in a new coalition government
10. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  The Interview—Ben Rhodes: President Biden's foreign policy challenges
  Stephen Sackur speaks to Barack Obama's former national security adviser(R)
12. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 7. Hacker hunters
  Banks are supposed to be impregnable. So, how did hackers get into Bangladesh Bank?(R)
14. 21:50GMT
  More or Less—The doubling of life-expectancy
  The story of how data helped extend our lives(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—13/06/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—13/06/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—13/06/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Ministering behind bars
  The religious leaders working to rehabilitate prisoners through faith(R)
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  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(R)
22. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—13/06/2021 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 23:32GMT
  Digital Planet—NFT? That’ll do nicely
  The rise of ‘non-fungible tokens’(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  World Business Report—G7: Vaccines and climate pledges but plenty of questions as summit ends
  Questions over whether the pledges go far enough, fast enough remain
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/06/2021 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Discovery—Peter Goadsby on migraine
  Peter Goadsby on migraine attacks and the new treatments his research has inspired.(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Climate Question—Carbon capture and storage
  Can we just suck the CO2 problem out of the air?
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Assignment Interview—12/06/2021 GMT
  Hugh Sykes: Reporting from the frontlines.(R)
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 7. Hacker hunters
  Banks are supposed to be impregnable. So, how did hackers get into Bangladesh Bank?(R)
13. 02:50GMT
  Over to You—The challenges faced in reporting disturbing facts
  Listeners' reactions to a Heart & Soul report on children being beaten in Sudan(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—The Newsroom
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—BBC News Summary
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  The Conversation—My life-changing autism diagnosis
  Sara Gibbs and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu talk about the impact of finding out they're autistic
18. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Israel gets new Prime Minister after four elections
  Naftali Bennett vows to unite nation after two years of political stalemate
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—BBC News
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu forced out of office after 12 years
  Naftali Bennett becomes new Prime Minister as unusual coalition of parties takes power

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