BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule Saturday 1 April 2023

West and Central Africa Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—US cuts tension over electric vehicles
  Biden cuts tension with new tax credit guidance for its electric vehicles and batteries.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/04/2023 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2023 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  This Is Africa—Shashl
  How a groundbreaking Zimbabwean singer found her sound
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Exposing bogus blindness treatments
  The story behind BBC Arabic’s investigation into bogus treatments for RP(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—A Brief History of Time
  A Brief History of Time, written by Prof Stephen Hawking, was published in March 1988(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Real Story—Who will run the world in 20 years?
  President Xi says China and Russia are driving global changes not seen for a century.(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/04/2023 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2023 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Outlook—My history-making solo flight around the world
  Ademilola “Lola” Odujinrin became the first African pilot to fly solo around the world
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—'Devastating' Arkansas tornado sparks emergency
  Tornado devastates Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the city's mayor.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—How will Trump's indictment play politically?
  James Menendez in Cincinnati, Ohio speaks to voters about Donald Trump's indictment
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Tzipi Livni: 'We're seeing the rebirth of liberal democracy in Israel'
  Israel's former foreign minister Tzipi Livni sees hope in the recent protests
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Being gay in Africa
  We hear accounts of what it's like to be LGBT in different parts of Africa
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2023 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Pick of the World—Hackers and scammers, from North Korea to Cambodia
  Did North Korean hackers make ATMs spew their cash? Plus India’s longest-running movie.
9. 08:50GMT
  Over to You—Why four programmes have left the schedules
  There have been some notable schedule changes, the boss of BBC WS English explains why
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Baseball goes bananas
  Could Banana Ball be the future of baseball?
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/04/2023 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2023 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 10:32GMT
  Trending—Elon Musk's Twitter storm
  How is Elon Musk’s ownership transforming Twitter?
16. 10:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The Marseille bribery and match fixing scandal
  In 1993, European champions Marseille were charged with bribery and match fixing.(R)
17. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  Top of the Pops—Depeche Mode and Fall Out Boy
  Latest UK music charts with guests Depeche Mode and Fall Out Boy
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—'Devastating' Arkansas tornado sparks emergency
  Tornado devastates Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the city's mayor
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Sportsworld—01/04/2023 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
5. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/04/2023 17:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2023 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  This Is Africa—Shashl
  How a groundbreaking Zimbabwean singer found her sound(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Being gay in Africa
  We hear accounts of what it's like to be LGBT in different parts of Africa(R)
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2023 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Global Questions—President Lula's new Brazil
  President Lula building bridges in Brazil after Bolsonaro
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Actor Penn Badgley on playing a murderer
  Nikki Bedi is joined by Tarik Saleh and Naima Khan
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Ukrainian religious leader accused of Russian sympathies
  Abbot of major Kyiv monastery suspected of backing Russian invasion
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  Music Life—Being a fox or a hedgehog, with Molly Rankin (Alvvays), Tracyanne Campbell, Mac DeMarco and Molly Nilsson
  Four indie-pop stars discuss how they make their music
11. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/04/2023 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—01/04/2023 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2023 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 22:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Digital Planet says goodbye
  On our last ever show we remember Gordon Moore – the father of the transistor.(R)
16. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2023 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Being gay in Africa
  We hear accounts of what it's like to be LGBT in different parts of Africa(R)
18. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2023 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  Outlook—My history-making solo flight around the world
  Ademilola “Lola” Odujinrin became the first African pilot to fly solo around the world(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—02/04/2023 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Forum—The bittersweet tale of cocoa
  The history of cacao in the Americas, from the Maya to the Aztecs(R)
3. 00:50GMT
  More or Less—A groundbreaking new proof for Pythagoras’ Theorem?
  Two high school students say they’ve discovered a new trigonometric proof for the theorem
4. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—02/04/2023 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/04/2023 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/04/2023 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 01:32GMT
  Health Check—Could armpit sweat help tackle anxiety?
  Researchers test whether sniffing other people’s body odour might have a therapeutic use.(R)
8. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—02/04/2023 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  World Book Club—Paul Theroux: Deep South
  Paul Theroux turns his unflinching gaze on an American South too often overlooked
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—02/04/2023 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's Second Spring of War
  The battle for Bakhmut: a report from eastern Ukraine on the changing nature of the war
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/04/2023 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Science In Action—Gene editing breakthrough
  New technique to correct gene errors in sick patients(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—02/04/2023 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/04/2023 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—02/04/2023 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  The Documentary—Deep Waters: The hidden world of global shipping
  Bulk carriers are the unseen porters of the world even during war and pandemic(R)
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—02/04/2023 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Ukraine wants to evict the monks from an historic monastery
  A Kyiv monastery's abbot is accused of justifying Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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