BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Saturday 17 December 2016

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 00:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Obama Warned Putin About Hacking Before the US Presidential Vote
  President defends his handling of reports that Russia hacked emails ahead of the election
3. 00:20GMT
  Sports News—17/12/2016 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Cream of the Crop
  China is building its own replica of an Iowa corn farm
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 01:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Phillipine President Continues Anti-American Rhetoric
  President Duterte tells the US to prepare for the repeal of a military deal.
8. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 02:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Searching for a Fake News Factory
  BBC Russian's year-long investigation into fake news about the conflict in Ukraine.(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 03:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—‘Bribing’ Mums To Feed Their Kids
  How they’re giving cash, with strings attached, to poor mothers in Peru.
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Stumped—Why Are Bowlers Always Injured?
  Hear a radical new theory about bowler injuries, plus Virat Kohli's lifelong coach.
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 04:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  The Real Story—Just a Phone Call: Shaking up US-China Relations
  Is Donald Trump really looking to re-boot US-China relations?(R)
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 05:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  The World This Week—Should the West have intervened?
  Pro-Assad forces took Aleppo, after a bitter siege. Should the West have got involved?
18. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Cream of the Crop
  China is building its own replica of an Iowa corn farm(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 06:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Obama Defends Syria Stance
  Obama on Syria; Uber in trouble; Sex with robots
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 07:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Aleppo Evacuations Delayed
  Aleppo evacuations; Gambia election crisis; Does money make you happy?
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 08:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Weekend—Evacuations from Aleppo Suspended
  Aleppo evacuations; Uber in trouble in California; How music made slang
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Survival Stories: ‘We Ate Spiders, Flies and Worms’
  Two students tell us their survival diet whilst lost in a remote part of Turkey.
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 09:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—‘Bribing’ Mums To Feed Their Kids
  How they’re giving cash, with strings attached, to poor mothers in Peru.(R)
11. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  Global Business—Brexit and the Future of Farming
  Jonty Bloom looks at the future of farming in the UK.
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 10:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Abuse Allegations in US Gymnastics
  We look at how allegations of sexual abuse have engulfed gymnastics in the USA
15. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 11:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/12/2016 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 11:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Does it Pay to be Nice?
  Is being a team player and putting yourself second really the best strategy?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 12:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The World This Week—Should the West have intervened?
  Pro-Assad forces took Aleppo, after a bitter siege. Should the West have got involved?(R)
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Commemorating Taiwan's 'Comfort Women'
  A museum has opened in Taipei to remember the women forced to work in brothels during WW2
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 13:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—New Syria Evacuation Deal Reached
  Civilians and fighters are hoping to leave besieged areas under the new agreement
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 14:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  Global Beats—Philippines
  In the second of three programmes from East Asia, Nadine Jacinto discovers some of the most exciting new Filipino music.
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 15:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Team
  Premier League goals and sporting debate with Lee James and the Sportsworld Team.
11. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 16:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League Commentary
  Stoke City v Leicester City from the Bet365 Stadium.
13. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 17:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:06GMT
  Sportsworld—The Sportsworld Report
  The day's top stories from the Premier League and beyond.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 18:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—China US Underwater Drone Incident Escalates
  Beijing tells US to stop surveillance in the seas off China after seizing US drone
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Cream of the Crop
  China is building its own replica of an Iowa corn farm(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 19:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Commemorating Taiwan's 'Comfort Women'
  A museum has opened in Taipei to remember the women forced to work in brothels during WW2(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Trending—Demonetisation’s Fake News Demons
  False rumours suggesting India’s new bank notes could be radioactive are spreading online
9. 19:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Banking
  Warrior monks, crusaders and the mysterious origins of modern banking
10. 20:00GMT
  Global Questions—Islam's Place in Politics Billboard
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11. 20:01GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 20:06GMT
  Global Questions—Islam's Place in Politics - Is There One?
  Zeinab Badawi is in Tunisia with a panel of guests, to test the mood on whether Islam should or could be taken out of politics.
13. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 21:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—China to Return US Underwater Drone
  China agrees to return a US drone; Thousands stuck in eastern Aleppo; Sex with robots.
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 22:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Does Turkey Still Want to Join the EU?
  Turkey and the EU: it’s complicated(R)
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/17 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Survival Stories: ‘We Ate Spiders, Flies and Worms’
  Two students tell us their survival diet whilst lost in a remote part of Turkey.(R)
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/17 23:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Three Parent Babies
  Babies made from two women and one man have been approved by the UK's fertility regulator
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/18 00:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The World This Week—Should the West have intervened?
  Pro-Assad forces took Aleppo, after a bitter siege. Should the West have got involved?(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/18 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Outlook—Outlook Weekend: Talking Sense
  Discover a whole new way of sensing the world with your nose, your eyes and your ears
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/18 01:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Venezuela Currency Chaos
  President Maduro delays scrapping banknote, after protests; US: 'China will return drone'
7. 01:20GMT
  Sports News—18/12/2016 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/18 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Does it Pay to be Nice?
  Is being a team player and putting yourself second really the best strategy?(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/18 02:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Crisis Management
  Struggles for survival in South Sudan, at the UN, in Venezuela and Spain's Basque regions
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/18 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—A Night in the Opera
  The Story of Christ told through a play with a cast of prisoners from Milan Opera Prison
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/18 03:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Documentary—The Polygon People
  The story and legacy of the vast Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, The Polygon
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/18 04:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The History Hour—Yoyes, ETA's female icon
  The death of a Basque fighter, resisting the Nazis in Lithuania, and a Hindu milk miracle
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2016/12/18 05:00 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Global Business—Brexit and the Future of Farming
  Jonty Bloom looks at the future of farming in the UK.(R)
20. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2016/12/18 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 05:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Commemorating Taiwan's 'Comfort Women'
  A museum has opened in Taipei to remember the women forced to work in brothels during WW2(R)

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