BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Saturday 23 December 2017

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Division, Drought and a Velvet Divorce
  Tales from Jerusalem, a disputed Buddhist site, Paraguay's arid Chaco and Czechoslovakia
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Rudolph castrated: what you didn’t hear this year
  Reindeer castration, plants get chatty and more quirky science revealed.(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—UN Targets Oil in Fresh Sanctions Against North Korea
  United Nations Security Council votes unanimously for tough new sanctions
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—New UN Sanctions on North Korea
  The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to adopt tough new measures on North Korea
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The Icon Painters of Bethlehem
  The lives of Palestinian Christians are being transformed by this ancient spiritual art(R)
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Global Business—Crossing the Line
  What red lines need to be crossed before companies retreat from foreign markets?
13. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 03:32GMT
  Stumped—T10: Cricket's Passport to the Olympics?
  With performing artists, sponsored dot balls and gold coins, T10 is glitzier than T20.
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  The Inquiry—North Korea deep dive
  Nuclear ambitions and a war of words, a deep dive into the North Korea crisis(R)
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—San Francisco: Man arrested over 'Christmas terror plan'
  Documents allege he planned to target the Pier 39 area, which is popular with tourists
19. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 05:32GMT
  Boston Calling—The Case of the Stolen Fortune Cookie Fortunes
  In the US every Chinese meal comes with fortune cookies. Their story is full of intrigue.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—UN Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea
  United Nation votes to impose new sanctions on North Korea
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Spanish Prime Minister Rebuffs Catalonian Leaders
  Spain’s prime minister sidesteps a new call to negotiate the future status of Catalonia
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Weekend—North Korea Oil Supplies Hit by New Sanctions
  UN approves new sanctions against North Korea
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Outlook—Outlook Weekend: Lessons from Apes
  Mothering tips from chimps and understanding the power of touch from a gorilla
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  The World This Week—Trump's first big win
  The tax bill is the president's first major legislative success
11. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—The Cultural Frontline - B!rth: Syria
  The Cultural Frontline presents a compelling drama about motherhood during conflict
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Ice Hockey's Transgender Star
  Harrison Browne on becoming the first transgender champion in US sport.
15. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Philippines Storm Kills Over 100
  Tropical Storm Tembin brings flash flooding and mudslides to parts of Mindanao island
17. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 11:32GMT
  Global Business—Crossing the Line
  What red lines need to be crossed before companies retreat from foreign markets?(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Inquiry—North Korea deep dive
  Nuclear ambitions and a war of words, a deep dive into the North Korea crisis(R)
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Charity Appeals For Sick Children In Syria
  Charity says children with cancer among 130 needing urgent medical attention in Ghouta
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  BBC Introducing—Declan McKenna
  Declan McKenna on an incredible year in 2017. Plus Sam Fender, Jerry Williams, Love Ssega
7. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  Sportsworld—23/12/2017 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
9. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  Sportsworld—23/12/2017 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 17:06GMT
  Sportsworld—23/12/2017 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2017 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—The Cultural Frontline - B!rth: Syria
  The Cultural Frontline presents a compelling drama about motherhood during conflict(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Documentary—Russia's Exit Dilemma
  Stay or go? Lucy Ash explores the choice facing Russia’s brightest and best.
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  The Forum—Sankara: Africa’s Revolutionary President
  Thomas Sankara: why his assassination and time in power still haunts Africa to this day
9. 20:50GMT
  Over to You—George Orwell’s Time at BBC World Service
  Why a statue of George Orwell has been erected at the BBC HQ
10. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Russia Accuses US of Promoting ‘Bloodshed’ in Eastern Ukraine
  The US has agreed to supply defensive weapons to the Ukrainian government
12. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—Venezuela Expels Top Brazil and Canada Diplomats
  Canada is accused of interfering in internal affairs, Brazil of violating the rule of law
14. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—23/12/2017 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  Global Business—Crossing the Line
  What red lines need to be crossed before companies retreat from foreign markets?(R)
17. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/23 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  The World This Week—Trump's first big win
  The tax bill is the president's first major legislative success(R)
19. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/23 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 23:32GMT
  Boston Calling—The Case of the Stolen Fortune Cookie Fortunes
  In the US every Chinese meal comes with fortune cookies. Their story is full of intrigue.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/24 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—The Cultural Frontline - B!rth: Syria
  The Cultural Frontline presents a compelling drama about motherhood during conflict(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/24 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Trending—#MeToo: The Story So Far
  How the biggest campaigning hashtag of 2017 - #MeToo - is changing the world.(R)
5. 00:50GMT
  Over to You—George Orwell’s Time at BBC World Service
  Why a statue of George Orwell has been erected at the BBC HQ(R)
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/24 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  The World This Week—Trump's first big win
  The tax bill is the president's first major legislative success(R)
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/24 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Growth in Global E-waste
  The alarm bell sound for the growth of global e-waste(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/24 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/12/2017 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/24 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  Discovery—Science Stories: Series 4, Alcuin of York
  1/4Philip Ball dives into the Dark Ages to reveal the author of the river crossing riddle(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/24 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Division, Drought and a Velvet Divorce
  Tales from Jerusalem, a disputed Buddhist site, Paraguay's arid Chaco and Czechoslovakia(R)
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/24 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  Living with the Gods—Becoming an Adult
  Human rites of passage, that mark the transition from childhood to adulthood
18. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—To Kill A Mockingbird
  One of the most successful American films of all time was released at Christmas 1962.(R)
19. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/24 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 04:06GMT
  Music Extra—The Music of Time, America’s Ottoman Diaspora
  3/6How the music of the dying Ottoman Empire was reborn and reinvented in the United States.
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2017/12/24 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/12/2017 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
23. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2017/12/24 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  Assignment—Thirty-Three Ways to Dispel a Chinese Mistress
  There are 33 ways to dispel a mistress according to one of China's top love detectives(R)

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