BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Sunday 12 May 2019

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The World This Week—The danger we pose ourselves
  We're threatening a million species -- and we could die with them(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  In the Balance—Who profits from prison labour?
  Does prison labour help inmates - or private companies?(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/05/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Puppet Master—Enemies
  A fight for survival and a message for the West
9. 01:50GMT
  Over to You—Marking World Press Freedom Day
  The dangers and challenges that some journalists face every day just doing their job(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Documentary—Left behind
  Migrants make headlines all the time, but what about those they leave behind?
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Amid the Wreckage
  The Gaza-Israel boundary flares again; Guyana's oil; French protests and an Iraqi ruin(R)
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Be you for you
  A transgender athlete supports the IAAF’s controversial definition of women.(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/05/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  Assignment—Guyana - bracing for the oil boom
  South America’s second poorest nation is about to get very rich(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—UN chief in South Pacific on climate change tour
  UN chief Antonio Guterres arrives in New Zealand for a visit focusing on climate change
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Iran's president warns of difficult times to come
  Iran's president Hassan Rouhani warns of difficult times to come as US sanctions bite
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel
  Three gunmen stormed a five-star hotel in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan.
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Organic Inc
  Who really owns organic?(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Amid the Wreckage
  The Gaza-Israel boundary flares again; Guyana's oil; French protests and an Iraqi ruin(R)
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Women making space in the mosque
  Young, female British Muslims want more say in their mosques(R)
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  The Compass—My Perfect City, Medellin, Colombia: Slums and urban regeneration
  The visionary project that transformed the violent barrios of Colombia's second city(R)
13. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  Outlook—Elza Soares: invincible queen of samba
  Singer Elza Soares survived poverty and public scandal to become a music legend in Brazil(R)
15. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/05/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Can podcasts change the world?
  How are podcasts changing the stories we tell and what we learn about our world?(R)
19. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  World Questions—Addis Ababa
  A debate about the future of Ethiopia, recorded in front of a public audience(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Are politicians back-sliding on climate change?
  UN Secretary General warns the political will to tackle global warming is fading
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Documentary—Left behind
  Migrants make headlines all the time, but what about those they leave behind?(R)
5. 14:00GMT
  Sportsworld—12/05/2019 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
6. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 17:06GMT
  Sportsworld—12/05/2019 GMT
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/05/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  In the Balance—Who profits from prison labour?
  Does prison labour help inmates - or private companies?(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Music Extra—A History of Music and Technology, The Electric Guitar
  Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason tells the story of the electric guitar(R)
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Yemen rebel pull-out 'going to plan'
  UN says a Houthi rebel withdrawal from key ports in Yemen is proceeding according to plan
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Can podcasts change the world?
  How are podcasts changing the stories we tell and what we learn about our world?(R)
11. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  The Puppet Master—Enemies
  A fight for survival and a message for the West(R)
13. 21:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Brick
  The humble brick has housed us for thousands of years - will it endure?(R)
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—12/05/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—12/05/2019 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Women making space in the mosque
  Young, female British Muslims want more say in their mosques(R)
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/12 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Could a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
  The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women(R)
21. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/12 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  Discovery—A sense of time
  Does a second feel the same for a fly, a bird, or a swordfish, as it does for me?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/13 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  World Business Report—US will suffer from tariffs, Trump aide Larry Kudlow admits
  A Trump economic adviser said it was wrong to say China would pay tariffs to the US
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/13 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Science In Action—Biodiversity in crisis
  Can we halt biodiversity loss and still allow for economic development?(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/13 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—13/05/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/13 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  Health Check—Treating peanut allergy: Does immunotherapy work?
  A systematic review finds it can lead to more severe allergic reactions for some(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/13 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Forum—Thoreau: the writer who went to the woods
  The author of the American classic ‘Walden’(R)
11. 02:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The Torino air disaster
  In May 1949, a plane crash killed one of the greatest teams in Italian football history.(R)
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/13 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  The Interview—Chief executive, Stonewall - Ruth Hunt
  Does the debate on trans rights pose a problem for the gay liberation movement?
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/13 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  The Conversation—Mums: Online and influential
  Two women who vlog and blog about their families online
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/13 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—13/05/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/05/13 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  CrowdScience—How does a single cell become me?
  How do trillions of individual cells work together to build bodies?(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/05/13 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Yemen rebels to withdraw from country’s key ports
  This is part of a peace agreement overseen by the United Nations

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