BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Sunday 18 August 2019

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The World This Week—Hong Kong Protests
  Violence mars protests in Hong Kong, but will Beijing intervene?(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  In the Balance—Starting from scratch
  What's the best way to build a business from the ground up?(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/08/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  In the Dark—The confession
  A jailhouse informant says Curtis Flowers confessed to the murders at Tardy Furniture
9. 01:50GMT
  Over to You—Getting at the truth in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir
  How easy is it for BBC’s correspondents in Kashmir to access to the story on the ground?(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Documentary—Why Woodstock still matters
  On its 50th anniversary, we explore the social impact of the legendary Woodstock Festival
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Natural Hazards
  Reducing Nigeria's snake-bite deaths; plus stories from Kashmir, Siberia and New Zealand(R)
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  Boston Calling—The long wait
  'Peace is the highest desire’ says Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the US(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/08/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  Assignment—Barbuda: Storms, recovery and ‘land grabs’
  Who will shape the future of the hurricane-hit, tropical isle of Barbuda?(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Suicide attack on wedding party kills 63 in Afghan capital
  Afghanistan in shock as suicide attack on wedding party in Kabul kills more than sixty.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Kabul counts the cost of deadly suicide attack on wedding party
  More than sixty people killed and nearly 200 injured in Afghan suicide bomb.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Kabul mourns dozens killed in wedding party suicide bombing
  Sixty-three killed and nearly 200 wounded in suicide bombing at Afghan wedding party
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Dynasties
  How well do family and work really mix when it comes to the food business?(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Natural Hazards
  Reducing Nigeria's snake-bite deaths; plus stories from Kashmir, Siberia and New Zealand(R)
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The pilgrim paths of Ireland
  Stories from pilgrims walking the ancient pilgrim path St.Kevin’s Way in County Wicklow(R)
11. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  The Compass—Ground Shift: The Farming Revolution, Ground Shift: Scale and modern farming models
  3/4Ground Shift talks to the next generation of farmers in Ghana, Australia and the USA(R)
13. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  Outlook—Me, Guantanamo Bay, and a new friend
  Mohamedou Salahi was in Guantanamo Bay prison for 14 years but bonded with his guard(R)
15. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/08/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Zere, ZVUK and Central Asia’s bold new voices
  The stories of Zere, Dimash and ZVUK some of Central Asia bold new artistic voices.(R)
19. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  BBC Proms on the World Service—BBC Proms 2019, Jean Sibelius and Finnish folk music
  3/7Sibelius’s powerful Violin Concerto and the traditional tunes that may have inspired it(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Islamic State claims Kabul wedding bombing
  The Islamic State group says it was behind the wedding bombing attack in Kabul
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Documentary—Why Woodstock still matters
  On its 50th anniversary, we explore the social impact of the legendary Woodstock Festival(R)
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  The Forum—Andy Warhol: The prince of Pop Art
  Exploring the life and work of artist Andy Warhol(R)
7. 14:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Cassava
  A toxic plant that sheds light on hidden social forces(R)
8. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League Commentary
  Live build up and Premier League commentary of Chelsea vs Leicester.
10. 16:01GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 16:04
11. 16:04GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League Commentary
  Live build up and Premier League commentary of Chelsea vs Leicester.
12. 17:01GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 17:04
13. 17:04GMT
  Sportsworld—Sportsworld Report
  We round up all of the latest sports stories including football, tennis and cricket
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/08/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  In the Balance—Starting from scratch
  What's the best way to build a business from the ground up?(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Music Life—When the demo is better than the final song with Jacob Collier, dodie, Lianne La Havas and Makaya McCraven
  Lianne La Havas, Makaya McCraven and dodie join Jacob Collier to discuss 'demo-itis'(R)
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Huge crowds at Hong Kong rally
  Hong Kong protests: Huge crowds rally peacefully
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Zere, ZVUK and Central Asia’s bold new voices
  The stories of Zere, Dimash and ZVUK some of Central Asia bold new artistic voices.(R)
11. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  In the Dark—The confession
  A jailhouse informant says Curtis Flowers confessed to the murders at Tardy Furniture(R)
13. 21:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Cassava
  A toxic plant that sheds light on hidden social forces(R)
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/08/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—18/08/2019 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—The pilgrim paths of Ireland
  Stories from pilgrims walking the ancient pilgrim path St.Kevin’s Way in County Wicklow(R)
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/18 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Bangladesh’s biker girls
  The motorbike taxi app where the drivers and passengers are all women.(R)
21. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/18 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  Discovery—Erica McAlister
  Dr Erica McAlister talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the beautiful world of flies.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/19 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  World Business Report—Sudan: Army and civilians seal power-sharing deal
  Sudan's military council and civilian alliance have signed a landmark power-sharing deal.
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/19 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Science In Action—Cracking the case of the Krakatoa volcano collapse
  Scientists investigate the precise physical events around last year’s lethal eruption.(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/19 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—19/08/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/19 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  Health Check—When social media harms teen mental health
  Social media harms teen mental health if it eats into sleep time and lets in cyberbullies(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/19 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Forum—Andy Warhol: The prince of Pop Art
  Exploring the life and work of artist Andy Warhol(R)
11. 02:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—David Steele: 'The bank clerk who went to war'
  In 1975, the veteran cricketer became an unlikely English hero in the Ashes series(R)
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/19 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  The Interview—Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council
  Zeinab Badawi is in Khartoum to speak to the Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council.
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/19 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women writing relationships
  Two acclaimed female authors whose stories shine a light on romantic relationships
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/19 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—19/08/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/08/19 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Global infertility: Could The Handmaid’s Tale become reality?
  What could cause mass infertility? Marnie Chesterton investigates(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/08/19 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Detained Iran oil tanker sets sail from Gibraltar
  It was originally seized on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria

Monday 19 August 2019

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