BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Tuesday 17 December 2019

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The History Hour—The Awakenings
  A medical experiment that brought the catatonic back to life; and an IRA siege in the 70s
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Boeing suspends 737 Max production
  The American aircraft builder has destabilised suppliers that make parts for the 737 Max.
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Parties
  Why is party planning so hard?(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  More or Less—Koalas
  Have bushfires destroyed 80% of the koala habitat in Australia?(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Footballer Mark Bright: What I’ve learnt about love
  What British player Mark Bright learnt from being fostered as a young child(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Making your deliveries greener
  Four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  In the Studio—Designing the new Aston Martin
  The manufacturers of James Bond’s sports car, Aston Martin, design an SUV
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  Discovery—Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer
  Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Geneva: Global Refugee Forum
  Over 70 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—UN Global Refugee Forum
  Over 70 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Newsday—Global Refugee Forum in Geneva
  Over 70 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—When women aren't counted
  Gender bias in data collection
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—Women and the Sabarimala temple
  How Indian women fought for the right to be allowed into a Hindu holy site
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Backstage: Festival A New Divan
  Andrea Kidd goes behind the scenes at Festival A New Divan(R)
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  World Update—UN refugee summit begins
  Government leaders, including the prime ministers of Turkey and Pakistan, are attending
14. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 11:32GMT
  In the Studio—Designing the new Aston Martin
  The manufacturers of James Bond’s sports car, Aston Martin, design an SUV(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—I believed I was my dead sister
  After Gail Gallant’s sister died, her mother told Gail she was her sister reborn
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  The Documentary—The Rainbow Railroad
  A Canadian organisation is helping LGBT people escape persecution via a secret network.
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Global refugee summit meets in Geneva
  The UN has opened a global summit on refugees with a call for action
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Making your deliveries greener
  Four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries(R)
11. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—The challenge of packaging
  We look at approaches to reducing the amount of waste in consumer driven societies
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—India protests: Violence erupts in Delhi
  There have been more protests today as anger at a citizenship law spreads across India
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  BBC OS—India protests: Violence erupts in Delhi
  There have been more protests today as anger at a citizenship law spreads across India
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  Outlook—I believed I was my dead sister
  After Gail Gallant’s sister died, her mother told Gail she was her sister reborn(R)
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2019/12/17 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Making your deliveries greener
  Four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries(R)
9. 20:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 20:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 20:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Improving crop yields with mobile phones
  Mobile phones are improving lives and yields for millions of farmers around the world.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Pope lifts 'pontifical secret' rule in sex abuse cases
  The Pope declares the rule of "pontifical secrecy" no longer applies to sexual abuse
13. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—17/12/2019 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
16. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—The challenge of packaging
  We look at approaches to reducing the amount of waste in consumer driven societies
18. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/17 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  The Documentary—The Rainbow Railroad
  A Canadian organisation is helping LGBT people escape persecution via a secret network.(R)
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/17 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  In the Studio—Designing the new Aston Martin
  The manufacturers of James Bond’s sports car, Aston Martin, design an SUV(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/18 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Backstage: Festival A New Divan
  Andrea Kidd goes behind the scenes at Festival A New Divan(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/18 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Muslim world leaders arrive for Kuala Lumpur Summit
  Islamaphobia, persecution and discrimination will be discussed.
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/18 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/18 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Documentary—The Rainbow Railroad
  A Canadian organisation is helping LGBT people escape persecution via a secret network.(R)
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/18 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—I believed I was my dead sister
  After Gail Gallant’s sister died, her mother told Gail she was her sister reborn(R)
11. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/18 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:06GMT
  The Interview—Staffan de Mistura: Can the international community still stop wars?
  Is it time to acknowledge the irrelevance of the international peacemakers?
13. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/18 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 04:32GMT
  The Compass—My Perfect Country - Making a Difference
  Fi Glover works with students at Massachusetts University on solutions to global problems
15. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/18 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/18 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 05:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Improving crop yields with mobile phones
  Mobile phones are improving lives and yields for millions of farmers around the world.(R)

Wednesday 18 December 2019

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