BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Friday 20 December 2019

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Forum—Eleanor Roosevelt: Redefining the First Lady
  How the wife of US President Franklin Roosevelt became a powerful political operator(R)
3. 00:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The shot heard around the world
  How a wonder goal took the US to the football World Cup for the first time in decades(R)
4. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Three dead as thousands defy India protest ban
  Sweeping protests against new Citizenship law in India
6. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 02:32GMT
  Assignment—County lines: Girl drug runners in the UK
  The story of girls trapped in the violent world of cross-country drugs gangs in the UK(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Don’t call me the 'Indiana Jones' of Syria
  Amr al-Azm leads a network of archaeologists battling to save Syria’s monuments(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Interview—Andrew Mitchell MP: What will Boris Johnson do next?
  The scale of the Conservative Party triumph promises to have seismic consequences.
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  World Football—The Miracle of Atalanta and the Fifa Club World Cup
  Atalanta's Hans Hateboer talks about their unlikely Champions League adventure
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  Science In Action—Understanding the Anak Krakatau eruption
  How a relative small volcanic eruption caused a tsunami(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Mobile internet services restored in northeast India
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Citizenship Act protests continue in India
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Newsday—UK parliament to vote on Johnson’s Brexit deal
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—How 24/7 life is rewiring our brains
  A group of artists look at how our modern hyper-connected lives are affecting our sleep
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—The creation of Abuja
  Why Nigeria built a brand new capital city from scratch.
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Real Story—Can young people change the world?
  What can youth activists accomplish where adults have failed?
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  World Update—Brexit: MPs to vote on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's deal
  The British government is putting legislation before Parliament to leave the EU.
14. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 11:32GMT
  World Football—The Miracle of Atalanta and the Fifa Club World Cup
  Atalanta's Hans Hateboer talks about their unlikely Champions League adventure(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Chernobyl: Lyudmila's story
  BBC Russian speaks to the woman whose life was shown in the TV series ‘Chernobyl’
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Joy to the world
  Choirs representing Manchester's diversity spread Christmas Joy
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—UK parliament votes for Brexit bill
  British MPs vote by 358 to 234 to back Brexit on 31 January
9. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:06GMT
  Newshour—20/12/2019 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
11. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson's plan
  MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to leave the EU on 31 January
13. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:06GMT
  BBC OS—Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson's plan
  MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to leave the EU on 31 January
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Chernobyl: Lyudmila's story
  BBC Russian speaks to the woman whose life was shown in the TV series ‘Chernobyl’(R)
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2019/12/20 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—2019/12/20 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  The Interview—Andrew Mitchell MP: What will Boris Johnson do next?
  The scale of the Conservative Party triumph promises to have seismic consequences.(R)
9. 20:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 20:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 20:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Did Crowdscience change your life?
  We delve into the Crowdscience archive to hear how our shows changed listeners’ lives
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—British MPs back Brexit plan to leave EU on 31 January
  British MPs have backed Boris Johnson's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31st January.
13. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—20/12/2019 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
16. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—20 years of Chinese rule in Macau
  20 years after Macau was handed back to China we take stock of the region's economy
18. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/20 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  Tech Life—Tech quiz of the year 2019
  Test your knowledge of tech in our annual quiz of the year.
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/20 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  World Football—The Miracle of Atalanta and the Fifa Club World Cup
  Atalanta's Hans Hateboer talks about their unlikely Champions League adventure(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/21 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Real Story—Can young people change the world?
  What can youth activists accomplish where adults have failed?(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/21 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Boeing astronaut ship stalls in orbit
  The Starliner launched successfully but then suffered technical problems.
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/21 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/21 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  Stumped—Can Smith solve South Africa's problems?
  South Africa's cricket crisis, the 12-ball IPL trial and Australia's indigenous players.
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/21 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Chernobyl: Lyudmila's story
  BBC Russian speaks to the woman whose life was shown in the TV series ‘Chernobyl’(R)
11. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/21 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 04:06GMT
  The Real Story—Can young people change the world?
  What can youth activists accomplish where adults have failed?(R)
13. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/21 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/21 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 05:32GMT
  The Hurricane Tapes—Thieves in the night
  The two eyewitnesses that led police to focus on, and eventually arrest, Carter and Artis(R)
17. 05:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Santa
  Why does Father Christmas wear red and white?

Saturday 21 December 2019

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