BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Sunday 23 February 2020

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1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Interview—Tarana Burke: What difference has #MeToo made?
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the woman who first coined the phrase "Me Too"(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Why do insects prefer to bite certain people?
  Why are some people magnets for mosquitos and others not? CrowdScience investigates(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The World This Week—Massive job cuts at HSBC
  As profits plunge, HSBC says it will axe 35,000 jobs, and move back to its roots(R)
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Documentary—Shifting Cultures, South Korea’s hope in hell
  1/4The personal stories of students and young people struggling with the pressure to succeed(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/02/2020 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  Tunnel 29—Tunnel 29, The escape
  1/10Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall
13. 02:50GMT
  Over to You—Your views on the BBC’s funding threat
  We hear your views on the future of the BBC's funding(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Documentary—Beats, rhymes and justice: Hip Hop on Rikers Island - part one
  MC and producer Ryan Burvick and the inmates learning to rap in Rikers Island jail
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—India's economic indicators - as fit as they seem?
  The questions niggling at the Indian economy. Plus stories from Russia, Kenya and the US(R)
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  Boston Calling—Leading the way
  What $10 billion can buy to help fight climate change(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/02/2020 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Roger Robinson: Finding paradise in poetry
  The poet Roger Robinson on creating personal and political work
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Bernie Sanders wins Nevada Caucuses
  Bernie Sanders cements front-runner status with Nevada caucuses win
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Nevada Caucuses win for Sanders
  Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses ahead of Joe Biden
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Weekend—Fifth Coronavirus death in South Korea
  556 confirmed cases of disease in South Korea
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Why are people putting chemicals in our food?
  Three food scientists tell us how they manipulate flavour, shelf-life and appearance(R)
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—India's economic indicators - as fit as they seem?
  The questions niggling at the Indian economy. Plus stories from Russia, Kenya and the US(R)
11. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Crossing Divides, Meeting the bombers who killed my mum
  Sarah meets members of Jemaah Islamiyah responsible for a car bomb that killed her mum(R)
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  The Compass—Being, Poland: Men and gender relations
  4/4What men in Poland are really thinking about the pivotal point for gender relations(R)
15. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  Outlook—‘My heart goes out to the mums’
  The mum who’s found compassion for the mothers of murderers after her own family tragedy(R)
17. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/02/2020 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 11:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Roger Robinson: Finding paradise in poetry
  The poet Roger Robinson on creating personal and political work(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Evidence—Air pollution: The silent killer
  Air pollution causes millions of premature deaths globally, but what are the solutions?(R)
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Coronavirus: South Korea declares highest alert
  The South Korean city of Daegu has seen the biggest increase in infections
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  The Documentary—Beats, rhymes and justice: Hip Hop on Rikers Island - part one
  MC and producer Ryan Burvick and the inmates learning to rap in Rikers Island jail(R)
7. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  The Forum—Man v mosquito
  How humans have waged war against the mosquito for thousands of years(R)
9. 15:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Chess algorithms
  What chess reveals about the power of computers
10. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 16:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League Commentary
  Sportsworld brings you full coverage of Arsenal vs Everton
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Evening
1. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/02/2020 19:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 19:32GMT
  The Documentary—Shifting Cultures, South Korea’s hope in hell
  1/4The personal stories of students and young people struggling with the pressure to succeed(R)
5. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  Music Life—'Write about what you know' with Yuna, mxmtoon, Shakka and Alex.tbh
  A journey all over the musical dial with rising stars Yuna, mxmtoon, Shakka and Alex.tbh(R)
7. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Coronavirus global outbreak: Italy and Iran
  Italy and Iran take emergency measures to control the outbreak of the coronavirus
9. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/02/2020 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—23/02/2020 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  Tunnel 29—Tunnel 29, The escape
  1/10Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall(R)
14. 22:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Chess algorithms
  What chess reveals about the power of computers(R)
15. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—23/02/2020 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 23:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Roger Robinson: Finding paradise in poetry
  The poet Roger Robinson on creating personal and political work(R)
17. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/02/2020 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 23:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Crossing Divides, Meeting the bombers who killed my mum
  Sarah meets members of Jemaah Islamiyah responsible for a car bomb that killed her mum(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Meet the neighbours
  People in these flats promise to spend two hours a week together to tackle loneliness(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2020 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Discovery—Science Stories, 17/02/2020 GMT
  1/3Mary Somerville, pioneer of popular science writing.(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  World Business Report—Coronavirus: Venice carnival closes
  Italy imposes lockdown
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Feminist chatbots
  Countering bias, sexism and trolling online(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/02/2020 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  Health Check—Why is Covid spreading so quickly on cruise ships?
  First case of Covid in Africa reported as virus spreads rapidly on cruise ship near Japan(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  The Forum—Man v mosquito
  How humans have waged war against the mosquito for thousands of years(R)
15. 03:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Kenya's first Winter Olympian
  In 1998, a farmer called Philip Boit competed in the gruelling cross-country ski event.(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Interview—Alan Dershowitz: Are the rich above the law?
  Stephen Sackur cross examines one of America's most high profile lawyers.
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2020 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  The Conversation—Is bad data killing women?
  We look at the impact of a gender data gap and a ‘one-size-fits-men’ approach to design.
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—24/02/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/02/2020 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/02/2020 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Why do insects prefer to bite certain people?
  Why are some people magnets for mosquitos and others not? CrowdScience investigates(R)

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