BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Monday 4 May 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  World Business Report—India: How to ease the world's largest lockdown?
  Will it come too late for India's small businesses?
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Coronavirus: Chefs fight back
  Some of the world’s top restaurateurs are refusing to take lockdown lying down(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Interview—Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld: 'Decline of the EU is possible but it's in our own hands'
  Pro-EU Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld on challenges for the EU as it deals with coronavirus
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  CrowdScience—How do I learn maths when school’s shut?
  We tackle maths questions sent in by high school students in lockdown(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Why Factor—Why scarcity can damage decision making
  How when we suffer a scarcity of mental resources, we fail to plan for our futures(R)
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  The Conversation—Female roadies
  Two road crew for huge bands who defy the stereotype(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  The Forum—The 1918 Spanish Flu: The mother of all pandemics
  The last global pandemic and what it can tell us about tackling Covid-19 .(R)
15. 03:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Defying the Taliban
  How Pakistan's Maria Toorpakai Wazir battled death threats to become a squash player.(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—US and Russia trade counter claims over start of coronavirus
  US Secretary of State says he believes the pandemic originated in a Chinese laboratory
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Italy begins to ease its lockdown
  Italy reopens its takeaways and parks, and small funerals can resume
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Italy comes out of lockdown - how has it changed?
  Italians will be allowed out of their homes for exercise for the first time in weeks
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 06:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  CrowdScience—How do I learn maths when school’s shut?
  We tackle maths questions sent in by high school students in lockdown(R)
5. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  The Interview—Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld: 'Decline of the EU is possible but it's in our own hands'
  Pro-EU Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld on challenges for the EU as it deals with coronavirus(R)
7. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Losing your business to the pandemic
  US chef Gabrielle Hamilton had to shutter her restaurant as the coronavirus spread
9. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—The Wehrmacht exhibition that shocked Germany
  An exhibition about the German army’s role in WW2 caused a scandal in 1995.
10. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 08:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/05/2020 08:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 08:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Why scarcity can damage decision making
  How when we suffer a scarcity of mental resources, we fail to plan for our futures(R)
14. 08:50GMT
  More or Less—Climate change and birdsong
  With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?(R)
15. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 09:06GMT
  The Documentary—The virus hunters
  Tracking the virus hunters who race to understand and extinguish new pathogens.(R)
17. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/05/2020 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 10:32GMT
  The Conversation—Female roadies
  Two road crew for huge bands who defy the stereotype(R)
21. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—Love and defection on the dancefloor
  Cuban ballet stars Mayara Piñeiro Contido and Etienne Díez found love in exile
23. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—The Wehrmacht exhibition that shocked Germany
  An exhibition about the German army’s role in WW2 caused a scandal in 1995.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/05/2020 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  CrowdScience—How do I learn maths when school’s shut?
  We tackle maths questions sent in by high school students in lockdown(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Coronavirus: Italy begins easing lockdown
  Millions return to work after seven weeks of strict confinement
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  The Interview—Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld: 'Decline of the EU is possible but it's in our own hands'
  Pro-EU Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld on challenges for the EU as it deals with coronavirus(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—More countries relax lockdown measures
  We hear how coronavirus lockdown measures in many countries are starting to be relaxed
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Remembering medics who have died from Covid-19
  Losing loved ones on the frontline, coping during 40-day lockdown and hospital chaplains(R)
13. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 15:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Why scarcity can damage decision making
  How when we suffer a scarcity of mental resources, we fail to plan for our futures(R)
15. 15:50GMT
  More or Less—Climate change and birdsong
  With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?(R)
16. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Coronavirus: Conversation with older people
  We speak to older people about living under lockdown
18. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—Love and defection on the dancefloor
  Cuban ballet stars Mayara Piñeiro Contido and Etienne Díez found love in exile(R)
20. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—The Wehrmacht exhibition that shocked Germany
  An exhibition about the German army’s role in WW2 caused a scandal in 1995.(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/05/2020 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2020/05/04 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news..
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Interview—Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld: 'Decline of the EU is possible but it's in our own hands'
  Pro-EU Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld on challenges for the EU as it deals with coronavirus(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Discovery—Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer
  Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Trump administration continues to blame China for coronavirus spread
  The Trump administration says the pandemic began in a laboratory in China
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Why Factor—Why scarcity can damage decision making
  How when we suffer a scarcity of mental resources, we fail to plan for our futures(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Conversation—Female roadies
  Two road crew for huge bands who defy the stereotype(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/05/2020 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/05/2020 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Amazon vice-president resigns over firings
  A vice-president at Amazon has quit after Amazon fired workers over safety complaints.
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—04/05/2020 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The History Hour—The 1957 flu pandemic
  A million die in 1957 flu, conflict in the Galapagos islands and trees in Hiroshima.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—05/05/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Amazon vice-president resigns over firings
  A vice president at Amazon has quit after Amazon fired workers over safety complaints.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—05/05/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—A Sporting Chance
  How sport can change the lives of young people from some of the toughest backgrounds.
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/05/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Discovery—Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer
  Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—05/05/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Response—The Response: Coronavirus, Lockdown: Tales from Brazil, Germany and Australia
  2/4Listeners from different countries offer their unique perspectives on a global crisis
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/05/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  In the Studio—Belarus Free Theatre: Directing from a distance
  Belarus Free Theatre - directing a play down a Skype line from London to Minsk
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—05/05/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Love and defection on the dancefloor
  Cuban ballet stars Mayara Piñeiro Contido and Etienne Díez found love in exile(R)
13. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—The Wehrmacht exhibition that shocked Germany
  An exhibition about the German army’s role in WW2 caused a scandal in 1995.(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—05/05/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—French doctor finds early - and surprising - coronavirus case
  A doctor retesting suspected pneumonia samples finds covid-19 case from December
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—05/05/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Russia announces a rise of 10,000 covid-19 cases in just one day
  A Russian doctor tells us she was held by police for speaking out about the lack of PPE

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