BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Tuesday 25 August 2020

UK DAB/Freeview Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Republican party begins vote rallying
  At the opening day of the Republican Convention, we are picking apart the polls
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2020 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Documentary—Red State refugees
  Can refugees save the small, conservative town of Cactus, Texas?
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—The life and crimes of a bearded lady: part one
  Selling crack and writing poetry – BL Shirelle’s turbulent childhood in Philadelphia(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Margaret Ekpo - Nigeria's feminist pioneer
  The trades union activist and politician who fought for Nigerian independence.(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2020 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Discovery—Professor Emma Bunce
  Emma Bunce tells Jim Al-Khalili why she is intrigued by the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Trump warns Republican convention of ‘rigged election’
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Trump repeats mail fraud claims at GOP convention
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Republican National Convention gets underway in US
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Could a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
  The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women(R)
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Education in Africa
  Is the continent looking at a lost generation of students because of Covid-19?
7. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—America's first woman combat pilot
  How Jeannie Leavitt became the first woman to fly a US Air Force fighter plane in 1993.
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  The Documentary—Red State refugees
  Can refugees save the small, conservative town of Cactus, Texas?(R)
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  Discovery—Professor Emma Bunce
  Emma Bunce tells Jim Al-Khalili why she is intrigued by the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune(R)
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Comedian Sindhu Vee
  Comedian Sindhu Vee on family relationships and humour without audiences(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2020 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  In the Studio—Nelson Makamo: Celebrating children from rural South Africa
  Meet Nelson Makamo at his studio in Johannesburg, the “most sacred place in the world”
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—The life and crimes of a bearded lady: part two
  From prisoner to recording artist – how BL Shirelle found love, happiness and success
20. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—America's first woman combat pilot
  How Jeannie Leavitt became the first woman to fly a US Air Force fighter plane in 1993.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2020 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  Discovery—Professor Emma Bunce
  Emma Bunce tells Jim Al-Khalili why she is intrigued by the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Africa to be declared free of wild polio
  A major milestone is reached in the battle against polio in Africa after decades of work
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  The Documentary—Red State refugees
  Can refugees save the small, conservative town of Cactus, Texas?(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—Facebook blocks Thai access to group critical of monarchy
  Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to a million-member group discussing the monarchy
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Could a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
  The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women(R)
13. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 15:32GMT
  In the Studio—Nelson Makamo: Celebrating children from rural South Africa
  Meet Nelson Makamo at his studio in Johannesburg, the “most sacred place in the world”(R)
15. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Coronavirus in Argentina
  Argentina has registered the largest single-day rise in coronavirus cases
17. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—The life and crimes of a bearded lady: part two
  From prisoner to recording artist – how BL Shirelle found love, happiness and success(R)
19. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—America's first woman combat pilot
  How Jeannie Leavitt became the first woman to fly a US Air Force fighter plane in 1993.(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2020 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2020/08/25 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Documentary—Red State refugees
  Can refugees save the small, conservative town of Cactus, Texas?(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Hacking help for US Elections
  How a geek army is helping to prevent cyber-attacks on US election offices
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Black man shot by police in Wisconsin ‘paralysed’ reports say
  Jacob Blake was shot in the back in the city of Kenosha
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Could a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
  The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  In the Studio—Nelson Makamo: Celebrating children from rural South Africa
  Meet Nelson Makamo at his studio in Johannesburg, the “most sacred place in the world”(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/08/2020 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/08/2020 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Facebook blocks Thai access to group critical of monarchy
  Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to a million-member group discussing the monarchy
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—25/08/2020 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Comedian Sindhu Vee
  Comedian Sindhu Vee on family relationships and humour without audiences(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—26/08/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—American Airlines: 19,000 crew jobs could go
  American Airlines: 19,000 crew jobs will go without government bailout
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—26/08/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—26/08/2020 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—26/08/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Compass—The Senses, The senses: Synaesthesia: When senses merge
  5/5Synaesthesia: We meet the man whose sister tastes of blackcurrant yoghurt
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—26/08/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—The life and crimes of a bearded lady: part two
  From prisoner to recording artist – how BL Shirelle found love, happiness and success(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—America's first woman combat pilot
  How Jeannie Leavitt became the first woman to fly a US Air Force fighter plane in 1993.(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—26/08/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—26/08/2020 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—26/08/2020 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Hacking help for US Elections
  How a geek army is helping to prevent cyber-attacks on US election offices(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—26/08/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Republican Convention: Melania Trump takes centre stage
  The wife of President Trump said the US needs her husband to be re-elected
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—26/08/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Melania Trump acknowledges pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic
  The First Lady was the first speaker to mention the virus in the Republican Convention

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