BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Sunday 30 August 2020

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Tech Life—Facebook News gets bigger
  Should publishers welcome or fear the tech giant’s plan to expand its news feature?(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Documentary—Black Music in Europe, Late 1950s-1960s
  7/9Congolese rumba recorded in Brussels, Algerian chaabi in Paris and Notting Hill Carnival(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/08/2020 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  Trending—‘I hunt trolls’
  After she got a death threat, Ginger Gorman dove headfirst into the world of trolls(R)
9. 01:50GMT
  Over to You—The Bomb and the scientists who tried to stop it
  Listeners air their views on The Bomb and how a nuclear scientist tried to stop its use(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Documentary—World Book Café: Dublin
  Authors Naoise Dolan and Caitriona Lally on living and writing in Dublin
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Donald Trump and his family make their case for the presidency
  The Republican Convention in the US, plus stories from Russia, Beirut and Paris(R)
14. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  United Zingdom—United Zingdom, 29/08/2020 GMT
  7/10Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out.(R)
16. 03:50GMT
  The Big Idea—Why are some nations rich?
  Why are some nations richer than others?(R)
17. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/08/2020 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  Comedians vs. the News—Sofia Niño de Rivera and Anuvab Pal
  Global comedy stars join Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to tackle the news
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  Assignment—Hugh Sykes: Reporting from the frontlines
  Hugh Sykes recounts the drama, danger and humour of life on the journalistic frontline(R)
23. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Fruit of thy womb
  Many religions revere child bearing – how does this affect women unable to conceive?(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: Children with special needs
  How parents of children with special educational needs have coped in lockdown
3. 06:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 06:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  The Conversation—Mechanics: Patrice Banks and Sandra Aguebor
  Nigeria's first 'lady mechanic' with an 'auto airhead' turned car mechanic from the US(R)
5. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:06GMT
  The Compass—The Senses, The senses: Synaesthesia: When senses merge
  5/5Synaesthesia: We meet the man whose sister tastes of blackcurrant yoghurt(R)
7. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 07:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Sean Sherman: My life in five dishes
  The chef fighting to bring true Native American cuisine back from the brink of extinction(R)
9. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 08:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/08/2020 08:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 08:32GMT
  Comedians vs. the News—Sofia Niño de Rivera and Anuvab Pal
  Global comedy stars join Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to tackle the news(R)
13. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 09:06GMT
  The Inquiry—What’s gone wrong in Lebanon?
  The Beirut blast has laid bare Lebanon’s deepening political and economic crisis.(R)
15. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 09:32GMT
  Outlook—The Great Escape of Bonga
  Bonga Kuenda, the man who sang – and sprinted – for Angolan independence(R)
17. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/08/2020 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 10:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Fruit of thy womb
  Many religions revere child bearing – how does this affect women unable to conceive?(R)
21. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 11:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Donald Trump and his family make their case for the presidency
  The Republican Convention in the US, plus stories from Russia, Beirut and Paris(R)
23. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 11:32GMT
  The Documentary—Black Music in Europe, Late 1950s-1960s
  7/9Congolese rumba recorded in Brussels, Algerian chaabi in Paris and Notting Hill Carnival(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Police in Belarus detain protestors in Minsk
  There have been scuffles and some detentions in the Belarusian capital, Minsk
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  The Documentary—World Book Café: Dublin
  Authors Naoise Dolan and Caitriona Lally on living and writing in Dublin(R)
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  The Forum—Lal Ded, mystical Kashmiri poet
  A free-spirited woman whose pithy words challenged social norms(R)
7. 14:50GMT
  The Big Idea—Why are some nations rich?
  Why are some nations richer than others?(R)
8. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  Sportsworld—F1, Women's Champions League and the US Open
  Sportsworld brings you all the latest news from the sporting world.
10. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 16:06GMT
  WorklifeIndia—Is Covid forcing women out of jobs in India?
  What changes can be made to increase female participation in the workforce?
12. 16:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 16:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 16:32GMT
  The Documentary—Black Music in Europe, Late 1950s-1960s
  7/9Congolese rumba recorded in Brussels, Algerian chaabi in Paris and Notting Hill Carnival(R)
14. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 17:06GMT
  The Documentary—August in Minsk
  A summer of protest in Belarus recorded by Minsk journalist Ilya Kuzniatsou(R)
16. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 17:32GMT
  The Compass—The Senses, The senses: Synaesthesia: When senses merge
  5/5Synaesthesia: We meet the man whose sister tastes of blackcurrant yoghurt(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/08/2020 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  The Documentary—Rulebreakers, Veteran on the tracks
  2/5The handbook for train hopping American hobo culture and the man behind the guide(R)
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Music Life—Musical dreams with Ishmael Butler, KeiyaA, IAMDDB and Bishop Nehru
  Have you ever dreamed an idea for a song?(R)
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Women form 'solidarity chains' to condemn crackdown in Belarus
  Thousands defy a crackdown to protest against President Lukashenko's election win
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  Comedians vs. the News—Sofia Niño de Rivera and Anuvab Pal
  Global comedy stars join Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini to tackle the news(R)
11. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  United Zingdom—United Zingdom, 29/08/2020 GMT
  7/10Zing Tsjeng wonders what it means to be British. She travels around the UK to find out.(R)
13. 21:50GMT
  The Big Idea—Why are some nations rich?
  Why are some nations richer than others?(R)
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/08/2020 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Fruit of thy womb
  Many religions revere child bearing – how does this affect women unable to conceive?(R)
18. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—30/08/2020 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  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)
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/08/2020 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  Discovery—Professor Emma Bunce
  Emma Bunce tells Jim Al-Khalili why she is intrigued by the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—31/08/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  World Business Report—China throws hurdle at TikTok's US sale
  The latest hurdle facing TikTok's owner Bytedance is a new Chinese government regulation
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2020 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Sean Sherman: My life in five dishes
  The chef fighting to bring true Native American cuisine back from the brink of extinction(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—31/08/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/08/2020 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2020 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Why Factor—Why are we conscious of so little?
  Why are humans conscious of so little of what goes on around us?(R)
9. 01:50GMT
  More or Less—Is Trump right about blood plasma therapy?
  Is convalescent plasma therapy effective for treating Covid-19?(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—31/08/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Forum—Lal Ded, mystical Kashmiri poet
  A free-spirited woman whose pithy words challenged social norms(R)
12. 02:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Tasha Danvers - motherhood and elite performance
  The British hurdler who overcame private emotional struggles to win an Olympic bronze(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—31/08/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/08/2020 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2020 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Could humans live in underwater cities?
  Could oceanic cities become a reality, and how might they be built?(R)
17. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—31/08/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—US: tensions in Portland
  This comes after a white protester was killed during clashes between rival supporters
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—31/08/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Lebanon: new leadership expected
  A new prime minister may be announced in Lebanon on Monday

Monday 31 August 2020

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