BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Saturday 5 December 2020

UK DAB/Freeview Schedule

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Real Story—Is Biden facing a new Middle East?
  With Israel striking new deals with Arab neighbours, how has the politics changed?(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Joe Biden wants agreement to help unemployed
  Joe Biden wants a bipartisan agreement in Congress to help the unemployed.
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/12/2020 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/12/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  Stumped—Thunder's glory and Jaffna's rise from the rubble
  Women's Big Bash winner Hannah Darlington, plus the team from war-torn Jaffna.
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—China’s provocative political artist
  Who is the self-proclaimed “wolf warrior” Wuheqilin?(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—The V1 flying bomb
  How the first of the Nazi's new "revenge weapons" terrorised Londoners in WW2(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Reith Lectures—From moral to market sentiments
  How does the way we assess value both shape our values and constrain our choices?(R)
14. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/12/2020 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/12/2020 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 05:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Songhoy Blues: Mali’s Musical Optimists
  Aliou Touré, lead singer of rock revolutionaries Songhoy Blues, discusses their new album
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Tigray: Eyewitness says Ethiopian government forces attacked the town of Humera
  A doctor who fled from Tigray to Sudan said there was heavy shelling
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—A doctor who fled Tigray says government forces attacked his town
  Dr Tewedros Tefera says the Tigrayan town of Humera was attacked with heavy shelling
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Weekend—Russia begins vaccinating people against Covid-19
  Clinics in Moscow start vaccinating people with a Russian made vaccine known as Sputnik V
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/12/2020 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  When Katty Met Carlos—Good cops, bad cops
  What can America do to tackle police brutality?
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: Vaccine approved
  Is imminent large-scale vaccination a path back to normality?
11. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/12/2020 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  Girl Taken—Girl Taken, 05/12/2020 GMT
  A two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran.
13. 09:50GMT
  Over to You—The key events that propelled disability rights
  How Witness History looked at milestones in the history of global disability rights
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—“At some point you start sinking like a rock” – Alenka Artnik
  Alenka Artnik set a new world record by freediving 374 feet below the Red Sea surface
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/12/2020 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/12/2020 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  The Documentary—Belarus across the barricades - part one
  Day 115 of the astonishing protests in Belarus(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Music Life—Coconut water and confidence with Kranium, Masego and Alicai Harley
  Is an airport a good place to work on music?
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—London: Brexit talks over trade deal
  Boris Johnson and Ursula Von Der Leyen seek to break trade deal deadlock
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  And coverage from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/12/2020 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/12/2020 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Mayday—05/12/2020 GMT
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.
5. 18:50GMT
  More or Less—Vaccines: How safe and who gets it?
  Is it too soon to approve for use? Plus choosing who goes first.
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  The Documentary—Back down to Earth
  Is it time to abandon dreams of human space travel?
8. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Actor Viggo Mortensen
  Viggo Mortensen tells us about his new movie Falling
10. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—President Trump campaigns for Georgia Senators
  Trump in Georgia to support Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
12. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/12/2020 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—05/12/2020 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/12/2020 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Jonestown: From socialism to slaughter - Part one
  How over 900 Peoples Temple members came to die in the Guyanese jungle(R)
17. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—05/12/2020 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  Business Weekly—Shell accused in court over fossil fuel phaseout
  The battle between Shell and green groups who say it remains too focused on fossil fuels.
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—06/12/2020 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Songhoy Blues: Mali’s Musical Optimists
  Aliou Touré, lead singer of rock revolutionaries Songhoy Blues, discusses their new album(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Mayday—05/12/2020 GMT
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R)
5. 00:50GMT
  Over to You—The key events that propelled disability rights
  How Witness History looked at milestones in the history of global disability rights(R)
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—06/12/2020 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Freak weather getting even freakier
  This year has seen record-breaking Atlantic hurricanes, and now an Australian heatwave
8. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—06/12/2020 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—06/12/2020 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  When Katty Met Carlos—Good cops, bad cops
  What can America do to tackle police brutality?(R)
12. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—06/12/2020 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  World Book Club—Yaa Gyasi: Homegoing
  We discuss the prize-winning novel Homegoing with its acclaimed Ghanaian author Yaa Gyasi
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—06/12/2020 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Is Hong Kong losing its freedoms?
  The on-going clampdown against Hong Kong’s opposition, plus stories from elsewhere
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  Girl Taken—Girl Taken, 05/12/2020 GMT
  A two year investigation to find a little girl taken from her mother in Iran.(R)
18. 04:50GMT
  The Big Idea—The new normal
  How Donald Trump is reshaping our ideas of normal behaviour
19. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—06/12/2020 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—06/12/2020 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/12/2020 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 05:32GMT
  Mayday—05/12/2020 GMT
  When James Le Mesurier fell to his death he left behind a tangle of truths and lies.(R)
23. 05:50GMT
  More or Less—Vaccines: How safe and who gets it?
  Is it too soon to approve for use? Plus choosing who goes first.(R)

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