BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Wednesday 20 January 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Actor Juliette Binoche
  Actor Juliette Binoche on her new 1960s-based film How to be a Good Wife(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Joe Biden's economic plans
  US president-elect Biden sets covid-19 stimulus package as early priority for presidency
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Interview—Kenneth Chan: Is democracy lost in Hong Kong?
  Activist and founding member of the Civic Party, Kenneth Chan, on Hong Kong's autonomy
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  Project 17—Goal 1: No poverty
  Millions of UK children live in poverty. Seventeen-year-old Lanre wants to know why
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—The Beninese singer hustling for success in New York
  Shirazee endured homelessness and a threat of deportation as he pursued his music dreams(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—Hitler's beer hall putsch
  Adolf Hitler made his first attempt to take power in Germany in 1923(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Compass—My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Women entrepreneurs in Kochi
  An Indian city making female entrepreneurship a priority
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Online manipulation on a global scale
  Social media manipulation is now an industrial scale problem worldwide, says a new report.(R)
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—US presidential handover: Before the inauguration, the commemoration
  President-elect Biden marks the US deaths from Covid-19 before his inauguration today
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Countdown to the swearing-in of the new US president
  President-elect Joseph Biden will be sworn in as president in Washington DC today
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Tight security in Washington DC ahead of Biden inauguration
  Some 25,000 troops guard the Capitol where the ceremony to swear in Mr Biden takes place
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  The Interview—Kenneth Chan: Is democracy lost in Hong Kong?
  Activist and founding member of the Civic Party, Kenneth Chan, on Hong Kong's autonomy(R)
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—Joe Biden vs climate change
  How the US is set to return to the fight against global warming
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—The Turner Diaries - America's manual of hatred
  The white supremacist novel by William Pierce which has been blamed for inciting violence
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Compass—My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Women entrepreneurs in Kochi
  An Indian city making female entrepreneurship a priority(R)
12. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  Project 17—Goal 1: No poverty
  Millions of UK children live in poverty. Seventeen-year-old Lanre wants to know why(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Documentary—My viral video and me
  Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars(R)
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/01/2021 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Online manipulation on a global scale
  Social media manipulation is now an industrial scale problem worldwide, says a new report.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—‘I am sinking. This is not a joke. MAYDAY’
  Disaster struck when Kevin Escoffier’s boat split during the perilous Vendée Globe race
3. 12:50GMT
  Witness History—The Turner Diaries - America's manual of hatred
  The white supremacist novel by William Pierce which has been blamed for inciting violence(R)
4. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/01/2021 13:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Trump leaves White House ahead of Biden inauguration
  Joe Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th US president just before 17:00 GMT in Washington
8. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  The Interview—Kenneth Chan: Is democracy lost in Hong Kong?
  Activist and founding member of the Civic Party, Kenneth Chan, on Hong Kong's autonomy(R)
10. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Joe Biden becomes 46th US President
  As Joe Biden is sworn in as US president, we examine his economic agenda
12. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Biden inauguration day
  Live coverage of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
14. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 17:06GMT
  BBC OS—Biden inauguration day
  Live coverage of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  Outlook—‘I am sinking. This is not a joke. MAYDAY’
  Disaster struck when Kevin Escoffier’s boat split during the perilous Vendée Globe race(R)
3. 18:50GMT
  Witness History—The Turner Diaries - America's manual of hatred
  The white supremacist novel by William Pierce which has been blamed for inciting violence(R)
4. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/01/2021 19:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2021/01/20 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
8. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  The Compass—My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Women entrepreneurs in Kochi
  An Indian city making female entrepreneurship a priority(R)
10. 20:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 20:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 20:32GMT
  Health Check—First days of India’s Covid vaccination programme
  India’s Covid mass vaccination begins. But there are questions
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Joe Biden takes office with call for unity
  The new president has announced a raft of measures reversing Trump policies
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/01/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—20/01/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Joe Biden becomes 46th US President
  As Joe Biden is sworn in as US president, we examine his economic agenda
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—20/01/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The Interview—Kenneth Chan: Is democracy lost in Hong Kong?
  Activist and founding member of the Civic Party, Kenneth Chan, on Hong Kong's autonomy(R)
21. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/01/2021 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  Project 17—Goal 1: No poverty
  Millions of UK children live in poverty. Seventeen-year-old Lanre wants to know why(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—21/01/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Documentary—My viral video and me
  Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—21/01/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Biden signs orders ending key Trump policies
  Unprecedented executive action from President Biden
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—21/01/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Why do the Indian farmer protests matter?
  What could India’s farmer protests mean for the nation’s economic and political future?
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/01/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Food Chain—The power of food emojis
  How food emojis make it to your keyboard and why it matters(R)
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—21/01/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—‘I am sinking. This is not a joke. MAYDAY’
  Disaster struck when Kevin Escoffier’s boat split during the perilous Vendée Globe race(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—The Turner Diaries - America's manual of hatred
  The white supremacist novel by William Pierce which has been blamed for inciting violence(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—21/01/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  Assignment—Lisa Montgomery: The road to execution
  The story behind one of America’s most shocking murders – and the woman who did it
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/01/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Health Check—First days of India’s Covid vaccination programme
  India’s Covid mass vaccination begins. But there are questions(R)
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—21/01/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Biden sets to work reversing Trump policies
  The new president signs 15 executive orders including on climate change and covid funding

Thursday 21 January 2021

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