BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Thursday 29 April 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—India Covid: world's worst second wave
  A second wave of the coronavirus has overwhelmed parts of India's health system.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—29/04/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—I became a supermodel overnight and didn't know
  As a teenager, Lisa Ray took some photos in India that made her an instant sensation(R)
7. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—The Nairobi US Embassy bombing
  A survivor's account of the al-Qaeda attacks in East Africa in 1998 which killed hundreds(R)
8. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—29/04/2021 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 03:32GMT
  The Food Chain—America's 'food apartheid'
  Life without easy access to affordable, fresh food in Albany and St. Louis
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Biden pitches 'once in a generation investment'
  Proposals for jobs, education and social care in first speech to Congress joint session
14. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—President Biden's sweeping proposals
  After 100 days in the White House, Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—President Biden's 100 days speech
  Biden pitches 'once in a generation investment' to Congress
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Covid: What went wrong in India?
  As a second wave of Covid-19 rages through India, Kavita Puri asks what went wrong.
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Biden's trillions
  The US president announces a massive spending plan for the US economy
7. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—The battle of Tora Bora
  How US special forces lost bin Laden in the mountains of Afghanistan in December 2001
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  Assignment—The Battle of Palma
  Daring escapes and tragic consequences after militants attack a remote town in Mozambique
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  Health Check—India’s Covid-19 surge
  India's Covid surge update. New Malaria Vaccine breakthrough. How moving helps our minds(R)
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  The Forum—The census: A snapshot of life
  Charting the history of counting and classifying people the world over
14. 09:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Anthony Robles
  The one-legged wrestler who won a national college title in the United States in 2011
15. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—29/04/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  The Food Chain—America's 'food apartheid'
  Life without easy access to affordable, fresh food in Albany and St. Louis(R)
19. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—My mother’s fake name and secret past
  Justine Cowan's English mother invented a fictional childhood
21. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—The battle of Tora Bora
  How US special forces lost bin Laden in the mountains of Afghanistan in December 2001(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—29/04/2021 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  Health Check—India’s Covid-19 surge
  India's Covid surge update. New Malaria Vaccine breakthrough. How moving helps our minds(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—India receives an outpouring of solidarity to fight Covid-19
  India has received global solidarity as it battles a deepening coronavirus crisis.
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Covid: What went wrong in India?
  As a second wave of Covid-19 rages through India, Kavita Puri asks what went wrong.(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—US economy accelerates as recovery continues
  In the first three months of 2021 the US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4%
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  BBC OS—Biden's spending plan
  We'll look at how Americans have reacted to President Biden's address to Congress.
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—India Covid crisis: Virus spreads to remote areas
  We bring more accounts of the coronavirus crisis in India
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—My mother’s fake name and secret past
  Justine Cowan's English mother invented a fictional childhood(R)
17. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—The battle of Tora Bora
  How US special forces lost bin Laden in the mountains of Afghanistan in December 2001(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—29/04/2021 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2021/04/29 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—29/04/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  Assignment—The Battle of Palma
  Daring escapes and tragic consequences after militants attack a remote town in Mozambique(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Science In Action—Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan
  Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan.
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny appears in court by video-link
  It was Alexei Navalny's first public appearance since his three-week hunger strike ended
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Covid: What went wrong in India?
  As a second wave of Covid-19 rages through India, Kavita Puri asks what went wrong.(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Food Chain—America's 'food apartheid'
  Life without easy access to affordable, fresh food in Albany and St. Louis(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—29/04/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—29/04/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—29/04/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—US economy accelerates as recovery continues
  In the first three months of 2021 the US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4%
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—29/04/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  The Forum—The census: A snapshot of life
  Charting the history of counting and classifying people the world over(R)
22. 23:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Anthony Robles
  The one-legged wrestler who won a national college title in the United States in 2011(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—30/04/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—US economy accelerates
  Joe Biden has laid out a sweeping investment plan for jobs, education and social care
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—30/04/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/04/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  World Football—FC Goa and Dynamo Kyiv's Mircea Lucescu
  FC Goa's Brandon Fernandes and Dynamo Kyiv coach Mircea Lucescu join the team.
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—30/04/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—My mother’s fake name and secret past
  Justine Cowan's English mother invented a fictional childhood(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—The battle of Tora Bora
  How US special forces lost bin Laden in the mountains of Afghanistan in December 2001(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—30/04/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—30/04/2021 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—30/04/2021 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—France and its faltering relationship with Islam
  John Laurenson meets people on both sides of a fractious debate for Muslims in France
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—30/04/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Israel stampede: Dozens killed at religious festival
  At least 44 people were killed and 100 injured in a crush at an orthodox Jewish festival
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—30/04/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Israeli orthodox festival crush: at least 44 dead
  Crowds of pilgrims were trying to pass through a new and narrow pathway when some slipped

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