BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Saturday 5 June 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—G7 nations 'millimetre away' from tax deal for tech companies
  France and Germany said an agreement on a global minimum tax rate was very close
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/06/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/06/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Stumped—Mental health: The relationship between the media and elite sport stars
  We examine the relationship between mental health, elite sport and the media
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Visiting Russia’s Arctic military base
  How Russia is defending its interests in the Arctic(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—How Switzerland defeated its heroin epidemic
  In the 1990s, the Swiss tried radical new policy ideas, including heroin on prescription(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Real Story—Israel divided
  What's been Benjamin Netanyahu's impact on Israeli politics?(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/06/2021 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/06/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Makeshift wedding
  4/10Spitfire production is getting back on track, but the search for locations continues(R)
16. 04:50GMT
  More or Less—Wales Vaccine Success
  How to distribute jabs efficiently; plus adding 28 to 47
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—G7 : Global tax plan
  Finance ministers of the world's richest nations confident on joint global tax rate
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Trump accuses Facebook of censorship
  Former US President suspended from Facebook for at least two years
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—G7 Tax Deal
  The world's richest nations on the cusp of common tax policy for multinational companies
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/06/2021 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  The Conversation—Sold into sex work
  Trafficked women from Indonesia and Hungary on how they support modern-day slaves(R)
7. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: The Olympics
  Doctors in Tokyo discuss their concerns about the Olympics going ahead in July
9. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/06/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  Cyber Hack—The Lazarus Heist S1, 6. Billion dollar hack
  A faulty printer, an empty room and the most daring cyber theft ever attempted
11. 08:50GMT
  Over to You—A daring bank raid and a disinformation specialist’s radio diary
  What listeners thought of the Lazarus Heist, a story of a most daring bank theft
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Belarusian Yelena Leuchanka: 'Being in jail, I felt so proud'
  Yelena Leuchanka on protesting the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko and jail
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/06/2021 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/06/2021 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—Tackling India’s black fungus crisis
  A rare and deadly fungal infection is affecting patients recovering from Covid
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  World Book Club—Manu Joseph: Serious Men
  Manu Joseph discusses Serious Men, a satirical portrait of contemporary Indian society
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals
  The G7 group of leading economies has reached a deal on taxing multinational companies
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  We'll be live at Roland Garros for French Open commentary and we'll preview the Euro's
5. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/06/2021 17:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/06/2021 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Makeshift wedding
  4/10Spitfire production is getting back on track, but the search for locations continues(R)
9. 17:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Denmark's shock Euros win
  How the Danes won the Euro 92 championship despite not even qualifying for the tournament(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The History Hour—The war on drugs
  US President Nixon declared illegal drugs 'public enemy number one' in June 1971
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Actor Emma Stone
  Oscar winner Emma Stone on being Cruella in the prequel to Disney classic 101 Dalmatians
5. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—A tax deal to change the world?
  G7 finance ministers have agreed that multinational firms should pay at least 15% tax.
7. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  Music Life—'Songwriting made me who I am' with Ice T, Aurora, Amy Lee and Oli Sykes
  How do musicians work through creative differences with their collaborators?
9. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/06/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—05/06/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/06/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 22:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Mukoma Wa Ngugi: How music inspired my writing
  Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Kanya D’Almeida, Art of Change and Joeboy on how home shapes their art
14. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—05/06/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: The Olympics
  Doctors in Tokyo discuss their concerns about the Olympics going ahead in July(R)
16. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/06/2021 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 23:32GMT
  Spitfire: The People’s Plane—Spitfire: The People’s Plane, Makeshift wedding
  4/10Spitfire production is getting back on track, but the search for locations continues(R)
18. 23:50GMT
  Over to You—A daring bank raid and a disinformation specialist’s radio diary
  What listeners thought of the Lazarus Heist, a story of a most daring bank theft(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—06/06/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Zoonotic hotspots and where to find them
  Researchers map where the riskiest areas are for viruses to jump from bats into humans.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—06/06/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—06/06/2021 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/06/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Health Check—Black Fungus epidemic in India
  Could over the counter Steroids be driving the Black Fungus epidemic in India?(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—06/06/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  World Book Club—Manu Joseph: Serious Men
  Manu Joseph discusses Serious Men, a satirical portrait of contemporary Indian society(R)
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—06/06/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Somaliland goes to the polls
  The country which broke away from Somalia holds nationwide elections
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/06/2021 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Mukoma Wa Ngugi: How music inspired my writing
  Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Kanya D’Almeida, Art of Change and Joeboy on how home shapes their art(R)
13. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—06/06/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—06/06/2021 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—06/06/2021 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 04:32GMT
  The Documentary—Globalisation in reverse
  Karishma Vaswani in conversation with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong(R)
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—06/06/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—El Salvador plans to make crypto-currency legal tender
  The central American country El Salvador is to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender

Sunday 6 June 2021

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