BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Saturday 25 December 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Documentary—Afghan girls given a sporting chance
  The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  World Business Report—South Korea pardons ex-President Park Guen-hye
  The 69 year old was serving 22 years for corruption
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—How to choose the perfect gift
  What's the most important thing to consider when buying someone a present?
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—The moments which made us think
  Some of the most thought-provoking dispatches heard from around the world in 2021
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  Stumped—The best of Stumped in 2021
  Join Alison Mitchell for a look back at the best of Stumped in 2021.
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Songs and social media
  Iran's water protests in Isfahan reported through songs and social media(R)
13. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—The home of Santa Claus
  How Rovaniemi, a small town in Lapland, became the centre of Christmas tourism.(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  The Reith Lectures—AI: A Future for humans?
  Artificial Intelligence and Human Existence: Stuart Russell’s 2021 BBC Reith Lectures.(R)
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—The gift that changed me
  Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them
18. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  World of Wisdom—Happiness in a Hard Situation
  How do you find inner happiness when life in your home country has become very hard?
20. 05:50GMT
  Ros Atkins on ...—The fight for Nazanin’s freedom
  Ros Atkins on how the British-Iranian is caught up in a complex geo-political situation
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Omicron – mild or monster?
  Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far – but that’s not the whole story
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  The History Hour—The right to drive in Saudi Arabia
  The Saudi women who used social media to campaign against being banned from the roads.
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  The Interview—Nitin Sawhney, Musician and Composer
  Stephen Sackur interviews British Indian musician and composer Nitin Sawhney.(R)
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  The Conversation—Leading women in song
  Choir directors from Finland and Jamaica on the joys of bringing women together to sing(R)
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: Reporting Covid
  Vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, Delta, Omicron. What’s it like reporting on the pandemic?
11. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  The Explanation—Understanding the Islamic State group
  Quentin Sommerville on the rise, fall and potential re-emergence of IS
13. 09:50GMT
  Over to You—Ask the controller: Part one
  The controller of BBC World Service English responds to questions, favourable or critical
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—2021: A year in review
  We look back at some of the stories we covered in 2021
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/12/2021 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—How to choose the perfect gift
  What's the most important thing to consider when buying someone a present?(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Documentary—MTV@40
  The birth of a ground-breaking concept - MTV, 24-hour music TV
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—World's most powerful telescope launched into orbit
  The James Webb Space Telescope opens a new era in space exploration
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  The Documentary—Afghan girls given a sporting chance
  The fortunes of teenage football players settling into new lives in the UK and Europe(R)
7. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas Message—Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message
  Coverage of Her Majesty the Queen's traditional Christmas message to the Commonwealth.
9. 15:12GMT
  On the Podium—On the Podium at Christmas
  A show about what it takes to get to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
10. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 16:06GMT
  The Documentary—Generation change: Part one
  The new generation of change makers working to fight hunger and climate change
12. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 17:06GMT
  The Documentary—Generation change: Part two
  The new generation fighting to taboos around organ donation and for diversity in STEM
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/12/2021 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  World of Wisdom—Happiness in a Hard Situation
  How do you find inner happiness when life in your home country has become very hard?(R)
5. 18:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Nigeria's Paralympic heroine
  The shot-putter with dwarfism whose gold medal celebration went viral on social media.(R)
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  The Evidence—Coronavirus: The Evidence, When will the pandemic end?
  Lessons from Omicron to end the pandemic
8. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason
  World famous cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins Nikki Bedi.
10. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—25/12/2021 21:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
12. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—25/12/2021 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—25/12/2021 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
15. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—25/12/2021 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 22:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—The gift that changed me
  Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them(R)
17. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—25/12/2021 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:06GMT
  Music Life—Home for the holidays with MØ, Sigrid, Tove Lo and Alma
  Why are Scandinavians so good at making pop music?
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—26/12/2021 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Omicron – mild or monster?
  Cases of the latest coronavirus variant are mild, so far – but that’s not the whole story(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—26/12/2021 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—The gift that changed me
  Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them(R)
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—26/12/2021 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  World of Wisdom—Happiness in a Hard Situation
  How do you find inner happiness when life in your home country has become very hard?(R)
7. 01:50GMT
  Over to You—Ask the controller: Part one
  The controller of BBC World Service English responds to questions, favourable or critical(R)
8. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—26/12/2021 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Coronavirus: Reporting Covid
  Vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, Delta, Omicron. What’s it like reporting on the pandemic?(R)
10. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—26/12/2021 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 02:32GMT
  The Explanation—Understanding the Islamic State group
  Quentin Sommerville on the rise, fall and potential re-emergence of IS(R)
12. 02:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Nigeria's Paralympic heroine
  The shot-putter with dwarfism whose gold medal celebration went viral on social media.(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—26/12/2021 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  The Documentary—MTV@40
  The birth of a ground-breaking concept - MTV, 24-hour music TV(R)
15. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—26/12/2021 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  Business Weekly—Gas prices soar across Europe
  Consumers and businesses hit by surging energy costs
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—26/12/2021 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—The moments which made us think
  Some of the most thought-provoking dispatches heard from around the world in 2021(R)
19. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—26/12/2021 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 05:32GMT
  WorklifeIndia—How to choose the perfect gift
  What's the most important thing to consider when buying someone a present?(R)

Sunday 26 December 2021

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