BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Wednesday 16 March 2022

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/03/2022 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Calls for facial recognition tech ban on Brazilian metro
  Civil rights groups file a lawsuit to suspend use of facial recognition in the metro
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Kyiv extends curfew as Russian troops advance
  Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced a 35-hour curfew to end on Thursday morning.
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/03/2022 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  The Compass—Emotional Baggage, Emotional Baggage: Maya Youssef
  A musician's painful decision not to return to Damascus when Syria's civil war began
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Mountains took my family - but I love them
  Kate Ballard lost her mum and brother to the Himalayas but finds joy on the slopes(R)
13. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—Chandigarh: India's city of the future
  How the modernist architect Le Corbusier designed a city for newly-independent India(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/03/2022 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  Newsday—Zelensky: peace talks with Russia 'sound more realistic'
  Fourth round of peace negotiations have made some headway
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Mariupol hospital staff and patients ‘taken hostage’ by Russian troops
  Around 400 people are thought to be held, says the deputy mayor of Mariupol
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Nato meets as Zelensky concedes Ukraine will not join Alliance
  Nato defence ministers convene extraordinary meeting over Ukraine
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Russian fighting intensifies in Kyiv
  Blasts have been heard in the Ukrainian capital
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  The Interview—Tobias Ellwood: How should the West stand up to Putin?
  Zeinab Badawi speaks to the chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—Penalties for Chelsea?
  How will sanctions on owner Roman Abramovich affect the club on, and off, the pitch?
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—Teheran's Freedom Tower
  The vast monument built for the Shah, but now a centrepiece for protests in Iran.
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/03/2022 09:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Calls for facial recognition tech ban on Brazilian metro
  Civil rights groups file a lawsuit to suspend use of facial recognition in the metro(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Documentary—Cold War in full swing
  Kevin Le Gendre discovers how Louis Armstrong came to play jazz in communist East Germany(R)
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/03/2022 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  The Shutdown—Conflict
  Why do governments shut down the internet?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—Running an underground newspaper during the Syrian uprising
  Kholoud Helmi paid a high price to start one of Syria's only independent newspapers
3. 12:50GMT
  Witness History—Teheran's Freedom Tower
  The vast monument built for the Shah, but now a centrepiece for protests in Iran.(R)
4. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/03/2022 13:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Calls for facial recognition tech ban on Brazilian metro
  Civil rights groups file a lawsuit to suspend use of facial recognition in the metro(R)
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Ukraine war: Zelensky implores US Congress for help
  Zelensky invokes 9/11 in plea to US Congress
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  The Interview—Tobias Ellwood: How should the West stand up to Putin?
  Zeinab Badawi speaks to the chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee(R)
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—A warning on global oil supply
  The International Energy Agency cautions the Ukraine war is likely to disrupt oil supply
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Life in Lviv
  Today's OS is live from the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  BBC OS—Life in Lviv
  We’re live in Lviv in Western Ukraine
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  BBC OS—Life in Lviv
  Today's OS is hosted live from Lviv in Western Ukraine
3. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/03/2022 19:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2022/03/16 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—16/03/2022 20:06 GMT
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Russia bombs theatre where civilians sheltering – official
  Authorities in the besieged Ukrainian port Mariupol say Russia has bombed a theatre
11. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/03/2022 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—US raises interest rate by 0.25% over inflation fears
  The increase is the first in the US since December 2018
15. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—16/03/2022 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 23:06GMT
  The Interview—Tobias Ellwood: How should the West stand up to Putin?
  Zeinab Badawi speaks to the chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee(R)
17. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/03/2022 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 23:32GMT
  The Shutdown—Conflict
  Why do governments shut down the internet?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—17/03/2022 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/03/2022 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2022 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Health Check—The kindness test: The results
  Results of the world's largest study of kindness
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—17/03/2022 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—US Central Bank raises interest rate after 4 years
  The increase is the first in the US since December 2018
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—17/03/2022 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/03/2022 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2022 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  Assignment—The fate of Russia’s soldiers
  Tim Whewell follows the story of a Russian prisoner of war in Ukraine
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—17/03/2022 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Running an underground newspaper during the Syrian uprising
  Kholoud Helmi paid a high price to start one of Syria's only independent newspapers(R)
13. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—Teheran's Freedom Tower
  The vast monument built for the Shah, but now a centrepiece for protests in Iran.(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—17/03/2022 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/03/2022 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/03/2022 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  Newsday—Mariupol: Russia accused of bombing theatre sheltering civilians
  Russia has denied carrying out the attack
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—17/03/2022 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Russia denies bombing Mariupol theatre where people were sheltering
  RIA news agency: Russia blames a far-right Ukrainian militia for theatre attack

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