BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Monday 16 May 2022

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/05/2022 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Discovery—The weird waves of wi-fi
  We use wi-fi every day, but do you know how it works?(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/05/2022 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Climate Question—Why is Asia embracing nuclear power?
  China, Korea and India are expanding their nuclear capacity. Why?
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  Tech Life—Learning the lessons of Wannacry, five years on
  It was the most crippling malware attack the world had ever seen - could it happen again?(R)
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  Hidden Sport—Switch
  A sport bridging generational divides in West London(R)
13. 02:50GMT
  Over to You—New podcast Lives Less Ordinary
  Lives Less Ordinary is from the team who produce Outlook. So what lies in store?(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/05/2022 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  The Conversation—Tracing forgotten female ancestors
  Genealogists Kenyatta Berry and Marie Cappart look for women’s forgotten stories
18. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Rising cost of living affecting economies around the world
  Many children in India are not getting enough to eat
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—British prime minister to visit Northern Ireland amid escalating tensions
  Boris Johnson said he is preparing legislation to override the Northern Ireland protocol
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—The British prime minister visits Northern Ireland
  Boris Johnson's visit comes amid escalating tensions over trading arrangements
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  The Interview—Inger Ashing: Is the war in Ukraine overshadowing other crises?
  Zeinab Badawi speaks to the CEO of Save the Children International
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Business Daily Meets: Estonia’s first billionaire
  Kristo Käärmann tells us how a €500 mistake led to a multi-billion dollar business.
7. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—People Power in the Philippines
  In 1986, four days of huge public protests brought down President Ferdinand Marcos
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  The Climate Question—Why is Asia embracing nuclear power?
  China, Korea and India are expanding their nuclear capacity. Why?(R)
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Does photographic memory exist?
  Why do some people have better memories than others?(R)
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—The art of memory
  How artists are using the stories and hidden memories of the past(R)
14. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 09:32GMT
  Trending—Gaming Brazil's election
  How will Brazil’s gaming community affect the upcoming presidential election?(R)
16. 09:50GMT
  More or Less—Did the WHO get some of its excess death estimates wrong?
  We look at the World Health Organisation’s latest estimates of the pandemic’s death toll(R)
17. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/05/2022 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 10:32GMT
  The Conversation—Tracing forgotten female ancestors
  Genealogists Kenyatta Berry and Marie Cappart look for women’s forgotten stories(R)
21. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—Bike-riding bank robber, part 1
  Olympic hopeful to audacious thief – the racing cyclist who turned to crime
23. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—People Power in the Philippines
  In 1986, four days of huge public protests brought down President Ferdinand Marcos(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/05/2022 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Does photographic memory exist?
  Why do some people have better memories than others?(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Hundreds of Ukrainians reportedly executed in Bucha
  Around 650 people were shot, according to a Ukrainian official
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  The Interview—Inger Ashing: Is the war in Ukraine overshadowing other crises?
  Zeinab Badawi speaks to the CEO of Save the Children International(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—China's economy slows sharply
  Amid a wave of Covid lockdowns, there has been a sharp slowdown in the Chinese economy
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  BBC OS—Buffalo shooting: Victims' names released
  We hear from Buffalo in the US where 10 people were killed over the weekend
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Cost of living crisis: Sri Lanka
  We hear about the impact of rising prices around the world
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—Bike-riding bank robber, part 1
  Olympic hopeful to audacious thief – the racing cyclist who turned to crime(R)
17. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—People Power in the Philippines
  In 1986, four days of huge public protests brought down President Ferdinand Marcos(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/05/2022 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2022/05/16 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—16/05/2022 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Climate Question—Why is Asia embracing nuclear power?
  China, Korea and India are expanding their nuclear capacity. Why?(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Discovery—Surprising symmetries
  Two eyes, two arms, two legs - we are roughly symmetrical on the outside. Why is that?
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Intense fighting in eastern Ukraine
  We report from the Donbas where Ukrainian forces are resisting Russia's offensive
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Interview—Inger Ashing: Is the war in Ukraine overshadowing other crises?
  Zeinab Badawi speaks to the CEO of Save the Children International(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Conversation—Tracing forgotten female ancestors
  Genealogists Kenyatta Berry and Marie Cappart look for women’s forgotten stories(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—16/05/2022 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—16/05/2022 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—16/05/2022 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Sri Lanka fuel shortages
  The latest on the crisis in Sri Lanka, where there is only one day's supply of fuel left.
20. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—16/05/2022 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 23:06GMT
  The History Hour—The war in Transnistria
  Moldova battles Russian-backed separatists; Egypt bread riots; Eyjafjallajökull erupts(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—17/05/2022 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—McDonald's pulls out of Russia
  Fast food giant McDonald's says it will permanently end its business in Russia.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—17/05/2022 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/05/2022 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2022 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Documentary—Escape from the Taliban
  Sana Safi follows the stories of Afghan women judges trying to escape the Taliban.
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—17/05/2022 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—Bike-riding bank robber, part 1
  Olympic hopeful to audacious thief – the racing cyclist who turned to crime(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—People Power in the Philippines
  In 1986, four days of huge public protests brought down President Ferdinand Marcos(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—17/05/2022 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/05/2022 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/05/2022 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  In the Studio—N K Jemisin: Writing new worlds
  The American science-fiction author goes in-depth about her world-building process
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—17/05/2022 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Besieged Mariupol soldiers evacuated
  More than two-hundred soldiers now evacuated from the long-besieged steelworks
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—17/05/2022 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol
  More than 260 soldiers evacuated after more than 80 days of siege.

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