BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Saturday 17 June 2023

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Blinken visit to Beijing seeks to ease US-China tension
  US Secretary of State is heading to China to for talks
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2023 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2023 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Stumped—Stumped at Lord’s with Justin Langer and Clare Connor
  We’re joined at Lord’s by Justin Langer and Clare Connor to preview the Ashes.
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Jungle craft and childhood games
  How four children survived 40 days in the Colombian jungle(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Ming Smith makes history at MoMA
  MoMA bought photos from an African-American woman for the first time in 1979.(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Real Story—What do Trump’s legal challenges mean for the 2024 US election?
  In an historic first, the former US president is facing a federal criminal indictment(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2023 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2023 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  Dear Daughter—Dear son
  “Fly the plane”, volunteer, and keep asking why
16. 04:50GMT
  More or Less—Is breastfeeding the key to exam success?
  We look at a new UK study that links being breastfed as a baby with academic achievement.
17. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Suspected Islamist rebels kill Ugandan students
  At least 25 students killed in rebel attack on secondary school in the west of Uganda
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Hundreds missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast
  Greek search and rescue operation finds no new survivors from sunken migrant boat
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Hunger and oppression in North Korea
  Defector tells of the harsh realities of life inside North Korea
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Air pollution
  Families in Canada and New York share experiences of the smoke from wildfires in Canada(R)
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2023 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Pick of the World—How to visit every country on Earth without flying
  Thor Pedersen describes his almost decade-long journey around the world
9. 08:50GMT
  Over to You—Appealing to readers for over two decades
  World Book Club’s Harriett Gilbert explains how she appeals to non-heavy readers
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—The clashes for the Ashes
  There's no contest quite like the Ashes - one of the most fearsome sporting rivalries.
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2023 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2023 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 10:32GMT
  Unspun World with John Simpson—Who can challenge Trump?
  The race for the 2024 Republican White House nomination is about to heat up
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  The Documentary—Controlled and connected: 50 years of the cell phone
  How has the cell phone revolutionised our lives since the first call in 1973?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Newshour—Uganda school attack: Pupils among 40 killed by militants
  A group with links to the Islamic State group have been blamed for the attack attack.
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
5. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 17:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2023 17:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 17:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2023 17:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 17:32GMT
  Dear Daughter—Dear son
  “Fly the plane”, volunteer, and keep asking why(R)
9. 17:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Mitchell Johnson's Ashes
  How Australia's Mitchell Johnson recovered from ridicule and destroyed England's batsmen
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Is it Endgame for the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
  Is content overload causing quality control problems in Marvel's cinematic universe?(R)
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2023 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Outlook—The classical concert pianist - who has only one hand
  Nicholas McCarthy built a career in music by playing with just his left hand
5. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Director Carolina Cavalli on her film Amanda
  Nikki Bedi talks to Italian film director Carolina Cavalli.
7. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Forty dead in Uganda school attack
  Survivors said victims were killed with machetes during the night
9. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  Music Life—Collaborating is like dating, with Melike Şahin, Kutiman, Dijf Sanders and Ah! Kosmos
  How do artists combine lyrics with music?
11. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—17/06/2023 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—17/06/2023 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2023 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 22:32GMT
  Tech Life—The EU takes action on AI
  Margrethe Vestager tells us how the bloc is leading the world on regulating AI.(R)
16. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—17/06/2023 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Air pollution
  Families in Canada and New York share experiences of the smoke from wildfires in Canada(R)
18. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—17/06/2023 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  Dear Daughter—Dear son
  “Fly the plane”, volunteer, and keep asking why(R)
20. 23:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Mitchell Johnson's Ashes
  How Australia's Mitchell Johnson recovered from ridicule and destroyed England's batsmen(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2023 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Wildfires and wild animals
  Smog in North America leads us to conservationists using air pollution to track animals.(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2023 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/06/2023 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/06/2023 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Health Check—A step closer to a Chikungunya vaccine
  Advanced vaccine trials for a mosquito-borne disease that’s becoming more prevalent(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2023 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Documentary—Controlled and connected: 50 years of the cell phone
  How has the cell phone revolutionised our lives since the first call in 1973?(R)
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2023 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—The Myanmar soldiers refusing to fight
  The soldiers in Myanmar's civil war who are defecting to avoid killing their own people.
11. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/06/2023 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 03:32GMT
  The Global Jigsaw—Russia’s propaganda firehose
  The talk shows taking over the TV schedules
13. 03:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Mitchell Johnson's Ashes
  How Australia's Mitchell Johnson recovered from ridicule and destroyed England's batsmen(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2023 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/06/2023 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/06/2023 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  The Documentary—Swan's head, tiger's roar
  Hip-hop artist Mrs M, actress Bayra Bela and throat-singer Zolzaya on art in Mongolia(R)
18. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—18/06/2023 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  Weekend—Anthony Blinken arrives for talks in China
  The visit is the first to China by the top US diplomat in five years.

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