BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Monday 18 March 2024

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1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—DRC: Life after the Lord's Resistance Army
  In remote parts of D R Congo, survivors of the LRA's reign of terror rebuild their lives.(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Global Jigsaw—Contested waters: Crimea
  How water is used as a weapon of war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine(R)
5. 00:50GMT
  More or Less—Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?
  We investigate how much the Russian state is spending on the war in Ukraine(R)
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  Happy News—Happy News
  Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world.
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Is the BMI fatphobic?
  How useful is the Body Mass Index?(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Speaking up at work
  We look at how to raise concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace.(R)
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  Pick of the World—Football's top scorer is a she - Temwa Chawinga
  The Malawian got 63 goals last year – nine more than Cristiano Ronaldo(R)
18. 03:50GMT
  Over to You—Exposing little known atrocities in Bengal
  How an historical documentary series exposed little known atrocities on a grand scale(R)
19. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 04:32GMT
  The Conversation—Planet of the puppeteers
  Ana Crăciun-Lambru and Heather Lai discuss the magic of puppetry
23. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
24. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Newly re-elected Putin vows to prioritise the war in Ukraine
  President Putin said the result demonstrated the trust the Russian people place in him
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—President Putin wins fifth term in office, as widely expected
  Mr Putin can now claim he has a popular mandate for the war, says the BBC Russia editor
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—The election in Russia has been widely condemned as a sham
  President Putin has vowed to prioritise the war in Ukraine after his overwhelming victory
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  The Interview—Jan Egeland: Is the international community failing to protect the most vulnerable?
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—Would green hydrogen be a drain on Uruguay's water sources?
  The country is embracing the new renewable wave, but there are concerns about water usage
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—Pinyin: The man who helped China to read and write
  In 1958, Zhou Youguang introduced a new writing system in China
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 09:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Is the BMI fatphobic?
  How useful is the Body Mass Index?(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The History Hour—Finding early vertebrate’s footprints and the Deaflympic badminton champion
  Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes.
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  The Conversation—Planet of the puppeteers
  Ana Crăciun-Lambru and Heather Lai discuss the magic of puppetry(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—Discovering my film-making grandfather, Emeric Pressburger
  Age 13, Andrew MacDonald discovered his grandfather was an Oscar-winning film-maker
3. 12:50GMT
  Witness History—Pinyin: The man who helped China to read and write
  In 1958, Zhou Youguang introduced a new writing system in China(R)
4. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 13:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Is the BMI fatphobic?
  How useful is the Body Mass Index?(R)
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—Gaza: Israel raids al-Shifa hospital
  Israel raids al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City overnight, tells residents to evacuate
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  The Interview—Jan Egeland: Is the international community failing to protect the most vulnerable?
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council(R)
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—A big week for central banks around the world
  Investors wait to see if Japan’s central bank will end negative interest rates.
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Famine imminent in Gaza, warns UN
  Israel takes control of Gaza hospital as UN warns of famine
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  BBC OS—Haiti unrest causing record hunger
  UNICEF blames ongoing chaos for life-threatening malnutrition in Port-au-Prince.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  Outlook—Discovering my film-making grandfather, Emeric Pressburger
  Age 13, Andrew MacDonald discovered his grandfather was an Oscar-winning film-maker(R)
3. 18:50GMT
  Witness History—Pinyin: The man who helped China to read and write
  In 1958, Zhou Youguang introduced a new writing system in China(R)
4. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 19:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2024/03/18 GMT
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
8. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—DRC: Life after the Lord's Resistance Army
  In remote parts of D R Congo, survivors of the LRA's reign of terror rebuild their lives.(R)
10. 20:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 20:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 20:32GMT
  Discovery—Uncharted: The gossip mill
  Gossip and rumour can affect morale but can the science of networks explain why?
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Evacuation flights to US begin as Haiti deteriorates
  Dozens of US citizens have fled Haiti on a government-chartered plane
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—18/03/2024 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—18/03/2024 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Electricity and food shortages lead to rare protests in Cuba
  The island is experiencing one of its worst crisis in decades.
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—18/03/2024 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The Interview—Jan Egeland: Is the international community failing to protect the most vulnerable?
  Stephen Sackur speaks to the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council(R)
21. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—18/03/2024 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  The Conversation—Planet of the puppeteers
  Ana Crăciun-Lambru and Heather Lai discuss the magic of puppetry(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—19/03/2024 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The History Hour—Finding early vertebrate’s footprints and the Deaflympic badminton champion
  Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes.(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—19/03/2024 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Will Japan end its negative interest rate regime?
  The country's central bank could raise interest rates for the first time in 17 years.
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—19/03/2024 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—19/03/2024 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/03/2024 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  The Documentary—Trapped in Oman
  The fight to bring home a group of Malawian domestic workers trapped in servitude
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—19/03/2024 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Discovering my film-making grandfather, Emeric Pressburger
  Age 13, Andrew MacDonald discovered his grandfather was an Oscar-winning film-maker(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—Pinyin: The man who helped China to read and write
  In 1958, Zhou Youguang introduced a new writing system in China(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—19/03/2024 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—19/03/2024 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—19/03/2024 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  In the Studio—Colm Tóibín: A life of writing
  Inside the creative world of the acclaimed author of Brooklyn(R)
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—19/03/2024 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Maduro critic says July presidential election could spark emigration
  Millions more will flee Venezuela if Nicolas Maduro is re-elected, warns opposition

Tuesday 19 March 2024

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