BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Monday 23 December 2024

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Searching for Syria's missing
  At prisons, hospitals and grave sites, thousands of families seek disappeared relatives(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Global Jigsaw—The language of war: Russia
  Decoding the Kremlin’s warspeak(R)
5. 00:50GMT
  More or Less—Did Mussolini make the trains run on time?
  Fact checking the fascist regime.(R)
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2024 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  Discovery—Inside Health: How can we age well?
  A panel of experts explain what we can all do to help ourselves age well.(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2024 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Will the Earth ever lose its Moon?
  Anand Jagatia is joined by a panel of experts to answer listener questions about the Moon(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—The cows fighting wildfires
  How animals and space tech are helping tackle a growing problem.(R)
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  Pick of the World—Which country has the best schools in the world?
  More than 400,000 of you watch our education episode of The Global Story on YouTube(R)
18. 03:50GMT
  Over to You—Ask the controller
  Your questions answered by the controller of BBC World Service English, Jon Zilkha(R)
19. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2024 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 04:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women in love with romance
  Romantic fiction authors from Nigeria and US discuss creating love stories for everyone
23. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
24. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Syria's new leader to bring all weapons under state control
  Ahmed al-Sharaa says armed factions would be incorporated into the army
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Syrian refugees dream of returning home
  Our reporter goes back to some of the Syrians he met fleeing the war in its early days
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Newsday—Displaced Syrians contemplate a return home
  There are more than six million refugees globally
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  The Interview—HARDtalk - 2024 Review
  HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024.
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  Business Daily—Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?
  We meet the people trying to make it more ethical, more sustainable and more healthy(R)
9. 08:50GMT
  Witness History—'I created MasterChef'
  In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on BBC TV
10. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2024 09:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Will the Earth ever lose its Moon?
  Anand Jagatia is joined by a panel of experts to answer listener questions about the Moon(R)
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The History Hour—Referendums and cannibalism
  Australia's 1999 referendum and a survivor recounts the horrific 1972 Andes plane crash
16. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2024 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  The Global Story—Divorce: The art of breaking up
  Rates have been falling across the West for decades(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Outlook—Memory Box: The toy tiger
  When Amina Sotaeva's tiger fell out of her bag, she set out on a frantic quest to find it
3. 12:50GMT
  Witness History—'I created MasterChef'
  In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on BBC TV(R)
4. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2024 13:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 13:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women in love with romance
  Romantic fiction authors from Nigeria and US discuss creating love stories for everyone(R)
8. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  Newshour—US envoy tells Syrian leader it wants stability
  Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf tells Ahmed al-Sharaa stability is priority
10. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  The Interview—HARDtalk - 2024 Review
  HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024.(R)
12. 15:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 15:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  World Business Report—Honda and Nissan to create world's third biggest carmaker
  Honda and Nissan say they - possibly alongside Mitsubishi - plan to join forces.
14. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—German market attack
  German police look at possible secuirty lapses after Christmas market attack.
16. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  BBC OS—New York subway attack
  A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a woman who was set on fire
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  Outlook—Memory Box: The toy tiger
  When Amina Sotaeva's tiger fell out of her bag, she set out on a frantic quest to find it(R)
3. 18:50GMT
  Witness History—'I created MasterChef'
  In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on BBC TV(R)
4. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2024 19:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  Sport Today—2024/12/23 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—23/12/2024 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Searching for Syria's missing
  At prisons, hospitals and grave sites, thousands of families seek disappeared relatives(R)
10. 20:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 20:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 20:32GMT
  Discovery—Hay Festival Special
  Dr Chris van Tulleken shares stories from the making of his chart-topping podcast
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Germany's far-right AfD marches in Magdeburg
  Protests take place near site of Christmas market attack
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—23/12/2024 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Honda and Nissan join forces to take on China
  The merger would create one of the world's biggest car producers
18. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—23/12/2024 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  The Interview—HARDtalk - 2024 Review
  HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024.(R)
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—23/12/2024 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women in love with romance
  Romantic fiction authors from Nigeria and US discuss creating love stories for everyone(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—24/12/2024 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The History Hour—Referendums and cannibalism
  Australia's 1999 referendum and a survivor recounts the horrific 1972 Andes plane crash(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—24/12/2024 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Honda and Nissan set to take on China in electronic vehicles amidst merger plans
  The growing electric car market has been increasingly dominated by Chinese-made EVs
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—24/12/2024 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/12/2024 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/12/2024 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  Assignment—Poland's ghosts, Ukraine's heroes
  The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—24/12/2024 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Memory Box: The toy tiger
  When Amina Sotaeva's tiger fell out of her bag, she set out on a frantic quest to find it(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—'I created MasterChef'
  In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on BBC TV(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—24/12/2024 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  The Newsroom—24/12/2024 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—24/12/2024 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  In the Studio—International Film School
  Mark Reid visits a school in Bulgaria where they teach their pupils how to make movies.
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—24/12/2024 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Matt Gaetz spent tens of thousands of dollars on sex and drugs
  A damning report says he broke multiple laws while serving as a US congressman

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