BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Saturday 4 January 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—(Re)New Year
  New year is giving Team Unexpected renewed chances to learn about regenerative science(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Biden blocks Japanese takeover of US Steel
  US president cites national security concerns over $15 billion Nippon Steel proposal
5. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/01/2025 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/01/2025 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  Stumped—India under pressure heading into Border-Gavaskar trophy decider
  We debate the apparent unrest in the India camp ahead of the deciding Test in Australia
9. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Outlook Mixtape: A keyboard of dreams and a wild baby hare
  Your bonus edition with stories we love this week(R)
11. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—Creating Alexa
  In 2000, two Polish students started creating a smart speaker which sounded human(R)
12. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—(Re)New Year
  New year is giving Team Unexpected renewed chances to learn about regenerative science(R)
14. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/01/2025 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/01/2025 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 05:32GMT
  Amazing Sport Stories—Fixing the Crazy Gang
  A young woman finds herself at the heart of one of English football's most infamous teams.
18. 05:50GMT
  More or Less—Numbers of the year: Part two
  Our listeners' favourite numbers of 2024
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Trump dismisses hush money case sentence
  Donald Trump has described the New York case as a “charade.”
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—EU delegation visits Syria
  The ministers met Syria’s new leaders in Damascus
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Weekend—Better future for Syria "not guaranteed"
  German special coordinator for Syria on his visit to Damascus
7. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—How going viral changed my life
  Four stars of social media in 2024 share their stories(R)
9. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/01/2025 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 09:32GMT
  Pick of the World—Should under-16s be banned from social media?
  Plus three young women from India, Nigeria and the US share their top online stories
11. 09:50GMT
  Over to You—Our listeners’ panel looks ahead to 2025
  Four listeners set the agenda for what they would like from the BBC World Service in 2025
12. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 10:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Checkmate with Victor Wembanyama
  Find out why the NBA star was playing chess in a New York park
14. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/01/2025 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/01/2025 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 11:32GMT
  Health Check—A Malawi ‘Spay Day’
  How can a ‘Spay Day’ help stop the spread of rabies?(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  World Book Club—Anne Holt: 1,222
  Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt discusses her novel 1,222
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Concerns over Syrian leadership's new school curriculum
  Syria's new leaders want to remove the teaching of evolution from the school curriculum.
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Sporting Action
  Live sport from around the world - including the English Premier League.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/01/2025 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/01/2025 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Amazing Sport Stories—Fixing the Crazy Gang
  A young woman finds herself at the heart of one of English football's most infamous teams.(R)
5. 18:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The ice hockey team sponsored by Colonel Gaddafi
  In 1987, Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi sponsored German ice hockey team ECD Iserlohn
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Can RFK Jnr ‘make America healthy again?’
  Can nominated US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr ‘make America healthy again’?(R)
8. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/01/2025 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 19:32GMT
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: The professionals and tradespeople cleaning up Ghana
  Meet the Buz Stop Boys, a group of volunteers cleaning up the streets of Ghana
10. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 20:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—Thai director Pat Boonnitipat
  Nikki talks to the Thai director Pat Boonnitipat.
12. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—Former US President Jimmy Carter's State Funeral begins
  Six days of funeral observances start in Georgia where he died on 29th December aged 100
13. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Former US President Jimmy Carter's State Funeral begins
  Six days of funeral observances start in Georgia where he died on 29th December aged 100
14. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—04/01/2025 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/01/2025 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  This Is Africa—DJ Maphorisa
  South African producer and DJ Maphorisa is one of the pioneers of amapiano
18. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—04/01/2025 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  The Documentary—The dogs of Palermo
  How the Sicilian city of Palermo embraces the stray dogs living on its streets(R)
20. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—04/01/2025 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  Assignment—The human cost of developing Cambodia's Angkor wonder
  Changing the temple complex of Cambodia's '8th wonder of the world'(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—05/01/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—How going viral changed my life
  Four stars of social media in 2024 share their stories(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2025 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Amazing Sport Stories—Fixing the Crazy Gang
  A young woman finds herself at the heart of one of English football's most infamous teams.(R)
5. 00:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The ice hockey team sponsored by Colonel Gaddafi
  In 1987, Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi sponsored German ice hockey team ECD Iserlohn(R)
6. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—05/01/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  The Inquiry—Can RFK Jnr ‘make America healthy again?’
  Can nominated US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr ‘make America healthy again’?(R)
8. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  The Fifth Floor—Fighting crime with kitchen spoons
  How a group of Nigerian women came together to protect their community from violence
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—05/01/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/01/2025 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2025 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  Health Check—A Malawi ‘Spay Day’
  How can a ‘Spay Day’ help stop the spread of rabies?(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—05/01/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  World Book Club—Anne Holt: 1,222
  Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt discusses her novel 1,222(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—05/01/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Mexico prepares for Trump 2.0
  From threats of tariffs and deportations to a new drug war, Sheinbaum has a full in-tray
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  Trending—Valencia's floods: Engineered weather?
  BBC Trending investigates conspiracy theories that swirled around Valencia's floods
20. 04:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—The ice hockey team sponsored by Colonel Gaddafi
  In 1987, Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi sponsored German ice hockey team ECD Iserlohn(R)
21. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—05/01/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—05/01/2025 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
23. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2025 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  The Documentary—The dogs of Palermo
  How the Sicilian city of Palermo embraces the stray dogs living on its streets(R)

Sunday 5 January 2025

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