BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Monday 31 March 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2025 00:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Discovery—The Life Scientific - Anna Korre
  Explorations in the world of science(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Where in the world will I weigh least?
  We tackle gravity - a fundamental force of the universe, yet also an everyday mystery(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Building a clinic to save a forest
  How cut price health treatment has helped reduce logging in Borneo(R)
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  Pick of the World—How can you get more sleep?
  A sleep expert explains how to convince your body it's bedtime(R)
13. 02:50GMT
  Over to You—The legal case against rap singer Sean Combs
  We speak with the host of Diddy on Trial about the challenges of making this series(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2025 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 03:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women working through menopause
  Women from the UK and Australia discuss the impact of menopause on their careers
18. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Humanitarian agencies step up aid deliveries in Myanmar
  Hundreds of people remain missing in both Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Myanmar quake death toll hits 1700
  18 confirmed dead in Bangkok with many more missing
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Aid agencies warn of deepening crisis in Myanmar
  Hundreds remain missing in both Myanmar and Thailand following Friday's earthquake
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  The Interview—Justin Welby, former Archbishop of Canterbury: I forgive serial abuser John Smyth
  Laura Kuenssberg talks to Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—How the Covid pandemic changed us
  Five years on, small business owners around the world reflect
7. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—The 'ghost town' of Namibia
  In 1908, the first Kolmanskop diamond was found. It's now abandoned, buried in the desert
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2025 08:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Where in the world will I weigh least?
  We tackle gravity - a fundamental force of the universe, yet also an everyday mystery(R)
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  The History Hour—The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela
  Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
14. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2025 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women working through menopause
  Women from the UK and Australia discuss the impact of menopause on their careers(R)
18. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—The true story behind I'm Still Here, Brazil's Oscar winner
  Marcelo Rubens Paiva was 11 when armed men took his father away
20. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—The 'ghost town' of Namibia
  In 1908, the first Kolmanskop diamond was found. It's now abandoned, buried in the desert(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2025 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Where in the world will I weigh least?
  We tackle gravity - a fundamental force of the universe, yet also an everyday mystery(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—French far-right leader barred from running for office
  Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for public office for five years
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  The Interview—Justin Welby, former Archbishop of Canterbury: I forgive serial abuser John Smyth
  Laura Kuenssberg talks to Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—Myanmar earthquake: assessing the humanitarian and economic toll
  The ruling military junta says the death toll has now surpassed two thousand
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  BBC OS—Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed after quake
  Myanmar's military government says more than 2,000 were killed in Friday's earthquake
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office
  The French far right leader Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzlement
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—The true story behind I'm Still Here, Brazil's Oscar winner
  Marcelo Rubens Paiva was 11 when armed men took his father away(R)
17. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—The 'ghost town' of Namibia
  In 1908, the first Kolmanskop diamond was found. It's now abandoned, buried in the desert(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2025 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2025/03/31 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—31/03/2025 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Turkey's clampdown
  The arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu sets off a backlash far beyond Istanbul(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Dr Nira Chamberlain
  Nira Chamberlain on how mathematics can solve real-world problems.
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—Le Pen rejects court ban on running for office
  France's far right leader comes out fighting after her conviction for embezzlement.
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Interview—Justin Welby, former Archbishop of Canterbury: I forgive serial abuser John Smyth
  Laura Kuenssberg talks to Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Conversation—Women working through menopause
  Women from the UK and Australia discuss the impact of menopause on their careers(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—31/03/2025 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—31/03/2025 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Businesses prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
  US heads towards massive introduction of import taxes
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—31/03/2025 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The History Hour—The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela
  Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Businesses prepare for Trumps ‘Liberation Day’
  US heads towards massive introduction of import taxes
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/04/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Assignment—Lebanon: Hezbollah in trouble
  Battered in the war with Israel, Hezbollah is under pressure - even from its supporters
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—The true story behind I'm Still Here, Brazil's Oscar winner
  Marcelo Rubens Paiva was 11 when armed men took his father away(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—The 'ghost town' of Namibia
  In 1908, the first Kolmanskop diamond was found. It's now abandoned, buried in the desert(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/04/2025 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—01/04/2025 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  In the Studio—Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros
  The epic journey of Lindy Lee's $14 million, three-tonne, 10-metre wide artwork Ouroboros
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—A minute's silence for victims of Myanmar quake
  Today's tribute will be for the two thousand people killed in last Friday's earthquake
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—01/04/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Myanmar quake death toll passes 2000
  The country will today hold a minute's silence for the victims of last Friday's quake

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