BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Thursday 14 August 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Brazil offers $5 billion for companies hit by tariffs
  Brazil outlines measures to help companies affected by import tariffs in the US.
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—14/08/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Documentary—Birding the gender gap
  How studying female birds is reshaping our understanding of nature
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—The last resort: Family chaos made me a best-selling author
  Linwood Barclay turned childhood dysfunction into best-selling books(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Discovery of the 'Hobbit'
  In 2003, archaeologists in Indonesia discovered the skeleton of a new species of human(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—14/08/2025 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Garlic: Food or medicine?
  A journey through this pungent bulb's history, culture and cuisine.
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—El Fasher: 'Our children are dying'
  El-Fasher, in Sudan's Darfur region, is one of the most brutal frontlines of the conflict
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Sudan experiences 'the worst cholera outbreak'
  MSF says there have been more than a hundred thousand cases over the year
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Newsday—Cholera kills more than two thousand Sudanese
  Aid workers in Sudan's camps say they're unequipped to deal with the cholera outbreak
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  The Inquiry—How are drones changing the landscape of modern warfare?
  What impact are drones having on military strategy?
5. 07:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 07:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  Business Daily—Is the B Corp bubble about to burst?
  Thousands of firms have the certification, but some think the rules aren't strict enough
7. 07:50GMT
  Witness History—Jakarta’s ban on dancing monkeys
  In 2013, Jakarta's governor banned the use of dancing monkeys in Indonesia's capital
8. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 08:06GMT
  The Newsroom—14/08/2025 08:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
10. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 08:32GMT
  The Documentary—Birding the gender gap
  How studying female birds is reshaping our understanding of nature(R)
12. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 09:06GMT
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Interview of an AI avatar
  How the AI avatar of a school shooting victim was made – and interviewed.
14. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 09:32GMT
  On the Podium—Marit Bouwmeester: Perfection and parenthood
  How Marit Bouwmeester built the mindset that made her the Olympics' top female sailor
16. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 10:06GMT
  The Newsroom—14/08/2025 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 10:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Garlic: Food or medicine?
  A journey through this pungent bulb's history, culture and cuisine.(R)
20. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 11:06GMT
  Outlook—Rwanda's tennis number 1: 'playing is my medicine'
  Joseline Umulisa lost almost all her family in the genocide - tennis helped her heal
22. 11:50GMT
  Witness History—Jakarta’s ban on dancing monkeys
  In 2013, Jakarta's governor banned the use of dancing monkeys in Indonesia's capital(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Newsroom—14/08/2025 12:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 12:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 12:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  Health Check—How plastic harms health
  As negotiations conclude on a global treaty, we consider how plastic affects our health(R)
5. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—What's happened to Ukraine's missing children?
  Ahead of the Trump / Putin meeting in Alaska, what's happened to Ukraine's children?
7. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  The Inquiry—How are drones changing the landscape of modern warfare?
  What impact are drones having on military strategy?(R)
9. 14:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 14:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  World Business Report—Trump and Putin meeting: how further sanctions could hit the Russian economy
  Putin says US is making “sincere effort” on Ukraine peace
11. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 15:06GMT
  BBC OS—Sudan: World's worst cholera outbreak
  The medical charity MSF say 2400 people have died in the last 12 months
13. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 16:06GMT
  BBC OS—Trump says '25% chance' Putin summit fails
  The US president made the comment ahead of the US-Russia summit in Alaska on Friday
15. 17:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 17:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 17:06GMT
  Outlook—Rwanda's tennis number 1: 'playing is my medicine'
  Joseline Umulisa lost almost all her family in the genocide - tennis helped her heal(R)
17. 17:50GMT
  Witness History—Jakarta’s ban on dancing monkeys
  In 2013, Jakarta's governor banned the use of dancing monkeys in Indonesia's capital(R)
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—14/08/2025 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  Sport Today—2025/08/14 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—14/08/2025 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  The Documentary—Birding the gender gap
  How studying female birds is reshaping our understanding of nature(R)
7. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  Science In Action—Vaccine study retraction request rejected
  US Health Secretary RFK Jr’s call to retract a study on childhood vaccines is resisted.
9. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:06GMT
  Newshour—UN calls on Israel to reverse new settlement plans
  Israeli settlement plans will 'bury' idea of Palestinian state, minister says
11. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  The Inquiry—How are drones changing the landscape of modern warfare?
  What impact are drones having on military strategy?(R)
13. 21:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 21:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 21:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Garlic: Food or medicine?
  A journey through this pungent bulb's history, culture and cuisine.(R)
15. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—14/08/2025 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  World Business Report—Los Angeles Olympics 2028 to allow naming rights to be sold
  Los Angeles Olympics will allow the sale of naming rights for the first time
19. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—14/08/2025 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Interview of an AI avatar
  How the AI avatar of a school shooting victim was made – and interviewed.(R)
21. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—14/08/2025 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  On the Podium—Marit Bouwmeester: Perfection and parenthood
  How Marit Bouwmeester built the mindset that made her the Olympics' top female sailor(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—15/08/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Big Boss Interview—Los Angeles Olympics 2028 to allow naming rights to be sold
  Los Angeles Olympics will allow the sale of naming rights for the first time
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—15/08/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—15/08/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—15/08/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  Tech Life—Dealing with cyber attacks
  Find out how Singapore is now dealing with cyber threats from other states and criminals.(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—15/08/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  Outlook—Rwanda's tennis number 1: 'playing is my medicine'
  Joseline Umulisa lost almost all her family in the genocide - tennis helped her heal(R)
9. 02:50GMT
  Witness History—Jakarta’s ban on dancing monkeys
  In 2013, Jakarta's governor banned the use of dancing monkeys in Indonesia's capital(R)
10. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—15/08/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  The Newsroom—15/08/2025 03:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—15/08/2025 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Ayahuasca and the new spiritual tourism
  A new wave of spiritual tourism is reshaping sacred ayahuasca practises in Peru(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—15/08/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Newsday—Trump set to meet Putin in Alaska
  President Trump is trying to enact a key campaign pledge to end Russia's war in Ukraine
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—15/08/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  Newsday—Crunch time in Alaska for Ukraine
  President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time in six years

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