BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Saturday 20 December 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Why are we sad when television series end?
  The end of Australian soap opera Neighbours has us looking at the science of being sad(R)
3. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  The Global Story—Why K-beauty is everywhere
  How South Korea became the world’s second-largest exporter of cosmetics.(R)
7. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  Stumped—IPL auction, WBBL review and Ashes controversy
  We discuss Cameron Green becoming the most expensive overseas player in IPL history.
11. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  Outlook—Outlook Mixtape: In the club
  The Ukrainian who's become a sumo champ in Japan and other stunning breakthrough stories(R)
13. 03:50GMT
  Witness History—The first television opera
  In 1951, the first opera ever composed specifically for TV was broadcast(R)
14. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  Unexpected Elements—Why are we sad when television series end?
  The end of Australian soap opera Neighbours has us looking at the science of being sad(R)
16. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  The Dark Is Rising—1. Midwinter Eve
  This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining(R)
20. 05:50GMT
  More or Less—The shocking world of US health costs
  Can the same pill cost $3 in a pharmacy and $750 in a hospital?
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—US DOJ releases thousands of 'Epstein files'
  The justice department publishes heavily redacted files in face of legal deadline
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Epstein survivor: DOJ partial files release not sufficient
  US lawmakers criticise redactions in Epstein files as not all documents are released
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Weekend—Ukraine war: US and Russian negotiators prepare for Miami peace talks
  Putin's special envoy travels to Florida following US-Ukrainian negotiations
7. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 09:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Jewish Australians on the Bondi Beach attacks
  Jewish people in Australia and around the world talk about antisemitism(R)
9. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 09:32GMT
  Americast—Has Trump’s chief of staff revealed White House secrets?
  Susie Wiles hits back at Vanity Fair after giving rare interviews
11. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Hockey Night
  Inspirational stories from the hockey world. Interviews with people defying the odds
13. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 11:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 11:32GMT
  World of Secrets—The Child Cancer Scam, 1. The video
  1/6Seven-year-old Khalil has cancer. Can making a campaign video save him?(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  The Documentary—United in space: How we built the ISS
  How nations collaborated to create the International Space Station
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Politicians and survivors criticise Epstein file release
  US justice department says that it is protecting victims
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 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—20/12/2025 18:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 18:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 18:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  The Dark Is Rising—1. Midwinter Eve
  This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining(R)
5. 18:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—A Cold War hockey match
  In 1961, after the Berlin wall went up, Scotland’s women’s hockey team faced West Germany
6. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 19:06GMT
  The Reith Lectures—Rutger Bregman: 4. Fighting for humanity in the age of the machine
  Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture, Moral Revolution
8. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  The Arts Hour—On Tour in Rome
  On stage with Italy’s new wave creatives
10. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Epstein victims and lawmakers criticise number of files released and redactions
  Democrats say the redactions violate transparency laws
12. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 22:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 22:32GMT
  This Is Africa—Lojay
  Afrobeats superstar Lojay tells DJ Edu about his debut album, XOXO
16. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—20/12/2025 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:06GMT
  Not by the Playbook—Hockey Night
  Inspirational stories from the hockey world. Interviews with people defying the odds(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—21/12/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  BBC OS Conversations—Jewish Australians on the Bondi Beach attacks
  Jewish people in Australia and around the world talk about antisemitism(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  The Documentary—Elephant conservation in Botswana
  Botswana has more elephants than any other country but conservation is complex(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—21/12/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/12/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  The Dark Is Rising—1. Midwinter Eve
  This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining(R)
9. 01:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—A Cold War hockey match
  In 1961, after the Berlin wall went up, Scotland’s women’s hockey team faced West Germany(R)
10. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—21/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 02:32GMT
  Health Check—Behind the Huntington’s disease breakthrough
  The world’s first gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—21/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Documentary—United in space: How we built the ISS
  How nations collaborated to create the International Space Station(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—21/12/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Ukraine's defiance in Pokrovsk
  At Ukrainian bases and arms factories in the east, self-reliance is the new watchword
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  World of Secrets—The Child Cancer Scam, 1. The video
  1/6Seven-year-old Khalil has cancer. Can making a campaign video save him?(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—21/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—21/12/2025 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  The Documentary—Elephant conservation in Botswana
  Botswana has more elephants than any other country but conservation is complex(R)

Sunday 21 December 2025

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