Live News Schedule Saturday 23 August 2025

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Afternoon
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Early
1. 01:00
  BBC News—23/08/2025 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 01:06
  Big Boss Interview—Fed Chair Powell signals US interest rate cut
  Jerome Powell is eyeing an interest rate cut, the first in the US since December.
3. 02:00
  BBC News—23/08/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 02:06
  The Newsroom—23/08/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 02:32
  Science In Action—Not cold fusion all over again
  A desktop nuclear fusion reactor that uses electrochemistry to up the ante(R)
7. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
8. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
9. 05:00
  BBC News—23/08/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 05:06
  The Newsroom—23/08/2025 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 05:32
  Dear Daughter—The sexy novel at Christmas brunch
  Malaka’s written a romance novel with lots of sex scenes. How will her family react?
13. 05:50
  Sporting Witness—Organising the first Women's Rugby World Cup
  How four women organised the first Women's Rugby World Cup held in Britain in 1991
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—23/08/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—Maxwell says Trump, Clinton, not involved in Epstein crimes
  The US DOJ has released transcripts of its July interview with Ghislaine Maxwell
3. 07:00
  Today—23/08/2025
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
4. 09:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
5. 10:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
6. 11:00
  BBC News—23/08/2025 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 11:06
  The Newsroom—23/08/2025 10:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
8. 11:30
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2025 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 11:32
  Health Check—Using AI to discover new antibiotics
  How AI has helped find potential new antibiotics to fight gonorrhoea and MRSA(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
2. 13:00
  BBC News—23/08/2025 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—Unicef fears famine will spread in Gaza
  A day after a famine is confirmed in Gaza City, Unicef is afraid hunger will spread
4. 14:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
5. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
6. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
7. 17:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
2. 19:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
3. 20:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 21:00
4. 21:00
  Stephen Nolan—23/08/2025
  The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
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Late
1. 00:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2025 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: Letters from dad - with love
  The Dad Letter Project sends handwritten notes of love and support around the world
5. 02:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
6. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
7. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from across the BBC.
8. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2025 03:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 04:32
  The Fifth Floor—Mud wrestling and tent pegging: Africa’s unusual sports
  Wrestling in the mud, a dance of the mind, and a medieval sport on horseback
10. 05:00
  BBC News—24/08/2025 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 05:06
  The Newsroom—24/08/2025 04:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 05:32
  The Documentary—White coats v the White House
  How cuts, reorganisations and political strong-arming of US science may affect us all(R)