Live News Schedule Saturday 20 December 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 01:00
  BBC News—20/12/2025 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 01:06
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 01:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 01:30
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 01:32
  The Global Story—Why K-beauty is everywhere
  How South Korea became the world’s second-largest exporter of cosmetics.(R)
5. 02:00
  BBC News—20/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32
  Americast—Has Trump’s chief of staff revealed White House secrets?
  Susie Wiles hits back at Vanity Fair after giving rare interviews
9. 03:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
10. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
11. 05:00
  BBC News—20/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 05:06
  The Newsroom—20/12/2025 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—20/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 05:32
  Americast—Has Trump’s chief of staff revealed White House secrets?
  Susie Wiles hits back at Vanity Fair after giving rare interviews
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Morning
1. 06:00
  BBC News—20/12/2025 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06
  Weekend—US DOJ releases thousands of 'Epstein files'
  The justice department publishes heavily redacted files in face of legal deadline
3. 07:00
  Today—20/12/2025
  Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
4. 09:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 10:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 11:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 13:00
  BBC News—20/12/2025 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 13:06
  Newshour—Politicians and survivors criticise Epstein file release
  US justice department says that it is protecting victims
4. 14:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
5. 15:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
6. 16:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
7. 17:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
2. 19:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 20:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
4. 21:00
  Stephen Nolan—with Qasa Alom
  Qasa Alom sits in with 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 the BBC.
2. 01:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
3. 02:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 02:06
  The Newsroom—21/12/2025 02:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 02:30
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 02:32
  Health Check—Behind the Huntington’s disease breakthrough
  The world’s first gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease(R)
7. 03:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 03:06
  The Documentary—United in space: How we built the ISS
  How nations collaborated to create the International Space Station(R)
9. 04:00
  BBC News
  The latest updates and analysis from the BBC.
10. 04:30
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
11. 04:32
  Happy News—Happy News
  Positive news stories
12. 05:00
  BBC News—21/12/2025 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 05:06
  The Newsroom—21/12/2025 05:06 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
14. 05:30
  BBC News Summary—21/12/2025 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 05:32
  The Documentary—Elephant conservation in Botswana
  Botswana has more elephants than any other country but conservation is complex(R)