1. BBC Programmes
  2. BBC World Service
  3. Programmes
  4. Schedule, Sunday 27 May 2012

BBC World Service Schedule for Sunday 27 May 2012

Skip to:

  1. Early
  2. Morning
  3. Afternoon
  4. Evening
  5. Late
View:
List at a glance
List in detail
  1. Early

    1. 00:00–00:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    2. 00:05–00:20
      BBC News reports from around the world.
    3. 00:20–00:30
      BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
    4. 00:30–00:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    5. 00:32–00:58
      Is giving away a fortune, even more fun than making the money in the first place?
    6. 01:00–01:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    7. 01:05–01:30
      BBC News reports from around the world.
    8. 01:30–01:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    9. 01:32–01:50
      We meet the mountain scientists trying to fill the holes in our understanding of glaciers.
    10. 01:50–02:00
      It is 35 years since one of the biggest movie franchises of all time hit cinema screens.
    11. 02:00–02:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    12. 02:05–02:50
      Free market: the best aid to development or a hydra that devalues everything it touches?
    13. 02:50–03:00
      Rajan Datar explores the reporting of Germany's role in the Eurocrisis.
    14. 03:00–03:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    15. 03:05–04:00
      Amitav Ghosh talks about his novel The Shadow Lines with Harriet Gilbert.
    16. 04:00–04:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    17. 04:05–04:30
      Pascale Harter presents insights from Mexico, Argentina, Dubai, Turkey, China and the USA.
    18. 04:30–04:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    19. 04:32–05:00
      Peter Day talks with former Ikea CEO Anders Dahlvig.
    20. 05:00–05:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    21. 05:05–05:20
      Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
    22. 05:20–05:30
      BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
    23. 05:30–05:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    24. 05:32–06:00
      Lawrence Pollard in conversation with musician Anoushka Shankar and chef Cyrus Todiwala
  2. Morning

    1. 06:00–06:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    2. 06:05–07:00
      Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
    3. 07:00–07:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    4. 07:05–07:30
      Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
    5. 07:30–07:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    6. 07:32–07:50
      Spanish health reforms; Eating for two when pregnant; Taking therapy to the streets
    7. 07:50–08:00
      The American diver who hit his head on the diving board at the 1988 Olympics.
    8. 08:00–08:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    9. 08:05–09:00
      Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
    10. 09:00–09:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    11. 09:05–09:30
      1/2. Why did the Queen visit Ghana in 1961 when the country had only just gained independence?
    12. 09:30–09:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    13. 09:32–10:00
      How Viagra is fast-becoming a lucrative black market trade in Kabul
    14. 10:00–10:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    15. 10:05–10:20
      BBC News reports from around the world.
    16. 10:20–10:30
      BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
    17. 10:30–10:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    18. 10:32–10:50
      Kevin Fong looks at the birth of plastic surgery and its links to the air battles of WWII.
    19. 10:50–11:00
      Rajan Datar explores the reporting of Germany's role in the Eurocrisis.
    20. 11:00–11:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    21. 11:05–12:00
      The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
    Back to top
  3. Afternoon

    1. 12:00–12:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    2. 12:05–12:50
      Free market: the best aid to development or a hydra that devalues everything it touches?
    3. 12:50–13:00
      It's often said men are less faithful than women. Is that mathematically possible?
    4. 13:00–13:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    5. 13:05–14:00
      Mali Tuaregs and Islamists merge; Damascus denies massacre; the c-word's shocking power.
    6. 14:00–14:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    7. 14:05–15:00
      Has China's involvement in Africa been sensationalised by the West?
    8. 15:00–15:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    9. 15:05–15:30
      BBC News reports from around the world.
    10. 15:30–15:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    11. 15:32–16:00
      Peter Day talks with former Ikea CEO Anders Dahlvig.
    12. 16:00–16:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    13. 16:05–17:00
      Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
    14. 17:00–17:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    15. 17:05–18:00
      Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
    Back to top
  4. Evening

    1. 18:00–18:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    2. 18:05–18:30
      Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
    3. 18:30–19:00
      Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.
    4. 19:00–19:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    5. 19:05–19:30
      BBC News reports from around the world.
    6. 19:30–19:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    7. 19:32–20:00
      How Viagra is fast-becoming a lucrative black market trade in Kabul
    8. 20:00–20:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    9. 20:05–20:30
      Pascale Harter presents insights from Mexico, Argentina, Dubai, Turkey, China and the USA.
    10. 20:30–20:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    11. 20:32–21:00
      Ruth McDonald examines why Ireland's clergy are now at war with the Vatican.
    12. 21:00–21:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    13. 21:05–22:00
      Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
    14. 22:00–22:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    15. 22:05–22:30
      1/2. Why did the Queen visit Ghana in 1961 when the country had only just gained independence?
    16. 22:30–22:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    17. 22:32–23:00
      Lawrence Pollard in conversation with musician Anoushka Shankar and chef Cyrus Todiwala
    18. 23:00–23:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    19. 23:05–23:30
      BBC News reports from around the world.
    20. 23:30–23:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    21. 23:32–00:00
      Peter Day talks with former Ikea CEO Anders Dahlvig.
    Back to top
  5. Late

    1. 00:00–00:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    2. 00:05–00:30
      BBC News reports from around the world.
    3. 00:30–00:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    4. 00:32–00:50
      Kevin Fong looks at the birth of plastic surgery and its links to the air battles of WWII.
    5. 00:50–00:59
      BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
    6. 01:00–01:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    7. 01:05–01:30
      BBC News reports from around the world.
    8. 01:30–01:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    9. 01:32–02:00
      How Viagra is fast-becoming a lucrative black market trade in Kabul
    10. 02:00–02:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    11. 02:05–02:30
      1/2. Why did the Queen visit Ghana in 1961 when the country had only just gained independence?
    12. 02:30–02:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    13. 02:32–02:50
      Researchers have developed a way to identify where fish were caught using a DNA sample.
    14. 02:50–03:00
      The American diver who hit his head on the diving board at the 1988 Olympics.
    15. 03:00–03:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    16. 03:05–03:30
      Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
    17. 03:30–03:32
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    18. 03:32–04:00
      Ruth McDonald examines why Ireland's clergy are now at war with the Vatican.
    19. 04:00–04:05
      Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
    20. 04:05–05:00
      The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day.
    Back to top

More schedules…

Previous day:
Next day:
May 2012
Wk Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
18 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
19 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
22 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Previous month:
Next month:

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.