BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 20 October 2019

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The World This Week—19/10/2019 GMT
  
  What's been happening around the world and why it matters
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Belarus: Harvesting the whirlwind
  
  The future of farmland ruined by Chernobyl (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/10/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Music Planet—The roots of music in Finland
  
  Amanda Kauranne explores the diverse roots of Finnish music from Karelia to folk
9. 01:50GMT
  
  Over to You—How Africa Eye exposed sex for grades
  
  How BBC Africa Eye revealed sexual harassment at some of Africa’s top universities (R)
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Super Sisters
  
  Meet the inspirational supersisters on whose shoulders today's female sport stars stand.
12. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 03:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Unappetising choices in Canada
  
  Is voters' love of Trudeau fading? Plus stories from Pakistan, Romania and Cambodia (R)
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 03:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Consciously green
  
  Could you go plastic free? This London family did (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/10/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Assignment—Argentina’s ‘white gold’ rush
  
  Are lithium-powered electric vehicles as ‘green’ as we think they are? (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, loses Brexit vote
  
  Boris Johnson sends letter to EU for Brexit extension; violent protests in Chile
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Thirty years since the Berlin Wall came down
  
  Thirty years since the Berlin Wall; the chances of re-election for Justin Trudeau
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—Moscow's view of Turkey's military offensive in Syria
  
  The view from Moscow of Turkey's offensive in Syria; living in the limelight for Tricky
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 07:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Will robot pickers change our fruit?
  
  How a shortage of fruit pickers is affecting our food. (R)
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Unappetising choices in Canada
  
  Is voters' love of Trudeau fading? Plus stories from Pakistan, Romania and Cambodia (R)
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—100 Women: Chely Wright
  
  Chely Wright the gay, Christian country star (R)
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  The Compass—Dominion, Dominion: The animals and the poets
  
  4/4 Writers explore our attitude to animals and attempt to uncover what our human values are (R)
13. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 09:32GMT
  
  Outlook—The painful secret I hid from my twin
  
  When Alex lost his memories his identical twin helped him restore them, or some of them (R)
15. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/10/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 10:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—The street photographers reframing Africa
  
  Profiling photographers who are capturing Africa’s optimism, dynamism and diversity (R)
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:06GMT
  
  People Fixing the World—The town rethinking the future of energy
  
  Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change (R)
21. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 11:32GMT
  
  Science in Action—Malaria's origins and a potential new treatment
  
  How malaria jumped from great apes to humans and why Antarctica may hold a new treatment (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—EU considers Brexit extension request
  
  Latvia's foreign minister says EU27 will grant technical extension for an orderly Brexit
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Super Sisters
  
  Meet the inspirational supersisters on whose shoulders today's female sport stars stand. (R)
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The Cat: In from the wild
  
  Domesticated cats have been worshipped, vilified and revered throughout history (R)
7. 14:50GMT
  
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—GPS
  
  What would happen if GPS stopped working? (R)
8. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 15:06GMT
  
  On air
  
  Listen live
  
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League commentary of Manchester United VS Liverpool
  
  We bring you build up, commentary and reaction from Manchester United against Liverpool
  
  Listen live
10. 17:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 18:00
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/10/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 18:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Belarus: Harvesting the whirlwind
  
  The future of farmland ruined by Chernobyl (R)
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  Music Life—RAYE and JMSN: Missing your friends' birthdays
  
  RAYE discusses life making music with Kabaka Pyramid, Arlo Parks and JMSN. (R)
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—20/10/2019 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  The Cultural Frontline—The street photographers reframing Africa
  
  Profiling photographers who are capturing Africa’s optimism, dynamism and diversity (R)
11. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 21:32GMT
  
  Music Planet—The roots of music in Finland
  
  Amanda Kauranne explores the diverse roots of Finnish music from Karelia to folk (R)
13. 21:50GMT
  
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—GPS
  
  What would happen if GPS stopped working? (R)
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/10/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—20/10/2019 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—100 Women: Chely Wright
  
  Chely Wright the gay, Christian country star (R)
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/20 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  People Fixing the World—The town rethinking the future of energy
  
  Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/20 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Truth About Parkinson's, Early diagnosis and research
  
  3/3 Finding a cure for Parkinson’s. Jane Hill on early diagnosis and repurposing drugs (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/21 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—First broadcast 2019/10/21 00:06 GMT
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/21 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Science in Action—Malaria's origins and a potential new treatment
  
  How malaria jumped from great apes to humans and why Antarctica may hold a new treatment (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/21 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/10/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/21 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Cheap drug cuts head injuries deaths
  
  Hope for head injuries from clotting drug (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/21 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  HARDtalk—Sally Lane and John Letts, Parents of Jack Letts
  
  What will become - what should become - of Jack Letts?
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/21 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Conversation—Psychotherapy pioneers: Orbach and Perel
  
  Two world renowned psychotherapists on how they are opening up the treatment room
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/21 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Forum—The Cat: In from the wild
  
  Domesticated cats have been worshipped, vilified and revered throughout history (R)
15. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The policeman who won the Rugby World Cup
  
  How a London-born policeman ended up featuring in an all-conquering New Zealand team. (R)
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/21 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/10/2019 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—2019/10/21 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Is maths real?
  
  Is maths a tool created by humans? Or is it reality itself? (R)
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—2019/10/21 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—21/10/2019 GMT
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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