BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 5 January 2013

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—05/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:20GMT
  
  Sports News—05/01/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—An Iraqi-American Family’s Sanctions Nightmare
  
  Jailed for sending money to Iraq; join the Army, become an American; and Mexico’s drug war
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—05/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—05/01/2013
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
10. 01:50GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Japan and Saudi Arabia
  
  Mariko Oi wonders about trust in Tokyo; Katy Watson joins a girls' night out in Riyadh
11. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 02:05GMT
  
  The Interview—Ian Thorpe - Australian Swimmer
  
  Olympic gold medal-winning Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe on his crippling depression.
13. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 02:32GMT
  
  World Football—Keshi hits out at white coaches in Africa
  
  Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says there needs to be more African coaches
15. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 03:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—05/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
17. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 03:32GMT
  
  The Strand—Culture in Qatar
  
  The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil reports from Doha
19. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Donald Campbell's Fatal Crash
  
  In January 1967 the record-breaking driver was killed at the helm of his jetboat Bluebird
20. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 04:05GMT
  
  Assignment—Japan Forced Confessions
  
  Why do innocent people confess in Japan? Mariko Oi investigates
22. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 04:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Nitrogen: Forgetting Fritz
  
  Why have we forgotten Fritz Haber?
24. 04:50GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Japan and Saudi Arabia
  
  Mariko Oi wonders about trust in Tokyo; Katy Watson joins a girls' night out in Riyadh
25. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
26. 05:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—05/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
27. 05:20GMT
  
  Sports News—05/01/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
28. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
29. 05:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Reporting on Delhi's gang-rape trauma
  
  How to cover a tragedy with an unnamed victim: reporting on the Delhi gang-rape and murder
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:05GMT
  
  Weekend—05/01/2013 GMT
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 06:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 06:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Finding Forgiveness In Oak Creek
  
  Matt Wells meets the small Sikh community devastated by a gun man in Oak Creek, Wisconsin
5. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 07:05GMT
  
  Weekend—05/01/2013 GMT
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:05GMT
  
  Weekend—05/01/2013
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:05GMT
  
  The Documentary—Johnny Cash and the Forgotten Prison Blues
  
  Johnny Cash became a passionate prison reformer. Why?
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  Health Check—The Cocktail Party Effect
  
  Why do we hear our own name above everything else in a crowded noisy room?
13. 09:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Radio listening in 2013
  
  Over to You takes its annual look-ahead at radio listening trends.
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—05/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
16. 10:20GMT
  
  Sports News—05/01/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 10:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Innovation
  
  Innovation – at the heart of an economy or an optional extra?
19. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 11:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—05/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
21. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 11:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Sounds Familiar
  
  Peter Day asks whether voice recognition is a technology that has finally come of age?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:05GMT
  
  Newshour—05/01/2013 (1200 GMT)
  
  Tasmanian fires rage, Venezuela says Chavez can continue and Bobby Womack on Alzheimer's
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Imitation
  
  Why do human beings copy one another so much?
5. 13:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The Parable of the Ox
  
  Tim Harford tells us about a 'guess the weight of the ox' competition.
6. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 14:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—05/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
8. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 14:32GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Reporting on Delhi's gang-rape trauma
  
  How to cover a tragedy with an unnamed victim: reporting on the Delhi gang-rape and murder
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—05/01/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
12. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 16:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—05/01/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
14. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 17:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—05/01/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—05/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Innovation
  
  Innovation – at the heart of an economy or an optional extra?
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Shops and shawls in India, ladies' night in Riyadh, and dementia in the Netherlands
  
  Correspondents present personal stories from India, Burma, Saudi Arabia and Netherlands.
7. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—05/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 19:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Sounds Familiar
  
  Peter Day asks whether voice recognition is a technology that has finally come of age?
9. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 20:05GMT
  
  The Age of Reason—Dr Nawal el Saadawi
  
  Egyptian physician and writer, Nawal El Saadawi is still campaigning for women at 81.
11. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Venezuela elects potential Chavez stand-in
  
  Chavez ally elected by assembly; Depardieu meets Putin; Sounding old? Get a voice lift.
13. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:05GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
  
  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is 200 years old, but the story still resonates. Why?
15. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—05/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 23:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Imitation
  
  Why do human beings copy one another so much?
17. 23:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The Parable of the Ox
  
  Tim Harford tells us about a 'guess the weight of the ox' competition.
18. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—06/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—06/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
3. 00:20GMT
  
  Sports News—06/01/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Innovation
  
  Innovation – at the heart of an economy or an optional extra?
6. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—06/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—06/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
8. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
9. 01:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Life Scientific: Andrea Sella - Chemist
  
  Jim Al-Khalili meets chemist and science showman Andrea Sella.
10. 01:50GMT
  
  Witness History—The Keeling Curve
  
  Meticulously recorded levels of CO2 in the atmosphere show how our climate is changing
11. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—06/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 02:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Imitation
  
  Why do human beings copy one another so much?
13. 02:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Radio listening in 2013
  
  Over to You takes its annual look-ahead at radio listening trends.
14. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—06/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:05GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
  
  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is 200 years old, but the story still resonates. Why?
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—06/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Shops and shawls in India, ladies' night in Riyadh, and dementia in the Netherlands
  
  Correspondents present personal stories from India, Burma, Saudi Arabia and Netherlands.
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Sounds Familiar
  
  Peter Day asks whether voice recognition is a technology that has finally come of age?
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—06/01/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:05GMT
  
  World Briefing—06/01/2013
  
  BBC News reports from around the world.
22. 05:20GMT
  
  Sports News—06/01/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
23. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—06/01/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Innovation
  
  Innovation – at the heart of an economy or an optional extra?

Sunday 6 January 2013

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