BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 18 August 2013

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Early
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Johnny Depp: 'What do I care about somebody's critique'
  
  Johnny Depp defends his poorly-reviewed film The Lone Ranger
3. 01:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/08/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The Talmud, Part One
  
  How the Talmud holds the key to unlocking Jewish thinking and history
7. 02:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: New Neighbours
  
  Global "gentrification" in Tonga, Panama, Grenada, Berlin, Hong Kong and Australia
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Energy Dreams
  
  What does the future of energy look like? In the Balance asks three experts
11. 03:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/08/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—18/08/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Feeding The World, Feeding the World
  
  Can Obama's international aid reforms of sending money rather than grain be implemented?
16. 04:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/08/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Biofuel Bonanza
  
  Why a gene controlling woody material in plants may hold the key to future energy
20. 04:50GMT
  
  Over to You—News from Elsewhere
  
  Chris Wescott of BBC Monitoring on reporting news that don't make it to mainstream media
21. 05:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—18/08/2013
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
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Morning
1. 06:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—18/08/2013
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—18/08/2013
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Window into the Brain
  
  Why looking at the condition of blood vessels in the retina can help predict strokes
7. 08:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  The Age of Reason—The Age Of Reason, Professor Romila Thapar
  
  1/3 Indian Historian Romila Thapar on the changing role of women in the last 80 years
9. 09:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/08/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The Talmud, Part One
  
  How the Talmud holds the key to unlocking Jewish thinking and history
13. 10:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Inner Speech
  
  Talking to yourself – is it a good thing?
15. 10:50GMT
  
  Over to You—News from Elsewhere
  
  Chris Wescott of BBC Monitoring on reporting news that don't make it to mainstream media
16. 11:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/08/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Celebrity
  
  Why has the modern world become so obsessed with celebrity culture?
20. 11:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The Magic of Maths
  
  How a love of magic led to a love of maths for Stanford professor Persi Diaconis
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Afternoon
1. 12:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Johnny Depp: 'What do I care about somebody's critique'
  
  Johnny Depp defends his poorly-reviewed film The Lone Ranger
3. 13:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—18/08/2013
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
5. 14:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Sacrifice: The Story of SARS - Part Two
  
  Kevin Fong continues to explore the personal and medical impact of SARS ten years on.
7. 15:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—18/08/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
9. 16:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—18/08/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 17:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 17:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—18/08/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—18/08/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Gene Patenting
  
  Is gene patenting a good or bad thing for medical innovation?
5. 19:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Johnny Depp: 'What do I care about somebody's critique'
  
  Johnny Depp defends his poorly-reviewed film The Lone Ranger
7. 20:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Egypt's strongman issues stark warning to Muslim Brotherhood
  
  Egypt army chief warns MB; Syria refugees flood Iraqi Kurdistan; UN bombing anniversary
9. 21:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  The Age of Reason—The Age Of Reason, Professor Romila Thapar
  
  1/3 Indian Historian Romila Thapar on the changing role of women in the last 80 years
11. 22:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—18/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 22:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: New Neighbours
  
  Global "gentrification" in Tonga, Panama, Grenada, Berlin, Hong Kong and Australia
13. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—18/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Window into the Brain
  
  Why looking at the condition of blood vessels in the retina can help predict strokes
15. 23:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—19/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 23:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/08/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 23:20GMT
  
  Sports News—19/08/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Story of SARS, Part One
  
  Meet the medical staff who fought to contain the spread of this pandemic
20. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:01
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Late
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—19/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—19/08/2013
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Getting to Know Laura Poitras
  
  Meet the woman who helped Edward Snowden leak news of top-secret surveillance programmes
5. 01:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—19/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/08/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/08/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Celebrity
  
  Why has the modern world become so obsessed with celebrity culture?
9. 01:50GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Stairways to Hollywood
  
  Discover the Hollywood hills stairways used by film stars in the early days of cinema
10. 02:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—19/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Inner Speech
  
  Talking to yourself – is it a good thing?
12. 02:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The Magic of Maths
  
  How a love of magic led to a love of maths for Stanford professor Persi Diaconis
13. 03:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—19/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Johnny Depp: 'What do I care about somebody's critique'
  
  Johnny Depp defends his poorly-reviewed film The Lone Ranger
15. 04:00GMT
  
  Newsday—19/08/2013
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
16. 05:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—19/08/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—19/08/2013
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

Monday 19 August 2013

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