BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 28 December 2013

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Early
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:20GMT
  
  Sports News—28/12/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
4. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 00:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Taking Stock
  
  Are debt and austerity still top of the economic agenda?
6. 01:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Will Arctic drilling be put on ice?
  
  Greenpeace protestors are released but will Arctic drilling be put on ice?
8. 02:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 02:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—The Best of the Fifth Floor
  
  Looking back at 2013: a year's reporting from the World Service's 27 language sections
10. 03:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—A Place to Dwell, A Place to Dwell
  
  Why Sikh doctor Prabhjot Singh said he was "grateful" for the racist attack he endured
14. 04:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:20GMT
  
  Sports News—28/12/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 04:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Two
  
  Could changes in the water underneath the ice have consequences for the world's oceans?
19. 05:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
21. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 05:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Learning to Succeed in South Africa
  
  The high school in a South African township that's lifting families out of poverty
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Morning
1. 06:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—28/12/2013 GMT
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—28/12/2013
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 08:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—28/12/2013
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Taking Stock
  
  Are debt and austerity still top of the economic agenda?
9. 09:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Who's Left Holding the Baby?, Who's Left Holding the Baby
  
  Community childcare or boarding kindergartens? Childcare options in Fiji and China
11. 10:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Review of 2013
  
  The relationship sport has had with culture, society and politics in 2013
13. 11:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 11:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Nitrogen: Forgetting Fritz
  
  Fritz Haber harnessed nitrogen to feed billions, but was also the pioneer of gas warfare
17. 11:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The Numbers of 2013 - Part One
  
  The most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year
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Afternoon
1. 12:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Best of 2013
  
  A special edition of some of FOOC's most memorable impressions, anecdotes and arguments
3. 12:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 12:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Global Look Ahead 2014
  
  Peter Day discusses the trends that will be affecting our lives in 2014
5. 13:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Sudan Presidential spokesman responds
  
  Sudan Presidential spokesman responds; the plight of Syrian doctors ; tuk-tuks "journey"
7. 14:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 14:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 14:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Best of 2013: The Natural World
  
  Coffee and bananas in peril, and electric bees and wild pollinators
11. 14:50GMT
  
  Trending—Manipulating the Internet
  
  The growing business of fake followers and trends
12. 15:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—28/12/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
14. 16:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—28/12/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
16. 17:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—28/12/2013
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Taking Stock
  
  Are debt and austerity still top of the economic agenda?
5. 19:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:06GMT
  
  BBC World Drama—Undercover Mumbai, Part Two
  
  A murder and a political scandal lead Alia to finding the truth about her father’s death
7. 20:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Grand Theft Auto
  
  The game that shocked the world; interned in Manila in WW2, the real Gorillas in the Mist
9. 21:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—White Army “marches on Bor”
  
  UN worried about youths loyal to South Sudanese rebel leader; a vinyl comeback
11. 22:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 22:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Hands
  
  Do our hands mark us out as human? Plus hand transplants and hands that make music
13. 22:50GMT
  
  More or Less—The Numbers of 2013 - Part One
  
  The most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year
14. 23:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—28/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 23:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—28/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 23:20GMT
  
  Sports News—28/12/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—28/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 23:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Nitrogen: Forgetting Fritz
  
  Fritz Haber harnessed nitrogen to feed billions, but was also the pioneer of gas warfare
19. 23:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Media Hotspots for 2014
  
  The countries listeners are likely to be hearing about - and from - in the next 12 months
20. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:01
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Late
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—The Return to Mawson's Antarctica - Part Two
  
  Could changes in the water underneath the ice have consequences for the world's oceans?
5. 01:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Best of 2013
  
  A special edition of some of FOOC's most memorable impressions, anecdotes and arguments
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Learning to Succeed in South Africa
  
  The high school in a South African township that's lifting families out of poverty
9. 02:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—Grand Theft Auto
  
  The game that shocked the world; interned in Manila in WW2, the real Gorillas in the Mist
11. 03:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 03:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Taking Stock
  
  Are debt and austerity still top of the economic agenda?
15. 04:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 04:20GMT
  
  Sports News—29/12/2013
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—SMS Code of Conduct
  
  A code of conduct for digital volunteers in the aftermath following disasters
20. 04:50GMT
  
  Trending—Manipulating the Internet
  
  The growing business of fake followers and trends
21. 05:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2013—29/12/2013
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—29/12/2013
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
23. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—29/12/2013
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  
  Health Check—The Musical Brain
  
  From the emotional stimuli of music to how the brain identifies musical patterns

Sunday 29 December 2013

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