BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 23 March 2014

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Early
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Fructose: the Bittersweet Sugar
  
  Is fructose a 'toxic additive' or a healthy fruit sugar?
5. 01:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Satisfaction!
  
  Thoughts from around the world on what people want and whether it really makes them happy
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Military (In)justice
  
  What matters more to the US military: protecting its image, or preventing sexual assault?
9. 02:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—A Failed Royal Kidnapping
  
  The bodyguard shot saving Princess Anne; discovery of AZT; Uganda cult murder & much more
11. 03:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 03:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—African Enterprise
  
  What do Africa's entrepreneurs need most urgently to help them start up companies?
15. 04:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 04:20GMT
  
  Sports News—23/03/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Trending—An Egyptian Plagiarism Scandal and Sex in the African City
  
  'If you copy and paste, you’ll be found out with haste' - a truism for the digital era?
20. 04:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Joe Gaetjens - The Footballer Who Disappeared
  
  He scored a goal for the US and upon his return to Haiti was taken by the secret police
21. 05:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
23. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
24. 05:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Fighting for Freedom
  
  The health hazards of public protest faced by both protesters and police forces
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Morning
1. 06:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—23/03/2014 GMT
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—23/03/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 08:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  Weekend—23/03/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Parents and Children, and Vinyl
  
  Fathering 98 Children, the "Foundling Baby", and saving Africa's vinyl
9. 09:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Satisfaction!
  
  Thoughts from around the world on what people want and whether it really makes them happy
11. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Allah in the Dreamtime, Islam and Australian Aborigines
  
  The trade in sea cucumbers and camels which links Islam and Australian Aborigines
13. 10:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Social mobility: are we too complacent?
  
  New research shows that moving up or down in society can still take hundreds of years.
15. 10:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Social Media in Turkey
  
  Why social media has been so widely adopted in Turkey
16. 11:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Creative Economy
  
  How knowledge-based industries are changing the way we live and work around the world
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Afternoon
1. 12:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—All that Stands in the Way
  
  What is standing in the way of girls achieving equality?
3. 13:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Russia troop build-up?
  
  NATO warns Russia against military action;flying over search region;protecting shipwrecks
5. 14:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Cosmic inflation; Chicken from Hell: Crowd Psychology
  
  Big Bang’s gravitational waves discovered? Views from cosmology’s greatest minds.
7. 15:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 15:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Military (In)justice
  
  What matters more to the US military: protecting its image, or preventing sexual assault?
11. 16:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—23/03/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
13. 17:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—23/03/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—23/03/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
3. 19:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 19:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Parents and Children, and Vinyl
  
  Fathering 98 Children, the "Foundling Baby", and saving Africa's vinyl
7. 20:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—India - Press for Sale
  
  Does 'paid media' threaten democracy and press freedom?
9. 20:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 20:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—'Blacks Only'
  
  Is comedy in South Africa challenging the continuing legacy of inequality?
11. 21:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 21:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Turkey Shoots Down Syrian Warplane
  
  Damascus calls act “blatant aggression”; The man who gave Spain democracy
13. 22:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 22:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Kylie
  
  "I'm not ready to become a pastiche of myself" - Kylie
15. 23:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 23:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
17. 23:20GMT
  
  Sports News—23/03/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
18. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  
  Trending—An Egyptian Plagiarism Scandal and Sex in the African City
  
  'If you copy and paste, you’ll be found out with haste' - a truism for the digital era?
20. 23:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Missing Planes
  
  Could Bayesian statistics help find Flight MH370?
21. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:01
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Late
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Allah in the Dreamtime, Islam and Australian Aborigines
  
  The trade in sea cucumbers and camels which links Islam and Australian Aborigines
5. 01:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  World Business Report—24/03/2014
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Parents and Children, and Vinyl
  
  Fathering 98 Children, the "Foundling Baby", and saving Africa's vinyl
9. 02:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/03/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Dance
  
  Why does movement move us?
13. 02:50GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—El Salvador and Tunisia
  
  El Salvador's lone forensic scientist and Tunisia's creative explosion
14. 03:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Social mobility: are we too complacent?
  
  New research shows that moving up or down in society can still take hundreds of years.
16. 03:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Missing Planes
  
  Could Bayesian statistics help find Flight MH370?
17. 04:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/03/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  Newsday—24/03/2014
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/03/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Waves from the Big Bang
  
  New evidence to support the Big Bang theory for the origin of the Universe
21. 04:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Social Media in Turkey
  
  Why social media has been so widely adopted in Turkey
22. 05:00GMT
  
  Newsday—24/03/2014
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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