BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 19 April 2014

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Early
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—China's Contamination Crisis
  
  Twenty per cent of Chinese farmland is contaminated with toxic chemicals.
3. 01:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—The Politics of Diplomatic Gifts
  
  From Chinese pandas to Putin's crocodile - how countries use animals in diplomacy
5. 02:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—The Prophets, Jonah and Isaiah
  
  Clive Lawton tells the story of two of the most famous Old Testament Prophets.
9. 03:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—19/04/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Boston Uncommon
  
  How Boston has changed in the aftermath of last year’s Marathon bombings
14. 04:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Has the Book a Future?
  
  Can books survive? Peter Day looks for the answer at the London Book Fair.
18. 05:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—19/04/2014 GMT
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
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Morning
1. 06:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Weekend—19/04/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Weekend—19/04/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Hierarchy at Work
  
  Who's in charge in the modern workplace?
7. 08:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Preparing for Disaster, Preparing for Disaster
  
  Meet the 'Preppers', people who are fearful of the future and preparing for disaster
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Boston Uncommon
  
  How Boston has changed in the aftermath of last year’s Marathon bombings
11. 09:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:06GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Recruiting Black Managers
  
  A quarter of footballers are black, why are there not more black managers?
13. 10:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
15. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  
  Trending—What it Takes to Make a YouTube Star
  
  When FouseyTube hit two million, it’s creator celebrated by jumping out of a plane
17. 10:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Coverage of Oscar Pistorius
  
  Is the BBC focusing too much on Pistorius and not enough on other African stories?
18. 11:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Joyful Noise
  
  Car horns, national anthems and calypso - a cacophony of stories from BBC correspondents
20. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 11:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—The Making of the Modern Arab World, 15/04/2014 GMT
  
  2/4 Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Newshour—South Korea ferry distress
  
  Korea ferry despair; French journalists freed in Syria; Prince re-signs to Warner.
3. 13:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Horoscopes
  
  Why do we read horoscopes?
7. 13:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer
  
  The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon
8. 14:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—19/04/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
10. 15:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—19/04/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
12. 16:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 16:06GMT
  
  Sportsworld—19/04/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
14. 17:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 17:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 17:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Hierarchy at Work
  
  Who's in charge in the modern workplace?
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Evening
1. 18:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  The Documentary—Africans in the Holy Land, Africans in the Holy Land
  
  The experiences of people from three different communities in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
3. 19:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—North Korea Train Station Explosion
  
  In a rare moment of openness, authorities in Pyongyang asked the UN for help in 2004
5. 20:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Search for Nigerian schoolgirls
  
  Headmistress pleads for girls' lives; Brother of freed journalist speaks; Happy music
7. 21:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:06GMT
  
  The Forum—Solitude
  
  When being alone is a blessing and when it is a blight.
9. 21:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer
  
  The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon
10. 22:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—19/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—19/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—19/04/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
13. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—19/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Horoscopes
  
  Why do we read horoscopes?
15. 22:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Coverage of Oscar Pistorius
  
  Is the BBC focusing too much on Pistorius and not enough on other African stories?
16. 23:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—20/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Hierarchy at Work
  
  Who's in charge in the modern workplace?
20. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:01
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Late
1. 00:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—20/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—A Joyful Noise
  
  Car horns, national anthems and calypso - a cacophony of stories from BBC correspondents
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Has the Book a Future?
  
  Can books survive? Peter Day looks for the answer at the London Book Fair.
5. 01:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—20/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The History Hour—North Korea Train Station Explosion
  
  In a rare moment of openness, authorities in Pyongyang asked the UN for help in 2004
7. 02:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—20/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Hierarchy at Work
  
  Who's in charge in the modern workplace?
11. 03:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—20/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—20/04/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Trending—What it Takes to Make a YouTube Star
  
  When FouseyTube hit two million, it’s creator celebrated by jumping out of a plane
16. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer
  
  The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon
17. 04:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—20/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—20/04/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—20/04/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Vitamin D - a panacea?
  
  What is the evidence for the benefits of vitamin D supplementation?
21. 05:01GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—20/04/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:06GMT
  
  Weekend—20/04/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.

Sunday 20 April 2014

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