BBC World Service Online Schedule Saturday 23 August 2014

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Yellen's Caution
  
  The boss of the US central bank, Janet Yellen, warns there's still "uncertainty" over jobs
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:05GMT
  
  The Fifth Floor—Why are Shipping Containers so Popular in Pakistan?
  
  The hunk of metal that is all the rage with Pakistani politicians, protestors and police
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Sister Saints: Women and the Mormons, Sister Saints - Women and the Mormons
  
  Why are women in the Mormon church barred from becoming priests?
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—23/08/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
12. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 03:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—No Place Like Home
  
  A Yazidi community in America tries desperately to help friends and family in Iraq
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 04:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Philosophy/Deep Thoughts
  
  The business people inspired and influenced by highbrow philosophers
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:05GMT
  
  Weekend—23/08/2014 GMT
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:05GMT
  
  Weekend—23/08/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:05GMT
  
  Weekend—23/08/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—The Future of Food
  
  How will we feed the future population of the world?
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:05GMT
  
  The Documentary—War, Lies and Audiotape
  
  Did President Johnson take his country to war with Vietnam on a lie, or was he misled?
9. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:05GMT
  
  Not by the Playbook—Ferguson, Football and the Future
  
  Ferguson riots and the impact on its young people. We join the local school football team
11. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 10:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 10:32GMT
  
  Trending—Why are People Calling for an #ISISmediablackout?
  
  The online response to the beheading of James Foley
15. 10:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Stats Analysis
  
  A question on the way the statistics are being presented
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Experiencing China
  
  Politics, Maoist history and the attitudes of Chinese tourists to Europe
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Documentary—Roots Reggae and Rebellion, 19/08/2014 GMT
  
  2/2 Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Ukraine: a 'dangerous escalation'
  
  Inside Luhansk; Sunni leader on Iraq's future government; Indira Gandhi film blocked
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 13:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Gossip
  
  Why do we like to gossip – and is it good for us?
7. 13:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The Grateful Dead Makes Lithuanian Basketball Bronze Possible
  
  Funded partly by the US rock band the new independent nation beat the former Soviet Union
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—23/08/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—23/08/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
12. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 16:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—23/08/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
14. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 17:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 17:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 17:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—The Future of Food
  
  How will we feed the future population of the world?
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  
  Dream Builders—Francine Houben
  
  The architect of the Library of Birmingham on transport patterns and public space.
3. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 19:05GMT
  
  The History Hour—The Betrayal of the Kurds
  
  Iraqi Kurds abandoned by Iran, the WW2 liberation of Paris, and the Partition of India
5. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 20:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Shia Turkmen face "massacre"
  
  UN fears for people in Amerli, Iraq; NY protest after chokehold death; Icelandic elves
7. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 21:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Blood
  
  The life-giving fluid in science and in our culture
9. 21:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The Grateful Dead Makes Lithuanian Basketball Bronze Possible
  
  Funded partly by the US rock band the new independent nation beat the former Soviet Union
10. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—23/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 22:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—23/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—23/08/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
13. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—23/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Gossip
  
  Why do we like to gossip – and is it good for us?
15. 22:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Stats Analysis
  
  A question on the way the statistics are being presented
16. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—The Future of Food
  
  How will we feed the future population of the world?
20. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Experiencing China
  
  Politics, Maoist history and the attitudes of Chinese tourists to Europe
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Philosophy/Deep Thoughts
  
  The business people inspired and influenced by highbrow philosophers
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:05GMT
  
  The History Hour—The Betrayal of the Kurds
  
  Iraqi Kurds abandoned by Iran, the WW2 liberation of Paris, and the Partition of India
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—The Future of Food
  
  How will we feed the future population of the world?
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—24/08/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Trending—Why are People Calling for an #ISISmediablackout?
  
  The online response to the beheading of James Foley
16. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The Grateful Dead Makes Lithuanian Basketball Bronze Possible
  
  Funded partly by the US rock band the new independent nation beat the former Soviet Union
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—24/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—24/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Ebola's Impact
  
  How the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is affecting health services throughout the region
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—24/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:05GMT
  
  Weekend—24/08/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.

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