BBC World Service Online Schedule Sunday 31 August 2014

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Tales of the Unexpected
  
  English words in Hindi, scantily-stocked shelves in Havana or the seagulls plaguing Rome
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Fast and Furious
  
  Peter Day explains how the influence of Forumula 1 expertise is reaching everyday lives
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:05GMT
  
  The History Hour—World War One in Africa
  
  WWI African veterans, the suicide of a Brazilian President, escape of deadly smallpox
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  In the Balance—Raising Funds for Tropical Diseases
  
  How to pay for treatments for neglected tropical diseases
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 03:20GMT
  
  Sports News—31/08/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 03:32GMT
  
  Trending—Chilli Controversy: #LadyChiles
  
  A maid filmed taking food sparks #LadyChiles backlash in Mexico
16. 03:50GMT
  
  Sporting Witness—The First Special Olympics
  
  How the first games for athletes with intellectual disabilities was organised in 1968
17. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 04:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 04:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Cancer in Pregnancy
  
  A woman’s experience of a diagnosis of colon cancer nearly half way into her pregnancy
21. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
22. 05:05GMT
  
  Weekend—31/08/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:05GMT
  
  Weekend—31/08/2014
  
  A review of the week with the latest news.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:05GMT
  
  Weekend—Julian Worricker and guests
  
  Julian Worricker with guests Samira Ahmad and William Thatcher Dowell
5. 07:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 07:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Wrongly Jailed, Skating Cop and Snakes
  
  Wrongly jailed for murder: rebuilding a life and a skateboarding cop and a snake rescuer
7. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 08:05GMT
  
  From Our Own Correspondent—Weekend Edition: Tales of the Unexpected
  
  English words in Hindi, scantily-stocked shelves in Havana or the seagulls plaguing Rome
9. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 08:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—To Die With Dignity?, To Die with Dignity?
  
  The moral, ethical and spiritual questions surrounding the right to die in Belgium
11. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 09:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Multilingualism
  
  The advantages and disadvantages of speaking more than one language
13. 09:50GMT
  
  Witness History—LSD Road Trip
  
  Writer Ken Kesey and friends drove across America experimenting with LSD in summer 1964
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 10:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 10:32GMT
  
  Global Business—Fast and Furious
  
  Peter Day explains how the influence of Forumula 1 expertise is reaching everyday lives
18. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 11:05GMT
  
  Dream Builders—Moshe Safdie
  
  Habitat 67 designer on his mentor Louis Khan and the creating of memorial buildings
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Pakistan protests
  
  Opposition wants PM to go; Amerli siege broken; and Martha, the last passenger pigeon.
3. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:05GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Ebola Genomes, Memory Editing,Google Drones
  
  The sequencing of 99 Ebola virus genomes from patients in West Africa helping scientists
5. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 14:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 14:32GMT
  
  Boston Calling—Summer in America
  
  Two young boys embark on a 4,000-mile journey to reunite with their parents in the US
9. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 15:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—31/08/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
11. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 16:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—31/08/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
13. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 17:05GMT
  
  Sportsworld—31/08/2014
  
  Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
3. 18:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 18:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Wrongly Jailed, Skating Cop and Snakes
  
  Wrongly jailed for murder: rebuilding a life and a skateboarding cop and a snake rescuer
5. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 19:05GMT
  
  The Documentary—Atlantic Crossing
  
  Air traffic controllers have guided trans-Atlantic flights since 1919
7. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 20:05GMT
  
  Newshour—Pakistan army 'reaffirms support for democracy'
  
  Pakistan opposition deny wanting coup; proton beam therapy explained; Derek Jeter retires
9. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 21:05GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Kate Bush, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
  
  "She's kind of an enigma" - Sir Elton John talking about Kate Bush
11. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—31/08/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 22:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—31/08/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
13. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—31/08/2014
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
14. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—31/08/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 22:32GMT
  
  Trending—Chilli Controversy: #LadyChiles
  
  A maid filmed taking food sparks #LadyChiles backlash in Mexico
16. 22:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Do We Use Only 10% of Our Brains?
  
  It's the premise of a new film, but do we really get by using just 10% of our brains?
17. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—01/09/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 23:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/09/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/09/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 23:32GMT
  
  Discovery—Antibiotic Resistance Crisis - Part Two
  
  The world needs new antibiotics: drug companies don’t want to make them. What next?
21. 23:59GMT
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 00:00
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—01/09/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:05GMT
  
  World Business Report—01/09/2014
  
  The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/09/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Outlook—Wrongly Jailed, Skating Cop and Snakes
  
  Wrongly jailed for murder: rebuilding a life and a skateboarding cop and a snake rescuer
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—01/09/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:05GMT
  
  The Newsroom—01/09/2014
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/09/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Why Factor—Gardens
  
  Why do people have gardens and do gardening?
9. 01:50GMT
  
  More or Less—Do We Use Only 10% of Our Brains?
  
  It's the premise of a new film, but do we really get by using just 10% of our brains?
10. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—01/09/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 02:05GMT
  
  The Forum—Multilingualism
  
  The advantages and disadvantages of speaking more than one language
12. 02:50GMT
  
  Over to You—Verification
  
  How do news organizations set about verifying content which is posted on social media?
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—01/09/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:05GMT
  
  Newsday—01/09/2014
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
15. 03:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—01/09/2014
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 03:32GMT
  
  Science In Action—Ebola Virus Sequenced
  
  Genetic sequencing of Ebola virus holds clues to origins of latest outbreak
17. 04:00GMT
  
  Newsday—01/09/2014
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.
18. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News 2014—01/09/2014
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 05:05GMT
  
  Newsday—01/09/2014
  
  Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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